IBM x3755 M3 716462G User Manual
Product codes
716462G
IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG10-0305
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processors in a dense 2U rack-optimized platform, this server delivers outstanding
value for mid-sized applications.
Power® and scalability for growing business workloads
The System x3755 M3 system offers state of the art processors, large memory
capacity, high memory bandwidth, and PCI-Express buses to power through core-,
memory-, and I/O-intensive applications. It includes:
• 8- and 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 series processors with 12 MB L3 cache
• 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) or 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) memory standard, with high-speed up to
• 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) or 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) memory standard, with high-speed up to
1333 MHz ECC double data rate (DDR3) SDRAM RDIMM memory, upgradeable to
256 GB on four-processor systems
• Integrated SAS/SATA controller with eight lanes for 16 TB high-speed internal disk
storage solutions (eight x 2 TB SATA) or up to 4.8 TB (eight x 600 GB SAS HS
HDDs)
• Quad Gigabit Ethernet controllers with TOE; high I/O capacity for demanding
applications, plus failover capability
• 32- and 64-bit applications using a 64-bit operating system
• Embedded RAID-0, -1, and -10 HDD, optional RAID-5
• Four standard integrated PCI-Express Gen2 slots:
• Embedded RAID-0, -1, and -10 HDD, optional RAID-5
• Four standard integrated PCI-Express Gen2 slots:
– x16 supports full-length, full-high adapters
– x8 supports half-length, low-profile adapters
– x4 supports half-length, low-profile adapters
– x8 supports internal RAID adapters
– x8 supports half-length, low-profile adapters
– x4 supports half-length, low-profile adapters
– x8 supports internal RAID adapters
• Support for optional hot-swap redundant power and cooling
High availability for around-the-clock On Demand Business
High availability, manageability, and serviceability features help diagnose problems
quickly, even from remote locations:
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 integrated systems
management processor
• Remote power control for accessing and managing your server remotely
• TextConsole redirect over serial or LAN
• Early warning of problems before they occur: predictive failure analysis (PFA) on
• TextConsole redirect over serial or LAN
• Early warning of problems before they occur: predictive failure analysis (PFA) on
processors, voltage regulator module (VRM), memory, fans, power supply, and
HDD options
• Fast and easy servicing -- diagnostics and diagnostic LED indicator
• Effective power management -- ability to monitor and trend actual power usage
• Effective power management -- ability to monitor and trend actual power usage
Service and support perfected for On Demand Business
• ServerGuide
TM4
and IBM Director.
• Web support
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• Warranty: Three years, Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) and on-site service
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limited warranty
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; optional warranty service upgrades are available.
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When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for 1,000,000,000 bytes
and TB stands for 1000 GB. Total user capacity may vary depending on operating
environments.
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GHz and MHz denote the internal and/or external clock speed of the
microprocessor only, not application performance. Many factors affect application
performance.
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Some programs may not be available in all countries.