IBM System x3250 M4 1 ®IBM System x3250 M4IBM System x at-a-glance guideThe System x3250 M4 single-socket 1U rack server is designed for small businesses and first-time serverbuyers looking for a solution to improve business efficiency. It delivers several IBM® innovative featuresin a compact 1U form factor with a competitive price. The IBM System x3250 M4 provides next-generationperformance in an innovative and compact design with flexible configuration options, built-in security, andsystems management capabilities. This server is designed for infrastructure applications such as firewall,security, disaster recovery, name server, authentication, credit card processing, email, domain controller,and more. It leverages the next-generation dual-core and quad-core Intel Xeon processor technology.Figure 1. IBM System x3250 M4Did you knowThe System x3250 M4 server is a compact, cost-effective, single-processor 1U rack server that has beenoptimized to provide outstanding availability, manageability, and performance features tosmall-to-medium-sized businesses, retail stores, or distributed enterprises. It supports the latest Xeonprocessors for applications that require performance and stability, and Core i3 processors for applicationsthat require lower cost.The system includes features not typically seen in this class of system, such as standard, embeddedRAID-0/1 for simple-swap models, remote control capabilities even when the machine is powered off, andPredictive Failure Analysis (PFA) on processor and memory. This flexible 1U rack-mountable server isalso highly upgradable and expandable, scaling from low-cost, fixed-function models to feature-rich,highly available models.