IBM x3755 M3 Product Manual

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IBM System x3755 M3 1I B M ®IBM System x3755 M3IBM Redbooks Product GuideThe IBM® System x3755 M3 is a four-socket AMD Opteron processor-based server that is optimized foroutstanding density and cost. It provides flexibility and scalability while offering multiple levels ofprice/performance. With features such as high performance AMD Opteron 6300 series processors, up to32 available DIMM sockets with up to 512 GB of memory , and robust I/O, the System x3755 M3 providesfour-socket performance at an entry-level price.The x3755 M3 is an ideal server for business workloads including database, virtualization, Java, andenterprise applications such as ERP. The increased processor density helps reduce networkingcomplexity and cost for high-performance computing environments, and the available 32 TB of internalstorage facilitates data-intensive applications like business intelligence.Figure 1 shows the IBM System x3755 M3.Figure 1. The IBM System x3755 M3Did you know?IBM System x3755 M3 fits into 2U of standard rack space, and it can be used as a very affordabledual-socket 2U rack platform with the ability to grow to four sockets in the same space, or as a very densespace-optimized and price/performance-optimized four-socket enterprise-class server for business criticalcorporate applications. High availability, manageability, and performance features include Chipkillmemory, Memory Sparing, Light Path Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis, TCP Offload Engine(TOE), and integrated baseboard management controller (iBMC) with activated built-in remote presencefeature.