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1. alal N A a N SISS ISIS gt olo jolo R Sla yio o JL o o O oa SF Sela IE 1 E D 1 D O o lo Te w ju u jw u ge R a Sl lel le lw lalala W o lole lw lwl a IW lw i je Dje D ANISS t O E LIE E E la lz l gib amp l 2 oltig it l se tit litlol tls Z Z Z Z x 1 olojo lo olo jlojo ojojo W o v V O W O O o Part N M Iw lw o jolo 2 9 number Description RIRI IRIRI RISE 00FE000 IBM eXFlash 200GB DDR3 Storage DIMM N lN IN IN JN Y N lN Y N l N OOFE005 IBM eXFlash 400GB DDR3 Storage DIMM N lN IN IN lN LW N lN Y N TN Support is limited See IBM System x3650 M4 considerations Table 3 System x iDataPlex and NexXtScale compatibility part 2 of 2 Part number Description 00FE000 IBM eXFlash 200GB DDR3 Storage DIMM z z x3500 M4 7383 E5 2600 z z x3530 M4 7160 E5 2400 z z x3550 M4 7914 E5 2600 z z x3630 M4 7158 E5 2400 z z x3650 M4 7915 E5 2600 gt z x3690 X5 7147 z z x3750 M4 8722 z z x3850 X5 x3950 X5 7143 z z dx360 M4 7912 E5 2600 z z x3100 M4 2582 z z x3250 M4 2583 z z x3300 M4 7382 OOFE005 IBM eXFlash 400GB DDR3 Storage DIMM IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs The following table lists the compatibility information for the IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage2. DIMMs and IBM BladeCenter and IBM Flex System servers Table 4 BladeCenter and Flex System compatibility rt BL C G le 5 og Sls dL AJS O O nm in ee IW ee Lu Lu SIS l lw lw le l l lG IS lM IN elaine inle Rale Len s ESEE ells lelg S 5 e ar Ke e H N IN amp E ojs om lra S in o o Part T IN IN IN IN N O O IN N tlt t E N JN A N N N Ix lt number Description ilan alai ilak ikas iia da Sle ika X G X X x OOFE0O0 IBM eXFlash 200GB DDR3 Storage N lN lN IN IN lN lN IN lN lN IN IN 1 N DIMM OOFE005 IBM eXFlash 400GB DDR3 Storage N lN lN IN IN lN lN IN lN lN IN IN 1 N DIMM IBM eXFlash DIMM planning considerations Consider the following rules when planning for IBM eXFlash DIMMs e Amaximum of one eXFlash DIMM per DDR3 memory channel is supported e Atleast one RDIMM must be installed in the same memory channel as eXFlash DIMM e eXFlash DIMMs only support RDIMMs other memory types are not supported e eXFlash DIMMs with different capacities that is 200 GB and 400 GB cannot be intermixed in the same server e eXFlash DIMMs are supported only in memory performance mode other memory modes of operations such as lockstep memory mirroring and memory sparing are not supported IBM System x3650 M4 considerations The x3650 M4 has limited support for IBM eXFlash DIMMs Only the fo
3. DIMMs without experiencing performance degradation o Highest flash memory density within the server e Maximized storage footprint with usage of existing unused DDR3 slots o Increases storage capacity without increasing your servers o Features industry standard DDR3 form factor o Plugs into an existing DDR3 slot IBM eXFlash DIMMs are recognized by the server as solid state storage devices like many other block storage devices A specialized kernel driver is required for the operating system to use eXFlash DIMMs IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs IBM eXFlash DIMMs have the following key characteristics e Industry standard LP DIMM form factor supports standard DDR3 memory DIMM slots on selected System x servers e Uses cost effective 19 nm MLC NAND technology with FlashGuard technology for high read and write performance to fulfill client needs in the enterprise space e High endurance with up to 10 drive writes per day DWPD during a 5 year lifecycle to withstand applications with intensive read write workloads e Upto 12 8 TB total flash memory channel storage capacity per server e Support of up to 1600 MHz DDR memory speeds and the usage of available DDR3 memory channels e Support for intermixing with standard registered memory DIMMs RDIMMs on the same memory channel e FlashGuard technology extends the native endurance of commercial grade MLC flash memory by using the following features o Aggregated Flash Management o Advanc
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7. BM ServerProven website at the following address http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Click System x servers then Disk controllers to see the support matrix Select the check mark that is associated with the System x server in question to see the details about operating system support Warranty The IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs carry a 1 year customer replaceable unit CRU limited warranty When they are installed in a supported IBM server these modules assume your system s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade Physical specifications The IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs have the following physical specifications Dimensions e Height 8 5 mm 0 33 in e Width 30 mm 1 18 in e Length 133 3 mm 5 25 in Operating environment The IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs are supported in the following environment e Temperature 0 to 70 C 32 to 158 F e Relative humidity 5 95 non condensing e Maximum altitude 5 486 m 18 000 ft IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs 7 Related publications and links For more information see the following documents e IBM US Announcement Letter IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs the same Announcement Letter as for IBM System x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS1 14 031 e The Benefits of IBM eXFlash Memory Channel Storage in Enterprise Solutions REDP 5089 http www redbooks ibm com
8. IU S Redbooks IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs IBM Redbooks Product Guide IBM eXFlash memory channel storage is the newest innovative flash memory technology that IBM introduces with new X6 family servers The eXFlash memory channel storage is a high performance solid state storage device in a standard DIMM form factor that plugs into existing memory DIMM slots and is directly connected to the DDR3 system memory bus This new technology allows supported IBM System x servers to close the performance gap in storage I O and deliver break through performance for targeted workloads such as analytical workloads transactional databases and virtualized environments IBM eXFlash DIMMs offer significantly lower latency compared to traditional solid state devices such as IBM eXFlash SSDs and even PCle SSD adapters The following figure shows the IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMM Figure 1 IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMM Did you know e IBM eXFlash memory channel storage is the industry s first flash memory device where data is transferred from the flash memory to the system memory directly through the DDR3 memory bus e IBM eXFlash memory channel storage provides scalable performance by using an array of eXFlash DIMMs in a parallel manner e IBM eXFlash DIMMs feature IBM WriteNow technology that helps to deliver as low as 3 3 microseconds write latency e With FlashGuard protection IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs can be fully rew
9. ached IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs 3 Technical specifications The following table presents technical specifications for the IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs Table 2 IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMM technical specifications Feature 200 GB 400 GB Part number OOFE000 OOFE005 5 year lifetime Interface DDR3 up to 1600 MHz DDR3 up to 1600 MHz Hot swap device No No Form factor LP DIMM LP DIMM Capacity 200 GB 400 GB Endurance Up to 10 drive writes per day Up to 10 drive writes per day 5 year lifetime Data reliability lt 1 in 10 bits read lt 1 in 10 bits read IOPS reads ae 125 000 IOPS writes 43 000 Sequential read rate 645 MBps Sequential write rate 515 MBps Read latency at 144 us Write latency kk As low as 3 3 us Shock 200 g 10 ms 200 g 10 ms Vibration 2 17 grms 7 800 Hz 2 17 grms 7 800 Hz Maximum power 12 W 12 W 4 KB block transfers 200 GB eXFlash DIMM performance specifications are planned to be published later in 2014 IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs Supported servers The following table lists the compatibility information for the IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs and System x and IBM iDataPlex servers Table 3 System x iDataPlex and NexXtScale compatibility part 1 of 2
10. ed Signal Processing o Enhanced Error Correction DataGuard technology protects against data corruption and loss by using the following features o Full data path protection o Flexible Redundant Array of Memory Elements F R A M E data recovery algorithm e EverGuard technology protects data in the event of unplanned power outages Solid state storage has a huge but finite number of program erase P E cycles which affects how long it can perform write operations and thus its life expectancy Solid state device write endurance is typically measured by the number of program erase cycles that the device can incur over its lifetime which is listed as Total Bytes Written TBW or Drive Writes Per Day DWPD in the device specification The TBW value that is assigned to a solid state device is the total bytes of written data that a drive can be guaranteed to complete Reaching this limit does not cause the drive to immediately fail the TBW simply denotes the maximum number of writes that can be guaranteed A solid state device does not fail upon reaching the specified TBW but at some point after surpassing the TBW value and based on manufacturing variance margins the drive reaches the end of life point at which time the drive will go into read only mode Because of such behavior careful planning must be done when you use SSDs in application environments to ensure that the TBW of the drive is not exceeded before the required life expectancy is re
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12. llowing x3650 M4 components are supported by IBM eXFlash DIMMs e Quantity Four or eight eXFlash DIMMs other eXFlash DIMM quantities are not supported Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Update 4 Processor o Intel Xeon Processor E5 2667 v2 8C 3 3GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W o intel Xeon Processor E5 2643 v2 6C 3 5GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W o intel Xeon Processor E5 2697 v2 12C 2 7GHz 30MB Cache 1866MHz 130W o Intel Xeon Processor E5 2690 v2 10C 3 0GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W Memory 16 GB 1x16 GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM Adapter Intel X520 Dual Port 1OGbE SFP Embedded Adapter for IBM System x For more information about the System x servers that support each eXFlash DIMM see the IBM ServerProven website at the following address http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs 6 Supported operating systems IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs are supported by the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Update 5 for the x3850 X6 x3950 X6 Update 4 for the x3650 M4 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T Update 3 e VMware vSphere 5 5 e VMware vSphere 5 1 Update 1 For the latest information about the specific versions and service packs that are supported see the I
13. ritten up to ten times per day throughout their entire five year life expectancy e Rigorous testing of eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs by IBM through the IBM ServerProven program ensures a high degree of confidence in storage subsystem compatibility and reliability Providing additional peace of mind these modules are covered under IBM warranty IBM eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs 1 Part number information The following table lists the information for ordering part numbers and feature codes Table 1 Ordering part numbers and feature codes Description Part number Feature code IBM eXFlash 200GB DDR3 Storage DIMM OOFE000 A4GX IBM eXFlash 400GB DDR3 Storage DIMM OOFE005 A4GY The part numbers for the eXFlash DDR3 Storage DIMMs include the following items One eXFlash DIMM module Documentation CD Technical Flyer Warranty Flyer Important Notices document Features Here are the key features of the eXFlash memory channel storage e Ultra low write latency with IBM WriteNow technology As low as 3 3 microseconds response time Less wait time between transactions Deterministic response time across varying workloads Tight standard deviation on performance Consistent performance for highest throughput and speed GO OOO O e RAID mirroring o Allows two eXFlash DIMMs in the system domain to be a mirrored pair o Can protect business critical data e High scalability o Add multiple eXFlash
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