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x3850 M2 / x3950 M2 Specifications 

Machine type

 

x3850 M2 

7141-1RX/1RY, 2RX/2RY, 3HX/3HY, 

3RX/3RY, 4RX/4RY

—3 yr. warranty; 

7233-2RX/2RY, 5RX/5RY, 6RX/6RY, 

7RX/7RY

—3 yr. warranty; 

7234-6RX/6RY

—4 yr. warranty 

x3950 M2 

7144-1SX/1SY, 3SX/3SY, 4SX/4SY

—3 

yr. warranty; 

7233-2SX/2SY, 5SX/5xSY, 6SX/6SY, 

7SX/7SY

—3 yr. warranty;

 

7234-6SX/6SY

—4 yr. warranty 

Form factor (standard/maximum)

 

4U / 16U 

Processor type

 

Six-core

 

Xeon  

(E74xx/L74xx/X74xx) 

2.13GHz

 E7420 

(2xX/2xY), 

2.13GHz

 

L7445 (7xX/7xY), 

2.4GHz

 

E7450 (5xX/5xY), 

2.66GHz

 X7460 (6xX/6xY)

 

Quad-core

 

Xeon  

(E73xx/X73xx) 

1.6GHz

 E7310 (1SX/1SY), 

2.13GHz

 E7320 

(2xX/2xY), 

2.4GHz

 E7330 

(3xX/3xY), 

2.93GHz

 

X7350 (4xX/4xY)

 

Dual-core

 

Xeon  

(72xx) 

2.4GHz

 E7210 (1RX/1RY)

 

Maximum processor power draw 

130W

 (

7141/7144

-

4xX/4xY; 

7233

-

6xX/6xY)  

90W

 (

7233

-

2xX/2xY, 5xX/5xY) 

80W

 (

7141/7144

-

1xX/1xY, 2xX/2xY, 

3xX/3xY) 

50W

 (7xX/7xY) 

Front-side bus (FSB) speed

 

1066MHz x 4 FSBs 

# of independent front-side buses

 

# of processors standard / maximum

 

2 / 4 (per chassis) 

Internal L2 cache

 

9MB

 (3 x 3MB)—

 

7233/7234

 (all)

 

8MB

 (2 x 4MB)—

 

7141/7144-

1xX/1xY, 4xX/4xY 

6MB

 (2 x 3MB)—

 

7141/7144-

3xX/3xY

 

 

4MB

 (2 x 2MB)—

7141/7144-

2xX/2xY 

External L3 cache

 

16MB

 shared cache—

7233-

6xX/6xY 

12MB

 shared cache—

7233-

5xX/5xY, 7xX/7xY

 

 

8MB

 shared cache—

7233-

2xX/2xY

 

XceL4v Dynamic Server (L4) cache

 

Up to 

256MB

 per chassis (

1TB

 max.) 

Chipset

 

IBM eX4 

ScaleXpander Option Kit 

Standard

 (

7144

-1SX/1SY, 3SX/3SY, 

4SX/4SY)

 

Optional

 (

7141

-1RX/1RY, 2RX/2RY, 

3HX/3HY, 3RX/3RY, 4RX/4RY; 

7233

-

2RX/2RY, 5RX/5RY, 6RX/6RY, 

7RX/7RY)

 

Scalability ports 

3 (per chassis) 

# of interconnected nodes (chassis) 
maximum 

Standard / maximum memory

6

 (per 

chassis)

 

8GB

 (4 x 2GB on 2 

memory cards) / 

256GB

 

(3HX/3HY) 

8GB

 (8 x 1GB on 4 

memory cards) / 

256GB

 

(3RX/3RY, 3SX/3SY, 

4xX/4xY, 5RX/5RY, 
5SX/5SY, 6xX/6xY) 

4GB

 (4 x 1GB on 2 

memory cards) / 

256GB

 

(1xX/1xY, 2xX/2xY, 

7xX/7xY) 

Standard memory type

 

Registered

 PC2-5300 (

533MHz

) DDR II ECC with 

Chipkill 

protection

 

Memory interleaving

 

Yes (two-way using pairs of DIMMs) 

DIMM capacities supported

 

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB 

# of DIMM sockets total / available

 

32 / 24

 (3RX/3RY, 3SX/3SY, 4xX/4xY, 

5RX/5RY, 5SX/5SY, 6xX/6xY) 

32 / 28

 (3HX/3HY, 4xX/4xY, 7xX/7xY) 

Memory mirroring supported 

Yes 

                                      

 

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 Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component 

available. 

Summary of Contents for System x3850 M2

Page 1: ...and running in a virtualized environment faster and easier than ever before IBM X Architecture pioneered XpandOnDemand pay as you grow scalability which allows chassis to be simply cabled together to...

Page 2: ...nced features help maximize network availability by increasing uptime as do hot swap redundant HDDs power and fans Active Memory temperature controlled fans with Calibrated Vectored Cooling IPMI 2 0 s...

Page 3: ...per core 80W quad core Xeon processor models E7320 at 2 13GHz with 64 bit extensions low power draw per core 20W quad 1066MHz FSBs and 4MB of L2 cache 2 x 2MB 1MB per core 80W dual core Xeon processor...

Page 4: ...ther architectures Intel now offers a first generation snoop filter in their 7300 chipset however it contains only 64MB of RAM which is 80 smaller than the eX4 fourth generation solution Advanced Buff...

Page 5: ...king latency In addition it also offers innovative data reliability and security features to help improve data integrity including enhanced CRC protection data retry on error detect and buffer registe...

Page 6: ...SI SAS controller This controller supports up to four internal SAS LVD low voltage differential drives The integrated SAS controller offers hardware RAID 0 1 support for those SAS drives The ServeRAID...

Page 7: ...n the proper ambient temperature When the temperature returns to a normal operating level the fans return to their default speed Why not simply run the fans at 100 capacity all the time For several go...

Page 8: ...1000 SVGA video controller on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II provides up to 1024x768 resolution with a color depth of 32 bits at 85Hz refresh rate with 16MB of video memory Toolless slides Allows qu...

Page 9: ...em temperature fans power supplies processor and DIMM status Fan speed control Product ID and Family ID detection Highly secure remote power on off System reset control NMI SMI detection and generatio...

Page 10: ...and Capacity Manager sold separately are available as add ons for additional server management and increased availability IBM Systems Director provides a single uniform graphical interface for all of...

Page 11: ...u take your servers to a higher level You can rely on System x options to supply a complete solution for your business needs Options help you create an optimized server system to meet your data protec...

Page 12: ...tional integrated ServeRAID MR10k SAS SATA controller offers enhanced performance over the integrated LSI 1078 SAS controller 256MB of battery backed cache memory and supports seven RAID levels 0 stri...

Page 13: ...ew Redundant H S Power Supply Bays PCIe Slots Video Port Scalability Ports Hot swap PCIe slots USB Ports Serial Port Remote Supervisor Adapter II Gb Ethernet Ports Hexagonal Ventilation Holes SAS Port...

Page 14: ...r chassis Internal L2 cache 9MB 3 x 3MB 7233 7234 all 8MB 2 x 4MB 7141 7144 1xX 1xY 4xX 4xY 6MB 2 x 3MB 7141 7144 3xX 3xY 4MB 2 x 2MB 7141 7144 2xX 2xY External L3 cache 16MB shared cache 7233 6xX 6xY...

Page 15: ...1 External disk drives supported standard Yes via external 4 port SAS connector External disk storage devices supported System Storage DS4100 DS4200 DS4300 DS4400 DS4500 DS4700 DS4800 DS6800 DS8100 DS...

Page 16: ...ating systems supported 7141 7144 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Web Enterprise Editions 32 64 bit RHEL 4 AS ES 32 64 bit RHEL 5 Server 32 64 bit SLES 9 10 32 64 bit VMware ESX Server 3 0 2...

Page 17: ...AS drives internally and one external SAS port for optional external storage per chassis up to 16 drives in a 4 chassis configuration High performance external I O expansion Six 480Mbps USB 2 0 ports...

Page 18: ...gal Information section for important notices and information 18 Hot swap redundant cooling Light path diagnostics front LED panel drop down light path panel Toolless chassis and toolless slide design...

Page 19: ...emarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INC...

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