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IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node

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Summary of Contents for Flex System 68Y8588

Page 1: ...S infrastructure video survellance and streaming solutions Figure 1 shows the IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node attached to an IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Figure 1 IBM Flex System Storage E...

Page 2: ...both processors be installed in the x220 and x240 Features The System Expansion Node has the following features Connects directly to supported compute nodes via a PCIe 3 0 interface to the compute no...

Page 3: ...re of the Storage Expansion Node when connected to a compute node Figure 2 Architecture of the Storage Expansion Node The Expansion Node connects to a standard width compute node using the interposer...

Page 4: ...n Node with drive tray part way extended The following table lists the hard disk drives HDDs and solid state drives SSDs supported within the Storage Expansion Node Both SSDs and HDDs can be installed...

Page 5: ...IBM Flex System 1 90Y4412 A2Y2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance Accelerator for IBM Flex System 1 The cache upgrades are mutually exclusive FoD upgrades for ServeRAID are system wide If you have th...

Page 6: ...DD arrays with only an incremental investment in solid state drive SSD technology The feature enables the SSDs to be configured as a dedicated cache to help maximize the I O performance for transactio...

Page 7: ...hreshold Close door immediately to avoid drive damage In addition to the lights described in the previous table there are LEDs locally on each of the drive trays These lights can be observed when the...

Page 8: ...ft Maximum rate of temperature change 5 C hr 41 F hr Regulatory compliance The unit conforms to the following standards ASHRAE Class A3 FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Can...

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