System x3650 M4 server

The System x3650 M4 server features Intel Xeon multicore processors that support internal processing speeds of up to 3.3 GHz3 , and processing operations to memory up to 1600 MHz.

High-performance server subsystems

The System x3650 M4 server expands the new server line by adding a higher level of processor power. This high-throughput, two-way multicore network server offers excellent performance and scalability when you add memory and a second processor. Up to 20 MB cache, and up to two 8.0 GT/s QuickPath interconnect (QPI) with new Hyper Threading and Intel™ Turbo Boost Technology 2.0. It incorporates powerful Xeon processors with up to 20 MB L3 cache. The advanced transfer L3 cache is integrated onto the processor and runs at the same clock speed. The advanced transfer cache is a result of a ‘backside bus’ 256 bits wide. It features a quad-wide cache line that can transfer four 64-bit cache line segments at one time to deliver full-speed capability. The cache is eight-way set associative.

Two Intel Xeon processor connectors are standard on the system board to support installation of a second processor. High-speed PC3 DDR3 Advanced Memory Feature DIMMs run at up to 1600 MHz DRAM clock speed and offer maximum 12800 Mbps bandwidth, processor-to-memory subsystem performance. The x3650 M4 server uses the Intel E5-2600 processor with Chipkill technology to maximize throughput from processors, to memory, to the 32-bit and 64-bit PCI buses.

3 GHz and MHz denote the internal and/or external clock speed of the microprocessor only, not application performance. Many factors affect application performance.

Standard System x3650 M4 configurations

Note: The model “x” designation is geography dependent and is spelled out explicitly in the Product number section

Additional features

• Up to 16-core processing achieved with a second processor of equal speed and processor type
• System board containing 24 DIMM (UDIMM/RDIMM/LRDIMM/HCDIMM) connectors supporting 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB DDR3 PC3-12800 SDRAM ECC RDIMMs with:
  • DDR3 memory for improved performance
  • Up to 384 GB of system memory using 16 GB optional DIMMs, or up to 768 GB of memory with LRDIMM or HyperCloud DIMMs
• Up to six PCIe 3.0 slotsWith single processor models:
  • Three PCIe 3.0 slots – one x8 full length, full height and two x8 half length, full height (stand models)
  • Two PCIe 3.0 slots – one x16 full length, full height and one x8 half length, full height
  • Two PCI-X Plus one PCIe 3.0 slots – one PCI-X full length, full height and one PCIX half length, full height plus one x8 half length, full height PCIe 3.0
  • One double width plus one PCIe 3.0 slots – one x16 double-width full length, full height for GPU and one x8 half length, full height

  With dual processor models:

  • Three PCIe 3.0 slots – two x8 full length, full height and one x8 half length, full height
  • Two PCIe 3.0 slots – one x16 full length, full height and one x8 half length, full height
  • Two PCI-X Plus one PCIe 3.0 slots – two PCI-X full length, full height and one x8 half length, full height PCIe 3.0
  • One double width plus one PCIe 3.0 slots – one x16 double-width full length, full height for GPU and one x8 half length, full height

  The PCIe riser card offers adjustable length to meet different PCIe length card requirement.

• On standard models, eight 2.5-inch bays or six 3.5-inch bays to support optional SAS/SATA HDDs, one bay to support an optical drive and one bay to support an optional tape drive.
• Intel i350-AM4 Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet on board and embedded 10 GbE Dual-port options (on a reserved connector) (10/100/1000) Ethernet ports, which speed network communications to LAN clients. (The embedded card supports Emulex, QLogic, and Mellanox with different protocols like 10 Gb SFP+ or Infiniband.)
• Compliant with 80 PLUS Platinum and ENERGY STAR (model dependent).

The System x3650 M4 server offers solid system throughput from processor, to memory, to bus, to disk-intensive I/O. These features, combined with multicore capability, make the x3650 M4 server an excellent choice for a stand-alone or clustered general-business application, file, and print server.

High-availability and serviceability features

The System x3650 M4 server subsystem delivers excellent reliability and serviceability features:

• Support for light path diagnostics with viewable drop-down panel, Wake on LAN, and PXE
• Up to eight hot-swap fans (four pairs)
• Up to sixteen 2.5-inch HS HDDs with optional upgrade kit
• Chipkill memory that basically distributes information covered by error correction coding across separate memory chips; if any of the chips fail, the data can in many cases still be reconstructed from the remaining chips, and the system can continue running
• ECC L3 cache processors to help improve data integrity and help reduce downtime
• Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) on HDD options, memory, power supply, and fans to help alert the system administrator of imminent component failure
• Worldwide voltage-sensing, 550-watt ac, 750-watt ac, 900-watt high-efficiency hot-plug power supply options
• Optional IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade (Feature on Demand (FoD)) to enable the remote presence and blue-screen capture features
• Integrated Management Module systems management processor that supports:
  • Automatic server restart (ASR)
  • Fan monitoring and control
  • Power supply monitoring
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Voltage monitoring
  • Power on/off, reset sequencing
  • LED controls (onboard diagnostics support with light path LED)
  • Remote power control
  • Local firmware update
  • Error logging

• Information LED panel for visual indications of system well-being
• Onboard diagnostics with an LED map to locate a failing component, helping reduce downtime and service costs
• Support for virtual floppy (with optional IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade), which enables a user to easily direct a remote host to boot, and use standard instructions stored anywhere on the network
• Easily accessible system board, adapter cards, processor, and memory
• CPU failure recovery in configurations, which:
  • Forces the failed processor offline
  • Reboots the server automatically
  • Generates alerts
  • Continues operations with the working processor