Reduce cost, improve service and manage risk with exceptional
power-optimized performance, virtualization and management
IBM System x3650 M2
Highlights
■ Reduce cost with an energy-
smart design that provides opti-
mal computing performance
per watt
■ Improve service with a flexible
design that is easy to deploy,
integrate and manage
■ Manage risk with resilient
architectures and virtualized
environments
Energy-efficient profile
The IBM System x3650 M2 offers
robust, proven technology and a flexi-
ble, energy-smart design. Delivering
quad-core computing on Intel® Xeon®
5500 Series processors with QuickPath
Interconnect technology, this server
delivers significant performance
improvement per watt compared to
previous generation servers by integrat-
ing low-wattage components for an
energy-smart thermal profile.
Powerful systems management
The x3650 M2 offers feature-rich man-
agement capabilities from power
management to proactive hardware
monitoring. The Integrated
Management Module (IMM)
increases server availability by continu-
ously monitoring your system and noti-
fying you of potential system failures or
changes. The Virtual Media key option
provides remote presence capabilities
without taking up a slot on the planar,
while IBM Systems Director Active
Energy Manager™ delivers advanced
power monitoring and notification.
Designed for virtualization
Designed to provide leadership virtual-
ization, the x3650 M2 supports the
VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervi-
sor, the industry-leading solution for vir-
tualization. In addition, the x3650 M2
provides exceptional memory per core,
enabling you to implement virtualization
efficiently and cost-effectively.
Select configurations of the
x3650 M2 are part of the IBM Express
Advantage™ Portfolio, designed to
meet the needs of midsized busi-
nesses. Easy to manage, Express™
models/configurations vary by country.