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IBM System x3850 M2

Balanced, reliable enterprise server for everyday business needs

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Highlights

  • Outstanding commercial application serving and database performance
  • Balanced system design supports more applications and help clients manage expanding business needs
  • Mission-critical availability to help prevent interruptions in day-to-day enterprise operations
  • High-bandwidth, low-latency memory subsystem built on DDR II registered DIMM technology
  • Go green and save through server memory technology using less power and new, high-efficiency power supplies

Built on the next generation of IBM X-Architecture® servers, the IBM System x3850 M2 takes performance, efficiency and reliability to the next level. Featuring an unmatched combination of x86 performance and scalability with a balanced design, the x3850 M2 delivers unrivaled reliability, providing confidence in your IT solution deployments. An easy upgrade path provides the necessary flexibility to deliver an optimized solution for scale-up database, enterprise applications and server consolidation through virtualization services.

Product features

  • Fourth-generation IBM X-Architecture chipset design enhancements deliver performance, balanced design and proven reliability that customers have come to expect from this class of server.
  • Active Memory™ with features such as Memory ProteXion™, hot-add memory and Chipkill™ memory provide a level of reliability and availability that helps reduce downtime and maintain data integrity.
  • Two times the memory availability than previous generations with 32 DIMM slots, running DDR II PC2-5300 creates a more balanced total system design.
  • Ability to upgrade to scalable system with the ScaleXpander Option kit allowing customers the flexibility to scale as their business needs change.

Hardware summary

  • 4-processor, 4U rack-optimized enterprise server with Intel® Xeon® Series 7400 processors.
  • Six-core and four-core processor options with up to 2.66 GHz (six-core) and 2.4 GHz (four-core) speeds with up to 16 MB L2 cache.
  • Seven PCI-Express x8 high-performance I/O expansion slots, two support hot-swap capabilities.
  • ScaleXpander Option kit offers customers the flexibility to scale from 4 sockets all the way to 16 sockets.

Feature Benefits
Enterprise 4-socket six-core Intel® processor-based server
  • Leadership x86 performance for database, enterprise applications and virtualized server workloads
Fourth generation IBM X-Architecture chipset design
  • Performance enhancements including 60% front-side bus speed improvement, and up to 60% faster memory speed than the previous X3 generation, and separate front-side bus for each socket to deliver a balanced system design
  • Innovative and efficient snoop filtering to reduce latency and improve performance
  • Unique lower memory latency with registered DIMMs versus fully buffered DIMM technology
Memory reliability features through Active Memory
  • Enhanced error recovery with Chipkill memory, Memory ProteXion and memory mirroring to help maintain data integrity
Hot-swap, redundant, rear-access power supplies
  • Increase system and application uptime by eliminating another single point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply
  • Access power supplies from the rear of system
  • Improved usability with rear chassis accessibility allowing you to remove the power supplies without having to pull the system from the rack
Drop-down, front-access light path diagnostics panel
  • Gives information about a failing component without interrupting system operation
  • Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically reduce service time
  • Maximizes uptime by quickly and easily identifying component failures
Hot-swap redundant fans
  • Allow the server to continue operating even with fan failure
  • Replacing fans is easy, without taking your server offline or out of the rack
Integrated System Management Processor
  • Provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
  • Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
  • Decreases downtime by allowing you to remotely perform systems management functions in many cases whether your server is operational or not
IBM Director
  • Comprehensive systems management tools
  • Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities
ServerGuide™ software
  • Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers
  • Gets your server up and running faster
  • Simplifies installation and configuration of your System x servers
Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet
  • Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration
OS flexibility
  • Choice of Windows®, Red Hat or SUSE operating systems
  • Runs both 32-bit and 64-bit OS support allowing you to migrate to 64-bit computing at a pace that makes sense to your business
Three-year onsite limited warranty for parts and labor*
  • Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time

* IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, write to: Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services, including those designated as ServerProven® or ClusterProven®.


Form factor/height Rack/4U per chassis
Processor (max) Intel® Xeon® Series 7400 up to 2.66 GHz (6 core)/1066 MHz front-side bus
Number of processors (std/max) 2/4 per chassis (optional 2, 3, 4 chassis support)
Cache (max) Up to 16 MB
Memory1(max) 4 GB or 8 GB/256 GB max PC2-5300 DDR II
Expansion slots 7 total PCI-Express half length, (2 hot-plug)
Disk bays (total/hot-swap) 4/4 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Maximum internal storage1, 2 587 GB SAS per chassis (supports 73.4 GB and 146.8 GB hard disk drives)
Network interface Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet w/TCP-IP off-load engine
Power supply (std/max) 1440W 220V 2/2
Hot-swap components Power supplies, fans, memory, hard disk drives and PCI-Express adapters
RAID support Integrated RAID-0, -1, optional RAID-5
Systems management Alert on LAN® 2, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Director, IBM ServerGuide™, Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, light path diagnostics (independently powered), Predictive Failure Analysis® on hard disk drives, processors, VRMs, fans and memory, Wake on LAN®, Dynamic System Analysis (DSA)
Operating systems supported Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 (Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions 32-bit and 64-bit), 32- and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux® and SUSE Enterprise Linux, (Server and Advanced Server), VMware ESX Server
Limited warranty3 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty

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