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XSD03054

XSD03054

XSD03054

Product catalog summary
Overview: The IBM System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 are designed for high performance and reliability, offering unmatched flexibility to adapt to changing workload demands. These systems are optimized for virtualization, database, and enterprise workloads, providing customizable configurations to meet specific needs.
Key Features:
  • Flexibility: The systems offer modular designs allowing expansion from two to eight processors and memory expansion up to 3.0 TB with MAX5.
  • Performance: Equipped with Intel Xeon processors, these systems support six-, eight-, and ten-core options, enhancing memory-intensive application management.
  • Reliability: Features like redundant power and cooling, IBM Memory ProteXion, and Predictive Failure Analysis ensure high availability and data integrity.
  • Management: Simplified power and systems management with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager and remote access capabilities.
Technical Specifications:
  • Form Factor: Rack/4U per chassis
  • Processors: Intel Xeon up to 2.4 GHz (10-core)
  • Memory: Up to 3.0 TB with MAX5
  • Storage: Maximum internal storage of 4.8 TB per chassis
  • Network Interface: 10 Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet, integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet
  • Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Enterprise Linux, VMware vSphere Hypervisor
Conclusion: The IBM System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 are ideal for businesses seeking scalable, reliable, and high-performance computing solutions. They offer a cost-effective upgrade path and are part of the IBM Express Portfolio, catering to small and midsized businesses.
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IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System x® IBM System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 Breakthrough innovation for smarter computing Tailored to your workload demands Highlights ● Unmatched exibility to meet changing workload demands ● Balanced systems for virtualization, database and enterprise workloads ● Workload-optimized systems with customizable congurations for target workloads ● Achieve greater performance and utilization at a lower total cost ● Keep consolidated workloads up and running with mainframe-inspired reliability ● Easy-to-own, simplied power and systems management with an energy-smart design and remote access With rising costs, increasing workloads and demands for 24×7 availability, there’s no room in your organization for underutilized or unreliable servers. Built on the latest next generation of enterprise IBM® X-Architecture® technology and Intel Xeon processors, the IBM System x3850 X5 offers superior performance and unbeatable reliability within an energy- and wallet-friendly design. Best of all, it offers ultimate exibility to help you get what you need, when you need it. The x3950 X5 offers simple-to-deploy, precongured systems that are optimized for specic workloads. The x3950 X5 database optimized systems offer the right balance of processing power, memory, and eXFlash high-performance storage technology for your database workloads. x3950 X5 virtualization optimized systems with embedded VMware vSphere Hypervisor come standard with MAX5 for unmatched memory capacity, allowing you to increase the size and quantity of your virtual machines. The x3950 X5 SAP High Performance Analytics Appliance (HANA) helps provide super-charged analytics performance for businesses who need timely answers to vital business questions. Grow as your business grows The x3850 X5 server allows freedom of choice with extremely exible congurations plus memory expansion capabilities. A modular building block design lets you customize your system for current needs while

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IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System x® providing the ability to react to changing workloads. Expand from a two-processor system up to four processors. Add a second system to create an eight-processor system. Start with two memory DIMMs and expand up to 192 with a dual-node system and two MAX5 memory expansion options. Reallocate resources as your environment changes. The x3850 X5 meets your needs today, while providing an easy, cost-effective upgrade path to change your environment when you’re ready. Do more with your investments Six-, eight- and ten-core processor options and expanded...

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IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System x® IBM System x3850 X5 at a glance Form factor/height Rack/4U per chassis Processor (max) Intel Xeon up to 2.4 GHz (10-core)/1066 MHz memory access Number of processors (std/max) 2/4 per node (optional 2-node support) Cache (max) Up to 30 MB Memory (std/max) 32 GB/2.0 TB max PC3-10600 DDR3L, up to 3.0 TB with MAX5 Expansion slots 7 total PCIe half-length Disk bays (total/hot-swap) 8/8 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or 16/16 SAS SSD Maximum internal storage 4.8 TB per chassis (supports 8 × 73.4 GB, 146.8 GB, 300 GB, 500 GB and 600 GB SAS hard disk...

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For more information World Wide Web U.S. ibm.com/systems/x Canada ibm.com/ca/en/systems/x © Copyright IBM Corporation 2011 IBM Systems and Technology Group Route 100 Somers, NY 10589 Produced in the United States of America December 2011 All Rights Reserved IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com, System x, and X-Architecture are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. If these and other IBM trademarked terms are marked on their rst occurrence in this information with a trademark symbol (® or ™), these symbols indicate...

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