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reduce the time it takes to deploy a
new chassis, or boot a system. The
x3950 M2 accommodates easier
firmware upgrades and can help make
updates easier and more efficient.
Cable management is simplified by vir-
tually eliminating the systems manage-
ment network cable and incorporating
in-band management in the scalability
cable. Reduced cabling helps manage
growth and complexity.
Innovation for business advantage
The x3950 M2 offers more power com-
bined with superior performance. As
business expands and organizations try
to keep pace with faster, more intense
data demands, the need for a powerful
system becomes more important. The
x3950 M2 helps provide reliable per-
formance for high-end tasks while pro-
tecting IT investments. Now in its
4th generation, the system:
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Provides up to 46% better scaling
performance than the previous
generation x3950
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Features more than 100 cumulative
#1 benchmarks, including a #1
8-socket benchmark
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Enables customers to get the per-
formance they expect with unique
near-linear performance improve-
ment when doubling the processors
and memory
Manage risk with proven reliability
Organizations depend on their data-
base systems to function reliably to
protect and process critical data. The
x3950 M2 is built on IBM eX4 technol-
ogy that can deliver consistent, high-
end performance and advanced
features to meet the needs of enter-
prise customers at a low entry price
point. With its efficient design, the
x3950 M2 can help run an increased
number of applications on one server,
with a higher threshold for protecting
data. Also, the system’s enhanced
memory subsystems work together to
minimize bottlenecks, promoting fast,
efficient and balanced functionality.
Designed for mission-critical availability,
the x3950 M2 offers advanced Active
Memory™ features, including:
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Memory ProteXion™ to help pre-
vent data loss. An advanced design
provides a deeper level of redun-
dancy that corrects single-chip
errors to help keep the memory up
and running longer without risking
data integrity.
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IBM Chipkill™ memory to help cor-
rect multiple, single-bit errors using
off-the-shelf DIMMs
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Memory Mirroring with hot-swap
and hot-add support to help protect
data through the ability to write
simultaneously to independent
redundant memory cards
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Advanced Buffer eXecution (ABX)
provides on-board technology to
help resist chip failure and improve
availability and reliability,
while delivering reduced power
consumption