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IBM System x x3620 M3 manual

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 1 Product G uide Februa ry 2011 IBM Sy stem x3620 M3 Product Overview CONTE NTS Product O verv iew 1 Selling Fe atures 2 Key Featur es 4 Key Optio ns 1 1 x3620 M 3 Image[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 2 x362 0 M3 is desig ned fo r sup erio r upt i m e. If you need h ighly m anageable, du al-socket/mult i-core comp uting power in a bu dget rack-d ense pack age, the x36[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 3 M anage abil ity / Security Powerful syst e m s m anagem ent features simplify local and re m ote managem ent of t he x3620 M3: • T he x3620 M3 in cludes an Inte gra[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 4 • Temperatur e-controll ed f ans ad just t o co m pens a te f or ch angin g thermal c haracterist ics. At th e lower s peeds th ey draw less p ower and suffe r le ss[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 5 • 80W 4-core X eon 56 00 series m odel E5606 ru nning at 2. 13GHz, wi t h reduced power d raw and im pressive p erf orm ance/ w att ( 20W per c ore; 4.8GTps QP I s p[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 6 DDR3 M emory with Chi pkill ECC Protec ti on T he x362 0 M3 s hips with registered d ouble dat a rate III (DDR3) m e mory and provides Act iv e Memory f eat ures, incl[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 7 six 2 GB s i ngle -rank DI MM s by 7 % for SP E Cjbb2005. D ual-rank D IMMs are also bet ter th an quad- rank DIMMs bec ause quad-rank DIMM s w ill cause the memory sp[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 8 assist ) stand ard, and sup port an opt ional ServeRAI D-BR10il v2 , ServerRAID -M1015 , Serv eRA ID- M 501 4, or ServeRAI D-M5015 S AS/SA T A controller, to enhan ce [...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 9 Dual-Port Gi gabit Ethernet Control ler T he x362 0 M3 in cludes one dual-p ort int egrated Intel 8 257 5 Gigab it Eth ernet cont rolle r standard , for up to 10X high[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 10 • H o t-swap, red undant h ard disk dr ives ( w ith RAID protect ion)—m odel-speci f ic • Op t ional hot- swap, redu ndant po wer supplie s Other Featur es • [...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 11 investm ent b y reducing support cos ts , increasing ava ilabil ity and simp lif ying m anage m ent w ith int egrated sup port for your m ultiprod uct, mu l tivendor [...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 12 lowering your overal l dat a center support costs. It does th is by inventorying all comp onents, t hen addin g up the total power dra w and t racking th e u sage. It[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 13 adapt er slot, instead u sing a dedic ated connect or on th e mot herboard. ServeR A I D Controllers — S ystem x s erv ers usin g Serve RA ID t echnol og y allow c [...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 14 Inside V iew Rear View IBM System x 3620 M3 Specifications M achi ne ty pe 7376-22x, 32x, 42x/44 x, 52x, 6 2x / 64x, A 2x, B2x, D2x Form factor 2U Processor ty pes (s[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 15 IBM System x 3620 M3 Specifications 2.66G H z X56 50 (62 x/64x); 2.8GHz X 566 0 (CTO); 3.06G H z X56 75 (CT O) 2.26G H z E56 07 (B2x), 2.4GHz E 562 0 (42x/44 x ), 2.5[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 16 IBM System x 3620 M3 Specifications Online hot-s pare me mory sup ported No M emory mirroring su pported / # of DIM M sockets r eserved for mirroring Yes / 1 chann el[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Informa tion section for i mportan t notice s and informat ion. 17 Fabric ac celeration standard None # of Gig abi t Ethernet p orts 2 Emulex 1 0GbE Integr ated Virtua l Fabric Adapter f or IBM 2 p orts available vi a CTO # of RS485 [...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Infor mat ion se cti o n for importan t no tices and inf o rmat ion. 18 The Bottom Line T he IB M Syst e m x3620 M3 is an extrem ely en ergy efficient , p ow erful syst e m , inc orporating sign if ic antly redes igned m anag ement t[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Infor mat ion se cti o n for importan t no tices and inf o rmat ion. 19 • Toolless ch assis an d toolless sl id e desig n Server Comparison Ch art T he follo w ing t able shows t he sugg es t ed uses for th e resp ec tive I BM S ys[...]

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    A cost-optim ized storag e-rich alt ernative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-soc ket servers Please see the Le gal Infor mat ion se cti o n for importan t no tices and inf o rmat ion. 20 For Mo re I nformation IBM System x Serve rs http:// ibm.com /s ystem s/x IBM Systems Director S ervi ce and Sup port Manag er http:// ibm.com /supp ort/e l e c [...]