IBM eServer x3200 M3 manual

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 1 Product G uide October 201 0 IBM Sy stem x3200 M3 Product Overview CONTE NTS Product Overview 1 Selling Fe atures 2 Key Featu[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 2 Systems Director , IBM Systems D irector A ctive En ergy M anager ™ , and IBM ServerGui de ™ , th e x3200 M3 is designed [...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 3 C o ntroll er (mB MC) of ear lier s y st ems and the R emote S upervis or Adapter II and is upgrad eable to re mote pres ence[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 4 Key Features M u lticore Int el Proce sso rs The x3200 M3 s upports one o f th e latest In tel Xeon 3400 S eries process o rs[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 5 DIMMs. R DIMM s are avail able in ki ts c on sist ing o f one 1G B DI MM o r two 1G B , 2GB , 4G B , or 8GB DI MMs. Mi xing U[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 6 • 7,200 RP Ms — 16 0 or 50 0GB ( 4T B ) Notes: E nterpris e-class 50 0GB or higher SATA driv e s off er increas ed reliab[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 7 • IBM RDX R emov able Hard Disk St orage Sy stem (US B)— extern al version als o avail able • IBM HH 4 00/800G B LTO- 3[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 8 Product C ustomiz ation S e r vices and ext ensive t e c hnical s upp o rt off erings. The IBM S erver P r oven program provi[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 9 • System di agnostic LE D c ontrol (p ower, HDD, a c ti vity, ale rts, hear tbeat) • IPMI ov er LAN • Serial Ov er LAN [...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 10 Text Conso le Red irection su pport allows th e admi nistrator t o remot ely view x3200 M3 text mess age s over s erial or L[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 11 Power Sup ply — A s e c ond high- effic ien c y redun dant 43 0W power s uppl y is avail able f o r the x3200 M3. (Mod el-[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 12 Interior V iew x3200 M3 Specifi ca tions M achine type 7327-22x, 32x, 4 2x, 54x, 6 2x, A2x, B2x, C 1x, C2x ( 1 yr. w arranty[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 13 x3200 M3 Specifi ca tions Standard / maximu m me mory 8 2GB (2 x 1GB) / 32G B R DIMM , 16GB UDIMM (42 x , 5 4x, 62 x, C1x/C2[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 14 x3200 M3 Specifi ca tions # of P CI-E x8/ x8 Gen 2 slots (8GBps) 2 full-hei ght/full-l ength # of P CI-E x4/ x4 Gen 2 slots [...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 15 x3200 M3 Specifi ca tions Operating humidity rang e 8-80% Dimension s (HW D) / weight 17.25” (438 .2mm) H 8.5” (215.9 mm[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 16 M anageability, S erviceability and Availabi lity • IBM Syste ms Direct or s y st ems m anagemen t s o ft war e , i ncludi[...]

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    An affordabl e single-soc ket, quad-cor e server w ith high p erformance and data protection for small, med ium, and large business es Please see the Le gal Informa tion se ction for i mportan t no tices and infor mation . 17 For Mo re Inf ormation IBM S y st em x S ervers htt p:// ibm.com /s y st ems/x IBM S y st ems Dir e c t o r Servic e and Sup[...]