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IBM System x3950 X6
Lenovo Product Guide
The IBM® System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth
generation of the IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an
agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise
applications, and virtualized environments.
The x3950 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 8U
rack-optimized lid-less package that helps reduce the space that is needed to support massive network
computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3950 X6 supports up to eight Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2
high-performance processors and up to 12 TB of memory.
Suggested use : mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise
applications, and cloud applications.
Figure 1. The IBM System x3950 X6
Did you know?
The x3950 X6 server employs a lid-less design where all serviceable components are front- and
rear-accessible. In addition, each major subsystem is implemented as modular "book" design, such as the
Compute Books and I/O Books. This configuration means that components are easy to upgrade and
service, which translates to greater uptime of applications to your users. The x3950 X6 offers enterprise
scalability and advanced RAS features to support the most demanding mission-critical applications that
require 24x7 operations.
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  • Page 1 IBM System x3950 X6 Lenovo Product Guide The IBM® System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments.

  • Page 2: Key Features

    Resilient platforms maximize application uptime and promote easy integration in virtual  environments. IBM X6 servers continue to lead the way as the shift toward mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise applications, and cloud-computing applications accelerates. Fast application performance The server offer numerous features to boost performance: With eXFlash memory-channel storage, the server delivers up to 12.8 TB of ultra-low latency flash...
  • Page 3 Advanced Page Retire proactively protects applications from corrupted pages in memory, which is  crucial for scaling memory to terabytes. Redundant bit steering, memory mirroring, and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a  non-correctable memory failure. IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 4 Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) NI support for faster and stronger encryption.  IBM Systems Director® provides proactive systems management. It offers comprehensive systems  management tools that help increase uptime, reduce costs, and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities.

  • Page 5: Locations Of Key Components And Connectors

    Locations of key components and connectors The following figure shows the front of the x3950 X6 server. Figure 2. Front view of the IBM System x3950 X6 IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 6 The following figure shows the rear of the x3950 X6 server. Figure 3. Rear view of the IBM System x3950 X6 IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 7: Standard Specifications

    Half-length I/O Book: Two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots, one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot.  Full-length I/O Book: Two PCIe 3.0 x16, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot; two aux power connectors:  150 W and 75 W. Supports one double-wide GPU up to 300 W. IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 8 Cooling IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™. Up to 20 redundant hot-swap fan packs and 10 fan zones with N+1 fan redundancy. Each fan pack includes two counter-rotated dual-motor fans. Power supply Up to eight redundant hot-swap 900 W AC or 1400 W AC power supplies (all 80 PLUS Platinum certified).

  • Page 9: Standard Models

    † x in the Machine Type Model (MTM) represents a country-specific letter (for example, the EMEA MTM is 3837-BAG, and the US MTM is 3837-BAU). Ask an IBM representative for specifics. ** Processor detail: Processor quantity and model, cores, core speed, L3 cache, and TDP.
  • Page 10 Enabler (90Y4318) Six (HBx) or 12 (HCx, HDx) IBM 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD (00AJ146)  Two (HBx) or four (HCx, HDx) S3700 400GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD for IBM System  x (00AJ161) Two Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x (00D1998) ...

  • Page 11: Processor Options

    The x3950 X6 supports four, six, or eight Compute Books. Other combinations are not supported. Each Compute Book is installed in the front of the server, as shown in the following figure. Figure 4. Compute Book IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 12 † The processors support two memory modes, RAS mode (also known as lockstep mode) and Performance mode (also known as independent mode). In Performance mode, the SMI2 link operates at twice the memory bus speed shown. IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 13: Memory Options

    Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal IBM System x® performance and throughput. IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a service and support standpoint, IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty, and IBM provides service and support worldwide.
  • Page 14 DIMMs per channel, as shown under "Maximum operating speed" section in the following table. The server also supports IBM eXFlash DIMMs, which are also installed in the DIMM slots. The "IBM  eXFlash memory-channel storage" section describes these eXFlash DIMMs and the configuration rules.

  • Page 15: Ibm Exflash Memory-Channel Storage

    IBM eXFlash memory-channel storage are storage offerings in the physical form of memory DIMMs. These IBM eXFlash DIMMs are installed in memory DIMM sockets but appear to the operating system and applications as block storage devices. This new and innovative technology brings storage electrically closer to the processor subsystem, therefore improving performance considerably.
  • Page 16 The following figure shows one eXFlash DIMM installed with RDIMMs in the Compute Book. Figure 5. IBM eXFlash DIMM installed in the Compute Book The following rules apply when building a server configuration with eXFlash DIMMs: The 200 GB and 400 GB eXFlash DIMMs cannot be mixed.

  • Page 17: Internal Storage

    Internal storage The server supports 1.8-inch solid-state drives in the IBM eXFlash SSD units and 2.5-inch SSDs and HDDs. Drives are installed in the Storage Book. The x3950 X6 has two Storage Books. The Storage Book supports the following configurations: 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays...
  • Page 18 1x IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4106 8x 1.8-inch hot-swap SSD bays 8x 1.8-inch hot-swap SSD bays 1x IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4106 16x 1.8-inch hot-swap SSD bays 2x IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4106 IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 19: Controllers For Internal Storage

    X6 46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller All models 47C8675 A3YY N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x Hardware upgrades for the ServeRAID M5210 47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade...
  • Page 20 PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface  Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller  For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks® Product Guides in the RAID adapters category at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 21: Internal Drive Options

    00AJ166 A4U5 S3700 800GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2.5" SATA HS Enterprise Value SSDs 00AJ395 A577 IBM 120GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 00AJ400 A578 IBM 240GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 00AJ405 A579 IBM 480GB SATA 2.5"...

  • Page 22: Internal Backup Units

    X6 2.5" NL SATA HS HDDs 00AJ131 A4TV IBM 250GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3HS HDD 00AJ136 A4TW IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3HS HDD 00AJ141 A4TX IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3HS HDD 2.5"...

  • Page 23: I/O Expansion Options

    Optional I/O Books can be either of: Half-length I/O Book:  Two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots (x8 wired) One PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x16 wired) Full-length I/O Book:  Two PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 wired) One PCIe 2.0 x8 slot (x4 wired) IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 24 Table 12. Adapters that support hot swap Part number Feature code Description 00D8540* A4XH Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA IIIr for IBM System x* 49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 49Y7970 A2ED...
  • Page 25 The auxiliary power connectors are as follows: One 2x4 power connector, which supplies up to 150 W of additional power to the adapter  One 2x3 power connector, which supplies up to 75 W of additional power to the adapter  IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 26 I/O Book, when installed, adds a 99 mm (3.9 in.) mechanical extension to the base length dimension of the chassis. The following figure shows a Full-length I/O Book and a Half-length I/O Book installed in the server. Figure 12. Optional I/O Books that are installed (x3850 X6 shown) IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 27: Network Adapters

    Intel I350-AM4 ASIC  Four RJ45 ports for copper cables  For more information about this adapter, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1155.html?Open The following table lists the supported ML2 adapters. Table 14. ML2 adapters...
  • Page 28 00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX-3 40GbE / FDR IB VPI Adapter for IBM System x For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=networkadapters IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 29: Storage Host Bus Adapters

    N2225 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x 00AE916 A5M1 N2226 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=hba IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 30: Pcie Ssd Adapters

    IBM 1.2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2.4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter For more information, about these adapters, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters , TIPS0907, found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0907.html?Open IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 31: Gpu Adapters

    NVIDIA Tesla K40c PCIe x16 for System x3850/x3950 X6 24 GB 00FP675 A3YU* NVIDIA Quadro K4000 PCIe x16 for System x3850/x3950 X6 6 GB 00FP672 A3YV* NVIDIA Quadro K6000 PCIe x16 for System x3850/x3950 X6 24 GB * Not available through CTO. IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 32: Power Supplies

    BAx, CAx, CCx 88Y7433 A2EA IBM 750W High Efficiency -48 V DC Power Supply 8 An AC power supply ships standard with one 2.8 m C13 - C14 power cord. Integrated virtualization The server supports VMware ESXi that is installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in a USB socket that is on the primary I/O book inside the server.

  • Page 33: Systems Management

    Systems management The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the IMM2 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem.

  • Page 34: Physical And Electrical Specifications

     Minimum configuration: 0.16 kVA Maximum configuration: 2.0 kVA Models with 750 W DC power supplies: -40 to -75 (nominal) V DC  Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):  Minimum configuration: 0.16 kVA Maximum configuration: 1.7 kVA IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 35: Warranty Options

    6.4 bels (idle) Warranty options The IBM System x3950 X6 has a three-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac offerings. IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

  • Page 36: Regulatory Compliance

    In general, the types of IBM ServicePacs are as follows: Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:  One, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage  Onsite repair from next business day to 4 or 2 hours ...

  • Page 37: External Disk Storage Expansion

    ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller. The server can also be attached to supported external storage systems, such as the IBM System Storage® DS3500 series, by using a supported HBA (see the earlier "Storage HBA" section). The following table shows the RAID controllers and options for external disk storage expansion.
  • Page 38  Supports connectivity to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures  For more information, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x , TIPS0858, found at the following website: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0858.html?Open IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 39 The controllers support connectivity to the IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures that are listed in the following table. Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy-chained per one controller external port. For better performance, distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both controller ports.
  • Page 40 300GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.5" HDD 49Y1900 450GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.5" HDD 49Y1901 600GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.5" HDD The following table lists the hard disk drives that are supported by EXP2524 external expansion enclosures. IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 41: External Disk Storage Systems

    The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server might support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. For more information, see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center found at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic.

  • Page 42: External Backup Units

    IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 49Y9898 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive 00D8924 IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 43 * Note: The external tape drives that are listed can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server might support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table. For more information, see the IBM System Storage Interoperability Center.

  • Page 44: Top-Of-Rack Ethernet Switches

    Top-of-rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top-of-rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking in the following table. Table 29. IBM System Networking - Top-of-rack switches Part number Description IBM System Networking - 1 Gb top-of-rack switches 7309BAX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G7028 (24 ports)

  • Page 45: Uninterruptible Power Supply Units

    For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Top-of-rack switches category: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tor Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are listed in the following table. Table 30. Uninterruptible power supply units...

  • Page 46: Power Distribution Units

    Switched and Monitored PDUs 46M4002 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4003 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4004 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4005 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU...
  • Page 47 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4143 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power...

  • Page 48: Rack Cabinets

    Smart Analytics 42U Rack Family Yes* * No support for Full-length I/O Books For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack IBM System x3950 X6...

  • Page 49: Rack Options

    IBM USB Conversion Option (4 Pack UCO) 46M5383 5341 IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 (VCO2) 46M5382 5340 IBM Serial Conversion Option (SCO) For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 50 IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing can help you obtain the IT solution that you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow. Our Fair Market Value (FMV) lease helps ensure that you have the latest IBM technology and with our mid-lease upgrade capability, you can increase the capacity of the system with little to no change in monthly payments.

  • Page 51: Related Publications And Links

    IBM System x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 product page  http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3850X6/index.html ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x3850 X6 and x3950 X6  http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/xseries/3837.html IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM System x servers and options  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pgbycat Configuration and Option Guide  http://www.ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/ xREF - IBM System x Reference Sheets ...
  • Page 52 Furthermore, some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary. Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment. © Copyright Lenovo 2014. All rights reserved. IBM System x3950 X6...
  • Page 53 Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. IBM System x3950 X6...

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