IBM Systems > System x > Hardware > Enterprise >

IBM System x3950 M2

Scalable server delivers a unique, innovative design with extreme performance

Product details

Browse


	Overview \| Features & Benefits \| Specifications


	Form factor		Rack/4U per chassis



	Processor		Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 series up to 2.66 GHz (six cores)/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



	Memory⁵ (max)		4 GB or 8 GB/256 GB max PC2-5300 DDR II



	Expansion slots		7 total PCI-Express half-length, (2 Active™ PCI-Express)



	Disk bays (total/hot-swap)		4/4 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)



	Maximum internal storage^5,6		587 GB SAS per chassis (supports 73.4 GB and 146.8 GB hard disk drives)



	Network interface		Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet with TCP-IP Offload Engine



	Power supply (std/max)		1440W 220V 2/2



	Hot-swap components		Power supplies, fans, memory, HDDs 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 Warranty⁷		3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty

² Benchmark results available from www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_last_ten_results.asp.

³ Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and/or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest capacity supported drives available. When referring to variable speed CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and DVDs, actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible.

⁴ When referring to storage capacity, TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Accessible capacity is less.

⁵ 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®.