IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG10-0267
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• Offers integrated XA-64e chipsets for using off-the-shelf DIMMs
• Provides better memory reliability to support in-memory databases
• Increases availability by detecting and helping to correct single-bit, 2-bit, 3-bit,
and 4-bit memory errors
IBM Director CD
with 20 agent license proofs of entitlement includes support for
the IBM System x3690 X5 server.
IBM System x3690 X5 server description
High-performance server subsystems
The new x3690 X5 Virtualized System and MAX5 servers are high-throughput,
scalable SMP-capable, 6-core Xeon-based servers. They deliver excellent scalability
for adding memory, adapter cards, or multiple processors.
Models powered with 6-core and 8-core Intel Xeon processors that use 64-byte
cache lines. EMT64T architecture supports 64-bit extensions. Two connectors for
Xeon MP processors are standard on the system board. High-speed PC3-10600 ECC
SDRAM provides excellent processor-to-memory subsystem performance.
The x3690 X5 Virtualized System and MAX5 system architecture is fine tuned and
engineered to optimize the powerful Xeon processors. This architecture consists of
the following components:
• Two 6-core Xeon processors; MAX5 one 8-core Xeon processor
• System memory cards with Intel Scalable Memory Buffers
• Intel 7500 host-bridge I/O controllers
These Xeon processors use Intel QuickPath Interconnect buses for external
operations. Each processor supports four independent buses to the memory, for a
total of 16 GB/s of potential memory bandwidth per CPU.
High-availability and serviceability features
Many enterprise on demand environments run around the clock to supply
information around the globe. These environments require ruggedly dependable
servers designed with features that can tolerate a component failure without total
shutdown. x3690 X5 Virtualized System and MAX5 servers pack numerous fault-
tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, rack-optimized package
that helps significantly reduce the space needed to support massive network
computing operations.
Features include:
• Four 5.0 Gb PCIE I/O (two x8 low profile, two x8 standard) sockets
• Up to 16 Serial Attach SCSI (SAS) HDD bays
• ECC DIMMs combined with an integrated advanced ECC memory controller with
fourth-generation Chipkill support to correct many single-bit, 2-bit, 3-bit, and 4-
bit memory errors to minimize disruption of service to LAN clients
• Memory ProteXion and memory mirroring
• Memory hardware scrubbing to correct many soft memory errors automatically
without software intervention downtime
• PFA on HDD options, memory, processors, power supply, and fans, in conjunction
with IBM Director, to help alert the system administrator of an imminent
component failure
• Up to six 675-watt power supplies (4-server and 2-MAX5) can be installed
to support typical configuration redundancy or full configurations requiring
redundancy when operating with 240 V ac
• Hot-swap, multispeed fans to provide cooling redundancy and enable individual
fan replacement without powering down the server, plus one fan in each of the
hot-swap power supplies
