4-Socket EPP Architecture (16- and 22-Core)

As of ClearPath Forward release 3.1, the option to purchase a 4-socket PEPP is no longer available. The following models are only available as nonpartitionable enterprise partition platforms (NEPPs).

Processors

Product ModelIntel Xeon Processor TypeCores per SocketProcessor Speed (GHz)

4160v2

E7-4850 v4

16

2.1

4220

E7-8880 v4

22

2.2

Memory

Product ModelMinimum Memory per EPPMaximum Memory per EPPDIMM Type (size / speed)

4160v2 and 4220

256 GB

3 TB NEPP

32 GB / 2400 MT/s

A given EPP cannot combine types

(Memory is set in Optimizer mode. Interleaving is disabled.)

Input/Output Components and Internal Disk Storage

Product Model

I/O Components

Internal SAS Disks

RAID

DVD +/-RW Drive?

4160v2 and 4220

10 PCIe slots (only 9 can be populated)

  • Slot 5 is reserved for the Mellanox 56 Gb dual-port InfiniBand host channel adapter (used for the Interconnect)

  • Other slots can be any of the following

    • Quad-port 1 GbE NIC adapter

    • Dual-port 10 GbE NIC adapter (copper or optical)

    • Quad-port 10 GbE NIC adapter

    • Dual-port 8 Gb fibre channel host bus adapter

    • Quad-port 8 Gb fibre channel host bus adapter

  • Maximum of 16 NIC ports per NEPP

    There is no limit on the number of fibre channel HBA ports on the NEPP that you can populate (that is, you can populate them all)

Default (base configuration) is two 300 GB SAS 2.5-inch hot plug hard disk drives

Maximum of 24 disk drives

(See also Internal Data Storage)

RAID Controller H730P

Default is RAID 1

(See also RAID Configurations and RAID Groups)

Optional