| Feature |
Benefits |
| 2U rack form factor |
- Provides high performance and capacity in a dense form factor
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| Latest high-performance 8-core/12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series processors |
- 8- and 12-core processing provides increased compute performance
- Delivers up to 1333 MHz memory performance at all CPU levels
- Up to 48 cores in a 2U form factor provides superior performance for Java, HPC, and midtier database workloads
- Increased core density helps reduce infrastructure and management costs and complexity
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| Fast 1333 MHz, DDR-3 UDIMM/RDIMM memory with 32 DIMM slots (up to 512 GB of memory) |
- Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB high-performance memory
- Cost-effective memory scalability ideal for growing midsized workloads
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| Support for up to eight 3.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives, or up to six 3.5" simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, for up to 16 TB of local storage capacity |
- Provides a range of affordable storage solutions to meet todays storage needs and tomorrows expansion requirements
- Generous local storage facilitates data-intensive workloads
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| Optional support for the VMware ESXi 4.1 embedded hypervisor |
- Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-independent and designed to optimize virtualization performance
- Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pretested and optimized hardware configurations
- Optimized for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM
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| 4 PCIe slots: 1 x16 full-length, full-height Gen 2; 1 x8 half-length, low-profile; 1 x4 half-length, low-profile Gen 2; 1 dedicated RAID |
- Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
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| Integrated quad Gb Ethernet ports standard, 10 Gb Ethernet NICs and Mellanox IB optional |
- Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration
- Optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs provide greater network bandwidth
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| 5x USB ports (2x front, 2x rear, 1x internal) |
- Provides easy connectivity to multiple peripheral devices and integrated hypervisor
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| Optional slimline optical drive (SATA interface) |
- Provides optional support for optical devices
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| 6 Gbps RAID-0, -1, -10 standard, upgradeable to hardware RAID-5 |
- Enhances system availability and data protection
- Provides options for more aggressive RAID protection
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| 1100-watt hot-swap power supplies; optional 2+1 redundancy |
- Hot-swappable components improve serviceability
- Redundant power supplies improve availability
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| Standard hot-swap redundant fan modules, optional non-redundant fan modules |
- Hot-swappable components improve serviceability
- Redundant fan modules improve availability
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| IBM Systems Director |
- Provides a comprehensive systems management platform that can help increase uptime, reduce costs, and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities
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| Remote management via KVM over IP |
- Enables around-the-clock remote management capabilities
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| Drop-down light path diagnostics panel |
- Gives information about a failing component without interrupting system operation
- Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically reduce service time
- Provides a lighted path to the failing component within the system
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| 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty |
- Provides investment protection and peace of mind for an extended period of time
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| IBM ServerGuide software |
- Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers
- Gets your server up and running faster
- Simplifies installation and configuration of your IBM System x servers
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