IBM System x3620 M3 7376 Manual - page 4
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• Intel 82575 Dual Gigabit Ethernet PCIe controllers speeding network
communications to LAN clients
• Window Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard preload
The System x3620 M3 subsystems are tuned to provide solid system throughput
from processor, to memory, to bus, to disk-intensive I/O. These features combined
with multicore capability make this server an excellent choice for:
• Database
• Linux
TM
clusters
• File and print
• Virtualization
• Online gaming
• Video and photo sharing
• Web searching
• Blogging and messaging
• Video recording
• Mail server (Notes and Exchange)
High-availability and serviceability features
The System x3620 M3 server subsystem delivers excellent reliability and
serviceability features:
• Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD bays
• Redundant cooling fans
• Optional hot-swap, redundant power supplies
• ECC DIMMs combined with an integrated ECC memory controller correcting many
soft and hard single-bit memory errors, while minimizing disruption of service to
LAN clients
• Chipkill memory to detect and correct many multibit memory errors, helping
keep the server up and running, while taking the inoperative memory offline
• ECC to improve data integrity and help reduce downtime
• PFA on memory and HDD options to help alert the system administrator of an
imminent component failure
• Intel 82575 Gigabit Ethernet controllers that support:
– Failover
– PXE 2.0 Boot Agent
– IPMI 2.0
– Wake on LAN
• Worldwide, voltage-sensing low-wattage power supply
• Up to four sets of counter-rotating fans that provide excellent cooling for added
reliability:
– Each power supply comes with its own internal cooling fans
– Redundant fans cool processor, memory, and HDD bays
– Fan speed controls are incorporated to reduce noise, while reducing system
temperatures
• Integrated systems management processor for diagnostic, reset, POST, and
auto recovery functions; monitoring temperature, voltage, and fan speed; alerts
generated when thresholds are exceeded (refer to the
Limitations
section for
restrictions)
• Information LED panel giving visual indications of system well-being
• Light path diagnostics and onboard diagnostics providing an error log that can
help find a failing component, helping reduce downtime and service costs
• Easy access to system board, adapter cards, processor, and memory