Introduction - Uniwide XtremeServer 3526 User Manual

1. Introduction

The key objective for XtremeServer is to overcome the major challenges faced by developers, and system
integrators alike, in deploying ideal server solutions to the market. Although many, key challenges are identified
as reliability, performance, value, scalability and manageability. XtremeServer offers the best in class for each of
these challenges by employing the latest technology designed by a specialized sever team.
The XtremeServer 3526 3U Rackmount Server is a high-performance system powered by dual AMD Opteron
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Processors, nVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 & 2050, AMD 8132 PCI-X Tunnel chipset, ADM1026 Hardware
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Monitoring Chip.
In addition, 8 DIMM sockets are supported per CPU. This first-in-industry feature increases the performance/value
mix by reducing the cost of system memory by up to 100% over competition.
In line with extreme processing and data buffering capability, XtremeServer is equipped with both PCI-Express
and PCI-X slots and SATA II with RAID 0, 1 support. For those preferring SAS devices, 6-slot SAS with RAID
option is available. Data transfer is optimized with on-board dual PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Server management feature is unrivaled by utilizing its dedicated BMC with IPMI 2.0 based ServerDome.
A remote management suite handles all aspects of deployment, management and monitoring of XtremeServer at
an individual or aggregate level. Last but not least, XtremeServer is cable-less and tool-less integration.
This well thoughtout packaging keeps all variations of XtremeServer ultra cool and easy to maintain, thus,
optimizing on reliability and TCO.
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