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Chipset Intel 7500 & IBM eX5
Scalability ports
4 QPI Ports per chassis;
3 EXA ports (with two MAX5 units)
# of interconnected nodes
(chassis) maximum
2
Maximum memory per node / with
2 nodes
2TB / 4TB
1TB
(64 DIMMs x 16GB on 16
memory cards (2 nodes)—
H3x
512GB
(32 DIMMs x 16GB on 8
memory cards—H2x
384GB
(64 DIMMs x 4GB on 8
memory cards; 32 x 4GB in
MAX5)—4Cx/4Dx, F1x
256GB
(16 DIMMs x 16GB on 4
memory cards—H1x
128GB
(32 x 4GB on 8 memory
cards)—4Fx, 5Gx, D1x/D2x
40GB
(8 x 4GB on 4 memory cards
in chassis; 2 x 4GB in MAX5)
—2Sx, 4Sx, 5Sx
Standard memory
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16GB
(4 x 4GB on 2 memory
cards)—1Rx, 2Rx, 3Rx, 4Rx,
5Rx, B2x/B3xB5x/ B6x/B7x,
C1x/C2x
8GB
(2 x 4GB on 1 memory
card)—B1x,
—
128 / 64
(H3x)
96 / 0
(4Cx/4Dx, F1x)
96 / 86
(2Sx, 4Sx, 5Sx)
64 / 62
B1x)
64 / 60
(1Rx, 2Rx, 3Rx, 4Rx, 5Rx,
B2x/B3xB5x/B6x/B7x,
C1x/C2x)
64 / 48
H1x)
# of DIMM sockets total / available
64 / 32
(4Fx, 5Gx, D1x/D2x, H2x)
— —
MAX5 memory expansion unit
capacity
1TB (32 x 32GB)
Maximum memory for 1 node
plus 1 MAX5 expansion unit
3TB (96 x 32GB)
Maximum memory for 2 nodes
plus 2 MAX5 expansion units
(7143 machine type only)
6TB (192 x 32GB)
Supported memory types PC3-10600 DDR3 (1333MHz) ECC RDIMMs
DIMMs supported
PC3-10600 —
1333MHz
2GB, 1Rx8, 1.5V
4GB, 2Rx8, 1.5V
PC3L-10600R-999
— 1333MHz
4GB, 2Rx8, 1.35V
PC3-8500 —
1066MHz
8GB, 4Rx8, 1.5V
16GB, 4Rx4, 1.5V
PC3L-8500 —
1066MHz
16GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V
32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V
Memory interleaving Yes (up to four-way depending on memory configuration)
Chipkill protection supported Yes (using x4 or x8 DIMMs)
Memory ProteXion supported Yes
Memory rank sparing supported Yes
Memory mirroring supported Yes
Memory scrubbing supported Yes
# of HDD/SSD drive bays total /
available
8 / 8 2.5-inch HDDs; or
16 / 16 1.8-inch SSDs
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Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component
available.