IBM BladeCenter HS23E
Highlights
1. An all-in-one, versatile blade that offers flexible configurations to meet your changing business needs
2. Provides superior performance with the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family and 1600 MHz memory
The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23E offers you flexible configuration options and provides you the energy efficiency and density you need. Combine the twelve DIMM slots supporting up to 192 GB of DDR3 memory at 1600 MHz, with the integrated 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) onboard for flexibility with value.
Superior performance
The HS23E offers value for performance, with support for the new 8-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family that processes up to 16 simultaneous threads and 1600 MHz memory. It is ideal for a variety of workloads such as business applications, virtualisation, IT and web infrastructure, point of sale and smart computing.
Product features
1. Provides the value and performance you need to manage big data
2. Integrated tools such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ and Blue Path Cooling blade design deliver outstanding power management
3. Optional embedded hypervisor enables instant virtualisation
4. IBM Integrated Management Module provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
5. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface delivers improved interface for more efficient boot of operating systems
6. Predictive Failure Analysis and light path diagnostics help maximise availability by detecting component failure before the failure occurs
Hardware summary
1. Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, with up to 8 cores
2. Up to 192 GB (assuming 16 GB DIMMs), 12 DIMM sockets - VLP Registered ECC DDR3, at 1333 or 1600 MHz
3. 1 standard CIOv and 1 high-speed CFFh expansion slot
4. Broadcom BCM5718 B0 Dual 1 Gb
5. RAID-0, -1 with choice of software or hardware RAID
6. Supports hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or solid-state drives
7. Support for all BladeCenter chassis
System X (X Series)
IBM System x3750 M4
Highlights
1. Incorporates outstanding features and capabilities in an ultra-dense design
2. Offers advanced flexibility and expandability to meet changing business requirements
3. Balances processing power, memory and I/O bandwidth to optimise productivity and performance
4. Easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage
Innovative ultra-dense design
With a dense 2U design, the IBM System x3750 M4 provides advanced features and capabilities. These include support for up to four sockets and 48 DIMMs, mix and match internal storage, up to 16 HDDs or 32 eXFlash solid state drives (SSDs), six hot-swap, dual-rotor fans and two power supplies. A Mezzanine LOM socket provides a choice of 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or 10 GbE networking options. Predictive Failure Analysis and light path diagnostics proactively monitor the system’s sub-components and provide advanced warning on power supplies, fans, VRMs, disks, processors and memory.
Pay as you grow
The x3750 M4 blends outstanding flexibility and expandability. The unique 2+2 socket design enables pay-as-you-grow processing and memory expansion to help lower cost and manage growth. The 5+3 PCIe socket design allows you to pay for I/O capabilities as needed. The x3750 M4’s capabilities and performance allow clients to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by consolidating multiple 2-socket servers into fewer 4-socket x3750 M4 servers.
Product features
1. Ultra-dense 2U, 4-socket server form factor optimised for performance and price
2. Pay-as-you-grow processing and flexible options for networking, storage and performance
3. Extensive I/O bandwidth for greater performance and productivity
4. Scalable memory more appropriate for compute-intensive applications and virtualised environments
5. 10 GbE networking with fiber or copper network options to support switching requirements
6. Easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage
7. Choice of nine different Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 processors to help meet your workload needs
Hardware summary
1. 2U rack
2. Up to four 12-core Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 series processors
3. Up to 48 DIMM slots with processor and memory expansion
4. Five x8 low-profile PCIe Gen3 slots. Optional expansion riser adds three (x8) full-height/half-length PCIe Gen3 slots or 1 (x16) and 1 (x8) full-height//half-length PCIe Gen3 slots.
5. Up to 19.2 TB (2.5-inch HDDs) or 25.6 TB (SSDs)
6. Mezzanine LOM socket provides 1 GbE and 10 GbE network options
7. 750 W (DC), 900 W or 1400 W (one standard, two maximum)
IBM System x3650 M3
Highlights
1. Improve cost-effectiveness with higher performance per watt
2. Simplify management and serviceability with flexible design
3. Manage risk with resilient architectures and virtualised environments.
Packed with innovation
The IBM System x3650 M3 provides outstanding performance for your mission-critical applications. Its energy-efficient design supports more cores, memory and data capacity in a scalable 2U package that’s easy to service and manage. With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon processors, you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability.
Simplify management and serviceability
The x3650 M3 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path to 16 hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives (SSDs) and 288 GB of memory. Comprehensive systems management tools such as advanced diagnostics, a cable management arm and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage.
Product features
1. Power-optimised performance that leverages the speed of new Intel processors with more capacity and memory
2. Innovative, energy-smart 2U design to help lower operational costs
3. Energy-efficient design with unregistered dual inline memory modules (UDIMMs), 40 W processing and unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) BIOS
4. Better serviceability with a highly scalable, flexible design that is easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage
5. Easier risk management with resilient architectures and virtualised environments
Hardware summary
1. 2U chassis
2. Up to two 3.46 GHz six-core (3.60 GHz four-core) Intel Xeon 5600 series processors with QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, up to 1333 MHz memory access speed
3. Up to 288 GB registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or 48 GB UDIMMs high-performance, new-generation double data rate 3 (DDR-3) memory
4. Internal storage flexibility with up to 16 2.5 in. hot-swap serial attached SCSI (SAS)/serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) HDDs or SSDs
5. Up to four PCIe slots
6. Low 675 W design and up to 95 percent efficient power supplies, six cooling fan modules, new UEFI BIOS, altimeter monitored by Integrated Management Module (IMM) and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
7. Network equipment building system (NEBS) 1/European telecommunication standards institute (ETSI) equivalent compliance for both AC and DC power supplies (model dependent)
8. Compliance with 80-PLUS and ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency standards (model dependent)
9. VMware ESXi embedded hypervisor support with optional 2 GB universal serial bus (USB) key for virtualisation
