Feature |
Benefits |
2U rack |
- Provides expandability and high performance in a dense form factor
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High-performance, energy-efficient six-core Intel� Xeon� 5600 series processors (up to 12 MB L3 cache) leveraging QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology |
- Improves productivity through higher processing performance
- Reduces cost with outstanding performance per watt
- Up to 1333 MHz memory access speed
- Six-core processing provides significant performance gains
- Delivers ultimate processor performance with up to 12 cores using optimized L3 cache
- Maximizes multithreaded applications for faster concurrent execution
- Helps lower overall system energy requirements
- Large cache size yields more transaction processing
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Fast 1333 MHz, DDR-3 RDIMM memory with 18 DIMM slots (up to 192 GB RDIMMs� or 48 GB UDIMMs� via 12 slots) |
- Supports 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB1 DDR-3 RDIMMs with 18 slots or supports 2 GB or 4 GB� DDR-3 UDIMMs with 12 slots
- Memory scalability ideal for compute-intensive, general-business applications and virtualized environments
- Match the high performance speed of the Intel� Xeon� 5600 series processors with high-speed DDR-3 RDIMM or UDIMM memory
- DDR-3 memory operates at a lower power than previous generations, supports 1.5 V or 1.35 V memory DIMMs
- 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
- Interleaved memory to improve application performance
- Two DIMMs per channel at 1333 MHz supported on single-rank and dual-rank RDIMMs and UDIMMs
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Support for the VMware ESXi 4.0 embedded hypervisor (optional) |
- 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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Support for up to 16 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 today�s storage needs and tomorrow�s expansion requirements
- High-capacity, high-performance 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs provide robust drive choice to power your enterprise servers and storage solutions
- Support for optional 50 GB SSD with no moving parts for improved reliability and performance
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4 PCIe (4 x8) Gen 2 slots: 2x8 full length, full height; 1 x8 half length, full height; 1 x8 low profile. 4 x8 convertible to 2 x16 via optional risers. Also convertible to 2 PCI-X via optional risers |
- Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
- Option to utilize existing PCI-X adapters during the transition to the PCIe standard
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Support for PCIe |
- Standard PCIe allows faster interconnect speeds than PCI-X 133 MHz
- Choice of a PCI-X riser card to support their PCI-X adapters that can be ordered instead of the standard PCIe riser card
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Integrated with 3 Gbps or 6 Gbps RAID controller (model dependent) |
- Enhances system availability and data protection without using a PCI slot
- Choice of one of the following RAID adapters (model dependent):
- ServeRAID M1015 3 Gbps RAID-0, -1, -1E or
- ServeRAID M5014 6 Gbps RAID-0, -1, -10 (additional option RAID-5 with Self Encrypting Disk (SED) function) or
- ServeRAID M5015 6 Gbps RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -50 with 256 MB or 512 MB cache (additional option -6, -60 with SED function and additional optional battery backup)
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IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager� |
- IBM Systems Director 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, achieve lower heat output and decrease 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) |
- TOE 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 |
- Improves application efficiency to boost processor performance
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Hot-swap redundant power supplies and fan modules |
- Increases system and application uptime by eliminating another potential point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply
- Allows the server to continue operating even with a fan failure
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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 inside the system
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IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM) |
- Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
- Virtual Media Key provides for around-the-clock remote management capabilities (optional)
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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 PCIe 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
- Microsoft� bit locker for full disk encryption
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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) |
- Common across all IBM next-generation servers, this new BIOS is easy to configure and deploy
- Provides more functionality than previous generation BIOS and facilitates greater manageability through a common infrastructure for managing all machines
- Server efficiency is improved by a faster boot and restart of OS
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3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty |
- 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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