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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 Hardware summary
  • 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.

  • 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.






 
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