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IBMFlexSystem,anewcategoryofcomputingandthenextgenerationofSmarterComputing,is
anchoredbytheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis.Thisplatformoffersintelligentworkload
deploymentandmanagementformaximumbusinessagility.Thischassisdelivershigh-speed
performancecompletewithintegratedservers,storage,andnetworkingformultiplechassismanagement
indatacentercomputeenvironments.Furthermore,itsflexibledesigncanmeettheneedsofvarying
workloadswithindependentlyscalableITresourcepoolsforhigherutilizationandlowercostper
workload.Whileincreasedsecurityandresiliencyprotectvitalinformationandpromotemaximumuptime,
theintegrated,easy-to-usemanagementsystemreducessetuptimeandcomplexity,providingaquicker
pathtoreturnoninvestment.
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisisshowninFigure1.
Figure1.TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis
Didyouknow?
IBMFlexSystemistheplatformforIBMPureFlexSystem.IBMPureFlexSystemcombinesadvanced
IBMhardwareandsoftwarealongwithpatternsofexpertiseandintegratesthemintothreeoptimized
configurations,Express,Standard,andEnterprise,thataresimpletoacquireanddeploysoyougetfast
timetovalueforyoursolution.
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Keyfeatures
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisisasimple,integratedinfrastructureplatformthatsupportsa
mixofcompute,storage,andnetworkingresourcestomeetthedemandsofyourapplications.The
solutioniseasilyscalablewiththeadditionofanotherchassiswiththerequirednodes.WiththeIBMFlex
SystemManager,multiplechassiscanbemonitoredfromasinglescreen.The14node,10Uchassis
delivershigh-speedperformancecompletewithintegratedservers,storage,andnetworking.Thisflexible
chassisisdesignedforasimpledeploymentnowandtoscaletomeetyourneedsinthefuture.
Flexibilityandefficiency
The14baysinthechassisallowtheinstallationofcomputeormanagementnodes,withnetworking
modulesintherear.Asinglechassisoragroupofchassiscanbefullycustomizedtothespecificneeds
ofthecomputingenvironment.WithsupportforPOWER7andIntelprocessor-basednodes,youcan
choosethearchitectureyouneed.ITcanmeettheneedsofthebusinessusingasinglesystemacross
multiplearchitecturesandoperatingenvironments.
Thesystemmonitorsandmanagespowerusageonallmajorchassiscomponentssoyouhavetotal
controloverpowerconsumption.ThechassissupportsN+NorN+1redundantpowersupplies,
configurableineitherasingleorthree-phasepowerdomainandanentirelypassivemid-planetomeet
yourreliabilityneeds.Thepowersuppliesare80PLUSPlatinum-certifiedindicatinghighenergy
efficiency.Thechassisdesignalsooptimizescoolingwithcoolingzoneswithinthechassis.Thesystem
managesthefanmodulesbasedonnodeconfigurationwithinthechassis.So,thesystemcanincrease
thespeedofcertainfanmodulestocoolpotentialhotspots,anduselowerspeedsforotherfanmodules
whereappropriate.
Easilyscalablewithsimpleadministration
BecausetheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisisanall-in-onesolution,itisdesignedforgrowthfrom
asinglechassistomany.Addingcompute,storage,ornetworkingcapabilityisassimpleasadding
additionalnodes,modules,orchassis.Thesimple,highlyintegratedmanagementsystemallowsyouto
usetheChassisManagementModulesintegratedintoeachchassistoadministerasinglechassis,orIBM
FlexSystemManagercontrolsupto16chassisfromasinglepanel.
Designedformultiplegenerationsoftechnology
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisisdesignedtobethefoundationofyourITinfrastructurenow
andintothefuture.Computeperformancerequirementsarealwaysontheriseandnetworkingdemands
continuetogrowwithrisingbandwidthneedsandashrinkingtoleranceforlatency.Thechassisis
designedtoscaletomeettheneedsofyourfutureworkloads,offeringtheflexibilitytosupportcurrentand
futureinnovationsincompute,storage,andnetworkingtechnology.
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Locationsofkeycomponentsandconnectors
Figure2showsthefrontoftheEnterpriseChassis.
Figure2.FrontoftheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis
Figure3showstherearoftheEnterpriseChassis.
Figure3.RearoftheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis
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Standardspecifications
Thefollowingtableliststhestandardspecifications.
Table1.Standardspecifications
Components Specification
Model Systemxorderingsaleschannel:8721-A1xor8721-LRx
PowerSystemssaleschannel:7893-92X
Formfactor 10Urack-mountedunit.
Maximum
numberof
computenodes
supported
14half-wide(singlebay),sevenfull-wide(twobays),orthreedouble-heightfull-wide(four
bays).Mixingissupported.
Chassisper
42Urack
Four.
Nodesper42U
rack
56half-wide,or28full-wide.
Management OneortwoChassisManagementModules(CMMs),forbasicchassismanagement.TwoCMMs
formaredundantpair;OneCMMstandardin8721-A1x.TheCMMinterfaceswiththeintegrated
managementmodule(IMM)orFlexibleServiceProcessor(FSP)integratedineachcompute
nodeinthechassis.OptionalIBMFlexSystemManagermanagementappliancefor
comprehensivemanagement,includingvirtualization,networking,andstoragemanagement.
I/Oarchitecture UptoeightlanesofI/OtoanI/Oadaptercard,witheachlanecapableofupto16Gbps
bandwidth.Upto16lanesofI/Otoahalf-widenodewithtwoadapters.Awidevarietyof
networkingsolutions,includingEthernet,FibreChannel,FibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE),
andInfiniBand.
Powersupplies SixpowermodulesthatprovideN+NorN+1redundantpower;Twostandard,sixmaximum.
ModelsA1xandK1Ghave2500Wpowersuppliesstandard,LRxhas2100Wpowersupplies.
Powersuppliesare80PLUSPlatinum-certifiedandprovide95%efficiencyat50%loadand
92%efficiencyat100%load.Powercapacityof2500Wor2100Woutputratedat200VAC.
Eachpowersupplycontainstwoindependentlypowered40mmcoolingfanmodules.
Fanmodules Tenfanmodules(eight80mmfanmodulesandtwo40mmfanmodules);Four80mmandtwo
40mmfanmodulesstandard.
Dimensions Height:440mm(17.3in)
Width:447mm(17.6in)
Depth:800mm(31.5in)(measuredfromfrontbezeltorearofchassis),840mm(33.1in)
(measuredfromnodelatchhandletothepowersupplyhandle)
Weight Minimumconfiguration:96.62kg(213lb)
Maximumconfiguration:220.45kg(486lb)
Declaredsound
level
7.5bels
Temperature Operatingairtemperature5Cto40C
Electricalpower Inputpower:200-240Vac(nominal),50or60Hz
Minimumconfiguration:0.51kVA(twopowersupplies)
Maximumconfiguration:13kVA(sixpowersupplies)
Power
consumption
12,900wattsmaximum
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TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassismodel8721-A1xshipswiththefollowingitems:
OneChassisManagementModule
Two2500Wpowersupplies
Four80mmFanModules
Two40mmFanModules
FourPowerSupplyFillers
OneConsoleBreakoutCable
TwoC19toC20two-meterpowercables
OneRackMountKit
ModelLRxisthesameasA1xexceptthatitcontainstwo2100Wpowersuppliesinsteadof2500W
supplies.
Models
ThefollowingtableliststhespecificationsofthestandardEnterpriseChassismodels.
Table2.Models
Model Node
bays
CMM
(2max)
FSM
(1max)
I/Obays Power
supplies
(6max)
40mmfans
(2max)
80mmfan
(8max=
4pairs)
Console
breakout
cable
8721-A1x 14 1 Optional 4 2x2500W 2 4(2pairs) 1
8721-LRx 14 1 Optional 4 2x2100W 2 4(2pairs) 1
8721-K1G* 14 1 Optional 4 2x2500W 2 4(2pairs) 1
*K1GisanExpressModelforEurope
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Supportedcomputenodes
ThefollowingtableliststhecomputenodesthataresupportedintheIBMFlexSystemEnterprise
Chassis.Thetablealsoliststhemaximumnumberinstallable.
Table2.Supportedcomputenodesandmaximumquantities
Description Machinetype Maximumnumberof
nodesperchassis*
IBMFlexSystemx220ComputeNode 7906 14
IBMFlexSystemx222ComputeNode 7916 14
IBMFlexSystemx240ComputeNode 8737 14
IBMFlexSystemx440ComputeNode 7917 7
IBMFlexSystemp24LComputeNode 1457 14
IBMFlexSystemp260ComputeNode 7895-22X 14
IBMFlexSystemp270ComputeNode 7954-24X 14
IBMFlexSystemp460ComputeNode 7895-42X 7
IBMFlexSystemManagerNode 8731-A1x 1(2per16chassis)
*Theactualnumberofcomputenodessystemsthatcanbepoweredoninachassisdependsonthese
factors:
TheTDPpowerratingfortheprocessorsthatareinstalledinthecomputenodes(x86servers)
Thenumberofpowersuppliesinstalledinthechassis
Thecapacityofthepowersuppliesinstalledinthechassis(2100Wor2500W)
Thepowerredundancypolicyusedinthechassis(N+1orN+N)
ThetableinthePowerSuppliessectionprovidesguidelinesaboutwhatnumberofcomputenodescanbe
poweredonintheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis,basedonthetypeandnumberofpowersupplies
installed.
SeeIBMServerProvenatthefollowingwebaddressforthelatestinformationabouttheservers
supportedintheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
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SupportedI/Omodules
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassishasfourhigh-speedswitchbaysthatarecapableofsupporting
avarietyofI/Oarchitectures.
TheswitchesareinstalledinswitchbaysintherearoftheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisasshown
inthefollowingfigure.Switchesarenormallyinstalledinpairs(bays1&2,andbays3&4),becauseI/O
adaptercardsinstalledinthecomputenodesroutetotwoswitchbaysforperformanceandredundancy.
Figure4.LocationoftheswitchbaysintheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis
Thefollowingfigureshowsoneoftheavailableswitches,theIBMFlexSystemFabricEN409310Gb
ScalableSwitch.Itoffersthefollowinginterfaceports:
Upto42internal10Gbports,threetoeachhalf-widecomputenodebay(notshowninthefigure)
Upto14external10GbportswithSFP+connectors(licenseupgradesenableallports)
Upto2external40GbuplinkportswithQSFP+connectors(licenseupgradesenabletheseports)
Figure5.IBMFlexSystemFabricEN409310GbScalableSwitch
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Thefollowingtableliststheswitchesthatareavailableforthechassis.
Table3.I/Omodulesandupgrades
Description Partnumber
Systemx
featurecode
PowerSystems
featurecode
Ethernetswitches
IBMFlexSystemEN20921GbEthernetScalableSwitch 49Y4294 A0TF 3598
IBMFlexSystemEN409110GbEthernetPass-thru 88Y6043 A1QV 3700
IBMFlexSystemFabricCN409310GbConverged
ScalableSwitch
00D5823 A3HH ESW2
IBMFlexSystemFabricEN4093R10GbScalableSwitch 05Y3309 A3J6 ESW7
IBMFlexSystemFabricEN409310GbScalableSwitch 49Y4270 A0TB 3593
IBMFlexSystemFabricSI4093SystemInterconnect
Module
95Y3313 A45T ESWA
CiscoNexusB22FabricExtenderforIBMFlexSystem 94Y5350 ESWB ESWB
IBMFlexSystemEN402310GbScalableSwitch 94Y5212 ESWD ESWD
IBMFlexSystemEN613140GbEthernetSwitch 90Y9346 A3HJ ESW6
FibreChannelswitches
IBMFlexSystemFC502216GbSANScalableSwitch 88Y6374 A1EH 3770
IBMFlexSystemFC502224-port16GbSANScalable
Switch
00Y3324 A3DP ESW5
IBMFlexSystemFC502224-port16GbESBSAN
ScalableSwitch
90Y9356 A1EJ 3771
IBMFlexSystemFC31718GbSANSwitch 69Y1930 A0TD 3595
IBMFlexSystemFC31718GbSANPass-thru 69Y1934 A0TJ 3591
InfiniBandswitches
IBMFlexSystemIB6131InfiniBandSwitch(QDR/FDR) 90Y3450 A1EK 3699
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I/Oarchitecture
Eachhalf-widecomputenode(suchastheIBMFlexSystemx240ComputeNode)hastwoadapterslots,
andeachfull-widecomputenode(suchastheIBMFlexSystemx460ComputeNode)hasfouradapter
slots.Theadapterslotsineachcomputenoderoutethroughthechassismidplanetotheswitchbays.The
architecturesupportsuptoeightportsperadapteralthoughcurrentlyonlytwo-portandfour-portadapters
areavailable.
Thefollowingfigureshowshowtwo-portadaptersareconnectedtoswitchesinstalledinthechassis.
Figure6.Logicallayoutoftheinterconnectsbetweentwo-portI/OadaptersandI/Omodules
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Afour-portadapterdoublestheconnectionsbetweeneachadapterandswitchpair(forexample,a
four-portadapterinA1ineachcomputenoderoutestwoconnectionstoswitch1andtwoconnectionsto
switch2).
Thefollowingfigureshowshowfour-portadaptersareconnectedtoswitchesthatareinstalledinthe
chassis.
Figure7.Logicallayoutoftheinter-connectionsbetweenfour-portI/OadaptersandI/Omodules
Tomakeuseofallfourportsofafour-portcard,youmustinstalltwoswitchesinthechassis,andeach
switchmusthave28internalportsenabled.TheIBMFlexSystemFabricEN409310GbScalableSwitch
withlicenseupgrade1enables28internalports,forexample.Similarly,when6-portcardsbecome
available,twoswitchesmustbeinstalled,and42internalportsmustbeenabled.TheIBMFlexSystem
FabricEN409310GbScalableSwitchwithlicenseupgrade2enablesatotalof42internalports,for
example.
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Thefollowingtableshowstheconnectionsbetweenadapterslotsinthecomputenodestotheswitchbays
inthechassis.
Table4.AdaptertoI/Obaycorrespondence
I/Oadapterslot
intheserver
Portontheadapter CorrespondingI/Omodulebay
inthechassis
Port1 Modulebay1
Port2 Modulebay2
Port3(for4-portcards)* Modulebay1
Slot1
Port4(for4-portcards)* Modulebay2
Port1 Modulebay3
Port2 Modulebay4
Port3(for4-portcards)* Modulebay3
Slot2
Port4(for4-portcards)* Modulebay4
Port1 Modulebay1
Port2 Modulebay2
Port3(for4-portcards)* Modulebay1
Slot3
(full-widecomputenodesonly)
Port4(for4-portcards)* Modulebay2
Port1 Modulebay3
Port2 Modulebay4
Port3(for4-portcards)* Modulebay3
Slot4
(full-widecomputenodesonly)
Port4(for4-portcards)* Modulebay4
*Tomakeuseofallfourportsofafour-portadapter,theswitchmusthave28internalportsenabled,andtwo
switchesmustbeinstalledinthebaysasindicated.
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ChassisManagementModule
TheChassisManagementModule(CMM)providessingle-chassismanagement.TheCMMisusedto
communicatewiththemanagementcontrollerineachcomputenode(IMMv2inIntelprocessor-based
computenodesandFSPinPOWER7processor-basedcomputenodes)toprovidesystemmonitoring,
eventrecordingandalerts,andtomanagethechassis,itsdevices,andthecomputenodes.
ThechassissupportsuptotwoCMMs.IfoneCMMfails,thesecondCMMcandetectitsinactivityand
activateitselftotakecontrolofthesystemwithoutanydisruption.TheCMMiscentraltothemanagement
ofthechassisandisrequiredintheEnterpriseChassis.
ThefollowingfigureshowstheChassisManagementModule.SeeFigure3forthelocationoftheCMMin
thechassis.
Figure8.ChassisManagementModule
TheCMMprovidesthesefunctions:
Powercontrol
Fanmanagement
Chassisandcomputenodeinitialization
Switchmanagement
Diagnostics:chassis,I/Ooptions,andcomputenodes
Resourcediscoveryandinventorymanagement
Resourcealertsandmonitoringmanagement
Chassisandcomputenodepowermanagement
Securitypolicymanagement
Role-basedaccesscontrol
Supportforupto84localCMMuseraccounts
Supportforupto32simultaneoussessions
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TheCMMhasthefollowingconnectors:
USBconnection.ThisconnectioncanbeusedforinsertionofaUSBmediakeyfortasks,suchas
firmwareupdates.
10/100/1000MbpsRJ45Ethernetconnectiontoconnecttoamanagementnetwork.TheCMMcanbe
managedviathisEthernetport.
Serialport(mini-USB)forlocalcommand-lineinterface(CLI)management.Useserialcable90Y9338
forconnectivity.
TheCMMhasthefollowinglight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)thatprovidethefollowinginformation:
Power-onLED
ActivityLED
ErrorLED
EthernetportlinkandportactivityLEDs
TheCMMalsoincorporatesaresetbutton,which,whenpressed,resetstheCMMbacktoitsdefault
condition.Ithastwofunctions,dependingonhowlongthebuttonispressed:
Whenpressedforlessthan5seconds,theCMMrestarts.
Whenpressedformorethan5seconds(forexample,10or15seconds),theCMMconfigurationis
resettothemanufacturingdefaults,andthentheCMMrestarts.
TheCMMsupportsaweb-basedgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)thatprovidesawaytoperformCMM
functionswithinasupportedwebbrowser.YoucanalsoperformmanagementfunctionsthroughtheCMM
command-lineinterface(CLI).Boththeweb-basedGUIandtheCLIareaccessibleviathesingleRJ45
EthernetconnectorontheCMMorfromanyothersystemthatisconnectedtothesame(management)
network.
TheCMMhasthefollowingdefaultstaticIPv4address.Bydefault,theCMMisconfiguredtorespondto
DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)firstbeforeusingitsstaticIPv4address:
IPaddress:192.168.70.100
Subnet:255.255.255.0
UserID:USERID(allcapitalletters)
Password:PASSW0RD(allcapitalletters,withazeroinsteadoftheletterO)
TheCMMdoesnothaveafixedstaticIPv6IPaddress,bydefault.InitialaccesstotheCMMinanIPv6
environmentcanbeperformedbyeitherusingtheIPv4IPaddressortheIPv6link-localaddress.The
IPv6link-localaddressisautomaticallygeneratedbasedontheMediaAccessControl(MAC)addressof
theCMM.
TheCMMisthekeycomponentenablingtheintegratedmanagementnetwork.Internally,theCMMhasa
multipleportL21GigabitEthernetswitchwithdedicatedlinkstoall14nodebays,allfourswitchbays,
andthesecondCMM,ifinstalled.Theseconnectionsareallpoint-to-point,ensuringdedicatedbandwidth.
The1GbElinksarefull-duplex,fixedspeed(notauto-negotiate)links.The1GbEmanagementnetworkis
onlyaccessiblebyeachnode'smanagementcontroller(IMMv2orFSP),eachswitchmodule's
managementinterfaces,theCMM,andtheIBMFlexSystemManager(FSM)managementappliance.
Thisdesignpermitstheseparationofthemanagementnetworkfromthedatanetwork.
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TheCMMhasahigh-securitypolicythatisenabledbydefault,whichmeansthatthefollowingpolicies
areenabledbydefault:
Strongpasswordpolicieswithautomaticvalidationandverificationchecks
Requiredupdateofthedefaultpasswordsaftertheinitialsetup
Onlysecurecommunicationprotocols,suchasSSHandSSL.Unencryptedprotocols,suchasHTTP,
Telnet,andSNMPv1,aredisabled.
Certificatestoestablishsecure,trustedconnectionsforapplicationsthatrunonthemanagement
processors
IBMFlexSystemManager
IBMFlexSystemManager(FSM)isasystemsmanagementsolutionthatoffersflexibleintegrated
systemsmanagementacrosscompute,storage,andnetworkingresourcesintheIBMFlexSystem
infrastructure.ItisdesignedtohelpyougetthemostoutofyourITinstallationwhileautomatingrepetitive
tasks.Itcansignificantlyreducethenumberofmanualnavigationalstepsfortypicalmanagementtasks.
Fromsimplifiedsystemsetupprocedureswithwizardsandbuilt-inexpertisetoconsolidatedmonitoring
forallofyourphysicalandvirtualresources,FSMprovidescoremanagementfunctionalityalongwith
automationsothatyoucanfocusyoureffortsonbusinessinnovation.
TheIBMFlexSystemManagercomputenodeprovidesconfigurationandmanagementsupportlocallyor
remotely,forupto16chassis,theirdevices,andthecomputenodes.
ThefollowingfigureshowstheIBMFlexSystemManager.
Figure9.IBMFlexSystemManager
TheIBMFlexSystemManagerdrivesefficiencyandcostsavingsinthedatacenter.Itprovidesa
pre-integratedandvirtualizedmanagementenvironmentacrossservers,storage,andnetworkingthatis
easilymanagedfromasinglepaneofglass.Itoffersthefollowingkeyfeatures:
Singlefocuspointforseamlessmultichassismanagementprovidesaninstantresource-orientedview
ofthechassisandchassisresourcesforcomputenodes.
Designreducesthenumberofinterfaces,steps,andclicksthatittakestomanageITresources.
Capabilitytointelligentlymanageanddeployworkloadsbasedonresourceavailabilityandpredefined
policies.
Managementofeventsandalertstoincreasesystemavailabilityandreducedowntime.
Ithelpstodriveenergysavingsandreduceoperationalcosts.
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TheIBMFlexSystemManageroffersthesemainfeatures:
Monitoringandproblemdetermination:
Areal-timemultichassisviewofhardwarecomponentswithoverlaysforadditionalinformation
Automaticdetectionofissuesinyourenvironmentthroughaneventsetupthattriggersalertsand
actions
Identificationofchangesthatmightaffectavailability
Serverresourceutilizationbyvirtualmachineoracrossarackofsystems
Hardwaremanagement:
Automateddiscoveryofphysicalandvirtualserversandinterconnections,applications,and
supportedthird-partynetworking
Inventoryofhardwarecomponents
Chassisandhardwarecomponentviews,includinghardwareproperties,componentnamesand
partnumbers,firmwarelevels,energyusageandpowerconsumption,utilizationrates,and
temperaturereadings
Networkmanagement:
Managementofnetworkswitches
Discovery,inventory,andstatusmonitoringofswitches
Graphicalnetworktopologyviews
SupportforKVM,pHyp,andVMwarevirtualswitches,andphysicalswitches
VirtualLAN(VLAN)configurationofswitches
Integrationwithservermanagement
Per-virtualmachinenetworkusageandperformancestatisticsprovidedtoVMControl
LogicalviewsofserversandnetworkdevicesgroupedbysubnetandVLAN
Storagemanagement:
StoragecanalsobeconsolidatedontotheFSMplatform,oruserscanvirtualizetheintegrated
enterprisestoragewithothermultivendorstoragesystemswithintheexistingenvironment,andthen
controlallvirtualizedstorageresourcesfromtheIBMFlexSystemplatform.
Virtualizationandworkloadmanagement:
Consolidatephysicalinfrastructureorapplicationsontofewerservers
DeployneworexistingworkloadontoLinux,MicrosoftWindows,orcompetitiveplatforms
Upgradecurrentrackorbladeinfrastructuretoanintegratedenvironment
OptimizetheperformanceofapplicationsbymigratingthemtoFlexSystemManager
Moveintoadvancedstagesofvirtualizationoraprivateclouddeployment
Deploynewworkloadsrapidly
Optimizeorupgradehigh-value,noninfrastructureworkloads,suchasenterpriseresource
planning(ERP),customerrelationshipmanagement(CRM),datawarehousing,oranalytics
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Additionalfeatures:
Resource-orientedchassismapprovidesinstantgraphicalviewofchassisresources,including
nodesandI/Omodules
Remoteconsole,includingremotekeyboard,video,mouse(KVM)session,remotelymounted
opticalandUSBmedia,andremotepowercontrol
Hardwaredetectionandinventorycreation
Firmwarecomplianceandupdates
Automaticdetectionofhardwarefailuresandalerting.Capabilitytotakecorrectiveaction,
includingautomaticallynotifyingIBMofproblemstoescalateproblemdetermination
Healthstatus,suchasCPUutilization,onallhardwaredevicesfromasinglechassisview
Administrativecapabilities,suchassettingupuserswithinprofilegroups,assigningsecurity
levels,andsecuritygovernance
Powersupplies
AmaximumofsixpowersuppliescanbeinstalledintheEnterpriseChassis.Either2500Wor2100W
powersuppliesareavailable.Two2500Wpowersuppliesarestandardinmodel8721-A1x.Two2100W
powersuppliesarestandardinmodelLRx.Additionalpowersuppliesareorderableperthefollowing
table.Allinstalledpowersuppliesmustbethesame.
Table5.Orderingpartnumberandfeaturecode
Description Partnumber Systemx
Featurecode
Power
Systems
Featurecode
IBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis2500WPowerModule
(1powersupply)
43W9049 A0UC 3590
IBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis2100WPowerModule
(1powersupply)
47C7633 A3JH None
Eachpowersupplypartnumbershipswithone2-meter(6.5ft)16A/100-250V,C19toIEC320-C20rack
powercable.
Thefollowingfigureshowsthepowersupplyandhighlightsthelight-emittingdiodes(LEDs).
Figure10.Powersupplyoption
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Bothpowersuppliesare80PLUSPlatinum-certified.The2500Wmodulesare2500Wattsoutputratedat
200VACto208VAC(nominal),and2750Wat220VACto240VAC(nominal).Thepowersupplyhasan
oversubscriptionratingofupto3538Wattsoutputat200VAC.Thepowersupplyoperatingrangeis
200-240VAC.Thepowersuppliesalsocontaintwodualindependentlypowered40mmcoolingfan
modulesthatarepowerednotfromthepowersupplyitself,butfromthechassismidplane.Thefan
modulesarevariablespeedandcontrolledbythechassisfanlogic.
The2100Wpowersuppliesare2100Wattsoutputpowerratedat200-240VAC.Similartothe2500W
unit,thispowersupplyalsosupportsoversubscription,the2100Wunitcanrunupto2895Wforshort
duration.The2100Wsupplieshavetwoindependentlypowereddual40mmcoolingfans,thatpickup
powerfromthemidplaneincludedwithinthepowersupplyassembly.
80PLUSisaperformancespecificationforpowersuppliesusedwithinserversandcomputers.Tomeet
the80PLUSstandard,thepowersupplymusthaveanefficiencyof80%orgreater,at20%,50%,and
100%ofratedloadwithPFof.09orgreater.Thestandardhasseveralgrades,suchasBronze,Silver,
Gold,andPlatinum.Moreinformationon80PLUSisavailableathttp://www.80PLUS.org.
ThechassisallowsconfigurationsofpowersuppliestogiveN+NorN+1redundancy.Achassiscan
operateononlythreepower-supplyunits(PSUs)withnoredundancy,butN+1orN+Nisadvised.Three
powersupplies(orsixwithN+Nredundancy)allowforabalancedthree-phaseconfiguration.
Allpowersupplymodulesarecombinedintoasinglepowerdomainwithinthechassis,whichdistributes
powertoeachofthecomputenodes,I/Omodules,andancillarycomponentsthroughtheEnterprise
Chassismidplane.Themidplaneisahighlyreliabledesignwithnoactivecomponents.Eachpower
supplyisdesignedtoprovidefaultisolationandishotswappable.
Inthecaseofthe2500Wsupplies,powermonitoringofboththeDCandACsignalsallowstheChassis
ManagementModuletoaccuratelymonitorthepowersupplies.Powermonitoringwiththe2100Wpower
suppliesiscurrentlynotsupported.
Thefollowingfigureshowsthecomputenodebaynumbering(left)andpowersupplybaynumbering
(right).
Figure11.Powersupplybaynumbering
Thefollowingtableshowsthenumberofcomputenodesthataresupportedinthechassisbasedonthe
powersuppliesused(2100Wor2500W),thenumberofpowersuppliesinstalled,andthepower
redundancypolicyenabled(N+1orN+N).
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Inthistable,thecolorsofthecellshavethefollowingmeaning:
Greencell:Supportedwithnorestrictionsastothenumberofcomputenodesthatcanbeinstalled
Yellowcell:Supportedbutwithrestrictionsonthenumberofcomputenodesthatcanbeinstalled.
Note:Thesetablesassumethechassisisfilledwithidentialcomputenodes.Formorecomplex
configurations,usethePowerConfigurator:
http://ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/resources/powerconfig.html
Table5.Specificnumberofcomputenodessupportedbasedoninstalledpowersupplies
Node CPU
TDP
2100Wpowersupplies 2500Wpowersupplies
N+1,N=5
6total
N+1,N=4
5total
N+1,N=3
4total
N+N,N=3
6total
N+1,N=5
6total
N+1,N=4
5total
N+1,N=3
4total
N+N,N=3
6total
60W 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
70W 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14
80W 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14
95W 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 14
115W 14 14 11 12 14 14 14 14
130W 14 14 11 11 14 14 13 14
x240
135W 14 14 10 11 14 14 13 14
95W 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7
115W 7 7 5 6 7 7 7 7
x440
130W 7 7 5 5 7 7 6 7
p24L All 14 12 9 10 14 14 12 13
p260 All 14 12 9 10 14 14 12 13
p270 All 14 12 9 9 14 14 12 12
p460 All 7 6 4 5 7 7 6 6
50W 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
60W 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
70W 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
80W 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
x220
95W 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
50W 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14
60W 14 14 12 13 14 14 14 14
70W 14 14 11 12 14 14 14 14
80W 14 14 10 11 14 14 13 14
x222
95W 14 13 9 10 14 14 12 13
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Eachpowersupplyoptionincludesapowercable.Eachpowersupplystandardwiththechassisincludes
apowercable.Itisa2-meter(6.5ft)16A/100-250V,C19toIEC320-C20RackPowerCable,featurecode
6292.Othersupportedlinecordsincludingthree-waysplitlinecords,arelistedinthefollowingtable.
Table6.Supportedlinecords
Description Partnumber Systemx
Featurecode
4.3m,16A/208V,C19toNEMAL6-20P(US)LineCord 40K9772 6275
2.5m,16A/100-240V,C19toIEC320-C20RackPowerCable 39Y7916 6252
2m,16A/100-250V,C19toIEC320-C20RackPowerCable None 6292
4.3m,US/CAN,NEMAL15-30P-(3P+Gnd)to3XIEC320C19 00D7192 A2Y3
4.3m,EMEA/AP,IEC30932A(3P+N+Gnd)to3XIEC320C19 00D7193 A2Y4
4.3m,A/NZ,(PDL/Clipsal)32A(3P+N+Gnd)to3XIEC320C19 00D7194 A2Y5
Fanmodules
TheEnterpriseChassissupportsuptoatotaloftenhot-swapfanmodules:two40mm(1.57in)fan
modulesandeight80mm(3.14in)fanmodules.
Thetwo40mmfanmodulesdistributeairflowtotheI/Omodulesandchassismanagementmodules.
Bothofthesefanmodulesshipwiththechassis.The80mmfanmodulesdistributeairflowtothecompute
nodesthroughthechassisfromfronttorear.Each80mmfanmoduleactuallycontainstwo80mmfan
modules,backtobackateachendofthemodule,whicharecounter-rotating.Thefollowingfigureshows
the80mmfanmodule.
Figure12.80mmfanmodule
IBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis 20
Four80mmfanmodulesareinstalledstandardinchassismodel8721-A1xandCTOorders.The
maximumnumberof80mmfanmodulesthatcanbeinstallediseight.Orderinginformationisshownin
thefollowingtable.Whenthemodulesareorderedasapartnumber,theyaresuppliedasapair.Feature
codesareforonefan.
Table7.Fanmoduleorderinginformation
Description Partnumber Systemx
Featurecode
PowerSystems
Featurecode
IBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis80mmFanModule 43W9078
(2fanmodules)
A0UA
(1fanmodule)
7805
(1fanmodule)
The80mmfanmodulesarepopulated,dependingonthenodesinstalled.Tosupportthebase
configurationanduptofournodes,chassismodel8721-A1xshipswithfour80mmfanmodulesandtwo
40mmfanmodulespreinstalled.Therearetwocoolingzonesforthenodes:aleftzoneandarightzone.
Fanmodulesmustbeinstalledinpairsasshowninthefollowingfigure.Ifthereareinsufficientfan
modulesforthenumberofnodesinstalled,thecomputenodesmightbethrottledtobalanceheat
generationandcoolingcapacity.
Figure13.Fanmodulelocationsandcoolingzones
The40mmfanmodulesarealwaysrequired.Additional80mmfanmodulesarerequiredaslistedinthe
followingtable.
Table8.80mmfanmodulerequirements
Description 80mmfanmodulerequirements
Uptofourhalf-widecomputenodes(nodebays1-4) 4fanmodules(fanbays1,2,and6,7)
Uptoeighthalf-widecomputenodes(nodebays1-8) 6fanmodules(fanbays1,2,3and6,7,8)
All14computenodebays(nodebays1-14) 8fanmodules(fanbays1,2,3,4and6,7,8,9)
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Physicalspecifications
Dimensions:
Height:440mm(17.3inches)
Width:447mm(17.6in)
Depth,measuredfromfrontbezeltorearofchassis:800mm(31.5in)
Depth,measuredfromnodelatchhandletothepowersupplyhandle:840mm(33.1in)
Weight:
Minimumconfiguration:96.62kg(213lb)
Maximumconfiguration:220.45kg(486lb)
Shippingdimensions(approximate):
Height:81cm(32in)
Length:102cm(40in)
Width:71cm(24in)
Supportedenvironment
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassiscomplieswithASHRAEClassA3specifications.
Thefollowingenvironmentisthesupportedoperatingenvironment.
Temperature:
0-914m(0-3,000ft):5-40C(41-104F)
914m-3048m(3,000-10,000ft):Themaximumambienttemperaturedrops1Cforevery
additional178m(584ft)increaseinaltitudeuntilthemaximumtemperatureis28Cat3,048m
(10,000ft)
Relativehumidity:8%-85%
Maximumaltitude:3,048m(10,000ft)
Electricalpower:
200-240Vac(nominal),50or60Hz
Minimumconfiguration:0.51kVA(twopowersupplies)
Maximumconfiguration:13kVA(sixpowersupplies)
Powerconsumption:12,900wattsmaximum
Thermaloutput,fullconfiguration-12,900watts(43,900Btu/hr)
AcousticalnoiseemissionsforFlexChassis:
7.5belsoperating
7.5belsidling
Thenoiseemissionlevelstatedisthedeclared(upperlimit)soundpowerlevel,inbels,forarandom
sampleofmachines.AllmeasurementsaremadeinaccordancewithISO7779andreportedin
conformancewithISO9296.
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Warrantyoptions
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassishasathree-yearon-sitewarrantywith9x5next-business-day
terms.IBMoffersthewarrantyserviceupgradesthroughIBMServicePac,discussedinthissection.The
IBMServicePacisaseriesofprepackagedwarrantymaintenanceupgradesandpost-warranty
maintenanceagreementswithawell-definedscopeofservices,includingservicehours,responsetime,
termofservice,andserviceagreementtermsandconditions.
IBMServicePacofferingsarecountry-specific.Thatis,eachcountrymighthaveitsownservicetypes,
servicelevels,responsetimes,andtermsandconditions.NotallcoveredtypesofServicePacmightbe
availableinaparticularcountry.FormoreinformationaboutIBMServicePacofferingsavailableinyour
country,seetheIBMServicePacProductSelectorat
https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac.
Thefollowingtableexplainswarrantyservicedefinitionsinmoredetail.
Table9.Warrantyservicedefinitions
Term Description
IBMon-site
repair(IOR)
Aservicetechnicianwillcometotheserver'slocationforequipmentrepair.
24x7x2hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatyourclientslocationwithintwohoursafterremote
problemdeterminationiscompleted.Weprovide24-hourservice,everyday,includingIBM
holidays.
24x7x4hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatyourclientslocationwithinfourhoursafterremote
problemdeterminationiscompleted.Weprovide24-hourservice,everyday,includingIBM
holidays.
9x5x4hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatyourclientslocationwithinfourbusinesshoursafter
remoteproblemdeterminationiscompleted.Weprovideservicefrom8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.inthe
client'slocaltimezone,MondaythroughFriday,excludingIBMholidays.Ifafter1:00p.m.,itis
determinedthaton-siteserviceisrequired,theclientcanexpecttheservicetechniciantoarrivethe
morningofthefollowingbusinessday.Fornoncriticalservicerequests,aservicetechnicianwill
arrivebytheendofthefollowingbusinessday.
9x5next
businessday
Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatyourclientslocationonthebusinessdayafterwe
receiveyourcall,followingremoteproblemdetermination.Weprovideservicefrom8:00a.m.to
5:00p.m.intheclient'slocaltimezone,MondaythroughFriday,excludingIBMholidays.
Ingeneral,thefollowingtypesarethetypesofIBMServicePacs:
Warrantyandmaintenanceserviceupgrades:
One,two,three,four,orfiveyearsof9x5or24x7servicecoverage
On-siterepairfromthenextbusinessdaytofourortwohours
Oneortwoyearsofwarrantyextension
Remotetechnicalsupportservices:
Oneorthreeyearswith24x7coverage(severity1)or9-5nextbusinessdayforallseverities
Installationandstart-upsupportforSystemxservers
RemotetechnicalsupportforSystemxservers
Softwaresupport-SupportLine:
MicrosoftorLinuxsoftware
VMware
IBMSystemsDirector
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Regulatorycompliance
Theserverconformstothefollowingstandards:
ASHRAEClassA3
FCC-VerifiedtocomplywithPart15oftheFCCRulesClassA
CanadaICES-004,issue3ClassA
UL/IEC60950-1
CSAC22.2No.60950-1
NOM-019
ArgentinaIEC60950-1
JapanVCCI,ClassA
IEC60950-1(CBCertificateandCBTestReport)
ChinaCCC(GB4943);(GB9254,ClassA);(GB17625.1)
TaiwanBSMICNS13438,ClassA;CNS14336
Australia/NewZealandAS/NZSCISPR22,ClassA
KoreaKN22,ClassA,KN24
Russia/GOSTME01,IEC60950-1,GOSTR51318.22,GOSTR51318.249,GOSTR51317.3.2,
GOSTR51317.3.3
CEMark(EN55022ClassA,EN60950-1,EN55024,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3)
CISPR22,ClassA
TUV-GS(EN60950-1/IEC60950-1,EK1-ITB2000)
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Externaldiskstoragesystems
ThefollowingoptionsareavailableforattachingexternalstoragesystemstoEnterpriseChassis:
IBMStorwizeV7000
IBMXIVStorageSystemseries
IBMSystemStorageDS8000series
IBMSystemStorageDS5000series
IBMSystemStorageDS3000series
IBMSystemStorageNseries
TheIBMStorwizeV7000isanidealstorageofferingforIBMFlexSystemconfigurations.StorwizeV7000
isaninnovativestorageofferingthatdeliversessentialstorageefficiencytechnologiesandexceptional
easeofuseandperformanceallintegratedintoacompact,modulardesign.
TheStorwizeV7000offersthefollowingcapabilities:
Enablesrapid,flexibleprovisioningandsimpleconfigurationchanges
Enablesnondisruptivemovementofdataamongtiersofstorage,includingEasyTier
Enablesdataplacementoptimizationtoimproveperformance
ThemostimportantaspectoftheStorwizeV7000anditsusewiththeIBMFlexSystemEnterprise
ChassisisthatStorwizeV7000canvirtualizeexternalstorage:
CapacityfromexistingstoragesystemsbecomespartoftheIBMstoragesystem
Single-userinterfacetomanageallstorage,regardlessofvendor:Designedtosignificantlyimprove
productivity
Virtualizedstorageinheritsalltherichbase-systemfunctions,includingFlashCopy,EasyTier,and
thinprovisioning
MovementofdatatransparentlybetweenexternalstorageandtheIBMstoragesystem
Extensionofproductlifeandenhancedvalueofexistingstorageassets
StorwizeV7000offersthinprovisioning,FlashCopy,EasyTier,performancemanagement,and
optimization.ExternalvirtualizationallowsforrapiddatacenterintegrationintoexistingITinfrastructures.
TheMetro/GlobalMirroringoptionprovidessupportformultiple-siterecovery.
Figure14.IBMStorwizeV7000
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Top-of-rackEthernetswitches
Forenterprise-classinstallationswithmultipleIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisconfigurations,a
top-of-rackEthernetswitchfromIBMSystemNetworkingprovidesthenecessarylevelofnetworking
betweenracksofsystemsandtherestofyourproductionnetwork.Thefollowingtableliststheavailable
top-of-rackswitches.
Table10.IBMSystemNetworking-Top-of-rackswitches
Partnumber Description
IBMSystemNetworking-1Gbtop-of-rackswitches
0446013 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8000R
7309CFC IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8000F
7309CD8 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8000DC
7309G52 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8052R
730952F IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8052F
427348E IBMEthernetSwitchJ48E
6630010 JuniperNetworksEX220024Port
6630011 JuniperNetworksEX220024PortwithPoE
6630012 JuniperNetworksEX220048Port
6630013 JuniperNetworksEX220048PortwithPoE
IBMSystemNetworking-10Gbtop-of-rackswitches
7309DRX IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8264CS(ReartoFront)
7309DFX IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8264CS(FronttoRear)
7309BD5 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8124DC
7309BR6 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8124ER
7309BF7 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8124EF
7309G64 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8264R
730964F IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8264F
7309CR9 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8264TR
7309CF9 IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8264TF
0719410 JuniperNetworksEX4500-FronttoBackAirflow
0719420 JuniperNetworksEX4500-BacktoFrontAirflow
IBMSystemNetworking-40Gbtop-of-rackswitches
8036BRX IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8332(ReartoFront)
8036BFX IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8332(FronttoRear)
8036ARX IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316R
8036AFX IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316F
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Powerdistributionunits
PowerplanningforanIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisisessential.
TheEnterpriseChassishasamaximumofsixpowersuppliesinstalled.So,carefulconsiderationmustbe
giventoprovidingthebestpower-optimizedsource.BothN+NandN+1configurationsaresupportedfor
maximumflexibilityinpowerredundancy.Eachpowersupplyinthechassishasa16AC20three-pin
socketandcanbefedbyaC19powercable,fromasuitablesupply.
Thechassishastheabilitytoaccommodateamaximumofsixpowersupplies,soitispossibletobalance
athree-phasepowerinputintoasinglechassisoragroupofchassis.Thechassispowersystemis
designedforefficiencyusingdatacenterpowerconsistingofthree-phase,60ADelta200VAC(North
America)orthree-phase32Awye380-415VAC(international).Thechassiscanalsobefedfrom
single-phase200-240VACsupplies,ifrequired.
Forfurtherdetails,seetheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisPowerRequirementsGuide,available
fromthiswebsite:
http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4401
Thechassissupportsattachmentstothepowerdistributionunits(PDUs)thatarelistedinthefollowing
table.
Table11.Powerdistributionunits
Partnumber Description
SwitchedandmonitoredPDUs
46M4002 IBM1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU
46M4003 IBM1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU
46M4167 IBM1U9C19/3C13SwitchedandMonitored30A3PhasePDU
46M4134 IBM0U12C19/12C13SwitchedandMonitored50A3PhasePDU
46M4140 IBM0U12C19/12C1350A3PhasePDU
EnterprisePDUs
71762MX IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU+(WW)
71762NX IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU(WW)
71763MU IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193phase60APDU+(NA)
71763NU IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193phase60APDU(NA)
39Y8923 DPI60AThreePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithIEC3093P+G(208V)fixedlinecord
39Y8948 DPISinglePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord
Front-endPDUs
39Y8934 DPI32amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector
39Y8938 30amp/125VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL5-30Pconnector
39Y8939 30amp/250VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL6-30Pconnector
39Y8940 60amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC30960A2P+N+Gndconnector
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Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassissupportsattachmentstotheuninterruptiblepowersupplyunits
listedinthefollowingtable.
Table12.Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits
Partnumber Description
21303RX IBMUninterruptiblePowerSupply7500XHV
21304RX IBMUninterruptiblePowerSupply10000XHV
53956AX IBM6000VALCD4URackUninterruptiblePowerSupply(200V/208V)
53956KX IBM6000VALCD4URackUninterruptiblePowerSupply(230V)
53959KX IBM11000VALCD5URackUninterruptiblePowerSupply(230V)
Formoreinformation,seethefollowingIBMRedbooksProductGuides:
IBM6000VALCD4URackUninterruptiblePowerSupply
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0793.html?Open
IBM11000VALCD5URackUninterruptiblePowerSupply
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0814.html?Open
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Rackcabinets
TheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisissupportedintherackcabinetsaslistedinthefollowingtable.
ThesuggestedrackforIBMFlexSystemistheIBM42U1100mmEnterpriseV2DeepDynamicRack,
93634PX.
Table13.Rackcabinets
Part
number
Feature
code
Rackcabinet Supported
93634PX A1RC IBM42U1100mmEnterpriseV2DeepDynamicRack Recommended
93634EX A1RD IBM42U1100mmDynamicEnterpriseV2ExpansionRack Recommended
93634CX A3GR IBMPureFlexSystem42URack Recommended
93634DX A3GS IBMPureFlexSystem42UExpansionRack Recommended
93634AX A31F IBMPureFlexSystem42URack Recommended
93634BX A31G IBMPureFlexSystem42UExpansionRack Recommended
201886X 2731 IBM11UOfficeEnablementKit Yes*
93072PX 6690 IBMS225UStaticStandardRack Yes
93072RX 1042 IBMS225UDynamicStandardRack Yes
93074RX 1043 IBMS242UStandardRack Yes
99564RX 5629 IBMS242UDynamicStandardRack Yes
99564XX 5631 IBMS242UDynamicStandardExpansionRack Yes
93084PX 5621 IBM42UEnterpriseRack Yes
93084EX 5622 IBM42UEnterpriseExpansionRack Yes
93604PX 7649 IBM42U1200mmDeepDynamicRack Yes
93604EX 7650 IBM42U1200mmDeepDynamicExpansionRack Yes
93614PX 7651 IBM42U1200mmDeepStaticRack Yes
93614EX 7652 IBM42U1200mmDeepStaticExpansionRack Yes
93624PX 7653 IBM47U1200mmDeepStaticRack Yes
93624EX 7654 IBM47U1200mmDeepStaticExpansionRack Yes
14102RX 1047 IBMeServerCluster25URack Yes
14104RX 1048 IBMLinuxCluster42URack Yes
9306-900 None IBMNetfinityRack No
9306-910 None IBMNetfinityRack No
9306-42P None IBMNetfinityEnterpriseRack No
9306-42X None IBMNetfinityEnterpriseRackExpansionCabinet No
9306-200 None IBMNetfinityNetBAY22 No
*ThisOfficeEnablementkitisspecificallydesignedfortheIBMBladeCenterSChassis.TheFlexSystemEnterprise
Chassiscanbeinstalledinthiskitwith1Uofspaceremaining,howeverthenoisegeneratedbythechassismaynot
beacceptableforofficeuse.
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Rackoptions
Theserversupportstherackconsoleswitchesandmonitorkitslistedinthefollowingtable.
Table14.Rackoptions
Partnumber Featurecode Description
Monitorkitsandkeyboardtrays
17238BX 1723HC1fcA3EK IBM1U18.5"StandardConsole
17238EX 1723HC1fcA3EL IBM1U18.5"EnhancedMediaConsole
172317X 1723HC1fc0051 1U17inFlatPanelConsoleKit
172319X 1723HC1fc0052 1U19inFlatPanelConsoleKit
Consoleswitches
3858D3X 3858HC1fcA4X1 AvocentUniversalManagementGateway6000forIBM
1754D2X 1754HC2fc6695 IBMGlobal4x2x32ConsoleManager(GCM32)
1754D1X 1754HC1fc6694 IBMGlobal2x2x16ConsoleManager(GCM16)
1754A2X 1754HC4fc0726 IBMLocal2x16ConsoleManager(LCM16)
1754A1X 1754HC3fc0725 IBMLocal1x8ConsoleManager(LCM8)
Consolecables
00AK142 A4X4 UMKVMModuleVGA+SDDualRJ45
43V6147 3757 IBMSingleCableUSBConversionOption(UCO)
39M2895 3756 IBMUSBConversionOption(4PackUCO)
39M2897 3754 IBMLongKVMConversionOption(4PackLongKCO)
46M5383 5341 IBMVirtualMediaConversionOptionGen2(VCO2)
46M5382 5340 IBMSerialConversionOption(SCO)
Formoreinformation,seethefollowingIBMRedbooksProductGuides:
IBM1754LCM8andLCM16LocalConsoleManagers
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0788.html
IBMGCM16andGCM32GlobalConsoleManagers
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0772.html
IBM1U17-inchand19-inchFlatPanelConsoleKits
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0731.html?Open
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IBMGlobalFinancing
IBMGlobalFinancingcanhelpyouobtaintheITsolutionyouneedwhilepreservingfundingforother
strategicinvestmentsandoptimizingcashflow.OurFairMarketValue(FMV)leasehelpsensurethatyou
havethelatestIBMtechnologyandwithourmid-leaseupgradecapability,youcanincreasethecapacity
ofthesystemwithlittletonochangeinmonthlypayments.Attheendofthelease,takeadvantageofour
flexibleend-of-leaseoptionstofityourchangingbusinessneeds.IBMGlobalFinancinghasthebreadth
anddepthofofferings,longevity,provensuccess,andglobalreachtohelpyoudeveloparobustfinancing
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Hereareseveralotherreasonswhyworkingwithusmakessolidfinancialsense:
ExpandyourpurchasingpowerAffordablemonthlypaymentsallowyoutochangethetechnology
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Accelerateyourprojectscashflowbreak-evenpointAcquireyourIBMtechnologytodayandbeginto
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offershighlycompetitiveratesthatpromotethelowtotalcostofownershipandlowmonthlypayments.
IBMGlobalFinancingoperatesinmorethan50countries.Gotohttp://ibm.com/financingforfinancing
optionsinyourcountryandtocontactalocalfinancingspecialist.
IBMGlobalFinancingofferingsareprovidedthroughIBMCreditLLCintheUnitedStatesandotherIBM
subsidiariesanddivisionsworldwidetoqualifiedcommercialandgovernmentclients.Ratesand
availabilitysubjecttoclientscreditrating,financingterms,offeringtype,equipment,andproducttypeand
options,andmayvarybycountry.Non-hardwareitemsmustbeone-time,non-recurringchargesandare
financedbymeansofloans.Otherrestrictionsmayapply.Ratesandofferingsaresubjecttochange,
extension,orwithdrawalwithoutnoticeandmaynotbeavailableinallcountries.Pleasecontactyour
localIBMGlobalFinancingrepresentativeforadditionaldetail.
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Relatedpublicationsandlinks
Formoreinformation,seethefollowingresources:
IBMFlexSystemproductpage
http://ibm.com/systems/flex
IBMUSProductAnnouncementfortheIBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassis
http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-053
IBMFlexSystemInformationCenter
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp
IBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisInstallationandServiceGuide
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.8721.doc/printable_doc.html
ServerProvenhardwarecompatibilitypageforIBMFlexSystem
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
IBMFlexSystemInteroperabilityGuide
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/fsig
IBMFlexSystemEnterpriseChassisPowerRequirementsGuide
http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4401
IBMRedbookspublicationIBMFlexSystemProductsandTechnology,SG24-7984
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247984.html
IBMRedbooksProductGuidesforIBMFlexSystemserversandoptions
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/portals/PureSystems?Open&page=pgbycat
IBMConfiguratorfore-business(e-config)
http://ibm.com/services/econfig/
IBMSystemxandClusterSolutionsconfigurator(x-config)
http://ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/asit/
IBMSystemxConfigurationandOptionsGuide:
http://ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/
ServerProvenforIBMFlexSystem
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/flexsystems.html
IBMSystemStorageInteroperationCenter
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic

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