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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.

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 PC1600 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

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
4811	520, 525 (CEC only)	4812-001	2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server

4812	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890	4812-001	2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server

4813	520, 525, 550, 570, 595	4812-001	2.0 GHz Pentium M Integrated xSeries Server

0446	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890		512 MB Server Memory ² (MES only)

0447	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890		1 GB Server Memory ² (MES only)

9726	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890		Base 512 MB Server Memory ² (Initial order only -- two added by default on 4811, 4812 and 4813)

8546	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890		Optional Base 1 GB Server Memory ² (Initial order only)

9744	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890	2844-001	Base PCI IOP (Initial order only -- added by default on 4811, 4812 and 4813)

7863	520, 525, 550, 570, 595		Blind swap cassette, Double (added by default on 4813)

0325	520, 525, 550, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870, 890		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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IBM i integrationwith BladeCenter and System x

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