IBM System x3950 X6, Product Manual

Page 1: ...ons and simplify servicing The x3950 X6 supports up to eight Intel Xeon E7 8800 v2 high performance processors and up to 12 TB of memory Suggested use mission critical scalable databases business anal...

Page 2: ...h 120 cores and 240 threads to maximize the concurrent running of multi threaded applications Supports memory speeds up to 1600 MHz Supports up to 12 TB of memory in 192 DIMM sockets with 24 DIMMs per...

Page 3: ...for a total of 12 8 TB of low latency and high performance storage Up to 32x 1 8 inch eXFlash SSD bays or up to 16x 2 5 inch bays provide a flexible and scalable all in one platform to meet your incr...

Page 4: ...n system components processors memory HDDs SSDs fans and power supplies operate outside of standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of a possible failure therefore increasing upti...

Page 5: ...IBM System x3950 X6 5 Locations of key components and connectors The following figure shows the front of the x3950 X6 server Figure 2 Front view of the IBM System x3950 X6...

Page 6: ...IBM System x3950 X6 6 The following figure shows the rear of the x3950 X6 server Figure 3 Rear view of the IBM System x3950 X6...

Page 7: ...ight 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA bays Maximum internal storage Up to 25 6 TB with 1 6 TB 2 5 inch SAS SSDs or up to 19 2 TB with 1 2 TB 2 5 inch SAS HDDs up to 16 TB with 1 TB 2 5 inch NL SAS SATA HDDs...

Page 8: ...2 with remote presence feature Predictive Failure Analysis Light Path Diagnostics Automatic Server Restart IBM Systems Director and Active Energy Manager and IBM ServerGuide Operating systems supporte...

Page 9: ...00W HS 8 3837 CCx 4x Xeon E7 8890 v2 15C 2 8GHz 37 5MB 155W 8x 8GB 1600MHz Optional 1x M5210 4x 2 5 HS 16 Open bay 4x 1 GbE 12 24 4x 900W HS 8 x in the Machine Type Model MTM represents a country spec...

Page 10: ...37 5MB 1600 MHz 130W 2048 GB 64x 32 GB LRDIMM 2x M5210 upgrades 16x 2 5 HS 12x 1 2 TB SAS HDD 4x 400 GB S3700 SSD 2x 4x1GbE ML2 2x Mellanox 10Gb 18 std 24 max 8x 1400W HS 8 See the list of specific c...

Page 11: ...wing figure shows the components of the Compute Book One processor A total of 24 DIMM slots 12 on each side of the book Two hot swap dual motor fans that are mounted on the front of the book The x3950...

Page 12: ...uantities x3950 X6 x3950 X6 models where used Intel Xeon E7 8800 v2 processor family also supported in x3850 X6 44X4001 A4BB X6 Compute Book Intel Xeon E7 8850 v2 12C 2 3GHz 105W 1600 1066 MHz 4 6 8 B...

Page 13: ...6 Table 5 Memory options Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported x3950 X6 Standard models where used RDIMMs 00D5024 A3QE 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 1...

Page 14: ...m memory speeds DIMM specification RDIMM LRDIMM Rank Single rank Dual rank Quad rank 8 rank Part numbers 00D5024 4GB 00D5036 8GB 46W0672 16GB 46W0676 32GB 46W0741 64GB Rated speed 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 16...

Page 15: ...e one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs that are installed IBM eXFlash memory channel storage IBM eXFlash memory cha...

Page 16: ...mode must be selected RAS lockstep memory mode is not supported Only RDIMMs are supported by eXFlash DIMMs LRDIMMs are not supported eXFlash DIMMs can only installed on the Compute Books in the lower...

Page 17: ...s 8x 1 8 inch hot swap SSD bays 8x 1 8 inch hot swap SSD bays 16x 1 8 inch hot swap SSD bays The following figure shows these configurations Figure 6 Internal drive configurations Backplanes All stand...

Page 18: ...ted for each drive backplane configuration no more no fewer Table 9 Drive combinations per Storage Book Drive combination Backplanes required Number of controllers supported 4x 2 5 inch hot swap drive...

Page 19: ...4GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade Features on Demand upgrades for the ServeRAID M5210 47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 2 47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 2 47C87...

Page 20: ...connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port PCIe 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller For mo...

Page 21: ...SD 16 00AJ212 A4UB IBM 400GB SAS 2 5 MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 16 00AJ217 A4UC IBM 800GB SAS 2 5 MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 16 00AJ222 A4UD IBM 1 6TB SAS 2 5 MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 16 2 5 SATA HS Enterpri...

Page 22: ...16 2 5 10K SAS HS HDDs 00AJ146 A4TP IBM 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS HDD 16 00AJ071 A4TN IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS HDD 16 00AJ091 A4TM IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS HDD 16 00AJ096 A4TL IBM...

Page 23: ...power o One PCIe 3 0 x16 x8 wired half length full height up to 75 W of power o One mezzanine LOM 2 ML2 slot for network adapters with the new ML2 form factor PCIe 3 0 o x8 Four optional I O Books ea...

Page 24: ...er Adapter I340 T4 for IBM System x 00AG500 A56K Intel I350 F1 1xGbE Fiber Adapter for IBM System x 00AG510 A56L Intel I350 T2 2xGbE BaseT Adapter for IBM System x 00AG520 A56M Intel I350 T4 4xGbE Bas...

Page 25: ...Half length I O Book and the Full length I O Book supplies up to 75 W of power The Full length I O Book also includes two auxiliary power connectors With the usage of these connectors and the supplie...

Page 26: ...of power The location of the 2x3 connector prevents an adapter from being installed in the other x16 slot Figure 11 Full length I O Book The Half length I O Book installs flush with the Primary I O Bo...

Page 27: ...es For more information about this adapter see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide found at the following address http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips1155 html Open The following table lists the suppor...

Page 28: ...ctX 3 Pro ML2 2x40GbE FDR VPI Adapter for IBM System x 9 00D9690 A3PM Mellanox ConnectX 3 10 GbE Adapter for IBM System x 18 90Y4600 A3MR QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA for IBM System x 18 47C995...

Page 29: ...A3KW QLogic 16Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 18 00Y3341 A3KX QLogic 16Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 18 Fibre Channel 8 Gb 42D0485 3580 Emulex 8 Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 1...

Page 30: ...ture code Description Maximum supported x3950 X6 46C9078 A3J3 IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 18 46C9081 A3J4 IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 18 90Y4377 A3DY IBM 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Ada...

Page 31: ...parate options If a NVIDIA Grid K1 Grid K2 Tesla K20c Tesla K40 Quadro K4000 or Quadro K6000 is installed the maximum system memory that can be installed is 1 TB Table 18 GPU adapters Part number Feat...

Page 32: ...C Power Supply 8 An AC power supply ships standard with one 2 8 m C13 C14 power cord Integrated virtualization The server supports VMware ESXi that is installed on a USB memory key The key is installe...

Page 33: ...he CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server Uploading a diskette image...

Page 34: ...C to 60 C 40 F to 140 F o Humidity Server on 8 85 maximum dew point 24 C o Server off 8 85 maximum dew point 27 C o Electrical Models with 1400 W AC power supplies o 100 127 nominal V AC 50 Hz or 60 H...

Page 35: ...iption IBM onsite repair IOR A service technician comes to the server s location for equipment repair 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within two hou...

Page 36: ...ftware VMware IBM Systems Director Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following regulations FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 003 issue 4 Class A U...

Page 37: ...12 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler for IBM Systems FoD 1 Hardware upgrades for the M5120 81Y4487 A1J4 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 81Y4559 A1WY ServeRAID M5100 S...

Page 38: ...RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 upgrade Supports 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache PCIe 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controll...

Page 39: ...he following table support connectivity between external expansion enclosures and the controller Table 24 External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum...

Page 40: ...e 3 5 NL SAS HS HDDs 49Y1903 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1902 2TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 90Y8720 3TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 46W0975 4TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 3 5...

Page 41: ...er IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table For more information see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center found at http www ibm com systems support storage ssic Table 27 External dis...

Page 42: ...7HHX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure 87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord 8767HNX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord Tape enclosure adapters with cables 40K2599...

Page 43: ...stem Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express Model S53 3572S4R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO4 HH SAS drive rack mount kit 3572S5R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO5 HH SAS drive rack mount kit 35732UL TS3100 Tape...

Page 44: ...working RackSwitch G8052F IBM System Networking 10 Gb top of rack switches 7309DRX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS Rear to Front 7309DFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS Front to Rear...

Page 45: ...on Rack mounted UPS 24195KX IBM UPS5000 21303RX IBM UPS 7500XHV 21304RX IBM UPS 10000XHV 53952AX IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53952KX IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53953AX IBM 3000VA LCD 3U...

Page 46: ...137 IBM 0U 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Enterprise PDUs 71762MX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71762NX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71763MU IBM Ultr...

Page 47: ...LC 39Y8958 DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS NZ LC 39Y8959 DPI Universal Rack PDU with China LC 39Y8962 DPI Universal Rack PDU Argentina 39Y8960 DPI Universal Rack PDU Brazil 39Y8961 DPI Universal Rack...

Page 48: ...tatic Rack Yes 5 9361 4EX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack Yes 5 9362 4PX IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Rack Yes 5 9362 4EX IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack Yes 5 9363 4CX IBM PureFlex...

Page 49: ...vocent Universal Management Gateway 6000 for IBM 1754D2X 6695 IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager GCM32 1754D1X 6694 IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager GCM16 1754A2X 0726 IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager L...

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