BX630 S2
Options Guide
7
Preface
Extensions and conversions
1.3
Extensions and conversions
Second processor
If only one processor is installed in your server blade, you can upgrade it to
include a second one. You may only use processors of the same type in the
server blade. The second processor must have the same clock frequency as the
first.
Extending the main memory
The system board of the BX630 S2 scalable server blade has four memory
banks with two 184-pin DDR2 DIMM slots each. This allows a maximum
memory configuration of 32 GB. Each memory bank can be fitted with
512 Mbyte, 1 Gbyte, 2 Gbyte or 4 Gbyte registered DDR2 667 MHz PC2-5300
memory modules.
The two memory modules of one bank must always be fitted in pairs and have
the same capacity.
Optional I/O module
The server blade can be equipped with a 4-Gbit FC I/O module or a 1-Gbit
Ethernet I/O module.
To allow use of the additional I/O functionality, at least one FC pass-thru blade
(or switch blade) or Ethernet LAN pass-thru blade (or switch blade) must be
installed in the NET3 and/or NET4 slots of the PRIMERGY BX600 basic unit.
Multi-blade configuration
You can upgrade the BX630 S2 scalable server blade to a quad-socket server
blade by connecting two dual-socket server blades, see
section “Configura-
tions” on page 10
.