Rock-solid, long-life business-critical application server for
data-dense environments
IBM System x3650
Manager delivers advanced control,
monitoring power consumption while
achieving decreased cooling costs. The
optional RSA II SlimLine card keeps
slots free while expanding systems
management functionality.
Protect your IT investment
Scalable memory and I/O design satisfy
New levels of speed and performance
Highlights
Go green and save with new
dual-core or energy-efficient
quad-core processors and
faster memory
Manage growth and complexity
by using new integrated solu
For constrained data center environ
ments, the IBM System x3650 offers
unprecedented performance and relia
bility. Optimized for up to eight-core
processor performance, the x3650
delivers rack-dense, dual-core or quadcore computing power, an impressive
12 DIMM memory design and super
Protect IT investments with
scalable memory, I/O and
storage on a long-life server
safeguards data. Hot-swap power and
cooling with Calibrated Vectored
Cooling and IBM Systems Director
Active Energy Manager help keep your
server cool. The result? Run multiple
workloads on a two-socket server
without running out of IT funds.
Select congurations of the x3650 are
Integrated enterprise-class management
Innovation comes standard on
the x3650. Anywhere/anytime manage
ment keeps assets under control.
IBM Systems Director Active Energy
platform
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requirements, while integrated RAID
efficient network communication.
tions to easily manage your
resources
high-speed processing and reliability
part of the IBM Express Advantage
Portfolio designed and priced to
meet the needs of midsized busi
nesses. Easy to manage, Express
models/congurations vary by country.
IBM System x3650 at a glance
Form factor/height
Rack/2U
Processor (max)
Dual-Core Intel Xeon X5270 up to 3.50 GHz and up to
1333 MHz front-side bus or Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5470 up to
3.33 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus
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Number of processors (std/max)
1/2
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L2 cache
2x2 or 2x6 MB (dual-core) or 2x6 MB (quad-core)
Memory1 (std/max)
1 GB or 2 GB/48 GB Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via
12 DIMM slots
Expansion slots
4 PCI-Express or 2 PCI-X and 2 PCI-Express
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Disk bays (total)
Maximum internal storage
Six 3.5" or eight 2.5" (SFF)
1, 2
1.8 TB hot-swap SAS or 6.0 TB hot-swap SATA
Network interface
Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet
Power supply (std/max)
835W 1/2 AC standard, DC power supply optional
Hot-swap components
Power supply, fans and hard disk drives
RAID support
Integrated RAID-0, -1, -10, optional RAID-5, -6
Systems management
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, Integrated
Service Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, drop-down light path
diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, optional Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, IBM Systems Director,
IBM ServerGuide and optional Remote Deployment Manager
Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows
2000/Advanced Server, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Novell
NetWare, VMware ESX Server, Solaris 10 (planned)
Limited warranty3
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty
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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 currently supported drives
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