IBM System x3250 M5 Product Manual

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Summary of System x3250 M5

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 1 i b m ® ibm system x3250 m5 ibm redbooks product guide the ibm® system x3250 m5 single-socket 1u rack server is designed for small businesses and first-time server buyers looking for a solution to improve business efficiency. It delivers several ibm innovative features in a com...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 2 key features the system x3250 m5 server is a compact, cost-effective, single-processor 1u rack server that has been optimized to provide outstanding availability, manageability, and performance features to small-to-medium-sized businesses, retail stores, or distributed enterpri...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 3 solid-state drives (ssds) offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical hdds for greater uptime. The server offers two redundant hot-swap power supplies and five redundant non-hot-swap fans to provide cost-efficient availability for applications. Basic ligh...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 4 intel intelligent power capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw. Low-voltage intel xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments. Low-...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 5 the following figure shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 4. Inside view of the ibm system x3250 m5.

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 6 standard specifications the following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) components specification form factor 1u rack. Processor one intel xeon processor e3-1200 v3 product family with four cores up to 3.6 ghz, up to 1600 mhz memo...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 7 table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) components specification power supply up to two redundant hot-swap 460 w ac power supplies (80 plus certification), or one fixed 300 w ac power supply (80 plus certification). Hot-swap parts hard drives (model dependent) and power suppl...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 8 standard models the following table lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models mtm* intel processor† (1 maximum) memory raid drive bays (std/ max) drives onboard nic (std/max) i/o slots (std/ max) optical drive power supply (std/max) models announced october 2013 5458-...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 9 express models the following table lists the express models. Table 3. Express models (part 1) mtm* intel processor† (1 maximum) memory raid drive bays (std/ max) drives onboard nic (std/max) i/o slots (std/ max optical drive power supply (std/max) united states 5458-eau 1x xeon...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 10 table 3. Express models (part 2) mtm* intel processor† (1 maximum) memory raid drive bays drives onboard nic (std/max) i/o slots (std/ max optical drive power supply (std/max) europe 5458-e1g 1x xeon e3-1220 v3 3.1ghz 8mb 1600mhz 4c (80w) 1x 4gb 1600mhz c100 4x 3.5" ss / 4 ope...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 11 processor options the x3250 m5 server supports only one processor, which is already installed in all models. No additional processor options are available. The following table lists all processors available in standard models of x3250 m5 or via cto. If there is no correspondin...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 12 memory options ibm ddr3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal ibm system x® performance and throughput. Ibm memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics panel for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a ser...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 13 internal storage the x3250 m5 server supports the following internal storage configurations: four 2.5-inch small form factor (sff) sas/sata hot-swap drive bays eight 2.5-inch sff sas/sata hot-swap drive bays four 2.5-inch sff sas/sata simple-swap drive bays eight 2.5-inch sff ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 14 controllers for internal storage the following table lists the internal raid controllers, hbas, and the additional options that are used for the internal disk storage of the x3250 m5 server. Table 7. Raid controllers for internal storage part number feature code description ma...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 15 the following table (parts 1 and 2) lists drive types and internal drive bay configurations that are supported by the internal raid controllers and hbas (sas hdds include both sas and near-line (nl) sas hdds, and sata hdds include both sata and nl sata hdds). Table 8. Raid con...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 16 table 8. Raid controllers, drive types, and internal drive bays (part 2: redundant psu models) raid controller (models with hot-swap power supplies) drive type 4x 2.5-in. Hot-swap 8x 2.5-in. Hot-swap 4x 2.5-in. Simple-swap 8x 2.5-in. Simple-swap 4x 3.5-in. Hot-swap 4x 3.5-in. ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 17 the serveraid m1115 sas/sata controller has the following specifications: eight internal 6 gbps sas/sata ports two x4 mini-sas internal connectors (sff-8087) supports connections to sas/sata drives and sas expanders supports raid levels 0, 1, and 10 supports raid levels 5 and ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 18 internal drive options the following table lists drive options for the internal storage of the x3250 m5 server. Table 9. Drive options for internal storage (part 1) part number feature code description maximum supported 2.5-inch nl sas hot-swap hdds 90y8953 a2xe ibm 500gb 7.2k...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 19 table 9. Drive options for internal storage (part 2) part number feature code description maximum supported 2.5-inch sata hot-swap ssds 49y5839 a3as ibm 64gb sata 2.5" mlc hs enterprise value ssd 8 90y8648 a2u4 ibm 128gb sata 2.5" mlc hs enterprise value ssd 8 90y8643 a2u3 ibm...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 20 optical drives the x3250 m5 server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Server models with 3.5-inch hdds do not support an internal optical drive. Table 10. Optical drives part number feature code description maximum supported standard models where...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 21 i/o expansion options the x3250 m5 server supports two pcie slots that come standard with all models. The slot form factors are specified: slot 1: pcie 3.0 x4 (x4-wired); dedicated slot for the h1110 adapter slot 2: pcie 3.0 x8 (x8-wired), full-height, half-length network adap...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 22 the following table lists additional supported network adapters. Table 11. Network adapters part number feature code description maximum supported 10 gb ethernet 49y7910 a18y broadcom netxtreme ii dual port 10gbaset adapter for ibm system x 1 49y7960 a2ec intel x520-da2 dual p...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 23 storage host bus adapters the following table lists the storage host bus adapters (hbas) that are supported by the x3250 m5 server. Table 12. Storage adapters part number feature code description maximum supported fibre channel - 16 gb 81y1675 a2xv brocade 16gb fc dual-port hb...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 24 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 ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 25 systems management the server contains ibm integrated management module ii (imm2), which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the imm2 lights leds to...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 26 thermal option kit the thermal option kit allows clients to use x3250 m5 servers in environments with the temperature limits extended to 40 degrees c. It also helps lower fan speeds depending on the environment's temperature to lower acoustic noise and energy use. The followin...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 27 physical and electrical specifications dimensions and weight (approximate): height: 43 mm (1.7 in.) width: 435 mm (17.1 in.) depth: 576 mm (22.7 in.) maximum weight: 12.3 kg (27.1 lb). Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate): height: 230 mm (9.1 in.) width: 590 mm (23.2 i...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 28 warranty options the x3250 m5 server has a three-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. Ibm offers the warranty service upgrades through ibm servicepac offerings, described in this section. The ibm servicepac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgr...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 29 regulatory compliance the server conforms to the following standards: fcc - verified to comply with part 15 of the fcc rules, class a canada ices-003, issue 4, class a ul/iec 60950-1 csa c22.2 no. 60950-1 nom-019 japan vcci, class a australia/new zealand as/nzs cispr 22:2006, ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 30 the serveraid m5120 sas/sata controller has the following specifications: eight external 6 gbps sas/sata ports two external x4 mini-sas connectors (sff-8088) support for raid levels 0, 1, and 10 support for raid levels 5 and 50 with optional m5100 series raid 5 upgrades suppor...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 31 the following table lists the drives that are supported by exp2512 external expansion enclosures. Table 21. Drive options for exp2512 external expansion enclosures part number description maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 3.5" nl sas hs hdds 49y1903 1tb 7,200 rpm 6g...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 32 external disk storage systems the following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the x3250 m5 server and can be ordered through the system x sales channel. The server might support other ibm disk systems that are not listed in this table. Refer to the...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 33 table 24. External backup options (part 2) part number description external backup units* 36251ty ibm rdx usb 3.0 dock with 1tb cartridge 362532y ibm rdx usb 3.0 dock with 320gb cartridge 362550y ibm rdx usb 3.0 dock with 500gb cartridge 3628l5x ibm half high lto gen 5 externa...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 34 top-of-rack ethernet switches the x3250 m5 server can be attached to the top-of-rack ethernet switches from ibm system networking that are listed in the following table. Table 25. Ibm system networking - top-of-rack switches part number description ibm system networking - 1 gb...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 35 uninterruptible power supply units the x3250 m5 server can be attached to the uninterruptible power supply units that are listed in the following table. Table 26. Uninterruptible power supply units part number description rack-mounted ups 24195kx ibm ups5000 21303rx ibm ups 75...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 36 power distribution units the x3250 m5 server can be attached to the power distribution units (pdus) that are listed in the following table. Table 27. Power distribution units (part 1) part number description switched and monitored pdus 46m4002 ibm 1u 9 c19/3 c13 active energy ...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 37 table 27. Power distribution units (part 2) part number description universal pdus 39y8951 dpi universal rack pdu with us lv and hv line cords 39y8952 dpi universal rack pdu with cee7-vii europe lc 39y8953 dpi universal rack pdu with denmark lc 39y8954 dpi universal rack pdu w...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 38 rack cabinets the x3250 m5 server can be installed in the rack cabinets that are listed in the following table. Table 28. Rack cabinets part number description 201886x ibm 11u office enablement kit 93072rx ibm 25u standard rack 93072px ibm 25u static s2 standard rack 93634ex i...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 39 rack options the x3250 m5 server can be attached to the rack console switches and monitor kits that are listed in the following table. Table 29. Rack options part number feature code description monitor kits and keyboard trays 17238bx a3ek ibm 1u 18.5" standard console 17238ex...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 40 ibm global financing ibm global financing can help you obtain the it solution that you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow. Our fair market value (fmv) lease helps ensure that you have the latest ibm technology, and with our m...

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    Ibm system x3250 m5 41 related publications and links for more information, see these resources: ibm system x3250 m5 product page http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3250m5/ serverproven hardware compatibility page for the x3250 m5 http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/comp...

  • Page 42: Notices

    Ibm system x3250 m5 42 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...

  • Page 43: Trademarks

    Ibm system x3250 m5 43 this document was created or updated on october 4, 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, interna...