IBM X3650 specifications Manageability, Availability and Serviceability

A highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U dual-socket SMP server, for application serving in Web environments

Manageability

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3650:

•The x3650 includes a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to monitor server availability, perform Predictive Failure Analysis, etc., and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts. The BMC enables service personnel to use sophisticated diagnostic tools, such as light path diagnostics, to resolve problems quickly.

•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 power control using data encryption.

•IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, an IBM-exclusive, is designed to take advantage of new system power management features, by providing power monitoring today, and power capping features later.

•Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3650 text messages over Serial or LAN.

•IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management and works with both the blade’s internal BMC and the chassis’ management module. IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including Management Processor Assistant, Rack Manager, RAID Manager, Update Assistant and Software Distribution. In addition, IBM Systems Director offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased availability. When a problem is encountered, IBM Systems Director can issue administrator alerts via e-mail, pager, and other methods.

•An optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine provides additional systems management capabilities, including Web-basedout-of-band control; virtual floppy and optical drive support; Windows “blue screen” error capture; LDAP and SSL support; and remote redirection of PCI video, text, keyboard and mouse. It also adds PFA support for fans. And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapter slot.

Availability and Serviceability

The x3650 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

•x3650 servers use fully buffered DDR II DIMMs with Chipkill protection. Chipkill memory is up to 16X better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors. This can help reduce downtime caused by memory errors. Fully buffered DIMMs provide additional availability features, including CRC (cyclic redundancy check) monitoring.

•The x3650 offers selectable online hot-spare memory and memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a noncorrectable memory failure.

•Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and the ServeRAID-8kcontroller can be installed and replaced without tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the server. Also, hot-swap/redundant HDDs, fans and power supplies, as well as online hot-spareand mirrored memory, can mean greater system uptime while components are being serviced.

•The drop-down light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed (or failing) components. This simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution and helps improve network availability.

•Integrated RAID-1 disk mirroring and RAID-10 striped mirrored arrays enable the server to keep operating in the event of a failure to any one drive.

•IPMI 2.0 supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This allows an administrator to restart a server without having to visit it in person, saving travel time and getting the server back up and running quickly and securely. It also adds new features to those provided by IPMI 1.5, including VLAN support, Serial over LAN, enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+, SHA-1, AES) and a firmware firewall.

•Temperature-controlled fans adjust to compensate for changing thermal characteristics. At the lower speeds they draw less power and suffer less wear. Equally important in a crowded data center, temperature-controlled fans produce less ambient noise in the data center than if they were constantly running at full speed.

•IBM Thermal Diagnostics allows the administrator to evaluate thermal data on the server without taking the hardware offline. This can provide greater server uptime.

•The three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty3 affords you peace of mind and

3For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800- 426-2255. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in which this product is sold.

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