| Features |
Benefits |
| The
most rack-dense 64bit 4way (4U) in the world |
- Delivers
high-performance 2&4-way SMP in modular
rack-dense 4U form factor
Provides space savings for crowded data centers
without sacrificing scalability and performance
- Provides
easy, tool-free access to all major component
areas for ease of maintenance and upgradeability
- Most
rack-dense 64bit 4-way offering in the marketplace
|
IBM
XA-64 chipset
|
- Powers
the next-generation of Intel processors for
scalability up to 16-way SMP
- Is
based upon industry-standard processors, memory
and I/O
|
| Next-generation
Intel Itanium Processors |
- Itanium
and its follow-on product Itanium 2, were designed
to incorporate the EPIC architecture (Explicitly
Parallel Instruction Computing. This allows
new levels of parallelism within the processor,
to benefit both the enterprise and technical
applications.
- With
world class floating point performance, Itanium
processors enhance performance in areas such
as analytical and scientific design, to high
end graphical and visualization applications.
- The
64bit addressing space provides a platform to
handle massive memory resources, increasing
performance for database and memory intensive
applications.
|
| Application
and OS flexibility |
- Provides
a flexible platform for business critical applications.
Designed for optimal performance in environments
ranging from large databases, to large-scale
data analysis, to high performance computing.
- Supports
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
for ease of deployment, application flexibility
and high end performance.
- Supports
new enterprise-class 64bit Linux from Red Hat
and SuSE.
|
| 1
GB ECC SDRAM memory standard (minimum) |
- Expands
up to 40GB in a single 4U chassis with 28 DIMM
slots per system.
- Has
DDR-equivalent performance but with lower cost
SDRAM prices
- Meets
or exceeds memory requirements of power-hungry
applications with plenty of headroom for growth
|
| XceL4T
Server Accelerator Cache |
- Maximizes
CPU throughput by reducing the need for main
memory access under demanding workloads with
64MB of level-4 system cache per system
|
| Active
MemoryT |
- Introduces
memory mirroring capabilities to reduce unscheduled
downtime for memory failures through a RAID-like
mirroring of memory data
- Provides
first-ever Memory ProteXionT, similar to "hot-spare
on DIMM," which uses spare bits for redundancy
that reroute data around a failed chip on a
DIMM
- Offers
third-generation ChipkillT memory using off-the-shelf
industry-standard DIMMs as Chipkill algorithm
is now integrated into the XA-64 chipset
|
| 6
ActiveT PCI-X slots standard |
- Allows
you to hot-add and hot-swap PCI and PCI-X adapters
on the fly
- Provides
latest in PCI-X performance: 2 slots at 133MHz,
2 slots at 100MHz, and 2 slots at 66MHz per
chassis
|
| Hot-swap
Ultra 320 SCSI hard disk drives |
- Supports
up to two hot-swap Ultra 320 SCSI hard disk
drives per chassis
- Suits
the enterprise storage environment with up to
146GB of internal storage and terabytes of external
storage with optional RAID or Fiber FAStT storage
enclosures
- Helps
increase uptime by allowing you to easily install
hard drives internally without powering down
|
| Autonomic
Computing for OnForeverT availability |
- Delivers
autonomic self-managing capabilities to extend
your IT resources
- Uses
self-healing memory, complete N+1 redundancy
and self-optimizing software while slashing
the costs of server downtime up to 30%
|
| Hot-swap,
redundant power and cooling fans |
- Prevents
server outage if a power supply or fan fails
with complete N+1 redundancy
- Provides
power you need for fully-loaded system configurations
and redundancy with two 1050 Watt power supplies
- Provides
adequate cooling for all processors, memory
and I/O devices with four hot-swap redundant
fans
|
| Light
Path DiagnosticsT |
- Provide
a lighted path to failed or failing components
to expedite hardware repairs and dramatically
reduce service time
- Allow
you to more easily pinpoint the component and
its location, starting with the innovative drop-down
Light Path panel, with three-level diagnostics
|
| Predictive
FailureAnalysis ® |
- Monitors
component health, enabling scheduled maintenance
on processors, power supplies, memory, hard
drives, fans and L4 cache before a failure results
in downtime
|
| Integrated
Remote Supervisor Adapter |
- Provides
around-the-clock remote management capabilities
standard that other companies require you to
purchase optional
- Increases
server availability by continuously monitoring
your system and notifying you of potential system
failures or changes
- Exceeds
anything the competition has to offer
|
| 1-year
on-site limited warranty for parts and labor |
- Provides
enterprise-class warranty with 24/7, same-business-day
response standard with every system
|
The
System-x (xseries) x450 is a leadership Itanium ® Processor FamilyT
solution that leverages the proven Enterprise X-ArchitectureT
chipset to deliver commercially viable 64-bit systems. The x450
builds on the IBM XpandOnDemandT building-block architecture,
which enables you to "pay as you grow." Purchase only the capacity
and I/O you need, when you need it, without having to buy costly,
underutilized up-front infrastructure.
