IBM System x3950 M2
Engineered with the needs of enterprise organizations in mind, the IBM x3950 M2 provides a scalable, efficient and highly reliable solution. This 4th generation X-Architecture® enterprise server combines 64-bit performance in a balanced design. The x3950 M2 can help organizations meet business demands with confidence, and since many organizations require servers that expand as business grows, the x3950 M2 provides the flexibility to run more applications on the same piece of hardware.These features deliver an optimized solution for large database enterprise application and virtualization services.
Feature & Benefits
| Feature |
Benefits |
| High-performance, 4-socket, six-core Intel® processor-based server |
- Leadership x86 performance for database, enterprise applications and virtualization workloads1
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| Fourth generation IBM X-Architecture chipset design |
- Innovation with 60% front-side bus speed improvement, up to 60% faster memory speed than the previous X3 generation, and a separate front-side bus for each socket to deliver a balanced system design
- Innovative and efficient snoop filtering to reduce latency and improve performance
- Unique lower memory latency with registered DIMMs versus the competition, which requires more expensive Fully Buffered DIMMs
|
| Memory reliability features through Active Memory |
- Enhanced error recovery with Chipkill memory, Memory ProteXion, memory scrubbing and memory mirroring to maintain your data integrity
|
| Hot-swap, redundant rear-access power supplies |
- Increase system and application uptime by eliminating another point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply
- Rear-access power supplies for simplified serviceability
|
| Drop-down, front-access light path diagnostics panel |
- Gives information about a failing component without interrupting system operation, even in the absence of system power
- Expedites hardware repairs that can dramatically reduce service time
- Maximizes uptime by quickly and easily identifying component failures
- Numeric identifier to allow customers to easy determine the boot sequence
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| Hot-swap redundant fans |
- Allow the server to continue operating even with a fan failure
- Replacing fans is easy, without taking your server offline or out of the rack
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| Integrated System Management Processor |
- High-function Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
- Provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
- Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
- Decreases downtime by allowing you to remotely perform systems management functions whether your server is operational or not
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| IBM Director |
- Comprehensive systems management tools
- Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities
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| Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet |
- Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration
|
| Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty2 |
- Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time
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| ServerGuide™ software |
- Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers
- Gets your server up and running faster
- Simplifies installation and configuration of your System x™ servers
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| OS flexibility |
- Choice of Windows®, Red Hat or SUSE operating systems
- Runs both 32-bit and 64-bit OSes, allowing you to migrate to 64-bit computing at a pace that makes sense for your business
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Spesificatios
| Form factor |
Rack/4U per chassis |
| Processor |
Intel Xeon® Processor 7400 series up to 2.66 GHz (six cores)/1066 MHz front-side bus |
| Number of processors (std/max) |
2/4 per chassis (optional 2, 3, 4 chassis support) |
| Cache (max) |
Up to 16 MB |
| Memory5 (max) |
4 GB or 8 GB/256 GB max PC2-5300 DDR II |
| Expansion slots |
7 total PCI-Express half-length, (2 Active™ PCI-Express) |
| Disk bays (total/hot-swap) |
4/4 2.5″ Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) |
Maximum internal storage
|
587 GB SAS per chassis (supports 73.4 GB and 146.8 GB hard disk drives) |
| Network interface |
Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet with TCP-IP Offload Engine |
| Power supply (std/max) |
1440W 220V 2/2 |
| Hot-swap components |
Power supplies, fans, memory, HDDs and PCI-Express adapters |
| RAID support |
Integrated RAID-0, -1, optional RAID 5 |
| Systems management |
Alert on LAN® 2, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Director, IBM ServerGuide, Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, light path diagnostics (independently powered), Predictive Failure Analysis® on hard disk drives, processors, VRMs, fans and memory, Wake on LAN®, Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) |
| Operating systems supported |
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 (Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions 32-bit and 64-bit), 32- and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux® and SUSE Enterprise Linux, (Server and Advanced Server), VMware ESX Server |
| Limited Warranty |
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warra |
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Engineered with the needs of enterprise organizations in mind, the IBM x3950 M2 provides a scalable, efficient and highly reliable solution. This 4th generation X-Architecture® enterprise server combines 64-bit performance in a balanced design. The x3950 M2 can help organizations meet business demands with confidence, and since many organizations require servers that expand as business grows, the x3950 M2 provides the flexibility to run more applications on the same piece of hardware.These features deliver an optimized solution for large database enterprise application and virtualization services.