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Chapter 21. Datacenter solution program
The IBM Datacenter Solution Program is a comprehensive set of hardware, software and service offerings
intended to deliver true enterprise computing solutions based on the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003
Datacenter Edition operating systems. xSeries 460 servers and IBM Server x3950 support Datacenter
Solutions. The xSeries 460 and IBM Server x3950 both support up to a 32 processor Datacenter solution.
IBM offers two separate Datacenter solutions. The Datacenter Scalable Offering for "system" certified
solutions and the Datacenter High Availability Program for end to end Datacenter-certified cluster
configurations including storage. The IBM Datacenter Solutions include Microsoft-certified hardware,
Windows Datacenter Server operating systems and optional onsite services and remote support offerings
through IBM Global Services (IGS) or xSeries Lab Services.
In addition to the configuration information on the following pages, the IBM Datacenter Solution Program
includes the following software and optional services. The service offerings must be ordered separately. An
Expert Solutions Assurance Review (SAR) must be conducted by IBM or your IBM business partner to ensure
that the configuration being ordered is complete, prior to placing any orders.
The product content described herein is consistent worldwide; however, there may be some variance in IBM
part numbers outside of the US and Canada. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing
Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
Datacenter customers purchasing 8 way thru 32 way Datacenter solutions with intentions of later partitioning
their Datacenter servers into smaller servers should order more than one x460 or x3950 server in their original
purchase. The Datacenter OS is shipped with the x460 or the x3950 server only and not the MXE460 or the
x3950 E. The MXE460 or the x3950 E Expansion unit includes only the Datacenter OS license. For example, if
a customer purchasing a 16 way stand-alone server would like to later partition the server into 2 - 8 way
servers, they should purchase 2 x460 or x3950 servers and 2 MXE460 or x3950 E Expansion units.
US government export license
Certain x460 and x3950 Datacenter solutions require a US Government Export License when sold in Tier 3
countries. x3950 and x460 Datacenter "single core processor" solutions containing greater than 16 processors
require a US Government Export License when offered in Tier 3 countries. x460 or x3950 Datacenter "dual
core" processor solutions containing 16 processors and greater require a US Government Export License
when sold in Tier 3 countries. IMPORTANT: Proof of obtaining the appropriate U.S. Government Export
License must exist before ordering any of the above Datacenter solutions. To support 16 way and greater
Datacenter offerings, one Scalability Enablement/Memory Adapter (P/N 40K2450) is required per chassis