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¡¤ Meet growing workload demands with cost-effective processor and memory scaling
¡¤ Delivers value, performance and memory for midsized workloads
¡¤ Realize the benefits of four-socket architecture in a slim 2U server
The scalability to meet growing demands
The IBM System x3755 M3 is a four-socket server that provides outstanding performance and capacity in a slim 2U design. Based on the 8- or 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform, the x3755 M3 helps organizations scale as workload demands increase, accommodating up to 48 processor cores and providing 32 DIMM slots for cost-effective memory scaling.
The right size for midsized workloads
The x3755 M3 is an ideal server for midsized workloads, including Java™ workloads, databases, virtualization workloads, and enterprise applications such as ERP. The increased processor density helps reduce networking complexity and cost for high-performance computing workloads, and the available 16 TB of internal storage facilitates data-intensive workloads like business intelligence.
Product features
¡¤ Solid performance and memory capacity in a small footprint
¡¤ Processor density helps reduce infrastructure costs and complexity and simplifies management
¡¤ Flexible design with extensive configuration options allows clients to start small and upgrade to enterprise features as needed
¡¤ Scalability of processors and memory provides growth protection as workload demands increase
¡¤ Serviceable design simplifies maintenance, while built-in reliability and availability features help ensure application uptime for critical workloads
Hardware summary
¡¤ 2U chassis
¡¤ Up to four 8-core or 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series processors
¡¤ Up to 512 GB high-performance, new-generation DDR-3 memory with 32 DIMM slots and up to 1333 MHz memory access speed
¡¤ Internal storage flexibility with support for up to eight 3.5"; hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives, for up to 16 TB of local storage capacity
¡¤ 4 PCIe slots
¡¤ Optional VMware ESXi 4.1 embedded hypervisor
Feature |
Benefits |
2U rack form factor |
¡¤ Provides 4-processor performance and capacity in a dense form factor |
Latest high-performance 8-core/12-core/16-core AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors |
¡¤ Up to 3.0 GHz 8-core or 2.6 GHz 16-core AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors
¡¤ Delivers up to 1333 MHz memory performance at all CPU levels
¡¤ Up to 64 cores in a 2U form factor provides superior performance for Java, HPC, and midtier database workloads
¡¤ Increased core density helps reduce infrastructure and management costs and complexity |
Fast 1333 MHz, DDR-3 UDIMM/RDIMM memory with 32 DIMM slots (up to 512 GB of memory) |
¡¤ Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB high-performance memory
¡¤ Cost-effective memory scalability ideal for growing midsized workloads |
Support for up to eight 3.5 in. hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives, or up to six 3.5 in. simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, for up to 16 TB of local storage capacity |
¡¤ Provides a range of affordable storage solutions to meet today¡¯s storage needs and tomorrow¡¯s expansion requirements
¡¤ Generous local storage facilitates data-intensive workloads |
Optional support for the VMware ESXi 4.1 embedded hypervisor |
¡¤ Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-independent and designed to optimize virtualization performance
¡¤ Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pretested and optimized hardware configurations
¡¤ Optimized for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM |
4 PCIe slots: 1 x16 full-length, full-height Gen 2; 1 x8 half-length, low-profile; 1 x4 half-length, low-profile Gen 2; 1 dedicated RAID |
¡¤ Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity |
Integrated quad Gb Ethernet ports standard, 10 Gb Ethernet NICs and Mellanox IB optional |
¡¤ Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration
¡¤ Optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs provide greater network bandwidth |
5x USB ports (2x front, 2x rear, 1x internal) |
¡¤ Provides easy connectivity to multiple peripheral devices and integrated hypervisor |
Optional slimline optical drive (SATA interface) |
¡¤ Provides optional support for optical devices |
6 Gbps RAID-0, -1, -10 standard, upgradeable to hardware RAID-5 |
¡¤ Enhances system availability and data protection
¡¤ Provides options for more aggressive RAID protection |
1100-watt hot-swap power supplies; optional 1+1 redundancy |
¡¤ Hot-swappable components improve serviceability
¡¤ Redundant power supplies improve availability |
Standard hot-swap redundant fan modules, optional nonredundant fan modules |
¡¤ Hot-swappable components improve serviceability
¡¤ Redundant fan modules improve availability |
IBM Systems Director |
¡¤ Provides a comprehensive systems management platform that can help increase uptime, reduce costs, and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities |
Remote management via KVM over IP |
¡¤ Enables around-the-clock remote management capabilities |
Drop-down light path diagnostics panel |
¡¤ Gives information about a failing component without interrupting system operation
¡¤ Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically reduce service time
¡¤ Provides a lighted path to the failing component within the system |
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty |
¡¤ Provides investment protection and peace of mind for an extended period of time |
IBM ServerGuide software |
¡¤ Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers
¡¤ Gets your server up and running faster
¡¤ Simplifies installation and configuration of your IBM System x® servers |