IBM eX5 Implementation Guide

Chapter 1. Introduction 9

1.3.2 IBM System x3690 X5

The x3690 X5, as shown on Figure 1-3, is a 2-processor server that exceeds the capabilities

of the current mid-tier server, the x3650 M3. You can configure the x3690 X5 with processors

that have more cores and more cache than the x3650 M3. You can configure the x3690 X5

with up to 512 GB of RAM, whereas the x3650 M3 has a maximum memory capacity of

144 GB.

Figure 1-3 x3690 X5

Table 1-10 compares the processing and memory capacities.

Table 1-10 x3650 M3 compared to x3690 X5

1.3.3 IBM BladeCenter HX5

The IBM Blade Center HX5, as shown in Figure 1-4 on page 10 with the second node

attached, is a blade that exceeds the capabilities of the previous system HS22. The HS22V

has more memory in a single-wide blade, but the HX5 can be scaled by adding another HX5

or by adding a MAX5 memory expansion blade.

x3950 M2 2-node 8 48 512 GB

Next generation server (eX5)

x3850/x3950 X5 4 32 1024 GB

x3850/x3950 X5 2-node 8 64 2048 GB

x3850/x3950 X5 with MAX5 4 32 1536 GB

Processor sockets Processor cores Maximum memory

Processor sockets Processor cores Maximum memory

Previous generation server

x3650 M3 2 12 144 GB

Next generation server (eX5)

x3690 X5 2 16 512 GB

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a. You must install two processors and the memory mezzazine to use the full memory capacity.

x3690 with MAX5 2 16 1024 GB

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