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A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application
serving in Web environments

Product Guide

March 2008

Product Overview

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TB equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Accessible capacity may be less.
Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information.
Outstanding performance, availability and capacity in a
2U rack-dense package
Suggested uses: Medium to large enterprises with demanding applications in data-dense
environments.
Whether you are a small business or a global industry, your mission-critical applications and
data must be protected. From a simple application to the most complex solution, the dual-
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socket IBM
System x3650, incorporating IBM X-Architecture
protect your data with high performance, high reliability and high availability. The x3650
supports the latest quad- and dual-core Intel
quad-core Xeon processors), designed with up to a leading-edge 1333MHz front-side bus
(FSB), 64-bit extensions (EM64T), and either 6MB or 4MB (dual-core) or 8MB or 12MB
(quad-core) of L2 cache, to help provide you with the computing power you need to match your
business needs and growth. In addition, the x3650 uses industry-standard fully buffered
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667MHz memory with Chipkill
ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) protection-for high
performance and reliability. For even higher levels of availability, the x3650 also offers a choice
of optional online hot-spare memory or memory mirroring. Dual integrated high-speed Gigabit
Ethernet controllers with TOE (TCP Offload Engine) and Jumbo Frame support are standard,
as are high-performance adapter slots (PCI-E x8 and optional PCI-X/133).
All models offer impressive scalability, including dual-processor support, up to 48GB of memory
and a variety of high-performance internal hard disk and backup drive configurations: up to six
3.5-inch Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) hot-swap drives with an internal storage capacity of
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1.8TB
, or up to six 3.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) hot-swap drives (6TB), or eight 2.5-inch SAS
hot-swap drives (1.17TB). Hardware-based RAID-0/1/10 support is standard. An optional IBM
ServeRAID-8k SAS RAID controller adds 256MB of battery-backed cache to the onboard
controller to provide three additional RAID levels, including RAID-1E/5/6. The slim 2U size of
the x3650 helps you maximize your rack investments. Up to 21 of these servers can be installed
in a single 42U rack, for a total of up to 42 processors, offering the ideal balance of
performance, storage and I/O slots per rack. Optional Advanced Connectivity Technology (ACT)
interconnect cabling helps reduce cable clutter and cost and minimizes installation time when
interconnecting many rack-mounted servers.
Standard in the x3650 is a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that enables the user to
manage and control the server easily-both locally and remotely. This high level of
manageability is designed to help keep management costs down and the system up. The drop-
down light path diagnostics panel enables quick servicing of the system if a problem
develops. These advanced features help maximize network availability by increasing uptime, as
do hot-swap/redundant HDDs, power and fans; Active Memory
fans with Calibrated Vectored Cooling
power control and Serial over LAN; as well as text-console redirect over LAN.
With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as light path diagnostics,
IBM Director, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 (formerly known as
PowerExecutive), IBM ServerGuide
II SlimLine, the x3650 is designed for maximum uptime.
If you need a balance of high-performance dual-socket processing and large internal storage in
a rack-dense environment, the x3650 is the ideal system.
IBM System x3650
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features, is designed to
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Xeon
processors (including 50W low-voltage
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; temperature-controlled
™
; IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secure remote
™
and support for the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Serial over LAN; as well as text-console redirect over LAN. With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as light path diagnostics, IBM Director, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 (formerly known as ™...

  • Page 2: Selling Features

    6TB of internal hot-swap SATA storage (4TB with internal backup drive). The 2.5-inch models support up to 1.17TB of hot-swap SAS storage in addition to an internal backup drive. • Alternatively, iSCSI or Fibre Channel-attached storage can be attached using IBM System ™ ®...
  • Page 3 For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800- 426-2255. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely.

  • Page 4: Key Features

    A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does. Key Features High-Performance Xeon Processors The x3650 supports up to two high-performance Intel Xeon processors, allowing you to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require.
  • Page 5 Web environments improved fault isolation. For increased availability, the x3650 offers two additional (but mutually exclusive) levels of IBM Active Memory protection: online memory mirroring, and online hot-spare memory. Memory mirroring works much like disk mirroring. The total memory is divided into two channels.

  • Page 6: Drive Bays

    (Note: The use of the internal backup drive option precludes the use of two drive bays, limiting storage to four 3.5-inch HDDs.) The hot-swap SAS drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other IBM System ™ ™...

  • Page 7: Light Path Diagnostics

    A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Dual Gigabit Ethernet Controllers The x3650 includes two integrated Broadcom BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet controllers with TOE support, as well as load-balancing and failover capabilities, with up to 10X higher maximum throughput than a 10/100 Ethernet controller.
  • Page 8 The x3650 server offers a number of tools and services designed to make ownership a positive experience. From the start, IBM programs make it easier for you to plan for, configure and purchase System x or xSeries servers, get them running and keep them ®...
  • Page 9 IBM. It monitors networked servers for hardware errors and it can perform hardware and software inventories and report inventory changes to IBM. All information sent to IBM is stored in a highly secure database and used for improved problem determination.
  • Page 10 Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). Like Wake on LAN, PXE is system firmware. It enables software such as the optional IBM Remote Deployment Manager to take control of a system before the BIOS, operating system or applications are loaded (using Wake on LAN/PXE) and lets an administrator perform many low-level tasks remotely that would otherwise require a visit to each system.

  • Page 11: Key Options

    (depending on the number of DIMMs installed). Hard Disk Drives — IBM hard disk drives help you improve the transaction and cost performance of your System x servers. The choice of hard disk drives can be a critical aspect of maximizing the I/O throughput of the system.

  • Page 12: X3650 Images

    The iSCSI HBA Adapter for IXA Connectivity is a PCI adapter for selected System x and xSeries servers that provides a direct 1GBps link to an IBM System i5 or iSeries server. This connection enables you to centralize your Microsoft Windows and System i5 or iSeries storage and consolidate the operations and backup of your System x, xSeries, System i5 and iSeries systems into a single infrastructure.

  • Page 13: X3650 Specifications

    A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments Interior View Hot-Swap Fans Hot-Swap 12 DIMM Slots Power Supplies HDD Bays HDD/Tape bays ServeRAID-8k-l PCI-X/PCI-E Riser card Empty Hot-Swap Fan Bays Processor 1 PCI-E Slots 3 &...
  • Page 14 A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications Chipset Intel 5000P 2GB (2 x 1GB) / 48GB (BxX/BxY, 1GB (2 x 512MB) / 48GB (2xX/2xY, Standard / maximum memory JxX/JxY, LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY 4xX/4xY, 5xX/5xY, 7xX/7xY) Standard memory type Fully buffered PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR II ECC with Chipkill protection...
  • Page 15 A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments x3650 Specifications # of PCI-E physical x8/electrical x8 2 (standard) slots (4GBps) One full-height/full-length (Slot 1); one full-height/half-length (Slot 2) # of PCI-E physical x8/electrical x4 slots (2GBps) Two low-profile/full-length (Slots 3 &...

  • Page 16: The Bottom Line

    IBM Rack Manager For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800- 426-2255. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as ServerProven or ClusterProven.
  • Page 17 A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments IBM RAID Manager IBM Update Assistant IBM Software Distribution IBM System Availability • Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC): IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control Text console redirection systems management standard •...

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