Integrated Management Module - IBM System x3400 M2 Manual

• Single full-duplex, Gigabit Ethernet controller that speeds network
communications to LAN clients
The x3400 M2 subsystems are tuned to provide solid system throughput from
processor, to memory, to bus, to disk-intensive I/O. These features, combined
with SMP capability, make the System x3400 M2 servers an excellent choice for a
standalone or clustered general-business application, file, and print server.
High-availability and serviceability features
• One 670-watt power supply to support full configuration for robust high-
availability applications
• Hot-swap HDD bays with SAS connectors or simple-swap HDD bays with native
SATA controller
• SAS or SATA controller to support up to eight internal SAS or four SATA HDD
devices
• DDR3 ECC RDIMMs, combined with an integrated ECC memory controller in core
logic, to correct many soft and hard single-bit memory errors (using memory
mirroring), while minimizing disruption of services to LAN clients
• Memory hardware scrubbing to correct many soft memory errors automatically
without software intervention
• L2 cache processors to improve data integrity and help reduce downtime
• PFA on processors and memory to help alert the system administrator of an
imminent component failure
• Integrated management module (IMM) that supports:
– Fan monitoring and control
– Power supply monitoring
– Temperature monitoring
– Voltage monitoring
– Power on/off, reset sequencing
– LED controls (diagnostics support)
– IPMI capability that allows you to accept commands and send status
– Remote firmware update
– Numeric error logging
• Information LED panel to give visual indications of system health
• Onboard diagnostics LED map that provides error codes, which are explained in
the hardware maintenance manual
• Easy access to system board, adapter cards, processor, and memory
• CPU failure recovery in SMP configurations; generates alerts error logs
Expandability and growth
The System x3400 M2 server is a 5U tower configuration engineered to meet the
compactness of a 5U rack drawer. SVGA video, SAS, and full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet
are integrated on the system board.
Features include:
• System memory expansion to 96 GB (with 8 GB memory DIMMs installed)
• Six adapter card slots: five PCI-Express, one 32-bit/33 MHz slot,
• Eleven drive bays:
– Eight 2.5-inch, or four 3.5-inch HDD, hot-swap drive bays; three 5.25 inch, half-
high device bays
– Internal support for high performance (up to 15,000 rpm) for up to eight SAS/
SATA HDDs and a high-capacity tape backup device
– Up to 2.4 TB of internal data storage, using eight 300 GB SAS HDDs, or 4.0 TB
using four 1 TB SATA hot-swap HDDs
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