IBM X3500 specifications The Bottom Line, x3500 Specifications

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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