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IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG12-0119
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• Integrated 10GbE networking with a mezzanine option for fiber or copper
interface
• Up to 8 PCIe I/O slots with a 5+3 design
Benefits and differentiators:
1. Pay-as-you-grow 2+2 design that allows you to consolidate existing 2-socket
workloads and add additional processing resources as your business needs grow
2. Expandable PCIe 5+3 capability that gives you the option to increase PCIe slots
through a 3 PCIe slot expansion riser
3. Storage density and IOP performance with up to 32 1.8-inch IBM eXFlash SSDs
or 16 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs
4. Integrated 10GbE with the option to select SFP+ fiber or 10BASE-T copper ports,
allowing you to cost-effectively upgrade your 1GbE networking to 10GbE
5. A dense 2U form factor that efficiently uses less rack space and data center
resources to reduce infrastructure costs
6. IBM light path diagnostics and PFA support
7. World-class IBM service, support, and financing options
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IBM sends a technician after attempting to diagnose and resolve the problem
remotely.
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For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, contact your IBM
representative or reseller. Copies are available upon request.
Key prerequisites
Refer to the Hardware requirements section for details.
Planned availability date
July 12, 2012
Description
Processors
• 4-socket SMP with Xeon EP 4S (E5-4600)
– 2 sockets on the base planar
– 2 sockets on the mezzanine card
• Xeon EP 4S - 4-, 6-, or 8-core processors supporting
– 32nm architecture
– Socket-R - 2011 pin LGA
– EM64T
– HyperThreading
– Turbo Mode
– Up to 20 MB L3 cache
– 2 QPI links at up to 8 GT/s
– Up to 40 PCIe Gen3 lanes per processor
Intel
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Patsburg Southbridge
• x4 DMI - Connection to processor 1 or 2