Specifications

48 IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Planning and Implementation Guide
Figure 3-1 shows the front and rear views of the Enterprise Chassis.
Figure 3-1 IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis - front and rear
The chassis provides locations for 14 half-wide nodes, four scalable I/O switch
modules, and two Chassis Management Modules. Current node configurations
include half-wide and full-wide options. The chassis supports other
configurations, such as full-wide by double-high. Power and cooling can be
scaled up in a modular fashion as additional nodes are added.
Table 3-1 shows the specifications of the Enterprise Chassis:
Table 3-1 Enterprise Chassis specifications
Feature Specifications
Machine type-model System x ordering sales channel: 8721-A1x.
Power Systems sales channel: 7893-92X.
Form factor 10 U rack mounted unit.
Maximum number of
compute nodes
supported
14 half-wide (single bay), or 7 full-wide (two bays) or 3 double-height full-wide
(four bays). Mixing is supported.
Chassis per 42U rack 4.
Nodes per 42U rack 56 half-wide, or 28 full-wide.