The Bottom Line - IBM System x3630 M3 Specification

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The Bottom Line

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IBM System x3630 M3 Specifications
with and without Xen; SLES 11 64-bit with and without Xen, 32-bit without Xen; SLES
10 SP3 64-bit with and without Xen; VMware ESX/ESXi/vSphere 4.0/4.1
The IBM System x3630 M3 is an extremely energy efficient, powerful system, incorporating
significantly redesigned management tools and abundant IBM-unique innovations:
Price/Performance
• High-throughput processors — Up to two 2.26 to 3.06GHz 6-core or 1.6GHz to 3.2GHz 4-core
Xeon 5600 series processors; or two 2.13GHz to 2.26GHz 4-core or 2.0GHz 2-core Xeon 5500
series processors, standard or via CTO
• Energy-efficient low-voltage processors — 40W 4-core and 60W 6-core Xeon 5600 Series
processors (via CTO)
• Hyper Threading Technology for up to 12 processor cores and 24 threads total (processor-
specific)
• Turbo Boost Technology for a performance boost when not all cores are in use (processor-
specific)
• Large cache — 12MB or 4MB of L3 processor cache (processor-specific)
• Fast memory — Registered PC3-10600 DDR III ECC DIMMs standard, operating at 1333MHz,
1066MHz or 800Mhz (depending on processor model and memory configuration); supports 2
DIMMs per channel at 1333MHz (5600 series only)
• Fast disk technology — Supports high-performance 6Gbps SAS drives that provide high
density/high reliability and allow you to scale up as your business grows
• High-capacity, low-cost storage — Supports SAS and SATA II drives with capacities up to 2TB
apiece (up to 28TB internal capacity)
• Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard, with failover
support
• Fast I/O — Two PCIe adapter slots (x16/x8 and x8/x8)
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — Up to 192GB of registered DDR3 DIMMs, in 12 DIMM slots
• Up to 14 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA or 28 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs
• Choice of disk storage — Up to 28TB of internal hot-swap SAS/SATA storage
• High-performance external expansion — Five 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, two rear, one
internal for a flash memory USB key containing an embedded hypervisor support)
• Hardware-based 6Gbps RAID-0/1/10 or RAID-0/1/10/5/50 standard
• Two adapter slots:
12
One x16/x8 PCIe Gen 2 slots (8GBps)
13
One x8/x8 PCIe Gen 2 slots (8GBps)—reserved for ServeRAID controller
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
• IBM Systems Director systems management software, including (among others):
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
IBM Service and Support Manager
• Integrated Management Module (IMM):
IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control
Text console redirection systems management standard
Optional Virtual Media Key daughter card (no slot required)
– Supports LDAP and SSL industry standards
• Active Memory protection:
Advanced Chipkill ECC memory protection support
Memory mirroring
• Integrated ServeRAID controller — enhances system availability and serviceability
• A choice of hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs for quicker servicing than with fixed drives
• Ultra-efficient cooling with redundant fan modules
• Optional hot-swap/redundant power supplies
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3 years (parts and labor)
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