IBM X3500 Hot-swap/redundant fans supported, Heat emitted minimum/maximum, BTUs Maximum altitude

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Astable, long-life, dual-socket, dual- and quad-core SMP server, offering high-performance, massive capacity and outstanding availability

 

 

x3500 Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of fans/blowers standard / maximum

3 (with one power supply installed) / 6 (with redundant power installed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hot-swap/redundant fans supported

Yes / Yes (with two power supplies installed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat emitted: minimum/maximum

2,013 / 2,951

 

 

 

BTUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum altitude

7,000 ft;

 

 

 

2,133 m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating temperature range

50 – 95º F; 10 – 35º C (up to 7,000 ft / 2,133m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating humidity range

8-80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.3” (439.4mm) H

 

 

 

 

Dimensions (HWD) / weight

8.6” (218.4mm) W

 

75 lb (maximum)

 

29.4” (747mm) D

 

34.0 kg

 

 

 

 

 

30.4” (772mm) D (with redundant power)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit,

 

Operating systems supported

Windows 2000 Server (Standard/Enterprise Editions), RHEL 3/4 32/64-bit, SLES 9

 

 

32/64-bit, Novell Open Enterprise Server (NetWare 6.5), VMware ESX Server 2.5/3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length of limited warranty

3 years (parts and labor)9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bottom Line

The x3500 is an extremely powerful system, incorporating leading-edge industry-standard features and adding IBM-unique innovations:

Performance

High-throughput processors 1.6 to 3.0GHz quad-core or 1.6 to 3.0GHz dual-core Xeon processors

Large cache 12MB, 8MB or 4MB of L2 processor cache

64-bit extensions (EM64T)

Leading-edge front-side bus — Up to 1333MHz FSB (model-specific)

Fast memory Fully buffered 667MHz PC2-5300 DDR II ECC memory standard with two-way or four-way interleaving

Fast disk technology — Integrated Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) controller and slotless hardware- based RAID controller with 256MB of onboard cache

Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers

Fast I/O PCI-E x8 and x4 and PCI-X/133 adapter slots

Flexibility

Large memory capacity 48GB of fully buffered memory, using 12 DIMMs

High-capacity disk storage — Up to 2.4TB of internal hot-swap 3.5-inchSAS storage, or up to 6.0TB of hot-swap 3.5-inchSATA storage (using eight drives), or up to 1.76TB of internal hot- swap 2.5-inchSAS storage (using twelve drives)

Support for an optional half-high or full-high internal tape drive (in addition to the 8 or 12 HDDs)

High-performance external expansion five 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, two rear, one internal)

Hardware-based RAID-0/1/10/1E/5/6support standard

Six available adapter slots —

￿Two x810 PCI-Eslots (4GBps)

￿One x411 PCI-Eslots (2GBps)

￿Two 133MHz PCI-X slots (1GBps)

9For 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.

10The x8 slots can accept x1, x4 or x8 adapters running at x1, x4 or x8 throughput, respectively.

11The x4 slot can accept x1, x4 or x8 adapters; however x8 adapters will be limited to x4 throughput.

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Contents IBM System Flexibility ManageabilityRMCP+, SHA-1, AES and a firmware firewall Availability and ServiceabilityHigh-Performance Xeon Processors High-Performance Adapter Slots DDR II ECC Fully Buffered Memory with Chipkill ProtectionHot-Swap/Redundant Components Drive Bays Large HDD Storage CapacityDisk/Tape Controllers Other Features Internal BackupLight Path Diagnostics Dual Gigabit Ethernet ControllersRack Cable Management and KVM Console Switching Extensive System Support FeaturesAdvanced Systems Management Capabilities Key Options LevelPage Serial PortRear Fan Ports Ethernet Port Locking Cover KeyDual-core Intel Xeon Maximum processor power drawE54xx/X54xx E53xx 33GHz E5410 86GHz E5320 51xx# of power supplies standard Maximum Maximum video resolution at 32-bitPower supply size # of diskette drives standardLength of limited warranty Operating temperature rangeDimensions HWD / weight Hot-swap/redundant fans supportedActive Memory protection One 33MHz legacy PCI slotIntegrated Baseboard Management Controller BMC Online hot-spare memory, or Memory mirroringFor More Information

X3500 specifications

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