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Breakthrough all-in-one design
The x3800 establishes a new standard
for industry-leading x86 64-bit perform-
ance in a tower-based design system.
The x3800 provides more computing
power than many competitive models,
giving organizations powerful commer-
cial application-hosting capabilities
without sacrificing expansion. Using the
IBM XA-64e™ third-generation chipset,
this X3 Architecture system benefits
from reduced processor front-side bus
traffic via an industry-exclusive inte-
grated snoop filter for more intelligent
caching. The XA-64e speeds communi-
cations between the processors, main
memory and I/O, helping the x3800
power commercial IT applications, par-
ticularly those suited for hotel, retail and
insurance industries. It delivers up to
16 times the memory addressing and
three times the CPU bus bandwidth of
previous server designs. The x3800
supports up to 64GB of total memory
to load entire databases into main
memory for extremely fast transaction
processing. For persistent storage, the
x3800 offers more than 3TB of data
with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard
disk drives (HDDs) and back up that
data with an optional internal tape
drive—for an all-in-one solution.
Optimized for midsize businesses
Delivering availability without compro-
mising performance, the x3800 is an
ideal solution for remotely managed
locations.
Combining high-availability technologies
that have become the hallmark of
Enterprise X-Architecture servers with
newly integrated security features, the
system helps enable exceptional uptime
and protection of your business-critical
data. Advancements include:
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IBM Predictive Failure Analysis®
helping to monitor critical compo-
nents and triggering alerts before
problems arise.
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IBM Chipkill™ memory, allowing
correction of multiple, single-bit
errors using off-the-shelf DIMMs
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IBM Memory ProteXion™, keeping
the server running by rerouting
data in the event of an on-DIMM
chip failure to enhance the effective-
ness of Chipkill technology
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Memory Mirroring, protecting data
by writing simultaneously to inde-
pendent redundant memory cards
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Hot-swap and hot-add memory as
supported by Microsoft Windows®
Server™ 2003
On demand ready
IBM System x servers are guided by
the IBM Systems agenda that out-
lines an IT environment based on
simplification and optimization. The
IBM Systems agenda is based on
these fundamental principles:
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Virtualization—By automating,
optimizing and simplifying com-
plex infrastructures, businesses
can build more resilient, manage-
able and cost-effective
systems.
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Openness—By supporting and
advancing open standards, enter-
prises can protect their IT invest-
ments both now and in the future.
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Collaboration for innovation—By
enabling information on demand,
companies can more easily col-
laborate with business partners,
independent solution vendors and
clients, helping them drive indus-
try collaboration and provide bet-
ter service.
The overall result: a more secure and
resilient IT environment.