IBM System x3100 M4
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IBM System x3100 M4
IBM Redbooks Product Guide
The System x3100 M4 single socket tower server is designed for small businesses and first-time server
buyers looking for a solution to improve business efficiency. It delivers several IBM® innovative features
in a compact mini 4U form factor with a competitive price. The IBM System x3100 M4 provides
next-generation performance in an innovative and compact design with flexible configuration options,
built-in security, and systems management capabilities. It leverages the next-generation dual-core and
quad-core Intel Xeon processor technology.
Suggested uses: Retail/kiosks, and SMBs, looking for file and printer servers, Web serving, small
business infrastructure, and virtual desktops for small workgroups.
Figure 1. The IBM System x3100 M4
Did you know?
The System x3100 M4 server is a compact, cost-effective, single-processor tower or rack-mountable
server that has been optimized to provide outstanding availability, manageability, and performance
features to small-to-medium-sized businesses, retail stores, or distributed enterprises. It supports the
latest Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 family of processors (formerly codenamed "Ivy Bridge") for applications that
require performance and stability, as well as Core i3, Pentium and Celeron processors for applications
that require lower cost.
The system includes features not typically seen in this class of system, such as standard, embedded
RAID-0/1, remote control capabilities even when the machine is powered off, and Predictive Failure
Analysis (PFA) on processor and memory.
