IBM X3650 User's Manual
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1. A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Product Guide September 2008 IBM System x3650 Product Overview Outstanding performance availability and capacity ina 2U rack dense package Suggested uses Medium to large enterprises with demanding applications in data dense environments CONTENTS Whether you are a small business or a global industry your mission critical applications and Product Overview 1 data must be protected From a simple application to the most complex solution the dual socket IBM System x3650 incorporating IBM X Architecture features is designed to Selling Features 2 protect your data with high performance high reliability and high availability The x3650 Key Features i supports the latest quad and dual core Intel Xeon processors including 50W low voltage quad core Xeon processors designed with up to a leading edge 1333MHz front side bus Key Options 11 FSB 64 bit extensions EM64T and either 6MB or 4MB dual core or 8MB or 12MB quad core of L2 cache to help provide you with the computing power you need to match your x3650 Images 12 business needs and growth In addition the x3650 uses industry standard fully buffered 667MHz memory with Chipkill ECC Error Checking and Correcting protection for high Xoops SPECIICANONE iP performance and reliability For even higher levels of availability the x3650 also offers a cho2. IBM ServerGuide IBM Electronic Service Agent Product Customization Services and extensive technical support offerings The IBM ServerProven program provides the confidence that specific options and operating systems have been tested on the server and are officially supported to work together It is updated frequently to ensure that the latest compatibility information is always at your fingertips The IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool SSCT is a downloadable tool that simplifies the often complex chore of configuring a full rack of servers including blade servers and confirming that you have all the cables power distribution units KVM keyboard video and Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments mouse switch boxes and other components you need as well as the proper airflow clearances electrical circuits and other environmental conditions IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator helps IT managers plan for data center power needs by providing the following information for specific configurations of System x and BladeCenter systems power input watts PDU sizing amps heat output BTUs airflow requirements through chassis CFM VA rating leakage current mA and peak inrush current amps IBM ServerGuide installed from CD simplifies the proces
3. Other Technical Support Resources Legal Information IBM Corporation 2008 IBM Systems and Technology Group Dept U2SA 3039 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park NC 27709 Produced in the USA August 2008 All rights reserved For a copy of applicable product warranties write to Warranty Information P O Box 12195 RTP NC 27709 Attn Dept JDJA B203 IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third party products or services including those designated as ServerProven or ClusterProven Telephone support may be subject to additional charges For onsite labor IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician IBM the IBM logo the e business logo Active Memory Chipkill iSeries Predictive Failure Analysis ServeRAID System i System Storage System x TotalStorage xSeries and Xtended Design Architecture are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and or other countries For a list of additional IBM trademarks please see http ibm com legal copytrade shtml Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other company product 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
4. Hack Manager RAID Manager Update Assistant and Software Distribution IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 System Availability a no charge download and Capacity Manager sold separately are available as add ons for additional server management and increased availability IBM Systems Director provides a single uniform graphical interface for all of these systems management functions IBM Systems Director enables you to customize thresholds and monitor system components for things like temperature voltage regulation etc to help maximize uptime ER RU a M MH M j 10 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Key Options IBM options for System x servers help you take your servers to a higher level You can rely on System x options to supply a complete solution for your business needs Options help you create an optimized server system to meet your data protection storage and availability needs Every IBM option is designed and tested for peak performance and flexibility helping to maximize your return on investment The combination of System x servers and options lets you keep your fingers on the pulse of your e business Processors
5. dual core processor cores per server e Energy efficient low voltage processors 50W quad core and 65W dual core Xeon processors e Large cache 12MB 8MB 6MB or 4MB of L2 processor cache e 64 bit extensions EM64T e Leading edge front side bus 1333MHz or 1066MHz FSB model specific e Fast memory Fully buffered 667MHz PC2 5300 DDR Il ECC memory standard with two way or four way interleaving e Fast disk technology Integrated Serial Attach SCSI SAS controller and slotless hardware based RAID 0 data striping and RAID 10 striped mirrored arrays with 32MB of onboard cache e Fast communications Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers supporting load balancing failover and TOE e Fast I O PCI E x8 adapter slots Flexibility e Large memory capacity 48GB of fully buffered memory using 12 DIMMs e Achoice of six 3 5 inch SAS or SATA drives or eight 2 5 inch SAS drives e High capacity disk storage Up to 1 8TB of internal hot swap SAS or 6TB of hot swap SATA storage using 3 5 inch drives up to 1 17TB of internal hot swap SAS storage using 2 5 inch drives e Support for an optional half height internal backup drive in place of two 3 5 inch HDDs or in addition to eight 2 5 inch HDDs choice of removable disk cartridge GoVault EZ DDS 5 tape or VS160 tape e High performance external expansion Seven 480Mbps USB 2 0 ports two front four rear one internal one external SAS port e Hardwa
6. 000 RPM 3 5 inch Serial ATA hard disk drives are available with capacities up to 1TB apiece at 7 200 RPMs Backup Drives IBM backup drives help you protect your data Several choices of capacities from 36 72GB to 400 800GB technologies removable disk cartridge DDS5 VS160 LTO3 and interfaces SCSI SATA USB are available Power Supply The optional second power supply for the x3650 enables redundancy for hot swap power and adds five additional fans for increased cooling capacity and redundancy Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine The x3650 includes a plethora of systems management features built in however sometimes additional management capability is needed In those situations the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine not only offers powerful new features it does so without taking up a valuable PCI X or PCI E adapter slot instead using a dedicated slot on the motherboard ServeRAID Controllers System x servers using embedded ServeRAID 8k technology allow companies to build a reliable foundation for business critical computing IBM ServeRAID technology allows an array consisting of multiple physical hard disk drives to be treated as one logical drive ServeRAID technology also allows data to be stored redundantly across multiple hard disk drives enhancing both the integrity and the availability of the data SAS and SATA ServeRAID controllers offer enhanced performance due to onboard processors and cache Beca
7. Buffered Memory with Chipkill Protection The x3650 supports up to 48GB of memory in 12 DIMM sockets Some models include two 512MB DIMMs standard while others ship with two 1GB DIMMs The x3650 uses PC2 5300 fully buffered double data rate Il DDR II memory operating at 667MHz for faster access and provides Active Memory features including advanced Chipkill memory protection for up to 16X better error correction than standard ECC memory The fully buffered memory in the x3650 provides up to triple the memory bandwidth up to 21 3GBps in four channels of PC2 5300 fully buffered DIMMs vs a maximum of 6 4GBps in two channels of unbuffered PC2 3200 memory and up to triple the system memory capacity 12 DIMMs x 4GB of the predecessor x346 server 8 DIMMs x 2GB By performing reads and writes simultaneously it eliminates the previous memory read to write blocking latency In addition it also offers innovative data reliability and security features to help improve data integrity including enhanced CRC protection data retry on error detect and buffer registers for improved fault isolation For increased availability the x3650 offers two additional but mutually exclusive levels of IBM Active Memory protection online memory mirroring and online hot spare memory Memory mirroring works much like disk mirroring The total memory is divided into two channels Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and informatio
8. 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 system before the BIOS operating system or applications are loaded using Wake on LAN PXE and lets an administrator perform many low level tasks 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 Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3650 text messages over serial or LAN An upgrade to the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine adds graphical console redirect Predictive Failure Analysis PFA is designed to allow the x3650 to detect impending failure of supported components processors memory voltage regulator modules VRMs power supplies and hard disk drives before actual failure and alert the administrator through IBM Systems Director This gives you the ability to replace the failing component before it fails resulting in increased uptime IBM Systems Director software for advanced workgroup management is included with the x3650 IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools including Management Processor Assistant
9. The Intel Xeon processor provides high clock rates dual or quad cores 64 bit extensions a large cache and advanced features for availability and manageability Large cache size combined with a fast 1066MHz or 1333MHz front side bus 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 a second processor may be a cost effective way to achieve significant performance improvements Memory Memory is a significant factor in systems application performance Adding more memory to a System x server is one of the most effective ways to increase application performance For best performance in a server with a dual core processor there should be twice as much memory available as for a single core processor The x3650 takes memory upgrades in pairs and provides either two way or four way interleaving depending on the number of DIMMs installed Hard Disk Drives IBM hard disk drives help you improve the transaction and cost performance of your System x servers The choice of hard disk drives can be a critical aspect of maximizing the I O throughput of the system SAS hard disk drives are available for the x3650 with capacities up to 300GB 3 5 inch apiece at 15 000 RPMs up to 146 8GB 2 5 inch apiece at 10 000 RPMs or up to 73 4GB apiece 2 5 inch at 15
10. and Software Distribution In addition IBM Systems Director offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased availability When a problem is encountered IBM Systems Director can issue administrator alerts via e mail pager and other methods e An optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine provides additional systems management capabilities including Web based out of band control virtual floppy and optical drive support Windows blue screen error capture LDAP and SSL support and remote redirection of PCI video text keyboard and mouse It also adds PFA support for fans And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapter slot Availability and Serviceability The x3650 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime e x3650 servers use fully buffered DDR Il DIMMs with Chipkill protection Chipkill memory is up to 16X better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors This can help reduce downtime caused by memory errors Fully buffered DIMMs provide additional availability features including CRC cyclic redundancy check monitoring e The x3650 offers selectable online hot spare memory and memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a noncorrectable memory failure e Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts Similarly the Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine and the ServeRAID 8k controller can be instal
11. and control the server easily both locally and remotely This high level of manageability is designed to help keep management costs down and the system up The drop down light path diagnostics panel enables quick servicing of the system if a problem develops These advanced features help maximize network availability by increasing uptime as do hot swap redundant HDDs power and fans Active Memory temperature controlled fans with Calibrated Vectored Cooling IPMI 2 0 support including highly secure remote power control and Serial over LAN as well as text console redirect over LAN With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as light path diagnostics IBM Systems Director IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 formerly known as PowerExecutive IBM ServerGuide and support for the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine the x3650 is designed for maximum uptime If you need a balance of high performance dual socket processing and large internal storage in a rack dense environment the x3650 is the ideal system Be RR U TB equals 1 000 000 000 000 bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity Accessible capacity may be less Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Selling Fea
12. for a riser containing two PCI X 133 adapter slots e Installing the slotless ServeRAID 8k option upgrades the integrated ServeRAID 8k l controller with low cost battery backed cache to enable even higher performance hardware RAID support and offering six RAID levels including RAID 1E 5 and 6 e The seven USB 2 0 ports six external one internal are up to 40X faster than older USB 1 1 ports This provides speedy access to external HDDs non arrayed optical drives tape drives and other USB devices Two ports are on the front of the unit and four are on the back The internal port supports one tape or GoVault EZ backup drive e An integrated SATA Il controller provides support for SATA based internal backup storage e A choice of up to four internal 3 5 inch HDDs and a backup internal tape or GoVault drive six 3 5 inch HDDs without a backup drive or eight internal 2 5 inch HDDs and a backup drive depending on the model offer a variety of storage options The 3 5 inch models provide a maximum of 1 8TB of internal hot swap SAS storage 1 2TB with an internal backup drive installed or 6TB of internal hot swap SATA storage 4TB with internal backup drive The 2 5 inch models support up to 1 17TB of hot swap SAS storage in addition to an internal backup drive e Alternatively iSCSI or Fibre Channel attached storage can be attached using IBM System Storage or TotalStorage servers Data transfer rates may be less than the ma
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14. solutions Disk Tape Controllers All x3650 models include an integrated eight port Adaptec AIC9580W Serial Attach SCSI SAS controller This controller supports up to six or eight depending on the model internal SAS LVD low voltage differential drives plus external storage via the SAS port on the rear of the server The integrated ServeRAID 8k I controller offers hardware RAID 0 1 10 support and 32MB of fast PC2 4200 DDR2 cache for those SAS drives The ServeRAID 8k option adds three additional RAID levels including RAID 1E 5 and 6 along with 256MB of cache memory for higher performance and battery backup without consuming a valuable adapter slot The SAS controller provides data transfer speeds of up to 300MB per second in each direction full duplex across the SAS bus for an aggregate speed of 600MBps nearly double that of Ultra320 SCSI s 320MBps half duplex bandwidth The serial design of the SAS bus allows maximum performance to be maintained as additional drives are added Other supported RAID controllers include e ServeRAID 6M Ultra320 2 channel 256MB battery backed cache 133MHz PCI X 2 ports for external SCSI RAID storage e ServeRAID 6M Ultra320 2 channel 128MB battery backed cache 133MHz PCI X 2 ports for external SCSI RAID storage The ServeRAID 6M controllers support external SCSI expansion via the IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit For external storage the MegaRAID 8480 controller enabl
15. 470 at 3 0 3 16 3 33GHz respectively with 64 bit extensions a 1333MHz FSB and 12MB of L2 processor cache 2 x 6MB e 50W quad core Xeon processor model L5420 at 2 5GHz with 64 bit extensions ultralow power draw 12 5W per core a 1333MHz FSB and 12MB of L2 processor cache 2 x 6MB Ultralow power processor L5430 at 2 66GHz is supported via CTO e 80W quad core Xeon processor models E5405 E5420 E5430 E5440 at 2 0 2 5 2 66 2 8GHz respectively with 64 bit extensions a 1333MHz FSB and 12MB of L2 processor cache 2 x 6MB Processor E5410 at 2 33GHz is supported via CTO e 65W dual core Xeon processor model E5205 at 1 86GHz with 64 bit extensions a 1333MHz FSB and 6MB of shared L2 processor cache 80W dual core Xeon processor model X5260 at 3 33GHz with 64 bit extensions a 1333MHz FSB and 6MB of shared L2 processor cache is supported via CTO e 80W dual core Xeon processor model 5160 at 3 0GHz with 64 bit extensions reduced power draw a 1333MHz FSB and 4MB of shared L2 processor cache Dual core Xeon processors contain two complete processor cores quad core processors similarly contain four cores Some processors contain one unified cache shared by all cores while other processors have independent caches one per core or pair of cores The shared cache is dynamically allocated between the cores as needed The multiple cores appear to software as multiple physical processors The dual core processors offer considerably h
16. 5Y BEX BEY 3 0GHz X5450 B9X BJY BJX BJY 3 16GHz X5460 Dual core Xeon 51xx B7X B7Y BGX BGY 3 33GHz X5470 8Bx 8By 1 6GHz E5110 2xX 2xY 82x 82y Also E5410 2 33GHz and L5430 2 0GHz E5130 4xX AxY 2 66Ghz processor via CTO 2 33GHz E5140 5xX 5xY 3 0GHz E5160 7xX 7xY 80W 7xX 7xY 120W BOW JxX JxY 65W 2xX 2xY B1X B1Y B3X B3Y B7X B7Y Maximum processor power draw LxX LxY i 4xX 4xY 5xX 5xY B4X B4Y B5X B5Y BGX BGY MxX MxY BAX BAY BCX BCY B9X B9Y BDX BDY BEX BEY BJX BFJY Front side bus FSB speed TIRANE E BOE TXXITXY 066MHz 2xX 2xY JxX JxY MxX MxY of processors standard maximum of processors standard maximum standard maximum 4MB 1 x 4MB shared cache 2xX 2xY 12MB 2 x 6MB shared 8MB 2 x 4MB shared Internal L2 cache cache BxX BxY cache JxX JxY AXX AXY 5xX 5xY LxX LxY MxX MxY 7XX 7xY Chipset Intel 5000P 13 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications ee ae Yes four way using multiples of 4 DIMMs two way otherwise Online spare memory supported of DIMM sockets reserved for sparing Memory mirroring supported of Yes 6 DIMM sockets reserved for mirroring l l 7 6 x1X x1Y x2X x2Y x3X x3Y 10 9 xAX xAY xBX xBY xCX xCY of drive bays total avalla
17. ble XAXIXAY x5X X5Y x7X x7Y x9X x9Y xDX xDY Yes 1 DIMM rank per memory branch 2 ranks total 6 6 3 5 inch x1X x1Y x2X x2Y 8 8 2 5 inch xAX xAY xBX xBY of HDD drive bays total available X3X x3Y xAX xAY x5X x5Y X7X X7Y BCX BCY xDX xDY xEX xEY x9X x9Y xGX xGY of 5 25 bays total available 1 0 CD RW DVD installed 3 5 inch SAS 1 8TB 6 x 300GB hot 2 5 inch SAS 3 5 inch SATA swap SAS without 1 17TB 8 x 146 8GB 6 0TB 6 x 1TB hot swap internal backup drive hot swap SAS with or SATA without internal 1 2TB 4 x 300GB hot without internal backup backup drive swap SAS with internal drive xXAX xAY xBX xBY 4 0TB 4 x 1TB hot swap backup drive installed xCX xCY xDX xDY SATA with internal backup x1X x1Y L2X L2Y xEX xEY xGX xGY drive installed x1X x1Y X3X x3Y xAX x4Y XJX xJY 22X 22Y X7 X x1 Y xX9X x9Y Maximum HDD capacity 2 5 inch SAS 73 4 146 8GB 10K RPMs 73 4GB 15K RPMs of HDDs standard None of optical drives standard 1 CD RW DVD Combo 24X 10X 24X 8X in dedicated 5 25 UltraBay of diskette drives standard None optional Internal backup drives supported GoVault EZ Drive USB 2 0 or iiid DDS 5 or V8160 SCSI uses two 3 5 Disk drive technology Hot swap SAS Integrated disk controller Eight port Adaptec 9580W SAS SATA of disk drives supported per port 1 External disk drives supported i standard Yes via external 4 port SAS connector I
18. ble of supporting x1 x4 x8 adapters Slot 1 is full length full height and Slot 2 is half length full height E ectrically they are x8 slots as well meaning that they operate at full x8 4GBps speeds Slots 3 and 4 are low profile full length slots wired for x4 speeds 2GBps PCI TN This provides the flexibility to use x8 cards in those slots although running at x4 speeds If desired the riser card containing slots 1 and 2 may optionally be replaced with one that EXPHESS provides two 64 bit 1Gbps 133MHz PCI X slots instead one full length full height and one half length full height ror d PCI Express is a high performance low latency next generation serial I O bus that is rapidly replacing the older parallel PCI and PCI X buses A x8 PCI E adapter offers approximately four times the maximum throughput of a 133MHz PCI X adapter A x1 adapter offers throughput similar to a 66MHz PCI X slot Because the SAS ServeRAID 8k and 8k l dual Gigabit Ethernet systems management and video controllers are integrated onto the system board the four adapter slots are all available which offers you a wide degree of latitude in expansion options Hot Swap Redundant Components System availability is maximized through the extensive use of hot swap and redundant components including e Redundant memory protection with Chipkill protection plus memory mirroring or online hot spare memory enabled e Hot swap redundant hard disk dri
19. cts Questions on the capabilities of non IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products MB GB and TB 1 000 000 1 000 000 000 and 1 000 000 000 000 bytes respectively when referring to storage capacity Accessible capacity is less up to 3GB is used in service partition Actual storage capacity will vary based upon many factors and may be less than stated Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate ITR ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment The actual throughput that any user will experience will depend on considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user s job stream the I O configuration the storage configuration and the workload processed Therefore no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios stated here Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest currently supported drives available When referring to variable speed CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DVDs actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible XSO003034 USEN 01 18 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information
20. ed Power supply size 835W universal autoswitching hot swap of power supplies standard maximum Yes with two power Yes with two power supplies installed installed 5 with one power supply installed 10 with redundant power installed f 7 000 ft Maximum altitude 2 133 m 50 95 F 10 35 C up to 3 000 ft 50 90 F 10 32 C 3 000 ft to 7 000 Operating temperature range 914 4 A i ft 914 4m to Ne 33m 3 36 85 4mm H 17 5 444mm W 27 5 698mm D Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Web Enterprise Editions 32 64 bit Predictive Failure Analysis support 65 Ib maximum Dimensions HWD weight 29 5 kg 15 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications Windows 2000 Server Standard Enterprise Editions RHEL 3 4 32 64 bit SLES 9 32 64 bit Novell Open Enterprise Server NetWare 6 5 VMware ESX Server 2 5 3 0 3 years parts and labor The Bottom Line The x3650 is an extremely powerful system building on the legacy of the x346 server by incorporating leading edge industry standard features and adding IBM unique innovations Price Performance e High throughput processors 1 6 to 3 16GHz quad core or 1 6 to 3 0GHz dual core Xeon processors up to 8 quad core or 4
21. es connection to up to four IBM System Storage EXP3000 SAS expansion units 48 HDDs total It provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support and 256MB of onboard cache Additional external SAS SATA storage is available using the external SAS port on the system unit or via one of several supported iSCSI or SAN controllers Drive Bays The x3650 contains either seven or ten drive bays in all depending on the model Some models offer six 3 5 inch bays that support hot swap SAS or SATA drives This enables up to six slimline 1 0 drives totaling up to 1 8TB SAS or 6TB SATA to be installed An internal half high DDS5 tape drive or GoVault EZ Drive can be installed in place of two of the HDDs This offers the confidence of internal tape backup while still leaving four available drive bays for a total disk capacity of up to 1 2TB of SAS or 4TB of SATA storage respectively Other models feature eight 2 5 inch bays that support hot swap SAS drives totaling up to 1 17TB In addition to the eight 2 5 HDD bays there is a dedicated bay for a half high DDS5 tape drive or GoVault EZ drive A 24X 10X 24X 8X speed ultraslim 0 5 CD RW DVD ROM combo drive with an IDE interface ships standard in all x3650 servers No floppy drive is supplied with any model an external USB floppy drive may be used if needed For still more storage a direct attach iSCSI or FC SAN external expansion option can be added using an optional controller Backup De
22. failed DIMM the system will restart and mark the DIMM as bad while offline thus allowing the system to continue running with reduced memory capacity until serviced Other Features e Seven 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 four are on the back and one is internal to support a USB interface tape or GoVault EZ backup drive e Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine support This optional full function systems management adapter adds local and remote management functions without consuming an adapter slot e Internal SATA port Provides easy connection of internal SATA based backup storage e Dual video ports An ATI Radeon ES1000 SVGA video controller provides up to 1024x768 resolution with a color depth of 32 bits at 85Hz refresh rate To simplify local systems management one video port is provided on the front of the unit and one on the back e Toolless slides Allows quick rack installation and quicker upgrade and servicing of the server Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments ww Serve Tp Proven e Toolless chas
23. h availability and RAID 10 combines the benefits of speed and availability e Up to six 3 5 inch or eight 2 5 inch depending on the model hot swap SAS or six 3 5 inch hot swap SATA hard disk drives offer high performance with high availability The SAS controller provides full duplex 2 x 300MBps SAS data transfers nearly double that of half duplex Ultra320 SCSI 1 x 320MBps or half duplex SATA transfers 1 x 300MBps 2 5 inch drives consume approximately half the power of 3 5 inch drives e The integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers with IPMI 2 0 support provide high speed network communications Jumbo Frames offer higher efficiency transfers for large data packets e The TCP Offload Engine TOE feature offers higher performance for TCP IP traffic with less overhead on the system processor e A high degree of device integration including SAS RAID dual Gigabit Ethernet systems management and video controllers helps to lowers costs and frees up valuable adapter slots Flexibility The x3650 has the ability to grow with your application requirements thanks to e Achoice of quad core or dual core processors with 1 86 to 3 33GHz clock rates 1333MHz or 1066MHz FSB and 50W to 120W maximum power draw e Up to 48GB of high speed fully buffered DDR2 system memory e Four available high performance PCI E adapter slots in all models Optionally if desired the riser card containing two of the PCI E slots can be exchanged
24. he administrator to evaluate thermal data on the server without taking the hardware offline This can provide greater server uptime e The three year parts and labor limited onsite warranty affords you peace of mind and prvv M X M5 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 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Key Features greater investment protection than a one year warranty does High Performance Xeon Processors The x3650 supports up to two high performance Intel Xeon processors allowing you to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require The x3650 offers a choice of processor clock rates FSB speeds and energy efficiency e 120W quad core Xeon processor models X5450 X5460 or X5
25. holes in the chassis Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing greater airflow through the system cover This cooling scheme is important because newer more powerful processors generate a significant amount of heat and heat must be controlled for the system to function properly Light Path Diagnostics Light path diagnostics enables a technician to quickly identify and locate a failed or failing system component such as a specific fan or memory DIMM This enables quick replacement of the component which helps increase server uptime and lower operating costs The front of the server has an LED indicator light to show possible component failures If the front LED indicates an error condition by pressing a button on the front of the server an LED panel will pop out and drop down for easy viewing without the need to open the server cover or remove the server from the rack The light path diagnostics panel tells the servicer which component requires attention In addition many components have their own identifying LEDs For example each of the eight memory modules has an LED next to the socket as do both processors all adapter slots all fans all power supplies the voltage regulator module and the service processor allowing the servicer to easily identify exactly which component needs servicing By following the light path the component can be replaced quickly and without guesswork Note In the event of a
26. ice The Bottom Line 16 of optional online hot spare memory or memory mirroring Dual integrated high speed Gigabit Ethernet controllers with TOE TCP Offload Engine and Jumbo Frame support are standard For More Information 18 as are high performance adapter slots PCI E x8 and optional PCI X 133 Legal Information 18 All models offer impressive scalability including dual processor support up to 48GB of memory and a variety of high performance internal hard disk and backup drive configurations up to six 3 5 inch Serial Attach SCSI SAS hot swap drives with an internal storage capacity of 1 8TB or up to six 3 5 inch Serial ATA SATA hot swap drives 6TB or eight 2 5 inch SAS hot swap drives 1 17TB Hardware based RAID 0 1 10 support is standard An optional IBM ServeRAID 8k SAS RAID controller adds 256MB of battery backed cache to the onboard controller to provide three additional RAID levels including RAID 1E 5 6 The slim 2U size of the x3650 helps you maximize your rack investments Up to 21 of these servers can be installed in a single 42U rack for a total of up to 42 processors offering the ideal balance of performance storage and I O slots per rack Optional Advanced Connectivity Technology ACT interconnect cabling helps reduce cable clutter and cost and minimizes installation time when interconnecting many rack mounted servers Standard in the x3650 is a Baseboard Management Controller BMC that enables the user to manage
27. icient airflow paths provide highly effective system cooling for the x3650 known as Calibrated Vectored Cooling The base server with one power supply includes five fans Five additional hot swap fans can be installed along with the redundant power supply The system contains four cooling zones Zone 1 incorporating one fan in a nonredundant configuration or two with redundancy cools one processor Zone 2 one or two fans cools the other processor Zone 3 one or two fans cools the adapter slots and memory and Zone 4 two or four fans cools the HDDs power supplies and system backplane In addition each power supply also contains a fan The fans automatically adjust speeds in response to changing thermal requirements from a minimum of 4 250 RPMs to a maximum of 8 000 RPMs depending on the zone redundancy and internal temperatures When the temperature inside the server increases the fans speed up to maintain the proper ambient temperature When the temperature returns to a normal operating level the fans return to their default speed Why not simply run the fans at 10096 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 In addition the server uses hexagonal ventilation
28. igher performance than a same speed Xeon processor with a single core Likewise quad core processors offer considerably higher performance than a same speed Xeon processor with dual cores Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T 64 bit extensions allow the Xeon processor to use large memory addressing when running with a 64 bit operating system This in turn lets individual software processes directly access more than 4GB of RAM which was the limit of 32 bit addressing This can result in much higher performance for certain kinds of programs such as database management and CAD Additional registers and instructions SSE3 can further boost performance for applications written to use them Contact your software providers to determine their software support for EM64T The 1066MHz FSB which connects memory to the processor boasts a peak rate of 8 53GBps or up to one third higher throughput at the same processor clock speed than an 800MHz FSB 6 4GBps used in older systems The 1333MHz FSB offers a peak rate of 10 67GBps or up to two thirds higher throughput at the same processor clock speed than an 800MHz FSB This may result in much higher data transfer rates Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system DDR II ECC Fully
29. led and replaced without tools This means less time and therefore less money spent servicing the server Also hot swap redundant HDDs fans and power supplies as well as online hot spare and mirrored memory can mean greater system uptime while components are being serviced e 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 e Integrated RAID 1 disk mirroring and RAID 10 striped mirrored arrays enable the server to keep operating in the event of a failure to any one drive e 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 SHA 1 AES and a firmware firewall e Temperature controlled 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 e BM Thermal Diagnostics allows t
30. n A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Data is written concurrently to both channels If a DIMM fails in one of the DIMMs in the primary channel it is instantly disabled and the mirrored backup memory in the other channel becomes active primary until the failing DIMM is replaced Mirroring can be accomplished with multiples of four DIMMs one pair per memory channel When online hot spare memory is enabled using single and or dual rank DIMMs one rank is set aside per branch as online spares in case one of the other ranks fails The spare rank must have capacity at least that of the largest active rank Up to 40GB using 12 single rank 4GB DIMMs or 44GB using 12 dual rank 4GB DIMMs of memory is available when the hot spare feature is active The lowest numbered rank of those with the highest capacity in each branch is used for the hot spares Either of these features requires operating system support When multiples of four DIMMs 4 8 12 are installed the x3650 operates in four way interleaved mode for higher performance When only two DIMMs are used the system defaults to two way interleaved mode DIMMs must be installed in pairs Memory is available in kits consisting of two 512MB 1GB 2GB or 4GB DIMMs High Performance Adapter Slots The x3650 provides four physical x8 by 8 PCI E PCI Express adapter slots standard Each is capa
31. ntegrated RAID controller cache ServeRAID 8k I 32MB cache 400MHz DDR2 standard internal SAS ServeRAID 8k 256MB 400MHz DDR2 internal SAS ServeRAID 6M 128MB or 256MB external Ultra320 SCSI 3 5 inch SAS HDD capacities supported 73 4 146 8 300GB 15K RPMs 3 5 inch SATA 500 750GB 7 2K RPMs Optional RAID controllers supported MegaRAID 8480 256MB external SAS SATA of adapter slots total available 4 4 of PCI E physical x8 electrical x8 2 standard slots 4GBps One full height full length Slot 1 one full height half length Slot 2 Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component available 14 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications of PCI E physical x8 electrical x4 2 slots 2GBps Two low profile full length Slots 3 amp 4 ee 1024 x 758 x 32 bit color at 85Hz 6 external 2 front 4 rear ports plus 1 internal USB connector Integrated systems management E bin ae ee ent Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Light path diagnostics support Yes with external pop out drop down panel Processors memory voltage regulator modules VRMs HDDs power supplies plus fans when an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter SlimLine II is us
32. oftware imaging and operating systems personalization IBM offers extensive technical support by phone and via the Web Support options include links to forums newsgroups problem submission online shopping support service offerings device drivers for all IBM product lines software downloads and even upcoming technical seminar worldwide schedules and registration Also available are remote installation configuration and usage support for System x and xSeries hardware and software as well as onsite custom services to provide the level of expertise you require Advanced Systems Management Capabilities The x3650 has a high level of systems management capabilities that are well suited to remote locations as well as to stand alone environments Features include the Baseboard Management Controller BMC IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 Automatic Server Restart Wake on LAN support PXE support text console redirect Predictive Failure Analysis IBM Systems Director and support for an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine The BMC provides industry standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI 2 0 compliant systems management It provides a number of important system functions including e Monitoring of system and battery voltage system temperature fans power supplies processor and DIMM status e Fan speed control e Product ID and Family ID detection e Highly secure remote power on off e Sy
33. re based RAID 0 1 10 support standard optional slotless RAID support for RAID 1E 5 6 e Four available adapter slots Ll Four x8 PCI E slots 4Gbps LY An optional riser card containing two 133MHz PCI X slots can replace the riser card containing two of the PCI E slots e Integrated DVD CD RW combo drive e Two video ports one on the front and one on the back e Optional iSCSI HBA Adapter for IXA Connectivity to Systemi iSeries servers Manageability Serviceability and Availability e 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 E IBM Update Assistant 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 IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third party products or services including those designated as ServerProven or ClusterProven 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 16 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments E IBM Sof
34. s of installing and configuring System x and xSeries servers ServerGuide goes beyond mere hardware configuration by assisting with the automated installation of the Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and 2003 operating systems device drivers and other system components with minimal user intervention Drivers are also included for support of Novell NetWare Red Hat Linux and SUSE LINUX This focus on deployment helps you reduce both your total cost of ownership and the complexity that administrators and technical personnel face IBM Electronic Service Agent is an innovative call home feature that allows System x and BladeCenter servers to automatically report hardware problems to IBM support which can even dispatch onsite service if necessary to those customers entitled to onsite support under the terms of their warranty or an IBM Maintenance Agreement Electronic Service Agent resides on a server and provides electronic support and problem management capabilities through a highly secure electronic dialogue between your systems and IBM It monitors networked servers for hardware errors and it can perform hardware and software inventories and 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 s
35. sis The cover can be opened without tools and many components can be removed and replaced without tools including the CD RW DVD combo drive hot swap HDDs plus PCI PCI X and PCI E adapters as well as the integrated ServeRAID 8k and Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine This can save a servicer significant time Rack Cable Management and KVM Console Switching IBM Advanced Cabling Technology ACT is an optional feature that offers many advantages over standard KVM cabling across the entire System x and xSeries product line So now you can interconnect all of your servers with one smart cabling architecture ACT cabling eliminates the need for one to one direct connections between each server and a KVM switch by using a daisy chain approach The snarl of cabling behind most racks is at best inconvenient to work around and at worst an expensive logistical nightmare requiring the rewiring of servers PDUs KVM switches and other equipment whenever a rack server is added or removed Even worse the veil of cables blocks rack airflow and can actually contribute to equipment failure due to overheating ACT cabling is the solution for reducing behind the rack cabling by as much as 8796 The illustration below shows a sample ACT configuration Directly Via Daisy Chain Max 16 servers per port All CAT5 5e 6 Via Secondary cabling Switch Conventional cabling has bulky KVM cables exiting each server which then connect to a KVM swi
36. stem reset control e NMI SMI detection and generation e System diagnostic LED control power HDD activity alerts heartbeat e PMI over LAN e Serial Over LAN e Proxy server support e LAN messaging and alerting e Text console redirection over LAN e VLAN support e Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms RMCP SHA 1 AES e Local update of BMC firmware e Firmware firewall e Support for IPMI v2 0 compliant management software e g xCAT EEE For onsite labor IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments e Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions The BMC alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors such as voltage and thermal conditions even if the server has failed The x3650 also supports an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine for additional systems management capabilities including e Predictive Failure Analysis for system fans e Graphical console redirection over LAN e Web based out of band control e Windows blue screen capture e Remote virtual floppy and CD ROM e High speed remote redirection of PCI video keyboard and mouse e SSL Secure Socket Layer and LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol suppor
37. t IBM developed IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 to put control of system power saving features at the fingertips of administrators Active Energy Manager is designed to take advantage of new features such as monitoring power usage and balancing the performance of the system according to available power input It provides the ability to plan and predict power consumption based on your hardware configuration It also helps enable you to reduce the infrastructure required for redundancy by using fewer servers on smaller power feeds and potentially lowering your overall data center support costs It does this by inventorying all components then adding up the total power draw and tracking the usage Automatic Server Restart ASR helps reduce downtime by restarting the server automatically in the event of a system lockup ASR technology is a combination of hardware circuitry tied into the server s system reset function and a device driver As long as the server continues running the ASR watchdog timer will keep being reset but if the operating system crashes or the hardware freezes somehow the ASR software will be unable to reset the hardware timer If the timer is not reset within five minutes it automatically triggers the ASR hardware which immediately restarts the server and logs an ASR event with IBM Systems Director These features are designed so that no more than five minutes can pass before the server is restarted Wake on
38. tape and disk storage via the iSeries dynamic virtual storage architecture This can take the place of a SAN if you have an established System i5 or iSeries infrastructure x3650 Images Front View Hexagonal Status Cover Ventilation Empty Hot Swap ne no agys ath ADoser m n CT O3 7 l Eject Button e Button CD RW DVD Combo Drive Video Port Rear View Hot Swap Power Supply Bays Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 2 Adapter Slots 3 amp 4 Tel s at 1 ti ge e D ee o c A 0600 is nd External Fast Ethernet Serial Video USB J Gigabit SAS Port Port for BMC Port Port Ports Ethernet Ports 12 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Interior View TY E Hot Swap Fans Hot Swap 12 DIMM Slots Power J Supplies wo ServeRAID 8k l HDD Bays HDD T ape bays PCI X PCI E Riser card a h m Processor 1 Empty Hot Swap PCI E Slots 3 amp 4 Dual core Xeon Quad core Xeon E54xx L54xx X54xx E52xx X52xx 2 0GHz E5405 B1X B1Y BAX BAY 2 5GHz 1 86GHz E5205 MxX MxY E5420 B3X B3Y BCX BCY 2 5GHz L5420 Also X5260 3 33GHz LXX LxY 2 66GHz E5430 B4X B4Y BDX BDY piocessor Via CTO Processor type 2 8GHz E5450 B5X B
39. tch The cables exiting a series of KVM switches must then be aggregated via additional KVM switches and PDUs which only increases the number and cost of cables KVM switches and PDUs Instead the daisy chain approach of ACT cabling uses readily available inexpensive CAT5 and 6 cabling to considerably reduce the number of cables KVM switches and PDUs needed rather than increasing them If a server is removed or added no complicated rewiring is needed One cable connects the first server in the rack to the next and so on Up to 16 servers form a chain up to 8 chains can connect to one Local Console Manager LCM 16 LCMs can connect to one Global Console Manager GCM In this manner up to 2 048 servers can be centrally managed Equally importantly with ACT unlike some other offerings everything is done externally via cabling no special adapters are required Extensive System Support Features The IBM services and technical support portfolio provides world class consistent high quality service and support The x3650 server offers a number of tools and services designed to make ownership a positive experience From the start IBM programs make it easier for you to plan for configure and purchase System x or xSeries servers get them running and keep them running long term These features include IBM Express Portfolio IBM ServerProven the IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator
40. tures Price Performance The x3650 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce product and operating costs e Up to two quad or dual core Xeon processors with high end 1333MHz or 1066MHz front side bus and 4MB to 12MB processor specific of integrated Level 2 cache per processor offer superior performance capable of tackling the toughest jobs 64 bit extensions provide the flexibility to run 32 bit and 64 bit applications concurrently e Low voltage processors draw less power and produce less waste heat than high voltage processors thus helping to reduce data center energy costs Some dual core Xeon processors use only 65W This is half the wattage consumed by older 130W processors The 50W and 80W quad core processors are even more economical consuming only 12 5W and 20W respectively per core vs 32 5W per core for the 65W dual core processors e Ultra fast fully buffered 667MHz PC2 5300 DDR Il ECC memory with Chipkill protection provides speed and high availability e Four high speed PCI E adapter slots offer potential investment protection by supporting high performance adapters such as 10Gb Ethernet Fibre Channel and InfiniBand cards none of which will run in older 383MHz and 66MHz conventional PCI slots e Integrated ServeRAID 8k I provides RAID 0 1 10 support at no extra charge and without consuming a valuable adapter slot RAID O offers improved disk performance via data striping RAID 1 offers disk mirroring for hig
41. tware Distribution IBM System Availability e Integrated Baseboard Management Controller BMC IPMI 2 0 compliance including highly secure remote power control Text console redirection systems management standard e Active Memory protection Ll Advanced Chipkill ECC memory protection and either Online hot spare memory or n Memory mirroring e Slotless hardware based RAID 1 disk mirroring and RAID 10 striped mirrored arrays standard optional slotless RAID 1E 5 6 highly available arrays e Ultra efficient cooling incorporating Calibrated Vectored Cooling features e Hot swap hard disk drives e Optional hot swap redundant power supplies and cooling e Light path diagnostics front LED panel drop down light path panel e Optional Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine daughter card no slot required OY Supports LDAP and SSL industry standards e Toolless chassis and toolless slide design integrated Cable Management Arm simplify installation and removal of the server from the rack Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 17 A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments For More Information IBM System x and xSeries Servers Electronic Service Agent IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool Configuration and Options Guide ServerProven Program Technical Support
42. ty and 50 striping mirroring with parity External SAN NAS and direct attach storage is available using one of several IBM System 11 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Storage and TotalStorage host bus adapters External Storage The IBM TotalStorage DS3000 DS4000 DS6000 and DS8000 series as well as the System Storage DS4000 N3000 N5000 and N7000 series comprise a powerful and broad shared storage family with integrated management software designed to meet midrange and enterprise needs For lower end needs IBM offers the TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 storage enclosures Additionally external LAN attached tape storage is available The iSCSI HBA Adapter for IXA Connectivity is a PCI adapter for selected System x and xSeries servers that provides a direct 1GBps link to an IBM System i5 or iSeries server This connection enables you to centralize your Microsoft Windows and System i5 or iSeries storage and consolidate the operations and backup of your System x xSeries System i5 and iSeries systems into a single infrastructure It enables the tightest possible integration between Windows and System i5 iSeries data and applications and allows as many as 32 servers to attach to one System i5 or iSeries system to share the iSeries server s systems management DVD
43. use 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 that require large amounts of storage space for data and applications that must be available for their businesses to continue operating The optional integrated ServeRAID 8k SAS SATA controller offers enhanced performance over the integrated ServeRAID 8k I controller 256MB of battery backed cache memory and supports six RAID levels 0 striping 1 mirroring 10 mirroring and striping 1E enhanced mirroring Supporting odd numbers of drives 5 striping with parity and 6 striping with double parity The family of ServeRAID 6M Ultra320 SCSI controllers offers high performance via an onboard processor and cache and the ability to add external storage capacity for the x3650 up to 8 4TB 28 x 300GB drives using a ServeRAID 6M adapter and two IBM TotalStorage EXP400 Storage Expansion Units with industry leading ServeRAID Manager RAID management software The optional MegaRAID 8480 SAS controller offers high performance and 256MB of cache memory with optional battery backup for external SAS storage capacity The adapter supports five RAID levels 0 striping 1 mirroring 10 mirroring and striping 5 striping with pari
44. ves with RAID 0 1 10 protection standard and RAID 1E 5 6 optional e Hot swap redundant power supplies optional e Hot swap redundant cooling fans optional Large HDD Storage Capacity The x3650 offers a choice of disk storage supporting up to six 3 5 inch or eight 2 5 inch hot swap high performance Serial Attach SCSI SAS drives or up to six 3 5 inch hot swap Serial ATA SATA drives 3 5 inch SAS e 15 000 RPMs 73 4 146 8 or 300GB 1 8TB maximum 2 5 inch SAS e 10 000 RPMs 73 4 or 146 8GB 1 17TB e 15 000 RPMs 73 4GB 587 2GB 3 5 inch SATA e 7 200 RPMs 160 250 500 750GB or 1TB 6 0TB 2 5 inch drives not only require less space than 3 5 inch drives they weigh less consume half the power produce less noise seek faster and offer increased reliability Note The use of the internal backup drive option precludes the use of two drive bays limiting storage to four 3 5 inch HDDs Actual throughput will depend on the adapter vendor s implementation Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments The hot swap SAS drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other IBM System x and IBM eServer xSeries systems If you need more storage space terabyte capacities are possible with external direct attach NAS and SAN
45. vices The x3650 supports several internal and external backup options Supported drives include e 36 72 GB DDS 5 Tape Drive SCSI e 80 120 GB GoVault EZ Drive SATA e 80 160 GB Half High VS160 Tape Drive SCSI e 400 800 GB LTO 3 Ultrium Tape Drive external SCSI Dual Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The x3650 includes two integrated Broadcom BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet controllers with TOE support as well as load balancing and failover capabilities with up to 10X higher maximum throughput than a 10 100 Ethernet controller Data transfer rates depend on many factors and are often less than the maximum possible Variable read rate Actual playback speed varies and is often less than the maximum possible Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments TOE helps improve overall system performance by offloading TCP IP protocol processing from the system microprocessor to the onboard Ethernet TOE processor The controllers also support 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 Ultra Efficient Cooling Strategically located fans combined with eff
46. ximum possible Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information A highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket SMP server for application serving in Web environments Manageability Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3650 e The x3650 includes a Baseboard Management Controller BMC to monitor server availability perform Predictive Failure Analysis etc and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts The BMC enables service personnel to use sophisticated diagnostic tools such as light path diagnostics to resolve problems quickly e Integrated IPMI 2 0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors such as voltage and thermal conditions It also supports highly secure remote power control using data encryption e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 an IBM exclusive is designed to take advantage of new system power management features by providing power monitoring today and power capping features later e Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3650 text messages over Serial or LAN e IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management and works with both the blade s internal BMC and the chassis management module IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools including Management Processor Assistant Rack Manager RAID Manager Update Assistant
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