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Preface
The x3950 M2 server and x3850 M2 are the System x™ flagship servers and
implement the fourth generation of the IBM® X-Architecture®. They delivers
innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable optimal
performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized
environments.
The x3950 M2 four-socket system is designed for extremely complex,
compute-intensive applications that require four sockets, plus processing power
and large memory support.
The x3950 M2 and x3850 M2 features make the servers ideal for handling
complex, business-critical On Demand Business applications such as database
serving, business intelligence, transaction processing, enterprise resource
planning, collaboration applications, and server consolidation.
Up to four x3950 M2 servers can be connected to form a single-system image
comprising of up to 16 six-core processors, up to 1 TB of high speed memory,
and support for up to 28 PCI Express adapters. The capacity gives you the
ultimate in processing power, ideally suited for very large relational databases.
The x3850 M2 is the equivalent of the x3950 M2 however it can only be used as
a single four-processor node
This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the technical details of the x3950 M2
scalable server and the x3850 M2 server. We explain what the configuration
options are, how 2-node, 3-node, and 4-node complexes are cabled and
implemented, how to install key server operating systems, and what
management tools are available to systems administrators.
The team that wrote this book
This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working
at the International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.
David Watts is a Consulting IT Specialist at the IBM ITSO Center in Raleigh. He
manages residencies and produces IBM Redbooks publications on hardware
and software topics related to IBM System x and BladeCenter® servers, and
associated client platforms. He has authored over 80 books, papers, and
technotes. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of
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