IBM X3200 M3 Product Manual

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An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performanceand data protection for small, medium, and large businessesPlease see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 1Product GuideJanuary 2010IBM System x3200 M3Product OverviewCONTENTSProduct Overview 1Selling Features 2Key Features 3Key Options 8x3200 M3 Images 10x3200 M3 Specifications 11The Bottom Line 14Server Comparison Chart 15For More Information 16Legal Information 16Value-priced performance, capacity and availabilitySuggested uses: Small and medium businesses, distributed large enterprises, retail, banking, andinsurance companies seeking scalability, top performance, and enterprise-class availability features atan entry-level price.The single-socket IBM® System x3200 M3, incorporating IBM X-Architecture™ features, is anaffordable, single-socket tower server that offers moyre performance, configuration flexibility and availability features than many other servers in its class.From network infrastructure to distributed applications to front-end workloads, the x3200 M3 is designedto meet a wide range of business needs and help you adapt to changing business requirements.It supports, at the high end, the latest quad-core Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series processors, designed withspeedy 1333MHz memory access (FSB) and 8MB of L3 cache, to help provide the computing poweryou need to match your business needs and growth. If cost is your primary concern, the x3200 M3 offersa model using the affordable dual-core Celeron processor with 2MB of L3 cache. In between, there aremodels that use the dual-core Pentium processor with 3MB of L3 cache, as well as a dual-core Corei3 processor with 4MB of L3 cache. All models are designed with an integrated memory controller forgreatly improved memory performance (up to 1333MHz access, depending on the processor), 64-bitextensions (EM64T), and multithreading, to provide the computing power you need to match yourbusiness needs and growth. In addition, the x3200 M3 uses industry-standard 1066/1333MHz DDR3ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory—for high performance and reliability.All models offer impressive scalability, including up to 32GB1 of memory and up to four 3.5-inch hot-swap enterprise-class Serial ATA II (SATA II) hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to 4TB2, or upto four 3.5-inch simple-swap enterprise-class SATA II hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to4TB, or eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS drives with an internal storage capacity of up to 4TB.For additional performance and high availability, the x3200 M3 offers integrated hardware RAID-0/1support standard in the hot-swap SAS/SATA models (optional for simple-swap SATA models), andoptional RAID-10/5/6. To meet your backup requirements, the x3200 M3 supports a choice of half-hightape drives, an optical drive, or an IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System. The server shipsas a tower unit; an optional rack conversion kit turns the x3200 M3 hot-swap models into a 5U rack-mounted server to save precious data center floor space.Standard in the x3200 M3 is the Integrated Management Module (IMM) that enables the user tomanage and control the server easily—both locally and remotely. The IMM offers a high level ofmanageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system up—even when network usageincreases. These advanced features help maximize network availability by increasing uptime, as do hot-swap and simple-swap SATA HDDs; hot-swap/redundant SAS HDDs, redundant ultra-efficientpower supplies; integrated RAID; redundant power3; IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secureremote power control and Serial over LAN; as well as text-console redirect over LAN.Another improvement with the new generation of X-Architecture is the replacement of legacy BIOS witha new generation United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI provides a more intuitive userinterface and understandable event logs and better management.With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as the IMM, IBM Systems Director,IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide™ and support for the optionalVirtual Media Key for remote presence capability, the x3200 M3 is designed for superior uptime.For a balance of high-performance processing, high availability and vast internal storage at a budgetprice, the x3200 M3 is the ideal system.1 Using RDIMMS.2 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.3 A second high-efficiency redundant 430W power supply is available for the x3200 M3. (Model dependant or via CTO.)