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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Toolless
cover removal
provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly,
the Virtual Media Key and the
ServeRAID
controller can be installed and replaced without
tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3650 M2.
Additionally,
hot-swap/redundant HDDs, fan modules
and
power supplies
, as well as
online mirrored
memory, mean greater system uptime while these components are being
serviced.
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New
toolless slides
ship with the server, together with a
Cable Management Arm (CMA)
,
that allows the rack server to easily slide into place
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IBM
Thermal Diagnostics
allows the administrator to evaluate thermal data on the server
without taking the hardware offline. This can provide greater server uptime.
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The
drop-down light path diagnostics panel
and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the
technician to failed (or failing) components. This simplifies servicing, speeds up problem
resolution and helps improve network availability.
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Integrated
3Gbps or 6 Gbps RAID controller to enhance system availability and data
protection without using a PCIe slot.
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IPMI 2.0
supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This
allows an administrator to restart a server without having to visit it in person, saving travel time
and getting the server back up and running quickly and securely. It also adds new features to
those provided by IPMI 1.5, including
VLAN
support,
Serial over LAN
, enhanced
authentication and encryption algorithms (
RMCP+, SHA-1, AES
) and a
firmware firewall
.
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Altitude- and temperature-controlled fans
adjust to compensate for changing thermal
characteristics. At the lower speeds they draw less power and suffer less wear. Equally
important in a crowded data center, temperature-controlled fans produce less ambient noise in
the data center than if they were constantly running at full speed.
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The
three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty
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helps afford you peace of mind
and greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does.
Key Features
High-Performance Xeon 5500 Series Processors
The x3650 M2 supports up to two high-performance Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors, allowing
you to upgrade to a second processor as your business needs require. The x3650 M2 offers a
choice of processor clock rates, memory access speeds and energy draw, including:
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95W four-core
Xeon models
X5550
,
X5560,
or
X5570
running at 2.66, 2.8, or 293GHz,
respectively,
with impressive
performance/watt (
23.75W
per core;
6.4Gtbps
QPI speed)
,
8MB
of L3 processor cache,
1333MHz
memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology
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60W four-core
Xeon
low-voltage
models
or
L5530*
running
at 2.26GHz or 2.4GHz,
respectively, with
low power draw
and
impressive
performance/watt (only
15W
per core;
5.86Gtps
QPI speed)
, and
8MB
of shared
L3
cache,
1066MHz
memory access, and Intel
Turbo Boost technology
•
80W four-core
Xeon models
E5520, E5530,
or
E5540
running at 2.26, 2.4, or 2.53GHz,
respectively, with
reduced power draw
and
impressive
performance/watt (only
20W
per core;
5.86Gtps
QPI speed)
,
8MB
of L3 processor cache,
1066MHz
memory access, and Intel Turbo
Boost technology
•
60W four-core
Xeon
low-voltage
model
L5506
running
at 2.13GHz, with
low power draw
and
impressive
performance/watt (only
15W
per core;
4.8Gtps
QPI speed)
,
4MB
of L3 processor
cache, and
800MHz
memory access
•
80W four-core
Xeon models
E5504
or
E5506
running at 2.0 or 2.13GHz, respectively, with
reduced power draw
and impressive
performance/watt (only
20W
per core;
4.8Gtps
QPI
speed)
,
4MB
of L3 processor cache, and
800MHz
memory access
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80W
two-core Xeon model
E5502
running at 1.86GHz, with
reduced power draw (
40W
per
core;
4.8Gtp
s QPI speed)
,
4MB
of L3 processor cache and
800MHz
memory access
With the Xeon 5500 Series processors, Intel has diverged from its traditional Symmetric
Multiprocessing (SMP) architecture to a Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architecture. The
Xeon 5500 processors are connected through a serial coherency link called QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI). QPI is capable of 6.4, 5.6 or 4.8 GT/s (gigatransfers per second), depending
on the processor model.
Two-core Xeon
processors contain
two complete processor cores
;
four-core
processors,
similarly, contain
four
cores. Some processors contain one
unified
cache
shared
by all cores,
while other processors have multiple
independent
caches (one per pair of cores). The shared
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426-2255. 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.
