IBM System x3200 M3 User Manual

An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performance
and data protection for small, medium, and large businesses
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x3200 M3 Specifications
Operating humidity range 8-80%
Dimensions (HWD) / weight
17.25” (438.2mm) H
8.5” (215.9mm) W
21.25” (539.8mm) D
30.4” (772mm) D (with redundant power)
43 (minimum) – 47 lb (maximum)
19.6 – 21.4 kg
Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit, Windows
Small Business Server 2008 (SE/PE) 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 & R2
(Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit, RHEL 4/5 32/64-bit with and without Xen, Red
Hat 5 Workstation 64-bit, SLES 10/11 32/64-bit with and without Xen, VMware 4/4i
Length of limited warranty
3 years (parts and labor)
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Machine Type 7328
1 year (parts and labor) — Machine Types
7327
The Bottom Line
The x3200 M3 is an extremely powerful entry system, incorporating leading-edge industry-
standard features and adding IBM-unique innovations:
Price/Performance
• High-throughput processors — A choice of 2.4 to 3.06GHz quad-core Xeon or 2.26 to
3.2GHz dual-core Celeron, Pentium, or Core i3 processors; or low-voltage 2.26GHz dual-
core Xeon processors
• Low-energy-draw dual-core Xeon processor, to help save you money on energy usage
• Large cache — 2MB, 3MB, 4MB (dual-core), or 8MB (quad-core) of L3 processor cache
(processor-dependent)
• High-performance memory access — 1066MHz or 1333MHz (model-specific)
• High-performance disk technology — Integrated SAS/SATA controller and slotless
hardware-based RAID controller (standard in hot-swap models; optional in simple-swap
models)
• High-performance external expansion — Seven 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, four
rear, one internal)
• High-performance communications — Integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller
• Fast I/O — Five PCIe Gen 2 adapter slots
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — Up to 32GB of RDIMM ECC memory or up to 16GB of UDIMM
ECC memory
• High-capacity disk storage — Up to 8TB of internal 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA II storage or
8TB of 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA storage, or 8TB of 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS storage, or up
to 4.8TB of 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS storage
• Support for an optional half-high tape, optical drive, or RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage
System drive (in addition to the HDDs)
• Hardware-based RAID-0/1/1E support standard in hot-swap models, optional in simple-swap
models; RAID 10/5/50/6/60 support optional in all models; full hardware disk encryption
support available in all models
• Six available adapter slots:
 One x8/x8
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PCIe Gen 2 slot (8GBps)
 One x8/4
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PCIe Gen 2 slot (4GBps)
 One x4/x4
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PCIe Gen 2 slots (4GBps)—reserved for ServeRAID controller
 One x4/x1
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PCIe Gen 2 slots (1GBps)
 Two 33MHz legacy PCI slots
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technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in
which this product is sold.
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The x8/x8 slot can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x8 throughput, respectively.
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The x8/x4 slot can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x4 throughput, respectively.
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The x4/x4 slot can accept x1 or x4 adapters running at x1 or x4 throughput, respectively.
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The x4/x1 slot can accept x1 or x4 adapters running at x1 throughput.

IBM System x3200 M3 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3200 M3
Category	Server
Language	English