Server Comparison Chart - IBM System x3250 M4 Product Manual

A highly-affordable, ultradense, uniprocessor server for edge-of-network and Web-based
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Server Comparison Chart

The following table shows the suggested uses for the respective IBM System x rack-optimized servers, including comparisons of the
uses for which each server is best suited:
Theme Key Workloads
Cluster / HPC
Modeling & Simulation
HPC
High Performance DB
Business Intelligence
Search
Content
Web 2.0 /
Communities
Web 3D
Commerce
Collaboration
ERP/SCM
CRM
Business
Hosted Client
Applications
Point of Sale
Branch Office
Virtualization
Business Continuity
Database
Infrastructure
Email/Collaboration
Applications
Security
Web Serving
File & Print
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• IBM ToolsCenter
• LEDs to identify failed DIMMs
• ECC memory protection
• Support for highly available hardware RAID-1/10/5/6 arrays
• Rack slides standard, for quicker servicing
• Hot-swap SAS, simple-swap SAS (via CTO), or simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, for
quick and simple installation and replacement of drives
• Ultra-efficient cooling
• Toolless chassis
• PFA support for processors, memory, HDDs, power supplies and fans
Important Nice to Have Can do without
1 2
Requirements
3 1 1 2 2 1 3
2 1 1 1 3 1 3
2 2 1 1 1 3 2
2 1 1 1 2 1 2
3 1 1 1 2 1 3
2 2 2 2 2 1 3
1 2 2 2 1 1 2
2 1 1 1 2 1 1
2 3 2 3 2 1 2
1 2 1 1 1 2 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 3 2 1 2 2 1
3 3 3 2 1 3 1
2 3 3 3 2 2 1
1 2 2 2 1 2 1
2 3 3 3 1 2 2
2 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 3 2 1 2 2 1
2 2 2 2 2 1 1
3 2 2 2 3 1 2
2 3 2 3 1 2 2
Best
Better
3
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Good
Rack-Optimized Servers
3 3 3
2 3 3
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2 3 3
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2 1 3
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3 1 2
3 2 2
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3 2 2
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2 1 2
3 2 2
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1 1 2
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2 1 3
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1 2 2
1 1 1
1 2 1
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1 2 3
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1 2 2
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2 2 3
1 2 2
1 1 3
1 3 3
1 3 3
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