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 System x3455 at-a-glance guide
Outstanding dual-core price/performance in a rack-dense 2-socket 1U server for HPC applications
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Purpose-built for superior compute performance at an affordable price
- High-performance design to maximize return on your IT investment
- Manage growth and risk of dynamic HPC workloads with this scalable and flexible computing solution
- Go green and save with new design and tools for optimized power management
Features
- Space-saving design helps save valuable real estate for large and small cluster deployments
- Increased performance per-watt efficiency with quad-core processing
- Integrated memory controller helps reduce traditional x86 front-side bus bottlenecks
- Integrated BMC features Serial over LAN (IPMI 2.0-compliant), Cluster Systems Management, IBM Director
- Xcelerated Memory Technology means faster access to memory for large memory configurations
- Built-in expansion flexibility for high-bandwidth cluster networking with IBM eXtended I/O technology
- Server partitioning virtualization software available for server consolidation
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| Rack-optimized 1U form factor |
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- Designed to save space in crowded data centers
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| Up to 48 GB PC5300 ECC DDR II SDRAM IBM Chipkill™ maximum memory |
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- Offers better performance for applications that require lots of memory

- Allows customers to scale up memory using lower priced DIMMs

- Fast memory to help you achieve optimal system performance

- Two-way interleaved memory helps improve application performance
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| IBM Xcelerated Memory Technology |
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- Leadership platform technology-engineered to deliver faster access to data compared to typical industry-standard design

- Optimized to run at full speed for all memory capacities, satisfying the high speed memory access demanded by scientific and technical computing applications
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| IBM eXtended I/O featuring the high-performance HTX slot |
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- PCI-Express (1) x16 standard; optional (1) x8 or (1) HTx to meet customer interconnect solution preferences
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| Optional RAID-0 (striping) and RAID-1 (mirroring) for internal drives |
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- Supported with IBM HBA Controller
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| Integrated Base Management Controller |
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- Remote Management via Serial over LAN provides maximum solution control

- Simplified systems management and increased security with IPMI 2.0
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| DDR II memory |
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- Lower power requirements and better performance than DDR 1 memory
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| Up to two Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors |
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- Outstanding floating-point performance for high performance computing applications
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| Light path diagnostics |
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- Provides information about a failing component without interrupting system operation via a lighted path

- Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically reduce service time
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| IBM Director |
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- Represents comprehensive systems management tools

- Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities
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| Supports up to two SAS or SATA II HDDs |
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- Choice of high-performance SAS hard disk drives and price/performance SATA hard disk drives

- Provides fast access to local storage

- Flexible performance levels, cost and ease or use
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| Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet |
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- Provides redundancy or ability to configure for dedicated systems management without having to utilize a PCI slot for an adapter card
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Specifications |
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Form factor/height |
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1U rack server |
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Processor |
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Quad-Core AMD Opteron Model 2352, 2356, 2360 SE |
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Number of processors (std/max) |
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1/2 |
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Cache (max) |
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2 MB per socket |
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Memory (std/max) |
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2x 1 GB /48 GB PC5300 ECC DDR II SDRAM IBM Chipkill™ 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots |
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Expansion slots |
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PCI-Express (1) x16 standard; optional (1) x8 or (1) HTx |
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Disk bays (total) |
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2 |
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Maximum internal storage |
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1.5 TB SATA II or 600 GB SAS (3.0 Gbps) |
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Network interface |
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Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet |
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Power-total system input requirements |
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Visit ibm.com /systems/x for more on the Power Calculator |
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Power supply |
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650W capacity |
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RAID support |
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Optional RAID-0, -1 for internal drives using the IBM HBA Controller |
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Remote systems management |
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Integrated BMC features Serial over LAN (IPMI 2.0-compliant), IBM Director, Cluster Systems Management |
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Operating systems supported |
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Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, Red Hat Linux®, SUSE Linux |
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Limited warranty |
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1-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty |
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| Option# |
Description |
| 43W7461 |
Quad Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 2352 (2.10GHz 115W) |
| 43W7463 |
Quad Core AMD Opteron Processor Model 2356 (2.30GHz 115W) |
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| Option# |
Description |
| 41Y2759 |
1GB Kit (2x 512MB DIMM) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM LP RDIMM |
| 41Y2762 |
2GB Kit (2x 1GB DIMM) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM LP RDIMM |
| 46C7539 |
4GB (2x2GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 667MHz RDIMM |
| 46C7538 |
8GB (2x4GB) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 667MHz RDIMM |
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Description |
Height |
Bays suppoorted |
Maximum quantity |
| 40K1692 |
IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive |
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| SAS HDDs |
| 40K1049 |
73GB 15K 3.5" Simple-Swap SAS |
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1, 2 |
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| 40K1050 |
146GB 15K 3.5" Simple-Swap SAS |
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| SATA HDDs |
| 39M4504 |
160GB 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II |
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1, 2 |
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| 39M4508 |
250GB 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II |
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1, 2 |
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| 39M4514 |
500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II |
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1, 2 |
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| 43W7572 |
750GB 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II |
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1, 2 |
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External storage expansion units |
Form Factor |
| 17401xx |
IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP700 Expansion Unit (all models) |
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| 17407xx |
IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP710 Storage Expansion Unit (all models) |
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| 18128xx |
IBM System Storage EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit (all models) |
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| 2107-92E/9AE |
IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Expansion Unit 2107 model 92E/9AE |
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Description |
Adapter length |
Adapter height |
PCI support |
Slots supported |
Hot-Plug capable |
| 44E8700 |
IBM 3Gb SAS HBA Controller v2 |
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Half Height |
PCI-E |
1,2 |
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| 46M6049 |
Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x |
Half |
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PCI-E x8 |
1,2 |
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| 46M6050 |
Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x |
Half |
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PCI-E x8 |
1,2 |
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| 42C1820 |
Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x |
Half |
Low Profile |
PCI-E 8x |
1,2 |
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| 49Y4216 |
Brocade 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver |
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| 25R8060 |
IBM SAS HBA Controller |
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Half Height |
x8 PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 39R6525 |
QLogic 4Gb FC Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x |
half |
Low Profile |
x8 PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 39R6527 |
QLogic 4Gb FC Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x |
half |
Low Profile |
x8 PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 42D0501 |
QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x |
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Low Profile |
PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 42D0510 |
QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x |
half |
Low Profile |
PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 42C1800 |
QLogic 10Gb Dual-port CNA for IBM System x |
Half |
Low Profile |
PCI-E 8x |
1,2 |
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| 49Y4218 |
QLogic 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver |
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| 42C2069 |
Emulex 4GB FC Single-Port PCI-E HBA for IBM System x |
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Low Profile |
x8 PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 42C2071 |
Emulex 4GB FC Dual-Port PCI-E HBA for IBM System x |
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Low Profile |
x8 PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 42D0485 |
Emulex 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x |
half |
Low Profile |
PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| 42D0494 |
Emulex 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x |
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Low Profile |
PCI-E |
1, 2 |
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| External Disk Systems and Options |
| 17421xx |
IBM TotalStorage DS4400 Midrange Disk System (all models) |
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IBM System Storage DS4200 Midrange Disk System (all models) |
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| 2107-xxx |
IBM TotalStorage DS8100 2107 (all models) |
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IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Model 60U with Turbo |
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| Networking |
| 39Y6066 |
NetXtreme II 1000 Express G Ethernet Adapter- PCIe |
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Full Height |
PCI-E x4 |
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| 39Y6126 |
PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter by Intel |
half |
Low Profile |
PCI-E x4 |
1, 2 |
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| 39Y6146 |
QLogic iSCSI Single Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x |
half |
Full Height |
PCI-E x4 |
1, 2 |
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| 42C1770 |
QLogic iSCSI Dual Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x |
half |
Full Height |
PCI-E x4 |
1, 2 |
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| 42C1790 |
NetXtreme II 10 GigE Express Fiber SR Adapter |
half |
Low Profile |
PCI-E 8x |
1, 2 |
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| 39Y8905 |
DPI NEMA Rack PDU |
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30amp/125V Front-end PDU with NEMA L5-30P connector |
| 39Y8939 |
30amp/250V Front-end PDU with NEMA L6-30P connector |
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60amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P+N+Gnd connector |
| 39Y8941 |
DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU w/o line cord |
| 39Y8951 |
DPI Universal Rack PDU w/ Nema L5-20P & L6-20P (US cord) |
| Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) |
| 21303RX |
IBM UPS 7500XHV |
| 21304RX |
IBM UPS 10000XHV |
| 39Y8857 |
IBM UPS 3U Online Battery Pack |
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| 31R3132 |
IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (USB) |
| 39M2895 |
IBM USB Conversion Option Pack |
| 17354GX |
IBM Global 4x16 Console Manager |
| 31R3132 |
3m Console Switch Cable (USB) |
| Racks |
| 17231RX |
IBM 1U 17" Flat Panel Console Kit w/ Optical Drive Bay |
| 17233RX |
IBM 1U 15" Flat Panel Console Kit |
| 93072RX |
IBM 25U Standard Rack |
| 93074RX |
IBM 42U Standard Rack |
| 93074XX |
IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension |
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1U 17in Flat Panel Console Kit |
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19" 1U Flat Panel Console Kit |
| 93072RX |
IBM 25U Standard Rack |
| 93074RX |
IBM 42U Standard Rack |
| 93074XX |
IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension |
| 93084EX |
IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack |
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IBM 42U Enterprise Rack |
| 99564RX |
IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Rack Cabinet |
| 99564XX |
IBM S2 42U Dynamic Expansion Rack Cabinet |
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Description |
Bays supported |
storage interface |
Form factor |
Ext tape enclosure |
| Tape drives |
| 46C5364 |
IBM RDX160 Internal USB Bundle |
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On-Board USB |
5.25" HH Internal |
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| 46C5387 |
IBM RDX320 Internal USB Bundle |
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On-Board USB |
5.25" HH Internal |
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| 46C5388 |
IBM RDX500 Internal USB Bundle |
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On-Board USB |
5.25" HH Internal |
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| 362516X |
IBM RDX160 External USB Bundle |
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External USB Port |
External Table Top |
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| 362532X |
IBM RDX320 External USB Bundle |
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External USB Port |
External Table Top |
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| 362550X |
IBM RDX500 External USB Bundle |
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External USB Port |
External Table Top |
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| 46C5366 |
IBM RDX 160GB Cartridge |
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| 46C5367 |
IBM RDX 320GB Cartridge |
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| 46C5368 |
IBM RDX 500GB Cartridge |
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| 44E8895 |
IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive |
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| External tape libraries |
| 3573-xxx |
IBM System Storage TS3100/TS3200 Tape Library (all models) |
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| 3576-xxx |
IBM System Storage TS3310 Modular Tape Library (all models) |
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| 3584-xxx |
IBM Ultrium3 Ultra Scalable Tape Library (all models) |
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Monitors |
| 494317U |
IBM T117 17" TFT Monitor |
| 494419U |
IBM T119 19" TFT Monitor |
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Keyboard and Mouse |
| 40K5372 |
IBM Rack Mountable Keyboard & Pointing Device - 3m Cable - Black - USB - US English 103P |
| 40K9584 |
IBM Preferred Pro Keyboard- Full Width - 2m Cable - Black - USB - US English 103P |
| 40K9200 |
IBM 2 Button Optical Wheel Mouse - Black - USB |
| 40K9201 |
IBM 3 Button Optical Mouse - Black - USB |
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| Maintenance and warranty |
| 51J9101 |
3 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 2 Hour Response |
| 51J9100 |
3 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 4 Hour Response |
| 51J9099 |
3 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 4 Hour Response |
| 51J9098 |
3 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 Next Business Day Response |
| Maintenance only |
| 51J9105 |
1 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 2 Hour Response |
| 51J9104 |
1 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 4 Hour Response |
| 51J9103 |
1 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 4 Hour Response |
| 51J9102 |
1 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 Next Business Day Response |
| 51J9109 |
2 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 2 Hour Response |
| 51J9108 |
2 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 4 Hour Response |
| 51J9107 |
2 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 4 Hour Response |
| 51J9106 |
2 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 Next Business Day Response |
| Remote technical support services - Base support |
| 96P2701 |
RTS for System x - Base - 1 yr |
| 29R5395 |
RTS for System x - Base - 3 yr IBM recommended |
| 41C5995 |
RTS for VMware Server - w/System x Base - 1 yr |
| 41C5996 |
RTS for VMware Server - w/System x Base |
| Remote technical support services-Additional options |
| 12X6925 |
1 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware Consldtd Backup |
| 12X6923 |
1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware DRS |
| 12X6921 |
1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware HA |
| 12X6919 |
1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware VMotion |
| 12X6926 |
3 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware Consldtd Backup |
| 12X6924 |
3 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware DRS |
| 12X6922 |
3 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware HA |
| 12X6920 |
3 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware VMotion |
| 41C6015 |
RTS for MS Exchange Server - 1yr |
| 41C6016 |
RTS for MS Exchange Server - 3yr |
| 41C6013 |
RTS for MS SQL Server - 1yr |
| 41C6014 |
RTS for MS SQL Server - 3yr |
| 41C6019 |
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Premium - 1yr |
| 41C6020 |
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Premium - 3yr |
| 41C6017 |
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Standard - 1yr |
| 41C6018 |
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Standard - 3yr |
| 41C6011 |
RTS for VMware VirtualCenter Management Server - 1yr |
| 41C6012 |
RTS for VMware VirtualCenter Management Server - 3yr |
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