Combining high-performance architecture with high-performance Xeon processors
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Large L2 cache
—
9MB
,
8MB,
6MB
or
4MB
of internal processor cache (model-specific)
•
Large L3 cache
—
16MB
,
12MB
, or
8MB
of external processor cache (model-specific)
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Huge L4 cache
—
256GB
per chassis (up to
1GB
in a 4-chassis configuration) of IBM-unique
XceL4v Dynamic Server cache
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64-bit extensions
(EM64T)
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Fast front-side buses
—
4
x
1066MHz
(one per processor)
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Fast memory
—
PC2-5300 DDR II
ECC memory standard with
two-way interleaving
and a
low-latency memory controller
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Embedded virtualization
(in selected models)
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Fast disk technology
— Integrated
Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS)
controller and slotless
hardware-based
RAID-0
data striping
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Fast communications
— Integrated
dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
controller, supporting
load-
balancing
and
failover
, as well as
TOE, RDMA
,
and
iSCSI
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Fast I/O
—
PCIe
x8
(
4Gbps
) adapter slots
Flexibility
•
Scale up or scale out
—
1 to 4
chassis, with
2 to 16 processors
and
4 to 96
processor
cores, scalable on demand (using the
ScaleXpander Option Kit
and four chassis)
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Large memory capacity
—
256GB
of DDR2 memory, with
32
DIMM slots per chassis
(expandable to
1TB
of RAM, using the
ScaleXpander Option Kit
and four chassis)
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Integrated
4GB flash
drive, preloaded with VMware ESXi 3.5 (selected models) for “instant”
virtualization
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A choice of
four 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS
drives internally and
one external SAS port
for
optional external storage (per chassis); up to
16 drives
in a 4-chassis configuration)
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High-performance external I/O expansion
—
Six
480Mbps
USB 2.0
ports (two front, three
rear, one internal);
one
external
SAS
port
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Hardware-based
RAID-0/1
support standard; optional slotless RAID support for
RAID-
10/5/50/6/60
(up to two
ServeRAID-MR10k
controllers in a multi-chassis configuration)
•
Seven
available
x8
PCIe
slots (4Gbps)
per chassis
, including
2 Active PCI
(hot-plug) slots
per chassis (
28 total slots
, including
8 Active PCIe
slots, in a 4-chassis configuration)
•
Integrated
DVD/CD-RW
combo drive
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
•
IBM
Systems
Director
systems management software, including:
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86
IBM Management Processor Assistant
IBM Rack Manager
IBM RAID Manager
IBM Update Assistant
IBM Software Distribution
IBM System Availability
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Integrated Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC):
IPMI 2.0
compliance, including highly secure remote power control
Text console redirection
systems management standard
•
Remote Supervisor Adapter II
daughter card standard (uses dedicated slot)
Supports
LDAP
and
SSL
industry standards
•
Active Memory protection:
Advanced
Chipkill
ECC memory correction
Memory ProteXion
Memory mirroring
Memory scrubbing
•
Slotless hardware-based
RAID-1
disk mirroring standard; optional slotless
RAID-10/5/50/6/60
highly available arrays
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Ultra-efficient cooling
incorporating
Calibrated Vectored Cooling
features
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Hot-swap hard disk
drives
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Hot-add/hot-swap memory
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Hot-swap/redundant power supplies
and
cooling