IBM System x3250 M3 Product Manual

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IBM System x3250 M3 2Key featuresThe single-socket IBM System x3250 M3, incorporating IBM X-Architecture features, is an affordable,single-socket rack-mount server that offers more performance, configuration flexibility and availabilityfeatures than many other servers in its class. From network infrastructure to distributed applications tofront-end workloads, the x3250 M3 is designed to meet a wide range of business needs and help youadapt to changing business requirements.PerformanceThe x3200 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs:Supports a single processor, including the quad-core Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series processor, designedwith fast 1333 MHz memory access and 8 MB of L3 cache, to help provide the computing power youneed to match your business needs and growth.Six DIMMs of registered 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC memory provide speed, high availability. Supports upto 32 GB of memory with four 8GB DIMMs.High-performance 6 Gbps SAS RAID controllers and 15K RPM 6 Gbps SAS disk drives in a variety ofcapacities to suit your local storage requirements.The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of or along with traditional spinning drives (HDDs) cansignificantly improve I/O performance. An SSD can support 20,000 I/O operations per second (IOPS)whereas a typical HDD handles fewer than 500 IOPS.Flexibility and scalabilityThe x3250 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements with these features:Space-saving 1U rack design.A choice of 2-core or 4-core processors with clock rates up to 3.06 GHz.Six DIMM sockets allowing memory expansion of up to 48 GB.Seven USB 2.0 ports available - two front, four rear, and one internal for an embedded hypervisor.Storage bay flexibility: Up to two 3.5" simple-swap SATA or hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs, or up to four2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs. Additional internal optical drive bay.Direct-attach SAS storage with the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage enclosures is supported. IBMSystem Storage servers, including network-attached storage (NAS), and iSCSI or FibreChannel-attached storage, can also be attached.Two PCI Express 2.0 (PCIe 2.0) or PCI-X I/O slots for increased network or storage connectivity. Oneslot dedicated to the optional RAID controller.Manageability and securityPowerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3250 M3:The x3250 M3 includes an Integrated Management Module (IMM) to monitor server availability,perform Predictive Failure Analysis, and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts.An optional Virtual Media Key enables additional systems management capabilities, includingweb-based out-of-band remote control (keyboard video and mouse), remote optical drive support,Windows “blue screen” error capture, and support for LDAP and SSL protocols.Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view server text messagesover Serial or LAN connections.