Performance, flexibility and manageability in an affordable tower
server
IBM System x3200 M2
The IBM System x3200 M2 is a single-
Highlights
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Manage growth and risk with
configuration flexibility, data
protection and application
performance
■
Manage complexity with inte-
grated and remote manage-
ment options
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Standard features deliver high
levels of system availability—at
a value price
socket tower server that offers more
performance, configuration flexibility
and availability features than many
servers in its class. It is designed to
meet a wide range of business needs—
and help you adapt to changing busi-
ness requirements.
More configuration flexibility
The x3200 M2 offers the latest quad-
core or dual-core processors. Providing
up to 4.0 TB of disk storage, you can
configure up to eight 2.5" hot-swap
SAS drives for added flexibility and per-
formance. Integrated slotless hardware
RAID and internal tape backup support
help protect your valuable data.
Integrated management capabilities
The x3200 M2 provides integrated
systems management through its
mini-BMC2. Upgrade to the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine card to
manage distributed systems remotely.
Greater business value
A proven platform that delivers perform-
ance and reliability, the x3200 M2 helps
minimize costs, better manage com-
plexity, and protect system investments.
Select configurations of the x3200 M2
are part of the IBM Express
Advantage™ Portfolio, designed and
priced to meet the needs of mid-sized
businesses. Easy to manage,
Express™ models/configurations
vary by country.
IBM System x3200 M2 at a glance
Form factor/height
Processor (CPU GHz/L2
cache/front-side bus MHz max)
Number of processors (std/max)
Memory1(std/max)
Expansion slots
Tower/5U (rack mountable)
Intel® Xeon® (quad-core) up to 3.16 GHz/12 MB/1333 MHz
or Intel Xeon (dual-core) up to 3.0 GHz/6 MB/1333 MHz
1/1
512 MB or 2 GB/8 GB DDR II 667 or 800 MHz
2 PCI (32-bit/33 MHz), 2 PCI-Express (x8, x1), optional PCI-X or
hardware RAID-0, -1, Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
slot
Disk bays (total/hot-swap)
Four 3.5" simple-swap or hot-swap SATA, four 2.5"/3.5" hotswap SAS or eight 2.5" hot-swap SAS hard disk drives (HDDs)
Maximum internal storage
Network interface
Power supply (std/max)
RAID support
Ports
Systems management
1, 2
Up to 1.17 TB SAS or up to 4.0 TB SATA HDDs
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
400W 1/1 or 430W hot-swap redundant 2/2
Hot-swap hardware RAID-0, -1, upgrade to RAID-5
Six USB; Ethernet, two serial, parallel and video
IPMI 2.0-compliant mini-BMC2, IBM Systems Director,
Alert Standard Format 2.0, IBM ServerGuide, optional RSA II
SlimLine and Remote Deployment Manager
Operating systems supported
Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Windows® Small
Business Server 2003, Red Hat Linux®, SUSE Linux
Limited warranty
3
1-year or 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited
warranty
For more information
U.S. ibm.com/systems/x
Canada ibm.com/ca/en/systems/x
1
Maximum internal hard disk and memory
capacities may require the replacement of any
standard hard drives and/or memory and the
population of all hard disk bays and memory
slots with the largest currently supported drives
available. When referring to variable speed
CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and DVDs, actual
playback speed will vary and is often less than
the maximum possible.
2
When referring to storage capacity,
GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes, and
TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Accessible
capacity is less.
3
IBM hardware products are made from new
parts, or new and serviceable used parts.
Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a
copy of applicable product warranties, write to:
Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP,
NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes
no representation or warranty regarding
third-party products or services including those
designated as ServerProven®.
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