IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Compute Nodes

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