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Superior performance/U in a 4-socket, 2U server

 

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–  Consistent firmware management across an entire product line 

  Integrated 

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2

 support. 

  IBM Systems Director

 

is provided for proactive systems management. It comes with a portfolio 

of tools, including 

IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager

 and others. In addition, IBM 

Systems Director offers extended systems management tools for additional server 
management and increased availability.  

 

Availability and Serviceability 

The x3755 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:  

  x3755 M3 servers support 

Chipkill-enabled 

memory DIMMs. Chipkill memory is up to 

16X

 

better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors. This can help reduce 
downtime caused by memory errors. 

  The x3755 M3 offers

 

online memory sparing 

for redundancy in the event of a noncorrectable 

memory failure. 

 

Toolless

 

cover removal

 provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly, 

the 

DIMMS

HDDs

system battery

, and 

adapters

 can be installed and replaced without 

tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3755 M3. 
Additionally, 

hot-swap/redundant HDDs, fan modules

 and 

power supplies

, as well as 

online memory sparing

,

 mean greater system uptime while these components are being 

serviced. 

  New 

toolless slides

 ship with the server, together with a 

Cable Management Arm (CMA)

that allow the rack server to easily slide into place 

  IBM 

Thermal Diagnostics

 allows the administrator to evaluate thermal data on the server 

without taking the hardware offline. This can provide greater server uptime. 

  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. 

 

Integrated

 

6Gbps

 RAID controller to enhance system availability and data. 

 

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+ 

and

 AES

) and a 

firmware firewall

 

Temperature-controlled hot-swap redundant 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. 

 

Hot-swap/redundant power supplies

 (two in a 2-processor system or three in a 4-processor 

system) for 

N+N

 or 

N+1

 redundancy. 

  The

 three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty

4

 helps afford you peace of mind 

and greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does. 

Key Features 

 

 

High-Performance Multi-Core Opteron Processors 

The x3755 M3 supports up to four high-performance 12- or 8-core AMD Opteron 6000 series 
processors in only 2U of rack space. The x3755 M3 offers a choice of processors: 

 

137W 

maximum (105W average) 

12-core

 AMD Opteron 

6176SE

 at 2.3Ghz with 64-bit 

extensions, 

extremely

 

low power draw per core

 (

11.4W

), 

6.4

 GTps (gigatransfers per second), 

1333MHz

 memory access, quad integrated memory controllers, and 

12MB

 of 

L3

 processor 

cache (

1MB

 per core)—available via CTO only 

 

115W 

maximum (80W average) 

12-core

 AMD Opteron 

6172

 at 2.2Ghz with 64-bit extensions, 

extremely

 

low power draw per core

 (

9.6W

), 

6.4

 GTps (gigatransfers per second), 

1333MHz

 

memory access, quad integrated memory controllers, and 

12MB

 of 

L3

 processor cache (

1MB

 

per core) 

 

115W 

maximum (80W average) 

8-core

 AMD Opteron 

6128

 or 

6134

 operating at 2.0 or 

2.3GHz (respectively), with 64-bit extensions, 

low power draw per core

 (

14.4W

), 

6.4

 GTps, 

1333MHz

 memory access, quad integrated memory controllers, and 

12MB

 of 

L3

 processor 

cache (

1.5MB

 per core) 

                                               

 

4

 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. 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. 

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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