IBM 79473AU User manual

Reduce cost, improve service and manage risk with exceptional
power-optimized performance, virtualization and management
IBM System x3650 M2
Highlights
■Reduce cost with an energy-
smart design that provides opti-
mal computing performance
per watt
■Improve service with a flexible
design that is easy to deploy,
integrate and manage
■Manage risk with resilient
architectures and virtualized
environments
Energy-efficient profile
The IBM System x3650 M2 offers
robust, proven technology and a flexi-
ble, energy-smart design. Delivering
quad-core computing on Intel® Xeon®
5500 Series processors with QuickPath
Interconnect technology, this server
delivers significant performance
improvement per watt compared to
previous generation servers by integrat-
ing low-wattage components for an
energy-smart thermal profile.
Powerful systems management
The x3650 M2 offers feature-rich man-
agement capabilities from power
management to proactive hardware
monitoring. The Integrated
Management Module (IMM)
increases server availability by continu-
ously monitoring your system and noti-
fying 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
power monitoring and notification.
Designed for virtualization
Designed to provide leadership virtual-
ization, the x3650 M2 supports the
VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervi-
sor, the industry-leading solution for vir-
tualization. In addition, the x3650 M2
provides exceptional memory per core,
enabling you to implement virtualization
efficiently and cost-effectively.
Select configurations of the
x3650 M2 are part of the IBM Express
Advantage™ Portfolio, designed to
meet the needs of midsized busi-
nesses. Easy to manage, Express™
models/configurations vary by country.

IBM System x3650 M2 at a glance
Form factor/height 2U rack
Processor (max) Up to 2 quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 Series with Intel QuickPath
Interconnect (QPI) technology, up to 2.93 GHz and up to
1333 MHz front-side bus
Number of processors 1/2
(std/max)
Cache (max) Up to 8 MB
Memory1(max) 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB DDR-3 RDIMMs with 16 slots up to
128 GB maximum memory
Expansion slots (I/O) 4 PCI-Express (4x8) Gen 2 slots: 2x8 full-length, full-height;
1x8 half-length, full-height; 1x8 low-profile. 4x8 are convertible
to 2x16 via optional risers. Also, 2x PCI-X via optional risers
Disk bays (total/hot-swap) Up to twelve 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial
ATA (SATA) HDDs or solid state drives (SSDs)
Maximum internal storage1,2 Up to 6.0 TB hot-swap SAS or up to 6.0 TB hot-swap SATA or
up to 600 GB hot-swap SSD storage
Network interface Integrated 2 ports, plus 2 ports optional Gigabit Ethernet
Power supply (std/max) 1/2; 675 W each
Hot-swap components Power supplies, fan modules, disks
RAID support Hardware RAID-0, -1, -1E or RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -50 (with
additional option -6,-60) model dependent
Systems management IBM IMM with Virtual Media Key for optional remote presence
enablement, Predictive Failure Analysis, Integrated Service
Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, light path diagnostics panel,
Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, IBM ServerGuide
Operating systems supported Microsoft®Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux®, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and
VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor
Limited warranty33-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty
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