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22 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
The I/O is controlled by two P7-IOC I/O controller hub chips. This provides additional flexibility
when assigning resources within Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to specific Virtual Machine/LPARs.
1.4.5 IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node
The IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node is also based on IBM POWER architecture
technologies. This compute node is a full-wide, Power Systems compute node with four
POWER7 processor sockets, 32 memory slots, four I/O adapter slots, and an option for up to
two internal drives for local storage. It runs in IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis units to
provide a high-density, high-performance compute node environment, using advanced
processing technology.
The IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node has the following features:
򐂰 Four processors with up to 32 POWER7 processing cores
򐂰 Thirty-two DDR3 memory DIMM slots that support IBM Active
Memory Expansion
򐂰 Supports Very Low Profile (VLP) and Low Profile (LP) DIMMs
򐂰 Four P7IOC I/O hubs
򐂰 RAID-capable SAS controller that support up to two SSD or HDD drives
򐂰 Four I/O adapter slots
򐂰 Flexible Support Processor (FSP)
򐂰 System management alerts
򐂰 IBM Light Path Diagnostics
򐂰 USB 2.0 port
򐂰 IBM EnergyScale technology
The front panel of Power Systems compute nodes has the following common elements, as
shown by the p460 in Figure 1-12:
򐂰 USB 2.0 port
򐂰 Power-control button and light path, light-emitting diode (LED) (green)
򐂰 Location LED (blue)
򐂰 Information LED (amber)
򐂰 Fault LED (amber)
Figure 1-12 IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node showing front indicators
The USB port on the front of the Power Systems compute nodes is useful for a variety of
tasks, including out-of-band diagnostics, hardware RAID setup, operating system access to
data on removable media, and local OS installation. It might be helpful to obtain a USB optical
(CD or DVD) drive for these purposes, in case the need arises as there is no optical drive in
the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis
Power button
LEDs (left-right):
location, info, fault
USB 2.0 port