Summary of System x3250 M3 Type 4251

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 1 i b m ® ibm system x3250 m3 ibm redbooks product guide the ibm® system x3250 m3 is a single-socket server that offers new levels of performance and flexibility to help you respond quickly to changing business demands. Cost-effective and compact, it is well suited to small to mi...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 2 key features the single-socket ibm system x3250 m3, incorporating ibm x-architecture features, is an affordable, single-socket rack-mount server that offers more performance, configuration flexibility and availability features than many other servers in its class. From network ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 3 integrated industry-standard unified extensible firmware interface (uefi) next-generation bios. New capabilities include: human readable event logs — no more beep codes. Complete out-of-band coverage by the advance settings utility to simplify remote setup. A complete setup sol...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 4 locations of key components figure 2 shows the front of the server. Figure 2. Ibm system x3250 m3 rack server (front view) figure 3 shows the rear of the server. Figure 3. Ibm system x3250 m3 rack server (rear view).

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 5 figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 4. Ibm system x3250 m3 rack server (inside view).

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 6 standard specifications the following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) components specification form factor 1u rack. Processor one quad-core intel xeon 3400 series processor (up to 3.06 ghz/8 mb) or one dual-core intel core i3 s...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 7 table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) components specification power supply one fixed 351 w ac power supply (standard models) or one fixed 351 w ac he power supply (only available via cto). Hot-swap components hard drives. Systems management uefi, ibm integrated management ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 8 standard models the following table lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models model† 4251-/4252- intel processor (one maximum)* memory disk adapter hdd bays disks gbe dvd 42x 1x xeon x3440 2.53ghz 4c 8mb 1333mhz 2x 1gb (r) br10ilv2 2x 3.5" hs open 2 open 52x 1x xeon x...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 9 the x3250 m3 supports ddr3 ecc dimms. The server has six dimm slots, however, the maximum amount of dimms that can be installed is limited by type and rank of dimm used: rdimms up to six single-rank rdimms for a maximum of 6 gb (6x 1 gb) up to six dual-rank rdimms for a maximum...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 10 the following table lists the memory options supported by the server. Table 4. Memory options part number feature code description maximum supported models where used udimms 44t1568* 1915 1 gb (1x 1 gb, 1rx8) pc3-10600 cl9 ecc 1333 lp udimm 4 22x, 32x, a2x, b2x 44t1569* 1914 2...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 11 internal disk storage options the ibm system x3250 m3 supports the following internal disk storage configurations: two 3.5" simple-swap sata hard drive bays two 3.5" hot-swap sas/sata hard drive bays four 2.5" sff hot-swap sas hard drive bays the following table lists the hard...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 12 table 5. Disk drive options (part 2) part number feature code description maximum supported 2.5-inch 10k sas hot-swap 00ad075 a48s ibm 1.2tb 10k 6gbps sas 2.5'' g2hs hdd 4 81y9650 a282 ibm 900gb 10k 6gbps sas 2.5" sff hs hdd 4 49y2003 5433 ibm 600gb 10k 6gbps sas 2.5" sff slim...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 13 the following table lists the raid controllers and additional options used for internal disk storage of x3250 m3 server. Table 6. Raid controllers for internal storage part number feature code description maximum supported models where used 49y4731 9742 serveraid-br10il sas/sa...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 14 the serveraid m5014 sas/sata controller has the following specifications: two mini-sas internal connectors supports raid levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 supports raid 6 and 60 with the optional m5000 advanced feature key performance optimization for ssd drives with optional m5000 s...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 15 ibm ultraslim enhanced sata dvd-rom (part number 46m0901) supports the following media and speeds for reading: cd-rom 24x cd-da (dae) 20x cd-r 24x cd-rw 24x dvd-rom (single layer) 8x dvd-rom (dual layer) 8x dvd-r (4.7 gb) 6x dvd-r dl 4x dvd+r 6x dvd+r dl 4x dvd-rw (4.7 gb) 4x ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 16 network adapters x3250 m3 supports two integrated gigabit ethernet ports. One port is shared with imm. Integrated nics have the following features: intel 82574l chip tcp/udp, ipv4, and ipv6 checksum offloads tcp segmentation/transmit segmentation offloading (tso) wake on lan s...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 17 storage host bus adapters the following table lists the storage host bus adapters (hbas) supported by x3250 m3 server. Table 9. Storage adapters part number feature code description maximum supported fibre channel 81y1668 a2xu brocade 16gb fc single-port hba for ibm system x 2...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 18 pcie ssd i/o adapters the server does not support the high iops ssd adapters. Power supplies the server supports one fixed 351 w ac power supply (standard models) or one fixed 351 w high efficient ac power supply supported by ibm systems director active energy manager (via cto...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 19 the optional virtual media key is required to enable the remote presence and blue-screen capture features. The remote presence feature provides the following functions: remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 hz, regardless of the system state re...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 20 red hat enterprise linux 6 server x64 edition suse linux enterprise server 10 for amd64/em64t suse linux enterprise server 10 for x86 suse linux enterprise server 10 with xen for amd64/em64t suse linux enterprise server 11 for amd64/em64t suse linux enterprise server 11 for x8...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 21 warranty options the ibm system x3250 m3 has a 1-year (4251) or 3-year (4252) onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. Ibm offers warranty service upgrades through ibm servicepacs. The ibm servicepac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-wa...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 22 regulatory compliance the server conforms to the following international standards: russia/gost me01, iec-60950-1, gost r 51318.22-99, gost r 51318.24-99, gost r 51317.3.2-2006, gost r 51317.3.3-99 iec 60950-1 (cb certificate and cb test report) ce mark (en55022 class a, en609...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 23 the raid controllers listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures. Table 15. Raid controllers for external storage expansion enclosures part number feature code description maximum supported 46m0830 0094 serveraid m5025 sas/sata controller 1 4...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 24 external disk storage systems the following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through system x sales channel. The server may support other ibm disk systems that are not listed in this table. Refer to ibm system storage...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 25 external backup units the server supports the external backup attachment options listed in the following table. Table 18. External backup options (part 1) part number description external tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651ux 1u tape drive enclosure 8767hh...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 26 table 18. External backup options (part 2) part number description external backup units* 362516x ibm rdx removable hard disk storage system - external usb 160 gb bundle 362532x ibm rdx removable hard disk storage system - external usb 320 gb bundle 362550x ibm rdx removable h...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 27 top-of-rack ethernet switches the server supports the top-of-rack ethernet switches from ibm system networking listed in the following table. Table 19. Ibm system networking - top-of-rack switches part number description ibm system networking - 1 gb top-of-rack switches 044601...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 28 uninterruptible power supply units the server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (ups) units listed in the following table. Table 20. Uninterruptible power supply units part number description rack-mounted ups 53951ax ibm 1500va lcd 2u rack ups (100 v/120...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 29 power distribution units the server supports attachments to the power distribution units (pdus) when installed in rack. Table 21. Power distribution units (part 1) part number description switched and monitored pdus 46m4002 ibm 1u 9 c19/3 c13 active energy manager dpi® pdu 46m...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 30 table 21. Power distribution units (part 2) part number description 39y8955 dpi universal rack pdu with italy lc 39y8956 dpi universal rack pdu with south africa lc 39y8957 dpi universal rack pdu with uk lc 39y8958 dpi universal rack pdu with as/nz lc 39y8959 dpi universal rac...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 31 racks cabinets the server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Table 22. Rack cabinets part number description 93072px ibm 25u static s2 standard rack 93072rx ibm 25u standard rack 93074rx ibm 42u standard rack 93074xx ibm 42u standard rack extension 93084...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 32 rack options the server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table. Table 23. Rack options part number feature code description monitor kits and keyboard trays 172317x 1723hc1 fc 0051 1u 17in flat panel console kit 172319x 1723hc1 fc 0052...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 34 related publications for more information refer to these documents: ibm system x3250 m3 product page http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3250m3/index.Html installation and user's guide - ibm system x3250 m3 http://ibm.Com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?Lndocid=migr-50...

  • Page 35: Notices

    Ibm system x3250 m3 35 notices this information was developed for products and services offered in the u.S.A. Ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and services curren...

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    Ibm system x3250 m3 36 this document was created or updated on june 5, 2013. Send us your comments in one of the following ways: use the online contact us review form found at: ibm.Com/redbooks send your comments in an e-mail to: redbook@us.Ibm.Com mail your comments to: ibm corporation, internation...