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Ultrascalability combined with extreme availability

features and industry-leading performance

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VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1 Update 1

Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and labor)

(7143 / 7145) 4 years (parts and labor) (7146)

The Bottom Line

The eX5 servers are extremely powerful systems, incorporating leading-edge industry-standard

features and adding IBM-unique innovations:

Price/Performance

• High-throughput processors — 2.0 to 2.4GHz 10-core, 2.0 to 2.67GHz 8-core, 1.86 to 2.0GHz

6-core, or 1.86GHz 4-core Xeon processors; up to 40 (10-core), 32 (8-core), 24 (6-core), or 16

(4-core) processor cores per chassis; up to 80 (10-core), 64 (8-core), 48 (6-core), or 32 (4-core)

processor cores per 2-chassis configuration

• Large L3 cache — 30MB, 24MB, 18MB, or 12MB of L3 processor cache (model-specific)

• Huge memory capacity — Up to 2TB in standalone configuration; up to 3TB with MAX5; up to

4TB in 2-node configuration; up to 6TB in 2-node configuration with 2 MAX5 units (7143 machine

type)

• Fast memory access — Up to 1066MHz (processor-specific); up to four-way interleaving and a

low-latency memory controller

• Energy-efficient memory — 1.35V DIMMs supported in 7143 machine type. (Uses low-power

memory buffers as well.)

• Embedded virtualization

• Fast disk technology — SAS/SATA RAID controller (in a dedicated slot) and drives standard

(model dependent)

• Fast SSD technology — Optional SSD-optimized controller and drives

• High-IOPS technology — Standard or optional High IOPS SSD adapters in addition to

HDDs/SSDs

• Fast and flexible communications — Integrated 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter and dual-port

Gigabit Ethernet controller, supporting load-balancing and failover, as well as TOE, RDMA,

and iSCSI acceleration

• Fast I/O — PCIe x16 (16Gbps) and x8 (8Gbps) Gen 2 adapter slots

Flexibility

• Scale up or scale out — Scalable on demand, from 2 to 8 processors, 8 to 80 processor cores,

7 to 14 adapter slots, and 32 to 128 DIMMs (using two chassis); or 2 to 4 processors, 8 to 40

processor cores, 7 adapter slots, and 32 to 96 DIMMs (using one chassis and one MAX5); or 2 to

8 processors, 8 to 80 processor cores, 7 to 14 adapter slots, and 32 to 192 DIMMs (using two

chassis and two MAX5 units—7143 machine type only)

• FlexNode partitioning — Allows dynamically repartitioning the system at the node level

• Huge memory capacity — Up to 2TB of DDR3 memory, with 64 DIMM slots per chassis, plus

another 1TB in 32 DIMM slots in a MAX5 expansion unit; expandable to 4TB of RAM, using QPI

scaling and 2 chassis, or 6TB using 2 chassis, EXA scaling, and 2 MAX5 units (7143 machine

type only)

• Integrated flash drive, preloaded with a hypervisor for “instant” virtualization (standard on

selected x3950 X5 models, optional on others)

• A choice of 8 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or 16 1.8-inch hot-swap SSDs internally (per

chassis); up to 16 HDDs or 32 SSDs in a 2-chassis configuration)

• Optional IBM 160GB, 320GB, or 640GB High IOPS SSD Adapters in addition to HDDs and

SDDs for extremely high IOPS and bandwidth storage

• High-performance external I/O expansion — Eight 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, four

rear, two internal)

• Hardware-based RAID-0/1/1E support standard in most models; optional slotless RAID support

for RAID-10/5/50/6/60 (up to two ServeRAID controllers in a multi-chassis configuration)

• Six available PCIe slots (1 x 16GBps, 5 x 8GBps, 1 x 4Gbps) per chassis in most models, (12

total slots in a 2-chassis configuration)

• Optional optical drive

For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800-

426-2255. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as

ServerProven or ClusterProven. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a

technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in

which this product is sold.

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