System configurations

Model 8348-21C

Processor and Memory

Microprocessors

One 8-core 3.32 GHz POWER8 processor card or one 10-core 2.92 GHz POWER8 processor card

Level 2 (L2) cache

512 KB L2 cache per core

Level 3 (L3) cache

8 MB L3 cache per core

Level 4 (L4) cache

U p to 64 MB

Memory Min/Max

4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 module, 128 GB to 1 TB (with the exception of 32 GB predefined configuration)

Processor-to-memory bandwidth

115 GBps (Max sustained memory bandwidth to L4 cache from SCM) 170 GBps (Max peak memory bandwidth to DIMMs from L4 cache)

Storage and input/output (I/O)

Standard backplane

2 in rear LFF or SFF bays 12 more LFF or SFF in front required a discrete RAID adapter to enable

Media bays

n/a

RAID option

Hardware RAID comes from optional PCIe adapter

Adapter slots

Four PCIe Gen3 slots: One x16 and three x8 PCIe Gen3

I/O Bandwidth

32 GBps

Power, RAS, system software and physical characteristics and warranty

Power supply

100 V to 240 V

RAS features

Processor instruction retry Selective dynamic firmware updates Chip kill memory ECC L2 cache, L3 cache Service processor with fault monitoring Hot-swappable front disk bays Hot-plug and redundant power supplies Redundant cooling fans

Operating systems*

Linux on POWER

System dimensions

450 W x 87 H x 711 D mm