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v Memory ProteXion
v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
v Integrated network support
v Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
v Large data-storage capacity and hot-swap capability
v Light path diagnostics
v PCI Express 2.0 adapter capabilities
v Active Energy Manager
v Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot diagnostic programs
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IBM System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 Types 7145 and 7146: Installation and User's Guide
The server supports up to 1 TB of system memory. The memory controller
supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to 64 industry-standard PC3-10600,
1.8 V, 240-pin, registered, double-data-rate (DDR) III, synchronous dynamic
random access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
The Memory ProteXion feature provides the equivalent of a hot-spare drive in a
RAID array. It is based in the memory controller, and it enables the server to
sense when a chip on a DIMM has failed and to route the data around the failed
chip.
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, which you can download from the
Web, provides programs to help you set up the server and install a Windows
operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware
devices and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For
more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see "Using
the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" on page 68.
The server comes with an integrated Broadcom 5709 dual Gigabit Ethernet
controller, which supports connection to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps
network. For more information, see "Configuring the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet
controller" on page 72.
This integrated security chip performs cryptographic functions and stores private
and public secure keys. It provides the hardware support for the Trusted
Computing Group (TCG) specification. You can download the software to support
the TCG specification, when the software is available.
The server supports up to eight 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high, 2.5-inch hot-swap hard
disk drives that are connected to two SAS backplanes. With the hot-swap
feature, you can add, remove, and replace hard disk drives without turning off the
server. For more information, see "Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive" on page
37.
Light path diagnostics provides LEDs to help you diagnose problems. For more
information, see the section about light path diagnostics in the Problem
Determination and Service Guide.
The server has six slots for PCI Express 2.0 x8 adapters and one slot for PCI
Express x16 adapters. For more information, see "Installing an adapter" on page
34.
The Active Energy Manager solution is an IBM Systems Director extension that
measures and reports server power consumption as it occurs. This enables you
to monitor power consumption in correlation to specific software applications
programs and hardware configurations. You can obtain the measurement values
through the systems-management interface and view them, using IBM Systems
Director. For more information, see the documentation on the IBM Systems
Director DVD, or see http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/
extensions/actengmgr.html.
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