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IBM System x3200 M3

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The RAID controllers listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures.

Table 17. RAID controllers for external storage expansion enclosures

Part
number

Description

Maximum quantity 
supported

46M0830 

ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller

1

46M0930 

ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key*

1 per one M5025

81Y4426

ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key*

1 per one M5025

* Note: The Advanced Feature Key and Performance Accelerator Key cannot be used at the same time. Only one 
key can be installed onto a RAID controller.

The ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

Two Mini-SAS external connectors 

Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 

Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key

Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key

6 Gbps throughput per port

PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface 

Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller

512 MB of onboard cache

Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention

Supports connectivity to the EXP3000, EXP2512, and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures

For more information, see the 

ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x 

at-a-glance 

guide: 

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0739.html?Open

 

The external SAS cables listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures 
and M5025 RAID controllers.

Table 18. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures

Part
number

Description

Maximum quantity supported per 
enclosure*

39R6531

IBM 3 m SAS Cable

1

39R6529

IBM 1 m SAS Cable

1

* Note: The EXP3000 enclosures can be chained with each other. In such a case, one cable is used to connect first 
EXP3000 to the RAID controller, and every consecutive EXP unit is connected to the previous one by one cable. 

 

Summary of Contents for System x3200 M3

Page 1: ...and medium businesses distributed large enterprises retail banking and insurance companies seeking scalability top performance and enterprise class availability features at an entry level price Figure...

Page 2: ...pplication requirements with these features Tower design that can be converted to a 5U rack system if needed A choice of 2 core or 4 core processors with clock rates up to 3 06 GHz Six DIMM sockets al...

Page 3: ...he System x3200 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime The x3200 M3 servers offer ECC memory protection This can help reduce downtime caused by memory errors T...

Page 4: ...and voltage regulator devices and power supplies The x3200 M3 uses hexagonal ventilation holes in the chassis Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airf...

Page 5: ...IBM System x3200 M3 5 Locations of key components Figures 2 and 3 show the front and rear of the server Figure 2 Front view of the System x3200 M3 Figure 3 Rear view of the System x3200 M3...

Page 6: ...IBM System x3200 M3 6 Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server Figure 4 Inside view of System x3200 M3...

Page 7: ...GB 2 5 SAS HDDs or up to 12 TB with 3 TB 3 5 SATA HDDs Intermix of SAS SATA is not supported RAID support No RAID support on integrated SATA controller used on simple swap standard models RAID 0 1 1E...

Page 8: ...Service and support Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs 24x7 NBD or 4 hours onsite repair 1 year or 2 year warranty extension remote technical support for IBM hardware and...

Page 9: ...C 3 MB 1333 MHz 1x 1 GB UDIMM Integrated SATA 4x 3 5 SS SATA Open 2x GbE DVD 1x 401W 7327 7328 B2x 1x Core i3 540 3 06 GHz 2C 4 MB 1333 MHz 1x 1 GB UDIMM Integrated SATA 4x 3 5 SS SATA Open 2x GbE DVD...

Page 10: ...A 2x 500 GB 2x GbE Multi burner 1x 401W Russia Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 7328 KAG 1x Pentium G6950 2 80 GHz 2C 3 MB 1333 MHz 1x 2 GB UDIMM BR10il v2 4x 3 5 HS SAS SATA Open 2x GbE Multi b...

Page 11: ...511 Intel Xeon X3470 2 93 GHz 4C 8 MB 1333 MHz 95W 0741 Intel Xeon X3480 3 06 GHz 4C 8 MB 1333 MHz 95W Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal System x performance...

Page 12: ...or two single rank or dual rank UDIMM per channel are installed The following table lists the memory options supported by the server Table 5 Memory options Part number Feature code Description Maximum...

Page 13: ...IBM 2TB 7200 NL SATA 3 5 SS HDD 4 3 5 SATA HDD simple swap 43W7622 5559 IBM 1TB 7 2K SATA 3 5 Simple Swap HDD 4 39M4514 5288 500GB 3 5 Simple Swap SATA II 4 3 5 inch NL SAS hot swap 81Y9758 A281 IBM...

Page 14: ...B 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 2 5 inch NL SAS hot swap 81Y9690 A1P3 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 81Y9730 A1AV IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 90Y8953 A2XE IBM 500GB 7 2K...

Page 15: ...l v2 RAID controller and ServeRAID H1110 occupy the dedicated PCI E slot on x3200 M3 and does not consume regular PCI expansion slots However M1015 M5014 M5015 and MR10i RAID controllers occupy one of...

Page 16: ...the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit The ServeRAID M5015 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Two Mini SAS internal connectors Supports RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and 50 Supports RAID 6 an...

Page 17: ...r Feature code Description Maximum supported 39M5636 5395 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 1 43W8478 5393 IBM 400 800GB HH LTO3 SAS Tape Drive 1 44E8895 5397 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive...

Page 18: ...CD R 48X CD RW 40X DVD ROM single layer 16X DVD ROM dual layer 12X DVD R 4 7 GB 16X DVD R DL 12X DVD R 16X DVD R DL 12X DVD RW 4 7 GB 12X DVD RW 12X DVD RAM 4 7 9 4 GB 6X Half High SATA multiburner su...

Page 19: ...ConnectX 2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2 49Y7950 A18Z Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x 2 95Y3751 A348 Emulex Dual Port VFAII Adapter FCoE iSCSI License for IBM Syst...

Page 20: ...A for IBM System x 2 42D0485 3580 Emulex 8Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0510 3579 QLogic 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0501 3578 QLogic 8Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System...

Page 21: ...76 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4 1 41Y8287 3033 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4 1 1 41Y8300 A2VC IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 1 41Y8307 A383 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5...

Page 22: ...starts the server when the IMM detects an operating system hang condition A system administrator can use the blue screen capture to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition The following...

Page 23: ...al V ac 50 60 Hz 3 0 A Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately Minimum configuration 0 050 kVA Maximum configuration 0 550 kVA BTU output Ship configuration 171 Btu hr 50 watts Full configuration 102...

Page 24: ...erprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64 EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64 EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS HPC for AMD64...

Page 25: ...ux software VMware IBM Systems Director The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail Table 14 Warranty service definitions Term Description IBM onsite repair IOR A service...

Page 26: ...nal standards Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318 22 99 GOST R 51318 24 99 GOST R 51317 3 2 2006 GOST R 51317 3 3 99 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950...

Page 27: ...xternal expansion enclosures Table 16 Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures Part 1 Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure EXP3000 Hot Swap SATA 3 5 Hard Dr...

Page 28: ...5 hard drives 49Y1841 146 GB 15K RPM 6 Gb SAS 24 49Y1836 300 GB 10K RPM 6 Gb SAS 24 49Y1952 300 GB 10K RPM 6 Gb SAS SED 24 49Y1851 500 GB 7 2K RPM 6 Gb NL SAS 24 49Y2048 600 GB 10K RPM 6 Gb SAS 24 81Y...

Page 29: ...al M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key 6 Gbps throughput per port PCI Express 2 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller 512 MB of onboard cache Intelligent Li Ion based...

Page 30: ...ss Dual Controller Storage System 1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System 1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A4S IBM System...

Page 31: ...re 87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord 8767HNX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord Tape enclosure adapters with cables 44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit 40K259...

Page 32: ...e Library with LTO4 HH SAS drive rack mount kit 3572S5R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO5 HH SAS drive rack mount kit 35732UL TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U Driveless 35734UL TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U...

Page 33: ...oE IBM System Networking 10 Gb top of rack switches 7309DRX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS Rear to Front 7309DFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS Front to Rear 7309BD5 IBM System Net...

Page 34: ...UPS 100 V 120 V 53953JX IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53953KX IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 230 V 53956AX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53956KX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 230 V 53959KX...

Page 35: ...37 IBM 0U 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Enterprise PDUs 71762MX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71762NX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71763MU IBM Ultra...

Page 36: ...ack PDU with UK LC 39Y8958 DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS NZ LC 39Y8959 DPI Universal Rack PDU with China LC 39Y8962 DPI Universal Rack PDU Argentina 39Y8960 DPI Universal Rack PDU Brazil 39Y8961 DPI...

Page 37: ...andard Rack 93074RX IBM 42U Standard Rack 93074XX IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension 93084EX IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack 93084PX IBM 42U Enterprise Rack 93604EX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Expansio...

Page 38: ...ger GCM16 1754A2X 1754HC4 fc 0726 IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager LCM16 1754A1X 1754HC3 fc 0725 IBM Local 1x8 Console Manager LCM8 Console cables 43V6147 3757 IBM Single Cable USB Conversion Option UCO...

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