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Highlights
¡¤ Award-winning design optimizing efficiencies in energy, cooling and density for data centers
¡¤ Operational costs drastically reduced based on innovative shallow depth server form factor
¡¤ High performance computing embracing broad, flexible portfolio of offerings with simplified system management and tools.
Designed for data centers that require high performance, yet are constrained on floor space, power and cooling infrastructure, the IBM System x® iDataPlex® dx360 M3 provides an innovative, half-depth solution optimized for maximum density and incredible efficiency. Featuring the latest Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 series with 16 DDR-3 DIMM sockets and two PCIe x16 Gen 2 slots, the dx360 M3 is easy to manage and delivers outstanding performance in a flexible platform that can be tailored to your data center¡¯s processing, storage or I/O needs.
For high performance computing, the dx360 M3 allows you to pack accelerated processing into the same power and cooling envelope as traditional servers, better utilizing floor space and optimizing the data center. The flexible design of the dx360 M3 integrates the right compute, storage or I/O capabilities required in your data center while optimizing density.
The innovative, shallow-depth form factor of the dx360 M3 reduces the airflow required across the components, lowering the power needed for cooling. High-efficiency power supplies, larger, better-optimized fans in the 2U chassis, and power management capabilities provide further efficiencies to minimize the dx360 M3¡¯s power requirements.
The dx360 M3 is simple to manage on a server level or at a rack level as part of an iDataPlex rack. IBM ToolsCenter provides common management across all System x servers, making the dx360 M3 easy to incorporate into your data center.
Common features
¡¤ Outstanding performance in a unique half-depth form factor for power and cooling efficiency and maximum footprint density
¡¤ Flexible design for optimal compute, storage and I/O configurations required in your data center
¡¤ Simplified systems management common management tools with other IBM System x platforms
Hardware summary
¡¤ Two Intel Xeon Processor 5600 series (four or six core) per server (up to 168 per iDataPlex rack)
¡¤ Up to 192 GB of DDR-3 1333 MHz memory per server
¡¤ 2 PCIe 16x Gen 2 I/O slot with support for full-height, full-length card per server, 2 x8 PCIe capabilities
¡¤ Up to 10.0 TB HDD storage per server with 2U Flex chassis and up to 24.0 TB HDD storage per 3U storage chassis
¡¤ Up to two servers per 2U 19" chassis mountable in a standard enterprise rack or iDataPlex rack
Feature |
Benefits |
Innovative shallow-depth design |
¡¤ Reduced footprint to maximize data center density
¡¤ Form factor reduces airflow needed, resulting in less power draw for cooling
¡¤ iDataPlex® rack provides 84 servers, switches and PDUs in a standard 42U enterprise rack footprint |
Power efficiency |
¡¤ Innovative design minimizes power required for cooling
¡¤ Dual-zone, high-efficiency power supply to maximize power conversion and reduce stranded power
¡¤ Power-optimized components at every level to ensure maximum efficiency throughout
¡¤ IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ support allows for power monitoring and capping |
Flexibility |
¡¤ Each chassis is independently configurable to maximize compute, I/O or storage density¡ªmix configurations for a tailored dense solution in an iDataPlex rack |
Serviceability |
¡¤ All iDataPlex servers and options have front access, no need to go behind the rack
¡¤ Light path diagnostic LEDs help pinpoint hardware issues quickly |
Management |
¡¤ Optional IBM IMM enables full remote management |
Solution integration |
¡¤ 2x PCIe 16-slot performance for 2 GPUs per server with high-speed networking without compromising density
¡¤ Delivered fully configured, ready to be powered up and connected to the network for minimal deployment time and effort
¡¤ Factory integrated and tested prior to shipment and installed by IBM |
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 series; up to 12 MB cache |
¡¤ 32nm architecture with integrated memory control provides superior performance
¡¤ Turbo mode increases operating speed automatically
¡¤ Three full-duplex memory channel design enables maximum throughput |
Fast DDR-3 memory (up to 1333 MHz) |
¡¤ Match the improved DDR-3 memory performance with Intel Xeon processors |
Storage performance and density |
¡¤ Maximum 6 Gbps SAS local storage performance and up to 10.0 TB storage per 2U Flex chassis, 24.0 TB per 3U storage chassis |
I/O flexibility |
¡¤ Integrated 2 PCIe x16 electrical/x16 mech (Gen 2), 2x8 PCIe options for high-speed networking and internal RAID capable
¡¤ Flexibility of network topology without compromising density |
Form factor/height |
Half-depth, 2U Flex chassis or 3U storage chassis |
Processor (max) |
Intel® Xeon® 5600 series up to 3.06 GHz (6-core) or 3.20 GHz (4-core) |
Number of processors (std/max) |
2 CPU, 2 GPU adapters (optional) |
Cache (max) |
4 MB to 12 MB |
Memory (max) |
Up to 192 GB DDR-3 1333 MHz via 16 DIMM slots |
Expansion slots |
Up to 2 slots PCIe x16 electrical/x16 mech (Gen 2), 2 x8 PCle |
Disk bays (total) |
Up to 8 2.5" (2U) or 12 3.5" (3U storage density) |
Maximum internal storage |
24.0 TB (3U storage chassis) |
Interconnect Fabric Adapters |
Ethernet¨DIntegrated 1 Gb dual-port Ethernet, 10 Gb (optional); Fibre Channel¨D8 GB dual-port HBA (optional); InfiniBand¨DQDR or DDR single- or dual-port HCA (optional); solid-state drives¨D160 or 320 GB High IOPS PCIe (optional) |
Power supply (std/max) |
900 W high efficiency nonredundant (per two servers) 550 W high efficiency nonredundant (per two servers) 750 W N+N redundant (per two servers) |
Hot-swap components |
Hot-swap HDDs in 3U storage dense configuration |
RAID support |
RAID-0, -1, -5, -6, -10, -50, -60 via optional I/O controller |
Systems management |
IBM Systems Director including IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, Integrated Management Module (IMM) with optional remote KVM support, integrated 10/100 configurable management port |
Operating systems |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® versions 6, 5 and 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions 11 and 10, Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008 (Datacenter, HPC, Enterprise and Web), VMware Infrastructure 3.5 and VMware vSphere 4.1 |
Limited warranty |
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty |