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1. L4x emma o T 4 Core Xeon 6 Core Xeon E56xx L56xx X56xx E56xx L56xx X56xx 1 6GHz E5603 12x 2 26GHz L5640 H4x 1 86GHz L5609 CTO 2 4GHz E5645 52x 54x 2 13GHz E5606 22x Processor types standard 2 53GHz E5649 62x 2 13GHz L5630 CTO 2 66GHz X5650 J4x J6x JCx 2 26GHz E5607 32x 2 8GHz X5660 L4x 2 4GHz E5620 D4x 3 06GHz X5675 72x 2 93GHz X5647 CTO 3 46GHz X5690 82x 3 2GHz X5672 CTO 3 6GHz X5687 CTO 95W 72x J4x J6x JCx L4x X5672 via CTO 6 4GTps 5 86GTps QuickPath Interconnect QPI speed 72x 82x J4x J6x JCx 52x 54x 62x D4x H4x gigatransfers per second L4x X5660 X5672 X5687 L5630 and X5647 via via CTO CTO of processors standard maximum 2 2 54x J6x JCx 1 2 all other models Yes 2 threads per core 52x 54x 62x Hyper Threading Technology supported 72x 82x D4x H4x JAx J6x JCx L4x No 2x 22x 32x Yes 52x 54x 62x 72x 82x D4x H4x Turbo Boost Technology supported JAx J6x JCx L4x No 12x 22x 32x 8MB 1 shared 8MB 12MB 1 shared 12MB 4MB 1 shared 4MB Internal Ta cache cache all other models cache 22x 32x d 12x Chipset Intel 5520 BIOS type Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI 24GB 6 x 4GB 4GB 1 x 4GB 12x 22x Standard memory 192GB maximum Jex JCx 8GB 2 x 4GB 54x 32x 52x 62x 72x 82x D4x H4x J4x L4x 18 17 12x 22x 32x of DIMM sockets total available 18 12 J6x JCx 18 162. only 10W per core 5 86GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1066MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology e 40W 4 core Xeon 5600 low voltage model L5609 running at 1 86GHz with extremely low power draw and amazing performance watt only 10W per core 4 8GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache and 1066MHz memory access With the Xeon 5600 series processors Intel has diverged from its traditional Symmetric Multiprocessing SMP architecture to a Non Uniform Memory Access NUMA architecture The processors are connected through serial coherency links called QuickPath Interconnect QPI QPI is capable of 6 4 5 86 or 4 8 GTps gigatransfers per second depending on the processor model Four core Xeon processors contain four complete processor cores 6 core processors similarly contain six cores Each 5600 series processor contains one 256KB L2 cache per core and one 12MB L3 cache shared by all the cores The shared cache is dynamically allocated between the cores as needed The multiple cores appear to software as multiple physical processors The 4 and 6 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
3. An altimeter works in conjunction with the IMM to govern fan rotation based on the readings which it delivers to save money under normal conditions because the fans do not have to spin at high speed e Four high speed x8 by 8 PCle Gen 2 adapter 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 e The integrated ServeRAID BR10il v2 controller model specific provides RAID 0 1 1E and full duplex bidirectional 3Gbps data transfers for SAS SATA SSD drives without consuming a valuable adapter slot Other server models include the 6Gbps ServeRAID M1015 RAID 0 1 10 optional 5 50 with Self Encrypting Disk or SED or the 6Gbps ServeRAID M5014 controller which provide RAID 0 1 10 5 50 with 256MB cache and optionally 6 60 with SED and optional battery backup or the 6Gbps ServeRAID M5015 controller which provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 with 512MB of battery backed cache except CTO models and optionally 6 60 with SED e Upto 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA hard disk drives offer high performance with high availability SSDs offer even higher availability with extremely high IOPS rates e The integrated dual port Gigabit Ethernet controller with IPMI 2 0 provide high speed network communications Two more NICs can be added to the planar with an additional dual port Gb Ethernet daughtercard The TCP
4. CHO CH1 CH2 T ug 1 18 DIMM population sequence D1 D18 DIMM slot assignments Notes In the example above with two processors installed if one DIMM per channel is to be installed follow the numbering in light blue For two DIMMs per channel use blue and yellow If only one processor is installed only the first nine DIMM slots can be used Adding a second processor not only doubles the amount of memory available for use but also doubles the number of memory controllers thus doubling the system memory bandwidth If you add a second processor but no additional memory for the second processor the second processor would have to access the memory from the first processor remotely resulting in longer latencies and lower performance The latency to access remote memory is almost 7526 higher than local memory access So the goal should be to always populate both processors with memory The 1333MHz E56xx L5640 and X56xx processor models support up to 1333MHz memory clock speed and 2 DIMMs per channel 2DPC at 1333MHz with single rank and dual rank RDIMMs and UDIMMs running at 1 5V Other processors access memory at 1066MHz Using 1333MHz memory where supported versus 1066MHz DIMMs offers up to 9 better performance while memory running at 1066MHz produces up to 2896 better performance than memory running at 800MHz Xeon 5600 series processors access memory with almost 50 lower latency than the earlier 5400 series processors
5. Memory features including advanced Chipkill memory protection using x4 DIMMs for up to 16X better error correction than standard ECC memory In addition to offering better performance than DDR2 or fully buffered memory DDR3 memory also uses less energy DDR2 memory Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server yp rem ym ul ME Sea a ee a TS DDR3 memory is even more efficient using up to 15 less energy than DDR2 memory The x3650 M3 currently supports up to 144GB of RDIMM registered DIMM memory in 18 DIMM slots 192GB in 12 slots or up to 48GB of UDIMM unbuffered DIMM memory in 12 slots The x3650 M3 also supports either energy efficient 1 35V DIMMs or standard 1 5V DIMMs Redesign in the architecture of the Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors bring radical changes in the way memory works in these servers For example the Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors integrate the memory controller inside the processor resulting in two memory controllers in a 2 socket system Each memory controller has three memory channels Depending on the type of memory population of memory and processor model the memory may be clocked at 1333MHz 1066MHz or 800MHz Xeon 5500 5600 Processor 0 Xeon 5500 5600 Processor 1 Memory Controller
6. Module IMM to monitor server availability perform Predictive Failure Analysis etc and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts The IMM performs the functions of both the Baseboard Management Controller BMC of earlier systems and the Remote Supervisor Adapter Il and is upgradeable to remote presence cKVM e An optional Virtual Media Key provides additional systems management capabilities including W eb based out of band control virtual floppy and optical drive support Windows blue screen error capture LDAP and SSL support and remote redirection of keyboard PCI video and text and mouse cKVM And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapter slot e Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3650 MS text messages over Serial or LAN e Integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI next generation BIOS New capabilities include Human readable event logs no more beep codes Complete out of band coverage by the Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup A complete setup solution allowing adapter configuration functions to be moved into UEFI Consistent firmware management across an entire product line e Integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support e ndustry standard AES NI support for faster stronger encryption in 5600 series processors only e Integrated IPMI 2 0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors
7. 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 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or SSD drives multiple hardware based ServeRAID options Gigabit Ethernet ports systems management and video controllers lowers costs and frees up valuable adapter slots e Energy efficient components including DDR3 memory low voltage transistors and voltage regulator modules and power supplies that are up to 9096 efficient model specific help keep your energy bills down All models require Chipkill enabled DIMMs provided standard for Chipkill protection Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Flexibility The x3650 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements thanks to e Achoice of 4 core or 6 core processors with 1 6 to 3 6GHz clock rates up to 6 4 gigatransfers per second and 40W to 130W maximum power draw e Upto 192GB of high speed registered DDR3 system memory e Achoice of either 1 5V DIMMs or 1 35V DIMMs that consume 20 less energy e Achoice of power supplies including 460W 675W AC or DC or energy efficient 675W e Four available high performance PCle x8 adapter slots in all models Optionally riser cards supporting PC
8. 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 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 M3 text messages over serial or LAN An optional upgrade to the Virtual Media Key adds graphical console redirection Predictive Failure Analysis PFA is designed to allow the system to detect impending failure of supported components processors memory HDDs voltage regulator modules VRMs power supplies and fans 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 M3 IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools including IBM Systems Director Active Energy M
9. and impressive performance watt 20W per core 5 86GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1066MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology e 80W 4 core Xeon 5600 models E5607 or E5606 running at 2 26 or 2 13GHz respectively with reduced power draw and impressive performance watt 20W per core 4 8GTps QPI speed 8MB of L3 processor cache and 1066MHz memory access e 80W 4 core Xeon 5600 model E5603 running at 1 6GHz with reduced power draw and impressive performance watt 20W per core 4 8GTps QPI speed 4MB of L3 processor cache and 1066MHz memory access Also available via configure to order CTO e 130W 4 core Xeon 5600 model X5687 running at 3 6GHz with impressive performance 32 5W per core 6 4GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology e 95W 4 core Xeon 5600 model X5672 running at 3 2GHz with reduced draw and impressive performance watt 23 75W per core 6 4GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology e 130W 4 core Xeon 5600 model X5647 running at 2 93GHz with impressive performance 32 5W per core 5 86GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1066Hz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology e 40W 4 core Xeon 5600 low voltage model L5630 running at 2 13GHz with extremely low power draw and amazing performance watt
10. e The x3650 M3 offers memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure e Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as HDDs and memory Similarly the Virtual Media Key and the ServeRAID controller can be installed and replaced without tools This means less time and therefore less money spent servicing the x3650 M3 Additionally hot swap redundant HDDs fan modules and power supplies as well as online mirrored memory mean greater system uptime while these components are being serviced e Newtoolless slides ship with the server together with a Cable Management Arm CMA that allow the rack server to easily slide into place e BM Thermal Diagnostics allows the administrator to evaluate thermal data on the server without taking the hardware offline This can provide greater server uptime 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 3Gbps or 6Gbps RAID controller to enhance system availability and data protection without using a PCle slot e PMI 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
11. 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 e Altitude and 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 The three year parts and labor limited onsite warranty helps afford you peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one year warranty does Key Features High Performance High Efficiency Xeon 5600 Series Processors The x3650 M3 supports up to two high performance Intel Xeon 5600 series processors allowing you to upgrade to a second processor as your business needs require The x3650 M3 offers a choice of processor clock rates memory access speeds and energy draw including e 130W 6 core Xeon 5600 model X5690 running at 3 46GHz 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 e 95W 6 core Xeon 5600 models X5675 X5660 or X5650 running at 3 06 2 8 or 2 66GHz respectively with reduced power draw and impressive performance watt only 15 83W per core 6 4GTps QPI
12. support a 3 5 inch tape drive This option limits the maximum number of 2 5 inch drive bays to eight Hot swap drives may be inserted or removed through the front of the server without powering off the system Simple swap drives can be inserted or removed through the front of the server as well however the system power must first be turned off For additional storage a direct attach NAS or SAN external expansion option can be added using an optional controller No diskette drive is supplied with any model an external USB floppy drive may be used if needed Flexible Internal Storage The x3650 M3 offers flexibility with up to 16 2 5 HDD bays supporting high performance drives that provide high density high reliability and allow you to scale up as your business grows 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS e 7 200 RPMs 500GB or 1TB 8TB maximum capacity with 8 bays 16TB with 16 bay e 10 000 RPMs 73 4 146 8 300GB or 600GB 4 8TB 9 6TB maximum e 15 000 RPMs 73 4 or 146 8GB 1 17TB 2 35TB maximum 2 5 inch Hot Swap SATA e 7 200 RPMs 160 250 500GB or 1TB 8TB 16TB maximum e 10 000 RPMs 300GB 2 4TB 4 8TB maximum 2 5 inch HDDs 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 2 5 inch Hot Swap or Simple Swap SSDs e 50GB High IOPS 400GB 800GB maximum Q High I O Performance Offers up to 8X more I
13. 54x 52x 62x 72x 82x D4x H4x J4x L4x Memory voltage standard 1 35V Memory type standard Registered PC3 10600 DDR III ECC Chipkill protection standard Single rank x4 1333MHz 52x 54x 62x 72x 82x H4x Maximum memory access speed Ax J6x SCx L4x 1066MHz 12x 22x 32x D4x 40W L5609 L5630 via CTO 130W 82x Maximum processor power draw X5647 X5687 via CTO 4 8GTps 12x 22x 32x L5609 via CTO Memory interleaving interleaving Yes two way using pairs DIMMs PC3 10600 1333MHz RDIMM 2GB 1R x8 1 35V 2GB 2R x8 1 35V PC3 10600 PC3L 8500R 1333MHz UDIMM 1066MHz RDIMM 2GB 1R x8 1 35V 8GB 2R x4 1 35V 4GB 2R x8 1 35V 16GB 4R x4 1 35V DIMM types capacities supported 4GB 1R x4 1 35V 4GB 2R x4 1 35V 4GB 2R x8 1 35V Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component available 16 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server PRA sse wae Dee BOT L5640 E5645 E5649 and X56xx 1333MHz processors support 2DPC at 1333MHz Memory mirroring supported of DIMM sockets reserved for mirroring Yes 1 channel 3 slots per processor active 1 spare 1 unused of HDD drive bays total available 16 16 2 5 inch 8 8 2 5 inch with inter
14. AID M1015 SAS SATA controller supports RAID 0 1 10 no cache for up to 32 drives limited to available drive bays The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 5 50 with SED support The 6Gbps x8 PCle ServeRAID M5014 SAS SATA controller offers enhanced performance with 256MB of cache memory and supports RAID 0 1 10 5 50 for up to 32 drives limited to available drive bays The 6Gbps x8 PCle ServeRAID M5015 SAS SATA controller offers enhanced performance with 512MB of cache memory and battery backup and supports RAID 0 1 10 5 50 for up to 32 drives limited to available drive bays For external storage the 6Gbps ServeRAID M5025 controller enables connection to external IBM System Storage expansion units up to 240 HDDs as well as support for up to 8 internal HDDs system limit It provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support and 512MB of onboard cache The IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 6 60 with SED support to the M5014 M5015 or M5025 The IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Key adds battery backup support to the M5014 and CTO systems containing an M5015 or M5025 Drive Bays The x3650 M3 supports up to 17 drive bays Most models include eight 2 5 inch drive bays expandable to 16 using expansion kits and one 5 25 inch bay for an optional DVD RW drive The bays support a combination of SATA and SAS HDDs as well as solid state drives SSDs Optionally a Tape Enablement Kit can be installed to
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16. I X 133 or PCle x16 adapters can be exchanged for the PCle x8 slots e Upgrading to the ServeRAID M5015 controller provides 512MB of battery backed cache to enable higher performance hardware RAID support and allows the x3650 MS to offer five RAID levels standard RAID 0 1 10 5 50 and optionally 6 60 with SED e The five or six USB 2 0 ports two front two rear one internal plus one additional internal port when the optional Tape Enablement Kit is installed 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 two are on the back The internal port supports a flash drive with embedded hypervisor or an internal tape or IBM RDX removable disk storage drive e Achoice of up to sixteen 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or solid state drives or eight 2 5 inch drives and one internal tape drive offer a variety of storage options The SAS and SATA HDD models provide a maximum of 16TB of internal hot swap storage The x3650 M3 supports a mix of hot swap SAS SATA and SSD drives e Alternatively direct attach network attached storage NAS or iSCSI or Fibre Channel attached storage can be attached using IBM System Storage servers Manageability Security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3650 M3 e he x3650 M3 includes an Integrated Management
17. Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Product Guide February 2011 Product Overview CONTENTS Product Overview 1 Selling Features 2 Key Features 4 Key Options 13 x3650 M3 Images 15 x3650 M3 Specifications 16 The Bottom Line 19 Server Comparison 20 For More Information 21 Legal Information 21 Available 2Q 2011 IBM System x3650 M3 Business critical 2U server packed with innovation Suggested Uses All sectors requiring highly available energy efficient rack optimized solution for physical and virtual intensive commercial environments like eBusiness eCommerce collaboration virtualization database and enterprise resource planning applications Your challenge is to do more with less serve more Web pages handle more secure connections support more e mail users You need to reduce the costs of doing business and improve ihe service you deliver to your customers while lowering your overall risk The dual socket IBM System x3650 M3 can reduce your costs with its new energy smart design It can improve service with reduced operational complexity and increased management functionality It will lower your IT risk with the resiliency that comes from no single point of failure And like all IBM servers the x3650 M3 offers you the trust that comes from the IBM global reach service and support The x3650 M3 is a game chan
18. M 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 ServeRAID BR10il v2 SAS SATA Controller offers RAID 0 1 1E support with up to 3Gbps per SAS port The IBM ServeRAID M1015 x8 PCle and 6Gbps offers RAID 0 1 10 optionally RAID 5 50 with SED support The IBM ServeRAID M5014 x8 PCle and 6Gbps provides 256MB cache and RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optionally RAID 6 60 with SED and battery backup The IBM ServeRAID M5015 x8 PCle and 6Gbps includes 512MB of battery backed cache and RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optionally RAID 6 60 with SED For external storage the ServeRAID M5025 controller provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support and 512MB of onboard cache and enables connection to up to four IBM System Storage SAS SATA expansion units 240 HDDs total The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 5 50 and SED support to the ServeRAID M1 015 Similarly the IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 6 60 with SED support to the M5014 M5015 and M5025 The IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Key adds battery backup support to the M5014 and CTO servers containing an M5015 or M5025 External Storage The IBM System Storage EXP810 and EXP3000 expansion units as well as the DS3000 DS4000 and DS8000 series storage subsystems and N3000 N5000 N6000 and N7000 NAS systems co
19. OPS than HDDs 67 3396 read write OLTP transaction base mix Optimized for heavy mix of read and write operations such as transaction processing media streamina surveillance file conv loqaina hackiin recaoverv and hiisiness Data transfer rates depend on many factors and are often less than the maximum possible Battery backup is included when the adapter is purchased as an option or when included in standard server models It is optional when the adapter is included in a CTO system Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Intelligence Q Lower Cost IOPS Performance Yields better IOPS lower capacity GB required to achieve higher IOPS Uses less energy and generates less heat than a hard disk drive L Superior Uptime 3X the availability of mechanical disk drives No moving parts to fail Enterprise wear leveling to extend life even further Q Full OS Support Supports all ServerProven OSes The hot swap SAS drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other IBM System x amp systems If you need more storage space terabyte capacities are possible with external IBM System Storage direct attach NAS and SAN offerings Internal Backup The x3650 M3 using the optional Tape Enablement Kit supports severa
20. That can result in faster processing of latency sensitive workloads Regardless of memory speed the Xeon 5600 platform represents a significant improvement in memory bandwidth over the previous Xeon 5400 platform At 1333MHz the improvement is almost 50096 over the previous generation 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 system provides the best interleaving A Xeon 5600 series processor based system is balanced when all memory channels on a socket have the same amount of memory The Xeon 5600 series processors support single dual and quad rank memory A memory rank is simply a segment of memory that is addressed by a specific address bit A typical memory DIMM description is BGB 2Rx4 DIMM e The 2R designator is the rank count for this particular DIMM 2R dual rank e The x4 designator is the data width in bits of the rank It is important to ensure that DIMMs with the appropriate number of ranks are populated in each channel for optimal performance Whenever possible use dual rank DIMMs in the system Dual rank DIMMs offer better interleaving and hence better performance tha
21. anager Service and Support Manager and others 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 IBM options for System x servers help you take your servers to a higher level You 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 13 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server keep your fingers on the pulse of your e business Processors Intel Xeon processors provide high clock rates 4 to 6 cores 64 bit extensions and advanced features for performance availability and power management Large cache size combined with fast 1333MHz 1066MH
22. apacities They can be used as a highly available boot drive for storing disk images or for other uses that stress read performance Power Supply The optional second power supply for the x3650 M3 enables redundancy for hot swap power In addition its design up to 95 efficient helps lower your energy bill for power and cooling Virtual Media Key The x3650 M3 includes a plethora of systems management features built in however sometimes additional management capability is needed In those situations the Virtual Media Key not only offers powerful new features it does so without taking up a valuable PCI X or PCle adapter slot instead using a dedicated connector on the motherboard ServeRAID Controllers System x servers using ServeRAID 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 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 IB
23. e at high elevations wasting power The altimeter allows the IBM fans to run at lower speeds at lower altitudes 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 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 There are temperature sensors on the planar placed to sense DIMM exhaust temperature SAS HDD exhaust temperature and CPU2 exhaust temperature through the altimeter 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 FD indicates an error condition hv nressina a hiittan on the front of the se
24. e x3650 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 Automatic Server Restart Wake on LAN support PXE support text console redirect Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM Systems Director The Integrated Management Module IMM 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 System 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 Predictive Failure Analysis for system fans e Web based out of band control e SSL Secure Socket Layer and LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol support e Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms RMCP and AES e VLAN support e Local update of IMM firmware e Firmware firewall e Support for IPMI v2 0 compliant management software e g xCAT e Other mandatory and optional IPMI IMM fu
25. eRAID M5015 includes battery 1 2x 22X 32x 52x 54x 62x D4x Yes via the optional 6Gbps ServeRAID M5025 controller 512MB cache RAID 0 1 10 5 50 and battery backup standard SAS SATA optional RAID 6 60 with SED 4 via 2 risers 2 full height full length 1 low profile full length 1 full height half length Video controllei Matrox G200eV in IMM standard NVIDIA FX580 1800 or 3800 available for CTO and special bid models 17 ServeRAID M5014 ServeRAID M1015 12X battery optional 12x 22x 32x D4x Optional integrated RAID controllers supported Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server 1280x1024 at 60Hz 32 bits 1600x1200 at 85Hz 16 bits Emulex 10GbE Integrated Virtual Fabric f Adapter for IBM 2 ports available via CTO 5 6 2 front 2 rear 1 internal for a USB flash memory key containing an embedded of USB 2 0 ports hypervisor additional internal USB port available with the optional Tape Enablement Kit so both a tape drive and a hypervisor can be used 675W high efficiency 460W 12x 22x 32x 52x 72x 82x 54x Power supply standard 62x D4x H4x 80 Plus 675W J4x L4x Gold up to 92 efficient J6x JCx Up to 95 efficient 1 or 2 675W 48V DC power supplies as Optional power supply r
26. edundant cooling fan modules Other Features e 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 on the back plus one USB connector reserved for an internal tape drive RDX removable disk cartridge or USB flash memory key containing an embedded hypervisor For pre boot and normal drive use use the external ports e One additional internal USB port is available when the optional Tape Enablement Kit TEK is installed e Dual video ports 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 e Toolless chassis 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 drives and PCle adapters as well as the integrated ServeRAID card embedded hypervisor key and Virtual Media Key This can save a servicer significant time Extensive System Support Features The IBM services and technical support portfolio provides world class consistent high quality service and support The x3650 M3 server offers a number of tools and services designed to make ownership a positive ex
27. eplaces standard Second PS of the same type replacement s 7 000 ft Maximum altitude 2133 m 50 95 F 10 35 C up to 3 000 ft 50 90 F 10 32 C 3 000 ft to 7 000 peranng temperature tange 914 4 m ft 914 4m to 2 133m 3 36 85 4mm H Dimensions HWD weight 17 5 443 6mm W 27 5 798mm D 46 5 minimum 55 1 Ib maximum 21 1 24 9 kg Microsoft Windows Server 2008 2008 R2 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard Enterprise W eb Datacenter Datacenter with UV 32 64 bit RHEL 5 32 64 bit with and without Xen RHEL 6 32 64 bit SLES 10 11 32 64 bit with and without Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4 1 Sun Solaris 10 model dependent Operating systems supported 18 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Length of limited warranty 3 years parts and labor The Bottom Line The IBM System x3650 M3 is an extremely energy efficient powerful system incorporating significantly redesigned management tools and abundant IBM unique innovations Price Performance e High throughput processors Up to two 2 4 to 3 46GHz 6 core 1 6GHz to 3 6GHz 4 core or 1 86GHz to 2 13GHz low voltage 4 core or 2 26GHz low voltage 6 core Xeon 5600 series processors e Energy efficient low voltage process
28. ging rack server that uses significantly less power than previous generations with unified systems management tools leadership reliability availability serviceability features and broad system flexibility housed in a compact 2U mechanical package The x3650 M3 features Intel Xeon 5600 series 6 core and 4 core processors with up to 12MB of shared L3 cache to provide you with the computing power you need to match your business needs and growth The new line of Intel processors delivers unprecedented intelligent performance with features like adaptive performance for applications and environments Turbo Boost Technology and Hyper Threading Technology and integrated power gates and automated power management The x3650 M3 supports up to 18 DIMMs 192GB of RDIMM 1333MHz DDR3 memory or up to 12 DIMMs 48GB of UDIMM memory and provides Chipkill ECC Error Checking and Correcting protection for high performance and reliability For even higher levels of availability the x3650 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 four high performance adapter slots PCle x8 The x3650 M3 offers an optional embedded hypervisor to manage your virtual workloads The System x3650 M3 supports up to 16 high performance hot swap HDDs with an internal storage capacity of 16TB 2 5 inch hot swap Serial Attached SCSI SAS
29. gue 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 software 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 hardware and software as well as onsite custom services to provide the level of expertise you require IBM Maintenance and Technical Support solutions can help you get the most out of your IT investment by reducing support costs increasing availability and simplifying management with integrated support for your multiproduct multivendor hardware and software environment For more information on hardware maintenance software support solution support and managed support visit http ibm com services maintenance Advanced Systems Management Capabilities Th
30. ives hot swap redundant SAS or SATA HDDs redundant ultra efficient power supplies and fan modules Active Memory integrated RAID 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 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Selling Features Another improvement with the new generation of X Architecture is the replacement of old BIOS with a new generation United Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI UEFI provides a more intuitive user interface and understandable event logs and better management With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as the IMM light path diagnostics IBM Systems Director IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM ServerGuide and support for the optional Virtual Media Key for remote presence capability the x3650 M3 is designed for superior uptime The x3650 M3 passed the NEBS 1 ETSI equivalent compliance for both AC and DC power supplies and compliance with 80 PLUS and ENERGY STAR standards model dependent For more information about IBM s ENERGY STAR compliance visit http ibm com systems greendc green technology energy star index html If you need highly
31. l internal backup options Supported technologies include e DDS 5 half high e DDS 6 half high e RDX Removable Disk Cartridge half high High Performance Adapter Slots The x3650 M3 provides four x8 by 8 8GBps PCle PCI Express Gen 2 I O slots for long term investment protection PCI Express Gen 2 is the next generation of high performance low latency serial I O bus Each slot is capable of supporting x1 x4 x8 Gen 1 or Gen 2 adapters at full speed 2 PCI x16 Gen 2 or PCI X 133 slots are optional via replacement riser cards s e our e Gen 2 slots are available PCI ze Four PCle Gen 2 sl ilabl EXPHESS O Two x8 full height full length L One x8 full height half length L One x8 low profile There is also a dedicated riser card in the x3650 M3 that provides a x8 PCle connector wired with x4 lanes for an internal ServeRAID card Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller The x3650 M3 includes one dual port integrated Broadcom 5709S Gigabit Ethernet controller standard for up to 10X higher maximum throughput than a 10 100 Ethernet controller as well as support for TOE TCP Offload Engine as well as load balancing and failover capabilities between the two ports TOE helps improve overall system performance by offloading TCP IP protocol processing from the system microprocessor to the onboard Ethernet TOE processor It also supports highly secure remote power management using IPMI 2 0 plus Wake on LAN and PXE Prebo
32. links to third party sites that are not under the control of or maintained by IBM Access to any such third party site is at the user s own risk and IBM is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information data opinions advice or statements made on these sites IBM provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement Information in this presentation concerning non IBM products was obtained from the suppliers of these products published announcement material or other publicly available sources IBM has not tested these products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance compatibility or any other claims related to non IBM products 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 p
33. manageable dual socket multi core computing power in a rack dense package the x3650 M3 is the ideal system Price Performance The x3650 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs e Up to two 6 core or 4 core Xeon 5600 series processors and up to 12MB of 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 Xeon 5600 series processors offer up to 5496 better performance than the previous generation 5500 series processors depending on workload e Low voltage processors draw less energy and produce less waste heat than high voltage processors thus helping to reduce data center energy costs Selected 4 core Xeon 5600 series processors use only 40W available via CTO and selected 6 core processors consume only 60W This is less than half the wattage consumed by 130W processors e Eighteen DIMMs of registered 1333MHz DDR3 ECC memory with Chipkill protection optional provide speed high availability and a memory capacity of up 192GB e x3650 M3 servers using the L5640 E5645 E5649 and 1333MHz X56xx processors support 2 DIMMs per channel 2DPC at 1333MHz running at 1 5V e Optional 50GB solid state drives SSDs use only 2W of power per drive vs 9 10W for 2 5 inch HDDs This is as much as 8096 less power than a 2 5 inch HDD would use with a corresponding reduction in heat output e
34. ments through chassis CFM VA rating leakage current mA and peak inrush current amps IBM ServerGuide installed from CD simplifies the process of installing and configuring System x servers ServerGuide goes beyond mere hardware configuration by assisting with the automated installation of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 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 11 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server you reduce both you total cost of ownership and the complexity that administrators and technical personnel face IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager previously called 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 Service and Support Manager resides on a server and provides electronic support and problem management capabilities through a highly secure electronic dialo
35. mprise a powerful and broad shared storage family with integrated management software designed to meet midrange and enterprise needs 14 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server IBM System x3650 M3 Images Front View Empty Hot Swap Pop Out Drop Down Light Video Port USB 2 0 Hexagonal 2 5 HDD Bays Path Diagnostics Panel Ports Ventilation Holes Hot Swap 2 5 Empty HDD Power Status Light Path Optical Drive HDDs Fillers Button Lights Diagnostics Panel Eject Button Inside View B Ls di L Hye adr Server AID ery Hot Swap Power Key x snno F E Supplies HDD Bays M 9 MR E dex Mta Hot S i a M Fan Modules SHE ist Rear View Hexagonal Ventilation Holes Adapter Slots Standard Gb Ethernet Ports Silea Slots Fast Ethernet Optional Gb Video Serial Port USB Ports Hot Swap Empty Hot Swap Port for IMM Ethernet Ports Port Power Supply Power Supply Bay 15 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server IBM System x3650 M3 Specifications Machine type 7945 12x 22x 32x 52x 54x 62x 72x 82x D4x H4x J4x J6x JCx
36. n single rank DIMMs For Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server six 2GB single rank DIMMs by 7 for SPECjbb2005 Dual rank DIMMs are also better than quad rank DIMMs because quad rank DIMMs will cause the memory speed to be down clocked Another important guideline is to populate equivalent ranks per channel For instance mixing one single rank DIMM and one dual rank DIMM in a channel should be avoided Notes lt is important to populate all three memory channels in each processor The relative memory bandwidth decreases as the number of channels populated decreases This is because the bandwidth of all the memory channels is utilized to support the capability of the processor So as the channels are decreased the burden to support the requisite bandwidth is increased on the remaining channels causing them to become a bottleneck RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be used in the same server If 1 5V and 1 35V DIMMs are mixed a DIMMs will run at 1 5V In addition to Chipkill error correction the x3650 M3 offers an additional level of IBM Active Memory protection memory mirroring Memory mirroring works much like disk mirroring The total memory is divided into three channels a primary channel a backup channel and an unused channel Data is written concurre
37. nal tape drive Maximum drive capacity supports mixing SAS SAT A SSD 2 5 inch 2 5 inch 2 5 inch SSD SAS SATA SAS SATA 2 5 inch SSD 400GB 8 x 50GB 16TB 8TB 8 x 1TB 800GB 16 x hot swap or 16 x 1TB hot swap with 50GB hot swap simple swap with hot swap internal tape drive internal tape drive 500GB 1TB 7 2K 2 5 inch HS SATA TA S BAA ae 2 5 inch HS or SS SSD Drive capacities supported 146 8 300 600GB 10K 160 250 500GB 1TB 50GB 73 4 146 8GB 15K 7 2K of HDDs standard None all models open bay of poe drives standard Yes J6x JCx Optional DVD RW all others models of ofdiskette drives standard drives standard None One tape drive DDS Gen 5 DDS Gen 6 or RDX Removable Disk Cartridge via internal Daexup sUpportee optional Tape Enablement Kit Storage technology Hot swap SAS SATA also hot swap or simple swap SSD Integrated disk controller LSI 1068 ServeRAID M5015 ServeRAID M1015 ServeRAID M5014 512MB battery ServeRAID no cache 256MB cache backed cache BR10il v2 no RAID 0 1 10 RAID 0 1 10 5 50 RAID 0 1 10 5 50 cache RAID optional RAID optional RAID optional RAID Integrated RAID controller standard 0 1 1E 3Gbps 5 50 with SED 6 60 with SED 6 60 with SED supports 4 drives 6Gbps supports optional battery 6Gbps supports 12x 16 drives 22x 6Gbps supports 16 drives 72x 32x D4x 16 drives 82x H4x 52x 54x 62x J4x J6x JCx L4x Serv
38. nctions The IMM alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors such as voltage and thermal conditions even if the server has failed 12 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Key Options The x3650 M3 also supports an optional IBM Virtual Media Key for additional systems management capabilities including e Latest OS failure screen capture e Graphical console redirection over LAN e Remote virtual floppy and CD ROM e High speed remote redirection of PCI video keyboard and mouse IBM ToolsCenter consolidates 42 needed tools for managing servers individually into an integrated suite of 8 tools They are organized by function deployment updates configuration and diagnostics Tools are now simpler to access and use with a single webpage for access a common look and feel and a common command line interface for the scripting tools The ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator offers significantly more functionality than past tools with the ability to add more tools to the bootable image and to automatically download the bootable environment if needed Bootable Media Creator allows you to create bootable CDs DVD and USB keys for updates customized to your systems IBM developed IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager to put control of sy
39. ntly to both the primary and backup channels If a DIMM fails in one of the DIMMs in the primary channel it is instantly disabled and the mirrored memory in the backup channel becomes active primary until the failing DIMM is replaced One third of total memory is available for use at any one time with mirroring enabled Note Due to the double writes to memory performance is affected Because the third channel is disabled with mirroring active there is no point in populating it with memory Mirroring is handled at the hardware level no operating system support is required DDR3 memory is currently available in 2GB 4GB 8GB and 16GB RDIMMs or 2GB and 4GB UDIMMs 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 DIMMs per Max Memory Frequency Channel Capacity 1333MHz 1 48GB RDIMM E5645 E5649 L5640 6 DIMMs 24GB UDIMM and X56xx 1333MHz processors 1333MHz 2 96GB RDIMM E5645 E5649 L 5640 12 DIMMs 48GB UDIMM and X56xx 1333MHz processors 1066MHz 2 96GB RDIMM E560x E5620 X5647 L5609 and 12 DIMMs 48GB UDIMM L5630 5600 Series 3 800MHz 18 DIMMs 144GB RDIMM All of processors 2 800MHz 12 DIMMs 192GB RDIMM All of processors 800MHz 1333MHz Mirroring 2 64GB RDIMM 12 DIMMs 16GB UDIMM PTOL ee Integrated Virtualization All m
40. o front two rear one internal for optional USB key with hypervisor one additional USB port included with the optional Tape Enablement Kit e Slotless hardware based 3Gbps RAID 0 1 1E or 6Gbps RAID 0 1 10 or RAID 0 1 10 5 50 standard e Four available adapter slots Q Four x8 PCle Gen 2 slots 8GBps An optional riser card containing one x16 PCle Gen 2 slot can replace each of the two riser cards An optional riser card containing one 133MHz PCI X slot can replace each of the two riser cards e Optional DVD RW drive e Choice of 3 power supplies standard 460W 675W 675W high efficiency plus an optional 675W DC replaces standard AC power supplies e Two video ports one on the front and one on the back Manageability Serviceability and Availability e IBM Systems Director systems management software including among others IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager Ll IBM Service and Support Manager 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 i
41. odels of the x3550 M3 support a USB 2 0 Flash Key installed preloaded with VMware vSphere Hypervisor formerly ESXi Rather than management through a Service Console based on a Linux operating system vSphere Hypervisor relies on aggregate management tools including VirtualCenter the Remote Command Line interface and the introduction of CIM for standards based and agentless hardware monitoring vSphere Hypervisor includes all the performance scalability and compatibility features of a hypervisor installed on disk including full VMFS support across FC SAN iSCSI SAN and NAS and 4 way VSMP Because it runs from flash memory it s extremely fast and ideal for diskless configurations It also offers enhanced security because it runs without an operating system based console and is updated patched much like firmware Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server Disk Controllers All x3650 M3 models include a ServeRAID BR10il v2 ServerRAID M1015 ServeRAID M5014 or ServeRAID M5015 SAS SATA controller standard model dependent to enhance system availability and data protection without using a PCI slot The 3Gbps x4 PCle ServeRAID BR10il v2 controller offers hardware RAID 0 1 1E support no cache for up to 4 HDDs or SSDs The 6Gbps x8 PCle ServeR
42. or Serial Attached ATA SATA drives Alternatively up to 16 solid state drives SSDs are also available to keep power low improve resiliency and offer up to 800GB of storage To address your backup needs up to eight HDDs or SSDs and one internal tape drive or removable disk cartridge drive can be used The server includes a choice of several IBM ServeRAID storage controllers that provide broad levels of hardware based RAID solutions The ultra dense 2U form factor allows businesses to increase their computing power and spread their workload without outgrowing their current data center Up to 21 of these 2U servers can be installed in a single 42U rack for a total of up to 42 processors and 252 processor cores offering tremendous deployment flexibility Standard in the x3650 M3 is the Integrated Management Module IMM that enables the user to manage and control the server easily both locally and remotely In conjunction with the IMM the x3650 M3 comes with a Bosch BMP085 altitude sensor altimeter that governs fan rotation based on altitude to help lower your energy consumption The IMM offers a high level of manageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system up even when network usage increases IBM s innovative pop out 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 solid state dr
43. ork adapter for 10Gbps Ethernet 10GbE networks It offers the benefits and flexibility of I O convergence in a single end to end solution Protocol offload for stateless TCP IP and TCP Chimney provide maximum bandwidth with minimum use of CPU resources It achieves line rate 10Gbps performance with support for TCP IP stateless offloads and TCP Offload Engine TOE support TOE reduces system processor utilization providing increased system performance and reducing overall system power requirements The adapter is based on the Emulex OneConnect Universal Converged Network Adapter UCNA platform that also includes the capability for future upgrades to Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI protocol offloads By using a common infrastructure for Ethernet and storage networks data centers can reduce capital expense CapEx for adapters switches and cables and operational expense OpEx for power cooling and IT administration End to end data protection with hardware parity CRC ECC and other advanced error checking and correcting ensure that data is safe from corruption Integrated dual 10Gbps Ethernet ports e Pv4A IPv6 TCP UDP checksum offload Large Send Offload LSO Large Receive Offload Receive Side Scaling RSS IPV4 TCP Chimney Offload e VLAN insertion and extraction e Jumbo frames up to 9000 Bytes e Preboot eXecutive Environment PXE 2 0 network boot support e Interrupt coalescing e Load balancing and failover suppo
44. ors 40W 4 core and 60W 6 core Xeon 5600 series processors e Hyper Threading Technology for up to 12 processor cores and 24 threads total processor specific e Turbo Boost Technology for a performance boost when not all cores are in use processor specific e 64 bit extensions EM64T e Large cache 12MB of L3 processor cache processor specific e Fast memory Registered PC3 10600 DDR IlI ECC DIMMs standard operating at 1333MHz 1066MHz or 800Mhz depending on processor model and memory configuration supports 2 DIMMs per channel at 1333MHz e Fast disk technology Supports high performance SAS drives that provide high density high reliability and allow you to scale up as your business grows e High IOPS SSDs Solid state drives offer significantly higher I O operations per second than HDDs e Fast communications Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard supporting load balancing and failover as well as TOE acceleration two additional integrated NICs optional e Fast I O Four PCle x8 adapter slots replaceable with two x16 PCle or two PCI X 133 slots Flexibility e Large memory capacity Up to 192GB of registered DDR3 DIMMs in 18 DIMM slots e Up to 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or SSDs or simple swap SSDs e Choice of disk storage Up to 16TB of internal SAS SATA storage 800GB of internal solid state storage e High performance external expansion Five 480Mbps USB 2 0 ports tw
45. ot 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 e Up to four Gb Ethernet ports ideal for virtualization and l O intensive workloads e 2 ports standard plus two additional ports via optional daughtercard e mproves system performance by offloading protocol processing from CPU to a separate TOE engine e Primary performance improvement for data copying CPU where CPU utilization is 90 100 The 57098 controller supports IEEE 802 3 for 1000Base T 100Base TX and 10Base T applications 802 3 802 3u 802 3ab through a RJ 45 connector to an Ethernet network over a CAT 5 twisted pair cable TOE support on Windows is available today but requires the Windows Scalable Network Pack SNP installed Linux has no plan to support TOE at this time 4TB SAS and 250GB 1TB SATA drives available in 20 2011 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server 10 Gigabit Ethernet Integrated Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM The Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter for x3650 M3 part number 49Y4200 with special riser card support by CTO is an industry leading performance and scalability per watt dual port netw
46. ows 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 pus 9 Best wp Better Q Good Requirements Ayiqeyeos eoueuuopoag jutod Dugeo J indu6nouu KiouJe A eoueuuopag oDe1o S pu Q Autqeire v ubi 1ueujeDeue N suleis S Kynoes jueuiAojdeq peinguisiq Key Workloads Clster HPC NE HPC Modeling amp Simulation Se 0 0 High Performance DB ALL Business Intelligence SS A DEM Seach M Web29 ee 1 mp LS Web3p Communities MES NN 3 NNNM Commerce Come Combos p M le ERP Isc EH EM sms Cm oT 9 999 e meon Wa NE pplcatons Donots P bannotos Rug EAMIEEEN Virtualization Infrastructure 7 Applications Securit Web Serving 20 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server For More Information IBM System x Servers IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool IBM Configuration and Options Guide IBM ServerProven Program Technical Support Other Technical Su
47. perience From the start IBM programs make it easier for you to plan for configure and purchase System x servers get them running and keep them running long term These features include IBM Express Portfolio IBM ServerProven IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator IBM ServerGuide IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager Product Customization Services and extensive technical support offerings The IBM ServerProven program provides the confidence that specific options and operating ey Servern m systems have been tested on the server and are officially supported to work together It is updated roven 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 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 require
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49. rocessed 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 XSO003095 USEN 02 21 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information
50. rt including adapter fault tolerance AFT switch fault tolerance SFT adaptive load balancing ALB teaming support and IEEE 802 3ad Note You must have either one SFP transceiver or one SFP direct attached cable for each of the two 10Gb ports on the adapter Ultra Efficient Cooling Strategically located fans combined with efficient airflow paths provide highly effective system cooling for the x8650 M3 known as Calibrated Vectored Cooling The base server with one power supply includes 3 hot swap fan modules for redundant cooling Each module includes 2 back to back fans with counter rotating blades In addition each power supply also contains a fan The system contains three cooling zones Zone 1 incorporating one fan module cools all 18 DIMM sockets Zone 2 one fan module cools the primary processor and Zone 3 one fan module cools the second processor The fans automatically adjust speeds in response to changing thermal requirements depending on the zone 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 In addition the Bosch BMP085 altimeter works in conjunction with IMM to govern fan rotation At high altitudes the air is thinner and doesn t cool as well as at lower elevations In most servers the fans run fast all the time to allow for us
51. rver an FD nanel will 10 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server 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 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 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 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 and memory mirroring enabled e Hot swap redundant hard disk drives and solid state drives with RAID protection e Hot swap redundant power supplies e Hot swap r
52. s sold The x8 slots can accept x1 x4 or x8 adapters running at x1 x4 or x8 throughput respectively Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server e Integrated Management Module IMM IPMI 2 0 compliance including highly secure remote power control Text console redirection systems management standard e Active Memory protection Q Advanced Chipkill ECC memory protection support Memory mirroring e Integrated ServeRAID controller enhances system availability and serviceability without using a PCle slot e Acombination of hot swap SAS SATA HDDs and SSDs or simple swap SSDs for quicker servicing than with fixed drives e Solid state drives as a high reliability alternative to internal storage with up to three times the MTBF of spinning disk drives e Ultra efficient cooling incorporating Calibrated Vectored Cooling features and hot swap redundant fan modules e Standard or optional hot swap redundant power supplies model specific e Light path diagnostics front LED panel pop out drop down light path panel e Optional Virtual Media Key daughter card no slot required Q Supports LDAP and SSL industry standards e Toolless chassis and toolless slide design integrated Cable Management Arm Server Comparison Chart The following table sh
53. speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology e 80W 6 core Xeon 5600 models E5649 or E5645 running at 2 53 or 2 4GHz respectively with reduced power draw and impressive performance watt only 13 33W per core 5 86GTps QPI speed 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology Xeon 5600 e 60W 6 core Xeon 5600 low voltage model L5640 running at 2 26GHz with low power draw and impressive performance watt only 10W per core 5 86GTps QPI speed and 12MB of shared L3 cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost technology i Chipkill protection is supported with x4 DDR3 DIMMs but not x8 DIMMs 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 Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server e 80W 4 core Xeon 5600 models E5620 running at 2 4GHz with reduced power draw
54. stem 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 It also includes power management features to help administrators manage or reduce power 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
55. such as voltage and thermal conditions It also supports highly secure remote power control using data encryption e IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools including IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM Service and Support Manager and others 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 IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager an IBM exclusive is designed to take Data transfer rates may be less than the maximum possible Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable rack dense 2U dual socket server advantage of new system power management features by providing actual realtime energy monitoring reporting and capping features Availability and Serviceability The System x3650 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime e x3650 M3 servers offer Chipkill ECC memory protection when using x4 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
56. upside for the number of active cores is reached The maximum frequency is dependent on the number of active cores The amount of time the processor spends in the Turbo Boost Technology state depends on the workload and operating environment providing the performance you need when and where you need it For example a 3 46GHz 6 core X5690 processor with 3 6 cores active can run the cores at 3 6GHz With only one or two cores active the same processor can run those cores at 3 73GHz Similarly a 3 6GHz 4 core X5687 processor can run at 3 73GHz or even 3 86GHz When the inactive cores are needed again they are dynamically turned back on and the processor frequency is adjusted accordingly In processors implementing Intel Hyper Threading Technology each core has two threads capable of running an independent process Thus a 6 core processor can run 12 threads concurrently 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 Intel s Virtualization Technology VT integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads DDR3 Memory with Chipkill ECC Protection The x3650 M3 ships with registered double data rate Ill DDR3 memory and provides Active
57. z or 800MHz memory access and an integrated memory controller reduce memory latency and facilitate the movement of data Note System performance depends not only on the number of processors in the server but also on the frequency and functionality of each processor Adding a second processor may be a cost effective way to achieve significant performance improvements Memory Memory is a major 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 4 core processor there should be twice as much memory as for a 2 core processor A 6 core processor should have three times as much memory as a 2 core processor 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 acritical aspect of maximizing the I O throughput of the system 2 5 inch SAS hard disk drives are available for the x3650 M3 with capacities of 1TB at 7 200 RPMs up to 600GB at 10K RPMs and up to 146 8GB at 15 000 RPMs 2 5 inch SATA HDDs are available in capacities up to 1TB at 7 200 RPMs and 300GB at 10K RPMs Solid State Drives IBM solid state drives offer high IOPS I O operations per second performance and the ultimate in reliability with 3X the MTBF mean time between failure rate of enterprise HDDs IBM SSDs are available in 50GB c
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