An affordable single-socket, dual-core server with high performance and data protection for small
and medium businesses
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The Bottom Line
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x3200 Specifications
50 – 95º F; 10 – 35º C (up to 3,000 ft / 914.4 m);
50 – 90º F; 10 – 32º C (3,000 ft to 7,000 ft / 914.4m to 2,133m)
17.25" (438mm) H
8.5" (216mm) W
21.25" (540mm) D
30.4" (772mm) D (with redundant power)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 & R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit,
Windows 2000 (Server/Advanced Server), RHEL 4/5 32/64-bit, SLES 9/10 32/64-bit,
SLES 9 Open Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise Server (NetWare 6.5),
NetWare 6.5/NetWare 6.5 Open Enterprise Server, SCO UnixWare 7.1.3, IBM OS4690
3 years (parts and labor)
Machine Type 4363
The x3200 is an extremely powerful entry system, building on the legacy of the x206m server by
incorporating leading-edge industry-standard features and adding IBM-unique innovations:
Performance
• High-throughput processors — 1.86 to 2.4GHz dual-core Xeon processors or 3.0 to
3.4GHz dual-core Pentium D processors
• Large cache — 2MB or 4MB of L2 processor cache
• 64-bit extensions (EM64T)
• High-performance front-side bus —800MHz or 1066MHz FSB (model-specific)
• Fast memory —667MHz PC2-5300 DDR II ECC memory standard with two-way
interleaving
• Fast disk technology — Integrated SAS/SATA controller and slotless hardware-based RAID
controller (standard in hot-swap models; optional in simple-swap models)
• Fast communications — Integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller
• Fast I/O —PCI-E x8 adapter slot
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — Up to 8GB of ECC memory, using 4 DIMMs
• High-capacity disk storage — Up to 1.2TB of internal hot-swap SAS storage or 2TB of hot-
swap or simple-swap SATA storage
• Support for an optional half-high tape, DVD-RAM or GoVault drive (in addition to the eight
HDDs)
• High-performance external expansion — Seven 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, four
rear, one internal)
• Hardware-based RAID-0/1/1E support standard in hot-swap models, optional in simple-swap
models
• Six available adapter slots:
10
One x8
PCI-E slot (4GBps)
11
One x1
PCI-E slots (500MBps)
Three 33MHz legacy PCI slots
• Integrated CD-ROM drive
• Optional iSCSI HBA Adapter for IXA Connectivity (to System i
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
• IBM Director systems management software, including:
IBM Management Processor Assistant
IBM Rack Manager
7,000 ft; 2,133 m
8-80%
36 (minimum) – 56 lb (maximum)
16.3 – 25.2 kg
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1 year (parts and labor) — Machine
Types 4362
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