IBM System x
The IBM System x computers form a sub-brand of International Business Machines (IBM's) System brand servers (the other System sub-brands having the names IBM Power Systems, IBM System z and IBM System Storage). In addition IBM System x is the main component of the IBM System Cluster 1350 solution.
The division is in the process of being sold to Lenovo in 2014.[1]
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History
Starting out as IBM PC Server, rebranded Netfinity, then eServer xSeries and now System x, these servers are distinguished by being based on off-the-shelf x86 CPUs; IBM positions them as their "low end" or "entry" offering. Previously IBM servers based on AMD Opteron CPUs did not share the xSeries brand; instead they fell directly under the eServer umbrella. However, current AMD Opteron-based servers fall under the System x brand.
IBM PC Server
PC Server range
- IBM PC Server 300
- IBM PC Server 310 (PCI/ISA)
- IBM PC Server 315 (PCI/ISA)
- IBM PC Server 320 (PCI/EISA)
- IBM PC Server 325 (PCI/EISA)
- IBM PC Server 330 (PCI/EISA)
- IBM PC Server 500 (MCA)
- IBM PC Server 520 (PCI/EISA or PCI/MCA)
- IBM PC Server 704 (PCI/EISA)
- IBM PC Server 720 (PCI/MCA)
Numbering scheme
- 300 range for high-volume, entry level servers
- 500 range for midrange
- 700 range for high-end.
IBM Netfinity
Not to be confused with a different IBM product with a similar name, NetFinity (notice the capital F).
Netfinity range
- IBM Netfinity 1000
- IBM Netfinity 3000, 3500
- IBM Netfinity 4000R, 4500R
- IBM Netfinity 5000, 5100, 5500, 5600
- IBM Netfinity 6000R
- IBM Netfinity 7000, 7000-M10, 7100, 7600
- IBM Netfinity 8500R
Numbering scheme
The numbering scheme started off similar to that of the IBM PC Servers, but additional ranges were added, like the entry-level 1000 later on. Models ending with an R, are rack-mount.
KVM Cabling scheme
Some Netfinity servers used IBM's C2T cabling scheme for Keyboard/Video/Mouse.
IBM eServer xSeries
xSeries range
- IBM eServer xSeries 100, 130, 135, 150
- IBM eServer xSeries 200, 205, 206, 206m, 220, 225, 226, 230, 232, 235, 236, 240, 250, 255, 260
- IBM eServer xSeries 300, 305, 306, 306m, 330, 335, 336, 340, 342, 345, 346, 350, 360, 365, 366, 370, 380, 382
- IBM eServer xSeries 440, 445, 450, 455, 460
Numbering scheme
- 100 series are entry-level tower servers
- 200 series are tower servers
- 300 series are rack-mount servers
- 400 series are rack-mount scalable servers
KVM Cabling scheme
Many xSeries servers used IBM's C2T cabling scheme for Keyboard/Video/Mouse.
IBM eServer
eServer range
- IBM eServer 325, 326, 326m
- IBM eServer BladeCenter, BladeCenter T, BladeCenter H, BladeCenter HT
Numbering scheme
For marketing reasons the AMD processor based e325, e326 and e326m and the BladeCenter which supports non-Intel processor products were not branded xSeries, but were instead placed directly under the eServer brand. The xSeries brand was limited to only Intel-based server products.
From a numbering perspective the AMD servers did fit into the xSeries range, under the similar x335 and x336 Intel processor products. These numbers were not re-used in the xSeries range to prevent confusion.
IBM System x range
- IBM System x3105, x3100, x3100 M4, x3100 M5
- IBM System x3200, x3200 M2, x3200 M3, x3250, x3250 M2, x3250 M3, x3250 M4, x3250 M5
- IBM System x3300 M4
- IBM System x3350
- IBM System x3400, x3400 M2, x3400 M3, x3450, x3455
- IBM System x3500, x3500 M2, x3500 M3, x3500 M4
- IBM System x3530 M4
- IBM System x3550, x3550 M2, x3550 M3, x3550 M4
- IBM System x3630 M4
- IBM System x3650, x3650T, x3655, x3650 M2, x3650 M3, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 HD, x3650 M4 BD
- IBM System x3750 M4
- IBM System x3755, x3755 M3
- IBM System x3800, x3850, x3850 M2, x3850 X5, x3850 X6
- IBM System x3950, x3950 M2, x3950 X5, x3950 X6
Enterprise eX5 architecture
Enterprise X4 architecture
Numbering scheme
2nd digit increments to show capability
3rd digit is a 0 for tower models, and 5 for rack-mount
4th digit is a 0 for Intel processors, and 5 for AMD Opteron.
Models with a T at the end are meant for Telco purposes.
iDataPlex
System x iDataPlex is used by many TOP500 supercomputers, including SuperMUC and Stampede. Other smaller installations include SciNet Consortium's General Purpose Cluster[2][3][4]
