IBM System x3620 M3 Product Manual

Also see for System x3620 M3 7376: Installation and user guide Installation and user guide Manual

Contents

A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket serversPlease see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 3• Alternatively, direct-attach, network-attached storage (NAS), or iSCSI or Fibre Channel-attached storage can be attached using IBM System Storage® servers.Manageability / SecurityPowerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3620 M3:• The x3620 M3 includes an Integrated Management Module (IMM) to monitor serveravailability, perform Predictive Failure Analysis, etc., and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts.The IMM performs the functions of both the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) ofearlier systems and the advanced Remote Supervisor Adapter II and is upgradeable toremote presence/cKVM.• An optional Virtual Media Key provides additional systems management capabilities,including Web-based out-of-band control; virtual floppy and optical drive support; Windows“blue screen” error capture; LDAP and SSL support; and remote redirection of keyboard, PCIvideo and text, and mouse (cKVM). And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapterslot.• Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3620 M3 textmessages over Serial or LAN.• Integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) next-generationBIOS. New capabilities include:– Human readable event logs — no more beep codes– Complete out-of-band coverage by the Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup– A complete setup solution, allowing adapter configuration functions to be moved into UEFI– Consistent firmware management across an entire product line• Industry-standard AES NI support for faster, stronger encryption (in 5600 Series processorsonly).• Integrated IPMI 2.0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors,such as voltage and thermal conditions. It also supports highly secure remote powercontrol using data encryption.• IBM Systems Director 6.1x is included for proactive systems management. IBM SystemsDirector comes with a portfolio of tools, including IBM Systems Director Active EnergyManager, IBM Service and Support Manager, and others. In addition, IBM Systems Directoroffers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increasedavailability. When a problem is encountered, IBM Systems Director can issue administratoralerts via e-mail, pager, and other methods.• IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, an IBM-exclusive, is designed to takeadvantage of new system power management features, by providing actual realtime energymonitoring and reporting features.Availability and ServiceabilityThe System x3620 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase systemuptime:• x3620 M3 servers offer Chipkill ECC memory protection4 (when using x4 DIMMs). Chipkillmemory is up to 16X better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors. This canhelp reduce downtime caused by memory errors.• The x3620 M3 offers memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non-correctablememory failure• Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly,the Virtual Media Key and the ServeRAID controller can be installed and replaced withouttools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3620 M3.Additionally, hot-swap/redundant HDDs and power supplies, redundant fan modules, aswell as mirrored memory, mean greater system uptime while these components are beingserviced.• The external LED panel and helps to quickly lead the technician to failed components. Thissimplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution and helps improve network availability.• Optional integrated 3Gbps or 6Gbps RAID controller to enhance system availability anddata protection without using a PCIe slot.• IPMI 2.0 supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This2 1.35V DIMMs available in Q3/10.3 Data transfer rates may be less than the maximum possible.4 Chipkill protection is supported with x4 DDR3 DIMMs, but not x8 DIMMs.