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2.0 GHz Pentium M IXS
2.0 GHz Xeon IXS


2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server

On October 15, 2004 IBM® announced a new Integrated xSeries® Server for the IBM Power™ Systems family. This new Intel® server that is installed inside IBM Power servers has a 2.0 GHz Pentium® M processor, allowing customers to consolidate Intel server workloads running Windows® and Linux® applications or infrastructure. The low power requirements and dense packaging of this Integrated xSeries Server allow it to be installed inside the system unit or I/O towers of newer Power servers. This 2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server complements the 2.0 GHz Xeon™ Integrated xSeries Server announced in September 2003.
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IBM i Windows and Linux server benefits with IXS
· Provides a 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium M processor with 2 MB L2 cache
· A 400 MHz front side bus (FSB)
· Dual port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller
· Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connection of various devices, including printers
· Two memory slots supporting 512 MB and 1GB ECC DDR memory for up to 2 GB total memory 2
· Supports headless operation when running Windows Server™ 2003
· Requires a separate IOP card, which is included with features 4811, 4812 and 4813
· You can fit four IXS in four EIA units of a 19-inch rack, when the 4812 IXS is used in conjunction with 2 5790 expansion units

The 2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server requires i5/OS™ V5R3 or later and is supported in selected Power servers. Refer to URL http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eserverprereq.nsf for a list of the software prerequisites which are required to use this IXS card with V5R3.

The 2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server supports Microsoft® Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server 1 and is enabled for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3.0 ES Edition and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Edition.

General availability: October 29, 2004.
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 Integrated xSeries Server
Processor 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium M processor
Cache 2 MB of on-chip L2 cache
Bus 400 MHz front side bus
Memory Up to 2GB
512 MB, 1 GB ECC PC1590 DDR available
Video ATI Radeon 7000-M video controller with 16 MB of video RAM
LAN Adapters Built in dual port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Device Options 2 x Universal Serial Bus (USB) version 1.1 ports
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Power server support for Integrated xSeries Servers (IXS) ***
Power Server Total IXS* Total IXS in
Main CEC **
Power 520 Express - 9407-M15 0 0
Power 520 Express - 9408-M25 12 0
Power 550 Express - 9409-M50 24 0
Power 570 - 9117-MMA TBD 0
Power 595 - 9119-FHA TBD 0
iSeries 270 3 1
System i 520 18 1 (only feature 4811)
System i 525 18 1 (only feature 4811)
System i 550 36 1 (only feature 4812)
System i 570 1/2-way 18 1 (only feature 4813)
System i 570 1/4-way 36 0
System i 570 1/8-way 48 0
System i 570 2/8-way 48 0
System i 570 2/4-way 36 1 (only feature 4813)
System i 570 4/8-way 48 2 (only feature 4813)
System i 570 5/8-way 48 2 (only feature 4813)
System i 570 9/12-way 48 3 (only feature 4813)
System i 570 2/16-way 48 0
System i 570 4/16-way 48 0
System i 570 8/16-way 48 4 (only feature 4813)
System i 570 13/16-way 48 4 (only feature 4813)
System i 595 60 2
iSeries 800 4 1
iSeries 810 13 1
iSeries 820 12 2
iSeries 825 36 1
iSeries 830 28 2
iSeries 840 32 2
iSeries 870 48 2
iSeries 890 48 2
iSeries SB2 2 2
iSeries 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 (PDF, 1.19MB) 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.
 
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 Ordering information
Feature Code Power Server Type-model Description
4811 i520, i525 (CEC only) 4812-001 2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server
4812 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890 4812-001 2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server
4813 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595 4812-001 2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server
0446 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890   512 MB Server Memory 2 (MES only)
0447 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890   1 GB Server Memory 2 (MES only)
9726 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890   Base 512 MB Server Memory 2 (Initial order only -- two added by default on 4811, 4812 and 4813)
8546 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890   Optional Base 1 GB Server Memory 2 (Initial order only)
9744 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890 2844-001 Base PCI IOP (Initial order only -- added by default on 4811, 4812 and 4813)
7863 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595   Blind swap cassette, Double (added by default on 4813)
0325 520, 550, 570, 595, i520, i525, i550, i570, i595, i800, i810, i825, i870, i890   IXS Extension Cable for Windows (default, but may be removed)
1 It is recommended that Windows 2000 Server with service pack 4 or later be installed; especially when using a USB attached keyboard/mouse.
2 At least two identical memory features are required. All memory must be installed in identical pairs.
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