IBM System x3630 M3R1 Storage Server

The IBM System x3630 M3R1 offers a storage solution with energy-smart design, virtualization, and systems management.

It features up to two 6-core Intel Xeon Series 5600 processors and high-density memory designs with twelve DDR3 RDIMM slots. This 2U-high System x3630 M3R1 is built on IBM X-Architecture, consolidates storage and server as one, offers easy management, saves floor space and power consumption, costing less money than traditional enterprise offerings.

Highlights:

• Powerful Intel multicore processors
• Energy-efficient design incorporating low 675 W and power supplies rated at up to 92% efficiency, redundant cooling fans, and energy-efficient planar components to help lower operational costs
• Functional chipset optimized for better application computing supporting general business workloads
• Twelve DIMM slots that enable to deploy up to 192 GB of DDR3 SDRAM Registered DIMM memory, with 4 GB, 8 GB, or 16 GB (optional) of memory (model dependent)
• Standard hot-swap SAS and SATA HDDs up to twelve plus two LFF HDDs or twenty-four plus four SFF HDDs
• Integrated dual GB Ethernet standard for network communication
• Support for embedded VMware ESXi 4.0 hypervisor activated with optional 2 GB USB key
• Two PCI-Express x8 high-performance Gen 2 and one PCI-Express x4 buried I/O Gen 2 slots, one PCI-E x8(x8) and one PCI-E x16(x8) and one PCI-E x16(x4) (electrical channel)

High availability, manageability, and serviceability features help diagnose problems quickly, even from remote locations:

• IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM) for advanced power management, including real-time monitoring, trending, and reporting of power consumption
• Snoop filters to boost processor performance
• Memory Channel Mode: Independent/Mirroring/Sparing (Sparing model for WSM-EP only), configurable using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) setup
• Integrated Management Module (IMM) systems management processor
• Monitoring and control of operating status and key server components
• IPMI 2.0-compliant full IMM for enterprise-class systems management to monitor, maintain, and maximize server availability, including remote systems management
• Optional IBM Virtual Media Key to enable the remote presence and blue-screen capture features
• Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) on selected components that helps warn of problems before they occur
• Servicing through light path diagnostics and improved onboard diagnostics

Fault tolerant protection

• Redundant fans with calibrated vectored cooling, (to keep components cool), and simplified fan replacement
• Optional hot-swap, redundant power supplies to help reduce downtime
• High-performance hot-swap SAS and SATA HDDs at front HDDs backplane, and optional hot-swap at rear HDDs backplane
• Hot-swap SATA/SAS models support HW RAID-0/1/10 (optional 5/50 with SED) or 0/1/10/5/50 (optional 6/60 with SED) with 256 MB or 512 MB cache (optional battery)
• ServerGuide, IBM Director, and web support
• Three-year, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site labor, limited warranty; optional warranty service upgrades available

Key prerequisites

• Monitor
• USB keyboard (PS/2 style keyboard and mouse are not supported)
• USB mouse

Planned availability date

• March 15, 2011