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IBM System x3620 M3 Product Manual

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A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers

Product Guide

May 2010

Product Overview

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Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information.
Cost-effective 2U storage server packed with innovation
Suggested Uses: Departmental and file/print servers, online gaming, messaging, video/photo
sharing, email, transaction processing, blog hosting, and search engines; for large enterprise,
mid-market, SMBs, and emerging markets.
In today's tough economic environment, your challenge is to do more with less-serve more Web
pages, handle more secure connections, support more e-mail users, and do it all on a tight
budget. You need to reduce the costs of doing business and improve the service you deliver to
your customers while lowering your overall risk. The dual-socket IBM
reduce your costs with its new energy-smart design and budget-conscious features. It can
improve service with reduced operational complexity and increased management functionality. It
can lower your IT risk with the resiliency that comes from hot-swap/redundant features. And like
all IBM servers, the x3620 M3 offers you the trust that comes from the IBM global reach, service
and support.
The x3620 M3 is a game-changing rack server that uses significantly less power than previous
generations, with unified systems management tools; high reliability, availability, and
serviceability features; and broad system flexibility, housed in a compact 2U mechanical
package.
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The x3620 M3 features Intel
Xeon
processors, with up to 12MB of shared L3 cache, to provide you with the computing power you
need to match your business needs and growth. The new line of Intel processors delivers
unprecedented intelligent performance with features like adaptive performance for applications
and environments, Turbo Boost Technology and Hyper-Threading Technology, and integrated
power gates and automated power management.
The x3620 M3 supports up to 12 DIMMs / 96GB of RDIMM 1333MHz DDR3 memory and
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provides Chipkill
ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) protection-for high performance and
reliability. For even higher levels of availability, the x3620 M3 also offers memory mirroring.
Two integrated high-speed Gigabit Ethernet ports are included, as are three high-performance
PCIe adapter slots. The x3620 M3 offers an optional embedded hypervisor to manage your
virtual workloads.
Some System x3620 M3 models support up to 8 hot-swap 3.5-inch Serial-Attached SCSI
(SAS) or Serial-Attached ATA (SATA) HDDs with an internal storage capacity of 16TB. Other
models support up to 4 simple-swap SATA drives, with a storage capacity of up to 8TB. The
server includes firmware RAID-0/1 standard, and offers a choice of several IBM ServeRAID
storage controllers that provide broad levels of hardware-based RAID solutions. To meet your
backup needs, the x3620 M3 supports a choice of internal tape drives, as well as the internal
RDX Removable Disk Backup System.
The ultra-dense 2U form factor allows businesses to increase their computing power and spread
their workload without outgrowing their current data center. Up to 21 of these 2U servers can be
installed in a single 42U rack, for a total of up to 42 processors, 252 processor cores (and 504
threads), offering tremendous deployment flexibility.
Standard in the x3620 M3 is the Integrated Management Module (IMM) that enables the user to
manage and control the server easily-both locally and remotely. The IMM offers a high level of
manageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system up-even when network
usage increases. The IMM helps maximize network availability by increasing uptime, as do
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Active Memory
protection, hot-swap/redundant SAS or SATA HDDs, hot-swap/redundant
ultra-efficient power supplies and redundant fan modules; integrated RAID; temperature-
controlled fans; IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secure remote power control and Serial
over LAN; as well as text-console redirect over LAN.
Another improvement with the new generation of X-Architecture is the replacement of old BIOS
with a new generation United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI provides a more
intuitive user interface and understandable event logs and better management.
IBM System x3620 M3
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5600 Series 6-core and 4-core, and 5500 Series 4-core
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System x3620 M3 can
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    IT risk with the resiliency that comes from hot-swap/redundant features. And like Key Options all IBM servers, the x3620 M3 offers you the trust that comes from the IBM global reach, service x3620 M3 Images and support.

  • Page 2: Selling Features

    • Twelve DIMMs of registered 1333MHz DDR3 ECC memory with Chipkill (optional) provide speed, high availability, and a memory capacity of up 96GB. • x3620 M3 servers using the L5640 (via CTO) and X56xx processors support 2 DIMMs per channel (2DPC) at 1333MHz (using 1.5V DIMMs).
  • Page 3 16X better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors. This can help reduce downtime caused by memory errors. • The x3620 M3 offers memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable memory failure •...

  • Page 4: Key Features

    Thus, a 6-core processor can run 12 threads 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 5 DDR3 memory is even more efficient, using up to 15% less energy than DDR2 memory. The x3620 M3 currently supports up to 96GB of 1.5V RDIMM (registered DIMM) memory in 12 DIMM slots. The x3620 M3 also supports either standard 1.5V DIMMs, or 1.35V DIMMs that consume 20% less energy.

  • Page 6: Integrated Virtualization

    If 1.5V and 1.35V DIMMs are mixed, all DIMMs will run at 1.5V. In addition to Chipkill error correction, the x3620 M3 offers an additional level of IBM Active Memory protection: memory mirroring.

  • Page 7: Disk Controllers

    M5014. Drive Bays The x3620 M3 supports up to 9 or 5 drive bays in all (model-specific). Models include either 8 hot-swap or 4 simple-swap 3.5-inch drive bays, plus one 5.25-inch bay for either an optional optical drive, a tape drive, or an RDX Removable Disk Backup System.
  • Page 8 Strategically located fans, combined with efficient airflow paths, provide highly effective system cooling for the x3620 M3. The base server with one power supply includes four fan modules, for redundant cooling. Each module includes 2 back-to-back fans with counter-rotating blades. In addition, each power supply also contains a fan.

  • Page 9: Other Features

    The IBM services and technical support portfolio provides world-class, consistent, high-quality service and support. The x3620 M3 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 running long-term.
  • Page 10 System x and xSeries hardware and software, as well as onsite custom services to provide the level of expertise you require. IBM Maintenance and Technical Support solutions can help you get the most out of your IT investment by reducing support costs, increasing availability and simplifying management with integrated support for your multiproduct, multivendor hardware and software environment.

  • Page 11: Key Options

    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 12 I/O throughput of the system. 3.5-inch SAS hard disk drives are available for the x3620 M3 with capacities of up to 600GB at 15,000 RPMs. 3.5-inch SATA HDDs are available in capacities up to 2TB at 7,200 RPMs.
  • Page 13 A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers IBM System x3620 M3 Images Front View USB 2.0 Ports Simple-Swap 3.5” HDDs Inside View Hot-Swap Power Supplies 6 DIMM Slots Processor Socket Adapter Slots Ethernet Controller Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information.

  • Page 14: X3620 M3 Specifications

    A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers Rear View Hot-Swap Power Supplies Serial Port Video Port IBM System x3620 M3 Specifications Machine type Form factor Processor types (standard) Maximum processor power draw QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) speed (gigatransfers per second)
  • Page 15 A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers Memory interleaving DIMM types / capacities supported Supports 1333MHz with 2 DIMMs per channel Online hot-spare memory supported Memory mirroring supported / # of DIMM sockets reserved for mirroring Storage technology # of HDD drive bays total / available # of 5.25"...
  • Page 16 None (USB-attached) None (USB-attached) None (USB-attached) 5 (2 front, 2 rear, 1 internal for an optional tape drive, IBM RDX Removable Disk Backup System, plus a USB flash memory key containing an embedded hypervisor is supported via another internal USB port)

  • Page 17: The Bottom Line

    • Integrated Management Module (IMM): 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 18: Server Comparison

    • Front-panel status LEDs • Toolless chassis and toolless slide design Server Comparison Chart The following table shows the suggested uses for the respective IBM System x rack-optimized servers, including comparisons of the uses for which each server is best suited: Important...

  • Page 19: For More Information

    This publication may contain links to third party sites that are not under the control of or maintained by IBM. Access to any such third party site is at the user's own risk and IBM is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on these sites.

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