IBM System x3250 M2 4194K1G Leaflet
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Product codes
4194K1G
A highly-affordable, ultradense, uniprocessor server for edge-of-network and Web-based
computing in space-constrained environments
computing in space-constrained environments
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quad-core processor (
23.75W per core). Similarly, the single-core Celeron D model consumes
only
35W total.
• Ultra-fast 667MHz PC2-5300 DDR II ECC memory provides speed and high availability.
• Two high-throughput PCI-E x8 adapter slots offer potential investment protection by
supporting high-performance adapters, such as Gb Ethernet, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand
cards, none of which will run in older legacy PCI slots.
cards, none of which will run in older legacy PCI slots.
• Integrated RAID-0/1 support (standard in hot-swap models; optional in simple-swap models)
at no extra charge and without consuming a valuable adapter slot. RAID-0 offers improved
disk performance via data striping and RAID-1 offers disk mirroring for high availability. The
x3250 M2 is upgradeable to full
disk performance via data striping and RAID-1 offers disk mirroring for high availability. The
x3250 M2 is upgradeable to full
RAID-10/5/6 support, using the optional ServeRAID-MR10i
card. It also offers higher performance, due to the
256MB of optional onboard write-back ECC
cache
memory (with battery backup).
• Up to two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch (depending on the model) hot-swap SAS hard disk
drives offer high-performance with high availability. The SAS controller provides
full-duplex (2
x 300MBps) data transfers for SAS drives. For lower cost and high capacity, other models
support up to
support up to
two simple-swap Serial ATA drives. The SATA II drives offer performance
nearly equal to that of Ultra320 SCSI (
300MBps half-duplex vs. 320MBps half-duplex,
respectively).
• The integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers with IPMI 2.0 support provide high-speed
network communications with
failover capability.
• A high degree of device integration—including SAS or SATA, RAID, dual Gigabit Ethernet,
systems management and video controllers—lowers costs and frees up valuable adapter
slots.
slots.
Flexibility
The x3250 M2 has the ability to grow with your application requirements, thanks to:
• A choice of processors with 2.0 to 3.0GHz clock rates, 800MHz or 1333MHz FSB, and 35W to
95W power draw.
• Up to 8GB of high-speed DDR2 system memory in four DIMM slots.
• Two available high-performance PCI-E adapter slots in all models.
• The optional ServeRAID-MR10i controller supports up to four internal SAS or SATA drives in
a
RAID-0/1/10/5/6
array
.
The optional
ServeRAID-MR10M controller supports up to four
external
EXP3000 expansion units (48 SAS or SATA HDDs total). It provides RAID-
0/1/10/5/50/6/60 support.
• The four USB 2.0 ports are up to 40X faster
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than older
USB 1.1 ports. This provides speedy
access to external HDDs (non-arrayed), optical drives, tape drives, and other USB devices.
Two ports are on the front of the unit and two are on the back.
Two ports are on the front of the unit and two are on the back.
• The integrated mini BMC 2 is upgradeable to the full BMC capability of the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
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.
• A choice of up to two internal 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or simple-swap SATA II HDDs or four
2.5-inch hot-swap SAS HDDs (depending on the model) offer a variety of storage options.
The 3.5-inch SAS models provide a maximum of
The 3.5-inch SAS models provide a maximum of
600GB of internal hot-swap storage. The
2.5-inch SAS models support up to
587.2GB of hot-swap SAS storage. The 3.5-inch SATA
models (hot-swap or simple-swap) provide a maximum of
1.5TB of internal simple-swap
storage.
• Alternatively, iSCSI or Fibre Channel-attached storage can be attached using IBM System
Storage or TotalStorage™ servers.
Manageability
Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3250 M2:
• The x3250 M2 includes a mini Baseboard Management Controller 2 (BMC 2) to monitor
server availability, perform Predictive Failure Analysis, etc., and trigger IBM Director alerts.
The mini BMC 2 is upgradeable to the full
The mini BMC 2 is upgradeable to the full
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine.
• Integrated IPMI 2.0 support alerts IBM Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as
voltage and thermal conditions. It also supports
highly secure remote power control using
data encryption.
• IBM Director is provided for proactive systems management. It comes with a portfolio of tools,
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Data transfer rates may be less than the maximum possible.
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Although the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine has a dedicated slot, its use precludes the use of adapter
Slot 2.