Server features and specifications

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the server. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not apply.

Microprocessor (depending on the model):

• Supports two Intel® Xeon™ E5-2600 v3 or two Intel Xeon™ E5-2600 v4 series multi-core microprocessors per system board
• Level-3 cache
• Two QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links speed up to 9.6 GT per second

Note

1. Use the Setup utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the server
2. For a list of supported microprocessors, see the IBM ServerProven website.

Memory:

• 16 dual inline memory module (DIMM) connectors available per system board
• Type: Low-profile (LP) double-data rate (DDR4) DRAM
• Supports 8 GB / 16 GB RDIMMs and 32 GB DIMMs with up to 512 GB of total memory on the system board

PCI expansion slots:

• One PCI Express x16 slots (PCIe3.0, full-height, half-length, limited to specific adapters) per system board
• One PCI Express x16 (ML2) slots (support 50 mm in height only) per system board

Power supplies:

• Supports six hot-swap ac power supplies
  • 1300-watt ac
  • 1500-watt ac

Note

• Power supplies in the chassis must be with the same power rating or wattage.

Integrated functions:

• Integrated management module 2.1 (IMM2.1), which consolidates multiple management functions in a single chip
• Concurrent COM/VGA/2x USB (KVM)
• System error LEDs
• Supports up to two optional ML2 network adapter
• Wake on LAN (WOL)

Video controller (integrated into IMM2.1):

• Matrox G200eR2
• SVGA compatible video controller
• Avocent Digital Video Compression
• Video memory is not expandable

Note

Maximum video resolution is 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz.

Size:

• Height: 41 mm (1.6 in)
• Depth: 742 mm (29.2 in)
• Width: 438 mm (17.25 in)
• Weight estimation: 13.3 kg (29.3 lb)

Acoustical noise emissions:

Sound power: 7.0 bels

Environment:

The water-cooled technology tray complies with ASHRAE class A3 specifications.

Storage (non-operating):

• Temperature: 1°C to 60°C (33.8°F to 140.0°F)
• Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 80%
• Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)

Shipment (non-operating):

• Temperature: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140.0°F)
• Maximum altitude: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 100%
• Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)

Server off:

• Temperature: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
• Relative humidity: 8% to 85%
• Maximum dew point: 27°C (80.6°F)

Server on

• Temperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) up to 950 m
• Humidity, non-condensing: -12°C dew point (10.4°F) and 8% to 85% relative humidity
• Maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
• Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft) & 5°C to 28°C (41°F to 82°F)
• Maximum rate of temperature change: 20°C/hr (68°F/hr) for hard disk drives

Water requirement:

• Minimum water flow rate: 6.0 liters per minute per chassis, assuming 1.0 lpm per compute tray with 6 trays per chassis (1 tray consists of 2 compute nodes)
• Inlet Water Temperature: 18 °C to 45 °C (64°F to 113°F) for all processors up to and including 145 W TDP
• Inlet Water Temperature: 18 °C to 35 °C (64°F to 95°F) for processors at 165 W TDP (E5-2698A v3)
• Maximum pressure: 4.4 bars

Note

The water required to initially fill the system side cooling loop must be reasonably clean, bacteria-free water (<100 CFU/ml) such as de-mineralized water, reverse osmosis water, de-ionized water, or distilled water. The water must be filtered with an in-line 50 micron filter (approximately 288 mesh). The water must be treated with anti-biological and anti-corrosion measures. Refer to Water Treatment Specification (part number 00J0351).

Particulate contamination

Attention

• Design to ASHRAE Class A3, temperature: 36°C to 40°C (96.8°F to 104°F), with relaxed support:
  • Support cloud such as workload with no performance degradation acceptable (turbo-off)
  • Under no circumstance, can any combination of the worst case workload and configuration result in system shutdown or design exposure at 40°C
  • The worst case workload (such as linpack and turbo-on) may have performance degradation
• Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the water-cooled technology tray. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see Particulate contamination.

Heat output:

Approximate heat output:

• Minimum configuration: 143 BTU per hour (42 watts)
• Maximum configuration: 1733 BTU per hour (508 watts)

Electrical input:

• Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz) required
• Input voltage low range:
  • Minimum: 100 V AC
  • Maximum: 127 V AC
• Input voltage high range:
  • Minimum: 200 V AC
  • Maximum: 240 V AC
• Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA), approximately:
  • Minimum: 0.042 kVA
  • Maximum: 0.508 kVA