Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and
expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket server
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Length of limited warranty
3 years (parts and labor)
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The Bottom Line
The IBM System x3650 M3 is an extremely energy efficient, powerful system, incorporating
significantly redesigned management tools and abundant IBM-unique innovations:
Price/Performance
•
High-throughput processors
— Up to two
2.4
to
3.46GHz 6-core
,
1.6GHz
to
3.6GHz
4-core
, or
1.86GHz
to
2.13GHz
low-voltage
4-core
or
2.26GHz
low-voltage
6-core
Xeon
5600
series
processors
•
Energy-efficient low-voltage processors
—
40W 4-core
and
60W 6-core
Xeon 5600 series
processors
•
Hyper Threading Technology
for up to
12
processor cores and
24
threads total (processor-
specific)
•
Turbo Boost Technology
for a performance boost when not all cores are in use (processor-
specific)
•
64-bit extensions
(EM64T)
•
Large cache
—
12MB
of L3 processor cache (processor-specific)
•
Fast memory
— Registered
PC3-10600 DDR III
ECC DIMMs standard, operating at
1333MHz
,
1066MHz
or
800Mhz
(depending on processor model and memory configuration); supports 2
DIMMs per channel at 1333MHz
•
Fast disk technology
— Supports high-performance SAS drives that provide high density/high
reliability and allow you to scale up as your business grows.
•
High IOPS SSDs
— Solid-state drives offer significantly higher I/O operations per second than
HDDs
•
Fast communications
— Integrated
dual Gigabit Ethernet
controllers standard supporting
load-balancing
and
failover
, as well as
TOE
acceleration
; two additional integrated NICs
optional
•
Fast I/O
— Four
PCIe
x8
adapter slots (replaceable with two x16 PCIe or two PCI-X/133 slots)
Flexibility
•
Large memory capacity
— Up to
192GB
of registered DDR3 DIMMs, in
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DIMM slots
•
Up to
16
2.5-inch hot-swap
SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs or
simple-swap
SSDs
•
Choice of disk storage
— Up to
16TB
of internal SAS/SATA storage,
800GB
of internal solid-
state storage
•
High-performance external expansion
—
Five
480Mbps
USB 2.0
ports (two front, two rear, one
internal for optional USB key with hypervisor; one additional USB port included with the optional
Tape Enablement Kit
•
Slotless hardware-based
3Gbps
RAID-0/1/1E
,
or
6Gbps
RAID
-
0/1/10
or
RAID-0/1/10/5/50
standard
•
Four
available
adapter slots:
Four
x8
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PCIe
Gen 2 slots (8GBps)
An optional riser card containing
one
x16 PCIe Gen 2
slot can replace each of the two riser
cards
An optional riser card containing
one
133MHz PCI-X
slot can replace each of the two riser
cards
•
Optional
DVD-RW
drive
•
Choice of
3
power supplies standard (
460W
,
675W
,
675W high-efficiency
, plus an
optional
675W DC
(replaces standard AC power supplies)
•
Two video ports
(one on the front and one on the back)
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
•
IBM Systems
Director
systems management software, including (among others):
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
IBM Service and Support Manager
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For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800-
426-2255. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as
ServerProven or ClusterProven. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a
technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in
which this product is sold.
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The x8 slots can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x8 throughput, respectively.
