| Feature |
Benefits |
| Innovative shallow-depth design |
- Reduced footprint to maximize data center density
- Form factor reduces airflow needed, resulting in less power draw for cooling
- iDataPlex rack provides 84 servers, switches and PDUs in a standard 42U enterprise rack footprint
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| Power efficiency |
- Innovative design minimizes power required for cooling
- Dual-zone, high-efficiency power supply to maximize power conversion and reduce stranded power
- Power-optimized 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 maximize compute, I/O or storage densitymix configurations for a tailored dense solution in an iDataPlex rack
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| Serviceability |
- All iDataPlex servers and options have front access, no need to go behind the rack
- Servers and GPUs are independently serviceable
- Light path diagnostic LEDs help pinpoint hardware issues quickly
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| Management |
- Optional IBM IMM enables full remote management
- Optional rack management appliance enables administration of up to 256 servers
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| Solution integration |
- 2x PCIe 16-slot performance for 2 NVIDIA M1060, M2050, M2070 or M2070-Q GPUs per server, with high-speed networking without compromising density
- 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 5600 series; up to 12 MB cache |
- 32nm 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
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| Storage performance and density |
- Maximum 6 Gbps SAS local storage performance and up to 10.0 TB storage per 2U Flex chassis, 24.0 TB per 3U storage chassis
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| I/O flexibility |
- Integrated 2 PCIe x16 electrical/x16 mech (Gen 2), 1 x8 PCIe options for high-speed networking and internal RAID capable
- Flexibility of network topology without compromising density
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