IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M2

Highlights

• Award-winning design optimising efficiencies in energy, cooling and floor space for data centres
• Operational costs drastically reduced based on innovative shallow depth server form factor
• High performance computing embracing broad, flexible portfolio of offerings with simplified system management and tools.

Designed for data centres that require high performance, yet are constrained on floor space, power and cooling infrastructure, the IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M2 provides an innovative, half-depth solution optimised for maximum density and incredible efficiency. Featuring the latest Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series and DDR-3 memory, the dx360 M2 is easy to manage and delivers outstanding performance in a flexible platform that can be tailored to your data centres processing, storage or I/O needs.

For high-performance computing, the dx360 M2 allows you to pack more processors into the same power and cooling envelope as traditional servers, better utilising floor space and optimising the data centre. The flexible design of the dx360 M2 enables the right compute, storage or I/O capabilities required in your data centre.

The innovative, half-depth form factor of the dx360 M2 reduces the airflow required across the components, lowering the power needed for cooling. High-efficiency power supplies, larger better-optimised fans in the 2U chassis and power management capabilities provide further efficiencies to minimise the dx360 M2s power requirements.

The dx360 M2 is simple to manage on a server level or at a rack level as part of an iDataPlex rack. IBM ToolsCentre provides common management across all System x servers, making the dx360 M2 easy to incorporate into your data centre.

Common features

• Outstanding performance in a unique half-depth form factor for power and cooling efficiency and maximum footprint density
• Flexible design for optimal compute, storage and I/O configurations required in your data centre
• Simplified systems management common management tools with other IBM System x platforms

Hardware summary

• Two Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series (quad-core) per server (up to 168 per iDataPlex rack)
• Up to 128 GB of DDR-3 1333 MHz memory per server
• 1 PCI-Express 16x Gen 2 I/O slot with support for full-height, full-length card per server, 2 x8 PCI-Express capabilities
• Up to 5.0 TB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) storage per server with 2U Flex chassis and up to 12.0 TB HDD storage per 3U storage chassis
• Up to two servers per 2U 19" chassis mountable in a standard enterprise rack or iDataPlex rack