IBM System x3400 M3 Types 7378 Product Manual

Summary of System x3400 M3 Types 7378

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 1 i b m ® ibm system x3400 m3 ibm redbooks product guide the system x3400 m3 servers are self-contained, high-performance, 5u tower systems designed for web and business server applications in remote or distributed environments. These servers are highly scalable in configuration,...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 2 key features the ibm system x3400 m3 has the following features. Performance the x3400 m3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs: up to two 6-core intel xeon 5600 series processors offering superior performance. Xeon 5600 series processors offer up to 54...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 3 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 solution, allowing adapter configuration functions to be moved into uefi. Integrated trusted platform module (tpm) 1.2 suppor...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 4 optional solid-state drives (ssds) use only 2 w of power per drive, compared to 9 - 10 w for 2.5-inch hdds. This is as much as 80% less power than a 2.5-inch hdd would use, with a corresponding reduction in heat output that further improves the overall bottom line. Support for ...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 5 locations of key components and connectors figures 2 and 3 show the front and rear of the server. Figure 2. Front view of the ibm system x3400 m3 figure 3. Rear view of the ibm system x3400 m3.

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 6 figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 4. Inside view of the ibm system x3400 m3.

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 7 standard specifications the following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) components specification form factor tower or 5u rack. Processor up to two six-core (up to 3.46 ghz) or quad-core (up to 2.66 ghz) intel xeon 5600 series pro...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 8 table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) components specification external ports two usb 2.0 on front. Four usb 2.0, one db-15 video, one db-9 serial, one rj-45 systems management, two rj-45 network ports on rear. One internal usb port for embedded hypervisor. One internal usb...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 9 standard models the following table lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models model† intel processor* (2 maximum) ram disk controller disk bays (std/max) disks network optical power supply models announced february 2011 7378/ 7379-a2x 1x e5603 4c 1.60 ghz 4 mb 1066 mh...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 10 express models the following table lists the region-specific express models. Express models are preconfigured with additional components, such as processors and memory, to make the ordering and installation process simpler. Table 3. Express models (part 1) model intel xeon pro...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 11 table 3. Express models (part 2) model intel xeon processor* (2 max) ram raid disk bays disks gbe dvd ps region japan 7379-pam 1x e5503 2.0ghz 2c 4mb 800mhz 2x 2gb br10ilv2 4x 3.5" hs / 8 2x 1tb 2 dvd 1 7379-pan 1x e5506 2.13ghz 4c 4mb 800mhz 2x 2gb m5014(b) 4x 3.5" hs / 8 3x ...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 12 processor options the server supports the processor options listed in the following table. The server supports up to two processors. The table also shows which server models have each processor standard. If there is no corresponding where-used model for a particular processor,...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 13 memory options ibm ddr3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal system x performance and throughput. Ibm memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a service and su...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 14 if memory mirroring is used, then dimms must be installed in pairs (a minimum of one pair per cpu), and both dimms in a pair must be identical in type and size. If memory sparing is used, then dimms must be installed in sets of three, and all dimms in the same set must be iden...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 15 internal disk storage options ibm system x3400 m3 server supports the following internal storage configurations: four 3.5" simple-swap or four 3.5" hot-swap sata hard drive bays eight 3.5" hot-swap sas/sata hard drive bays eight 2.5" sff hot-swap sas/sata sff hard drive bays 1...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 16 standard models of x3400 m3 ship with either four 3.5" ss sata hhd bays (configuration 1 in figure 5), four 3.5" hs sas/sata hdd bays (also configuration 1), or eight 2.5" sas/sata hot-swap hard drive bays (configuration 3). The following table shows internal storage expansion...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 17 the serveraid br10il v2 sas/sata controller has the following specifications: one mini-sas internal connector supports raid levels 0, 1, and 1e 3 gbps throughput per port based on the lsi 1064e controller pci express 2.0 x4 host interface stripe size: 64 kb (fixed) the servera...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 18 the serveraid-mr10i sas/sata controller has the following specifications: full-height (3u), half-length card two internal x4 sff-8087 connectors pci express x8 host interface sas controller: lsi 1078e 3 gbps per port data transfer rate supports sas 3 gbps and sata 2 256 mb cac...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 19 table 8. Disk drive options (part 2) part number feature code description maximum supported* 3.5" hot-swap sas hdds 44w2244 5313 ibm 600 gb 15 k 6 gbps sas 3.5" hot-swap hdd 8 44w2239 5312 ibm 450 gb 15 k 6 gbps sas 3.5" hot-swap hdd 8 44w2234 5311 ibm 300 gb 15 k 6 gbps sas 3...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 20 internal backup units the server supports the sata, usb, and sas internal tape drive and rdx options listed in the following table. These internal drives are installed in the 5.25" hh bays in the server. However, not all configurations offer 5.25" hh bays as shown in figure 5....

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 21 optical drives the server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Table 10. Optical drives part number feature code description maximum supported standard models where used none* 4154 ibm hh dvd-rom 56x, 58x, a2x, a4x, b2x, b4x, c2x, d2x, e4x, e6x, f2...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 22 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 x3400 m3 23 network adapters the x3400 m3 supports two integrated gigabit ethernet ports. Integrated nics have the following features: broadcom bcm5709c chip tcp offload engine (toe) support wake on lan support 802.1q vlan tagging support nic teaming (load balancing and failover) the foll...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 24 storage host bus adapters the following table lists storage hbas supported by the x3400 m3 server. Table 12. Storage adapters part number feature code description maximum quantity supported fibre channel 59y1987 3885 brocade 4 gb fc single-port hba for ibm system x 3 59y1993 3...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 25 for more information, see the list of ibm redbooks product guides in the host bus adapters category: http://www.Redbooks.Ibm.Com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=hba pcie ssd adapters the server does not support high iops ssd adapters. Power supplies the server supports either...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 26 remote management the server contains ibm integrated management module (imm), 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 imm lights leds to help ...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 27 microsoft windows server 2008, standard x64 edition microsoft windows server 2008, standard x86 edition microsoft windows server 2008, web x64 edition microsoft windows server 2008, web x86 edition microsoft windows server 2012 microsoft windows small business server 2003/2003...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 28 physical and electrical specifications tower: width: 218.0 mm (8.6 in) depth: 767.0 mm (30.2 in) height: 440.0 mm (17.3 in) weight: 27.10 kg (59.7 lb) (minimum configuration) 37.85 kg (83.4 lb) (maximum configuration) rack (using the tower-to-rack conversion kit, 69y0893): wid...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 29 warranty options the ibm system x3400 m3 has a 1-year (7378) or 3-year (7379) onsite warranty with 9x5/next-business-day terms. Ibm offers the warranty service upgrades through ibm servicepacs, discussed in this section. The ibm servicepac is a series of prepackaged warranty m...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 30 regulatory compliance the server conforms to the following international 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. 69950-1-03 nom-019 argentina iec60950-1 japan vcci, class a austra...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 31 the hard disk drives listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures. Table 18. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures part number description maximum quantity supported per one enclosure exp3000 hot-swap sata 3.5" hard drives 43w76...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 32 the raid controllers listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures. Table 19. Raid controllers for external storage expansion enclosures part number description maximum quantity supported 46m0830 serveraid m5025 sas/sata controller 3 46m0930 se...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 33 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 x3400 m3 34 external backup units the server supports the external backup attachment options listed in the following table. Table 22. 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 x3400 m3 35 table 22. 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 x3400 m3 36 top-of-rack ethernet switches the server supports the following top-of-rack ethernet switches from ibm system networking. Table 23. Ibm system networking - top-of-rack switches part number description ibm system networking - 1 gb top-of-rack switches 0446013 ibm system network...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 37 uninterruptible power supply units the server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (ups) units listed in the following table. Table 24. Uninterruptible power supply units part number description rack-mounted ups 21304rx ibm ups 10000xhv 53951ax ibm 1500va l...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 38 power distribution units the server supports attachments to the power distribution units (pdus) listed in the following table. Table 25. Power distribution units (part 1) part number description switched and monitored pdus 46m4002 ibm 1u 9 c19/3 c13 active energy manager dpi® ...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 39 table 25. Power distribution units (part 2) part number description universal pdus 39y8951 dpi universal rack pdu w/ us lv and hv line cords 39y8952 dpi universal rack pdu w/ cee7-vii europe lc 39y8953 dpi universal rack pdu w/ denmark lc 39y8954 dpi universal rack pdu w/ isra...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 40 rack cabinets the server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Tower-to-rack conversion kit (part number 69y0893, 5ux26" tower to rack conversion kit for x3400/x3500) is required for the server to be installed in a rack. Table 26. Rack cabinets part number ...

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    Ibm system x3400 m3 41 rack options the server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table. Table 27. 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 x3400 m3 43 related publications and links for more information see the following resources: ibm system x3400 m3 product page http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/x/hardware/tower/x3400m3/index.Html installation and user's guide - ibm system x3400 m3 (7378, 7379) http://ibm.Com/support/entry/portal...

  • Page 44: Notices

    Ibm system x3400 m3 44 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 45: Trademarks

    Ibm system x3400 m3 45 this document was created or updated on june 6, 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...