IBM System x3400 M3 Product Manual

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The engine of growth for your emerging businesses.Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 1Product GuideFebruary 2011IBM System x3400 M3Product OverviewCONTENTSProduct Overview 1Selling Features 1Key Features 3Key Options 11x3400 M3 Images 13x3400 M3 Specifications 14The Bottom Line 17Server Comparison Table 18For More Information 19Legal Information 19IBM System x3400 M3 provides flexible capabilities and outstandingperformance that drives affordable business growthSuggested uses: Small/medium businesses, large multilocation enterprises and bank branch officesseeking scalability, top performance and availability features at an entry-level price.The dual-socket IBM® System x3400 M3, incorporating IBM X-Architecture™ features, providesoutstanding value to workgroups by combining scalable performance and availability features at anoutstanding price. The x3400 M3 supports the latest 4-core Intel® Xeon™ 5600 series (Westmere)and 2- and 4-core Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) processors, designed with up to 1066MHz memory accessand 12MB or 4MB of L3 cache, Turbo Boost, and Hyper-Threading Technology (processor-specific), to help provide you with the computing power you need to match your business needs andgrowth. For maximum performance, x3400 M3 also supports the latest 6-core Xeon 5600 seriesprocessors with up to 1333Mhz memory access and 12MB L3 cache, by CTO only. In addition, thex3400 M3 supports industry-standard registered DDR-3 memory with Chipkill™ ECC (ErrorChecking and Correcting) protection—for high performance, energy savings, and reliability. For evenhigher levels of availability, the x3400 M3 also offers memory mirroring. A dual-port integratedhigh-speed Gigabit Ethernet controller is standard, as are high-performance PCIe adapter slots anda legacy PCI-32 slot to support legacy expansion cards.All models offer impressive scalability, including dual-processor support and up to 128GB ofmemory. Some models supports up to 8 or 2.5-inch hot-swap Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) or SerialATA II (SATA II) HDDs, with up to 4TB1 capacity, or up to 16 or 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA IIHDDs, with up to 8TB capacity. Other models support up to 4 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS HDDs with upto 2.4TB capacity, or 4 3.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap SATA HDDs with up to 8TB capacity.For additional storage requirements, Configure-to-Order (CTO) models are available with support forup to 8 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA/SAS HDDs, or up to 16 2.5-inch HDDs. For advanced performanceand high availability, the four-drive hot-swap x3400 M3 models include an IBM ServeRAID®-BR10il V2 controller, providing RAID-0/1/1E support. The IBM ServeRAID®-M1015 controller,providing RAID-0/1/10 with an option to upgrade to RAID 5 is standard on 8-drive 2.5-inch models,while the ServeRAID-5014 controller, which provides RAID-0/1/10/5/50 support (upgradeable toRAID-6/60) and includes 256GB of cache memory, is standard on 16-drive 2.5-inch models.Additional RAID support is optionally available via the IBM ServeRAID family of SAS/SATAcontrollers. The x3400 M3 ships as a tower unit; a tower-to-rack option is available, or CTO modelscan be ordered as a 5U rack-mounted server to help save precious data center floor space.Standard in the x3400 M3 is an Integrated Management Module (IMM) that enables users tomanage and control the server easily—both locally and, using an optional Virtual Media Key,remotely. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is an evolutionary leap over legacy BIOS.This high level of manageability is designed to keep costs down and the system up—even whennetwork usage increases. These advanced features help maximize network availability by increasinguptime, as do hot-swap/redundant HDDs; Active Memory™; temperature-controlled fans withCalibrated Vectored Cooling™; industry-standard IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secureremote power control and Serial over LAN; as well as text-console redirect over LAN.With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as IBM Systems Director, IBMSystems Director Active Energy Manager, ServerGuide™, and the IMM, the x3400 M3 is asequally well designed for a locally managed data center environment as for a remotely managed orstand-alone environment, while offering maximum availability.For a balance of high-performance two-, four-, or six-core, dual-socket processing, high availabilityand vast internal SAS storage at a budget price, the x3400 M3 is the ideal system.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.