IBM 72336RU Brochure - Page 2

businesses that require increased appli­ cation performance. The ScaleXpander Option kit delivers the ability to scale from 4 sockets to 8 sockets and up to 16 sockets with the flexible XpandOnDemand design; it's a pay-as­ you-grow offering that provides more flexibility than the previous x3850, so organizations have even more control over IT costs. And the system's bal­ anced design enables organizations to operate efficiently and save money on initial server configurations without hav­ ing to make up-front decisions about scalability and long-term protection of their IT investments. When clients add a second chassis, the x3850 M2 doubles the memory availability and I/O capabil­ ity and nearly doubles processing power. More power for additional applications The enterprise server's balanced design offers more processing power with quad-core processors and double the number of memory slots, allowing it to handle an increased number of applica­ tions. In addition to keeping the ratio of processor core to memory addressabil­ ity balanced, the x3850 M2 offers flexi­ bility to scale-providing access to more processors, memory or I/O nec­ essary for workloads. Consistent reliability With the x3850 M2, organizations can consolidate an increased number of applications on one server with a higher threshold for protecting data. And with enhanced memory subsystems, it can help eliminate bottlenecks to operate quickly, efficiently and seamlessly. Designed with mission-critical availabil­ ity in mind, the x3850 M2 offers advanced Active Memory™ features, including: ● Memory ProteXion™ to help pre­ vent data loss. An advanced design provides a deeper level of diagnos­ tics to help keep the memory up and running longer while enabling data integrity. ● IBM Chipkill™ memory to help correct multiple, single-bit errors using off-the-shelf DIMMs ● Memory Mirroring with hot-swap support to help protect data through the ability to write simulta­ neously to independent redundant memory cards