background image

Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and 
expandable, rack-dense, 1U dual-socket server

 

Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 

20 

 

Solid-state drives 

as a high-reliability alternative to internal storage (with up to three times 

the MTBF of spinning disk drives) 

 

Ultra-efficient cooling

 incorporating 

Calibrated Vectored Cooling 

features and 

hot-

swap/redundant fan modules 

  Standard or optional

 hot-swap/redundant power supplies

 (model-specific)

 

 

Light path diagnostics

 (front LED panel, pop-out/drop-down light path panel) 

  Optional Virtual Media Key daughter card (no slot required) 

 

Supports 

LDAP

 and 

SSL

 industry standards 

 

Toolless chassis

 and 

toolless slide

 design; integrated 

Cable Management Arm

 

 

 

Server Comparison Chart

 

The following table shows the suggested uses for the respective IBM System x rack-optimized servers, including comparisons of the 
uses for which each server is best suited: 

Important

Nice to Have

Can do without

1

2

3

Best

Better

Good

Theme

Key Workloads

S

c

a

la

b

ilit

y

F

lo

a

tin

g

 P

o

in

P

e

rfo

rm

a

n

c

e

M

e

m

o

ry

 

T

h

ro

u

g

h

p

u

t

In

te

g

e

P

e

rfo

rm

a

n

c

e

I/O

 a

n

d

 S

to

ra

g

e

D

e

n

s

ity

H

ig

h

 A

v

a

ila

b

ilit

y

S

y

s

te

m

s

 

M

a

n

a

g

e

m

e

n

t

S

e

c

u

rit

y

D

is

tri

b

u

te

d

 

D

e

p

lo

y

m

e

n

t

x

3

2

5

0

   

   

   

   

M

3

x

3

5

5

0

   

   

   

   

M

3

x

3

6

5

0

   

   

   

  

M

3

x

3

6

9

0

   

   

   

  

X

5

x

3

7

5

5

x

3

8

5

0

   

   

   

   

X

5

x

3

9

5

0

   

   

   

   

  

X

5

Cluster / HPC

3

1

1

2

2

1

3

3

3

3

      

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

      

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

Branch Office

2

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

2

1

      

Virtualization

1

2

2

2

1

2

1

1

2

3

      

Business Continuity

2

3

3

3

1

2

2

1

2

2

      

Database

2

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

2

3

      

Email/Collaboration

2

3

2

1

2

2

1

1

2

2

      

Security

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

3

      

Web Serving

3

2

2

2

3

1

2

1

3

3

      

File & Print

2

3

2

3

1

2

2

1

3

3

      

Rack-Optimized Servers

Requirements

Infrastructure 

Applications

Web 2.0 /

Web 3D

HPC

Business 

Applications

Содержание 7944E2U

Страница 1: ...UDIMM memory and provides Chipkill ECC Error Checking and Correcting protection for high performance and reliability For even higher levels of availability the x3550 M3 also offers memory mirroring Up to 4 integrated high speed Gigabit Ethernet controllers are available offering TOE TCP Offload Engine support on Microsoft Windows as are two high performance adapter slots PCIe x16 The x3650 M3 offe...

Страница 2: ...nction with IMM to govern fan rotation which can help save money at lower altitudes because the fans do not have to spin at high speed Two high speed PCIe x16 adapters Gen 2 slots offer investment protection by supporting high performance adapters such as 10Gb Ethernet Fibre Channel and InfiniBand cards none of which will run in older 33MHz and 66MHz conventional PCI slots The integrated ServeRAID...

Страница 3: ...bilities include Human readable event logs no more beep codes Complete setup solution by allowing adapter configuration function to be moved into UEFI Complete out of band coverage by Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup Integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support Intel Trusted Execution Technology TXT support for more secure processing and industry standard AES NI support for ...

Страница 4: ...memory access speeds and energy draw including 130W 6 core Xeon 5600 model X5680 running at 3 33GHz with impressive performance watt 21 67W per core 6 4GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology 95W 6 core Xeon 5600 models X5650 or X5670 running at 2 66 or 2 93GHz respectively with reduced draw and impressive performance watt...

Страница 5: ...core processors offer considerably higher performance than a same speed Xeon processor with 2 cores Turbo Boost Technology increases performance by translating the temperature power and current head room into higher frequency It will dynamically increase by 133MHz for short and regular intervals until the upper limit is met or the maximum possible upside for the number of active cores is reached T...

Страница 6: ...tion This huge improvement is mainly due to the dual integrated memory controllers and faster DDR3 1333MHz memory Throughput at 800MHz is 25 gigabytes per second GBps at 1066MHz it s 32GBps and at 1333MHz it s 35GBps This improvement translates into improved application performance and scalability Memory interleaving refers to how physical memory is interleaved across the physical DIMMs A balanced...

Страница 7: ...ing system support is required DDR3 memory is currently available in 2GB 4GB and 8GB RDIMMs or 2GB UDIMMs 16GB RDIMMs and 4GB UDIMMs are planned for 2Q 2010 DIMMs are installed individually not in pairs However for performance reasons in a 2 processor system it s best to install a DIMM per processor Maximum memory capacity and speed in 2 processor configurations include Memory Frequency DIMMs per ...

Страница 8: ...00GB 2 4TB maximum 2 5 inch Hot Swap or Simple Swap SSDs 50GB High IOPS 400GB maximum High I O Performance Offers up to 8X more IOPS than HDDs 67 33 read write OLTP transaction base mix Optimized for heavy mix of read and write operations such as transaction processing media streaming surveillance file copy logging backup recovery and business Intelligence Lower Cost IOPS Performance Yields better...

Страница 9: ...et TOE processor It also supports highly secure remote power management using IPMI 2 0 plus Wake on LAN and PXE Preboot Execution Environment flash interface Optional PCI adapters offering failover and load balancing between adapters are available for added throughput and increased system availability Integrated quad Gb Ethernet ports Up to four Gb Ethernet ports ideal for virtualization and I O i...

Страница 10: ...he IBM fans to run at lower speeds at lower altitudes Why not simply run the fans at 100 capacity all the time For several good reasons to reduce the ambient noise reduce the wear and tear on the fans and reduce the server power draw The reduction in ambient noise and power draw may be relatively minor for a single server but put dozens or hundreds in a data center and it can make a big difference...

Страница 11: ...nt Capabilities The x3550 M3 has a high level of systems management capabilities that are well suited to remote locations as well as to stand alone environments Features include UEFI IMM IBM ToolsCenter IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 Automatic Server Restart Wake on LAN support PXE support text console redirect Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM Systems Director The IMM provid...

Страница 12: ...gned so that no more than five minutes can pass before the server is restarted Wake on LAN permits the server to be remotely powered on if it has been shut off Once powered up the server can be controlled across the network using the Preboot Execution Environment PXE Like Wake on LAN PXE is system firmware It enables software such as the optional IBM Remote Deployment Manager to take control of a ...

Страница 13: ...report inventory changes to IBM All information sent to IBM is stored in a highly secure database and used for improved problem determination Additional services include hardware warranty upgrades and factory installed Product Customization Services PCS such as asset tagging hardware integration software imaging and operating systems personalization IBM offers extensive technical support by phone ...

Страница 14: ...RAID controllers offer enhanced performance due to onboard processors and cache Because IBM ServeRAID controllers can help significantly improve data transfer rates this technology is extremely effective when implementing demanding transaction oriented applications By employing the advanced fault tolerance of IBM ServeRAID technology companies can effectively implement networked business systems t...

Страница 15: ... Inside View Rear View Video Port Serial Port Adapter Slot Adapter Slot Fast Ethernet Port for IMM USB Ports Optional Gb Ethernet Ports Hot Swap Power Supply Standard Gb Ethernet Ports Empty Power Supply Bay Hexagonal Ventilation Holes Hot Swap Power Supplies USB Hypervisor Key Hot Swap HDD Bays Hot Swap Fan Packs 18 DIMM Slots Processor Socket ServeRAID Controller Gb Ethernet Adapter Slot Adapter...

Страница 16: ... H2x 4 8GTps A2x B2x of processors standard maximum 2 2 F2x 1 2 all other models Hyper Threading Technology supported Yes 2 threads per core C2x D2x F2x G2x H2x J2x M2x N2x No A2x B2x Turbo Boost Technology supported Yes C2x D2x F2x G2x H2x J2x M2x N2x No A2x B2x Internal L3 cache 12MB 1 shared 12MB cache all other models 4MB 1 shared 4MB cache A2x B2x Chipset Intel 5520 Standard memory 192GB maxi...

Страница 17: ...orage technology Hot swap SAS SATA also hot swap or simple swap SSD Integrated disk controller LSI 1068 of disk drives supported per port 1 Integrated RAID controller standard ServeRAID BR10il v2 no cache RAID 0 1 1E 3Gbps supports 4 drives A2x ServeRAID M1015 no cache optional battery RAID 0 1 10 optional RAID 5 with SED 6Gbps supports 16 drives B2x C2x D2x H2x N2x ServeRAID M5014 256MB cache opt...

Страница 18: ...ed of fans modules standard maximum 6 6 F2x 5 6 all other models Hot swap redundant fans supported Yes standard Rack mount method Slides and 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 1 69 43mm H 17 3 440mm W 28 0 711 4mm D...

Страница 19: ... Fast communications Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard supporting load balancing and failover two additional NICs optional Fast I O Two PCIe x16 adapter slots replaceable with two PCI X 133 slots Flexibility Large memory capacity Up to 192GB of registered DDR2 DIMMs in 18 DIMM slots Up to 8 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or SSDs or simple swap SSDs Choice of disk storage Up to...

Страница 20: ... which each server is best suited Important Nice to Have Can do without 1 2 3 Best Better Good Theme Key Workloads Scalability Floating Point Performance Memory Throughput Integer Performance I O and Storage Density High Availability Systems Management Security Distributed Deployment x3250 M3 x3550 M3 x3650 M3 x3690 X5 x3755 x3850 X5 x3950 X5 Cluster HPC 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 Modeling Simulation 2 1...

Страница 21: ...oduct and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others IBM reserves the right to change specifications or other product information without notice References in this publication to IBM products 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 IMPLI...

Отзывы: