| Features |
Benefits |
| Two-way Intel® XeonT processors
(2MB L2 cache) |
- Improves productivity through higher processing
performance
- 800MHz front side bus speeds information access
within the system
- Intel's EM64T enables 64-bit extensions, allowing
applications to address more memory without using
a PCI slot
|
| Optimized for EM64T |
- 8 memory slots allow you to access more memory
when you take advantage of EM64T enabled operating
systems and applications.
- High availability subsystems help increase
server uptime, allowing you to trust your most
important applications to the x346
|
| Fast 400MHz PC2-3200 DDR2 memory |
- Match the high performance speed of the Intel
Xeon processors with fast DDR2 memory
- Online spare and memory mirroring provide customers
with two ways to increase system and application
reliability by allowing the system to continue
operating even if a memory DIMM fails
- Interleaved memory to improve application performance
|
| Supports up to 6 Ultra320 HS HDDs |
- Up to 1.8TB of internal storage
|
| Four available PCI I/O slots (two
64-bit 133MHz PCI-X slots and two low profile 64-bit
100 MHz PCI-X slots) |
- Provides expandability choices and the capability
to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and
productivity
- Enables customers to continue to utilize their
PCI-X adapters while they plan their transition
to the PCI-Express standard
|
| Support for an internal tape drive
option |
- Protect valuable data throughput
backup and arrive with an internal DDS5 tape drive-
leaving four available hot-swap drive bays
|
| Upgradeable I/O with support for
PCI-Express |
- Customers can upgrade their I/O with up to
2x4 PCI-Express adapters
- Allows customers to achieve faster interconnect
speeds than PCI-X 133MHz
|
| Integrated SCSI RAID 0 and 1 |
- Enhances system
availability and data protection by supporting
SCSI hard disk drive RAID without using a PCI slot
|
| Optional Ultra 320 SCSI RAID 5 via
ServeRAID 7k Daughter Card |
- Take high availability to your hard drives
efficiently with out sacrificing performance
with RAID 5 protection
- New ServeRAID 7k does not require the use of
an I/O slot- leaving more room for system availability
|
| Integrated dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet |
- Provides increased
network throughput and redundancy with efficient
slot-saving integration
|
| Integrated DVD-ROM drive standard |
- Ease of system installation and
software deployment
|
| Hot swap/redundant power and cooling |
- Reduces unplanned down time by maintaining
system performance if a fan/power supply fails
- Reduces planned down time by allowing failed
fans/power supplies to be replaced without taking
the server down
|
Drop down light path diagnostics panel
|
- Gives information about a failing component
without interrupting system operation
- Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically
reduce service time
- Provides a lighted path to failing component
inside the system
|
| Remote Deployment with Wake on LAN and Preboot
eXecution (PXE®) |
- WOL saves you time and money by providing the
capability to remotely manage servers
- PXE provides remote control of server initialization
process, saving IT staff travel and dollars;
Designed to work with IBM's Remote Deployment
Manager
|
| Integrated System Management Processor |
- Provides around-the-clock remote management
capabilities
- Increases server availability by continuously
monitoring your system and notifying you of potential
system failures or changes
|
| Support for optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter
II Slim Line card |
- Works in concert with integrated system management
processor to provide even greater system control
- Decreases downtime by allowing you to remotely
perform systems management functions whether
your server is operational or not
- Activates dedicated system management Ethernet
port
|
| IBM Director |
- Comprehensive systems management tools
- Help increase uptime, reduce costs and improve
productivity via advanced server management capabilities
|
| ServerGuideT software |
- Assist with the installation of operating systems
and drivers
- Gets your server up and running faster
- Simplifies installation and configuration of
your System-x (xseries) servers
|
| Three-year onsite limited warranty for parts
and labor |
- Provides peace of mind for
an extended period of time
|
Highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U 2-way
SMP server, for application serving in Web environments.
System-x (xseries)
346 delivers outstanding performance, availability and capacity - all
in a space-saving 2U rack design. Ideal for storage hungry
applications and data for your networked environment or space
constrained data center. The x346 supports the latest Intel
Xeon processors technology to help provide customers with
the computing power they need to match their business needs
and growth. The new IBM Extended Design Architecture initiative
is evident inside its 2U rack design, the x346 offers impressive
scalability, including dual processor support, up to 16GB
of memory and six high-performance, hot swap hard disk bays
and the ability to support an internal tape backup. If you
need a balance of high-performance 2-way processing, large
internal storage and superior manageability in a rack-dense
environment, the x346 is the ideal system. 
