| Feature |
x440 server |
x445 server |
| IBM chipset |
First generation XA-32 |
Second generation XA-32 |
| SMP scalability |
Support configurations:
- Two-way, four-way, and eight-way using one x440
- 16-way SMP using two x440 chassis
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Support configurations:
- Two-way, four-way, and eight-way using one x445
- 16-way SMP using two x445 chassis
- Future 32-way support using four x445 chassis
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| Intel processors |
Supported processors:
- Xeon MP 1.5 GHz, 1 MB L3
- Xeon MP 1.9 GHz, 1 MB L3
- Xeon MP 2.0 GHz, 2 MB L3
- Xeon DP 2.4 GHz, 512 MB L2 (up to four-way SMP only)
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Supported processors:
- Xeon MP 2.0 GHz, 1 MB L3
- Xeon MP 2.5 GHz, 1 MB L3
- Xeon MP 2.8 GHz, 2 MB L3
- Xeon DP 3.0 GHz, 512 MB L2 (up to four-way SMP only)
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| XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache |
- 32 MB XceL4 per four-way SMP Expansion Module
- 64 MB XceL4 cache in eight-way configuration
- 128 MB XceL4 cache in 16-way configuration
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- 64 MB XceL4 per SMP Expansion Module
- 128 MB XceL4 cache in eight-way configuration
- 256 MB XceL4 cache in 16-way configuration
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| Memory capacity |
- 512 MB and 1 GB DIMMs supported; 2 GB DIMMs by special bid only
- 16 GB RAM max per SMP Expansion Module
- Up to 32 GB RAM (64 GB in a 16-way)
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- 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB DIMMs supported
- 32 GB max per SMP Expansion Module
- Up to 64 GB (128 GB in a 16-way)
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| Type of memory used |
- PC133 SDRAM memory
- Four-way interleaving
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- 200 MHz DDR Memory
- Two-way interleaving
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| Memory features |
Active Memory includes:
- Chipkill memory
- Memory mirroring
- Memory ProteXion (redundant bit steering)
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Active Memory includes:
- Hot-add memory
- Hot-swap memory
- Chipkill memory
- Memory mirroring
- Memory ProteXion (redundant bit steering)
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| Internal hard drive capacity |
- Two Ultra160 hard drive bays
- Drives up to 73 GB supported (146 GB total)
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- Two Ultra320 hard drive bays
- Drives up to 146 GB supported (292 GB total)
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| SCSI/RAID |
- Adaptec dual channel Ultra160 SCSI
- Optional ServeRAID for internal drives and external drives
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- LSI 1030 dual channel Ultra320 SCSI
- Integrated RAID-1 (drive mirroring) for internal drive bays
- Optional ServeRAID for internal drives and external drives
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| Gigabit Ethernet |
- Single port
- Broadcom BCM5700 10/100/1000 BASE-T
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- Dual port
- Broadcom BCM5704 10/100/1000 BASE-T
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| PCI-X capacity |
Six Active PCI-X (hot-swap) adapter slots, all 64-bit
- Two support 33 or 66 MHz adapters
- Two support 33, 66, or 100 MHz adapters, or one 133 MHz adapter and the other slot vacant
- Two support 33, 66, 100, or 133 MHz adapters
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Six Active PCI-X (hot-swap) adapter slots, all 64-bit
- Two support 33 or 66 MHz adapters
- Two support 33, 66, or 100 MHz adapters, or one 133 MHz adapter and the other slot vacant
- Two support 33, 66, 100, or 133 MHz adapters
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| RXE-100 support |
Adds six or 12 PCI-X slots to the server:
- Supported attachment to one x440 only
- Sharing an RXE among two x440 servers not supported
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Adds six or 12 PCI-X slots to the server:
- Supported sharing between two x445s
- Can be shared between 2x four-way, 2x eight-way, and 2x 16-way x445 servers
- Maximum one RXE-100 for each x445 server
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| CD-ROM |
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| Service processor |
- Remote Supervisor Adapter standard
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- Remote Supervisor Adapter standard
- Future support for Remote Supervisor Adapter II
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| Video controller |
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| Serial port |
- No stand-alone serial port includes
- Can use the serial port of the Remote Supervisor Adapter
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- Includes a cable to route a serial port to the rear of the server, occupying a PCI slot
- Can also use the serial port of the Remote Supervisor Adapter
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| Rack size |
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| Warranty |
- 1 year, 24x7, same business day response, parts & labor
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- 3 year, 9x5, next business day response, parts & labor
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| Operating system support |
Supported:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (Server, Advanced, Datacenter)
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Enterprise Edition
- Novell NetWare 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 (plans to support 2.x)
- SCO UnixWare 7.1.3
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Supported:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (Server, Advanced, Datacenter)
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Enterprise Edition
- Novell NetWare 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- VMware ESX Server 2.0 (1.5x not supported)
- SCO UnixWare 7.1.3
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