| Feature |
Benefits |
| Rack-optimized 1U |
- Provides high-density performance for space-constrained data centers
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| High performance, energy-efficient quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors (up to 8 MB cache) leveraging QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology |
- Reduce cost with outstanding performance per-watt computing with power-efficient Intel Core Microarchitecture
- Improves productivity through higher processing performance
- Up to 1333 MHz front-side bus speeds information access within the system
- Quad-core processing provides significant performance gains over dual core
- Delivers ultimate processor performance with eight cores using optimized L2 cache
- Maximize multi-threaded applications for faster concurrent execution
- Large cache size yields more transaction processing
- Lowers overall system power requirements
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| Fast 1333 MHz, fully-buffered DDR-3 RDIMM memory with 16 DIMM slots (up to 128 GB max memory) |
- Memory scalability ideal for compute-intensive, general business applications and virtualized environments
- Match the high-performance speed of the Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors with new-generation, high-performance DDR-3 RDIMM memory, improving performance by transmitting 8 bits of data in one clock cycle
- DDR-3 memory operates at 1.5 V power, which is 17% lower than previous generation memory thermal design
- Ability to transfer I/O data at eight times the speed of the memory cell it contains, enabling faster bus speeds and higher peak throughput than previous generation memory
- Memory mirroring provides customers the capability to increase system and application reliability by allowing the system to continue operating even if a memory DIMM fails
- Interleaved memory to improve application performance
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| Support for the VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor (optional) |
- Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-independent and is designed to optimize virtualization performance
- Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pre-tested and optimized hardware configurations
- Optimized for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM
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| Support for up to six 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA (SATA) HDDs or solid-state drives (SSDs) |
- Provides a range of affordable storage solutions to meet todays storage needs and tomorrows expansion requirements
- High-capacity, high-performance 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs are the most robust drive choice to power your enterprise servers and storage solutions
- Support for optional 32 GB or 50 GB solid-state drives (SSDs), featuring no moving parts for improved reliability and performance
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| Two PCI-Express (x16) Gen 2 slotsone half-length, full-height and one low-profile (each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser option) |
- Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
- Choice of utilizing existing PCI-X adapters during the transition to the PCI-Express standard
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| Support for PCI-Express |
- Standard PCI-Express allows customers to achieve faster interconnect speeds than PCI-X 133 MHz
- Customers can choose a PCI-X riser card to support their PCI-X adapters. The PCI-X riser card can be ordered instead of the standard PCI-Express riser card
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| Optional RAID-0, -1, -1E with IBM ServeRAID-BR10i controller |
- Enhances system availability and data protection by supporting SAS hard disk drive RAID without using a PCI slot
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| Optional RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -50 (with additional option -6, -60) with IBM ServeRAID-M5015 or ServeRAID-M5014 SAS/SATA controller
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- Take high availability to your HDDs without sacrificing performance with RAID-5
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| Optional Hardware RAID Encryption with IBM ServeRAID-MR10is Vault controller |
- New hardware-based encryption protects sensitive customer data and helps avoid public exposure and loss of customers
- Delivers higher performance versus software-based solutions such as MS BitLocker and is harder to hack
- Four keys deliver various levels of security
- OS independent, supporting SAS or SATA HDDs
- Helps lower TCO by lessening cost of drive disposal
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| IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager |
- IBM Director 6.1 is a comprehensive systems management platform that helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities
- IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager helps provide advanced power notification and control, monitor power consumption and achieve lower heat output and decreased cooling costs
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| IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling |
- Helps maintain a healthy system by keeping internal components cool
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| TCP-IP Offload Engine (standard) |
- Improves system performance by offloading protocol processing from CPU to a separate engine or code
- Standard feature at no additional charge
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| Snoop filters on Intel Core chipset |
- Improve application efficiency with snoop filters to boost processor performance
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| Hot-swap redundant power supplies |
- Increase system and application uptime by eliminating another potential point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply
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| Hot-swap redundant fan modules |
- Allow the server to continue operating even with fan failure
- Replacing fan modules is easy, without taking your server offline or out of the rack
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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 failing components inside the system
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| IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM) |
- Provides option for around-the-clock remote management capabilities
- Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
- Virtual Media Key for remote presence enablement (option)
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| Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet standard; two additional Gigabit ports (via option) |
- Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration
- Optional NIC does not use PCI-Express slot
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| Security/trusted computing technologies |
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation
- CRTM for secure boot
- MS BitLocker for full disk encryption
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| Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) |
- Common across all next-generation servers, this new BIOS is easy to configure and deploy
- Providing more funcationality than previous generation BIOS, it make servers more manageable by creating a common infrastructure for managing all machines
- Server efficiency is improved by providing a faster boot and restart of OS
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| Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty1 |
- Provides 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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