| IBM Flex System p260 | |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Flex System standard node |
| Machine Type/Model | POWER7: 7895-22X POWER7+: 7895-23X |
| Processor cores | 8 or 16 cores, POWER7 64-bit processors with AltiVec SIMD and Hardware Decimal Floating-Point acceleration 8 or 16 cores, POWER7+, 64-bit processors with VSX, Memory Expansion acceleration and Encryption acceleration Configuration Options: 4-core 3.3 GHz or 4.0 GHz 8-core 3.2 GHz or 3.6 GHz 8-core 3.5 GHz or 4.1 GHz |
| Level 2 (L2) cache | 256 KB per processor core |
| Level 3 (L3) cache | 4 MB per processor core on 3.3, 3.2 and 3.5 GHz offerings 10 MB per processor core on 3.6, 4.0 and 4.1 GHz offerings |
| Memory (min/max) | 8 GB up to 512 GB, 16 DIMM slots, ECC IBM Chipkill DDR3 SDRAM running at 1066 MHz |
| Internal disk storage | Up to two 2.5” Hard Disks or two 1.8” Solid State Drives |
| Networking/Expansion | Two PCI-E Expansion Slots |
| Systems management | Integrated systems management processor, light path diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis, Cluster Systems Management (CSM), Serial Over LAN, IPMI compliant |
| RAS features | Chassis redundant/hot plug Power & Cooling Front Panel & FRU/CRU LEDs Concurrent code update Processor deallocation ITE hot plug Dual AC Power Supply Auto reboot on power loss Internal and chassis-external temperature monitors 64B Marking ECC code supporting x8 IS DDR3 DIMMs System mgmt alerts IBM Chipkill ECC detection and correction |
| Operating systems | AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1 IBM i 6.1 and 7.1 RHEL 5.7, 6.2 SLES11 SP2 |
| Energy management | EnergyScale™ energy management |
| IBM Flex System p460 | |
| Form factor | Flex System double-wide node |
| Machine Type/Model | POWER7: 7895-42X |
| Processor cores | 16 or 32 cores, POWER7 64-bit processors with AltiVec SIMD and Hardware Decimal Floating-Point acceleration Configuration Options: 4-core 3.3 GHz 8-core 3.2 GHz 8-core 3.5 GHz |
| Level 2 (L2) cache | 256 KB per processor core |
| Level 3 (L3) cache | 4 MB per processor core |
| Memory (min/max) | 16 GB up to 1 TB node, 32 DIMM slots, ECC IBM Chipkill DDR3 SDRAM running at 1066 MHz |
| Internal disk storage | Up to two 2.5” Hard Disks or two 1.8” Solid State Drives |
| Networking/Expansion | Four PCI-E Expansion Slots |
| Systems management | Integrated systems management processor, light path diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis, Cluster Systems Management (CSM), Serial Over LAN, IPMI compliant |
| RAS features | Chassis redundant/hot plug Power & Cooling Front Panel & FRU/CRU LEDs Concurrent code update Processor deallocation ITE hot plug Dual AC Power Supply Auto reboot on power loss Internal and chassis-external temperature monitors 64B Marking ECC code supporting x8 IS DDR3 DIMMs System mgmt alerts IBM Chipkill ECC detection and correction |
| Operating systems | AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1 IBM i 6.1 and 7.1 RHEL 5.7, 6.2 SLES11 SP2 |
| Energy management | EnergyScale energy management |
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Product resources
- IBM PureFlex System brochure (890KB)
- IBM PureFlex System configurations (971KB)
- Data sheet (789KB)
- Virtual tour - p260 (IBM suggests using Java version 6 Update 12 or higher)
- Virtual tour - p460 (IBM suggests using Java version 6 Update 12 or higher)
- Product guide
- Planning and Implementation Guide
- Performance data
- Technical support - p260
- Technical support - p460
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