IBM x3655 - System - 7985 User Manual - Chapter

Chapter

1.

The

System

x3655

Type

7985

server

The

IBM

®

System

x3655

Type

7985

server

is

a

2-U

1

-high

server

that

is

ideally

suited

for

networking

environments

that

require

superior

microprocessor

performance,

efficient

memory

management,

and

flexibility.

The

server

can

be

upgraded

to

a

symmetric

multiprocessing

(SMP)

server

through

the

addition

of

an

optional

microprocessor.

The

server

has

two

model

styles,

which

are

based

on

the

size

and

number

of

hard

disk

drive

bays:

v

The

3.5-inch

models

have

six

3.5-inch

hot-swap

hard

disk

drive

bays.

Install

only

3.5-inch

drives

in

these

models.

If

you

install

an

optional

tape

drive,

the

tape

drive

occupies

two

of

the

six

3.5-inch

drive

bays.

v

The

2.5-inch

models

have

eight

2.5-inch

hot-swap

hard

disk

drive

bays

and

one

3.5-inch

tape

drive

bay.

Install

only

2.5-inch

hard

disk

drives

and

an

optional

3.5-inch

tape

drive

in

these

models.

Throughout

this

documentation,

the

terms

2.5-inch

models

and

3.5-inch

models

are

used

to

distinguish

between

the

server

styles.

Performance,

ease

of

use,

reliability,

and

expansion

capabilities

were

key

considerations

in

the

design

of

the

server.

These

design

features

make

it

possible

for

you

to

customize

the

system

hardware

to

meet

your

needs

today

and

provide

flexible

expansion

capabilities

for

the

future.

The

server

comes

with

a

limited

warranty.

For

information

about

the

terms

of

the

warranty

and

getting

service

and

assistance,

see

the

Warranty

and

Support

Information

document.

The

server

contains

IBM

Enterprise

X-Architecture

™

technologies,

which

help

increase

performance

and

reliability.

For

more

information,

see

“What

your

server

offers”

on

page

6

and

“Reliability,

availability,

and

serviceability

features”

on

page

8.

You

can

obtain

up-to-date

information

about

the

server

and

other

IBM

server

products

at

http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.

1. Racks

are

measured

in

vertical

increments

of

1.75

inches

each.

Each

increment

is

called

a

″

U.

″

A

1-U-high

device

is

1.75

inches

tall.

©

Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2007

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