Thumb screw to
attach to PS704 base
blade
Two 8-core processors
Figure 1-10 Top view of PS704 blade server SMP unit
The features of the server are as follows:
Machine type and model number
7891-74X
Form factor
Double-wide (60 mm) blade
Processors:
– Four eight-core 64-bit POWER7 processors operating at a 2.4 GHz clock speed for a
total of 32 cores in the blade server
– Based on CMOS 12S 45 nm SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
– Power consumption is 110W per socket
Memory
– 32 DIMM slots
– Minimum 32 GB, maximum capacity 512 GB (using 16 GB DIMMs)
– Industry standard VLP DDR3 DIMMs
– Optional Active Memory Expansion
Disk
– 3 Gb SAS disk storage controller which is located in the SMP unit
SMP connector (on
the underside)
16 DIMM sockets
CFFh connector
Chapter 1. Introduction and general description
SAS disk controller
Disk drive bay
CIOv connector
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