IBM System x3620 M3 7376 Manual
IBM Asia Pacific Hardware Announcement
AG12-0014, dated January 10, 2012
IBM Asia Pacific Hardware Announcement AG12-0014
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IBM System x3620 M3 servers include Intel
Xeon multicore processors with next-generation
microarchitecture
Table of contents
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Overview
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Publications
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Key prerequisites
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Technical information
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Planned availability date
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Terms and conditions
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Description
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Pricing
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Product positioning
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AP distribution
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Product number
At a glance
The System x3620 M3 features Intel
TM
multicore processors in a 2U-high, cost-
optimized rack server features superior power-optimized performance, leadership
virtualization, and systems management for general business workloads built on
IBM® X-Architecture®.
Power, scalability, control, and serviceability for dynamic web-serving and business
applications deliverable on demand:
• Ultrathin, high-availability, rack-optimized, 2U platform
• Powerful Intel Xeon
TM
Series multi-core processor with new microarchitecture
design featuring Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) technology with Intel Extended
Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
• 8 GB of high-speed DDR3 SDRAM Registered DIMM memory; 12 DIMM slots that
support up to 192 GB
• Support for hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs; up to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA
HDD bays
• Two PCI-Express Gen 2 x8 slots (full height, half length ) on first slot and one
PCI-Express Gen 2 x4 buried slot (low profile) on second slot
• Low-wattage, auto-ranging power supply (redundant power supply optional)
• Integrated systems management processor (Integrated Management Module, or
IMM)
• Window Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard preload
• Integrated dual Gb Ethernet standard for network communication
• One 16550A-compatible serial port (rear), four USB ports (two front and two
rear), and one video port