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Integrated systems management
controller
IMM
Light path diagnostics support
Processors, memory, power supplies, fans, HDDs, adapters, voltage regulator modules
(VRMs), and system temperature, with external pop-out/drop-down panel
Predictive Failure Analysis
support
Processors, memory, PCIe slots, VRMs, power supplies, fans, hard disk drives, and solid-
state drives
Power supply size (chassis /
MAX5)
1975W universal, autoswitching, hot-swap
(rear access)—chassis
675W universal, autoswitching, hot-swap
(rear access)—MAX5
# of power supplies standard /
maximum (chassis / MAX5)
2 / 2 (chassis) 1 / 2 (MAX5)
Hot-swap/redundant power
supported (chassis / MAX5)
Yes / Yes
# of fans/blowers standard /
maximum
6 / 6 (chassis) 5 / 5 (MAX5)
Hot-swap/redundant fans
supported (chassis)
Yes
Rack mount method Slides and Cable Management Arm (provided standard)
Maximum altitude
7,000 ft;
2,133 m
Operating temperature range
50–95º F; 10–35º C (up to 3,000 ft / 914.4
m)
50–90º F; 10–32º C (3,000 ft to 7,000 ft /
914.4m to 2,133m)
Heat emitted: typical / maximum
(chassis / MAX5)
3753 / 6739 BTUs;
1100 / 2150 Watts (chassis)
??? BTUs;
??? Watts (MAX5)
Dimensions (chassis / MAX5)
6.8” (172.8mm) H
17.5” (444mm) W
28.04” (712mm) D
1.75” (44.4mm) H
17.5” (444mm) W
28.35” (720.2mm) D
Weight (chassis / MAX5)
77 – 110 lbs (maximum)
35.3 – 49.9 kg
28.2 – 33.8 lb (maximum)
12.8 – 15.1 kg
Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 / R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) 64-bit;
Windows HPC Server 2008; RHEL 5 Server 64-bit (with and without Xen); SLES 10/11 64-
bit (with and without Xen); VMware ESXi/vSphere Hypervisor 4.0
Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and labor)
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(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 2.26GHz 8-core, 1.86 to 2.0GHz 6-core, or 1.86GHz
4-core Xeon processors; up to 32 (8-core), 24 (6-core), or 16 (4-core) processor cores per
chassis; up to 64 (8-core), 48 (6-core), or 32 (4-core) processor cores per 2-chassis
configuration
• Large L3 cache — 24MB, 18MB, or 12MB of external processor cache (model-specific)
• Huge memory capacity — Up to 1TB in standalone configuration; up to 1.5TB with MAX5;
up to 2TB in 2-node configuration
• Fast memory access — 1066MHz, 977Mhz, or 800 MHz (processor-specific)
• Fast memory — PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC memory standard with up to four-way interleaving
and a low-latency memory controller
• Embedded virtualization
• Fast disk technology — Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) controller in a dedicated slot
• Fast SSD technology — Optional SSD-optimized controller and drives
• High-IOPS technology — Optional High IOPS SSD adapters
• Fast and flexible communications — Integrated 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter and dual-
port Gigabit Ethernet controller, supporting load-balancing and failover, as well as TOE,