Highlights
- Optimized for high-end virtualization and mainstream databases
- No compromise design with available 1.5 TB memory capacity and up to 64 virtual network adapters
- Designed for simplified deployment and management
To meet today’s complex and ever-changing business demands, the IBM® Flex System™ x440 compute node, an element of the IBM PureFlex™ System, is optimized for high-end virtualization, mainstream database deployments, and memory-intensive high performance environments. The Flex System x440 compute node is a price-performance optimized 4-socket compute node with flexible I/O options to help you match system capabilities to workloads without compromise. With a dense design, the Flex System x440 compute node can help reduce floor space used, and lower data center power and cooling costs. The Flex System x440 is available on either your PureFlex System or IBM Flex System solution.
Ideal platform for high-end virtualization and mainstream database
The Flex System x440 compute node is performance-tuned and features no compromise compute, memory and I/O capacity to meet your needs. It is designed to deliver an outstanding combination of performance, built-in capabilities, and cost-effectiveness, featuring automated power management with onboard sensors to give you more control over power and thermal levels across the system. Combined with memory capacity up to 1.5 TB, the Flex System x440 compute node is designed to help you get the most out of your systems.
Product features
- Optimized for virtualization, performance and highly scalable I/O
- Designed for memory-intensive HPC applications and distributed database
- Management of all resources from a single interface with IBM Flex System Manager™
- Virtual networking with integrated virtual fabric and up to 16 physical ports
Hardware summary
- Memory capacity up to 1.5TB, 48 DIMMs
- Four Intel Xeon processor E5-4600
- Automated power management with onboard sensors
- Two 2.5” HS (SAS/SATA/SSD) disk slots
- Integrated system management
- Integrated RAID 0/1 or optional ServerRAID M5115 (RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50)
- Redundant Optional hypervisor
- 4 x Mezzanine Cards (x16 + x8 PCI Express 3.0)
- Four 1GbE/10GbE Ports (Dual Controllers)
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Product resources
- IBM Flex System brochure (761KB)
- Data sheet (776KB)
- Virtual tour (IBM suggests using Java version 6 Update 12 or higher)
- Product guide
- Interoperability guide
- Configuration and Options Guide
- HW/SW compatibility
- Performance benchmarks
- IBM Flex System Flash solution (735KB)
- Technical Support
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