IBM System x3630 M4

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Highlights

Helps reduce the cost of meeting general purpose and storage-intensive demands
Offers more innovative design and flexible configurations for affordable growth
Helps deliver enhanced reliability with simplified management backed by IBM service and support

One server, two uses

With support for the latest Intel Xeon processor technology, the IBM System x3630 M4 offers cost-optimized performance and memory with better energy efficiency. The x3630 M4 helps give growing businesses and branch offices a simpler, more affordable alternative to traditional enterprise offerings without sacrificing performance. For more storage-intensive workloads, the x3630 M4 can provide up to 42 TB of internal storage capacity.

Flexible options, more affordable growth

The x3630 M4 offers added flexibility and an innovative design to help you more easily and cost effectively add new features as your requirements change. Depending on the model you select, these can include graphic card support, advanced RAID and light path diagnostics, hot-swap hard disk drives, rich remote-management capabilities and a shared or dedicated port for system management. Expandable PCIe slots and NIC ports let you pay for the capabilities as you need them.

Product features

Cost-optimized performance and memory in a small footprint
Flexible design helps provide extensive configuration options and ability to upgrade to more robust features as needs change over time
Generous internal storage capacity available to support data-intensive workloads
Expandable PCIe slots and NIC ports let you pay for the capabilities as you need them
Hot-swappable hard disk drives and power supplies to help improve system serviceability
A robust portfolio of systems management tools help simplify management tasks

Hardware summary

2U chassis
Dual-socket server supporting 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-core processors, up to 1600 MHz memory access speed
Up to 192 GB DDR-3 RDIMM memory via 12 DIMM slots
Internal storage flexibility with support for up to fourteen 3.5“ hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives for up to 42 TB of local storage capacity
2 - 4 x8 PCIe slots + slotless RAID x4

Feature	Benefits
2U rack form factor	Helps provide expandability, high performance and storage capacity in a dense form factor
Latest high-performance, energy-efficient 2-, 4-, 6- and 8-core Intel Xeon processors, up to 1600 MHz memory access speed	Helps improve productivity through higher processing performance Helps reduce cost with better performance per watt Up to 1600 MHz memory access speed Eight-core processing can provide significant performance gains Helps deliver superior processor performance with up to 8 cores using optimized L3 cache Helps optimize multithreaded applications for faster concurrent execution Helps reduce overall system energy requirements Larger cache size yields more transaction processing
Fast 1600 MHz, DDR-3 RDIMM memory with 12 DIMM slots (up to 192 GB of memory)	Supports 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB high-performance DDR-3 RDIMMs with 12 slots Helps enable memory scalability to match performance to workload requirements DDR-3 memory uses less energy than previous generations, and supports 1.5 V or 1.35 V memory DIMMs Two DIMMs per channel at 1600 MHz supported on single-rank and dual-rank RDIMMs
Support for up to fourteen 3.5“ hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives, for up to 42 TB of local storage capacity	Helps provide choice of storage solutions to meet today’s storage needs and tomorrow’s expansion requirements Generous local storage helps enable increased performance for data-intensive workloads
Optional support for the VMware ESXi 5.0 embedded hypervisor	Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-independent and designed to help optimize virtualization performance Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pretested and optimized hardware configurations Optimized for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM
2 - 4 x8 PCIe slots + slotless RAID x4	Helps provide expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet standard	Helps enable greater network bandwidth and redundancy Helps provide increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration Provides additional integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet ports to upgrade via FoD
Eight USB ports (2 front, 4 rear, 2 internal)	Helps provide easier connectivity to multiple peripheral devices Support internal for USB tape and hypervisor
Up to two 550 W/750 W 80-PLUS certified PSU; optional hot-swap redundant power supply	Increases system and application uptime by reducing another potential point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply Helps improve availability with redundant power supply Helps improve serviceability with hot-swappable components
Three redundant fan modules standard	Helps improve availability with redundant fan modules Allows the server to continue operating even with a fan failure
Energy-efficient components	Integrated power gates and automated low-power states help improve energy efficiency Power control unit (PCU) improvements help enable more efficient turbo boost and memory power management Low-voltage CPUs and low-voltage DDR-3 memory help reduce energy consumption Energy-efficient power supplies including 80-PLUS® certification, up to 94 percent efficiency
Broad operating system support	Helps enable customer choice of operating system platforms Broadens the application offerings that can be supported, increasing deployment opportunities Provides customer convenience through operating systems that can be purchased with the hardware
IBM Systems Director	Web-based GUI helps provide intuitive access to powerful systems management functions Helps enable quick time-to-value using extensive wizards and tutorials Facilitates management of physical and virtual resources across heterogeneous systems Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities using a robust systems management platform
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™	Helps report and collect actual energy usage Helps enable automated or user-defined energy control Helps enable system-level energy analysis through energy trending reports Helps reduce energy draw during low utilization using CPU controls Helps provide advanced energy notification and control, monitor energy consumption, achieve lower heat output and help decrease cooling costs
Integrated Management Module (IMM) with IPMI 2.0 support	Helps enable standards-based alerting for upward integration with management environments Helps provide error diagnostics for more effective troubleshooting Helps provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities designed to manage, monitor and troubleshoot from any location using Optional Virtual Media Key
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)	Helps provide a richer management experience, provide more functionality than previous generation BIOS and facilitate greater manageability through a common infrastructure for managing all machines using next-generation BIOS Helps improve server efficiency by using a faster boot and restart of OS Helps allow Intuitive interface to add features and functions quickly Helps provide simplified error handling
IBM ToolsCenter	Helps provide a consolidated, integrated suite of management tools Helps reduce the complexity of choosing and learning platform management tools Helps provide a bootable media creator for executing customized updates
IBM ServerGuide software	Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers Helps get your server up and running faster Simplifies installation and configuration of your IBM System x® servers
Limited warranty	Helps provide investment protection and confidence for an extended period of time
RAID support	Integrated 3 Gbps software RAID-0, -1, -10 for value entry model; optional hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 or RAID-5, -50 or -6, -60
Slotless hardware RAID	Optional advanced RAID protection can deliver advanced high availability to your HDDs more efficiently without sacrificing performance Flash technology extends the usable life to nearly seven years versus a typical one-year replacement for batteries Support up to 1.0 GB flashback or 512 MB cache (model dependant) FoD helps you upgrade RAID-5, -50 or RAID-6, -60 without open chassis

Form factor/height	2U Rack
Processor (max)	2-, 4-, 6-, 8-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, up to 1600 MHz memory access speed
Number of processors (std/max)	1/2
Cache (max)	Up to 12 MB L3
Memory (max)	Up to 192 GB DDR-3 RDIMM memory via 12 DIMM slots
Expansion slots	2 - 4 x8 PCIe slots +x4 slotless RAID
Disk bays (total/hot-swap)	4, 8 x 3.5" simple-swap SATA HDDs or 8 x 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs +tape (value model), 12+2x 3.5” hot-swap (storage-rich model)
Maximum internal storage	Up to 24 TB disk (value model), up to 42 TB (storage-rich model)
Network interface	Intel Ethernet Controller I350 Dual 1Gb on board + Intel I-350 Embedded Dual Port GbE Activation for IBM System x Feature on Demand (FoD)
Power supply (std/max)	Up to two 550 W/750 W 80 PLUS® certified PSU
Hot-swap components	Power supplies, hard disk drives
RAID support	Integrated 3 Gbps software RAID-0, -1, -10 for value entry model; optional hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 or RAID-5, -50 or -6, -60
Systems management	IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IMM (Integrated Management Module) with IPMI 2.0 support, UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), IBM ToolsCenter, status LEDs
Operating systems supported	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware
Warranty	3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available