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5.4.2 System board layout
Figure 5-34 shows the system board layout of the IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node.
Figure 5-34 Layout of the IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node
5.4.3 IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node
The IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node shares several similarities with the IBM Flex
System p260 Compute Node. It is a half-wide, Power Systems compute node with two
POWER7 processor sockets, 16 memory slots, and two I/O adapter slots, This compute note
has an option for up to two internal drives for local storage. The IBM Flex System p24L
Compute Node is optimized for lower-cost Linux installations.
The IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node has the following features:
Up to 16 POWER7 processing cores, with up to 8 per processor
Sixteen DDR3 memory DIMM slots that support Active Memory Expansion
Supports VLP and LP DIMMs
Two P7IOC I/O hubs
RAID-compatible SAS controller that supports up to 2 SSD or HDD drives
Two I/O adapter slots
Flexible service processor (FSP)
System management alerts
IBM Light Path Diagnostics
USB 2.0 port
IBM EnergyScale™ technology
The system board layout for the IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node is identical to the IBM
Flex System p260 Compute Node, and is shown in Figure 5-34.
POWER7
processors
16 DIMM slots
Two I/O adapter
connectors
Two I/O Hubs
Connector for
future expansion
(HDDs are mounted on the cover,
located over the memory DIMMs)
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