At a Glance
IBM System x3850 servers combine third-generation Enterprise X-Architecture (EXA) with the high performance of 64-bit single-core and dual-core Intel Xeon MP processors.
- Up to 64 GB of high-speed PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 SDRAM system memory
- Six high-performance Active 64-bit/266 MHz Peripheral Component Interconnect-X 2.0 (PCI-X 2.0) slots
- Integrated Broadcom 5704 Dual-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
- Optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSAII) SlimLine, enabling full out-of-band remote systems management
- One 1300-watt, voltage sensing, hot-swap power supply with optional second power supply
- Standard combo-drive, three USB ports, two serial ports, RS-485 port, SVGA video port, mouse port, and keyboard port in a rack-dense 3U tool-free chassis
- Optimized for enterprise applications and commercial workloads such as database, ERP, CRM, and in-house-developed applications including Web services implementations
Overview
Models of the IBM x3850 server are powered with Intel(R) single-core Xeon(tm) MP processors at up to 3.66 Ghz and Intel(R) dual-core Xeon(tm) MP processors at up to 3.00 GHz.
The IBM x3850 server contains advanced third-generation Enterprise X-Architecture (EXA) technologies that combine four-socket SMP-capable power, Active PCI-X 2.0 expansion, high availability, and substantial internal data storage capacity.
Improves performance and reduces latency
- IBM XA-64e(tm) third-generation chipset with an integrated processor and memory controller that substantially reduces system latency that bottlenecks commercial applications
- Support for XceL4v dynamic server cache
- From one to four single-core Intel Xeon MP processors at up to 3.66 GHz with 2 MB L2 cache or from one to four 64-bit dual-core Intel Xeon MP processors at up to 3.00 GHz with 2x2 MB L2 cache; support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications with Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
- Dual-bus architecture plus 667 MHz front-side bus for 3X improvement in CPU bandwidth over the previous generation
- High-availability Active Memory(tm) with support for Chipkill, memory mirroring, and Memory ProteXion(tm)
- 2 GB of high-speed PC2-3200 memory; expandable to 64 GB
- Six 64-bit Active PCI-X 2.0 slots that support up to 266 MHz
- Up to six 2.5-inch Serial Attach SCSI (SAS) HDDs
- ServeRAID 8i SAS controller available without using a system PCI-X slot
- High-performance integrated dual-gigabit Ethernet
- Optional RSAII SlimLine for advanced remote systems management
- Atmel Trusted Platform Module ver 1.1b, TCG (Trusted Computing Group) compliant.
- 3U rack-optimized, tool-free chassis
Leverages high availability and increased security
- Support for advanced Memory ProteXion at no additional cost
- Active PCI-X 2.0 slots that support hot-add and hot-swap of I/O adapters
- One 1300-watt, voltage sensing, hot-swap power supply with optional second power supply
- Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) on processors, memory, fans, power supply, and HDD options to help warn of problems before they occur
- IPMI-compliant basic hardware monitoring and alerting with an optional upgrade to the advanced RSAII SlimLine, helping to protect server availability through continuous system monitoring and delivering true remote management capabilities
Service and support optimized for On Demand Business
- ServerGuide and IBM Director
- ServerProven compatibility testing and Web support
- Three-year, on-site(1) limited warranty
