System x3850 M2 at-a-glance guide

IBM System x3850 M2

• Outstanding commercial application serving and database performance Outstanding leadership with IBM Xcelerated Memory Technology™
• 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

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.

x3850 M2 images

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Rear view

Interior view

• Leadership x86 performance for database, enterprise applications and virtualized server workloads

• 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
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• Innovative and efficient snoop filtering to reduce latency and improve performance
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• Unique lower memory latency with registered DIMMs versus fully buffered DIMM technology

• Enhanced error recovery with Chipkill memory, Memory ProteXion and memory mirroring to help maintain data integrity

• Increase system and application uptime by eliminating another single point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply
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• Access power supplies from the rear of system
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• Improved usability with rear chassis accessibility allowing you to remove the power supplies without having to pull the system from the rack

• Gives information about a failing component without interrupting system operation
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• Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically reduce service time
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• Maximizes uptime by quickly and easily identifying component failures

• Allow the server to continue operating even with fan failure
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• Replacing fans is easy, without taking your server offline or out of the rack

• Provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
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• Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
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• Decreases downtime by allowing you to remotely perform systems management functions in many cases whether your server is operational or not

• Comprehensive systems management tools
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• Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities

• Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers
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• Gets your server up and running faster
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• Simplifies installation and configuration of your System x servers

• Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration

• Choice of Windows®, Red Hat or SUSE operating systems
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• 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

• Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time