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1. PCI Expansion Up to eight slots with two processors and six slots when one CPU is installed All slots are PCle slots 3 0 slots except Slot 1 which is a Gen 2 slot e Slot 1 PCle x8 x4 wired full height half length supports optional PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz interposer card Slot 2 PCle x8 full height half length Slot 3 PCle x8 full height full length Slot 4 PCle x8 x4 wired full height full length Slot 5 PCle x16 full height full length Slot 6 PCle x8 x4 wired full height full length Slot 7 PCle x16 full height full length requires second processor Slot 8 PCle x16 full height full length requires second processor Ports Two USB 2 0 ports on front Four USB 2 0 one DB 15 video one DB 9 serial one RJ 45 systems management four RJ 45 GbE network ports on rear Two internal USB ports for embedded hypervisor and internal tape drive Cooling IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling with up to six simple swap fans two fans shipped standard on single processor models and three fans shipped on dual processor models with optional N N redundancy available Power supply Up to two redundant hot swap 550 W ac 750 W ac or 900 W ac power supplies 80 PLUS Platinum certification Hard drives power supplies Systems UEFI IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 Predictive Failure Analysis Light Path management Diagnostics Automatic Server Restart IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Ene
2. 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays In general the types of IBM ServicePacs are as follows e Warranty and maintenance service upgrades e One 2 3 4 or 5 years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage e Onsite repair from next business day to 4 or 2 hours e One or 2 years of warranty extension e Remote technical support services One or three years with 24x7 coverage severity 1 or 9x5 next business day for all severities Installation and startup support for System x servers Remote technical support for System x servers Software support Support Line e Microsoft or Linux software e VMware e Systems Director IBM System x3500 M4 39 Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following standards FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 003 issue 4 Class A UL IEC 60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 07 NOM 019 Argentina IEC60950 1 Japan VCCI Class A Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 2006 Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A CNS14336 1 China CCC GB4943 2001 GB9254 2008 class A GB17625 1 2003 Korea KN22 Class A KN24 CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 and EN61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A TUV GS EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 EK1 ITB2000 Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318 22 99 GOST 51318 24 99 GOST 51317 3 2 99 GOST R 51317 3
3. 81Y7012 A1G3 PCI X Interposer Conversion Kit IBM System x3500 M4 30 Network adapters x3500 M4 has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports Integrated NICs have the following features Intel I350AMA chip Four GbE ports TCP Offload Engine TOE support Wake on LAN support 802 1Q VLAN tagging support NIC Teaming load balancing and failover The following table lists additional supported network adapters Table 13 Network adapters Part number Feature Description Maximum quantity code supported 1 CPU 2 CPUs 10 Gb Ethernet 49Y7910 A18Y Broadcom NetXtreme Il Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x 42C1820 1637 Brocade Brocade 10Gb for IBM System x CNA for IBM Brocade 10Gb for IBM System x x 18 A2UN 2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP Integrated VFA III for IBM System B Emulex Dual Port Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA ll for IBM System x SFP VFA III for IBM Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA ll for IBM System x x 57 17 license for Emulex VFA III adpaters features A2UN AUR 1 Gb Ethernet Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP Integrated VFA III is only available through CTO or Special Bid SBB 95Y3768 Require SFP optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased separately For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters c
4. C nex gt is au 200mm beep Dome feck wax gt owe s For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides the Rack cabinets and options category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat rack The Tower to Rack Conversion Kit Installation Instructions can be downloaded from https ibm com support entry myportal docdisplay Indocid migr 5089509 IBM System x3500 M4 49 Figure 6 shows the server installed in the 5U Tower to Rack Conversion Kit Figure 6 The IBM System x3500 M4 with the 5U Tower to Rack Conversion Kit Rack options The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table Table 32 Rack options IBM System x3500 M4 50 For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat rack IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing can help you obtain the IT solution you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow Our Fair Market Value FMV lease helps ensure that you have the latest IBM technology and with our mid lease upgrade capability you can increase the capacity of the system with little to no change in monthly payments At the end of
5. Solid state drives SSDs offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime Built in Integrated Management Module Version II IMM2 continuously monitors system parameters triggers alerts and performs recovering actions in case of failures to minimize downtime Built in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Analysis DSA Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty next business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades available Manageability and security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3500 M4 IBM System x3500 M4 The server includes an Integrated Management Module II IMM2 to monitor server availability and perform remote management Integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI enables improved setup configuration and updates and simplifies error handling Integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation Industry standard AES NI support for faster stronger encryption e IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management It offers comprehensive systems management tools that help to increase up time reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities e Intel Execute Disable Bit
6. 2 6GHz 2x AGB M5110 8 2 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 20MB 1866MHz 95W 1866MHz 1GB Flash HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 H5x 1x E5 2670 v2 10C 2 5GHz 2x 4GB M5110 8 2 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 900W 25MB 1866MHz 115W 1866MHz 1GB Flash HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 J5x 1 E5 2680 v2 10C 2 8GHz 2x 4GB M5110 8 2 5 Open DVD 1x 900W 25MB 1866MHz 115W 1866MHz 1GB Flash HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 x in the Machine Type Model MTM represents a country specific letter for example the EMEA MTM is 7983 A5G and the US MTM is 7383 A5U Ask an IBM representative for specifics T Processor detail Processor quantity and model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed TDP For models A5x and B5x the standard DIMM is rated at 1600 MHz but operates at up to 1333 MHz to match the processor memory speed Actual memory speed maximums depend on several factors as described in Memory options i Rack mount models IBM System x3500 M4 9 Table 2 Standard models Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product M Intel Xeon processorsT Memory RAID Disk 2 maximum bays Models announced March 2012 7383 A2x 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB M1115 8x 2 5 HS 32 4 DVD ROM 1x 750W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7383 B2x 1x E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x4GB M1115 8x 2 5 HS 32 4 DVD ROM 1x 750W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7383 C2x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8GB M1115 8x 2 5 HS 32 4 DVD ROM 1x 750W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7383 C4x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8GB 1115 8x 3 5 HS 8
7. 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 3 5 inch SAS HS HDDs 49Y1899 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1900 450GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 12 49Y1901 600GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD The following table lists the hard disk drives supported by EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Table 25 Drive options for EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 2 5 inch NL SAS HS HDDs 49Y1898 500GB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 24 4 81Y9952 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 2 2 5 inch SAS HS HDDs 49Y1896 146GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 81Y9944 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 81Y9596 600GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 81Y9948 900GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 2 2 2 2 24 4 4 4 2 5 inch SAS HS SSDs 81Y9960 400GB 2 5 SAS SSD IBM System x3500 M4 42 External disk storage systems The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through the System x sales channel The server might support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperation Center for further information Table 26 External disk storage systems For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the System Storage category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat externalstorage External backup units The serve
8. 4 DVD ROM 1x 750W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7383 D2x x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 1x8GB M1115 8x 2 5 HS 32 Open 4 DVD ROM 1x 750W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7383 F2x 1x E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 1x8GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 32 4 DVD ROM 1x 750W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f 7383 G2x 1x E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 1x8GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 32 Open 4 DVD ROM 1x 900W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1GB f 7383 H2x 1x E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 1x8GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 32 4 DVD ROM 1x 900W 20MB 1600MHz 115W 1GB f 7383 J2x 1x E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 1x8GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 32 Open 4 DVD ROM 1x 900W 20MB 1600MHz 130W 1GB f T Processor detail Processor quantity and model number of cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power consumption f The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes flash backed cache The cache size is 512 MB or 1 GB as indicated Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server IBM System x3500 M4 10 Express models The following table lists the express models Table 3 Express models Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family Intel Xeon processorsT Memory RAID Drives GbE two maximum United States Canada Latin America 7383 EGU 1 E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 1x 8GB M1115 8 3 5 4 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 4 Multi 1x 750W burner HS 2 7383 EJU 1 E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 4 Multi 1x 750W 15MB 1600MH
9. C 47C8675 N2215 SAS SATA HBA for IBM System x Hardware upgrades for the M5210 47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5210 47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8706 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 47C8710 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator 47C8712 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler Requires cache memory upgrade 47C8656 47C8660 or 47C8664 li 1 1 k The ServeRAID M1115 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M1100 Series RAID 5 upgrades 6 Gbps throughput per port PCIe 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller The ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 512 MB battery backed cache or 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8
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11. IBM System x3500 M4 16 Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family UDIMMs and LRDIMMs DIMM specification UDIMM LRDIMM Part number 00D5012 4 GB 00D5016 8 GB Maximum operating speed Support is planned for earlier in 2014 Maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 3 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family RDIMMs DIMM specification Part number 49Y 1405 1 GB 49Y 1559 4 GB 49Y 1407 4 GB 90Y3178 4 GB 49Y1400 16 GB 49Y1406 2 GB 49Y1397 8 GB 90Y3109 8 GB 49Y1563 16 GB 00D4968 16 GB Rated speed 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1066 MHz Rated volege ET ET ET Max DIMM capacity 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB Max memory 64GB 96GB 96 GB 256GB 384GB 384 GB 256GB 256GB capacity 64GB 64GB 64 GB 256GB 256GB 256 GB speed Maximum operating speed 1 DIMM per channel 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz 2 DIMMs per channel 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 800 MHz 800 MHz 3 DIMMs per channel 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz The maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed NS Not supported IBM System x3500 M4 17 Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 4 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family UDIMMs and LRDIMMs DIMM specification UDIMM LRDIMM Part number 49Y 1403 4 GB A
12. configuration e The server supports UDIMMs RDIMMs and LRDIMMs e Mixing different types of memory UDIMMs RDIMMs and LRDIMMs is not supported e Mixing 1 5 V and 1 35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported In such a case all DIMMs operate at 1 5 V e The maximum number of ranks per channel is eight with the exception of Load Reduced DIMMs where more than eight ranks are supported because one quad rank LRDIMM provides the same electrical load on a memory bus as a single rank RDIMM e maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in a server depends on the number of CPUs DIMM type rank and operating voltage as shown in the Max qty supported row in Table 5 e All DIMMs in the server operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of e Memory speed supported by specific CPU e Lowest maximum operating speed for the selected memory configuration that depends on rated speed operating voltage and quantity of DIMMs per channel as shown in the Max operating speed section in Table 5 Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family RDIMMs Part numbers 00D5024 4 GB 00D5044 8 GB 00D5028 4 GB 00D5036 8 GB 00D5048 16 GB EN INN 2 DIMMs per channel 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 3 DIMMs per channel 800 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz The maximum quantity that is supported is shown for two processors installed
13. functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system e Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks allowing an application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other software running on a system Energy efficiency The x3500 M4 offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy reduce operational costs increase energy availability and contribute to the green environment e Energy efficient planar components help lower operational costs e High efficient 550 W 750 W and 900 W power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum certification e Intel Xeon processor 5 2600 and E5 2600 v2 product families offer significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits e Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw e Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments e Low voltage 1 35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15 less energy than 1 5 V DDR3 RDIMMs e Solid state drives SSDs consume as much as 8096 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs e server uses hexagonal ventilation holes a part of IBM
14. s Guide One 2 8 m C13 line cord country specific Note EMEA models do not contain line cord It must be purchased separately Standard models The following table lists the standard models Table 2 Standard models Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family MTM Intel Xeon processorsT Memory RAID i Drives GDE two maximum Models announced September 2013 7383 5 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4GB M1115 8 2 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 5 1 E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 1x 4GB M1115 8 2 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 C5x 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M1115 8 2 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 C7x 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M1115 8 3 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 bay ROM HS 2 7383 9 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8x3 5 Open DVD 1x 750W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 1GB Flash HS 8 bay ROM HS 2 7383 05 1x E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz 1x 8GB M1115 8 2 5 Open DVD 1x 750W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 F5x 1x E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 Open 4 DVD 1x 750W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1600MHz 512MBFlash HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 5 1x E5 2650 v2 8C 2 6GHz 2x 4GB M5110 8 2 5 Open 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 20MB 1866MHz 95W 1866MHz 1GB Flash HS 32 bay ROM HS 2 7383 G9x1 1x E5 2650 v2 8C
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16. to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures For more information see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide ServeRA D M5120 SAS SATA Controller for IBM System x at http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0858 html Open The ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller supports connectivity to the IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures listed in the following table Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy chained per one M5120 external port For better performance distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both M5120 ports Table 22 IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one M5120 174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express 174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express The external SAS cables listed the following table support connectivity between external expansion enclosures and the ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller Table 23 External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure IBM System x3500 M4 41 The following table lists the drives supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Table 24 Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 3 5 inch NL SAS HS HDDs 49Y1903 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1902 2TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 12 90Y8720 3TB 7
17. warranty service definitions in more detail Table 20 MN C __ service definitions Term Description 0 IBM onsite A service technician will come to the server s location for equipment repair repair IOR 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including IBM holidays 24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including IBM holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays If after 1 00 p m it is determined that onsite service is required the customer can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day For noncritical service requests a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location on the business day after we business day receive your call following remote problem determination We provide service from 8 00 a m to
18. 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1407 8942 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU A2x B2x DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 90Y3178 A24L 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1397 8923 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU C2x C4x D2x 1333 MHz LP RDIMM F2x G2x H2x J2x 90Y3109 A292 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1563 A1QT 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM 00D4968 A2U5 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1400 8939 16GB 1x16GB 4Rx4 1 35V PC3L 8500 CL7 ECC 16 8 per CPU DDR3 1066MHz LP RDIMM LRDIMMs 90Y3105 A291 32GB 1x32GB 4Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1333MHz LP LRDIMM IBM System x3500 M4 20 Internal disk storage options The IBM System x3500 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations e SAS SATA _ 906090 8x 3 5 Simple Swap SATA hard drive bays only available in CTO 8x 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA hard drive bays 8x 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA drive bays 8x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap drive bays only available in CTO requires two RAID controllers 8x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays 16x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays 24x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard d
19. 3 99 e IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report External disk storage expansion The server supports attachment to external storage expansion enclosures such as the EXP2500 series by using the ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller The server can also be attached to supported external storage systems such as the IBM System Storage 053500 series using the supported HBAs listed in Table 14 The following table provides the ordering part numbers for the ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller Table 21 Ordering part numbers and feature codes Part Feature Description Maximum number code quantity supported The maximum number of remotely mounted battery supercap units must not exceed 3 for all controllers installed in a server This may further limit the maximum number of M5120 controllers supported Only one M5100 Series FoD software license is required per server IBM System x3500 M4 40 The ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight external 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two external x4 mini SAS connectors SFF 8088 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 512 MB battery backed cache or 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller Supports connectivity
20. 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller IBM System x3500 M4 24 The ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 HD mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SAS SATA drives and SAS Expanders Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 1 GB non backed cache or 1 GB or 2 GB flash backed cache Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller The IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports connections SSDs does not support HDDs in x3500 M4 Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle 2 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps controller The IBM N2115 SAS SATA HBA has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports connections to SSDs does not support HDDs in x3500 M4 Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2308 6 Gbps controller The IBM 2215 SAS SATA HBA has the following s
21. 5 solid state drives SSDs Enterprise IBM System x3500 M4 26 Table 9 Disk drive options for internal disk storage Part 2 code supported 2 00AJ005 A4KN 3500 240GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 00AJ010 AAKP 3500 480GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 00AJ015 A4KQ 3500 800GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 3 5 SAS hot swap HDDs 49Y6102 A3DX IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 49Y6097 A3DW IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 49Y6092 A3DV IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 5 NL SAS Hot swap HDDs 49Y6210 A4AF IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 90Y8577 A2R2 IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 90Y8572 A2U0 IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 90Y8567 A26M IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 5 NL SAS Hot Swap SEDs 00W1543 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS SED 00W1533 A4AH IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS SED 3 5 NL SATA Hot swap HDDs 49Y6002 A3W9 IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 81Y9798 A228 IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 81Y9794 A22T IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 81Y9790 A22P IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 81Y9786 A22Y IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 5 NL SATA Simple Swap HDDs 49Y6012 A3WA IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 81Y9814 A22V IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 81Y9810 A22W IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 81Y9806 A22X IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 81Y9802 A22
22. 5 1 ESXi Not supported with E5 2600 v2 processor based servers See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos matrix shtml IBM System x3500 M4 37 Physical and electrical specifications Dimensions and weight approximate Tower e Width 218 mm 8 6 in e Depth 750 mm 29 5 in e Height 440 mm 17 3 in e Weight e Minimum configuration 25 0 kg 55 1 Ib e Maximum configuration 39 8 kg 87 7 Ib Rack using the Tower to Rack Conversion Kit 81Y 7006 Width 424 mm 16 7 in Depth 702 mm 27 6 in Height 218 mm 8 5 in Weight e 24 5 kg 53 9 Ib minimum configuration e 39 3kg 86 6 Ib maximum configuration Supported environment e Airtemperature Server on 10 35 C 50 to 95 F altitude 0 915 m 3 000 ft Server on 10 32 C 50 90 F altitude 915 m 3 000 ft 2 134 m 7 000 ft Server on 10 28 C 50 83 F altitude 2 134 m 7 000 ft 3 050 m 10 000 ft Server off with standby power 5 45 C 41 0 113 F Shipping 40 60 C 40 140 F e Humidity e Server on 20 80 Max Dew Point 21 Max rate of change 5 C hr e Server off 8 8096 Max Dew Point 27 C e Electrical e Models with 900 W power supplies e 100to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 11A e 200
23. 5x C7x 00Y8265 A476 474 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2628L v2 8C 1 9GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 70W 46W9131 A3YE A3XW Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 80W 5 c 3 c 46W9142 A3Y7 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630L v2 6C 2 4GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 60W 46W9139 4 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2637 v2 4C 3 5GHz 15MB Cache 1866MHz 130W 4 46W9140 A3Y5 Intel Xeon Processor 5 2643 v2 6C 3 5GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W 00Y8266 477 475 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2648L v2 10C 1 9GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 70W 6W9132 A3YF A3XX Intel Xeon Processor E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 95W Fx 46W9133 A3YG A3XY Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650 v2 8C 2 6GHz 20MB Cache 1866MHz 95W G5x G9x 46W9143 A3YS A3Y8 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650L v2 10C 1 7GHz 25MB Cache 1600MHz 70W 46W9134 A3XZ Intel Xeon Processor E5 2660 v2 10C 2 2GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 95W cM 46W9141 A3YQ A3Y6 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2667 v2 8C 3 3GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W cM 46W9135 A3YJ A3YO Intel Xeon Processor E5 2670 v2 10C 2 5GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 115W 46W9136 A3Y1 Xeon Processor E5 2680 v2 10C 2 8GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 115W 46W9137 A3YL A3Y2 Xeon Processor E5 2690 v2 10C 3 0GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W 46W9126 A3Y9 A3XR Xeon Processor E5 2695 v2 12C 2 4GHz 30MB Cache 1866MHz 115W 46W9127 A3XS Intel Xeon Proc
24. 6 A3QC 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP UDIMM RDIMMs 1600 MHz 00D5024 A3QE 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 00D5036 A3QH 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 0005044 A3QK 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM RDIMMs 1866 MHz 00D5028 A3QF 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM 00D5048 A3QL 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM LRDIMMs support is planned for earlier in 2014 46W0761 A47K 32GB 1x32GB 4Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC DDR3 1866MHz LP LRDIMM IBM System x3500 M4 Standard Maximum models supported where used 24 12 per CPU A5x 5 24 12 per CPU C5 C7x C9x D5x F5x 24 12 per CPU G5x G9x J5x Table 6 Memory options Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family Part Feature Description Maximum Standard number code quantity models supported where used UDIMMs 49Y1403 AOQS 2GB 1x2GB 1Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 16 8 per CPU DDR3 1333MHz LP UDIMM 49Y1404 8648 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 16 8 per CPU DDR3 1333MHz LP UDIMM 49Y1405 8940 2GB 1x2GB 1Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1406 8941 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1559 A28Z 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3
25. Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airflow through the system e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification and management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs IBM System x3500 M4 4 Locations of key components and connectors Figure 2 shows the front of the server Optical drive USB 2 0 ports 1 open 5 25 drive bay Locking drive cover f 32 hot swap 2 5 SAS eS ee Light path HDD bays 7 S diagnostics panel other SU also visible when configurations door dosed available Figure 2 Front view of the IBM System x3500 M4 IBM System x3500 M4 Figure 3 shows the rear of the server 8 adapter slots Serial port Video port Cover 4USB lock key ports Four B Ethernet ports Hot swap Fast Ethemet power supplies port for IM M Figure 3 Rear view of the IBM System x3500 M4 Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server RAID adapter 525 slot 2 USB port drive bays CPU2 CPU1 12 DIMMs Simple swap for CPU 1 fans Figure 4 Inside view of the IBM System x3500 M4 IBM System x3500 M4 HDD drive bays Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Specification Tower or 5U Rack Processor E5 2600 v2
26. GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 2x 300GB 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f 10k 2 5 SAS burner IBM System x3500 M4 12 Table 3 Express models Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family continued Central and Eastern Europe CEE and Middle East amp Africa MEA 1x Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4 GB M1115 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W burner 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7383 E2G 1x Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4 GB M1115 8 2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi ud 750W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7383 E3G 1 Xeon E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x 4 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 2x 300GB 4x GbE Multi 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 512MB 10k 2 5 SAS burner 7383 E5G 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f burner 7383 E6G 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 2x 300GB 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f 10k 2 5 SAS burner 7383 K1G_ 1 Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 3x 300GB 4x GbE Multi 2 750 W 15 1333MHz 95W 512MB f 10k 2 5 SAS burner 7383 K3G 1 Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8x2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 2x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB b burner Russia Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 7383 E1G 1x Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4 GB M1115 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7383 K2G 1 Xeo
27. MMs that the server can hold is fewer than the total number listed in server specifications Table 17 Configuration rules based on power supply used PSU power supply unit NS no support Power PSU PSU Max drive qty Intermixing Max CPU Max DIMM qty supported red 5 43 5 GPU support s ws E INS 8 B eser mE fe eee ns aswe m a z pe fe s forsan es ae e e s e noson 2 pe pe s eres fns aswe a Bw fe s zoru assw a a PSU redundancy NS NS es NS All 135 W S IBM System x3500 M4 35 Integrated virtualization The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key The key is installed USB socket inside the server The following table lists the virtualization options Table 18 Virtualization options Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 41Y8298 A2G0 IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi Downloads 41Y8307 A383 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 Update 1 41Y8300 A2NC IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 41Y8311 A2R3 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 1 Systems management The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 which provides advanced service processor control monitoring and an alerting function If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails the IMM2 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem records the error in the eve
28. QY 1404 8 GB Maximum operating speed The maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed When one processor installed the maximum quantity supported is a half of that shown The following memory protection technologies are supported ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs Memory mirroring Memory sparing Chipkill works only in independent channel mode default operational mode and supports only x4 based memory DIMMs If memory mirroring is used then DIMMs must be installed in pairs minimum of one pair per CPU and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size If memory rank sparing is used then a minimum of one quad rank DIMM or two single rank or dual rank DIMMs must be installed per populated channel the DIMMs do not need being identical In rank sparing mode one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs installed Note Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing modes are mutually exclusive Only one operational memory mode can be enabled on a server and it is a system wide setting IBM System x3500 M4 18 The following table lists memory options available for the x3500 M4 server Table 6 Memory options Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family Part Feature number code Description UDIMMs 0005012 A3QB 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP UDIMM 00D501
29. SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 32 HDDs 1 shown in Figure 5 as an Upgrade 2 used in configuration 6 12 Gb SAS internal drive connectivity support is planned for later in 2013 46W9242 A47B Add l 8x 2 5 Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 16 24 HDDs 12Gb 2 shown in Figure 5 as an Upgrade 1 used in configurations 4 5 and 6 46W9243 A47A Add l 8x 2 5 Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 32 HDDs 12Gb 1 shown in Figure 5 as an Upgrade 2 used in configuration 6 46W9244 A478 SAS cable option for Two 12Gb RAID cards These options are used as follows e 6 Gb SAS SATA internal drive connectivity e 94Y5978 upgrades models with eight hot swap 2 5 drive bays to 16 hot swap 2 5 drive bays or models with 16 hot swap 2 5 drive bays to 24 hot swap 2 5 drive bays This option includes a SAS expander card that is mounted on an HDD backplane and does not consume a PCle slot e 81Y7010 upgrades models with 24 hot swap 2 5 drive bays to 32 hot swap 2 5 drive bays This option does not include an SAS expander e Configurations 4 5 and 6 shown in Figure 5 can be implemented with one or two RAID controllers M1115 or M5110 Configuration 2 requires two RAID controllers e 12 Gb SAS SATA internal drive connectivity e 46W9242 upgrades 12 Gb SAS SATA models with eight hot swap 2 5 drive bays CTO only to 16 hot swap 2 5 drive bays or 12 Gbps SAS SATA models with 16 hot swap 2 5 drive bays to 24 hot swap 2 5 drive bays This option inc
30. U IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models IBM System x3500 M4 27 Internal backup units The server supports the internal tape drive options listed in the following table Table 10 Internal tape drives number code supported Note With standard models installation of a second tape drive requires removal of DVD ROM USB tape drives are attached to the internal USB connector SAS tape drives require SAS HBA sold separately See Table 14 for list of available SAS HBAs For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tape IBM System x3500 M4 28 Optical drives The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table Table 11 Optical drives Part number Feature Description Maximum quantity Standard models code supported where used None 4154 Half High SATA A2x B2x C2x C4x D2x F2x G2x DVD ROM H2x J2x A5x B5x C5x C7x C9x D5x F5x G5x G9x H5x J5x 81Y6404 4155 Half High SATA 2 Multiburner This option is only available via CTO or is already installed in standard models The two half high drives in the table can be installed in any open 5 25 drive bay Figure 5 Half High SATA DVD ROM supports the following media and speeds for reading CD ROM 48X CD DA DAE 40X CD R 48X CD RW 40X DVD ROM
31. Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family CPUs with 12 cores up to 2 7 GHz or ten cores up to 3 0 GHz or eight cores up to 3 3 GHz or six cores up to 3 5 GHz or four cores up to 3 5 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1866 MHz memory speed Up to 30 MB L3 cache E5 2600 Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family CPUs with eight cores up to 2 9 GHz or six cores up to 2 9 GHz or quad cores up to 3 3 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1600 MHz memory speed Up to 20 MB L3 cache Memory Up to 24 DDR3 DIMM sockets 12 DIMMs per processor E5 2600 v2 RDIMMs and UDIMMs are supported Support for LRDIMMs Load Reduced DIMMs is planned for earlier in 2014 Memory types cannot be intermixed Memory speed up to 1866 MHz E5 2600 RDIMMs UDIMMs and LRDIMMs are supported but memory types cannot be intermixed Memory E5 2600 v2 maximums e With UDIMMs Up to 128 GB with 16x 8 GB UDIMMs and two processors e With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors e With LRDIMMs support is planned for earlier in 2014 Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB LRDIMMs and two processors E5 2600 e With LRDIMMs Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB LRDIMMs and two processors e With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors e With UDIMMs Up to 64 GB with 16x 4 GB UDIMMs and two processors ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs memory mirroring and memory rank sparing protecti
32. Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4481 A347 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller C9x F2x G2x H2x J2x F5x G5x G9x H5x J5x 81Y4544 A1X2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 1 Upgrade 81Y4484 A1J3 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 2 Upgrade 81Y4487 A1J4 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash RAID 5 2 F2x F5x Upgrade 81Y4559 A1WY ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 C9x G2x H2x J2x Upgrade G5x G9x H5x J5x 81Y4508 A22E ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit M5100 Series ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit Kit 81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade E o 90Y4273 A2MC ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Performance 1 Accelerator 90Y4318 A2MD ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler Ce 46M0912 3876 IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA Ho o o 4 46C8988 A3MW N2115 SAS SATA HBA for IBM System x DT Only one M1100 or M5100 Series FoD software license is required per server The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 81Y4508 is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4484 T The ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 81Y4546 requires 512 MB or 1 GB cache upgrades IBM System x3500 M4 23 Table 8 RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage Part 2 12 Gbps SAS SATA Support is planned for later in 2013 Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controller 3
33. access to a powerful server with abundant storage space while significantly reducing IT costs Scalability and performance The x3500 4 offers numerous features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs e Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family e Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with 4 core and 6 core processors up to 3 5 GHz core speeds 8 core processors up to 3 3 GHz core speeds 10 core processors up to 3 0 GHz and 12 core processors up to 2 7 GHz core speeds up to 30 MB of L3 cache and up to two 8 GT s QPI interconnect links e Supports up to two processors 24 cores and 48 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Supports up to 1866 MHz memory speeds e Will support up to 768 GB memory with 32 GB LRDIMMs when and if they become available e Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family e Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with 8 core processors and up to 2 9 GHz core speeds up to 20 MB of L3 cache and up to two 8 GT s QPI interconnect links e Supports up to two processors 16 cores and 32 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Supports up to 1600 MHz memory speeds e Supports up to 768 GB memory with 32 GB LRDIMMs e Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by t
34. ategory http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat networkadapters IBM System x3500 M4 31 Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3500 M4 server Table 14 Storage adapters code supported 1 CPU 2 CPUs 16 Gb Fibre Channel 8 Gb Fibre Channel 3578 QLogic 8Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 6 8 42D0510 42D0501 4 Gb Fibre Channel 3567 Qlogic 4Gb FC Single Port PCle HBA for System x 6 8 5982 IBM 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller A3MV N2125 SAS SATA HBA for IBM System x Withdrawn from marketing Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models 59Y1993 59Y1987 42C2071 39R6527 39R6525 Az N e Q SAS 46M0907 46C9010 For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat hba IBM System x3500 M4 32 PCle SSD adapters The server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in the following table These adapters require e Tower to Rack Conversion Kit part 81Y7006 feature A1X0 e Redundant Cooling Upgrade Kit part 81Y7007 feature A1G2 Table 18 SSD adapters 1 CPU 2 CPUs p CNN m m For important ordering and installation information about the Modular Adapters see https ibm com support entry myportal docdisplay Indocid SERV IOMA For details about these adapters see the IBM Redbook
35. ches category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tor IBM System x3500 M4 45 Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply UPS units listed in the following table Table 29 Uninterruptible power supply units For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat power IBM System x3500 M4 46 Power distribution units The server supports attachments to the power distribution units PDUs listed in the following table Table 30 Power distribution units part 1 Switched and Monitored PDUs IBM System x3500 M4 47 Table 30 Power distribution units part 2 Universal PDUs For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat power IBM System x3500 M4 48 Rack cabinets The x3500 M4 server can be installed in the rack with the Tower to Rack Conversion Kit 81Y 7006 The resulting server is a 5U rack mountable server The server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table Table 31 Rack cabinets and Tower to Rack Conversion Kits Tower to rack conversion kits wu memusmesrsmemk sw memes mme aa Snowe d
36. e 1600MHz 70W 0004473 A392 A392 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2658 8C 2 1GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 95W 90Y5949 A1GW A1GW Intel Xeon Processor E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 95W 94Y7442 A2H6 A2H6 Intel Xeon Processor 5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 115W 90Y5951 A1GY A1GY Intel Xeon Processor E5 2667 6C 2 9GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 130W 90Y5955 A1H2 A1H2 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 115W 90Y5950 A1GX A1GX Intel Xeon Processor E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 130W 94Y7343 A2CU A2CU Intel Xeon Processor 5 2690 8C 2 9GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 135W The first feature code is for the first processor the second feature code is for the second processor Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal System x performance and throughput IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime From a service and support standpoint IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty and IBM provides service and support worldwide The IBM System x3500 M4 supports DDR3 memory The server supports up to 12 DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 24 DIMMs when two processors are installed Each processor has four memory channels and there are three DIMMs per channel IBM System x3500 M4 15 The following rules apply when selecting the memory
37. emory speed maximums depend on several factors as described in Memory options Table 3 Express models Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family North America NA Latin America LA 7383 EAU 1x Xeon E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x 4 GB M1115 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7383 EBU 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f burner 7383 ECU 1x Xeon E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 2x 8 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 2x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f burner 7383 EDU 1x Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1GB f burner Europe 7383 E1G 1x Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4 GB M1115 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7383 E2G 1 Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4 GB M1115 8 2 5 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7383 E3G 1 Xeon E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x 4 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 2x 300GB 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 512MB 10k 2 5 SAS burner 7383 E4G 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 2x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB burner 7383 E5G 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f burner 7383 E6G 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0
38. emporary going beyond processor TDP e Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multi threaded applications by enabling simultaneous multi threading within each processor core up to two threads per core e Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVT can significantly improve floating point performance for compute intensive technical and scientific applications e Upto 32 drive bays together with internal backup and optical drive at the same time provide a flexible and scalable all in one platform to meet increasing demands e Will support 12 Gbps SAS RAID portfolio when and if it becomes available e The use of solid state drives SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning drives HDDs can significantly improve I O performance An SSD can support up to 100 times more I O operations per second IOPS than a typical HDD e server has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports that double the network throughput compared with the previous generation of IBM System servers IBM System x3500 M4 2 The server offers PCI Express 3 0 I O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum bandwidth by almost 100 8 GT s per link using 128b 130b encoding compared to the previous generation of PCI Express 2 0 5 GTps per link using 8b 10b
39. encoding With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance Support for NVIDIA Quadro graphics processing units GPUs to maximize computing power Availability and serviceability The x3500 M4 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime The server offers Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure Tool less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as CPU memory and adapter cards The server offers hot swap drives supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime The server has up to two redundant hot swap power supplies and up to six simple swap N N redundant fans to provide availability for business critical applications The power source independent light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability The Predictive Failure Analysis PFA detects when system components for example processors memory hard disk drives operate outside of standard thresholds and generates pro active alerts in advance of possible failure therefore increasing uptime
40. er Feature Description Maximum code supported ovas 90Y3901 A1ML IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade IBM System x3500 M4 36 Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 support is planned for earlier in 2014 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 VMware vSphere 5 0 ESXi VMware vSphere
41. essor E5 2697 v2 12C 2 7GHz 30MB Cache 1866MHz E 130W The first feature code is for the first processor the second feature code is for the second processor Table 4 Processor options Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family OX B5x caxo D5x F5x H5x J5x IBM System x3500 M4 14 Table 4 Processor options Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family Feature Description Standard codes models where used 5 c 3 o Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family 90Y5942 A1GP A1GP Intel Xeon Processor 5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 10MB Cache 1066MHz 80W 90Y5944 A1GR A1GR Intel Xeon Processor 5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 10MB Cache 1066MHz 80W 90Y5945 A1GS A1GS Intel Xeon Processor E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W 90Y5946 A1GT A1GT Intel Xeon Processor 5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W 90Y5953 1 1 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630L 6C 2 0GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 60W 94Y7342 A2CT A2CT Intel Xeon Processor 5 2637 2C 3 0GHz 5MB Cache 1600MHz 80W 90Y5947 A1GU A1GU Intel Xeon Processor E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W 94Y7341 A2CS A2CS Intel Xeon Processor 5 2643 4C 3 3GHz 10MB Cache 1600MHz 130W 0004474 A393 A393 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2648L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 70W 90Y5948 A1GV A1GV Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 95W 90Y5954 A1H1 A1H1 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB Cach
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43. ludes a SAS expander card that is mounted on an HDD backplane and does not consume a PCle slot e 46W9243 upgrades 12 Gb SAS SATA models models with 24 hot swap 2 5 drive bays to 32 hot swap 2 5 drive bays This option does not include an SAS expander e Configurations 3 and 4 shown in Figure 5 can be implemented with one N2215 SAS SATA HBA or one or two ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controllers e Configurations 5 and 6 shown in Figure 5 can be implemented with one or two ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controllers e If the second M5210 controller is used SAS cable option 46W9244 must be ordered e Configurations 1 and 2 are not supported e 6GbSAS SATA and 12 Gb SAS SATA configurations are mutually exclusive IBM System x3500 M4 22 As shown in Figure 5 each configuration supports an optical drive and a tape drive All standard configurations ship with DVD ROM optical drive For configure to order CTO configurations you can add a tape drive instead of an optical drive if so desired RAID controllers The following table lists the RAID controllers and additional options used for internal disk storage of the x3500 M4 server Table 8 RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage Part 1 6 Gbps SAS SATA Part Feature Description Max Standard models number code quantity where used supported 81Y4448 A1MZ ServeRAID M1115 SAS SATA Controller A2x B2x C2x C4x D2x A5x C5x C7x D5x 81Y4542 A1X1 ServeRAID M1100 Series
44. myportal docdisplay Indocid migr 5089505 ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x3500 M4 http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us xseries 7383 html IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM System x servers and options http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pgbycat Configuration and Option Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog xREF IBM x86 Server Reference http www redbooks ibm com xref IBM System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry portal http ibm com support entry portal Downloads Hardware Systems System_x System_x3500_M4 IBM System Storage Interoperation Center http www ibm com systems support storage ssic IBM System x3500 M4 52 Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead However it is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non IBM product program or service IBM may have patents or pending
45. n E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x 4 GB M5110 8x2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 1x 750 W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 512MB b burner 7383 K3G 1 Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8x2 5 HS 32 Optional 4x GbE Multi 2x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB b burner 7383 K4G_ 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8 GB M5110 8 3 5 HS 8 Optional 4x GbE Multi 2x 750 W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB f burner T Processor detail Processor quantity and model number of cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power consumption f The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes flash backed cache The cache size is 512 MB or 1 GB as indicated b The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes battery backed cache The cache size is 512 MB or 1 GB as indicated IBM System x3500 M4 13 Processor options The x3500 M4 supports the processor options listed in the following table The server supports up to two processors This table shows which server models have each processor standard If there is no corresponding where used model for a particular processor then this processor is only available through CTO Standard models Part Feature where codes Description used 46W9128 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 10MB Cache 1333MHz 80W 46W9129 A3YC A3XU Intel Xeon Processor E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 10MB Cache 1333MHz 80W ra 46W9130 ASYDA3XV Intel Xeon Processor E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 80W C
46. nt log and alerts you to the problem Optionally the IMM2 also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities The IMM2 provides remote server management through industry standard interfaces Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI Version 2 0 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Version 3 Common Information Model CIM Web browser The optional IMM Advanced Upgrade software feature is required to enable the remote presence and blue screen capture features The remote presence feature provides the following functions e Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel color depths regardless of the system state e Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client e Mapping the CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server e Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive The blue screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating system hang condition A system administrator can use the blue screen capture to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition The following table lists the remote management option Table 19 Remote management option Part numb
47. on Disk drive bays Up to 32 2 5 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or up to eight 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or up to eight 3 5 Simple Swap SATA HDDs Maximum 38 4 TB with 1 2 GB 2 5 SAS HDDs or 32 TB with 1 TB 2 5 SATA HDDs or 32 TB with 4 TB internal storage 3 5 SATA HDDs 51 2 TB with 1 6 TB 2 5 SAS SSDs Intermix of SAS SATA is supported RAID support 6 Gb SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 with M1115 or M5110 Optional upgrade to RAID 5 50 available for M1115 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 are available for M5110 zero cache 512 MB battery backed cache 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache Optional upgrade to RAID 6 60 available for M5110 with 512 MB or 1 GB cache upgrades 12 Gb SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 with optional M5210 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 are available for M5210 zero cache 1 GB non backed cache 1 GB or 2 GB flash backed cache Optional upgrade to RAID 6 60 available for M5210 with 1 GB or 2 GB cache upgrades Optical drive Two half height 5 25 bays for optical or tape drives Supports DVD ROM or Multiburner bays Tape drive bays Two half height 5 25 bays for optical or tape drives Support for one RDX or DDS internal USB tape drive Supports up to two LTO internal SAS tape drives Network Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE T ports RJ 45 based on Intel I350AM4 Quad Port interfaces GbE LAN Controller chip IBM System x3500 M4 7 Table 1 Standard specifications part 2 Components Specification
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49. pecifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 HD mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SSDs does not support HDDs in x3500 M4 Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the RAID adapters category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat raid IBM System x3500 M4 25 Internal disk drive options The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3500 M4 server Table 9 Disk drive options for internal disk storage Part 1 code supported IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 819722 IBM 250GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 HS HDD 32 2 5 NL SAS Hot Swap HDDs 81Y9690 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 32 90Y8953 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 32 2 5 SAS 15K Hot Swap HDDs 90Y8926 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 32 2 5 SAS 10K Hot Swap HDDs 2 5 SAS Hot Swap SEDs 81Y9662 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 32 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 25 SAS SSD Hot swap Hybrid Drives 32 32 32 2 2 5 SAS SSD Hot swap Hybrid Drives IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS Hybrid 2
50. r supports the external backup attachment options listed in Table 27 Table 27 External backup options Part 1 362516X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 160 GB Bundle 362532X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 320 GB Bundle 362550X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 500 GB Bundle IBM System x3500 M4 43 Table 27 External backup options Part 2 These part numbers are the tape drives options for 35732UL and 35734UL Note The external tape drives listed can be ordered through the System x sales channel The server might support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperation Center for further information External USB tape drives are connected to the external USB ports on the server External SAS or Fibre Channel tape drives require respective HBA sold separately see Table 14 For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tape IBM System x3500 M4 44 Top of rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top of rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking listed in the following table Table 28 IBM System Networking Top of rack switches IBM System Networking 1 Gb top of rack switches For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Top of rack swit
51. rgy Manager IBM ServerGuide Optional IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade via Feature on Demand FoD for remote presence graphics keyboard and mouse virtual media Security Power on password administrator s password Trusted Platform Module TPM features Video Matrox G200eR2 with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM2 Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors Operating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 2008 and 2012 support for 2012 R2 is planned for earlier systems in 2014 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11 VMware supported ESX 4 1 and ESXi 4 1 E5 2600 only and VMware vSphere 5 0 and 5 1 Limited 3 year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 NBD warranty Service and Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs 4 hour or 2 hour response support time 8 hour fix time 1 year or 2 year warranty extension remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third party Microsoft Linux VMware software Dimensions Width 218 mm 8 6 in depth 750 mm 29 5 in height 440 mm 17 3 in Weight Minimum configuration 25 0 kg 55 1 Ib maximum 39 8 kg 87 716 IBM System x3500 M4 8 The x3500 M4 servers are shipped with the following items Statement of Limited Warranty Important Notices Registration flyer IBM Systems Director Flyer Documentation CD that contains the nstallation and User
52. rive bays 32x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays 2 Gb SAS SATA support is planned for later in 2013 8x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays CTO only 16x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays 24x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays 32x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Figure 5 shows these configurations x3500 M4 x3500 M4 8x 3 5 SS or 8x 3 5 HS bays x3500 M4 x3500 M3 x3500 M3 x3500 M3 HS bays 8x2 5 HS bays 8x2 5 HS bays 16 2 5 HS bays 24 2 5 HS bays 32x 2 5 HS bays Tape drive bay Tape drive bay Tape drie bay drive bay Tape drive bay Tape drive bay O Optical drive 3 5 inch LFF hot swap or simple swap drive Tape drive bay 2 5 inch SFF hot swap drive Figure 5 Internal drive configurations IBM System x3500 M4 21 Backplanes Standard models of x3500 M4 ship with eight all models except C4x C7x and C9x 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap drive bays Models C4x C7x and C9x ship with eight 3 5 SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays The following table shows internal storage expansion options available for the x3500 M4 Table 7 Internal storage expansion options Part Feature Max qty number code supported 6 Gb SAS SATA internal drive connectivity 94Y5978 A1WZ Additional 8 x 2 5 Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 16 or 24 HDDs 2 shown in Figure 5 as an Upgrade 1 used in configurations 4 5 and 6 81Y7010 A1FW Additional 8 x 2 5 Hot Swap
53. s 1 TB IBM System x3500 M4 34 Power supplies and redundant cooling The server supports up to two redundant power supplies Standard models come with one or two power supplies model dependent The server also comes standard with either two for models with one processor installed or three for models with two processors installed simple swap cooling fans Optional upgrade is available to provide N N cooling redundancy The following table lists the power supplies and redundant cooling upgrade option Table 16 Power supplies Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 94Y5975 A22M IBM System x 550W High Efficiency Platinum AC 2 Power Supply 94Y5973 A1G7 IBM System x 900W High Efficiency Platinum AC 2 G2x H2x J2x Power Supply 81Y7007 A1G2 Redundant Cooling Upgrade Kit AC power supply ships standard without line cord it must purchased separately The redundant cooling kit contains three simple swap fans Certain rules apply to the selection of power supply these rules are listed in Table 17 Table 17 uses the following conventions 94Y5974 A1G8 IBM System x 750W High Efficiency Platinum AC 2 A2x B2x C2x C4x Power Supply D2x F2x e Agrey cell means that the server can be filled with drives GPUs processors and DIMMs up to the maximum number according to server specifications e A yellow cell means that the maximum number of drives GPUs processors or DI
54. s Product Guides in the Internal Storage category http www redbooks ibm com Redbooks nsf portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat internalstorage IBM System x3500 M4 33 GPU adapters The x3500 M4 server supports graphics processing units GPUs listed in the following table Up to two GPUs are supported depending on the number of processors installed a server GPU in slot 5 with one processor installed or two GPUs in slot 5 and slot 7 with two processors installed Maximum system memory supported is 512 GB Table 15 GPU adapters Part number Feature code Description Max qty supported 1 CPU 2 CPUs Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 and E5 2600 product families NN Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family only If NVIDIA Quadro 6000 is installed in a PCle slot the next PCIe slot can not be used if adapter is installed in slot 5 slot 6 can not be used if adapter is installed in slot 7 slot 8 can not be used The use of a GPU adapter requires installation of one or two 900 W power supplies 550 W or 750 W power supplies are not supported The following additional rules apply e If the NVIDIA Quadro 600 is installed the maximum memory that be installed is 128 GB e If the NVIDIA Quadro 2000 4000 or 6000 is installed the maximum memory that can be installed is 512 GB e If NVIDIA Quadro K600 K2000 K4000 K5000 or Tesla K2 is installed the maximum memory that can be installed i
55. single layer 16X DVD ROM dual layer 12X DVD R 4 7 GB 16X DVD R DL 12X DVD R 16X DVD R DL 12X DVD RW 4 7 GB 12X DVD RW 12X DVD RAM 4 7 9 4 GB 6X Half High SATA multiburner supports the same media and speeds for reading as HH DVD ROM In addition this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing CD R 24X CD RW 4X High Speed CD RW 10X Ultra Speed CD RW 16X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 8X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 8X DVD RW 6X DVD RW 8X DVD RAM 3X IBM System x3500 M4 29 I O expansion options The server supports up to eight PCle slots six slots 1 to 6 when one CPU is installed or eight slots when two CPUs are installed These are the slot form factors Slot 1 PCle x8 x4 wired full height half length supports optional PCI X interposer card Slot 2 PCle x8 full height half length Slot 3 PCle x8 full height full length Slot 4 PCle x8 x4 wired full height full length Slot 5 PCle x16 full height full length Slot 6 PCle x8 x4 wired full height full length Slot 7 PCle x16 full height full length requires second processor Slot 8 PCle x16 full height full length requires second processor All PCIe slots are PCI Express 3 0 slots except Slot 1 which is a PCI Express 2 0 slot Slot 1 can be converted to a PCI X slot with the PCI X Conversion Kit which is described in the following table Table 12 PCI riser card options Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported
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57. to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 5 5A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 6 kVA e Maximum configuration 1 1 kVA e Models with 750 W power supplies e 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 8 9A e 200 to 240 nominal V 50 Hz or 60 Hz 4 5 A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 6 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 9 kVA e BTU output e Minimum configuration 2013 Btu hr 590 watts e Maximum configuration 3610 Btu hr 1056 watts IBM System x3500 M4 38 Warranty options The IBM System x3500 M4 has a 3 year onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePacs discussed in this section The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post warranty maintenance agreements with a well defined scope of services including service hours response time term of service and service agreement terms and conditions IBM ServicePac offerings are country specific That is each country might have its own service types service levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of ServicePacs might be available in a particular country For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country visit the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac The following table explains
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59. we 9 Redbooks IBM System x3500 M4 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM System x3500 M4 server provides outstanding performance for your business critical applications Its energy efficient design supports more cores memory and data capacity in a scalable Tower or 5U Rack package that is easy to service and manage With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon processors you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability Suggested use infrastructure applications collaboration email web and virtualized desktops in a workgroup or distributed environments Figure 1 The IBM System x3500 M4 Did you know The x3500 M4 offers a flexible scalable design and simple upgrade path to 32 HDDs with up to eight PCle 3 0 slots and up to 768 GB of memory The Onboard Ethernet solution provides four standard integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports without occupying PCle slots Comprehensive systems management tools with the next generation Integrated Management Module II IMM2 make it easy to deploy integrate service and manage IBM System x3500 M4 1 Key features A high performance dual socket tower server the IBM System x3500 M4 can deliver the scalability reliable performance and optimized efficiency for your business critical applications Start with the basics and upgrade as your business changes without jeopardizing existing investments Virtualizing the PC infrastructure into one server can provide
60. z RAID 5 HS 32 burner HS 2 7383 E9G 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 4 8 8 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512 c HS 32 burner HS 2 Central and Eastern Europe CEE and Middle East and Africa MEA 7383 E9G 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 4 8 8 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB c HS 32 burner HS 2 iS EX o o IBM System x3500 4 11 Table 3 Express models Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family continued MTM Intel Xeon processorsT Memory RAID Drives GbE two maximum Russia Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 7383 E7G 1 E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4GB M1115 8 3 5 4 8 8 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 7383 EMG 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 4 8 8 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512 f HS 32 burner HS 2 MTM Machine Type Model T Processor detail Processor quantity and model number of cores core speed L3 cache memory speed TDP c The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes cache memory with optional battery backup f The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes flash backed cache memory 8 For models E7G E8G EGU ELC ERC and ESC the standard DIMM is rated at 1600 MHz but operates at up to 1333 MHz to match the processor memory speed Actual m
61. z 80W 1600MHz HS 32 burner HS 2 7383 EKU 1x E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 Openbay 4 Multi 1x 750W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1600MHz HS 32 burner HS 2 Latin America Brazil only 7914 EPP 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M1115 8 3 5 2x500GB 4 DVD 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 NL SATA ROM HS 2 7914 EQP 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M1115 8 2 5 2x300GB 4 8 8 DVD 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 10K ROM HS 2 Asia Pacific China only 7383 ELC 1 E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1 8GB M5110 8 2 5 1x300GB 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 10K ROM HS 2 7383 ERC 1x E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 1x300GB 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 10K ROM HS 2 7383 EHU 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 3 5 4 Multi 1x 750W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7383 ESC 1x E5 2609 v2 4 2 5GHz 2x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 4 8 8 DVD 2x 900W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 ROM HS 2 7383 ETC 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8 2 5 1x300GB 4 8 8 DVD 1x 750W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 32 10K ROM HS 2 7383 E7G 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4GB M1115 8 3 5 4 8 8 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 7383 E8G 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4GB M1115 8 2 5 4 8 8 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MH

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