New IBM System X3950 X5: Workload Optimized Solution models incorporate high-performance, 10-core Intel Xeon™ processors and include:
- Optimization for SAP HANA memory sizes of 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB using high-speed, lower-power PC3-10600 ECC double data rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM system memory
- eXA scaling with dual node systems for performance scaling up to eight sockets
- Two dual port 10 Gb Ethernet and six 1 Gb Ethernet ports
- Seven 5.0 Gb PCIe I/O (one x16, five x8, one x4) sockets
- Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller
- Eight 900 GB 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disks
- One 1.2 TB IBM High IOPs adapter
- Standard Integrated Management Module
- Up to two 1975-watt, voltage sensing, rear access, hot-swap power supplies in main x3950 X5 chassis
- UltraSlim Enhanced SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive in the HAx and HBx models
- Six USB ports (two can be used for USB keyboard and mouse), SVGA video port, one serial port, and two 1 Gb Ethernet ports per chassis
- IBM General Parallel File System ( GPFS ) on x86 Single Server for Integrated Offerings with 3-year software subscription and support
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications operating system with 3-year SUSE priority support
