The IBM System X3690 X5 is a powerful two-socket 2U rack-mount server using the latest Intel Xeon processors. The IBM System X3690 X5 servers can be combined with the IBM MAX5 memory expansion unit for up to 2 TB of memory. Add to that the 16, 2.5-inch disk drive bays and you have a high performance workhorse in a rack-dense package. The IBM System X3690 X5 server belongs to the family of a new generation of Enterprise X-Architecture servers. The server delivers innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable optimal performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments.

Introduction

SystemIBM System X3690 X5 is a powerful two-socket 2U rack-mount server using the latest Intel Xeon processors. The x3690 X5 servers can be combined with the MAX5 memory expansion unit for up to 2 TB of memory. Add to that the 16 2.5-inch disk drive bays and you have a high performance workhorse in a rack-dense package. The x3690 X5 server belongs to the family of a new generation of Enterprise X-Architecture® servers. The server delivers innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable optimal performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments.

Key features

The IBM System X3690 X5 is an outstanding 2U two-socket mission-critical server, offering outstanding performance, superior reliability, and fault-tolerant memory characteristics.

Lenovo has been designing and implementing servers under the X-Architecture® name since 2001. eX5 technology represents the fifth generation of enterprise servers based on the same design principle Lenovo began with in 1997: to offer systems that are expandable, offer “big iron” reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features, with extremely competitive price/performance on an Intel Xeon processor-based system.