An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performance
and data protection for small, medium, and large businesses
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• Integrated Management Module (IMM):
IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control
Text console redirection systems management standard
• Support for highly available hardware-based RAID-1/1E arrays standard, without consuming
an adapter slot
• Hot-swap SAS, hot-swap SATA, or simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, for quick and
simple installation and replacement of drives
• Ultra-efficient cooling
• Second hot-swap/redundant power supply (model-dependant or via CTO)
• PFA support for memory, voltage regulator module (VRD), hot-swap HDDs, and fans
• Optional tower-to-rack conversion kit
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Performance
Memory
Throughput
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Performance
I/O and Storage
Density
High Availability
Systems
Management
Security
Distributed
Deployment
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M3
x3400
M2
x3500
M2
Cluster / HPC
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Modeling & Simulation
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High Performance DB
2211132 2 3 3
Business Intelligence
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Search
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Content
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Communities
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Commerce
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Collaboration
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ERP/SCM
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CRM
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Hosted Client
132 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
Point of Sale
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Branch Office
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Virtualization
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Business Continuity
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Database
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Email/Collaboration
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Security
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Web Serving
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File & Print
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