IBM System x3620 M3 Product Manual

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A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket serversPlease see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 12to a System x server is one of the most effective ways to increase application performance. Forbest performance in a server with a 4-core processor, there should be twice as much memory asfor a 2-core processor. A 6-core processor should have three times as much memory as a 2-coreprocessor.Hard Disk Drives — IBM hard disk drives help you improve the transaction and costperformance of your System x servers. The choice of hard disk drives can be a critical aspect ofmaximizing the I/O throughput of the system. 3.5-inch SAS hard disk drives are available for thex3620 M3 with capacities of up to 600GB at 15,000 RPMs. 3.5-inch SATA HDDs are available incapacities up to 2TB at 7,200 RPMs.Power Supply — The optional second power supply for the x3620 M3 enables redundancy forhot-swap power. In addition, its 92%-efficient design helps lower your energy bill for power andcooling.Virtual Media Key — The x3620 M3 includes a plethora of systems management features built-in; however, sometimes additional management capability is needed. In those situations, theVirtual Media Key not only offers powerful new features, it does so without taking up a valuablePCIe adapter slot, instead using a dedicated connector on the motherboard.ServeRAID Controllers — System x servers using ServeRAID technology allow companies tobuild a reliable foundation for business-critical computing. IBM ServeRAID technology allows anarray consisting of multiple physical hard disk drives to be treated as one logical drive.ServeRAID technology also allows data to be stored redundantly, across multiple hard diskdrives—enhancing both the integrity and the availability of the data. SAS and SATA ServeRAIDcontrollers offer enhanced performance due to onboard processors and cache. Because IBMServeRAID controllers can help significantly improve data transfer rates, this technology isextremely effective when implementing demanding, transaction-oriented applications. Byemploying the advanced fault tolerance of IBM ServeRAID technology, companies can effectivelyimplement networked business systems that require large amounts of storage space for data andapplications that must be available for their businesses to continue operating.The ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA Controller offers RAID-0/1/1E support, with up to 3Gbpsper SAS port. The IBM ServeRAID-M1015, x8 PCIe and 6Gbps, offers RAID-0/1/10; optionallyRAID-5 with SED support. The IBM ServeRAID-M5014, x8 PCIe and 6Gbps, provides 256MBcache and RAID-0/1/10/5/50; optionally RAID-6/60 with SED, and battery backup). The IBMServeRAID-M5015, x8 PCIe and 6Gbps, has 512MB cache and RAID-0/1/10/5/50; optionallyRAID-6/60 with SED, and battery backup. The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance FeatureKey adds RAID-5 and SED support to the ServeRAID-M1015. Similarly, the IBM ServeRAIDM5000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID-6/60 with SED support to the M5014 andM5015. The IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Key adds battery backup support to theM5014.External Storage — The IBM System Storage EXP810 and EXP3000 expansion units, as wellas the DS3000, DS4000, and DS8000 series storage subsystems and N3000, N5000, N6000,and N7000 NAS systems comprise a powerful and broad shared storage family with integratedmanagement software designed to meet midrange and enterprise needs.