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x3755 M3 Specifications 

Machine type

 

7164-22x, 42x, 62x

 

Form factor

 

2U 

Processor type

 

12-core

 AMD Opteron

  

(61xx 

Series

2.2GHz 

6174 (62x), 

2.3GHz

 6176SE (via 

CTO)

 

8-core

 AMD Opteron

  

(61xx 

Series

1.8GHz 

6124HE (cia CTO), 

2.0GHz 6128

 

(22x),

 2.3GHz 6134

 (42x) 

Maximum processor power draw 

137W

 (105W average)—

6176SE via CTO 

115W

 (80W average)---

22x, 42x, 62x 

79W

 (65W average)—

6124HE via CTO 

Maximum power draw per core 

14.4W

 

(22x, 42x) 

11.4W

 

(6176SE) 

9.9W

 

(6124HE) 

9.6W

 

(62x) 

HyperTransport link speed

 

3.2GHz

 coherent (among processors); 

2.6GHz

 noncoherent (between processors and 

I/O) 

# of processors standard / maximum

 

2 / 4 (22x, 42x, 62x) 

Internal L2 / L3 processor cache

 

512B L2

 per core 

12MB L3

 (shared by all cores) 

Chipset

 

AMD SR5690 and SP5100 

Standard memory

5

 

16GB

 (4 x 4GB)—62x

 

8GB

 (2 x 2GB)—22x, 42x

 

Maximum memory

 

256GB

 

                                               

 

5

 Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component 

available. 

Processor / 
Heatsink 

DIMMs 

Adapter 
Cage 

DIMMs 

Riser 
Card 

Adapter 
Slots 

Summary of Contents for System x3755 M3 7164

Page 1: ...adapter slots All models offer support for two or four processors and a choice of high performance hard disk drives with an internal storage capacity of up to 16TB eight 3 5 inch hot swap SATA drives or 4 8TB 2 four 3 5 inch hot swap SAS drives The integrated ServeRAID SAS Serial Attach SCSI SATA Serial attach ATA controller provides hardware based RAID 0 1 10 or RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support standard ...

Page 2: ...aw Up to 256GB of high speed DDR3 system memory 64GB per processor Three available high performance adapter slots one PCIe x16 one x8 one x4 in all models Hardware based support for RAID 0 1 10 upgradeable to RAID 5 50 is provided standard in most models Other models provide RAID 0 1 10 5 50 standard upgradeable with RAID 6 60 and battery backup The five USB 2 0 ports are up to 40X faster 3 than o...

Page 3: ...ut 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 and AES and a firmware firewall Temperature controlled hot swap redundant fans adjust to compensate for changing thermal characteristic...

Page 4: ... buffered memory Now a generation later DDR3 memory is even more efficient using 10 15 less energy than DDR2 memory The x3755 M3 supports up to 32 DIMMs with 8 DIMM slots assigned to each processor four memory channels with two DIMM slots and one memory controller per channel Therefore a 2 processor system is limited to 16 DIMMs Four processors are required to use all 32 DIMM slots Memory types su...

Page 5: ...s are available for added throughput and increased system availability Ultra Efficient Cooling Strategically located fans combined with efficient airflow paths provide highly effective system cooling for the x3755 M3 The server includes five hot swap fans standard These offer failover capability In addition each power supply contains a fan The system contains two cooling zones Zone 1 incorporating...

Page 6: ... operating systems to access the security features of this module TCG V1 2 compliant Five USB 2 0 ports Provides flexibility to add high speed external devices The USB 2 0 specification supports up to 480Mbps transfer rates Note Not all USB 2 0 devices are capable of achieving this rate Two ports are provided on the front of the server two are on the back and 1 is internal to support an optional f...

Page 7: ...remotely that would otherwise require a visit to each system These tasks may include such things as formatting a hard disk drive updating system firmware or deploying a Windows or Linux operating system Text and Graphical Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view system text messages and graphics over serial or LAN Predictive Failure Analysis PFA is designed to allow th...

Page 8: ...th fast 1333MHz memory access reduces memory latency and facilitates the movement of data through the processor and I O devices Note System performance depends not only on the number of processors in the server but also on the power and functionality of each processor Adding additional processors may be a cost effective way to achieve significant performance improvements Memory Memory is a signifi...

Page 9: ...rly the IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 6 60 support to the M5015 x3755 M3 Images Front View Rear View PCIe Slots Video Port HS Redundant Power Supplies USB Ports Serial Port 10 100 Ethernet Port for BMC Gb Ethernet Ports Hexagonal Ventilation Holes Status LEDs USB Ports 8 Hot Swap SAS SATA Bays Pop Out Light Path Diagnostics Panel Optional Optical Drive Light Path Diagnos...

Page 10: ...rage 22x 42x 62x 79W 65W average 6124HE via CTO Maximum power draw per core 14 4W 22x 42x 11 4W 6176SE 9 9W 6124HE 9 6W 62x HyperTransport link speed 3 2GHz coherent among processors 2 6GHz noncoherent between processors and I O of processors standard maximum 2 4 22x 42x 62x Internal L2 L3 processor cache 512B L2 per core 12MB L3 shared by all cores Chipset AMD SR5690 and SP5100 Standard memory5 1...

Page 11: ...ndard None of optical drives standard None of diskette drives standard None optional external USB Internal tape drives supported No Disk drive technology Hot swap SAS SATA Integrated disk controller 8 port SAS RAID of disk drives supported per port 1 External disk drives supported Yes via adapter Integrated RAID controller standard ServeRAID M1015 x8 PCIe no cache RAID 0 1 10 optional RAID 5 22x 4...

Page 12: ...Cable Management Arm provided standard Maximum altitude 7 000 ft 2 133 m Operating temperature range 50 95º F 10 35º C up to 3 000 ft 914 4 m 50 90º F 10 32º C 3 000 ft to 7 000 ft 914 4m to 2 133m Dimensions HWD weight 3 43 87mm H 17 56 446mm W 28 64 727 5mm D without front panel 29 4 747mm D with front panel 48 6 minimum 72 7 lb maximum 22 33 kg Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows Serv...

Page 13: ...t two rear one internal for a hypervisor or tape drive Optional high performance RAID controllers Four available adapter slots One x16 x16 7 PCIe Gen 2 slot 16GBps Two x8 x8 8 PCIe Gen 2 slot 8GBps One x8 x4 9 PCIe Gen 2 slots 4GBps Optional integrated optical drive Manageability Serviceability and Availability IBM Systems Director systems management software including among others IBM Systems Dir...

Page 14: ... Modeling Simulation 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 High Performance DB 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 Business Intelligence 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 Search 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 Content 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 Communities 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 Commerce 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 Collaboration 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 ERP SCM 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 CRM 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 Best Hosted Client 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Point of Sale 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 Br...

Page 15: ...s or services do not imply that IBM intends to make them available in all countries in which IBM operates IBM PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this...

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