Reduce cost, improve service and manage risk with exceptional power-optimised performance, virtualisation and management

IBM System x3650 M2

server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes. The Virtual Media key option provides remote presence capabilities without taking up a slot on the planar, while IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager delivers advanced Energy-efficient prole power monitoring and notication. Designed for virtualisation Designed to provide leadership virtualisation, the x3650 M2 supports the VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor, the industry-leading solution for virtualisation. In addition, the x3650 M2 provides exceptional memory per core, enabling you to implement virtualisation efficiently and cost-effectively. Select congurations of the Powerful systems management The x3650 M2 offers feature-rich management capabilities from power management to proactive hardware monitoring. The Integrated Management Module (IMM) increases x3650 M2 are part of the IBM Express Advantage Portfolio, designed to meet the needs of mid-sized businesses. Easy to manage, Express models/ congurations vary by country.

Highlights
Reduce cost with an energysmart design that provides optimal computing performance per watt Improve service with a exible design that is easy to deploy, integrate and manage Manage risk with resilient architectures and virtualised environments.

The IBM System x3650 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a exible, energy-smart design. Delivering quad-core computing on Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors with QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, this server delivers signicant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal prole.

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IBM System x3650 M2 at a glance Form factor/height Processor (max) Number of processors (std/max) Cache (max) Memory1 (max)
2U rack Up to 2 quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 Series with Intel QPI technology, up to 2.93 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus 1/2
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Up to 8 MB 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB Double data Rate (DDR)-3 Registered Dual Inline Memory Modules (RDIMMs) with 16 slots up to 128 GB maximum memory 4 PCI-Express (4x8) Gen 2 slots: 2x8 full-length, full-height; 1x8 half-length, full-height; 1x8 low-prole. 4x8 are convertible to 2x16 via optional risers. Also, 2x PCI-X via optional risers Up to twelve 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives (SSDs) Up to 3.6 TB hot-swap SAS or up to 3.6 TB hot-swap SATA or up to 600 GB hot-swap SSD storage Integrated 2 ports, plus 2 ports optional Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) 1/2; 675 W each Power supplies, fan modules, disks Hardware RAID-0, -1, -1E or RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -50 (with additional option -6,-60) model dependent IBM IMM with Virtual Media Key for optional remote presence enablement, Predictive Failure Analysis, Integrated Service Processor, Diagnostic Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), light path diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, IBM ServerGuide Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor Three-year customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site limited warranty

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GB and TB = 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively, when referring to storage capacity. Accessible capacity is less. 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, contact your local IBM sales representative or visit: ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For on-site labour, IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician.

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.

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