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System x models supported with IXA

The IBM® System x™ models listed in the tables below are supported for attachment to the
IBM i via the Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA).

Note: There are two models of the IXA: feature codes 1519-200 and 1519-100. These two IXA models provide the same function, but they are designed to work with different System x models. Make sure you use the IXA model that is designed to work with your choice of System x model.

 
System x models supported with IXA model 1519-200
System x models supported with IXA model 1519-100
 
Operating systems tested on IXA attached servers
 
The System x models listed on this page have been tested with the following integrated server operating systems:
 
Operating Systems Tested
W2003 W2000 SLES9 1 SLES8 1 RHEL4 1 RHEL3 1
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x235 (8671) Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
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x236 (8841) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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x250 (8665) Yes Yes        
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x255 (8685) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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x346 (8840) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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x350 (8682) Yes Yes        
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x360 (8686) Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
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x365 (8861) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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x365 (8862) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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x366 (8863) Yes Yes        
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x440 (8687) Yes Yes   Yes   Yes
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x445 (8870) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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x460 (8872) Yes Yes        
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x3850 (8863) Yes Yes        
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x3850 (8864) Yes Yes        
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x3950 (8872) Yes Yes        
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x3950 (8878) Yes Yes        
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Netfinity® 7100 Yes Yes        
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Netfinity 7600 Yes Yes        
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1 IBM i 5.4 or V5R3 is required for SLES9, SLES8, RHEL4 and RHEL3 on IXA attached servers.
Note: The operating system abbreviations used in the above table are defined below.
  • W2003 - Any of the following 32-bit x86 Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 versions:
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
    • Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
    • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
    • Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
    • Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
  • W2000 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server (32-bit x86 versions)
  • SLES9 - SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for x86 (32-bit x86 version)
  • SLES8 - SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for x86 plus Service Pack 3 (32-bit x86 version)
  • RHEL4 - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 4 Advanced Server (AS) or Enterprise Server (ES) for i386 (32-bit x86 versions)
  • RHEL3 - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3 Advanced Server (AS) or Enterprise Server (ES) for i386 (32-bit x86 versions)

 System x models supported with IXA model 1519-200
Model Number
US Part Number
Number of Processors
Speed of Processors
Notes
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x346 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8840-01Y
884001U
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-11Y
884011U
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-21Y
884021U
1-2
3.2 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-22Y
884022U
1 (2 max)
3.2 GHz
1, 13 and 16
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8840-31Y
884031U
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-32Y
884032U
1 (2 max)
3.4 GHz
1, 13, 14 and 16
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8840-41Y
884041U
1-2
3.6 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-42Y
884042U
2
3.6 GHz
1, 13, 14 and 16
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8840-15Y
884015U
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-16Y
884016U
1 (2 max)
3.0 GHz
1, 13, 14 and 16
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8840-25Y
884025U
1-2
3.2 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-35Y
884035U
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-36Y
884036U
1 (2 max)
3.4 GHz
1, 13, 14 and 16
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8840-45Y
884045U
1-2
3.6 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-05Y
884005U
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-55Y
884055U
1-2
3.8 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-0RY
88400RU
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-1RY
88401RU
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-1SY
88401SU
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-2RY
88402RU
1-2
3.2 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-3RY
88403RU
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-3SY
88403SU
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-4RY
88404RU
1-2
3.6 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-5RY
88405RU
1-2
3.8 GHz
1, 11 and 16
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8840-D1Y
8840D1U
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 4, 11 and 16
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8840-DRY
8840DRU
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 4, 11 and 16
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8840-AC1
8840AC1
1-2
All
1, 11 and 16
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8840-MC1
8840MC1
1-2
All
1, 11 and 16
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x236 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8841-01Y
884101U
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-11Y
884111U
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-21Y
884121U
1-2
3.2 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-31Y
884131U
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-32Y
884132U
1 (2 max)
3.4 GHz
1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-41Y
884141U
1-2
3.6 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-15Y
884115U
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-16Y
884116U
1 (2 max)
3.0 GHz
1, 2, 13, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-25Y
884125U
1-2
3.2 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-35Y
884135U
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-45Y
884145U
1-2
3.6 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-05Y
884105U
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-55Y
884155U
1-2
3.8 GHz
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-0RY
88410RU
1-2
2.8 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-1RY
88411RU
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-1SY
88411SU
1-2
3.0 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-2RY
88412RU
1-2
3.2 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-3RY
88413RU
1-2
3.4 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-4RY
88414RU
1-2
3.6 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-5RY
88415RU
1-2
3.8 GHz
1, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-AC1
8841AC1
1-2
All
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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8841-MC1
8841MC1
1-2
All
1, 2, 11, 15, 16 and 20
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 System x models supported with IXA model 1519-100
Model Number
Number of Processors
Speed of Processors
Notes
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x3950 server configurations
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8872- 7Ry
2-4
2.67 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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8872- 8Ry
2-4
3.00 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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8872-AC1
1-4
All
1, 17, 18 and 21
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8878- 1Ry
2-4
2.50 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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8878- 2Ry
2-4
3.00 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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8878- 3Ry
2-4
3.16 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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8878- 4Ry
2-4
3.30 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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8878-AC1
1-4
All
1, 4, 17, 18 and 21
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x3850 server configurations
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8863- 1Sy
1-4
3.16 GHz
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- 2Sy
1-4
3.60 GHz
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- 3Sy
1-4
2.67 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- 4Sy
1-4
3.00 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- E8y
2-4
3.60 GHz
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- E9y
1-4
3.16 GHz
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- EAy
4
2.67 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863-AC1
1-4
All
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863-MC1
1-4
All
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- 1Ry
1-4
2.50 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- 2Ry
2-4
3.00 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- 3Ry
2-4
3.16 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- 4Ry
2-4
3.30 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- E1y
1-4
2.50 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- E2y
2-4
2.50 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864- E3y
4
3.16 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864-AC1
1-4
All
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8864-MC1
1-4
All
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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x460 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8872- 1Ry
2-4
2.83 GHz
1, 17, 18, 19 and 21
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8872- 2Ry
2-4
3.00 GHz
1, 17, 18, 19 and 21
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8872- 3Ry
2-4
3.33 GHz
1, 17, 18, 19 and 21
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8872- 5Ry
2-4
2.67 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18, 19 and 21
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8872- 6Ry
2-4
3.00 GHz
1, 4, 17, 18, 19 and 21
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x445 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8870-1RX
2, 4 or 8
2.0 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 9
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8870-2RX
2, 4 or 8
2.5 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 9
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8870-4RX
4 or 8
2.8 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 9
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8870-3RY
2 or 4
3.0 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 9
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8870-4RY
4
3.0 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 9
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8870-12X
2, 4 or 8
2.2 GHz
1, 3 and 9
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8870-22X
2, 4 or 8
2.7 GHz
1, 3 and 9
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8870-42X
4 or 8
3.0 GHz
1, 3 and 9
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8870-3EX
2 or 4
3.0 GHz
1, 3 and 9
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8870-4EX
4
3.0 GHz
1, 3 and 9
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x440 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8687-1RX
2-8
1.4 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-2RX
2-8
1.5 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-3RX
2-8
1.6 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-4RX
2-8
1.5 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-5RX
2-8
1.9 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-6RX
4-8
1.9 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-7RX
4-8
2.0 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-3RY
2-8
2.4 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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8687-4RY
4-8
2.4 GHz
1, 2, 3 and 8
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x366 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8863- 1Ry
1-4
3.16 GHz
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- 2Ry
1-4
3.66 GHz
1, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- 3Ry
1-4
2.67 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- 4Ry
1-4
3.00 GHz
1, 4, 11, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- E5y
2-4
3.66 GHz
1, 11, 14, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- E6y
1-4
3.66 GHz
1, 11, 14, 17, 18 and 21
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8863- E7y
4
3.66 GHz
1, 11, 14, 17, 18 and 21
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x365 server configurations (Withdrawn from marketing)
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8861-1RX
1-4
2.0 GHz
1
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8861-4RX
1-4
2.2 GHz
1