IBM X3400 M2 specifications Product Overview, Selling Features, Price/Performance, Product Guide

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Product Guide

May 2009

		IBM System x3400 M2
Product Overview		IBM System x3400 M2 provides flexible capabilities and
		outstanding performance that drives affordable business
		growth
CONTENTS		[Suggested uses: Small/medium businesses, large multilocation enterprises and bank branch offices
		seeking scalability, top performance and availability features at an entry-level price.]
Product Overview	1	The dual-socketIBM® System x3400 M2, incorporating IBM X-Architecture™features, provides
Selling Features	1	outstanding value to workgroups by combining scalable performance and availability features at an
		outstanding price. The x3400 M2 supports the latest quad- and dual-coreIntel® Xeon™ 5500 series
Key Features	3	(Nehalem) processors, designed with up to 1066MHz memory access and 8MB (4-core) or 4MB (two-
Key Options	9	core) of L2 cache and Hyper-Threading Technology, to help provide you with the computing power you
		need to match your business needs and growth. In addition, the x3400 M2 supports industry-standard
x3400 M2 Images	12	registered DDR-3memory with Chipkill™ ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) protection—for high
x3400 M2 Specifications	13	performance, energy savings, and reliability. For even higher levels of availability, the x3400 M2 also
		offers memory mirroring. A dual-portintegrated high-speed Gigabit Ethernet controller is standard, as
The Bottom Line	15	are high-performance PCIe adapter slots and a legacy PCI-32 slot to support legacy expansion cards.
Server Comparison Table 16		All models offer impressive scalability, including dual-processor support and up to 96GB of memory. Some
		models support eight high-performance 2.5-inchhot-swapSerial-Attach SCSI (SAS) HDDs with an
For More Information	17	internal storage capacity of up to 2.4TB. Other models support up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap Serial
		ATA II (SATA II) hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to 3.0TB1, or up to four 3.5-inch high-
Legal Information	17	performance hot-swapSerial-Attach SCSI (SAS) drives with an internal storage capacity of 1.2TB, or up
		to four hot-swapSATA II hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to 4.0TB. For additional performance
		and high availability, the hot-swap x3400 M2 models include an IBM ServeRAID®-BR10icontroller,
		providing RAID-0/1/1Esupport. Additional RAID support is available via the optional IBM ServeRAID™
		family of SAS/SATA controllers, which support RAID-1/1E/10/5/6, and even full-drive hardware
		encryption. The x3400 M2 ships as a tower unit; CTO models can be ordered as a 5U rack-mounted
		server to help save precious data center floor space.
		Standard in the x3400 M2 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-standardIPMI 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™, and the IMM, the x3400 M2 is 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 dual-core, dual-socket processing, high availability and vast internal
		SAS storage at a budget price, the x3400 M2 is the ideal system.
Selling Features		Price/Performance
		The x3400 M2 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce product and operating costs:

•Up to two 4-coreXeon 5500 Series processors and 8MB or 4MB of shared cache per processor, offer superior performance capable of tackling the toughest jobs. 64-bit extensions provide the flexibility to run 32-bit and 64-bit applications concurrently. Xeon 5500 series processors offer up to 225% better performance than the previous-generation 5400 series processors and up to 900% better performance

1 GB 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.

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