Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and
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keep your fingers on the pulse of your e-business.
Processors
—Intel Xeon processors provide high clock rates, 4 to 6 cores, 64-bit extensions, and
advanced features for performance, availability and power management. Large cache size,
combined with fast
1333MHz
,
1066MHz
, or
800MHz
memory access and an integrated memory
controller reduce memory latency and facilitate the movement of data. (
Note:
System
performance depends not only on the number of processors in the server but also on the
frequency and functionality of each processor.) Adding a second processor may be a cost-
effective way to achieve significant performance improvements.
Memory
— Memory is a major factor in systems application performance. Adding more memory
to a System x server is one of the most effective ways to increase application performance.
For
best performance in a server with a
4-core
processor, there should be twice as much memory as
for a 2-core processor. A
6-core
processor should have three times as much memory as a 2-core
processor.
Hard Disk Drives
— IBM hard disk drives help you improve the transaction and cost performance
of your System x servers. The choice of hard disk drives can be a critical aspect of maximizing the
I/O throughput of the system. 2.5-inch
SAS
hard disk drives are available for the x3650 M3 with
capacities of
1TB
at
7,200
RPMs, up to
600GB
at
10K
RPMs, and up to
146.8GB
at
15,000
RPMs. 2.5-inch
SATA
HDDs are available in capacities up to
1TB
at
7,200
RPMs and
300GB
at
10K
RPMs.
Solid State Drives
— IBM solid-state drives offer high
IOPS
(I/O operations per second)
performance and the ultimate in reliability, with 3X the MTBF (mean time between failure) rate of
enterprise HDDs. IBM SSDs. are available in
50GB
capacities. They can be used as a highly
available boot drive, for storing disk images, or for other uses that stress read performance.
Power Supply
— The optional second power supply for the x3650 M3 enables redundancy for
hot-swap power. In addition, its design, up to
95%-efficient
, helps lower your energy bill for power
and cooling.
Virtual Media Key
— The x3650 M3 includes a plethora of systems management features built-in;
however, sometimes additional management capability is needed. In those situations, the Virtual
Media Key not only offers powerful new features, it does so without taking up a valuable PCI-X or
PCIe adapter slot, instead using a dedicated connector on the motherboard.
ServeRAID Controllers
— System x servers using ServeRAID technology allow companies to
build a reliable foundation for business-critical computing. IBM ServeRAID technology allows an
array consisting of multiple physical hard disk drives to be treated as one logical drive. ServeRAID
technology also allows data to be stored redundantly, across multiple hard disk drives—enhancing
both the integrity and the availability of the data. SAS and SATA ServeRAID controllers offer
enhanced performance due to onboard processors and cache. Because IBM ServeRAID
controllers can help significantly improve data transfer rates, this technology is extremely effective
when implementing demanding, transaction-oriented applications. By employing the advanced
fault tolerance of IBM ServeRAID technology, companies can effectively implement networked
business systems that require large amounts of storage space for data and applications that must
be available for their businesses to continue operating.
The
ServeRAID-BR10il
v2
SAS/SATA Controller
offers
RAID-0/1/1E
support, with up to
3Gbps
per SAS port. The IBM
ServeRAID-M1015
,
x8 PCIe and
6Gbps
, offers
RAID-0/1/10
; optionally
RAID-5/50
with
SED
support. The IBM
ServeRAID-M5014
, x8 PCIe and
6Gbps
, provides
256MB
cache and
RAID-0/1/10/5/50
; optionally RAID-6/60 with SED, and battery backup. The IBM
ServeRAID-M5015
, x8 PCIe and
6Gbps
, includes
512MB
of battery-backed cache and
RAID-
0/1/10/5/50
; optionally
RAID-6/60
with
SED
.
For external storage, the
ServeRAID-M5025
controller provides
RAID-0/1/10/5/50
support and
512MB
of onboard cache and enables
connection to up to four IBM System Storage SAS/SATA expansion units (240 HDDs total). The
IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key
adds
RAID-5/50
and
SED
support to the
ServeRAID-M1015. Similarly, the
IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key
adds
RAID-6/60
with
SED
support to the M5014, M5015, and M5025. The
IBM ServeRAID M5000
Series Battery Key
adds
battery backup
support to the M5014 and CTO servers containing an
M5015 or M5025.
External Storage
— The
IBM
System Storage EXP810
and
EXP3000
expansion units, as well
as the
DS3000, DS4000, and DS8000
series storage subsystems and
N3000
,
N5000
,
N6000
, and
N7000
NAS systems comprise a powerful and broad shared storage family with integrated
management software designed to meet midrange and enterprise needs.
