IBM System x3250 M4 Product Manual

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A highly-affordable, ultradense, uniprocessor server for edge-of-network and Web-basedcomputing in space-constrained environmentsPlease see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 1Product GuideSeptember 2011IBM System x3250 M4Product OverviewCONTENTSProduct Overview 1Selling Features 1Key Features 3Key Options 8x3250 M4 Images 9x3250 M4 Specifications 10The Bottom Line 13Server Comparison Chart 14For More Information 15Legal Information 15Value-priced performance, capacity and availabilitySuggested uses: Retail/kiosks, and SMBs, looking for file and printer servers, Web serving,small business infrastructure, and virtual desktops for small workgroups.Budgets are tight and you need to reduce IT infrastructure expenses and save space withoutsacrificing performance or quality. The single-socket IBM® System x3250 M4, incorporatingIBM X-Architecture® features, is a cost-efficient, edge-of-network solution to that dilemma. Itsupports, at the high end, the latest quad-core Intel® Xeon® E3 series processors, designedwith speedy 1333MHz memory access, 8MB of L3 cache, and multithreading, to help providethe computing power you need to match your business needs and growth. For lowerprocessing speed requirements, there are also models featuring dual-core Core® i3 andPentium® processors with 3MB of L3 cache. All models are designed with an integratedmemory controller for greatly improved memory performance (up to 1333MHz access),. Inaddition, the x3250 M4 uses industry-standard DDR3 ECC (Error Checking and Correcting)memory—for high performance and reliability.All models offer impressive scalability, including up to 32GB of memory and up to two 3.5-inchsimple-swap enterprise-class SATA II hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to 6TB1, orup to four 2.5-inch simple-swap enterprise-class SAS hard disk drives with a total capacity ofup to 2.4TB, available via the configure-to-order (CTO) process.IBM ServeRAID® C100 for IBM system x provides RAID-0/1 support for internal SATA HDDs.For data backup, the x3250 M4 supports external tape drives or an internal 3.5-inch DDS-6tape drive or RDX Removable Disk Cartridge drive.The x3250 M4 is compliant with 80 PLUS® standards, demonstrating exceptional energyefficiency.Standard in the x3250 M4 is the Integrated Management Module version 2 (IMM2) thatenables the user to manage and control the server easily. The IMM2 offers a high level ofmanageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system up—even when networkusage increases. Industry-standard IPMI 2.0 support includes highly secure remote powercontrol and Serial over LAN, as well as text-console redirect over LAN.Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is an evolutionary leap over legacy BIOS. UEFIprovides a more intuitive user interface and understandable event logs and bettermanagement. This high level of manageability is designed to keep costs down and the systemup—even when network usage increases.With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as IBM Systems Director,and IBM ServerGuide™, the x3250 M4 is designed for superior uptime.If you need single-socket, quad- or dual-core computing price/performance and vast internalstorage in a budget rack package, the x3250 M4 is the ideal system.Selling Features Price/PerformanceThe x3250 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce product andoperating costs:• Models with a quad-core Xeon processor, high-end 1333MHz memory access, and 8MB ofL3 cache, offer peak performance, capable of tackling the toughest jobs.• Models containing a high-performance dual-core Core i3 processor, with high-end1333MHz memory access and 3MB of L3 cache, offer superior performance at anaggressive price.• Energy-efficient 20-65W processors draw less power and produce less waste heat thanhigh-wattage processors, thus helping to reduce your energy costs.• Ultra-fast 1333MHz DDR3 ECC memory offers high speed and high availability.• High-speed PCIe adapter slots offers investment protection by supporting high-1 GB equals 1,000,000,000 bytes and TB equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Accessiblecapacity may be less.®