IBM System x3400 M3
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For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=hba
PCIe SSD adapters
The server does not support High IOPS SSD adapters.
Power supplies
The server supports either one 670 W AC fixed power supply or up to two 920 W AC hot-swap redundant
power supplies, providing N+N redundancy. Standard models come with one power supply, either fixed or
hot-swap, depending on the model as listed in Table 2. For models with one 920 W AC hot-swap
redundant power supply, you can add a second power supply by ordering the option listed in the following
table.
Note:
If the server has a 670 W fixed power supply installed, then only up to four 3.5-inch drives can be
installed or up to eight 2.5-inch drives can be installed.
Table 13. Power supplies
Part number
Feature code
Description
Maximum supported
44X0381
5056
IBM Redundant Power Supply for x3400/3500
2 (One power supply comes
standard with every model.)
The power supply ships without a line cord. A line cord must be ordered separately (country-specific).
Note
: Power supply option 44X0381 is for both the x3400 M3 and the x3500 M3. The power supply option
includes three fans however these fans are only for use with the x3500 M3. They are not used in the
x3400 M3. (The x3400 M3 includes physical space for the fans but there is no electrical connection for the
fans in the x3400 M3.)
Integrated virtualization
The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in a USB socket
inside the server. The following table lists the virtualization options.
Table 14. Virtualization options
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
41Y8278
1776
IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4
1
41Y8287
3033
IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4.1
1
41Y8296
A1NP
IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1
1
41Y8300
A2VC
IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5.0
1
41Y8307
A383
IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1
1
41Y8311
A2R3
IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5.1
1
