IBM eX5 Implementation Guide

Chapter 1. Introduction 3

1.2 Model summary

This section summarizes the models that are available for each of the eX5 systems.

1.2.1 IBM System x3850 X5 models

Table 1-1 lists the standard x3850 X5 models.

Table 1-1 Base models of the x3850 X5: Four socket-scalable server

1.2.2 Workload-optimized x3950 X5 models

Table 1-2 on page 4 lists the workload-optimized models of the x3950 X5 that have been

announced. The MAX5 is optional on these models. (In the table,

std is standard, and max is

maximum.)

Model 5Dx

Model 5Dx is designed for database applications and uses solid-state drives (SSDs) for the

best I/O performance. Backplane connections for eight 1.8-inch SSDs are standard and there

is space for an additional eight SSDs. The SSDs themselves must be ordered separately.

Because no SAS controllers are standard, you can select from the available cards as

described in 3.9, “Storage” on page 90.

Model 4Dx

Model 4Dx is designed for virtualization and is fully populated with 4 GB memory dual inline

memory modules (DIMMs), including in an attached MAX5 memory expansion unit, a total of

384 GB of memory. Backplane connections for four 2.5-inch serial-attached SCSI (SAS) hard

disk drives (HDDs) are standard; however, the SAS HDDs themselves must be ordered

separately. A ServeRAID BR10i SAS controller is standard in this model.

Model

a

a. The x character in the seventh position of the machine model denotes the region-specific character.

For example, U indicates US, and G indicates EMEA.

Intel Xeon® processors

(two standard; maximum of four)

Memory

speed

(MHz)

Standard

memory

(MAX5 is

optional)

Memory cards

(std/max)

ServeRAID

BR10i std

10Gb Ethernet

standard

b

b. Emulex 10Gb Ethernet Adapter is installed in PCIe slot 7.

Power supplies

(std/max)

Drive bays

(std/max)

7145-ARx E7520 4C 1.86 GHz, 18 MB L3, 95W

c

c. Any model using the E7520 or E7530 CPU cannot scale beyond single-node 4-way, even with the addition of MAX5.

800 MHz 2x 2 GB 1/8 No No 1/2 None

7145-1Rx E7520 4C 1.86 GHz, 18 MB L3, 95W

c

800 MHz 4x 4 GB 2/8 Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8

7145-2Rx E7530 6C 1.86 GHz,12 MB L3, 105W

c

978 MHz 4x 4 GB 2/8 Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8

7145-3Rx E7540 6C 2.0 GHz, 18 MB L3, 105W 1066 MHz 4x 4 GB 2/8

Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8

7145-4Rx X7550 8C 2.0 GHz, 18 MB L3, 130W 1066 MHz 4x 4 GB 2/8

Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8

7145-5Rx X7560 8C 2.27 GHz, 24 MB L3, 130W 1066 MHz 4x 4 GB 2/8

Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8