NEW - System x3650 M2 - 5500 Series - Announcement

System x3650 M2 server features new Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors with new microarchitecture design featuring Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) technology

Overview

Power, scalability, control, and serviceability for dynamic Web-serving and On Demand Business applications:

• Ultra-thin, high-availability, rack-optimized, 2U platform


• Powerful Intel® Xeon® 5500 series dual- or quad-core processor with new Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with new microarchitecture design featuring Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) technology


• 2, 4, or 8 GB of high-speed DDR3 SDRAM Registered DIMM memory; sixteen DIMM slots that support up to 128 GB maximum memory with 8 GB optional DIMMs


• Support for up to twelve 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA HDDs or SSDs


• Four PCI-Express x8 Gen 2 slots


• 2 x8 - Full length full height


• 1 x8 - Half length, full height


• 1 x8 - Low Profile


• 4 x8 are convertible to 2 x16 via optional risers


• All 4 x8 slots are convertible to 2 x16 via optional risers


• Optional support for PCI-X adapters with optional PCI-X 64-bit riser


• 675-watt, auto-ranging power supply


• Integrated systems management processor


• Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet ports (standard) for high I/O capacity, plus two additional GbE ports (option) with failover capability One serial port (16550A-compatible), four USB ports (front and rear), and two video ports (front and rear)

x3650 M2

• 794712U


• 79473AU


• 794732U


• 794752U


• 794758U


• 794762U


• 794772U


• 794792U


• 7947E1U


• 7947E2U


• 7947E3U

Option

The following are new unique option part numbers for System x3650 M2 server.

• PCI-Express (2x8) Riser Card 46M1072


• PCI-Exp (1x16) Riser Card (CTO) 46M1073


• PCI-X Riser Card (CTO) 46M107


• 4 +4 HDD Drive Enablement kit 46D2516


• 675W redundant power supply 46M1075


• Dual-port 1 GB Ethernet Daughter Card 46M1076

Planned availability date: April 30, 2009