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2.0 GHz Xeon Integrated xSeries Server

On September 5, 2003 IBM® announced a new Integrated xSeries® Server for iSeries™. This new Intel® server that is installed inside IBM Power™ servers has a 2.0 GHz Xeon™ processor, allowing the IBM i solution to consolidate larger Windows® and Linux® server workloads. This 2.0 GHz product complements the 1.6 GHz Integrated xSeries Server announced in October 2002.

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IBM i Windows and Linux server benefits with IXS

·	Provides a 2.0 GHz Intel Xeon processor with 512 KB L2 cache

·	A 400 MHz front side bus (FSB) and an on-board 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller/

·	On-board 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller and up to 3 hot plug LAN adapters are supported with options for 4/16/100Mbps token-ring and 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet

·	The Intel Xeon processor supports Intel Hyperthreading Technology ¹, which makes a single physical processor appear as two logical processors.

·	Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connection of various devices, including printers.

·	Four memory slots supporting 512 MB and 1GB ECC DDR memory for up to 4 GB total memory ².

The 2.0 GHz Xeon Integrated xSeries Server requires i5/OS™ V5R2 or later and is supported in most Power servers. Refer to Info APAR II13609 for a list of the PTFs which are required to use this IXS card with V5R2.

The 2.0 GHz Xeon Integrated xSeries Server supports Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, Windows 2000 Server ³ and is enabled for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3.0 ES Edition and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Edition.

General availability: September 12, 2003.

Integrated xSeries Server
Processor		2.0 GHz Intel Xeon processor

Cache		512 KB of on-chip L2 cache

Bus		400 MHz front side bus

Memory		Up to 4GB 512 MB, 1 GB ECC PC1600 DDR available

Video		ATI Radeon 7000-M video controller with 8 MB of video RAM

LAN Adapters		Built in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet 1-3 additional adapters: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 1 Gbps Ethernet (optical) 4/16/100 Mbps Token-Ring

Device Options		4 x Universal Serial Bus (USB) version 1.1 ports

Power server support for Integrated xSeries Servers (IXS) ***
Power Server	Total IXS*	Total IXS in Main CEC **
270	3	1

520	18	1 (only feature 4811)

525	18	1 (only feature 4811)

550	36	1 (only feature 4812)

570 1/2-way	18	1 (only feature 4813)

570 1/4-way	36	0

570 1/8-way	48	0

570 2/8-way	48	0

570 2/4-way	36	1 (only feature 4813)

570 4/8-way	48	2 (only feature 4813)

570 5/8-way	48	2 (only feature 4813)

570 9/12-way	48	3 (only feature 4813)

570 2/16-way	48	0

570 4/16-way	48	0

570 8/16-way	48	4 (only feature 4813)

570 13/16-way	48	4 (only feature 4813)

595	60	2

800	4	1

810	13	1

820	12	2

825	36	1

830	28	2

840	32	2

870	48	2

890	48	2

SB2	2	2

SB3	2	2


^* Each Integrated xSeries Server will consume resources on the Power server system. The actual number of Integrated xSeries Servers that a IBM i can support will depend on the available IBM i resources and the workload of the Integrated xSeries Servers. See *Chapter 17, Integrated BladeCenter® and System x™ Performance* in the System i Performance Capabilities Reference to determine the IBM i solution impact of integrating xSeries servers. ^ The Total IXS in Main CEC number denotes how many Integrated xSeries Servers can be installed in the main system unit. Installing the maximum number of Integrated xSeries Servers may require one or more expansion towers. ^* The Total IXS and Total IXS in Main CEC numbers include other supported IXS feature codes for IXS models that are not listed on this page.

Ordering information
Feature Code	Power Server	Type-model	Description
4810	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810	2892-002	2.0 GHz Xeon Integrated xSeries Server

4710	820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890	2892-002	2.0 GHz Xeon Integrated xSeries Server

0446	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810		512 MB Server Memory ²

0447	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810		1 GB Server Memory ²

0426	820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890		512 MB Server Memory ²

0427	820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890		1 GB Server Memory ²

2744	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810, 820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890	2744-001	PCI 100/16/4 Mbps Token-Ring IOA

5700	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810, 820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890	5700-001	Gigabit Ethernet IOA - optical interface

5701	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810, 820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890	5701-001	1000/100/10 Mbps Ethernet IOA - UTP interface

0325	270, 520, 525, 550, 570 ⁴, 595, 800, 810, 820, 825, 830, SB2, 840, SB3, 870, 890		IXS Extension Cable for Windows (default, but may be removed)


1 See http://developer.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/index.htm for more information on Intel Hyperthreading Technology. 2 At least two identical memory features are required. All memory must be installed in identical pairs. 3 It is recommended that Windows 2000 Server with service pack 4 or later be installed; especially when using a USB attached keyboard/mouse. 4 Supported on POWER5 and POWER5+ models only.

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IBM i integrationwith BladeCenter and System x

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