IBM X3620 M3 Manual

Also see for System x3620 M3 7376: Product guide Installation and user guide Installation and user guide

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IBM Asia Pacific Hardware Announcement AG12-0014 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 14designed to support the standard features of the System x3620 M3 server and tomaintain compatibility with many current software programs.For detailed information about IBM and non-IBM devices, adapters, software, andnetwork operating systems supported with xSeries® servers, visithttp://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/Contact your IBM representative, IBM Business Partner, or refer to the IBM SalesManual for information on the compatibility of hardware and software for xSeriesservers. The Sales Manual is updated periodically as new features and options areannounced that support these servers.Limitations• The System x3620 M3 server contains a single, configurable serial port. It canbe configured to be operating-system-controlled, service-processor-controlled,or shared between the two. You can set the configuration by altering the BIOS.The default configuration from the factory is in the shared position. In the sharedposition, the service processor controls the port until the operating systemis running, then the operating system takes control. The service processorcan regain control of the port for user-configured dial-out situations or if theoperating system is not available, but operating system control cannot bereestablished without resetting the server.• System x3620 M3 servers can address a maximum of 192 GB of system memory.All supported system memory is addressable through direct memory access. TheSystem x3620 M3 server supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB DDR3SDRAM Registered DIMM memory. All supported DIMMs can coexist in the samesystem. Refer to the Planning information section for supported memory options.• To ensure proper air flow for cooling, the System x3620 M3 server requiresa rack with a perforated door, such as the NetBAY42 SR or NetBAY25 SR. Analternative is to remove the front door of rack cabinets where the door panel is ofsolid construction.• Microprocessor upgrades must be of the same Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) linkspeed, Integrated Memory Controller frequency, core frequency, power segment,internal cache size and type. Mixing processors of different stepping levels butsame model (as per CPUID instruction) is supported. Mixing microprocessors ofdifferent QPI, core speed, cache size, core quantity and power segment is notsupported.• Use the version of ServerGuide that is shipped with the system, or a laterversion, to load software and drivers. Earlier versions of ServerGuide may not becompatible with the server.Refer to the Software requirements section for operating system limitations.Planning informationCustomer responsibilitiesSystem x3620 M3 and related optionsThe System x3620 M3 server and related options are designated as customer setup.Customer setup instructions are shipped with system and options.Configuration informationBay configurationThe System x3620 M3 server supports up to eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs.7376-46x model contains one 500 GB H/S SATA Drive. All other models are openbay for flexibility of configuration.System x3620 M3 hot-swap models contain a DASD backplane supporting up toeight hot-swap, SAS compliant drive bays.