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Figure 4-1 IBM System x3690 X5
Figure 4-1 shows the x3690 X5 server with 16 hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS disk drives installed.
The x3690 server has these physical specifications:
Height: 86 mm (3.5 inches, 2U)
Depth: 698 mm (27.4 inches)
Width: 429 mm (16.8 inches)
Maximum weight: 31.3 kg (69 lb) when fully configured
Each disk drive has an orange-colored bar. This color denotes that these disks are
hot-swappable. The color coding that is used throughout the system is orange for
hot-swappable and blue for non-hot-swappable. The only hot-swappable parts in this server
are the HDDs, fans, and power supplies. All other parts require that the server is powered off
before removing that component.
4.1.1 System components
Figure 4-2 shows the components on the front of the system.
Figure 4-2 Front view of x3690 X5
Figure 4-3 on page 120 shows the rear of the system.
Rack
release
latch
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Drive bays
Video
connector
USB 1
connector
USB 2
connector
Operator information
panel release latch
Rack
release
latch
Operator
information
panel
Power-on
button
and LED
Optical drive
activity LED
Optical drive
eject button
Drive activity
LED (green)
Drive status
LED (amber)
Scalability
LED
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Figure 4-3 Rear view of x3690 X5
Figure 4-4 shows the system with the top cover removed.
Figure 4-4 The x3690 X5 internals
PCI
slot 1
PCI
slot 2
PCI
slot 3
PCI
slot 4
PCI
slot 5
Power
supply 3
Power
connectors
System
management
Ethernet
connector
Video Serial
connector
USBs
3 - 4
USBs
5 - 6
Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2
Power
supply 1
Power
supply 2
Power
supply 4
QPI
port 1
QPI
port 2
Two CPU sockets
(partially covered by the
memory mezzanine)
Memory mezzanine with 16 DIMM
sockets. A further 16 DIMMs are on the
system planar underneath (not visible).
Five hot-swap fans
(accessible through
door in top cover)
Bays for four
hot-swap power
supplies
Five PCIe 2.0
slots
Drive bays
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