The engine of growth for your emerging businesses.
Two x8/x413 PCIe Gen 2 slots (4GBps)
One 33MHz PCI slot (500MBps)
Optionally, one x8/x4 PCIe Gen 1 slot or two 133MHz
•Integrated
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
•IBM Systems Director systems management software, including:
Active Energy Manager
Service and Support Manager
•Integrated Management Module (IMM):
IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control
Text console redirection systems management standard
Combines former BMC and Remote Supervisor Adapter II functions
•Active Memory protection:
Advanced Chipkill ECC memory protection
Memory mirroring
•Support for highly available optional
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Server Comparison Table
The following table shows the suggested uses for the respective IBM System x tower servers, including comparisons of the uses for which each server is best suited:
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12The x8/x8 Gen 2 slots can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x8 throughput, respectively.
13The x8/x4 Gen 2 slots can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x4 throughput, respectively.
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