Performance – Central to IBM X-Architecture® technology is a unique chipset currently in its fourth generation. The X4 chipset was designed to deliver the best overall solution for database serving, enterprise applications and server consolidation via virtualization.
- Balance increasing processor speeds with more memory and I/O capacity
- History of number-one industry-standard benchmarks since architecture introduction in 2001
Efficiency – The new System x3850 M2 enterprise servers provide excellent platforms for IT consolidation — and virtualization — by leveraging the X4 chipset to balance processing resources with large amounts of memory and I/O.
- Migrate applications into a more efficient system that will help simplify your IT
- Optional embedded hypervisor capability makes it easy to deploy virtualized applications
- Save on floor space and management costs
Scalability – To help you manage growth, the new System x enterprise servers feature pay-as-you-grow scalability — increase your server capacity in tandem with expanding workloads.
- Grow from a 4-socket to a 16-socket server, or increase your memory up to one terabyte simply by adding additional server chassis.
- Leverage the power of quad core processors
- Tackle tough workloads and gives you room to grow — at your own pace.
Reliability – For nearly a decade, X-Architecture technology has been synonymous with highly reliable x86 servers. To run mission-critical workloads or feel confident consolidating, you need dependable systems.
- Mainframe-like reliability and availability
- Enhanced memory subsystem with three levels of memory protection
- Highly available memory designed to be less expensive than online sparing or memory mirroring
Managing complexity – The proliferation of servers, along with their management and asset control make it difficult to manage your data center.
- Increase the utilization of your hardware and decrease the number of physical assets
- Consolidate and virtualize your environment
- Advanced management tools help
- increase availability
- track and deploy assets
- optimize performance
- enable remote maintenance
Managing growth – IT costs can easily spiral out of control. Support costs like updates, monitoring and service compound the problem. With IBM System x enterprise servers, you can take back control and manage your environment through a centralized approach helping you save time and money.
Your IT needs to be nimble so you can respond to opportunities that will help you gain an edge.
- Manage your environment through a centralized approach
- Management tools and server technology to help you save time and money
- Nimble technology so you can respond to opportunities that will help you can an edge
- Flexibility in how your IT assets can be deployed
- Pay-as-you-grow capabilities
Scalability – To help you manage growth, the new System x enterprise servers feature pay-as-you-grow scalability — increase your server capacity in tandem with expanding workloads.
- Grow from a 4-socket to a 16-socket server, or increase your memory up to one terabyte simply by adding additional server chassis
- Leverage the power of quad core processors
- Tackle tough workloads and gives you room to grow at your own pace
Reliability – For nearly a decade, X-Architecture technology has been synonymous with highly reliable x86 servers. To run mission-critical workloads or feel confident consolidating, you need dependable systems.
- Mainframe-like reliability and availability
- Enhanced memory subsystem with three levels of memory protection
- Highly available memory designed to be less expensive than online sparing or memory mirroring
Power consumption – System x enterprise servers deliver excellent performance per watt — from large databases to server consolidation projects. This means you can go green — saving on energy costs and becoming more environmentally responsible.
- Low-power memory design that consumes up to 37 percent less power than competitive systems
- Power supplies that can operate with as much as 91 percent efficiency
Tools for energy efficiency – You've told us that managing energy in your data center is a growing concern — because of the increasing numbers of servers, the incremental heat they generate and ultimately, the rising cost of energy. With System x enterprise servers, we are creating technologies that not only increase performance per watt, but also help you budget, plan and control your power usage.
- IBM Power Configurator lets you select systems and IT infrastructure that fit your business goals before you commit to buying the first server
- IBM PowerExecutive™ helps optimize energy efficiency so you can be more responsive to energy needs and costs
- Increase utilization of your hardware; decrease the number of physical assets to save on energy costs
Virtualization – IBM System x enterprise servers with the X4 chipset are designed for virtualization.
- New memory controller and the larger memory subsystem
- Optional embedded hypervisor and many additional reliability features
- Designed to allow you to consolidate servers and use more of your server resources
- Lower total cost of ownership
Virtualization – IBM System x enterprise servers with the X4 chipset are designed for virtualization.
- New memory controller and the larger memory subsystem
- Optional embedded hypervisor and many additional reliability features
- Designed to allow you to consolidate servers and use more of your server resources
- Lower total cost of ownership
Databases – IBM X-Architecture technology has proven again to be the standard for supporting databases. Whether you are running a single large database or consolidating multiple smaller databases onto one server, the x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 are the best database hosting solutions in the market delivering screaming performance.
- History of benchmark records through each generation of System x technology
- Large memory footprint
- Low-latency memory controller
- Enhanced snoop filter
- Uncompromised reliability
Enterprise applications – IBM System x servers with the X4 chipset leverage the cost-effective, x86 server architecture for your enterprise applications, without losing the mainframe-like reliability, availability and performance of legacy server platforms.
- Enhanced memory subsystem and a balanced design
- Helps eliminate bottlenecks between processors, memory and I/O
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