IBM x3200 - System M3 - 7328 Product Manual

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An affordable single-socket, dual-core server with high performanceand data protection for small and medium businessesPlease see the Legal Information section for important notices and information. 1Product GuideFebruary 2008IBM System x3200 M2Product OverviewCONTENTSProduct Overview 1Selling Features 1Key Features 3Key Options 7x3200 M2 Images 9x3200 M2 Specifications 10The Bottom Line 12For More Information 14Legal Information 14Value-priced performance, capacity and availabilitySuggested uses: Small/medium/large enterprises and distributed/remote offices seeking scalability, topperformance, and enterprise-class availability features at an entry-level price.The single-socket IBM® System x3200 M2, incorporating IBM X-Architecture™ features, is anaffordable, single-socket tower server that offers more performance, configuration flexibility andavailability features than many other servers in its class. From network infrastructure to distributedapplications to front-end workloads, the x3200 M2 is designed to meet a wide range of business needsand help you adapt to changing business requirements.The x3200 M2 supports the latest quad-core Intel® Xeon™, dual-core Xeon, and dual-core Core 2Duo® processors, designed with either a 1333MHz (Xeon) or an 800MHz (Core 2 Duo) front-side bus(FSB), 64-bit extensions (EM64T), and up to 12MB of L2 cache (model-specific), to provide thecomputing power you need to match your business needs and growth. In addition, the x3200 M2 usesindustry-standard 667MHz PC2-5300 ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory—for highperformance and reliability.All models offer impressive scalability, including up to 8GB of memory and up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap or hot-swap enterprise-class Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to3TB1, or up to four high-performance 3.5-inch hot-swap Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) drives with aninternal storage capacity of 1.2TB, or up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS drives with an internal storagecapacity of 1.17TB. For additional performance and high availability, the x3200 M2 offers integratedhardware RAID-0/1/1E support standard in the hot-swap SAS/SATA models (optional for simple-swapSATA models), and optional RAID-10/5/6. To meet your backup requirements, the x3200 M2 supports achoice of half-high tape drives, a DVD-RAM optical drive, or a GoVault EZ removable disk drive. Theserver ships as a tower unit; an optional rack conversion kit turns the x3200 M2 into a 5U rack-mounted server to save precious data center floor space.Standard in the x3200 M2 is a mini Baseboard Management Controller (mBMC2) that enables usersto manage and control the server easily—both locally and remotely. This high level of manageability isdesigned to keep costs down and the system up—even when network usage increases. Otheradvanced features that help maximize network availability by increasing uptime, include simple-swap orhot-swap/redundant HDDs, hot-swap/redundant power and fans; temperature-controlled fans withCalibrated Vectored Cooling™; and industry-standard IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secureremote power control.With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as IBM Director, IBMServerGuide™ and support for the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, the x3200M2 is equally well designed for a locally managed data center environment as for a remotely managedor stand-alone environment, while offering maximum availability.For a balance of high-performance dual-core processing, high availability and vast internal SAS storageat a budget price, the x3200 M2 is the ideal system.Selling Features Price/PerformanceThe x3200 M2 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce product and operating costs:• Models containing the quad-core Xeon processor, with high-end 1333MHz front side bus and 12MBof L2 cache, offer peak performance, capable of tackling the toughest jobs.• Models containing the dual-core Xeon processor, with high-end 1333MHz front side bus and 6MB ofL2 cache, offer superior performance and durability.• Models containing the dual-core Core 2 Duo processor, with fast 800MHz front side bus and 2MB ofL2 cache, offer high performance at an entry price.• Low-voltage processors draw less power and produce less waste heat than high-voltageprocessors, thus helping to reduce data center energy costs. The quad-core Xeon processors,especially, are highly power-efficient, consuming only 23.75W per processor core.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.