IBM System x3500 M3 (Withdrawn) Product Guide (withdrawn product)

The IBM System x3500 M3 delivers performance and reliability for demanding distributed environments that rely on 24x7 availability and uptime of mission-critical applications. With dual-socket computing power and support for up to 8-core processor performance at lower per-core power consumption, the x3500 M3 offers leading-edge capacity, maximum high-speed I/O scalability, and reliability.

Note: The x3500 M3 has been withdrawn from marketing and is no longer available for ordering from IBM. Consider the x3500 M4 as a suitable replacement.

Introduction

The IBM System x3500 M3 delivers performance and reliability for demanding distributed environments that rely on 24x7 availability and uptime of mission-critical applications. With dual-socket computing power and support for up to 6-core processor performance at lower per-core power consumption, the x3500 M3 offers leading-edge capacity, maximum high-speed I/O scalability, and reliability.

Figure 1 shows the IBM System x3500 M3.

Figure 1. The IBM System x3500 M3

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Models of the x3500 M3 offer impressive scalability, including dual-processor support, up to 192 GB of memory, and the capability to expand internal storage up to 12 TB with 24 high-performance 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS HDDs. Comprehensive systems management tools, Predictive Failure analysis, and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service, and manage.

Key features

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Performance

The x3500 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs:

Up to two 6-core Xeon 5600 series processors offering superior performance. Xeon 5600 series processors offer up to 54% better performance than the previous generation 5500 series processors (workload dependent).
16 DIMMs of registered 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC memory provide speed, high availability, and a memory capacity of up to 192 GB.
High-performance 6 Gbps SAS RAID controllers and 15K RPM 6 Gbps SAS disk drives in a variety of capacities to suit your local storage requirements.
The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of or along with traditional spinning drives (HDDs) can significantly improve I/O performance. An SSD can support 20,000 I/O operations per second (IOPS) whereas a typical HDD handles fewer than 500 IOPS.

Flexibility and scalability

The x3500 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements with these features:

A choice of 4-core or 6-core processors with clock rates from 1.6 GHz to 3.6 GHz.
16 DIMM sockets allowing memory expansion of up to 192 GB.
Up to two redundant hot-swap 920 W AC power supplies.
Seven USB 2.0 ports available - two front, four rear, and one internal for an embedded hypervisor.
The tower chassis can be converted to a 5U rack-mount chassis with the optional tower-to-rack conversion kit.
Storage bay flexibility: Up to 24 hot-swap 2.5" drive bays for SAS or SATA HDDs, or solid-state drives (intermixing supported) in addition to a bay for an internal optical drive.
Direct-attach SAS storage with the EXP2512, EXP2524, and EXP3000 storage enclosures is supported. IBM System Storage servers, including network-attached storage (NAS), and iSCSI or Fibre Channel-attached storage, can also be attached.
Up to eight PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 I/O slots for increased network or storage connectivity. Optional PCI-X slots for specialized adapters.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3500 M3:

The x3500 M3 includes an Integrated Management Module (IMM) to monitor server availability, perform Predictive Failure Analysis, and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts.
An optional Virtual Media Key enables additional systems management capabilities, including web-based out-of-band remote control (keyboard video and mouse), remote optical drive support, Windows “blue screen” error capture, and support for LDAP and SSL protocols.
Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3500 M3 text messages over Serial or LAN connections.
Integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) next-generation BIOS. New capabilities include:
- Human readable event logs — no more beep codes.
- Complete out-of-band coverage by the Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup.
- A complete setup solution, allowing adapter configuration functions to be moved into UEFI.
Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 support.
Industry-standard AES NI support for faster, stronger encryption.
Integrated IPMI 2.0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as voltage and thermal conditions. It also supports highly secure remote power control using data encryption.
IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management. IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, IBM Service and Support Manager, and others. IBM Systems Director also offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased availability. When a problem is encountered, IBM Systems Director can issue administrator alerts via email, pager, and other methods.
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced power management features with actual real-time energy monitoring, reporting, and capping features.

Availability and serviceability

The System x3500 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

The x3500 M3 servers offer Chipkill ECC memory protection (when using x4 DIMMs). Chipkill memory is up to 16 times better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors. This can help reduce downtime caused by memory errors.
The server offers memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable memory failure.
The server supports up to two redundant hot-swap 920 W AC power supplies.
Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as HDDs and memory. Similarly, the Virtual Media Key and the ServeRAID controller can be installed and replaced without tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3500 M3.
The server offers hot-swap and redundant fan modules and power supplies and hot-swap disk drives (redundant when implemented in conjuction with a RAID controller). These features mean greater system uptime.
Toolless slides ship with the server, together with a cable management arm (CMA), that allows the rack server to easily slide into place.
A light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed (or failing) components. This simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve system availability.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
The three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty provides peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does.

Energy efficiency

The System x3500 M3 has an energy-efficient design with features including the following:

Low-voltage processors draw less energy and produce less waste heat than high-voltage processors, thus helping to reduce data center energy costs. Available 4-core Xeon 5600 series processors use only 40 W and 6-core processors consume as little as 60 W.
Optional solid-state drives (SSDs) use only 2 W of power per drive, compared to 9 - 10 W for 2.5-inch HDDs. This is as much as 80% less power than a 2.5-inch HDD would use, with a corresponding reduction in heat output that further improves the overall bottom line.
Support for 1.35 V low-voltage DDR3 memory DIMMs that consume 20% less energy.
Energy-efficient components, including low-voltage transistors and voltage regulator modules, and power supplies that are up to 90% efficient.
The x3500 M3 uses hexagonal ventilation holes in the chassis. Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system chassis. This ultimately results in reduced operational costs.
An altimeter works in conjunction with the IMM to govern fan rotation based on the readings that it delivers. This saves money under normal conditions because the fans do not have to spin at high speed.

Locations of key components and connectors

Figures 2 and 3 show the front and rear of the server.

Figure 2. Front view of the IBM System x3500 M3

Figure 3. Rear view of the IBM System x3500 M3

Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server.

Figure 4. Inside view of the IBM System x3500 M3

Standard specifications

The following table lists the standard specifications.

Table 1. Standard specifications

Component	Specification
Form factor	Tower or 5U Rack.
Processor	Up to two six-core (up to 3.46 GHz) or quad-core (up to 3.6 GHz) Intel Xeon 5600 series processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology up to 6.4 GT/s, and up to 1333 MHz memory speed. Supports specific Quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors via Configure-To-Order (CTO).
Memory cache	Up to 12 MB L3 for Xeon 5600 processors. Up to 8 MB L3 for Xeon 5500 processors.
Chipset	Intel 5520.
Memory	Up to 16 DIMM sockets (eight DIMMs per processor). Up to 192 GB with 16 GB DDR3 RDIMMs and 12 populated DIMM slots (up to 96 GB with six DIMMs per processor), or up to 48 GB with 4 GB DDR3 UDIMMs and 12 populated DIMM slots (up to 24 GB with six DIMMs per processor).
Memory protection	ECC, ChipKill (for x4-based memory DIMMs), memory mirroring, and memory sparing.
Disk drive bays	Up to four 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA HDDs, or up to eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs, or up to twenty-four 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or solid-state drives.
Maximum internal storage	Up to 24 TB with 3 TB 3.5" HS NL SAS or NL SATA HDDs, or up to 24 TB with 1 TB 2.5" HS NL SAS or NL SATA HDDs. Intermix of SAS/SATA is supported.
RAID support	RAID 0, 1, 1E with M1015; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 with M5014 or M5015. Optional upgrade to RAID 5 is available for M1015. Optional upgrade to RAID 6, 60 is available for M5014/M5015.
Optical drive bays	One with support for HH DVD-ROM or Multiburner (for all models except 8x 3.5" HDDs), or one with support for UltraSlim DVD-ROM or Multiburner (for 8x 3.5" HDD models).
Tape drive bays	Two with support for HH internal tape drives. A maximum of one or two internal tape drives can be installed (tape drive dependent).
Ethernet	Integrated two Gigabit Ethernet ports.
PCI Expansion slots	The server supports up to eight PCI slots (six slots are on the system planar and one or two slots are on the extender card). The slot form factors are as follows. System planar: Slot 1: PCIe 2.0 x8, full height, half length Slot 2: PCIe 2.0 x16 (x8 wired), full height, full length Slot 3: PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length Slot 4: PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length Slot 5: PCIe 2.0 x8, full height, full length Slot 6: PCI 32-bit/33 MHz, full height, half length PCI Express extender card (included in standard and express models): Slot 7: PCIe x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length PCI-X extender card: (optional, for CTO configurations only): Slot 7: PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz, full height, full length Slot 8: PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz, full height, full length
External ports	Two USB 2.0 on front. Four USB 2.0, one DB-15 video, one DB-9 serial, one RJ-45 systems management, two RJ-45 network ports on rear. One internal USB port for embedded hypervisor. One internal USB port for internal USB tape drive.

Cooling	IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ with six hot swap fans with N+1 redundancy (three fans standard, three fans optional, come with optional power supply).
Power supply	Up to two redundant hot-swap 920 W AC power supplies.
Hot-swap components	Hard drives, power supplies, fans.
Systems management	UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM), Predictive Failure Analysis, Light Path Diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director* and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide. Standard Virtual Media Key for remote presence (graphics, keyboard and mouse, virtual media).
Security features	Power-on password, administrator's password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
Video	Matrox G200eV with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM. Maximum resolution is 1280x1024 at 75 Hz with 16M colors.
Operating systems supported	Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, 2003/2003 R2, Microsoft Essential Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11, VMware ESX 4.0/ 4.1, VMware ESXi 4.0/4.1 embedded hypervisor, VMware vSphere 5.0/5.1.
Limited warranty	Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/next-business-day response time.
Service and support	Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs®: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 8-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware) software.
Dimensions	Width: 218 mm (8.6 in), depth: 767 mm (30.2 in), height: 440 mm (17.3 in)
Weight	Minimum configuration: 27.4 kg (60.4 lb), Maximum configuration: 38.9 kg (85.6 lb)

* Effective October 12, 2012, or until supply is depleted, IBM will discontinue the shipment of IBM Systems Director DVDs with IBM System x servers and IBM BladeCenter chassis. IBM Systems Director Express Edition and IBM Systems Director Standard Edition, which include software subscription and support, continue to be available for IBM System x servers and IBM Blade Centers.

The x3500 M3 servers are shipped with the following items:

Statement of Limited Warranty
Important Notices
Documentation CD that contains the Installation and User's Guide
Country-specific 2.8 m line cord (country dependent)

Standard models

The following table lists the standard models.

Table 2. Standard models

Model	Processor (2 maximum)**	Memory	RAID controller	Disk bays	Disks	Network	Optical	Power supply
7380-B2x*	1x Xeon E5606 2.13 GHz 4C 8 MB 1066 MHz	1x 4 GB	M1015	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-44x*	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	1x 4 GB	M1015	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-D2x*	1x Xeon E5645 2.40 GHz 6C 12 MB 1333 MHz	1x 4 GB	M1015	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-F2x*	1x Xeon E5649 2.53 GHz 6C 12 MB 1333 MHz	1x 4 GB	M5014	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-74x*	1x Xeon X5650 2.66 GHz 6C 12 MB 1333 MHz	1x 4 GB	M5015 + Battery	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-G2x*	1x Xeon X5675 3.06 GHz 6C 12 MB 1333 MHz	1x 4 GB	M5015 + Battery	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-H2x*	1x Xeon X5690 3.46 GHz 6C 12 MB 1333 MHz	1x 4 GB	M5015 + Battery	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-42x*	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB, 1066 MHz	1x 4 GB	M1015	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W
7380-62x*	1x Xeon E5640 2.66 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	2x 4 GB	M5014	8x 2.5" HS 24 max	Open	2 x GbE	DVD	1x 920 W

* Withdrawn from marketing
** In the processor column: Standard quantity of processors, processor model, core speed, cores, L3 cache, memory speed

Refer to the Standard specifications section for information about standard features of the server.

Express models

The following table lists the region-specific Express models. Express models are preconfigured with additional components, such as processors and memory, to make ordering and installation simpler.

Table 3. Express models

Region/ model	Processor (2 maximum)	Memory	RAID adapter	Disk bays hot-swap	Disks	Network	Optical	Power supply
NA and LA
7380-E1U	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	3x 4 GB	M1015 +key(a)	8x 3.5" 8 max	Open	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
7380-E2U	2x Xeon E5630 2.53 GHz 4C 12 MB 1333 MHz	6x 4 GB	M5014 +key(a)	8x 2.5" 24 max	Open	2x GbE	DVD	2x 920W
7380-E3U	1x Xeon X5650 2.66 GHz 6C 12 MB 1333 MHz	3x 4 GB	M5015 +key(a) +battery	8x 2.5" 24 max	Open	2x GbE	DVD	2x 920W
7380-E4U	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	3x 2 GB	M5014 +battery	4x 3.5" 8 max	Open	2x GbE	Multi	2x 920W
7380-E5U*	1x Xeon E5607 2.26GHz 4C 8MB 1066MHz	3x 2 GB	M1015	8x 3.5" 8 max	Open	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
7380-E6U*	1x Xeon E5645 2.40GHz 6C 12MB 1333MHz	3x 2 GB	M1015	8x 3.5" 8 max	Open	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
7380-E7U*	1x Xeon E5645 2.40GHz 6C 12MB 1333MHz	3x 2 GB	M1015	16x 2.5" 24 max	Open	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
NE and SW IOT
7380-K1G	1x Xeon E5507 2.26 GHz 4C 4 MB 800 MHz	1x 4 GB	M5014	8x 2.5" 24 max	Open	2x GbE	Multi	2x 920W
CEE and MEA IOT
7380-K1G	1x Xeon E5507 2.26 GHz 4C 4 MB 800 MHz	1x 4 GB	M5014	8x 2.5" 24 max	Open	2x GbE	Multi	2x 920W
7380-K2G	1x Xeon E5507 2.26 GHz 4C 4 MB 800 MHz	2x 4 GB	M1015	4x 3.5" 8 max	Open	2x GbE	Multi	1x 920W
7380-K3G	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	2x 4 GB	M5015	8x 2.5" 24 max	Open	2x GbE	Multi	2x 920W
Japan
7380-PAH	1x Xeon E5640 2.66 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	2x 2 GB	M5014 +battery	8x 2.5" 24 max	3x 300 GB 10K RPM	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
China
7380-I01	1x Xeon E5506, 2.13 GHz 4C 4 MB 800 MHz	1 x 4GB	M1015	8x 2.5" 24 max	1x 146 GB 10K RPM	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
7380-I05	1x Xeon E5506, 2.13 GHz 4C 4 MB 800 MHz	1 x 4GB	M5015	8x 2.5" 24 max	1x 146 GB 10K RPM	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
7380-I21	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	1 x 4GB	M1015	8x 2.5" 24 max	1x 146 GB 10K RPM	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W
7380-I25	1x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz 4C 12 MB 1066 MHz	1 x 4GB	M5015	8x 2.5" 24 max	1x 146 GB 10K RPM	2x GbE	DVD	1x 920W

* Withdrawn from marketing
(a) The RAID controller in this model includes the ServeARID M5000 Advance Feature Key, 46M0832.

Processor options

The server supports up to two processors and supports the processor options listed in the following table. The table also lists the server models with each processor standard. If there is no corresponding where-used model for a processor, then that processor is only available through CTO.

Table 4. Processor options

Part number	Feature code	Description	Models where used
Intel Xeon 5600 series processors
81Y5942	A0VD	Intel Xeon Processor E5603 4C 1.60 GHz 4 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	-
81Y5943	A0VF	Intel Xeon Processor E5606 4C 2.13 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	B2x
81Y5944	A0VH	Intel Xeon Processor E5607 4C 2.26 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	-
69Y0851	4631	Intel Xeon Processor E5620 4C 2.40 GHz 12 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	42x, 44x
69Y0852	4632	Intel Xeon Processor E5630 4C 2.53 GHz 12 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	52x
69Y0853	4633	Intel Xeon Processor E5640 4C 2.66 GHz 12 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	62x
81Y5945	A0VK	Intel Xeon Processor E5645 6C 2.40 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 80 w	D2x
81Y5946	A0VM	Intel Xeon Processor E5649 6C 2.53 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 80 w	F2x
69Y5002	7683	Intel Xeon Processor L5609 4C 1.86 GHz 12 MB Cache 1066 MHz 40 w	-
69Y5001	7682	Intel Xeon Processor L5630 4C 2.13 GHz 12 MB Cache 1066 MHz 40 w	-
69Y5000	7681	Intel Xeon Processor L5640 6C 2.26 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 60 w	-
81Y5947	A0VP	Intel Xeon Processor X5647 4C 2.93 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 130 w	-
69Y0854	4634	Intel Xeon Processor X5650 6C 2.66 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 95 w	72x, 74x
69Y0855	4635	Intel Xeon Processor X5660 6C 2.80 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 95 w	82x
69Y0856	4636	Intel Xeon Processor X5670 6C 2.93 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 95 w	-
81Y5949	A0VT	Intel Xeon Processor X5675 6C 3.06 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 95 w	G2x
69Y0858	4637	Intel Xeon Processor X5677 4C 3.46 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 130 w	-
69Y0857	4638	Intel Xeon Processor X5680 6C 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 130 w	92x, 94x
81Y5950	A0VV	Intel XeonProcessor X5687 4C 3.60 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 130 w	-
81Y5951	A0VX	Intel XeonProcessor X5690 6C 3.46 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 130 w	H2x
Intel Xeon 5500 series processors
46D1351	6955	Intel Xeon Processor E5504 4C 2.00 GHz 4 MB Cache 800 MHz 80 w	-
49Y6867	4427	Intel Xeon Processor E5506 4C 2.13 GHz 4 MB Cache 800 MHz 80 w	32x
46D1354	4424	Intel Xeon Processor E5540 4C 2.53 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz 80 w	-

Memory options

IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal System x performance and throughput. IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a service and support standpoint, IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty, and IBM provides service and support worldwide.

The IBM System x3500 M3 supports DDR3 memory. The server supports up to eight DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 16 DIMMs when two processors are installed. However, the maximum number of DIMMs is limited by the number of ranks in the DIMMs:

RDIMMs
- Up to 16 single-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB (16x 4 GB)
- Up to 16 dual-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 128 GB (16x 8 GB)
- Up to 12 quad-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 192 GB (12x 16 GB)
UDIMMs
- Up to 16 single-rank UDIMMs for a maximum of 16 GB (16x 1 GB)
- Up to 16 dual-rank UDIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB (16x 4 GB)

Each CPU has three memory channels, two of which contain three DIMMs per channel and third contains two DIMMs. RDIMMs can be populated up to three per channel. However, UDIMMs can only be populated two DIMMs per channel. That is, you can have up to 16 RDIMMs installed in the server, but only up to 12 UDIMMs. Mixing UDIMMs and RDIMMs is not supported.

Maximum memory speed is limited by memory speed supported by the specific CPU (that is, if the CPU only supports 1066 MHz, then the memory speed cannot exceed 1066 MHz in any case) and by the number and type of DIMMs installed (whatever is lower), as follows:

Intel Xeon 5600 series processors:
- 1333 MHz when one or two single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed or one UDIMM per channel is installed
- 1066 MHz when one quad-rank RDIMM per channel is installed or two UDIMMs per channel are installed
- 800 MHz when three single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs or two quad-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed
Quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors:
- 1333 MHz when one single-rank or dual-rank RDIMM per channel is installed or one UDIMM per channel is installed
- 1066 MHz when two single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed, or one quad-rank RDIMM per channel is installed, or two UDIMMs per channel are installed
- 800 MHz when three single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs or two quad-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed
Dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors only support memory speed at 800 MHz.

The server supports both 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs. Mixing 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported for Intel Xeon 5600 series processor-based systems, in such a case all DIMMs operate at 1.5 V. Intel Xeon 5500 series processor-based systems do not support 1.35 V DIMMs.

The following memory protection technologies are supported:

ECC
ChipKill (for x4-based RDIMMs)
Memory mirroring
Memory sparing

If memory mirroring is used then DIMMs must be installed in pairs (a minimum of one pair per CPU), and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size. If memory sparing is used, then DIMMs must be installed in sets of three, and all DIMMs in the same set must be identical in type and size. Memory sparing is only supported for Intel Xeon 5600 series processor-based systems.

The following table lists memory options available for the x3500 M3 server.

Table 5. Memory options

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported (Max per CPU)	Models where used
RDIMMs
49Y1432	8933	1 GB (1x 1 GB, 1Rx8, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1393	8922	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 1Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1434	8935	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 1Rx4, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1405	8940	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 1Rx8, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
44T1592	1712	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 1Rx8, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1392	3893	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 2Rx8, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1433	8934	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 2Rx8, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1406	8941	4 GB (1x 4 GB, 1Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1394	3894	4 GB (1x 4 GB, 2Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1435	8936	4 GB (1x 4 GB, 2Rx4, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	32x, 42x, 52x, 62x, 72x, 82x, 92x, 94x
49Y1407	8942	4 GB (1x 4 GB, 2Rx8, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	B2x, 44x, D2x, F2x, 74x, G2x, H2x
44T1599	1713	4 GB (1x 4 GB, 2Rx8, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1397	8923	8 GB (1x 8 GB, 2Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1398	8921	8 GB (1x 8 GB, 2Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 1066 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1436	8937	8 GB (1x 8 GB, 2Rx4, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM	16 (8)	-
49Y1400	8939	16 GB (1x 16 GB, 4Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 1066 MHz LP RDIMM	12 (6)	-

UDIMMs
44T1568	1915	1 GB (1x 1 GB, 1Rx8, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP UDIMM	12 (6)	-
44T1569	1914	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 2Rx8, 1.5 V) PC3-10600 ECC DDR3 1333 Mhz LP UDIMM	12 (6)	-
49Y1403	A0QS	2 GB (1x 2 GB, 1Rx8, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP UDIMM	12 (6)	-
49Y1404	8648	4 GB (1x 4 GB, 2Rx8, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP UDIMM	12 (6)	-

Internal disk storage options

IBM System x3500 M3 server supports the following internal storage configurations:

Four 3.5" simple-swap or four 3.5" hot-swap SATA hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
Eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
Eight 2.5" SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA SFF hard drive bays
16x 2.5" SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA SFF hard drive bays
24x 2.5" SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA SFF hard drive bays

Figure 5 shows these configurations.

Figure 5. Internal drive configurations

Standard models of x3500 M3 ship with eight or sixteen 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap hard drive bays (configurations 3 and 4, as shown in Figure 5). The following table shows internal storage expansion options available for the x3500 M3 server.

Table 6. Internal storage expansion options

Part number	Feature code	Name	Maximum supported
69Y0894	1731	Additional 4x 3.5-inch LFF hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD upgrade kit (used in configuration 2, Figure 5)	1
69Y0895	1725	Additional 8x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD upgrade kit (includes a 6 Gbps SAS expander) (used in configurations 4 and 5 as shown in Figure 5)	2

These options are used in the following ways:

69Y0894 upgrades models with four 3.5" hot-swap HDD bays to eight 3.5" hot-swap HDD bays (configuration 2 in Figure 5). Disk backplanes are directly connected to the ports on the RAID controller. If this option is used, then only one UltraSlim optical drive can be installed. Internal tapes are not supported in this configuration.
69Y0895 upgrades models with eight 2.5" hot-swap HDD bays to 16 2.5" hot-swap HDD bays (configuration 4 in Figure 5). This option includes a SAS expander card that fits into the regular PCI-E slot, decreasing the number of available slots by one. The RAID controller occupies a separate PCI-E slot. Two PCI-E slots are occupied by storage cards in this configuration. Disk backplanes are connected to the SAS expander, and the SAS expander is connected to the RAID controller.
69Y0895 also upgrades models with sixteen 2.5" hot-swap HDD bays to twenty-four 2.5" hot-swap HDD bays (configuration 5 in Figure 5). This option includes a SAS expander card that fits into the regular PCI-E slot, decreasing the number of available slots by one. The RAID controller occupies a separate PCI-E slot. Three PCI-E slots are occupied by storage cards in this configuration. Disk backplanes are connected to two SAS expanders, and the SAS expanders are connected to the RAID controller.

As shown in Figure 5, each configuration supports an optical drive. Configurations 1, 2, and 4 also have space for one or two tape drives. In configuration 5, for configure-to-order (CTO) configurations, you can add a tape drive instead of an optical drive if so desired.

The following table lists the RAID controllers and additional options used for internal disk storage of the x3500 M3 server.

Table 7. RAID controllers for internal storage

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported	Models where used
44E8689	3577	ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller	1	-
81Y4492	A1XL	ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller	1	-
46M0832	9749	ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key	1	-
46M0831	0095	ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller	1	32x, 42x, 52x, B2x, 44x, D2x
46M0917	5744	ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit	1
46M0930	5106	ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key	1†
81Y4426	A10C	ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key	1†
46M0916	3877	ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller	1	62x, E2x, E3x, E4x
46M0829	0093	ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller	2*	72x, 82x, 92x, 94x

† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.
* Two M5015 RAID controllers are only supported via CTO in 16 2.5" HDD bays configuration.

The ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

Two internal x4 SFF-8087 connectors
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 1E
3 Gbps throughput per port
Based on the LSI 1068e controller
PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
Stripe size: 64 KB (fixed)

The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:

Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087)
6 Gbps throughput per port
Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
PCIe x4 Gen 3 host interface
Supports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10
Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives

The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
6 Gbps throughput per port
Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB

The ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

Two Mini-SAS internal 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
256 MB of onboard cache
Optional Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with 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 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
Standard Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid

The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3500 M3 server.

Table 8. Disk drive options

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported
3.5" Simple-Swap SATA and NL SATA HDDs
39M4514	5288	500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II	4
81Y9778	A280	IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" SS HDD	4
42D0787	5416	IBM 2TB 7200 NL SATA 3.5" SS HDD	4
3.5" Hot-Swap SAS HDDs
44W2234	5311	IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD	8
44W2239	5312	IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD	8
44W2244	5313	IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD	8
3.5" Hot-Swap NL SAS HDDs
81Y9758	A281	IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" HS HDD	8
42D0767	5417	IBM 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" HS HDD	8
42D0777	5418	IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" HS HDD	8
3.5" Hot-Swap NL SATA HDD
81Y9774	A27Z	IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" HS HDD	8
42D0782	5415	IBM 2TB 7200 NL SATA 3.5" HS HDD	8
3.5" Hot-Swap SATA HDD
39M4530	5196	500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II	8
2.5" Hot-Swap 15K SAS HDDs
81Y9670	A283	IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD	24
42D0677	5536	IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD	24
90Y8926	A2XB	IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD	24
2.5" Hot-Swap 10K SAS HDDs
81Y9650	A282	IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD	24
90Y8872	A2XD	IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD	24
49Y2003	5433	IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD	24
90Y8877	A2XC	IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD	24
42D0637	5599	IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD	24

2.5" Hot-Swap SAS SEDs
81Y9662	A3EG	IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED	24
90Y8908	A3EF	IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED	24
44W2264	5413	IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED	24
90Y8913	A2XF	IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED	24
90Y8944	A2ZK	IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED	24
44W2294	5412	IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED	24
2.5" Hot-Swap NL SAS HDDs
81Y9690	A1P3	IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD	24
90Y8953	A2XE	IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD	24
42D0707	5409	IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD	24
2.5" Hot-Swap NL SATA HDDs
81Y9730	A1AV	IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD	24
42D0752	5407	IBM 500GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD	24
81Y9726	A1NZ	IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD	24
81Y9722	A1NX	IBM 250GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD	24
2.5" Hot-swap SATA SSDs
00W1125	A3HR	IBM 100GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD	24
43W7718	A2FN	IBM 200GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS SSD	24
49Y5839	A3AS	IBM 64GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD	24
49Y5844	A3AU	IBM 512GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD	24
90Y8643	A2U3	IBM 256GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD	24
90Y8648	A2U4	IBM 128GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD	24

Internal backup units

The server supports the SATA, USB, and SAS internal tape drive and RDX options listed in the following table. These internal drives are installed in the 5.25" HH bays in the server. However, not all configurations offer 5.25" HH bays as shown in Figure 5.

The configuration rules are:

A maximum of two SATA tape drives or one SAS tape drive or one USB tape drive is supported. You can mix tape drives if needed up to a total of two.
The SAS tape drive requires a SAS HBA to be installed in the server.
The USB tape and RDX drive are connected to the dedicated USB tape drive connector on the system board.
If two internal tape drives are installed, then the maximum number of optical drives is limited to one.
Configurations with eight 3.5" HDD bay configurations do not support tape drives (Figure 5).
Configurations with twenty-four 2.5" HDD bays support either one internal tape drive or one internal optical drive, but not both (Figure 5).

Table 9. Internal backup units

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported
46C5399	5711	IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive	1
39M5636	5395	IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive	1
43W8478	5393	IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive	1
44E8895	5397	IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive	1
00D2786	A2VE	IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge	1
00D2787	A2VF	IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge	1
00D2788	A2VG	IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 1TB Cartridge	1

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tape

Optical drives

The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.

Table 10. Optical drives

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported	Models where used
None*	4154	Half-High SATA DVD-ROM	2	All standard models
81Y6404	4155	Half-High SATA Multiburner	2	-
46M0901**	4161	IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM	1	-
46M0902**	4163	IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multiburner	1	-

* This option is only available via CTO or is already installed in standard models.
** These UltraSlim optical drives are only supported in Configuration 2 as listed in Figure 5.

The two half-high drives in the table can be installed in any available 5.25" drive bays (Figure 5).

Half-High SATA DVD-ROM supports the following media and speeds for reading:

CD-ROM 48X
CD-DA (DAE) 40X
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 supports the same media and speeds for reading as HH DVD-ROM. In addition, this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing:

CD-R 24X
CD-RW 4X
High Speed CD-RW 10X
Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
DVD-R 8X
DVD-R DL 8X
DVD+R 8X
DVD+R DL 8X
DVD-RW 6X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-RAM 3X

IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM (part number 46M0901) supports the following media and speeds for reading:

CD-ROM 24X
CD-DA (DAE) 20X
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 24X
DVD-ROM (single layer) 8X
DVD-ROM (dual layer) 8X
DVD-R (4.7 GB) 6X
DVD-R DL 4X
DVD+R 6X
DVD+R DL 4X
DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 4X
DVD+RW 4X
DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 4X

IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner (part number 46M0902) supports the same media and speeds for reading as DVD-ROM (46M0901). This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing:

CD-R 24X
CD-RW 4X
High Speed CD-RW 10X
Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW 16X
DVD-R 8X
DVD-R DL 6X
DVD+R 8X
DVD+R DL 6X
DVD-RW 6X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-RAM 5X

I/O expansion options

The server supports up to eight PCI Express slots (six slots are on the system planar and one or two slots are on the extender card). The slot form factors are as follows.

System planar:

Slot 1: PCIe 2.0 x8, full height, half length
Slot 2: PCIe 2.0 x16 (x8 wired), full height, full length
Slot 3: PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length
Slot 4: PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length
Slot 5: PCIe 2.0 x8, full height, full length
Slot 6: PCI 32-bit/33 MHz, full height, half length

PCI Express extender card (included in standard and express models):

Slot 7: PCIe x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length

PCI-X extender card: (optional, for CTO configurations only):

Slot 7: PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz, full height, full length
Slot 8: PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz, full height, full length

Note: The PCI Express extender card or the PCI-X extender card can be installed, but not both. Figure 6 shows the location of the adapter slots.

Figure 6. Adapter slots in the x3500 M3

Network adapters

The x3500 M3 supports two integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Integrated NICs have the following features:

Broadcom BCM5709C chip
TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
Wake on LAN support
802.1Q VLAN tagging support
NIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)

The following table lists additional supported network adapters.

Table 11. Network adapters

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported
10 Gb Ethernet
42C1800	5751	QLogic 10Gb CNA for IBM System x	3
42C1820	1637	Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x	3
49Y4250	5749	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM System x	3
49Y7910	A18Y	Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x	3
49Y7950	A18Z	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x	3
49Y7960	A2EC	Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x	3
49Y7970	A2ED	Intel X540-T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x	3
81Y9990	A1M4	Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x	3
95Y3751	A348	Emulex Dual Port VFAII Adapter & FCoE/iSCSI License for IBM System x	3
Gigabit Ethernet
90Y9370	A2V4	Broadcom NetXtreme I Dual Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x	6
90Y9352	A2V3	Broadcom NetXtreme I Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x	6
39Y6066	1485	NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter	6
39Y6126	2944	PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter by Intel	6
39Y6136	2974	PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter by Intel	6
42C1750	2975	PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel	6
42C1780	2995	NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter	6
49Y4220	5766	NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter	6
49Y4230	5767	Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x	6
49Y4240	5768	Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x	6

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=networkadapters

Storage host bus adapters

The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3500 M3 server.

Table 12. Storage adapters

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported
Fibre Channel
81Y1668	A2XU	Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x	3
81Y1655	A2W5	Emulex 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x	3
81Y1662	A2W6	Emulex 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x	3
46M6049	3589	Brocade 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x	3
46M6050	3591	Brocade 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x	3
42D0485	3580	Emulex 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x	6
42D0494	3581	Emulex 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x	6
42D0501	3578	QLogic 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x	6
42D0510	3579	QLogic 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x	6
59Y1987	3885	Brocade 4 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x	3
59Y1993	3886	Brocade 4 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x	3
42C2069	1698	Emulex 4 Gbps FC Single-Port PCI-e HBA for IBM System x	6
42C2071	1699	Emulex 4 Gbps FC Dual-Port PCI-e HBA for IBM System x	6
39R6525	3567	QLogic 4 Gb FC Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x	6
39R6527	3568	QLogic 4 Gb FC Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x	6
iSCSI
39Y6146	2976	QLogic iSCSI Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x	6
42C1770	2977	QLogic iSCSI Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x	6
SAS
46M0907	5982	IBM 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller	3
46M0912	3876	IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA	5

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 up to two redundant power supplies, providing N+N redundancy. Standard models come with one power supply. The following table lists additional power supplies.

Table 13. Power supplies

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum quantity supported
44X0381	5056	IBM Redundant Power Supply for x3400/3500	2 (one power supply comes standard with every model.)

The power supply option includes three hot-swap fans. The power supply ships without a line cord. A line cord must be ordered separately (and is country-specific).

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
41Y8298	A2G0	IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi Downloads	1
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

Remote management

The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM), which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the IMM lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem. Optionally, the IMM also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities.

The IMM provides remote server management through industry-standard interfaces:

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3
Common Information Model (CIM)
Web browser

The server ships standard with a Virtual Media Key installed. A Virtual Media Key enables the remote presence and blue-screen capture features. The remote presence feature provides the following functions:

Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1280x1024 at 75 Hz, regardless of the system state
Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a remote client, and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server
Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive

The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts 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.

Supported operating systems

The server supports the following operating systems.

Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Premium Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/HPC for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
VMware ESX 4.0
VMware ESX 4.1
VMware ESXi 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.1
VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)

See the IBM ServerProven® website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml

Physical and electrical specifications

Tower:

Width: 218.0 mm (8.6 in)
Depth: 767.0 mm (30.2 in)
Height: 440.0 mm (17.3 in)
Weight:
- 27.40 kg (60.4 lb) (minimum configuration)
- 38.90 kg (85.6 lb) (maximum configuration)

Rack (using the Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit, 69Y0893):

Width: 424.0 mm (16.7 in)
Depth: 702.0 mm (27.6 in)
Height: 218.0 mm (8.6 in)
Weight:
- 26.20 kg (57.7 lb) (minimum configuration)
- 37.20 kg (82.0 lb) (maximum configuration)

Supported environment:

Air temperature
- Server on: 10 - 35° C (50 - 95° F); altitude: 0 - 915 m (3,000 ft)
- Server on: 10 - 32° C (50 - 90° F); altitude: 915 m (3,000 ft) - 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
- Server off: 5 - 45° C (41 - 113° F)
- Shipment: -40 - 60° C (-40 - 140° F)
Humidity
- Server on: 20 - 80%; maximum dew point 21° C; maximum rate of change 5° C/hr
- Server off: 8 - 80%; maximum dew point 27° C
Electrical
- 100 - 240 V ac; 50 - 60 Hz; 11 - 5.5 A
- Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
  - Minimum configuration: 0.60 kVA
  - Maximum configuration: 1.10 kVA
Btu output
- Ship configuration: 2013 Btu/hr (590 watts)
- Full configuration: 3610 Btu/hr (1056 watts)
Acoustical noise emission levels
- 5.5 bels (idling)
- 6.0 bels (operating)

Warranty options

The IBM System x3500 M3 has a 3-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next-business-day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePacs, discussed in this section. The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

IBM ServicePac offerings are country-specific, that is, each country might have its own service types, service levels, response times, and terms and conditions. Not all covered types of ServicePacs might be available in a particular country. For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country, see the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at:
https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac.

The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail.

Table 15. Warranty service definitions

Term	Description
IBM onsite repair (IOR)	A service technician will come to the server's location for equipment repair.
24x7x2 hour	A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer’s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed. We provide service around the clock, every day, including IBM holidays.
24x7x4 hour	A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer’s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed. We provide service around the clock, every day, including IBM holidays.
9x5x4 hour	A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer’s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed. We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the customer's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays. If after 1:00 p.m. it is determined that onsite service is required, the customer can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day. For noncritical service requests, a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day.
9x5 next business day	A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer’s location on the business day after we receive your call, following remote problem determination. We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the customer's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays.

In general, the types of IBM ServicePacs are:

Warranty and maintenance service upgrades
- One, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
- Onsite repair from next business day to 4 or 2 hours
- One or two years of warranty extension
Remote technical support services
- One or three years with 24x7 coverage (severity 1) or 9x5/next business day for all severities
- Installation and startup support for System x servers
- Remote technical support for System x servers
- Software support - Support Line
  - Microsoft or Linux software
  - VMware
  - IBM Systems Director

Regulatory compliance

The server conforms to the following international standards:

FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A
UL/IEC 60950-1
CSA C22.2 No. 69950-1-03
NOM-019
Argentina IEC60950-1
Japan VCCI, Class A
Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006, Class A
IEC-60950-1:2001 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
Taiwan BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336
China CCC (4943-2001), GB 9254-2008 Class A, GB 17625.1:2003
Korea KN22, Class A; KN24
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, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
CISPR 22, Class A
TUV-GS (EN60950-1 /IEC60950-1,EK1-ITB2000)

External disk storage expansion

The external disk storage expansion enclosures listed in the following table are available.

Table 16. External storage expansion enclosures

Part number	Description	Maximum quantity supported per one M5025
172701X	IBM System Storage® EXP3000	18 (9 per port)
174712X	IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express	18 (9 per port)
174724X	IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express	9 (9 per port)

The hard disk drives listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures.

Table 17. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures

Part number	Description	Maximum supported per one enclosure
EXP3000 Hot-Swap SATA 3.5" hard drives
49Y1940	IBM 2 TB 7200 Dual Port SATA 3.5'' Hot-Swap HDD	12
EXP3000 Hot-Swap SAS 3.5" hard drives
44W2234	IBM 300 GB 15 K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD	12
44W2239	IBM 450 GB 15 K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD	12
44W2244	IBM 600 GB 15 K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD	12
EXP2512 Hot-Swap SAS 3.5" hard drives
49Y1899	300 GB 15 K 6 Gb SAS 3.5" HDD	12
49Y1900	450 GB 15 K 6 Gb SAS 3.5" HDD	12
49Y1901	600 GB 15 K 6 Gb SAS 3.5" HDD	12
49Y1903	1 TB 7,200 RPM 6 Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD	12
49Y1902	2 TB 7,200 RPM 6 Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD	12
EXP2524 Hot-Swap SAS 2.5" hard drives
49Y1896	146 GB 15K 6 Gb SAS 2.5” HDD	24
49Y1895	300 GB 10K 6 Gb SAS 2.5” HDD	24
81Y9596	600 GB 10K 6 Gb SAS 2.5” HDD	24
49Y1898	500 GB 7,200 RPM 6 Gb SAS NL 2.5” HDD	24

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

Table 18. RAID controllers for external storage expansion enclosures

Part number	Feature code	Description	Maximum supported
46M0830	0094	ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller	3
46M0930	5106	ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key†	1 per one M5025
81Y4426	A10C	ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key†	1 per one M5025
44E8825	3590	ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller with Remote Battery Kit	-

† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.

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 Product 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 19. 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

* The EXP3000 and EX2500 series can be chained with each other. In such a case, one cable is used to connect first EXP25xx or EXP3000 to the RAID controller, and each consecutive EXP unit is connected to the previous one by one cable.

External disk storage systems

The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through System x sales channel. The server may support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information, http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic.

Table 20. External disk storage systems

Part number	Description
1746A2D	IBM System Storage DS3512 Express 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 Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System
181494H	IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 94
181498H	IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 98
181492H	IBM System Storage EXP395 Expansion Unit
1746A2E	IBM System Storage EXP3512 Express Storage™ Expansion Unit
1746A4E	IBM System Storage EXP3524 Express Storage Expansion Unit
172621X	IBM System Storage DS3200 (SAS Single Controller)
172622X	IBM System Storage DS3200 (SAS Dual Controller)
172631X	IBM System Storage DS3300 (iSCSI Single Controller)
172632X	IBM System Storage DS3300 (iSCSI Dual Controller)
172641X	IBM System Storage DS3400 (FC Single Controller)
172642X	IBM System Storage DS3400 (FC Dual Controller)
17226xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Midrange Disk Systems (all models)
17429xx	IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Midrange Disk System (all models)

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Storage Systems category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=externalstorage

External backup units

The server supports the external backup attachment options listed in the following table.

Table 21. External backup options

Part number	Description
External tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives
87651UX	1U Tape Drive Enclosure
8767HHX	Half High Tape Drive Enclosure
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
40K2599	SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit
Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures
46C5364	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 160 GB Bundle
46C5387	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 320 GB Bundle
46C5388	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 500 GB Bundle
46C5399	IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
39M5636	IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
43W8478	IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive
44E8895	IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive
49Y9898	IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive

External backup units*
362516X	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 160 GB Bundle
362532X	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 320 GB Bundle
362550X	IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - External USB 500 GB Bundle
3628L3X	IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive (with US line cord)
3628L4X	IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive (with US line cord)
3628L5X	IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive (with US line cord)
3628N3X	IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive (without line cord)
3628N4X	IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive (without line cord)
3628N5X	IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive (without line cord)
3580S3V	System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model H3V
3580S4V	System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model H4V
3580S5E	System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express Model H5S
3580S5X	System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express Model S53
3572S4R	TS2900 Tape 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 Driveless
46X2682†	LTO Ultrium 5 Fibre Channel Drive
46X2683†	LTO Ultrium 5 SAS Drive Sled
46X2684†	LTO Ultrium 5 Half High Fibre Drive Sled
46X2685†	LTO Ultrium 5 Half High SAS Drive Sled
46X6912†	LTO Ultrium 4 Half High Fibre Channel Drive Sled
46X7117†	LTO Ultrium 4 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled
46X7122†	LTO Ultrium 3 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled

* Note: The external tape drives listed can be ordered through System x sales channel. Server may support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table. Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information.
† Note: These part numbers are the tape drives options for 35732UL and 35734UL.

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tape

Top-of-rack Ethernet switches

The server supports the top-of-rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking listed in the following table.

Table 22. IBM System Networking - Top-of-rack switches

Part number	Description
IBM System Networking - 1 Gb top-of-rack switches
0446013	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000R
7309CFC	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000F
7309CD8	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000DC
7309G52	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052R
730952F	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052F
427348E	IBM Ethernet Switch J48E
6630010	Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port
6630011	Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port with PoE
6630012	Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port
6630013	Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port with PoE
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 Networking RackSwitch G8124DC
7309BR6	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124ER
7309BF7	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124EF
7309G64	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264R
730964F	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264F
7309CR9	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TR
7309CF9	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TF
0719410	Juniper Networks EX4500 - Front to Back Airflow
0719420	Juniper Networks EX4500 - Back to Front Airflow
IBM System Networking - 40 Gb top-of-rack switches
8036ARX	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316R
8036AFX	IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316F

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Top-of-rack switches category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tor

Uninterruptible power supply units

The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units listed in the following table.

Table 23. Uninterruptible power supply units

Part number	Description
Rack-mounted UPS
21304RX	IBM UPS 10000XHV
53951AX	IBM 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS (100V/120V)
53951KX	IBM 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS (230V)
53952AX	IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS (100V/120V)
53952KX	IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS (230V)
53953AX	IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS (100 V/120 V)
53953JX	IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS (200 V/208 V)
53956AX	IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS (200 V/208 V)
53956KX	IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS (230 V)

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power

Power distribution units

The server supports attachments to the power distribution units (PDUs) listed in the following table.

Table 24. Power distribution units

Part number	Description
Switched and Monitored PDUs
46M4002	IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI® PDU
46M4003	IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU
46M4004	IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU
46M4005	IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU
46M4167	IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A 3 Phase PDU
46M4116	IBM 0U 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A PDU
46M4119	IBM 0U 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A PDU
46M4134	IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 Switched and Monitored 50A 3 Phase PDU
46M4137	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 Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 phase 60A PDU+ (NA)
71763NU	IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 phase 60A PDU (NA)
39M2816	IBM DPI C13 Enterprise PDU without linecord
39Y8923	DPI 60A Three Phase C19 Enterprise PDU with IEC309 3P+G (208 V) fixed line cord
39Y8941	DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU without line cord
39Y8948	DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU without line cord
Front-End PDUs
39Y8934	DPI 32amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd connector
39Y8935	DPI 63amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd connector
39Y8938	30amp/125V Front-end PDU with NEMA L5-30P connector
39Y8939	30amp/250V Front-end PDU with NEMA L6-30P connector
39Y8940	60amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P+N+Gnd connector

Universal PDUs
39Y8951	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/ US LV and HV line cords
39Y8952	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/ CEE7-VII Europe LC
39Y8953	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/ Denmark LC
39Y8954	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/ Israel LC
39Y8955	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/Italy LC
39Y8956	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/South Africa LC
39Y8957	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/UK LC
39Y8958	DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS/NZ LC
39Y8959	DPI Universal Rack PDU w/China LC
39Y8962	DPI Universal Rack PDU (Argentina)
39Y8960	DPI Universal Rack PDU (Brazil)
39Y8961	DPI Universal Rack PDU (India)
0U Basic PDUs
46M4122	IBM 0U 24 C13 16A 3 Phase PDU
46M4125	IBM 0U 24 C13 30A 3 Phase PDU
46M4128	IBM 0U 24 C13 30A PDU
46M4131	IBM 0U 24 C13 32A PDU
46M4140	IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU
46M4143	IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power

Rack cabinets

The server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit (part number 69Y0893, 5Ux26" Tower to Rack Conversion Kit for x3400/x3500) is required for the server to be installed in a rack.

Table 25. Rack cabinets

Part number	Description
69Y0893	5Ux26" Tower to Rack Conversion Kit for x3400/x3500
201886X	IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit
93072PX	IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack
93072RX	IBM 25U Standard 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 1200 mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack
93604PX	IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Dynamic Rack
93614EX	IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Static Expansion Rack
93614PX	IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Static Rack
93624EX	IBM 47U 1200 mm Deep Static Expansion Rack
93624PX	IBM 47U 1200 mm Deep Static Rack
99564RX	IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Rack
99564XX	IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Expansion Rack

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack

Rack options

The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table.

Table 26. Rack options

Part number	Feature code	Description
Monitor kits and keyboard trays
172317X	1723HC1 fc 0051	1U 17in Flat Panel Console Kit
172319X	1723HC1 fc 0052	1U 19in Flat Panel Console Kit
Console switches
1754D2X	1754HC2 fc 6695	IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager (GCM32)
1754D1X	1754HC1 fc 6694	IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager (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)
39M2895	3756	IBM USB Conversion Option (4 Pack UCO)
39M2897	3754	IBM Long KVM Conversion Option (4 Pack Long KCO)
46M5383	5341	IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 (VCO2)
46M5382	5340	IBM Serial Conversion Option (SCO)

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack

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