Server features and specifications
The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the
server. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some
specifications might not apply.
Table 1. Server features and specifications
Microprocessor (depending on the
model):
v Supports one Intel Pentium 1400
series microprocessor or up to two
™
Intel Xeon
EN E5-2400 series
microprocessors
v Up to 20 MB Level-3 cache
v One QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
link speed up to 8 Giga Transfers
(GT) per second
v Scalable up to eight cores
v Three memory channels per
microprocessor on the system
board that supports two DIMMs
per channel
Note: For a list of supported
microprocessors, see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
x86servers/serverproven/compat/
us/.
Optional SATA optical drives
(depending on your model):
v DVD-ROM
v Multi-burner
Fans:
v The server comes standard with
four speed-controlled fans for
one-microprocessor configuration
v Supports up to six fans with two
microprocessors installed
PCI expansion slots (depending on
your model):
v Two x8 low-profile, PCIE 3.0
adapter slots on the system board
v One x16 (x16 mechanically) PCIE
3.0 adapter slot
v One x4 (x8 mechanically) PCIE 3.0
adapter slot on the optional PCI
riser-card for an optional RAID
adapter
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Memory (depending on the model):
v Slots: 12 dual inline memory
module connectors
v Minimum: 2 GB
v Maximum: up to 192 GB
v Type: DDR3-1066 (PC3-8500),
DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600), or
DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800), ECC,
single-rank or dual-rank, DDR3
registered or unbuffered SDRAM
DIMMs
v Supports:
– UDIMM: 4 GB
– RDIMM: 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16
GB, or 32 GB (when available)
Integrated functions:
v Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2), which provides service
processor control and monitoring
functions, video controller, and
remote keyboard, video, mouse,
and remote hard disk drive
capabilities
v Onboard Intel Powerville 4-port
Gigabit Ethernet controller with
Wake on LAN support (by default
Ethernet 1 and 2 are enabled, to
enable Ethernet 3 and 4, it is done
through the Features on Demand
(FoD))
v Onboard PCH with LSI software
RAID with support for RAID
levels 0, 1 and 10
v Light path diagnostics
v Seven Universal Serial Bus (USB)
2.0 ports:
– Two on the front of the chassis
– Four on the rear of the chassis
– One internal
v One serial port
Note: In messages and
documentation, the term service
processor refers to the integrated
management module II (IMM2).
Drive expansion bays (depending
on the model):
v The server can support up to eight
2.5-inch drives or up to four
3.5-inch drives. The following
drives are supported:
v 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard
disk drive
v 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard
disk drive
v 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard
disk drive
Note: For specific models that may
be shipped initially with four hard
disk drives, configuration may be
able to expand to eight hard disk
drives via Features on Demand
(FoD).
Power supply (depending on your
model):
v One fixed 460-watt ac power
supply
v Up to two 460-watt or 675-watt ac
hot-swap power supplies for 1+1
redundancy support
Video controller (integrated into
IMM, depending on your model):
v Matrox G200eR2 (two analog ports
- one optional on front and one
rear that can be connected at the
same time)
Note: The maximum video
resolution is 1600 x 1200 at 60 or
75 Hz.
– SVGA compatible video
controller
– DDR2 250 MHz SDRAM video
memory controller
– Avocent Digital Video
Compression
– Video memory is not
expandable