| Feature |
Benefits |
| Innovative half-depth design |
- Reduced footprint to maximise data centre density
- Form factor reduces airflow needed, resulting in less power draw for cooling
- iDataPlex rack provides 84 servers, switches and PDUs in a standard enterprise rack footprint
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| Power efficiency |
- Innovative design minimises power required for cooling
- Dual-zone, high-efficiency power supply to maximise power conversion
- Power-optimised components at every level to ensure maximum efficiency throughout
- IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager support allows for power monitoring and capping
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| Flexibility |
- Each chassis is independently configurable to maximise compute, I/O or storage density mix configurations for a tailored solution in an iDataPlex rack
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| Serviceability |
- All iDataPlex servers have front access, no need to go behind the rack
- Servers are independently serviceable
- Light path diagnostic Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) help pinpoint hardware issues quickly
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| Management |
- Optional IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM) enables full remote management
- Optional rack management appliance enables administration of up to 256 servers
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| Solution integration |
- iDataPlex is delivered fully configured, ready to be powered up and connected to the network for minimal deployment time and effort
- Factory integrated and tested prior to shipment and installed by IBM
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| Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series (quad-core); up to 8 MB cache |
- 45nm architecture with integrated memory control provides superior performance
- Turbo mode increases operating speed automatically
- Three full-duplex memory channel design enables maximum throughput
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| Fast DDR-3 memory (up to 1333 MHz) |
- Match the improved DDR-3 memory performance with Intel Xeon processors for a new level of computing power
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| Up to 5.0 TB storage per 2U Flex chassis, 12.0 TB per 3U storage chassis |
- Maximum storage density for Web search applications and content streaming
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| I/O flexibility |
- PCI-Express x16 electrical/x16 mech (Gen 2), 2 x8 PCI-Express options for high-speed networking and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) capabilities
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