IBM X3500 specifications x3500 Specifications

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

	x3500 Specifications
	73.4, 146.8GB — 15K
	RPMs
# of HDDs standard		None
# of optical drives standard	1 DVD-ROMCombo (16X, in dedicated 5.25" bay)
# of diskette drives standard		None (USB-attach)
Internal tape drives supported	One full-high(uses two 5.25” bays), or
	One half-high(uses one 5.25” bay)
Disk drive technology		Hot-swap SAS
Integrated disk controller	Eight-port Adaptec 9580W SAS/SATA
# of disk drives supported per port	1
Integrated RAID controller / cache	ServeRAID-8k(256MB standard)—internal SAS/SATA
Optional RAID controller / cache	ServeRAID-8s(256MB standard)—external SAS/SATA
# of adapter slots total / available	6 / 6
# of PCI-E x8 slots (4GBps)		2 full-height/full-length
# of PCI-E x4 slots (2GBps)		1 full-height/half-length
# of PCI-X/133 slots (1GBps)		2 full-height/full-length
# of 33MHz legacy PCI slots		1 full-height/half-length
# of video ports	1
Video controller		ATI Radeon ES1000
Video memory		16MB SDRAM
Maximum video resolution at 32-bit	1024 x 768 x 32-bit color at 75Hz
color
Gigabit Ethernet controller	Broadcom BCM5721 and BCM5721J
# of Gigabit Ethernet ports		2 (rear)
# of RS485 ports		None
# of serial ports		2 (rear)
# of parallel ports		None (USB-attached)
# of PS/2 mouse ports	1
# of PS/2 keyboard ports	1
# of USB 2.0 ports	4 external (2 front, 2 rear) ports, plus 1 internal USB connector for tape drive
Integrated systems management		Yes (BMC)
controller
Optional systems management	Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
adapter
Light path diagnostics support	Yes, with externally viewable panel
Predictive Failure Analysis support	Processors, memory, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), HDDs, power supplies (plus
	fans, when an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter SlimLine II is used)
Power supply size	835W universal, autoswitching
# of power supplies standard /	1 / 2
maximum
Hot-swap/redundant power supported	Yes / Yes (with two power supplies installed)
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