The IBM pSeries 650 Model 6M2 (referred to hereafter as the p650) is a mid-range
member of the 64-bit family of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) servers from IBM.
Positioned between the pSeries 630 and the powerful pSeries 670 (referred to hereafter
as
p630 and p670), the IBM p650 provides the power, capacity, and expandability required
for
e-business mission-critical computing. The p650 is ready for the demands of 64-bit
computing, while still supporting existing 32-bit applications.
The IBM p650 delivers a cost-efficient growth path to the future. It provides
64-bit scalability
through 64-bit POWER4+ processors packaged as a 2-way card. With its four processor
card
slots, the p650 can be configured into 2-, 4-, 6-, or 8-way SMP configurations,
at speeds of
either 1.2 GHz or 1.45 GHz, and includes 8 MB (1.2 GHz) or 32 MB (1.45 GHz)
of shared L3
cache per processor card. Each processor card includes eight slots for DIMMs,
for a
maximum system memory capacity of 64 GB (16 GB per card).
The IBM p650 incorporates in its 8U rack drawer an I/O subsystem with one integrated
10/100
Mbps Ethernet port, one internal and one external Ultra3 SCSI port, and seven
blind-swap
hot-pluggable PCI slots. Six of these slots support 32-bit and 64-bit standard
PCI/PCI-X
adapters, and one supports 32-bit adapters only. The system also includes up
to four
hot-swappable internal disk drives with up to 587.2 GB of total storage (using
four 146.8 GB
Ultra3 SCSI drives), plus two hot-swappable media bays, four serial ports, a
keyboard and
mouse port, service processor, and diskette drive.
IBM p650 Minimum and optional features
The p650 includes redundant hot-plug power supplies and cooling fans. The system
supports 32-bit and 64-bit applications, and requires AIX 5L Version 5.1 at
Maintenance Level 3 or
AIX 5L Version 5.2
Processors
The p650 delivers a cost-efficient growth path for
the future through such capabilities as 2-, 4-, 6-,
and 8-way SMP configurations.
- 2-way (1.2 GHz FC 5122 or 1.45 GHz FC 5208) to
8-way
- 1.5 MB L2 cache (shared by two processors in
the corresponding processor card)
- L3 cache shared per processor card
- 8 MB L3 cache on 1.2 GHz processor card FC 5122
- 32 MB L3 cache on 1.45 GHz processor card FC
5208
Memory
The p650 uses 208-pin DIMMs that plug into a processor
card (eight DIMM slots per card). DIMMs must be populated
in quads (four DIMMs) and should be balanced between
processor cards. A memory feature consists of a quad.
Additional quads may consist of any memory feature
code (memory size). From 2 GB up to 64 GB using the
following available order combinations:
- FC 4452 2048 MB (4 x 512 MB) 208-pin 8 ns DDR
SDRAM DIMMs
- FC 4453 4096 MB (4 x 1024 MB) 208-pin 8 ns stacked
DDR SDRAM DIMMs
- FC 4454 8192 MB (4 x 2048 MB) 208-pin 8 ns stacked
DDR SDRAM DIMMs
A system with a single processor card (2-way) may
have a maximum of 16 GB of memory
based on the maximum memory feature available (FC
4454, 4 x 2048 MB). The maximum
memory on a 4-way is 32 GB, on a 6-way is 48 GB, and
on an 8-way is 64 GB.
Disk and media
Four hot-swappable disk drive bays with 36.4 GB to
587.2 GB or optional two independent
pairs of disk drives with 36.4 GB to 293.6 GB of internal
disk storage are available using a
split backplane. Each bay can contain one of the following
disks:
- 36.4 GB Ultra3 10K RPM (FC 3273)
- 36.4 GB Ultra3 15K RPM (FC 3277)
- 73.4 GB Ultra3 10K RPM (FC 3274)
- 73.4 GB Ultra3 15K RPM (FC 3278)
- 146.8 GB Ultra3 10K RPM (FC 3275)
Two auto-docking media bays are available
for hot-swappable media devices:
- 16/48X DVD-ROM auto-docking module (FC 2635)
- 40X CD-ROM auto-docking module (FC 2628)
- 4.7 GB R/W DVD-RAM auto-docking module (FC 2629)
Tape drives
- 4 mm 20/40 GB auto-docking module (FC 6185)
- 8 mm 60/150 GB auto-docking module (FC 6131)
- 8 mm 80/160 GB auto-docking module (FC 6169)
- One diskette drive is also available.
- At least one CD-ROM or DVD-RAM must be configured
on an initial order.
Integrated I/O and expansion
The IBM p650 basic I/O subsystem includes:
- Integrated LAN and SCSI I/O
- One 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapter
- Ultra3 SCSI LVD adapter (one internal and one
external 68-pin ports)
- Integrated serial, keyboard, and mouse I/O
- Four 9-pin D-Shell serial ports
- Keyboard and mouse ports
- Seven PCI-X slots
- Six 64-bit 133 MHz 3.3 volt PCI-X slots, full
length, blind-swap hot-plug
- One 32-bit 66 MHz 3.3 volt PCI-X slot, half length,
blind-swap hot-plug
- Systems management
- Service processor
- Two HMC ports
- One rack indicator port
I/O expansion drawer
As an option, you can add up to eight 7311-D10 or
7311-D20 I/O drawers. Drawers can be intermixed on
a single server provided each RIO loop contains a
single drawer type. The drawers have the following
attributes:
- 7311-D10 I/O drawer
- Two RIO or RIO-2 (2x speed RIO) ports, redundant
hot-plug power, redundant hot-plug cooling, and
two SPCN ports.
- Six full-size adapter slots
- Five PCI-X slots 3.3 volt keyed 133 MHz blind-swap
hot-plug
- One PCI slot 5 volt keyed 33 MHz blind-swap hot-plug
- 7311-D20 I/O drawer
- Two RIO or RIO-2 (2x speed RIO) ports, redundant
hot-plug power, redundant hot-plug cooling, and
two SPCN ports.
- Seven full-size adapter slots
- Seven PCI-X slots 3.3 volt keyed 133 MHz blind-swap
hot-plug
- Up to twelve hot-swappable disks.
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