A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers
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Active Memory protection:
Advanced
Chipkill
ECC memory protection support
Memory mirroring
•
Integrated
ServeRAID
controller —
enhances system availability and serviceability
•
A choice of
hot-swap SAS/SATA
HDDs or
simple-swap SATA HDDs
for quicker servicing
than with fixed drives
•
Ultra-efficient cooling
•
Optional
hot-swap/redundant power supplies
•
Front-panel status
LEDs
•
Toolless chassis
and
toolless slide
design
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
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to
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n
s
ity
H
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h
A
v
a
ila
b
ilit
y
S
y
s
te
m
s
M
a
n
a
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m
e
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t
S
e
c
u
rit
y
D
is
tri
b
u
te
d
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p
lo
y
m
e
n
t
x
3
2
5
0
M
3
x
3
5
5
0
M
3
x
3
6
2
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
