IBM 798431U User manual

IBM System x3455
Purpose-built for superior compute performance at
an affordable price
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Highlights
■Maximize performance for your
memory-intensive environments
■Achieve greater flexibility and
scalability with IBM eXtended
I/O design
■Gain maximum solution control
with on-board systems
management and rapid
deployment
Superior performance, affordable price
The IBM System x3455 delivers robust
performance in a small package at an
affordable price. It is ideal for compute-
intensive environments, helping opti-
mize your business today and protect it
tomorrow.
For scientific, technical and financial
applications, the x3455 delivers ultra
high-performance I/O bandwidth,
speeding processor to processor
communications—helping you process
data more quickly. With IBM eXtended
I/O, the x3455 includes a choice of
additional I/O slots, allowing your busi-
ness to scale to meet future needs.
The x3455 provides superior perform-
ance with one or two dual-core proces-
sors. Take advantage of outstanding
memory performance with up to
48GB of power-efficient DDR II memory
and six DIMMs per processor with AMD
Direct Connect architecture.
Simple to manage and deploy
Advanced features such as power con-
trol, unattended install and remote
management via Serial Over Lan (SOL)
help the x3455 simplify systems man-
agement. And it excels at rapid server
deployment, powering analytical com-
puting needs.
Providing superior performance in a 1U
package at an affordable price, the
x3455 is easy to use and manage.

IBM System x3455 at a glance
Form factor/height 1U rack server
Processor AMD Dual-Core Opteron Model 2210, 2214, 2216, 2218,
2220
Number of processors (std/max) 1/2
Cache (max) 2MB per socket
Memory1(std/max) 2x512MB/48GB PC5300 ECC DDR II SDRAM Chipkill™
667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots
Expansion slots 2 PCI-Express or 1 PCI-Express and 1 HTx
Disk bays (total) 2
Maximum internal storage1, 2 1.0TB SATA II or 600GB Ultra320 SAS
Network interface Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet
Power-total system input
requirements
110W/1.1amps
Power supply 650W capacity
RAID support Integrated RAID-0, -1 with SAS HDDs
Systems management Integrated System Management Processor (IPMI 2.0-
compliant), Cluster Systems Management, IBM Director
Operating systems supported Microsoft®Windows®Server 2003, Red Hat Linux®, SUSE
Linux
Limited warranty31-year onsite
For more information
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Canada ibm.com/ca/en/systems/x
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