Overview - IBM X3620 M3 Manual

Overview

Optimized for energy efficiency and performance
Innovative energy-smart design with powerful high-performance processors, a large
capacity of high-performing DDR3 memory, and a balanced feature set ideal for
many general business applications:
• Powerful Intel multicore processors
• Energy-efficient design incorporating low wattage power supplies rated at 92%
efficiency (up to 95% with 675W HE PSU), redundant cooling fans, and energy-
efficient planar components to help lower operational costs
• Highly functional chipset optimized for better application computing supporting
general business workloads
• Twelve DIMM slots that enable deployments of up to 192 GB of DDR3 SDRAM
Registered DIMM memory (system includes 8 GB of memory)
• Standard SATA II HDDs
• Integrated dual Gb Ethernet standard for network communication
• Support for embedded VMware ESXi 4.0 hypervisor activated with optional 2 GB
USB key
• Two PCI-Express x8 high-performance Gen 2 and one PCI-Express x4 buried I/O
slots
• Window Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard preload
Manage with efficiency
High availability, manageability, and serviceability features help diagnose problems
quickly, even from remote locations:
•
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
management, including real-time monitoring, trending, and reporting of power
consumption
• Snoop filters to boost processor performance
• Memory mirroring, configurable using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI) setup
• Integrated Management Module (IMM) systems management processor
• Monitoring and control of operating status and key server components
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant full IMM for
enterprise-class systems management to monitor, maintain, and maximize server
availability, including full remote systems management
• Optional IBM Virtual Media Key to enable the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features
• Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) on select components that helps warn of
problems before they occur
• Fast and easy servicing through innovative light path diagnostics and improved
onboard diagnostics
Ultimate fault tolerant protection
• Redundant fans with calibrated vectored cooling (to keep components cool) and
simplified fan replacement
• Optional hot-swap, redundant power supplies to help reduce downtime
• High-performance hot-swap SAS and SATA HDDs
•
Simple-swap SATA models support Intel SW RAID-0 and -1 using Windows
2008 R2
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