IBM System i5 525
Model 525 configurations overview
The minimum functional system consists of the base system unit, base features, and selected priced features. It supports a large selection of I/O including a variety of LAN and WAN adapters, an iSCSI adapter, SCSI tape and disk controllers, Fibre Channel adapters, twinax workstation controllers, multiple I/O drawers/towers, and more.
Each model 525 system unit has:
- Maximum of 32 GB of memory
- Eight memory slots
- Six PCI-X slots
- Eight disk slots (four optionally enabled)
- One half-high slot for removable media
- Two slimline slots for DVD drives
- Two 1 Gbps/100 Mbps/10 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports
- Two SPCN ports
- Two serial ports
- Two HMC ports
- Two USB ports
- Disk/DVD/tape controller
i5/OS V5R4 supports the use of all of the preceding hardware elements except one slimline slot, two serial ports, and two USB ports. These components are reserved for other operating systems running on the model 525.
Neither the integrated controller nor the integrated Ethernet adapter, which drives the two Ethernet LAN ports, uses any of the six PCI-X slots. You can add 40 MB write cache to the integrated disk controller for a disk performance boost and to enable RAID-5 capability and still require no PCI-X slot. An IOP or ECS WAN adapter can be included as part of the edition definition. Each uses one of the six PCI-X slots.
The model 525 system unit supports hot-plug disk slots, hot-plug PCI-X slots, and redundant hot-plug cooling fans. An optional redundant hot- plug power supply is available.
Order the model 525 as a 9406-525. It comes with a one-year hardware warranty with 24 x 7 and same-business-day service.
The model 525 system unit can be greatly expanded using I/O expansion towers/drawers that include additional PCI slots and disk slots. Up to six I/O towers/drawers can be attached via a high speed link (HSL) loop. In addition, Integrated xSeries Adapters (IXA) can be located on the HSL loop, providing xSeries integration.
Midrange Machines Currently in stock:
9406-525 Server
0040 Mirrored System Disk Level
0533 V5R4 OS, V5R4M5 Machine Code
0835 #4327/#1267 Load Source Spec
0909 1/2W Serv Feat 525 1x8330
1025 Modem Cable - US/Canada
1827 Serial-UPS Conversion Cable
2640 DVD-ROM
2924 English
4327 70.56GB 15k rpm Disk Unit x 2
4400 1GB DDR2 Main Storage
5000 Software Preload Required
5544 Sys Console on OP Console
6458 14-Ft Int 250V/10A Pwr Cd
7320 One Processor Activation
7792 Express Configuration #3
8330 1.9GHz Proc 0/2-Way
8410 Base Proc Activation
9933 PCI 2-Line WAN w/Modem NoIOP
Total Equipment Costing: $35,000.00 CDN
