X3200 M3 Images - IBM X3200 M3 Product Manual

An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performance
and data protection for small, medium, and large businesses

x3200 M3 Images

Front View
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consisting of multiple physical hard disk drives to be treated as one logical drive. ServeRAID technology
also allows data to be stored redundantly, across multiple hard disk drives— enhancing both the
integrity and the availability of the data. SAS and SATA ServeRAID controllers offer enhanced
performance due to onboard processors and cache. Because IBM ServeRAID controllers can help
significantly improve data transfer rates, this technology is extremely effective when implementing
demanding, transaction-oriented applications. By employing the advanced fault tolerance of IBM
ServeRAID technology, companies can effectively implement networked business systems that require
large amounts of storage space for data and applications that must be available for their businesses to
continue operating.
The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller offers RAID-10/5/6 support and optional battery backup
with 256MB of cache memory, with up to 3Gbps per SAS port. The ServeRAID-MR10is Vault card
offers hardware-based full-disk encryption and RAID-0/1/10/5/50/6/60 support. ServeRAID-MR10M
controller provides RAID-0/1/10/5/50 support and 256MB of onboard cache and enables connection to
up to four IBM System Storage EXP3000 SAS expansion units (48 HDDs total).
Other supported SAS/SATA RAID controllers include the IBM ServeRAID-M1015 (x8 PCIe, RAID-
0/1/10), IBM ServeRAID-M5014 (x8 PCIe, 256MB cache, battery backup, RAID-0/1/10/5/50 with Self-
encrypting Disk, or SED, support), IBM ServeRAID-M5015 (x8 PCIe, 512MB cache, battery backup,
RAID-0/1/10/5/50 and SED) and the IBM ServeRAID-M5025 (x8 PCIe, 512MB cache, battery backup,
RAID-0/1/10/5/50 and SED, supports up to 9 external IBM System Storage EXP3000 expansion units).
The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Advance Feature Key adds RAID-5 and SED support to the ServeRAID-
M1015.
External Storage — The IBM System Storage EXP700 and EXP810 expansion units, as well as the
DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 series storage subsystems, comprise a powerful and broad shared
storage family with integrated management software designed to meet midrange and enterprise needs.
Power Supply — A second high-efficiency redundant 430W power supply is available for the x3200 M3.
(Model-dependant or via CTO).
Virtual Media Key — The x3200 M3 includes a plethora of systems management features built-in;
however, sometimes additional management capability is needed. In those situations, the Virtual Media
Key not only offers powerful new features, it does so without taking up a valuable adapter slot, instead
using a dedicated connector on the motherboard.
Status LEDs
Optical Drive
USB Ports
Optical/Tape/RD
X Drive Bay
Floppy Drive Bay
Cover Release
Button
HDD Bays
Hexagonal
Ventilation Holes
Rear View
Hot-swap/Redundant
Power Supplies
Video
Port
Serial
Port
2 Gb Ethernet
Ports
4 USB
Ports
PCIe
x8
Slots
PCIe x4
Slot
PCI
Slots
System
Fan
System Cover
Key
Hexagonal
Ventilation
Holes
10