| Feature |
Benefits |
| Wide choice of processors supported—Intel® Xeon® 5600 (six-core or four-core) and select Intel® Xeon® 5500 (four-core or two-core) |
* Ultimate processor performance with multiple cores using optimized cache
* Accelerated application performance with 1333 MHz front side bus and integrated memory controller
* Additional performance boost during peak demand with turbo mode |
| Fast two DIMMs per channel at 1333 MHz, DDR-3 RDIMM and UDIMM memory (model dependent) |
* A new generation of high-performance memory matches the speed of the Intel® Xeon® processors to optimize throughput
* Improved application performance with interleaved memory
* Low-voltage memory support for energy efficiency |
Support for up to 8 or 16 small form factor (2.5”) hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives (HDDs) (model dependent)
Support for up to four 3.5" simple-swap SATA HDDs or up to four 3.5" hot-swap SAS or SATA HDDs standard. Up to eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS or SATA HDDs (configure to order only) |
* Flexible selection of storage interface with support for both 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs
* SAS offers increased performance, simplified cabling and better fault isolation than parallel SCSI without a cost premium
* Up to 8.0 TB of internal data storage capacity (model dependent) |
| Integrated 6 Gbps RAID-0, -1, -1E (model dependent) |
* High-speed 6 Gbps interface RAID support for improved performance
* Basic RAID protection provides high availability for your HDDs efficiently without sacrificing performance
* Hot-swap models come with hardware RAID-0, -1 standard, and simple-swap models have the option to upgrade to hardware RAID |
| Optional advanced 6 Gbps SAS RAID |
* Optional upgrade to advanced 6 Gbps RAID-5, -6, -10, -50 or -60 protection via ServeRAID-M5014 or M5015 adapter bringing high availability to your HDDs without sacrificing performance |
| Six PCIe slots standard |
Gives you expandability choices and the capability to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity |
| Three PCI-Express slots |
* Interconnect speeds significantly faster than PCI-X |
| Up to two PCI-X slots |
Enables you to continue using legacy PCI-X adapters while you transition to the PCIe standard (configure to order only) |
| Integrated management module (IMM) and optional remote presence key |
* Provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities with optional hardware hypervisor key
* Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and proactively notifying you of potential system failures or changes |
| Integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet |
* Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration |
| IBM Systems Director |
* Provides comprehensive systems management tools
* Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity with advanced server management capabilities |
| IBM ServerGuide software |
* Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers
* Gets your server up and running faster
* Simplifies installation and configuration of your IBM System x® servers |
| Security capabilities |
* Offers ServeRAID with leadership disk encryption to help protect your data
* Provides side door with key lock to help protect data while allowing media access
* Trusted platform module technology |
| Available with 1- or 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty |
Flexible warranty options provide extended peace of mind for whatever coverage period you choose |