The Bottom Line - IBM System x3250 M4 Product Manual

A highly-affordable, ultradense, uniprocessor server for edge-of-network and Web-based
computing in space-constrained environments
Operating humidity range
Dimensions (HWD) / weight
Operating systems supported
Length of limited warranty

The Bottom Line

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For 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.
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The x8/x8 slot can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x8 throughput, respectively.
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The x4/x4 slot can accept x1 or x4 adapters running at x1 or x4 throughput, respectively.
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x3250 M4 Specifications
Height: 43 mm (1.69 inches);
Depth: 575.8 mm (22.67 inches);
Width:439 mm (17.28 inches) without rack
brackets
Width: 478 mm (18.82 inches) with rack
brackets
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 & R2 (Standard/Enterprise Editions) 32-bit and 64-bit,
Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard/Premium Edition 64-bit, RHEL 5 32-bit, RHEL
5 64-bit with or without Xen, RHEL 6 32-bit and 64-bit; SLES 10/11 32-bit, SLES 10/11 64-bit
with or without Xen, VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1
The x3250 M4 is an extremely powerful entry system, incorporating leading-edge industry-
standard features and adding IBM-unique innovations:
Price/Performance
• Low-cost/high-throughput processors — A choice of one 3.1 or 3.4GHz quad-core Xeon
processor, one 3.1GHz dual-core Core i3 processor, or one 2.9GHz dual-core Pentium
processor standard, or other Xeon, Core i3, or Pentium processors via CTO
• Generous cache —8MB or 3MB L3 processor cache (processor-specific)
• Fast memory — 1333MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC memory standard with two-way
interleaving. (1066MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC memory maximum with specific CTO
processors.)
• Fast storage access — Standard or optional integrated ServeRAID controllers offering RAID-
0/1/10/5/6 support (model-specific)
• High-performance external expansion — Seven 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, four
rear, one internal)
• High-performance communications — Two integrated single-port Gigabit Ethernet
controllers
• Fast I/O —Two PCIe Gen 2 adapter slots
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — Up to 32GB of UDIMM ECC memory, using 4 DIMMs
• High-capacity disk storage — Up to 6TB of internal 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA II storage,
2.4TB of 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS storage,; also,2.4TB of 2.5-inch simple-swap SAS storage
(via CTO)
• Support for an optional optical drive, or RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System (in
addition to the HDDs)
• Optional hardware RAID-0/1/10/5/6 support
• Two available adapter slots:
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One x8/x8 PCIe Gen 2 slot (8GBps)
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One x4/x4 PCIe Gen 2 slot (4GBps)—reserved for x4 ServeRAID-BR10il v2 controller
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
• IBM Systems Director systems management software, including:
IBM Service and Support Manager
• Integrated Management Module (IMM v2):
IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control
• IBM Systems Director
• IBM ServerGuide
8-80%
Maximum weight: 10.67 kg (23.53 lb),
depending on configuration
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3 years (parts and labor)
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