Pcie Ssd Adapters; Gpu Adapters; Power Supplies; Integrated Virtualization - IBM System x3250 M5 Product Manual

PCIe SSD adapters

The x3250 M5 server does not support High IOPS SSD adapters.

GPU adapters

The x3250 M5 server does not support graphics processing units (GPUs).

Power supplies

The x3250 M5 server supports one 300 W AC fixed power supply or up to two redundant 460 W hot-swap
power supplies. These power supplies are 80 PLUS certified. Standard models come either with one fixed
or one hot-swap power supply (model dependent). The following table lists the power supplies. An AC
hot-swap power supply option ships standard with one 2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 rack
power cable.
Table 13. Power supplies
Part Feature
number code
Description
None* None* IBM 300W Fixed Power Supply Unit
94Y6236 A2E8 IBM 460W Redundant Power Supply Unit with 80+
certified
* Fixed power supply comes either with standard or custom (special bid or CTO) models.
Eight drive bays support: Models with 300 W fixed power supply can only support up to four drive bays.
3.5-inch drive bay support: Models with 460 W redundant hot-swap power supplies do not support
3.5-inch drive bays.

Integrated virtualization

The x3250 M5 server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in a
USB socket inside the server. The following table lists the virtualization options.
Table 14. Virtualization options
Part Feature
number code
Description
41Y8298 A2G0 IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi Downloads
41Y8382 A4WZ IBM USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi 5.1 Update 1
IBM System x3250 M5
Maximum Standard models
supported where used
1 A2x, B2x, C2x,
C4x
2 F2x, G2x
Maximum
supported
1
1
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