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Stable-life, mission-critical two-socket tower server for
distributed environments
IBM System x3500
Highlights
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Achieve excellent price/
performance with industry-
leading, two-socket server
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Stable platform life optimizes IT
investment
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Manage and protect mission-
critical applications with
scalable memory, I/O and
storage
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Optimized for business advantage
The IBM System x3500 delivers
unprecedented performance and relia-
bility for demanding distributed environ-
ments that rely on 24x7 availability of
mission-critical applications. With up to
eight-core processor performance at
lower power consumption per core, the
x3500 offers leading-edge capacity and
high-speed I/O scalability. A long-life
platform with 24-month availability,
the x3500 minimizes deployment and
support concerns.
With the x3500 take advantage of virtu-
alization. Deploy an infrastructure with
less hardware that supports the
same—or more—applications with
lower hardware support costs.
Maintain availability and uptime
The x3500 offers many advanced avail-
ability features standard, including
advanced data protection for high sys-
tem reliability at no extra cost. Other
high-availability features such as redun-
dant components, advanced memory
protection, integrated systems manage-
ment and large storage capacity help
keep your system up and running 24x7.
Select configurations of the x3500 are
part of the IBM Express Portfolio™,
designed and priced to meet the needs
of midsized businesses. Reliable and
easy to manage, Express models/
configurations vary by country.