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IBM System x3650 M4 BD Product Guide
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The IBM® System x3650 M4 BD server offers a cost-effective, high-capacity storage solution with
exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management. It
supports up to two Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 family processors and high-density memory designs
with 16 DDR3 DIMM slots. This 2U server is built on IBM X-Architecture®, and it consolidates storage
and server into one system, offers easy management, and saves floor space and power consumption,
costing less money than traditional enterprise offerings.
Suggested use : Big data, email and collaboration applications, databases, virtualization and cloud, virtual
desktops, and virtual storage.
The following figure shows the IBM System x3650 M4 BD.
Figure 1. The IBM System x3650 M4 BD
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The IBM System x3650 M4 BD server is designed to provide exceptional value and flexibility to meet "big
data" requirements and general business and storage-demanding applications, with up to 56 TB of
storage space in a dense 2U form factor, Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 product family processors, two DIMMs
per channel running at up to 1866 MHz, and 80 PLUS certified power supplies.
The flexible onboard Ethernet solution provides three integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports, one dedicated
systems management port, and an optional embedded 10 GbE ports.
Comprehensive systems management tools with the next-generation Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) make it easy to deploy, integrate, service, and manage.
IBM System x3650 M4 BD Product Guide
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