| Features |
Benefits |
| Highest performing 8-processor Intel®-based x64 server that scales up to 32 processors |
- Leadership x64 performance from four processors up to 32 processors for 32-bit or 64-bit database, ERP and CRM
- With performance headroom to spare, the x460 is optimised for virtualisation to lower costs through server consolidation
- The x64 scalable platform of choice for the migration to mainstream 64-bit applications and the future of multi-core processing
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XpandOnDemand™ scalability
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- The first-to-market 64-bit Intel Xeon™ Processor MP-based server that scales greater than four processors
- Revolutionising data centre servers with an improved pay-as-you-grow building block design offering low entry price points, more flexible partitioning and scalability with upgradeability to powerful 16 processors or 32 processors
- Purchase only the CPU, memory and I/O capacity that you need, when you need it, without the upfront costs of expensive switch-based architectures
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| BM XA-64e™ third generation chipset |
- Unleashing the power of IBM eServer X3 Architecture: the third-generation of IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ design
- Leadership performance with an integrated processor/memory controller reducing latencies by almost three times over the previous generation
- Integrated snoop filtering speeds cache coherency and reduces front-side bus contention
- Simultaneous compatibility for 64-bit and legacy 32-bit applications plus dual-core capability providing flexibility and potential investment protection
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| 64-bit Intel Xeon Processor MP |
- Up to 3.33GHz/667MHz front-side bus (single-core) with 8MB L3 cache and up to 3.00GHz/667MHz front-side bus (dual-core) with 2x2MB L2 cache powering breakthrough 8-processor performance
- Support for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology that introduces 64-bit memory addressability into the mainstream x64 server market
- Faster execution with hyper-threading technology based upon the Intel NetBurst™ micro-architecture that supports execution of multiple threads within a single processor core
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| XceL4v™ Dynamic Server Cache |
- Leverages an IBM-exclusive integrated snoop filter to minimise front-side bus congestion and maximise CPU performance, a key ingredient for higher performance on the new dual front-side bus architecture
- Directory-based intelligent caching dramatically reduces system latencies to improve performance, as illustrated by the industry-leading benchmarks of the x460*
- Dynamically allocates 256MB of virtual L4 cache per four processors (2GB maximum) when configured as eight processors or greater
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| 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
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| Application and OS flexibility |
- The high-performance 64-bit solution for database, ERP, CRM and server consolidation with support for legacy 32-bit applications
- The leading x64 server platform for Windows® application deployments supporting Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and x64) as well as Windows 2000
- 64-bit enterprise Linux® support with Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
- Support for industry-leading virtualisation solutions including VMware™ ESX Server™ for server consolidation and logical partitioning of underutilised physical servers into a virtual infrastructure
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| Up to 64GB DDR II ECC SDRAM per chassis, 2GB standard |
- Two-processor interleaving with the higher performance, higher density Double Data Rate II industry-standard memory modules result in easier upgrades in pairs of DIMMs
- With expansion up to 16 DIMM slots per system, the x460 supports a maximum of 64GB with either a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system per chassis, up to 512GB maximum for the 32-processor configuration
- Lowering cost without sacrificing availability, the x460 supports Active Memory™ including ECC, Chipkill™ and Memory ProteXion™ standard at no additional cost using off-the-shelf industry-standard DIMMs for the detection and correction of single-bit and double-bit memory errors
- OS-independent, hot-swap memory enables the replacement of failed DIMMs while the system is still running to maximise availability of this mission-critical server
- Hot-add memory supported with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 powers the dynamic addition of main memory to increase performance
- Memory mirroring dramatically reduces unscheduled downtime for memory failures through high availability redundant memory banks
- IBM-exclusive Memory ProteXion uses spare bits for redundancy that re-route data around a failed chip on a DIMM in the event of a failure
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| Six Active™ PCI-X 2.0 slots standard per chassis |
- First to market with support for PCI-X 2.0, the new specification standard for high-performance server I/O with backward compatibility for legacy PCI-X and PCI adapters
- Leverage six additional PCI-X 2.0 slots with each 4-CPU addition to your scalable configuration up to 48 PCI-X 2.0 slots maximum
- Quad-bus I/O southbridge of the XA-64e chipset supports all six slots up to the maximum 266 MHz matching the performance of PCI-Express 4X
- High availability hot-swap and hot-add capability help increase uptime by allowing you to add PCI, PCI-X, and PCI-X2 adapters without powering down
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| Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives (HDDs) |
- First to market with support for internal SAS HDDs, the latest in high-performance, enterprise-reliable server storage
- Support for up to six hot-swap 2.5" SAS HDDs for a maximum of 440GB of internal storage per chassis
- Easily upgrade to hardware-based RAID-0, -1, or -5 without consuming a PCI slot with the high-performance ServeRAID™-8i for SAS HDDs
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| Transaction-grade proven reliability and systems management |
- Analogous to carrier-grade, the x460 is the industry's first scalable transaction-grade server for the commercial enterprise market delivering proven reliability and data integrity for database transactions
- Complete N+N and hot-swap redundancy in key subsystems mitigates downtime in the event of a power supply, cooling fan or memory failure
- Light path diagnostics provides a lighted path to failed or failing components starting with the front-accessible, drop-down light path panel to expedite hardware repairs and reduce service time
- Predictive Failure Analysis® provides proactive monitoring of critical system components enabling scheduled maintenance on processors, power supplies, memory, HDDs or fans before a failure results in downtime
- Support for IPMI with the robust Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine available standard for more advanced remote systems management
- IBM Director software marries hardware-based monitoring with comprehensive systems analysis and alerting
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| 3-year onsite limited warranty |
- Flexible 3-year limited warranty for parts and labour with 9x5 next business day response, upgradable to 24x7, same business day, and 4-hour response
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Delivers breakthrough, x64 performance with 64-bit memory addressability through IBM eserver® X3 Architecture, the third generation of IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™
