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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Product Guide September 2008 IBM System x3650 Product Overview CONTENTS Product Over view 1 Selling Features 2 Key Features 4 Key Options 11 x3650 Images 12 x3650 Specifications 13 The Bottom Lin e 16 For More Information 18 L ega[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Selling Features Price/Performance The x3650 offers numerous features to boos t performance and reduce product and o perating costs: • Up to two quad- or dual-c ore Xeon processors with high-end 1333MHz or 1066MHz front side bus[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Manageability Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of t he x3650: • The x3650 includes a Baseboard Manageme nt Controller (BMC) to monitor server availability, perform Predictive Failure Anal[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does. Key Features High-Performance Xeon Processors The x3650 supports up to two high-performance In tel Xeon processors, allowing you to upgrade to a second processor as busi[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Data is written concurrently to both channels. If a DIMM fails in one of the DIMMs in the primar y channel, it is instantly disabled and the mirrored (backup) memory in the other chan nel becomes active (primary) until the failing[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments The hot-swap SAS drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other IBM System x ™ and IBM eServer ™ xSeri es ® systems. If you need more storage space, terab yte capacities are possible with external direct-atta[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments TOE helps improve overall system performance by offloading TCP/ IP protocol processing from the system microprocessor to the onboard Ethernet TOE p rocessor. The controllers also support highly se cure remote p ower management usi[...]
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A highly available and ex pandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments • Toolless chassis — The cover can be opene d without tools, and many components can be removed and replaced without tools, incl uding the CD-RW/DVD combo drive, hot-s wap HDDs, plus PCI, PCI-X and PCI-E adapters, as well as th[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments mouse) switch boxes and other components you n eed, as well as the proper airflow clearances, electrical circui ts and other environmental conditions. IBM System x and BladeCe nter Power Configurator helps IT ma nagers plan for da[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments • Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions The BMC alerts IBM Systems Director to anomal ous environmental factors, such as voltage and thermal conditions—even if the server has failed. The x3650 also supports an option[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Key Options IBM options for System x servers help you take your servers to a higher level You can rely on System x options to suppl y a complete solution for your business needs. Options help you create an optimized server s ystem[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Storage and TotalStorage host bus adapters. External Storage — The IBM TotalStora ge DS3000, DS4000, DS 6000, and DS8000 series, as well as the System Storage DS4000, N3000, N500 0, and N7000 series, comprise a powerful and broa[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Interior View Hot-Swap Fans Hot-Swap Power Supplies 12 DIMM Slots x3650 Specifications Machine type 7979-2xX/2xY, 4xX/4xY, 5xX/5xY, 7xX/7xY, BxX/ BxY, JxX/JxY, LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY Form factor 2U Dual-core Xeon (E52xx/X52xx) 1.86GHz E[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications Standard / maximum me mory 8 2GB (2 x 1GB) / 48GB (BxX/BxY , JxX/JxY, LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY 1GB (2 x 512MB) / 48GB (2xX/2xY, 4xX/4xY, 5xX/5xY, 7xX/7xY) Standard me mory ty pe Fully buffered PC2-5300 ( 667M Hz ) DDR[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications # of PCI-E physical x8/electrical x4 slots (2GBps) 2 Tw o low-profile/full-length (Slots 3 & 4) # of PCI-E x1 slots (500MBps) None # of PCI-X/133 slots (1GBps) None (2 optional, in place of the 2 PCI-E ful[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications Windows 2000 Server (Standard/Enterprise Editions), RHEL 3/4 32/64-bit, SLES 9 32/64-bit, Novell Open Enterprise Server (NetWare 6.5), VM ware ESX Server 2.5/3.0 Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and l[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments IBM Software Distribution IBM System Availability • Integrated Baseboard M anagement Controller (BMC): IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control Text console redirecti on systems managemen[...]
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A highly available and ex pandabl e, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments For More Informatio n IBM System x and xSeries Servers ibm.com /systems/x Electronic Service Agent ibm.com /support/electronic IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurato r ibm.com /systems/bladecenter/po werconfig Standalone S[...]