Chapter 1. The System x3750 M4 Types 8722 and 8733 serverThis document contains information and instructions for setting up your IBM ®System x3750 M4 Types 8722 and 8733 server, instructions for installing someoptional devices, cabling and configuring the server, removing and replacingdevices, and diagnostics and troubleshooting information.In addition to the instructions in Chapter 2, “Installing optional devices,” on page25 for installing optional hardware devices, updating firmware and device drivers,and completing the installation, IBM Business Partners must also complete thesteps in “Instructions for IBM Business Partners” on page 26.The IBM System x3750 M4 Types 8722 and 8733 server is a 2U-high rack model,four-socket server for virtualization, database, and computational intensivecomputing. It is the next generation enterprise server based on the Intel Xeon ™ EP4S E5-4600 technology. This high-performance server is ideally suited for enterpriseenvironments that require superior input/output (I/O) flexibility and highmanageability.Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were keyconsiderations in the design of the server. These design features make it possiblefor you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today and provideflexible expansion capabilities for the future.The server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of thewarranty and getting service and assistance, see the IBM Warranty Informationdocument that comes with the server.The server contains IBM next generation technologies, which help increaseperformance and reliability. For more information, see “What your server offers”on page 9 and “Reliability, availability, and serviceability” on page 14.You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM serverproducts at http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/. At http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/, you can create a personalized support page by identifying IBMproducts that are of interest to you. From this personalized page, you can subscribeto weekly email notifications about new technical documents, search forinformation and downloads, and access various administrative services.If you participate in the IBM client reference program, you can share informationabout your use of technology, best practices, and innovative solutions; build aprofessional network; and gain visibility for your business. For more informationabout the IBM client reference program, see http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.The server supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drives or thirty-two 1.8-inchhot-swap drives, or a combination of both 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch drives, using thesupported drive backplane configurations. It supports 2.5-inch hot-swap SerialAttached SCSI (SAS) or SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap SATA solid statedrives (SSD), or 1.8-inch hot-swap SATA solid state drives. See “SupportedSAS/SATA drive backplane configurations” on page 56 for a complete list of thesupported configurations. The illustrations in this document might differ slightlyfrom your hardware.© Copyright IBM Corp. 2013 1
