IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware AnnouncementZG10-0267, dated August 31, 2010IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa HardwareAnnouncement ZG10-0267IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1IBM System x3690 X5 Virtualization OptimizedSystems simplify deployment of high-performing, IntelXeon-based systems for your virtualized environmentTable of contents2 Overview 10 Publications3 Key prerequisites 11 Technical information3 Planned availability date 19 Terms and conditions3 Description 22 Prices9 Product positioning 24 Announcement countries10 Product number 25 CorrectionsAt a glanceThese new IBM® Systems x3690 X5 servers incorporate high-performance, 6-coreXeon® E6540 processors, 8-core Xeon processors in MAX5 models and:• Up to 32 DIMM slots in 7148 chassis and 32 DIMM slots in the MAX5 chassis,delivering up to 1 TB of high-speed, lower-power, PC3-10600 ECC double datarate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM system memory at 1067 MHz• Optional Emulex 10 Gb Ethernet Integrated Virtual Fabric Adapter• Four 5.0 Gb PCIE I/O (two x8, and two x8 low profile), Gen 2 slots• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller• Integrated Broadcom 5709 Dual-port 10/100/1000 Megabit Ethernet• Up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays for flexible installation of HDDs, supportingup to 8 TB1 internal data storage• Standard Integrated Management Module• Two 675-watt, voltage sensing, rear access, hot-swap power supplies, inoptimized server system and one 675-watt power supply in MAX5, up to six hot-swap power supplies (4-server and 2-MAX5) optional,• Optional Enhanced SATA CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo drive• Eight USB ports, (two can be used for USB keyboard and mouse), SVGA videoport, one serial port, and two Gb Ethernet ports per chassis• Three year limited warranty3