The new System p5 185 Express server is our lowest
priced system based on the IBM Power Architecture™ with features designed for
excellent and secure performance whether running AIX 5L™ or Linux applications.
Buy it either as a deskside or 5U (five EIA units) 19-inch rack-mount server and
get up to 2-way scalability and IBM leadership availability. The p5-185 Express
can support critical applications such as application serving or distributed
workloads—all while helping improve availability and responsiveness. As such, it
is an excellent replacement for IBM RS/6000® 150 and 170 servers in distributed
environments.
With leading-edge IBM PowerPC 970 processor technology and the AltiVec™
performance enhancement, the very affordable 64-bit symmetric multiprocessing
(SMP) System p5 185 Express server offers significant price/performance
benefits. And running Linux or UNIX operating system environments concurrently
make the p5-185 Express an excellent complement to the System p5 Express family.
| Standard configurations |
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| Microprocessors |
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One or two 64-bit 2.5 GHz PowerPC 970 processors with AltiVec
extensions |
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| Level 2 (L2) cache |
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1MB per processor |
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| RAM (memory) |
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512MB to 8GB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM; ECC |
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| Internal disk storage |
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Up to 1.2TB Ultra320 SCSI |
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| Internal SCSI disk bays |
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Three (10K rpm disks) |
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| Media bays |
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Two half-high; one for optical device, one for a disk or tape drive
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| Adapter slots |
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Four PCI-X: two 64-bit 133 MHz, two 64-bit 100 MHz; One PCI: 32-bit
33 MHz |
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| Standard features |
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| I/O ports |
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Dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller
Dual ported Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps controller
Four USB (two front, two rear); two serial |
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| Expansion features |
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| Connectivity support (optional) |
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2 Gigabit Fibre Channel; 4x InfiniBand |
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| Graphics support (optional) |
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2D graphics: GXT135P; 3D graphics: GXT4500P and GXT6500P (AIX 5L
only) |
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| Operating systems |
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AIX 5L Edition: AIX 5L V5.2 or later
OpenPower Edition: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for POWER™ (SLES 9
SP3) or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 for POWER (RHEL AS 4.3) or later |
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| Power requirements |
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100v to 127v or 200v to 240v AC |
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| System dimensions |
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Deskside: 18.5"H x 10.1"W x 19.5"D (469mm x 257mm x 496mm); weight:
55.0 lb (25.0 kg)
Rack drawer: 8.6"H x 16.9"W x 20.6"D (218mm x 429mm x 524mm); weight:
55.0 lb (25.0 kg) |