IBM System x3850 X6 5Locations of key components and connectorsThe following figure shows the front of the x3850 X6 server.Figure 2. Front view of the IBM System x3850 X6The following figure shows the rear of the x3850 X6 server.Figure 3. Rear view of the IBM System x3850 X6

key features

standard models

memory options

internal storage

controllers for internal storage

network adapters

integrated virtualization

systems management

regulatory compliance

IBM X3850 X6 Product Manual

guidelines for trained service technicians

guidelines for servicing electrical equipment

server

The IBM Documentation CD

Notices and statements in this document

What your server offers

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

Server scalability

IBM Systems Director

Server components

Front view of the server

Front operator panel

LCD system information display panel

system status

DDR3 compute book

Rear view of the server

standard i/o book

half-length i/o book

full-length i/o book

power supplies

Server power features

IBM x3950 X6 4-socket to 8-socket upgrade kit

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Instructions for IBM Business Partners

Installation guidelines

System reliability guidelines

Installing a memory module

Flash DIMMs

Memory mirroring

Memory rank sparing

Independent memory mode

Memory rank sparing in independent mode

Lockstep memory mode

Memory mirroring in lockstep mode

Memory rank sparing in lockstep mode

Installing a DDR3 compute book

Installing drives

Drive IDs

Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations

Backplane configuration for 4 drives

Backplane configurations for 8 drives

Backplane configuration for 12 drives

Backplane configuration for 16 drives

Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives

Installing the half-length and full-length I/O books

Installing the full-length I/O book

Installing an adapter

Supported host bus adapters

Supported RAID adapters

Supported RAID cache cards

Supported ML2 (Ethernet) adapters

Supported Features on Demand software

Installing the optional ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller

Installing the ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller

Installing the N2215 SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter for IBM System x

Installing an adapter in the full-length I/O book

installing a raid cache card

the standard I/O book

Installing power supplies

Installing a 750-watt -48 volt to -60 volt dc power supply

Installing a 1400-watt or 900-watt hot-swap power supply

Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device

Installing the drive backplanes

Installing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane

Completing the installation

Chapter 3. Configuration information and instructions

configuring the server

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation DVD

Setup and configuration overview

using ServerGuide

Setup utility menu choices

Passwords

Using the Boot Manager

Starting the backup server firmware

The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer

Using the integrated management module

Using the remote presence and blue-screen capture features

Obtaining the IP address for the IMM

Logging on to the IMM web interface

Logging on to the IMM CLI interface using telnet

Setting power supply power policy and system power configurations

Using the embedded hypervisor software

Configuring the Ethernet controller

Configuring RAID arrays

Updating IBM Systems Director

Updating the Universal Unique Identifier and DMI/SMBIOS data

Locally: LAN over USB

Remotely over a LAN

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting

Undocumented problems

service bulletins

Performing the checkout procedure

diagnostic tools

light path diagnostics

Storage book LEDs

Compute book LEDs

X3850 X6

front cover

summary of changes

Chapter 1. Introduction

Target workloads

Business analytics

Enterprise applications: ERP and CRM

Key features

Positioning

Storage versus in-memory data

Flash storage

Energy efficiency

Services offerings

Chapter 2. Technology

Modular design

Compute Books

Storage Book

Additional I/O Books

Power supplies

System architecture

x3950 X6

Processors

Intel Xeon processor E7-4800/8800 v2 product family

Memory

Operational modes

Memory mirroring and rank sparing

rank sparing

Chipkill

PCIe 3.0

Internal storage

IBM eXFlash SSD technology

IBM High IOPS adapters

IBM FlashCache Storage Accelerator

UEFI

Scalability

Chapter 3. Product information

Product features

Agile system design

Resilient platform

Specifications

Standard models of X6 servers

Physical design

Ports and controls

LCD system information panel

Rear ports and LEDs

Compute Book

Compute Book population order

Processor options

Memory options

Memory population order

IBM eXFlash memory-channel storage

Storage subsystem

Backplanes

RAID controllers

Disk drive options

IBM High IOPS adapter

I/O subsystem

Primary I/O Book

Half-length I/O Books and Full-length I/O Books

Half-length I/O Book

Hot-swap adapter support

Network adapters

Storage host bus adapters

GPU adapters and co-processors

Partitioning

Light path diagnostics

Integrated virtualization

Power subsystem

Fans and cooling

Upgrading to an 8-socket X6 server

Chapter 4. Infrastructure planning

Physical and electrical specifications

Rack selection and rack options

Floor clearance

Power advice

Power supply redundancy

Rules for achieving redundancy

Power supply installation order

Power policy

Additional power settings in the IMM2

Examples of power connections

Cooling advice

Uninterruptible Power Supply units

PDU and line cord selection

PDU and line cord options

Chapter 5. Preparing the hardware

Configuring the IMM2 settings

IMM2 network access

Configuring the IMM2 network interface

IMM2 dedicated versus shared ML2 Ethernet port

x3950 X6 IMM2 communication

IMM2 communications troubleshooting


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