IBM X3200 M3 Availability and Serviceability, Key Features, Multicore Intel Processors

An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performance and data protection for small, medium, and large businesses

• 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.

• Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3200 M3 text messages over Serial or LAN.

• The completely redesigned IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management. IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, Service and Support Manager, and others. 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.

• IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, an IBM-exclusive, is designed to take advantage of new system power management features, by providing actual realtime energy monitoring and reporting features. The optional (CTO/special bid) 431W hot-swap power supply is AEM-supported.

• The x3200 M3 optionally supports remote presence/concurrent KVM (cKVM) and concurrent

media (cMedia) access by multiple administrators at once, via the IMM. This feature requires an upgrade, via the Virtual Media Key.

• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 support.

Availability and Serviceability

The x3200 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly, the Virtual Media Key and the ServeRAID-BR10ilcontroller can be installed and replaced without tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3200 M3. Similarly, hot- swap/redundant HDDs, fan modules and power supplies, as well as online mirrored memory, mean greater system uptime while these components are being serviced.

• A lighted LED beside each DIMM slot indicates a working DIMM. When a DIMM fails, the LED goes out. This.quickly leads the technician to the failed DIMM and simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution and helps increase server availability.

• Integrated RAID-1/1E disk mirroring standard in hot-swap models enable the server to keep operating in the event of a failure to any one drive. (RAID-1E, an IBM exclusive, supports mirroring of an odd number of drives.)

• IPMI 2.0 supports 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+, AES) and a firmware firewall.
	• The three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty5 offered on selected models (Machine
	Type 7328) offers peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does.
Key Features	Multicore Intel Processors
	The x3200 M3 supports one of the latest Intel Xeon 3400 Series processors, allowing you to choose
	the most appropriate processor for your business needs. The x3200 M3 offers a choice of processor
	clock rates, memory access speeds and power draws:
	• 95W quad-core Xeon processor models X3430, X3440, X3450, X3460, or X3470* running at 2.4,
	2.53. 2,66. 2.8, or 2.93GHz (respectively), with 64-bit extensions, efficient power draw (23.75W per
	core), a 1333MHz FSB, 8MB of L3 processor cache, and Turbo Boost Technology
	• 73W dual-core Core i3 processor models 530 or 540* running at 2.93GHz or 3.06GHz (respectively),
	with 64-bit extensions, reduced power draw (36.5W per core), a 1333MHz FSB, plus 4MB of L3
	processor cache
	• 73W dual-core Pentium processor model G6950* running at 2.8GHz, with 64-bit extensions, reduced
	power draw (36.5W per core), a 1066MHz FSB, plus 3MB of L3 processor cache
	• 73W dual-core Celeron processor model G1101 running at 2.26GHz, with 64-bit extensions, reduced
	power draw (36.5W per core), a 1066MHz FSB, plus 2MB of L3 processor cache
	* Processor available via Configure-to-Order (CTO) process.
	The dual-core processors contain two complete processor cores; quad-core processors, similarly,
	contain four cores. The processors also contain one shared cache. The shared cache is dynamically
	allocated between cores as needed. The cores appear to software as physical processors. The two-core

5For 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 any country in which this product is sold.

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