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1. Machine 1 year parts and labor Machine Length of limited warranty Type 7379 Type 7378 The Bottom Line The x3400 M3 is an extremely powerful system incorporating leading edge industry standard features and adding IBM unique innovations Price Performance e High throughput processors Up to two 2 4 to 2 53GHz 6 core or up to two 1 6 to 2 26GHz 4 core Xeon 5600 series processors standard Up to two 3 06GHz 6 core or up to two 2 66 or 2 8GHz 4 core Xeon 5600 series processors or up to two low voltage 2 26GHz 6 core or 1 86 to 2 13GHz 4 core Xeon 5600 series processors are available via CTO e Low cost processors Up to two 2 core or 4 core Xeon 5500 series processors ranging from 2 0 to 2 53GHz are available via CTO e Large cache 12MB 8MB or 4MB of L3 processor cache processor specific e Fast memory Registered PC3 10600 DDR 3 ECC DIMMs standard operating at 1333MHz or 1066MHz depending on processor model and memory configuration e Fast disk technology Hardware RAID controller model specific e Fast communications Integrated dual port Gigabit Ethernet controller standard supporting Jumbo Frames e Fast I O Five PCle x16 Gen 2 and x8 Gen 2 adapter slots with optional 6 PCle slot via CTO Flexibility e Large memory capacity Up to 128GB of registered DDR3 DIMMs using 16 DIMM slots e Up to 8 or 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS drives 4 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA drives or 4 3 5 inch simpl2. and alerting e Text console redirection over LAN e Predictive Failure Analysis for system fans e Web based out of band control e SSL Secure Socket Layer and LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol support e Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms RMCP and AES e VLAN support e Local update of IMM firmware e Firmware firewall e Support for IPMI v2 0 compliant management software e g xCAT e Other mandatory and optional IPMI IMM functions The IMM alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors such as voltage and thermal conditions even if the server has failed The x3400 M3 also supports an optional IBM Virtual Media Key for additional systems management capabilities including e Latest OS failure screen capture e Graphical console redirection over LAN e Remote virtual floppy and CD ROM Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses e High speed remote redirection of PCI video keyboard and mouse IBM ToolsCenter consolidates 42 needed tools for managing servers individually into an integrated suite of 8 tools They are organized by function deployment updates configuration and diagnostics Tools are now simpler to access and use with a single webpage for access a common look and feel and a common command line interface for the scripting tools The ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator offers significant
3. protection by replacing the non Chipkill DIMMs with Chipkill enabled ones 7 For onsite labor IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician f f 11 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses Backup Drives Backup drives help you protect your data IBM offers several choices of capacities and technologies including DDS 5 DDS 6 LTO 3 LTO 4 and LTO 5 tape solutions and the RDX Removable Disk Cartridge drive both internal and external Hard Disk Drives IBM hard disk drives help you improve the transaction and cost performance of your System x servers The choice of hard disk drives can be a critical aspect of maximizing the I O throughput of the system For x3400 M3 systems with 2 5 inch bays SAS HDDs are available in capacities up to 600GB apiece at 10 000 RPMs or up to 146 8GB apiece at 15 000 RPMs For large capacity nearline requirements up to 2TB 7 200 RPM 3 5 inch SAS and SATA drives are supported For systems with 3 5 inch bays SAS HDDs are available with capacities up to 600GB at 15 000 RPMs SATA drives are available in capacities up to 2TB at 7 200 RPMs Power Supply The optional second power supply for the x3400 M3 enables redundancy for hot swap power model dependent In addition its 90 efficient design helps lower your energy bill for power and cooling IMM Virtual M
4. 3 10600 DDR III ECC Chipkill protection when using x4 DIMMs single or dual rank 1 35V PC3 10600 1333MHz RDIMM 1GB single rank x8 1 5V 2GB single rank x4 1 35V 2GB single rank x4 1 5V 2GB single rank x8 1 35V 2GB dual rank x8 1 35V 2GB dual rank x8 1 5V 4GB single rank x4 1 35V 4GB dual rank x4 1 35V 4GB dual rank x4 1 5V 4GB dual rank x8 1 35V 4GB dual rank x8 1 5V 8GB single rank x8 1 5V 8GB dual rank x4 1 35V PC3 10600 1333MHz UDIMM 1GB single rank x8 1 5V 2GB dual rank x8 1 5V 2GB single rank x8 1 35V 4GB dual rank x8 1 35V Models with a 1 year warranty are available only in selected geographies Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component available 14 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses X3400 M3 Specifications Maximum memory access speed 1333MHz D2x F2x and X5650 X5660 X5670 X5675 via CTO 1066MHz 52x 54x 56x 58x 62x 72x A2x A4x B2x B4x C2x 800MHz 22x 24x 32x 34x 42x DIMM capacities supported 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB of DIMM sockets total available 16 8 per processor 15 Online hot spare memory supported No Memory mirroring supported of DIMM sockets reserved for mirroring Yes 1 channel 3 slots per processor active 1 spare 1 unused of driv
5. 3 Images Front View Rear View DVD ROM Drive 7 2 Open 5 25 Drive Locking Bays Drive paves Covers PAUR A Bi a Ports Hexagonal P b internal Ventilation Holes 8 Hot Swap 2 5 SAS HDD Bays or 4 HS 3 5 SAS SATA Bays or 4 p B Etherne SS 3 5 SATA Bays 4USB a irah amp Daerstess 5 e e Pa standard 16 Hot Swap be Fonts we Adapter 215 SAS HDD Bays or Ji g Sio 8 HS 3 5 SAS SATA iseten Bays optional 7 a RA 3 2 i f ge 8S Interior View Fixed or Hot Swap oe per iej 8 DIMM Power Supa Model 2 Ou E Sockets amp DIMM GEECEW Sockets Optional 4 3 5 inch HD gt Bays 4 3 5 inch or 8 or 16 2 5 inch HDD Bays Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses X3400 M3 Specifications Machine type 7378 2xx 3XX 4xx 5xx 6XX 7XX Axx Bxx Cxx Dxx Fxx 1 yr warr 7379 2xx 3XX 4xx 5XX 6XX 7XX AXX Bxx Cxx Dxx Fxx 3 yr warr Form factor Tower or 5U rack by CTO or optional conversion kit BIOS type Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI Processor type 4 Core Intel Xeon E56xx 1 60GHz E5603 2 13GHz E5606 2 26GHz E5607 2 40GHz E5620 2 53GHz E5630 2 66GHz E5640 6 Core Intel Xeon E56xx X56xx 2 40GHz E56
6. 45 D2x 2 53GHz E5649 F2X 2 66GHz X5650 via CTO 2 88GHz X5660 via CTO 2 93GHz X5670 CTO 3 06GHz X5675 CTO 4 Core Low Voltage Intel Xeon L56xx 1 86Ghz L5609 CTO 2 13GHz L5630 CTO 2 26GHz L5640 CTO Axx Bxx C2x 5xx 62x 72x annann 4 Core Intel Xeon E55xx 2 0GHz E5504 CTO 2 13GHz E5506 32x 34x 2 26GHz E5507 42x 2 26GHz E5520 CTO 2 4GHz E5530 CTO 2 Core Intel Xeon E55xx 2 00GHz E5503 22x 24x 2 53GHz E5540 CTO 95W X5650 X5660 80W All other 40W Maximum processor power draw X5670 X5675 via mod l 60W L5640 L5609 L5630 CTO only CTO 6 4GTps 5 86GTps 4 8GTps QuickPath Interconnect QPI 52x 54x 56x 58x 62x 72x 22x 24x 32x 34x 42x speed gigatransfers per second ae ee va D2x F2x and L5630 L5640 A2x A4x B2x B4x C2x via CTO and E5504 L5609 via CTO of processors standard 1 2 maximum Internal L3 cache 12MB 52x 54x 56x 58x 62x 72x D2x F2x and X5650 X5660 X5670 X5675 via CTO 4MB 22x 24x 32x 34x 42x A2x A4x and E5504 via CTO 8MB B2x B4x C2x Chipset Intel 5520 Standard memory maximum 128GB 2GB 1 x 2GB 22x 24x 32x 34x 42X A2x A4x B2x B4x C2x 4GB 1 x 4GB 8GB 2x 4GB 62x 72X 52x 54x 56x 58x D2x F2x Total Available DIMM slots 16 15 Memory types standard DIMM types capacities supported Registered PC
7. A DVD ROM in dedicated 5 25 bay of diskette drives standard None USB attach One full high uses two 5 25 bays Internal tape drives supported One half high uses one 5 25 bay ServeRAID M1015 no cache internal SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 optional RAID 5 SED 54x 58x 62x 72x D2x ServeRAID M5014 256MB cache internal SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optional RAID 6 60 SED F2x ServeRAID BR10il V2 internal SAS SATA RAID 0 1 1E 24x 34x 42x 52x 56x A4x B4x C2x Four port integrated SATA 22x 32x A2x B2x Integrated disk controller ServeRAID M5015 512MB cache internal SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optional RAID 6 60 battery ServeRAID M5014 24x 34x 42x 52x 54x 56x 58x 62x 72x 74x Axx Bxx C2x ServeRAID M1015 22x 32x A2x B2x Optional RAID controllers supported 15 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses X3400 M3 Specifications SED all models D2x External disk drives supported Yes via ServeRAID MR10M controller 256MB cache standard RAID 0 1 10 5 50 6 60 of adapter slots total available 6 standard 7 or 8 via CTO 5 all other 6 standard 7 or 8 via CTO 6 A2x B2x models of PCle x16 Gen 2 physical x8 Gen 2 electrical slots GBps 1 full height half length of PCl
8. AID BR10il V2 controller model specific provides RAID 0 1 1E and full duplex bidirectional 3GBps data transfers for SAS SATA SSD drives Other server models include the 6Gbps ServeRAID M1015 controller standard which provides RAID 0 1 10 5 optional RAID 50 6 60 with Self Encrypting Disk or SED or the 6Gbps ServeRAID M5014 controller standard which provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optional 6 60 with SED e Support for up to 4 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA II hard disk drives or up to 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA drives offers high performance with high availability model specific The integrated SAS controller provides full duplex 6Gbps data transfers for SAS drives For lower cost and high capacity other models support up to 4 simple swap SATA II drives CTO models are available to support 8 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA II drives e The integrated dual port Gigabit Ethernet controller with IPMI 2 0 support provides high speed network communications e A high degree of device integration including SAS SATA Gigabit Ethernet systems management and video controllers lowers costs and frees up valuable adapter slots e Energy efficient components including low voltage transistors and voltage regulator modules and power supplies that are up to 90 efficient help keep your energy bills down Flexibility The x3400 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements thanks to e A choice of 2 core or 4 core processors starti
9. AS SATA controller This controller supports SAS and SATA drives Simple swap models use the SATA support incorporated in the system chipset The ServeRAID M1015 SAS SATA controller is included in the hot swap models featuring eight 2 5 inch drives Supported ServeRAID controllers include The 3Gbps x4 PCle ServeRAID BR1 Oil V2 controller offers hardware RAID 0 1 1E support no cache for up to 4 HDDs The standard optional 6Gbps x8 PCle ServeRAID 1015 SAS SATA controller supports RAID 0 1 10 no cache for up to 32 drives limited to available bays The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 5 and Self Encrypting Disk SED support The standard optional 6Gbps x8 PCle ServeRAID M5014 SAS SATA controller offers enhanced performance with 256MB of cache memory and supports RAID 0 1 10 5 50 for up to 32 drives limited to available bays The optional 6Gbps x8 PCle ServeRAID M5015 SAS SATA controller offers enhanced performance with 512MB of cache memory and battery backup and supports RAID 0 1 10 5 50 for up to 32 drives limited to available bays The optional IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 6 60 and SED support to the M5014 and M5015 The IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Key adds battery backup support to the M5014 For external storage the 3GBps ServeRAID MR10M controller enables connection to up to four IBM System Storage EXP3000 SAS expansion units 48 HDDs total It provides RAI
10. B e 15 000 RPMs 73 4 or 146 8GB 1 17TB 2 34TB 2 5 inch Hot Swap SATA e 7 200 RPMs 160 or 500GB 4TB 8 bays 8TB 16 bays Notes Hot swap and simple swap SATA drives offer exactly the same reliability as fixed SATA drives Only the system availability improves using the swappable drives Less downtime is incurred removing and installing the drives Hot swap SAS drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other IBM System x systems Internal Backup The x3400 M3 supports several internal data backup options Supported technologies include e DDS 5 tape half high e DDS 6 tape half high e RDX Removable Disk Cartridge internal or external half high e LTO 3 Ultrium tape half high e LTO 4 Ultrium tape half high e LTO 5 Ultrium tape half high Ultra Efficient Cooling Strategically located fans combined with efficient airflow paths provide highly effective system cooling for the x3400 M3 known as Calibrated Vectored Cooling The server includes three hot swap fans plus another in the power supply The system contains three cooling zones Zone 1 cools the memory slots and the three 5 25 inch drive bays Zone 2 cools the processors while Zone 3 cools the adapter slots and the HDD bays The fans automatically adjust speeds in response to changing thermal requirements depending on the zone redundancy and internal temperatures When the temperature inside the server increases t
11. D 0 1 10 5 50 support and 256MB of onboard cache x3400 M3 models with the ServeRAID BR10il V2 controller installed can be upgraded to any of the other ServeRAID controllers Those with the M1015 controller standard can upgrade to the M5014 or 5015 controller Models equipped with the ServeRAID M5015 controller can upgrade to the 5015 controller Any of them can be replaced with the MR10M controller for external storage needs or it can be installed additionally in one of the standard PCle slots Drive Bays The x3400 M3 can contain up to 19 drive bays in 2 5 inch models or 11 bays in 3 5 inch models 2 5 inch models support either 8 or 16 model specific small form factor SFF hot swap SAS or SATA Il drives standard 3 5 inch models support 4 hot swap SAS or SATA II drives or 4 simple swap SATA Il drives standard Support for 8 3 5 inch 2 5 inch drives is available by CTO In addition there are 3 5 25 inch bays standard for tape and optical drives An internal full high tape drive can be installed using two of the 5 25 inch drive bays alternatively an internal half high tape drive can be installed using one of the 5 25 inch drive bays The tape drive must have a USB 2 0 interface Models with eight 3 5 inch bays do not support tape or half height optical drives In addition a half high optical drive with a SATA interface ships standard in the other 5 25 inch bay Models with eight 3 5 inch bays support only slim type optical driv
12. Systems Director Service and Support Manager Product Customization Services and extensive technical support offerings This System x server is part of the IBM Express Portfolio designed developed and priced to meet the specific needs of midsized businesses The IBM Express Portfolio of solutions is easy to acquire install and manage And they leverage IBM technology to provide tangible solutions to help you solve business problems in an on demand world f A 3 10 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses The IBM ServerProven program provides the confidence that specific options and operating eu Server systems have been tested on the server and are officially supported to work together It is updated Prover frequently to ensure that the latest compatibility information is always at your fingertips The IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool SSCT is a downloadable tool that simplifies the often complex chore of configuring a full rack of servers including blade servers and confirming that you have all the cables power distribution units KVM keyboard video and mouse switch boxes and other components you need as well as the proper airflow clearances electrical circuits and other environmental conditions IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator helps IT managers plan for data center power needs by providing the followi
13. The engine of growth for your emerging businesses Product Guide February 2011 Product Overview CONTENTS Product Overview 1 Selling Features 1 Key Features 3 Key Options 11 x3400 M3 Images 13 x3400 M3 Specifications 14 The Bottom Line 17 Server Comparison Table 18 For More Information 19 Legal Information 19 IBM System x3400 M3 IBM System x3400 M3 provides flexible capabilities and outstanding performance that drives affordable business growth Suggested uses Small medium businesses large multilocation enterprises and bank branch offices seeking scalability top performance and availability features at an entry level price The dual socket IBM System x3400 M3 incorporating IBM X Architecture features provides outstanding value to workgroups by combining scalable performance and availability features at an outstanding price The x3400 M3 supports the latest 4 core Intel Xeon 5600 series Westmere and 2 and 4 core Xeon 5500 Nehalem processors designed with up to 1066MHz memory access and 12MB or 4MB of L3 cache Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading Technology processor specific to help provide you with the computing power you need to match your business needs and growth For maximum performance x3400 M3 also supports the latest 6 core Xeon 5600 series processors with up to 1333Mhz memory access and 12MB L3 cache by CTO only In addition the x3400 M3 supports industry standard registered DDR 3 memory wit
14. agement functions without consuming a valuable adapter slot e Toolless chassis The cover can be opened without tools and many components can be removed and replaced without tools including the CD RW DVD combo drive hot swap drives and PCle PCI X adapters as well as the integrated ServeRAID BR10i controller embedded hypervisor key and IMM Virtual Media Key This can save a servicer significant time Advanced Systems Management Capabilities The x3400 M3 has a high level of systems management capabilities that are well suited to remote locations as well as to stand alone environments Features include UEFI IMM IBM ToolsCenter IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager Automatic Server Restart Wake on LAN support PXE support text console redirect Predictive Failure Analysis and IBM Systems Director The Integrated Management Module IMM provides industry standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI 2 0 compliant systems management It provides a number of important system functions including e Monitoring of system and battery voltage system temperature fans power supplies processor and DIMM status e Fan speed control e Product ID and Family ID detection e Highly secure remote power on off e System reset control e NMI SMI detection and generation e System diagnostic LED control power HDD activity alerts heartbeat e IPMI over LAN e Serial Over LAN e Proxy server support e LAN messaging
15. and vast internal SAS storage at a budget price the x3400 M3 is the ideal system 1GB equals 1 000 000 000 bytes and TB equals 1 000 000 000 000 bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity Accessible capacity may be less Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses Selling Features Price Performance The x3400 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce product and operating costs e Up to two 4 or 6 core Xeon 5600 Series processors and 12MB of shared cache per processor offer superior performance capable of tackling the toughest jobs 2 and 4 core Xeon 5500 series processors are available for lower entry points Xeon 5600 series processors offer up to 43 better performance than the previous generation 5500 series processors and up to 900 better performance than the single core processors of afew years ago that you may still be using e Sixteen DIMMs of fast registered 1333MHz or 1066MHz DDR3 ECC memory with Chipkill protection optional provides speed high availability and a memory capacity of up 128GB e Four high speed PCle Gen 2 adapter slots offer investment protection by supporting high performance adapters such as 10Gb Ethernet Fibre Channel and InfiniBand cards none of which will run in older conventional PCI slots A legacy PCI 33 adapter slot offers support for older adapters e The integrated ServeR
16. are populated in each channel Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses system Dual rank DIMMs offer better interleaving and hence better performance than single rank DIMMs For instance a system populated with six 2GB dua rank DIMMs outperforms a system populated with six 2GB single rank DIMMs by 7 for SPECjbb2005 Dual rank DIMMs are also better than quad rank DIMMs because quad rank DIMMs will cause the memory speed to be down clocked Another important guideline is to populate equivalent ranks per channel For instance mixing one single rank DIMM and one dual rank DIMM in a channel should be avoided Note It is important to ensure that all three memory channels in each processor are populated The relative memory bandwidth decreases as the number of channels populated decreases This is because the bandwidth of all the memory channels is utilized to support the capability of the processor So as the channels are decreased the burden to support the requisite bandwidth is increased on the remaining channels causing them to become a bottleneck RDIMMs and UDIMMs cannot be used in the same server Different brands of DIMMs should not be mixed due to possible timing issues For increased availability the x3400 M3 offers an additional but mutually exclusive level of IBM Active Memory protection online memory mirroring Memory mirroring
17. ces IBM has not tested these products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance compatibility or any other claims related to non IBM products Questions on the capabilities of non IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products MB GB and TB 1 000 000 1 000 000 000 and 1 000 000 000 000 bytes respectively when referring to storage capacity Accessible capacity is less up to 3GB is used in service partition Actual storage capacity will vary based upon many factors and may be less than stated Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate ITR ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment The actual throughput that any user will experience will depend on considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user s job stream the I O configuration the storage configuration and the workload processed Therefore no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios stated here Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest currently supported drives available When referring to variable speed CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DVDs actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible XS003097 USEN 01 19 Pleas
18. controller Yes IMM Light path diagnostics support No Predictive Failure Analysis support Processors memory HDDs VRMs fans and power supplies Power supply size 920W universal autoswitching hot swap 58x F2x and CTO 670W universal autoswitching non hot swap all other models and CTO of power supplies standard maximum 1 2 redundant 58x F2x and CTO 1 1 nonredundant all other models of fans blowers standard maximum 3 3 hot swap nonredundant Heat emitted minimum maximum BTUs Watts 693 2 788 BTUs 203 817 Watts Maximum altitude 7 000 ft 16 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses X3400 M3 Specifications 2 133 m Operating temperature range 50 95 F 10 35 C up to 7 000 ft 2 133m Operating humidity range 8 80 Tower Tower Rack Rack Dimensions HWD weight 26 218mm W 271 3785kg 86 2iamm W 258 360 kg 30 2 767mm D min max 27 6 702mm D min max Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit Microsoft Operating systems supported Windows Server 2003 32 64 bit RHEL 6 32 64 bit with and without KVM RHEL 4 5 32 64 bit with and without Xen SLES 10 11 64 bit without Xen VMware vSphere 4 1 ee 3 years parts and labor
19. dware errors and it can perform hardware and software inventories and report inventory changes to IBM All information sent to IBM is stored in a highly secure database and used for improved problem determination Additional services include hardware warranty upgrades and factory installed Product Customization Services PCS such as asset tagging hardware integration software imaging and operating systems personalization IBM offers extensive technical support by phone and via the Web Support options include links to forums newsgroups problem submission online shopping support service offerings device drivers for all IBM product lines software downloads and even upcoming technical seminar worldwide schedules and registration Also available are remote installation configuration and usage support for System x and xSeries hardware and software as well as onsite custom services to provide the level of expertise you require IBM Maintenance and Technical Support solutions can help you get the most out of your IT investment by reducing support costs increasing availability and simplifying management with integrated support for your multiproduct multivendor hardware and software environment For more information on hardware maintenance software support solution support and managed support visit http ibm com services maintenance Key Options IBM options for System x servers help you take your servers to a higher level You can rel
20. e bays total available 11 10 54x 58x 62x 72x 19 18 F2x and via CTO D2x 7 6 22x 24x 32x 34x 42x 52x 56x A2x A4x B2x B4x C2x of HDD drive bays total available 8 8 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA 54x 58x 62x 72x D2x 4 4 3 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA 24x 34x 42x 52x 56x A4x B4x C2x 4 4 3 5 inch simple swap SATA 22x 32x A2x B2x 16 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA F2x and via CTO 8 8 3 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA via CTO of 5 25 inch bays total 3 2 SATA DVD ROM installed available 2 5 inch hot 2 5 inch hot 3 5 inch hot 3 5 inch hot 3 5 inch swap SAS swap SATA Bee rene simple swap aa 3TB ioe ae 8 Maximum HDD capacit ie Sie SATA pi pacity 4 x 2TB 4 x 2TB Sanda 8 x 600GB x 500GB Via CTO 16TB Via CTO 16TB 8 0TB 4 x 2TB sixteen drive sixteen drive 8 x 2TB 8 x 2TB models 9 6TB models 8TB 16 x 600GB 16 x 500GB 2 5 inch hot 3 5 inch hot 3 5 inch swap SAS swap SAS Soineh hot simple swap 125 9 300 2 5 inch hot 73 4 146 8 swap SATA SATA ee 10E swap SATA HDD capacities supported pe S 250 500GB EnA RPMs 300 450 1TB 2TB 250 500GB 1 7 GB 160 500GB 600GB 15K Ie 2TB 7 2K 3 4 146 8 7 2K RPMs 7 2K RPMs 15K RPMs RPMs RPMs y 600GB 7 2K RPMs Disk drive technology Hot swap SAS SATA Simple swap SATA of HDDs standard None of optical drives standard 1 SAT
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22. e swap SATA drives 8 3 5 inch hot swap drives available via CTO e Choice of disk storage Up to 8TB of 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA or simple swap SATA up to 8TB of 2 5 inch hot swap SATA up to 9 6TB of 2 5 inch hot swap SATA up to 16TB of 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA via CTO e High performance external expansion Eight 480Mbps USB 2 0 ports two front four rear two internal e Hardware based RAID support standard on hot swap models optional support for RAID 6 60 with full disk encryption and external storage e Six adapter slots standard with optional 7 or 8 slot Q One x16 x8 PCle Gen 2 slots 8GBps Two x8 x8 PCle Gen 2 slots 8GBps Two x8 x4 PCle Gen 2 slots 4GBps One 33MHz PCI slot SOOMBps Optionally one x8 x4 PCle Gen 1 slot or two 133MHz PCI X slots via CTO DODDO 1 For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty call 800 772 2227 in the U S In Canada call 800 426 2255 IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third party products or services including those designated as ServerProven or ClusterProven Telephone support may be subject to additional charges For warranties including onsite labor a technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely International warranty service is available in any country in which this product is sold 11 The x16 x8 Gen 2 slot can accept x1 x4 x8 or x16 adapters running at x1 x4 x8 or x8
23. e x8 Gen 2 physical x8 Gen 2 electrical slots GBps 2 full height full length 1 slot used by RAID card in most models of PCle x8 Gen 2 physical x4 Gen 2 electrical slots 4GBps 2 full height full length of PCle x8 Gen 1 physical x4 Gen 1 electrical slots 2GBps None standard 1 optional via CTO by adding a full height full length PCle extender card of PCI X 133 slots 1GBps None standard 2 optional via CTO by adding a full height full length PCI X extender card of 33MHz legacy PCI slots 1 full height half length of video ports 1 Video controller Matrox G200eV in IMM Video memory 16MB DDR2 SDRAM shared with IMM Maximum video resolution at 32 bit color 1024x768 resolution analog with a color depth of 32 bits at 85Hz 1440x900 resolution digital with a color depth of 32 bits at 60Hz Gigabit Ethernet controller 1 dual port Broadcom BCM5716 of Gigabit Ethernet ports 2 rear of Fast Ethernet ports via IMM 1 rear of RS485 ports None of serial ports 1 rear of parallel ports None USB attached of PS 2 mouse ports None USB attached of PS 2 keyboard ports None USB attached of USB 2 0 ports 8 total 6 external 2 front 4 rear ports plus 1 interna connector for tape drive and 1 internal connector for an embedded hypervisor on USB flash drive Integrated systems management
24. edia Key The x3400 M3 includes a plethora of systems management features built in The optional IMM Virtual Media Key not only offers powerful new features it does so without taking up a valuable PCle or PCI X adapter slot instead using a dedicated connector on the motherboard ServeRAID Controllers System x servers using ServeRAID technology allow companies to build a reliable foundation for business critical computing IBM ServeRAID technology allows an array consisting of multiple physical hard disk drives to be treated as one logical drive ServeRAID technology also allows data to be stored redundantly across multiple hard disk drives enhancing both the integrity and the availability of the data SAS and SATA ServeRAID controllers offer enhanced performance due to onboard processors and cache Because IBM ServeRAID controllers can help significantly improve data transfer rates this technology is extremely effective when implementing demanding transaction oriented applications By employing the advanced fault tolerance of IBM ServeRAID technology companies can effectively implement networked business systems that require large amounts of storage space for data and applications that must be available for their businesses to continue operating The ServeRAID BR10il V2 SAS SATA Controller offers RAID 0 1 1E support with up to 3Gbps per port The IBM ServeRAID M1015 x8 PCle and 6Gbps offers RAID 0 1 10 optionally RAID 5 with SED suppo
25. ensible Firmware Interface is the next generation of BIOS providing greater manageability and function Used in PCs for several years it is now moving into the server arena IBM is the first to incorporate UEFI in our new servers Features include gt Human readable event logs no more beep codes gt Complete out of band coverage by the Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup gt A complete setup solution allowing adapter configuration functions to be moved into UEFI gt Consistent firmware management across an entire product line e Integrated IPMI 2 0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors such as voltage and thermal conditions It also supports highly secure remote power control using data encryption e Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely and securely view x3400 M3 text messages over Serial or LAN e Integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support e The completely redesigned IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools including Active Energy Manager and Service and Support Manager In addition IBM Systems Director offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased availability When a problem is encountered IBM Systems Director can issue administrator alerts via e mail pager and other methods e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Ma
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27. es An external USB floppy drive may be used if needed Hot swap drives may be inserted or removed through the front of the server without powering off the system Simple swap drives may also be installed and removed through the front but requires powering off the server first For still more storage a direct attach NAS or SAN external expansion option can be added using an optional controller Large HDD Storage Capacity The x3400 M3 offers a choice of disk storage supporting up to 4 3 5 inch hot swap or simple swap Serial ATA II SATA drives 4 3 5 inch hot swap high performance Serial Attach SCSI SAS drives or 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA drives Eight 3 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA drive bays are available via CTO 3 5 inch Hot Swap SAS e 15 000 RPMs 73 4 146 8 300 450 or 600GB 2 4TB maximum standard 4 8TB via CTO e 7 200 RPMs 1TB or 2TB 8TB maximum standard 16TB via CTO 3 5 inch Hot Swap SATA Data transfer rates depend on many factors and are often less than the maximum possible Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses e 7 200 RPMs 250 or 500GB 1TB or 2TB 8TB 16TB via CTO 3 5 inch Simple Swap SATA e 7 200 RPMs 250 or 500GB or 2TB 8TB 8TB via CTO 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS e 7 200 RPMs 500GB 4TB 8 bays 8TB 16 bays e 10 000 RPMs 146 8 300 or 600GB 4 8TB 9 6T
28. h Chipkill ECC Error Checking and Correcting protection for high performance energy savings and reliability For even higher levels of availability the x3400 M3 also offers memory mirroring A dual port integrated high speed Gigabit Ethernet controller is standard as are high performance PCle adapter slots and a legacy PCI 32 slot to support legacy expansion cards All models offer impressive scalability including dual processor support and up to 128GB of memory Some models supports up to 8 or 2 5 inch hot swap Serial Attach SCSI SAS or Serial ATA II SATA II HDDs with up to 4TB capacity or up to 16 or 2 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA II HDDs with up to 8TB capacity Other models support up to 4 3 5 inch hot swap SAS HDDs with up to 2 4TB capacity or 4 3 5 inch hot swap or simple swap SATA HDDs with up to 8TB capacity For additional storage requirements Configure to Order CTO models are available with support for up to 8 3 5 inch hot swap SATA SAS HDDs or up to 16 2 5 inch HDDs For advanced performance and high availability the four drive hot swap x3400 M3 models include an IBM ServeRAID BR10il V2 controller providing RAID 0 1 1E support The IBM ServeRAID M1015 controller providing RAID 0 1 10 with an option to upgrade to RAID 5 is standard on 8 drive 2 5 inch models while the ServeRAID 5014 controller which provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support upgradeable to RAID 6 60 and includes 256GB of cache memory is standard on 16 dri
29. h interface Optional PCle adapters offering failover and load balancing between adapters are available for added throughput and increased system availability Integrated Ethernet ports e 3 Gb RJ45 Ethernet ports ideal for virtualization and I O intensive workloads e 2 ports standard for Gb Ethernet and plus 1 dedicated Fast Ethernet port for systems management e Primary performance improvement for data copying CPU where CPU utilization is 90 100 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses Onboard Broadcom 5716 Gigabit Ethernet controller provides two Gigabit ports supporting IEEE 802 3 for 1000Base T 100Base TX and 10Base T applications 802 3 802 3u 802 3ab over a CAT 5 twisted pair cable Other Features e Eight USB 2 0 ports Provides flexibility to add high speed external devices The USB 2 0 specification supports up to 480Mbps transfer rates Note Not all USB 2 0 devices are capable of achieving this rate Two ports are provided on the front of the server four are on the back one is internal to support a USB interface tape drive and one is internal to support a USB flash drive for an embedded hypervisor e Embedded hypervisor a USB port on the motherboard activated with an optional USB key for supporting VMware vSphere for virtualization e IMM Virtual Media Key This optional feature adds local and remote man
30. he fans speed up to maintain the proper ambient temperature When the temperature returns to a normal operating level the fans return to their default speed Why not simply run the fans at 100 capacity all the time For several good reasons to reduce the ambient noise reduce the wear and tear on the fans and reduce the server power draw The reduction in ambient noise and power draw may be relatively minor for a single server but put dozens or hundreds in a data center and it can make a big difference In addition the server uses hexagonal ventilation holes in the chassis Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing greater airflow through the system cover This cooling scheme is important because newer more powerful processors generate a significant amount of heat and heat must be controlled for the system to function properly Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller The x3400 M3 includes one dual port integrated Broadcom 5716 Gigabit Ethernet controller for up to 10X higher maximum throughput than a 10 100 Ethernet controller as well as support for PXE 2 0 remote boot and jumbo frames 9KB Jumbo Frames those larger than the standard frame packet size of 1 500 bytes can be more efficient dramatically increasing network performance and reducing server CPU overhead It also supports highly secure remote power management using IPMI 2 0 plus Wake on LAN and PXE Preboot Execution Environment flas
31. l failure and alert the administrator through IBM Systems Director This gives you the ability to replace the failing component before it fails resulting in increased uptime IBM Systems Director software for advanced workgroup management is included with the x3400 M3 IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools including Systems Director Active Energy Manager System and Support Manager and other tools System Availability a no charge download and Capacity Manager sold separately are available as add ons for additional server management and increased availability IBM Systems Director provides a single uniform graphical interface for all of these systems management functions IBM Systems Director enables you to customize thresholds and monitor system components for things like temperature voltage regulation etc to help maximize uptime Extensive System Support Features The IBM services and technical support portfolio provides world class consistent high quality service and support The x3400 M3 server offers a number of tools and services designed to make ownership a positive experience From the start IBM programs make it easier for you to plan for configure and purchase System x servers get them running and keep them running long term These features include IBM Express Portfolio IBM ServerProven the IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator IBM ServerGuide IBM
32. ly more functionality than past tools with the ability to add more tools to the bootable image and to automatically download the bootable environment if needed Bootable Media Creator allows you to create bootable CDs DVD and USB keys for updates customized to your systems IBM developed IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager to put control of system power saving features at the fingertips of administrators Active Energy Manager is designed to take advantage of new features such as monitoring power usage and balancing the performance of the system according to available power input It provides the ability to plan and predict power consumption based on your hardware configuration It also helps enable you to reduce the infrastructure required for redundancy by using fewer servers on smaller power feeds and potentially lowering your overall data center support costs It does this by inventorying all components then adding up the total power draw and tracking the usage It also includes power management and capping features to help administrators manage or reduce power usage Power capping is not available on the x3400 M3 Automatic Server Restart ASR helps reduce downtime by restarting the server automatically in the event of a system lockup ASR technology is a combination of hardware circuitry tied into the server s system reset function and a device driver As long as the server continues running the ASR watchdog timer will keep being re
33. nager an IBM exclusive is designed to take advantage of new system power management features by providing power monitoring features e The optional Virtual Media key provides IMM remote presence and it does this without consuming a valuable adapter slot Availability and Serviceability The x3400 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime e x3400 M3 servers offer Chipkill ECC memory protection when using x4 DIMMs standard on some models and optional on others Chipkill memory is up to 16X better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors This can help reduce downtime caused by memory errors e The x3400 M3 offers memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure e Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts Similarly the integrated ServeRAID BR10il V2 controller the optional IMM Virtual Media Key and the optional ServeRAID M5014 controller can be installed and serviced without tools This means less time and therefore less money spent servicing the x3400 M3 Additionally hot swap redundant HDDs and power supplies model dependent as well as Chipkill memory protection and mirrored memory mean greater system uptime while these components are being serviced e Environmental monitoring with fan speed control for temperature voltages fan failure power supply failure and power backplane failure e IPMI 2 0 sup
34. ng at 1 6GHz and up to 2 66GHz clock rates up to 5 86 Gigatransfers per second GTps and 80W maximum power draw For more advanced processing power a choice of 6 core processors up to 3 06GHz clock rates and 6 4 GTps with 95W power draw is available via CTO e Up to 128GB of high speed registered DDR 3 system memory e Five available high performance PCle adapter slots and one legacy PCI slot in all models Optionally a riser card supporting two PCI X 133 adapters or one additional PCle can be selected via Configure to Order CTO models e Upgrading to the ServeRAID M5014 or ServeRAID M5015 controller provides 256MB or 512MB of battery backed cache respectively to enable higher performance hardware RAID support and allows the x3400 M3 to offer five RAID levels standard RAID 0 1 10 5 50 and optionally 6 60 with Self Encrypting Disk e The eight USB 2 0 ports six external two internal are up to 40X faster than older USB 1 1 ports This provides speedy access to external HDDs non arrayed floppy drives flash drives optical drives tape drives and other USB devices Two ports are on the front of the unit and four are on the back e Up to 4 internal 3 5 inch simple or hot swap SATA or hot swap SAS HDDs or up to 16 2 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA drives plus 5 25 inch bays for a half or full high tape drive are standard CTO models are available to increase 3 5 inch storage support to a maximum of 8 3 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA d
35. ng information for specific configurations of System x and BladeCenter systems power input watts PDU sizing amps heat output BTUs airflow requirements through chassis CFM VA rating leakage current mA and peak inrush current amps IBM ServerGuide installed from CD simplifies the process of installing and configuring System x and xSeries servers ServerGuide goes beyond mere hardware configuration by assisting with the automated installation of the Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and 2003 operating systems device drivers and other system components with minimal user intervention Drivers are also included for support of Novell NetWare Red Hat Linux and SUSE LINUX This focus on deployment helps you reduce both your total cost of ownership and the complexity that administrators and technical personnel face IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager previously called IBM Electronic Service Agent is an innovative call home feature that allows System x and BladeCenter servers to automatically report hardware problems to IBM support which can even dispatch onsite service if necessary to those customers entitled to onsite support under the terms of their warranty or an IBM Maintenance Agreement Electronic Service Agent resides on a server and provides electronic support and problem management capabilities through a highly secure electronic dialogue between your systems and IBM It monitors networked servers for har
36. ocessors That can result in faster processing of latency sensitive workloads This new processor design comes with some trade offs in memory capacity performance and cost For example greater memory capacity comes with lower memory speed Alternatively it is possible to achieve the same memory capacity at lower cost but at a lower memory speed Regardless of memory speed the Xeon 5600 platform represents a significant improvement in memory bandwidth over the previous Xeon 5400 platform This improvement is mainly due to the dual integrated memory controllers and faster DDR 3 memory Throughput at 800MHz is 25 gigabytes per second GBps at 1066MHz it s 32GBps and at 1333MHz it s 35GBps The new Xeon 5600 series processor also supports low voltage LV 1 35V DIMMs Memory interleaving refers to how physical memory is interleaved across the physical DIMMs A balanced system provides the best interleaving A Xeon 5600 processor based system is balanced when all memory channels on a socket have the same amount of memory A memory rank is simply a segment of memory that is addressed by a specific address bit DIMMs typically have 1 2 or 4 memory ranks as indicated by their size designation e Atypical memory DIMM description is 2GB 4Rx8 DIMM e The 4R designator is the rank count for this particular DIMM 4R quad rank e The x8 designator is the data width of the rank It is important to ensure that DIMMs with appropriate number of ranks
37. ports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption This allows an administrator to restart a server without having to visit it in person saving travel time and getting the server back up and running quickly and securely It also adds new features to those provided by IPMI 1 5 including VLAN support Serial over LAN enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms RMCP and AES and a firmware firewall e Temperature controlled fans adjust to compensate for changing thermal characteristics At the lower speeds they draw less energy and suffer less wear Equally important in a crowded data center temperature controlled fans produce less ambient noise in the data center than if they were constantly running at full speed e The three year parts and labor limited onsite warranty offered on Machine Type 7379 helps afford you peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one year warranty does 4 Chipkill protection is supported with x4 DDR3 RDIMMs but not x8 RDIMMs For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty call 800 772 2227 in the U S In Canada call 800 426 2255 Telephone support may be subject to additional charges For warranties including onsite labor a technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely International warranty service is available in countries in which this product is sold Please see the Legal Information section for important notice
38. rd disk drives with RAID protection standard e Hot swap redundant power supplies model dependent High Performance Adapter Slots The x3400 M3 provides six adapter slots standard five PCle Gen 2 slots and one legacy PCI slot PCI Express Gen 2 is the next generation of high performance low latency serial I O bus Slot 2 is a x16 by 16 physical x8 electrical PCle PCI Express Gen 2 slot This means that although the slot runs at x8 Gen 2 speeds 8GBps it can accept a x16 Gen 2 adapter in the slot It is also capable of supporting x1 x4 x8 adapters at full speed In addition to this slot the x3400 M3 also includes two x8 physical x8 electrical Gen 2 slots GBps two x8 physical x4 electrical Gen 2 slots 4GBps and one 33MHz legacy PCI slot As part of a configure to order CTO build two choices of riser card can be added with either two 133MHz PCI X slots 8 total or one PCle x8 physical x4 electrical Gen 1 2GBps slot 7 total Slot 1 is a half length full height PCle slot slots 2 3 4 and 5 are full length full height PCle Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses slots and Slot 6 is a half length full height 33MHz legacy PCI slot The PCI X riser contains two full length full height slots Disk Tape Controllers All 3 5 inch hot swap x3400 M3 models include an integrated hardware based IBM ServeRAID BR10il V2 S
39. ries processor integrates the memory controller inside the processor resulting in two memory controllers in a 2 socket system Each memory controller has three memory channels Depending on the type of memory population of memory and processor model the memory may be clocked at 1066MHz or 1333Mhz Note lf only one processor is installed only the first eight DIMM slots can be used Adding a second processor not only doubles the amount of memory available for use but also doubles the number of memory controllers thus doubling the system memory bandwidth If you add a second processor but no additional memory for the second processor the second processor has to access the memory from the first processor remotely resulting in longer latencies and lower performance The latency to access remote memory is almost 75 higher than local memory access So the goal should be to always populate both processors with memory Xeon 5600 5500 Xeon 5600 5500 Processor 0 Processor 1 Memory Controller Memory Controller 1 16 DIMM population sequence D1 D16 DIMM slot assignments The E5603 E5606 E5607 and E5620 processors support up to 1066MHz clock speed Using 1066MHz memory where supported versus 800MHz offers up to 28 better performance X5650 through X5675 processors supporting up to 1333MHz clock speed are available via CTO Xeon 5600 series processors access memory with almost 50 lower latency than the earlier 5400 series pr
40. rives with no tape drive support and slim optical device only This translates into as much as 16TB of internal 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA 8GB of 3 5 inch simple swap SATA 9 6TB of 2 5 inch hot swap SAS or 8TB of 2 5 inch hot swap SATA storage providing tremendous internal storage capability along with full data backup Manageability Security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3400 M3 e The x3400 M3 includes an Integrated Management Module IMM to monitor server availability All models require Chipkill enabled DIMMs for Chipkill protection Data transfer rates may be less than the maximum possible Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses perform Predictive Failure Analysis etc and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts The IMM performs the functions of both the Baseboard Management Controller BMC of earlier systems and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II and is upgradeable to remote presence cKVM e An optional Virtual Media Key provides additional systems management capabilities including Web based out of band control virtual floppy and optical drive support Windows blue screen error capture LDAP and SSL support and remote redirection of PCI video text keyboard and mouse cKVM And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapter slot e UEFI The Unified Ext
41. rough a serial coherency link called QuickPath Interconnect QPI QPI is capable of 6 4 5 86 or 4 8 GTps gigatransfers per second depending on the processor model Six core Xeon processors contain six complete processor cores Processors contain one shared 12MB L3 cache The cache is dynamically allocated between the cores as needed The multiple cores appear to software as multiple physical processors Six core processors offer considerably higher performance than a same speed Xeon processor with two cores Turbo Boost Technology increases performance by translating the temperature power and current head room into higher frequency It will dynamically increase by 133MHz for short and regular intervals until the upper limit is met or the maximum possible upside for the number of active cores is reached The maximum frequency is dependent on the number of active cores The amount of time the processor spends in the Turbo Boost Technology state depends on the workload and operating environment providing the performance you need when and where you need it For example a 2 8GHz 6 core X5660 processor with 3 6 cores active can run the cores at 3 06GHz With only 1 or 2 cores active the same processor can run those cores at 3 2GHz Similarly a 2 40GHz 4 core E5620 processor can run at 2 53GHz or even 2 66GHz When the inactive cores are needed again they are dynamically turned back on and the processor frequency is adjusted accordingly Intelligen
42. rt The IBM ServeRAID M5014 x8 PCle and 6Gbps provides 256MB cache and RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optionally RAID 6 60 with SED and battery backup The IBM ServeRAID M5015 x8 PCle and 6Gbps has 512MB cache and RAID 0 1 10 5 50 optionally RAID 6 60 with SED and battery backup For external storage the ServeRAID MR10M coriroller provides RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support and 256MB of onboard cache and enables connection to up to four IBM System Storage EXP3000 SAS expansion units 48 HDDs total The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 5 and SED support to the ServeRAID M1015 Similarly the IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key adds RAID 6 60 with SED support to the M5014 and M5015 The IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Key adds battery backup support to the M5014 External Storage The IBM System Storage EXP810 expansion units as well as the DS3000 DS4000 and DS8000 series storage subsystems and N3000 N5000 N6000 and N7000 NAS systems comprise a powerful and broad shared storage family with integrated management software designed to meet midrange and enterprise needs External SAN iSCSI and direct attach storage is available using one of several IBM System Storage and TotalStorage host bus adapters Additionally external LAN attached tape storage is available f A 12 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses x3400 M
43. s and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses Key Features High Performance Xeon 5600 and 5500 Series Processors The x3400 M3 supports up to two high performance Intel Xeon processors allowing you to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require The x3400 M3 offers a choice of processor clock rates memory access speeds and power draw e 80W 6 core Xeon 5600 series models E5649 or E5645 at 2 53 or 2 4GHz respectively achieving up to 5 86GTps gigatransfers per second with 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technology e 80W 4 core Xeon 5600 series models E5640 E5630 E5620 E5606 or E5603 at 2 66 2 53 2 40 2 13 or 1 60GHz respectively achieving up to 5 86GTps gigatransfers per second with 12MB of L3 processor cache 1066MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technology e 80W 4 core Xeon 5600 series model E5607 at 2 26GHz achieving up to 5 86GTps gigatransfers per second with 12MB of L3 processor cache and 1066MHz memory access e 60W 6 core Xeon 5600 series model L5640 at 2 26GHz achieving up to 5 86GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technology e 40W 4 core Xeon 5600 series model L5630 at 2 13GHz achieving up to 5 86GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache 1066MHz memory acce
44. set but if the operating system crashes or the hardware freezes somehow the ASR software will be unable to reset the hardware timer If the timer is not reset within five minutes it automatically triggers the ASR hardware which immediately restarts the server and logs an ASR event with IBM Systems Director These features are designed so that no more than five minutes can pass before the server is restarted Wake on LAN permits the server to be remotely powered on if it has been shut off Once powered up the server can be controlled across the network using the Preboot Execution Environment PXE Like Wake on LAN PXE is system firmware It enables software such as the optional IBM Remote Deployment Manager to take control of a system before the BIOS operating system or applications are loaded using Wake on LAN PXE and lets an administrator perform many low level tasks remotely that would otherwise require a visit to each system These tasks may include such things as formatting a hard disk drive updating system firmware or deploying a Windows or Linux operating system Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3400 M3 text messages over serial or LAN An optional IMM Virtual Media Key adds graphical console redirection Predictive Failure Analysis PFA is designed to allow the system to detect impending failure of supported components processor memory HDDs fans VRM and power supplies before actua
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46. ss 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technology e 40W 4 core Xeon 5600 series model L5609 at 1 86GHz achieving up to 4 8GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache and 1066MHz memory access e 80W 4 core Xeon 5500 series models E5507 or E5506 at 2 26GHz or 2 13GHz respectively achieving up to 4 8GTps with 4MB of L3 processor cache and 800MHz memory access e 80W 2 core Xeon 5500 series model E5502 at 1 86GHz achieving up to 4 8GTps with 4MB of L3 processor cache and 800MHz memory access Other Xeon 5600 and 5500 series processors available via CTO include e 95W 6 core Xeon 5600 series models X5675 X5670 X5660 or X5650 at 3 06 2 93 2 80 or 2 66GHz respectively achieving up to 6 4GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache 1333MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technology e 80W 4 core Xeon 5500 series models E5540 E5530 and E5520 at 2 53 2 4 and 2 26GHz respectively achieving up to 5 86GTps with 8MB of L3 processor cache 1066MHz memory access 2 threads per core and Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technology e 80W 4 core Xeon 5500 series model E5504 at 2 0GHz achieving up to 4 8GTps with 4MB of L3 processor cache and 800MHz memory access With the Xeon 5600 Series processors Intel has diverged from its traditional Symmetric Multiprocessing SMP architecture to a Non Uniform Memory Access NUMA architecture The Xeon 5600 processors are connected th
47. t Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Intel s Virtualization Technology VT integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses DDR 3 Registered Memory with Chipkill ECC Protection The x3400 M3 ships with registered double data rate IIl DDR 3 memory and provides Active Memory features including advanced Chipkill memory protection optionally for up to 16X better error correction than standard ECC memory In addition to offering better performance than DDR 2 or fully buffered memory DDR 3 memory also uses less energy DDR 2 memory already offered up to 37 lower energy use than fully buffered memory Now a generation later DDR 3 memory is even more efficient using 22 less energy than DDR 2 memory The x3400 M3 supports up to 128GB of RDIMM registered DIMM memory in 16 DIMM slots or up to 48GB of UDIMM unbuffered DIMM memory in 12 slots Redesign in the architecture of the Xeon 5600 series processors bring radical changes in the way memory works in these servers For example the Xeon 5600 se
48. throughput respectively 12 The x8 x8 Gen 2 slots can accept x1 x4 or x8 adapters running at x1 x4 or x8 throughput respectively 13 The x8 x4 Gen 2 slots can accept x1 x4 or x8 adapters running at x1 x4 or x4 throughput respectively f 17 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses e Integrated DVD CD RW combo drive Manageability Serviceability and Availability e IBM Systems Director systems management software including Q Active Energy Manager Q Service and Support Manager e Integrated Management Module IMM Q IPMI 2 0 compliance including highly secure remote power control m Text console redirection systems management standard Q Combines former BMC and Remote Supervisor Adapter Il functions e Active Memory protection Q Advanced Chipkill ECC memory protection standard or optional model specific Q Memory mirroring e Support for highly available optional hardware based RAID 1 10 1E 5 50 6 60 arrays e Hot swap SAS SATA or simple swap SATA hard disk drives e Ultra efficient cooling incorporating Calibrated Vectored Cooling features Server Comparison Table The following table shows the suggested uses for the respective IBM System x tower servers including comparisons of the uses for which each server is best suited Important Nice to Have Can_do without ey Em C best w Better O Good Towers Requiremen
49. ts x DI D O amp g 2B F7z 2 8 gt Eao g P e 2 3 gt las o 188 PM SSE eR a Bal ao loz 2 3a 6 32 38 n S sile e lc g d m e S amp 8 2 Do g eal e 2S BS la sea E amp jaa lt joo ne Qo E Lei w 5 S OEL O cs 3 Key Workloads Cluster HPC Modeling amp Simulation High Performance DB Business Intelligence HPC Web 2 0 Web 3D Communities Commerce Collaboration Business Applications Database Email Collaboration Security Web Serving File amp Print Infrastructure Applications 18 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information The engine of growth for your emerging businesses For More Information IBM System x Servers IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager BM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool IBM Configuration and Options Guide IBM ServerProven Program Technical Support Other Technical Support Resources Legal Information IBM Corporation 2011 IBM Systems and Technology Group Dept U2SA 3039 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park NC 27709 Produced in the USA February 2011 All rights reserved Warranty Information For a copy of applicable product warranties write to Warranty Information P O Box 12195 RTP NC 27709 Attn D
50. ve 2 5 inch models Additional RAID support is optionally available via the IBM ServeRAID family of SAS SATA controllers The x3400 M3 ships as a tower unit a tower to rack option is available or CTO models can be ordered as a 5U rack mounted server to help save precious data center floor space Standard in the x3400 M3 is an Integrated Management Module IMM that enables users to manage and control the server easily both locally and using an optional Virtual Media Key remotely Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI is an evolutionary leap over legacy BIOS This high level of manageability is designed to keep costs down and the system up even when network usage increases These advanced features help maximize network availability by increasing uptime as do hot swap redundant HDDs Active Memory temperature controlled fans with Calibrated Vectored Cooling industry standard IPMI 2 0 support including highly secure remote power control and Serial over LAN as well as text console redirect over LAN With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as IBM Systems Director IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager ServerGuide andthe IMM the x3400 M3 is as equally well designed for a locally managed data center environment as for a remotely managed or stand alone environment while offering maximum availability For a balance of high performance two four or six core dual socket processing high availability
51. works much like disk mirroring The total memory is divided into two channels Data is written concurrently to both channels If a DIMM fails in one of the DIMMs in the primary channel it is instantly disabled and the mirrored backup memory in the other channel becomes active primary until the failing DIMM is replaced One half of total memory is available for use with mirroring enabled Note Due to the double writes to memory performance is affected Mirroring is handled at the hardware level no operating system support is required DDR3 memory is currently available in 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB RDIMMs or 1GB 2GB and 4GB UDIMMs DIMMs are installed individually not in pairs However for performance reasons in a 2 processor system it s best to install matching DIMMs for each processor Maximum memory capacity and speed in 2 processor configurations include DIMMs per Max Memory Memory Frequency hana Capacity Processors 1333MHz CTO only i ans eee UDI X5650 and above 1333MHz CTO only i COTE E ey X5650 and above 1066MHz ae indie aCe UCI E5603 and above 800MHz ae ie oui E5603 and above ne 12 BNS FE fant E3609 ES609and above Hot Swap Redundant Components System availability is maximized through the extensive use of hot swap and redundant components including e Redundant memory protection with memory mirroring enabled and optional Chipkill protection e Hot swap redundant ha
52. y on System x options to supply a complete solution for your business needs Options help you create an optimized server system to meet your data protection storage and availability needs Every IBM option is designed and tested for peak performance and flexibility helping to maximize your return on investment The combination of System x servers and options lets you keep your fingers on the pulse of your e business Processors The Intel Xeon processor provides high clock rates four cores 64 bit extensions a large cache and advanced features for availability and manageability Large cache size combined with fast 1333MHz or 1066MHz memory access and an integrated memory controller reduce memory latency and facilitates the movement of data 1333MHz support is available through CTO only Note System performance depends not only on the number of processors in the server but also on the power and functionality of each processor Adding a second processor may be a cost effective way to achieve significant performance improvements Memory Memory is a significant factor in systems application performance Adding more memory to a System x server is one of the most effective ways to increase application performance For best performance in a server with a 4 core or 6 core processor there should be 2X or 3X respectively as much memory available as for a 2 core processor Also models that ship without Chipkill memory can be upgraded to Chipkill
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