IBM System x

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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 System i, IBM System p, IBM System z and IBM System Storage). In addition IBM System x is the main component of the IBM System Cluster 1350 solution.

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.

Note: Previously IBM servers based on AMD Opteron CPUs did not share the xSeries brand. Instead they fell directly under the eServer umbrella, however, AMD Opteron-based servers now fall under the System x brand.

See also: List of IBM products

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[edit] IBM PC Server

[edit] PC Server range

  • IBM PC Server 300, 310, 315, 320, 325, 330
  • IBM PC Server 500, 520
  • IBM PC Server 704, 720

[edit] Numbering scheme

  • 300 range for high-volume, entry level servers
  • 500 range for midrange
  • 700 range for high-end.

[edit] IBM Netfinity

Not to be confused with a different IBM product with a similar name, NetFinity (notice the capital F).

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] IBM eServer xSeries

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] IBM eServer

[edit] eServer range

[edit] 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.

[edit] IBM System x

[edit] IBM System x range

  • IBM System x3105
  • IBM System x3200, x3200M2, x3250, x3250M2
  • IBM System x3350
  • IBM System x3400, x3455
  • IBM System x3500, x3550
  • IBM System x3650, x3650T, x3655
  • IBM System x3755
  • IBM System x3800, x3850, x3850M2
  • IBM System x3950, x3950 M2

[edit] 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.

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