IBM System x3500 M3 Product Manual page 15

A rock-solid, performance server for your most demanding
applications
Chipset
Standard memory (maximum
192GB)
Standard memory type
Maximum memory access speed
DIMM capacities supported
# of DIMM sockets total / available
Online hot-spare memory
supported
Memory mirroring supported / # of
DIMM sockets reserved for
mirroring
# of drive bays total / available
# of 5.25-inch bays total / available
# of HDD drive bays total / available
# of 2.5-inch HDD drive bays total /
available
# of 3.5-inch HDD drive bays total /
available
Maximum HDD capacity
HDD capacities supported
# of HDDs standard
# of optical drives standard
# of diskette drives standard
Internal tape drives supported
Disk drive technology
Integrated disk controller
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Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component
available.
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x3500 M3 Specifications
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8GB (2 x 4GB)—62x, 72x, 82x, 92x
Registered PC3-10600 DDR III ECC (Chipkill protection when using x4 DIMMs); single-,
1333MHz (72x, 74x, 82x,
92x, D2x, F2x, G2x, H2x)
16 (8 per processor) / 14—62x, 72x, 82x,
11 or 17 standard
3 / 2 (optical drive installed)—16-HDD
models
8 / 8 (2.5-inch standard or
3.5-inch via CTO)
8 / 8 standard
2.5-inch Hot-Swap
SAS
4.8TB (8 x 600GB)
standard; 9.6TB (16
x 600GB) standard
or via upgrade kit or
CTO; 14.4TB (24 x
600GB) via upgrade
kit or CTO)
2.5-inch Hot-Swap
SAS
73.4, 146.8GB—
15K RPMs; 146.8,
300GB, 600GB—
10K RPMs;
500GB—7.2K RPMs
1 full-high or 2 half-high (uses one or two
5.25-inch bays)—8 or16-HDD models
ServeRAID-M5015
(512MB cache) with
battery—RAID-0/1/10/5/50;
Intel 5520
dual-, or quad-rank
1066MHz (42x, 44x, 52x,
62x, B2x)
1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
92x
No
Yes / 12 (6 per processor)
16 / 16 (via CTO or upgrade
kit)
16 / 16 (via CTO or upgrade
kit)
8 / 8 (via CTO only)
2.5-inch Hot-Swap
SATA
4TB (8 x 500GB)
3.5-inch Hot-Swap
standard; 8TB (16 x
500GB) standard or
16TB (8 x 2TB) via
via upgrade kit or
CTO; 12TB (24 x
500GB) via upgrade
kit or CTO
3.5-inch Hot-Swap
2.5-inch Hot-Swap
SATA 300, 450, 600GB—
160GB, 500GB—
7.2K RPMs 1TB, 2TB—7.2K
None
1 SATA DVD-ROM Combo (in dedicated 5.25" bay)
None (USB-attach)
Hot-swap SAS
ServeRAID-M5014
(256MB cache) internal
SAS/SATA—RAID-
4GB (1 x 4GB)—32x, 42x/44x, 52x, 74x,
B2x, D2x, F2x, G2x, H2x
800MHz (32x)
16 (8 per processor) / 15—32x, 42x/44x,
52x, 74x, B2x, D2x, F2x, G2x, H2x
25 via CTO or options
3 / 1—24-HDD models
24 / 24 (via CTO or upgrade
kit)
24 / 24 (via CTO or upgrade
kit)
3.5-inch Hot-Swap
or Simple-Swap
SAS
SATA
16TB (8 x 2TB) via
CTO only
CTO only
3.5-inch Hot-Swap
SAS
15K RPMs 1TB, 2TB—7.2K
RPMs
RPMs
1 half-high (for either 5.25-inch optical or
tape drive)—24-HDD models
ServeRAID-M1015 (no
cache) internal SAS/SATA—
RAID-0/1/10; optional RAID-
SAS
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