IBM 72332SU Brochure & Specs

Scalable server delivers a unique, innovative design with extreme
performance
IBM System x3950 M2
Highlights
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Scalable solution delivers
outstanding performance for
realising business demands
with an easy pay-as-you-grow
design
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Balanced design provides
additional memory, processing
power and input/output (I/O)
on demand
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Consistent, reliable
performance delivers advanced
data protection to help manage
your risk.
Engineered with the needs of
enterprise organisations in mind, the
IBM x3950 M2 provides a scalable,
efficient and highly reliable solution.
This fourth generation X-Architecture
enterprise server combines 64-bit
performance in a balanced design. The
x3950 M2 can help organisations meet
business demands with confidence and
since many organisations 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 optimised solution for large
database enterprise application and
virtualization services.
Manage growth, complexity with enhanced
scalability
The x3950 M2 provides an
uncomplicated, cost-effective and
highly flexible solution. With the ability
to scale up to a maximum of 96 cores
using Intel ® six-core processors, while
maintaining balanced performance
between processors, memory and I/O,
the x3950 M2 can easily accommodate
business expansion and the resulting
need for additional application space.
Unique flexibility of the configurations
allows the system to populate a
minimum of two central processing
units (CPUs) per chassis for additional
access to memory and I/O that
addresses an organisation's specific
application requirements. This flexibility
allows for the creation of a 12-core,