IBM X3200 M3 Product Manual

An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performance and data protection for small, medium, and large businesses

Product Guide

January 2010

Product Overview

CONTENTS

Product Overview

Selling Features

Key Features

Key Options

x3200 M3 Images

x3200 M3 Specifications

The Bottom Line

Server Comparison Chart

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Legal Information

IBM System x3200 M3

Value-priced performance, capacity and availability

Suggested uses: Small and medium businesses, distributed large enterprises, retail, banking, and insurance companies seeking scalability, top performance, and enterprise-class availability features at an entry-level price.

The single-socket IBM® System x3200 M3, incorporating IBM X-Architecture™ features, is an

affordable, single-socket tower server that offers mo

yre performance, configuration flexibility and availability features than many other servers in its class. From network infrastructure to distributed applications to front-end workloads, the x3200 M3 is designed to meet a wide range of business needs and help you adapt to changing business requirements.

It supports, at the high end, the latest quad-core Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series processors, designed with speedy 1333MHz memory access (FSB) and 8MB of L3 cache, to help provide the computing power you need to match your business needs and growth. If cost is your primary concern, the x3200 M3 offers a model using the affordable dual-core Celeron processor with 2MB of L3 cache. In between, there are models that use the dual-core Pentium processor with 3MB of L3 cache, as well as a dual-core Core i3 processor with 4MB of L3 cache. All models are designed with an integrated memory controller for greatly improved memory performance (up to 1333MHz access, depending on the processor), 64-bit extensions (EM64T), and multithreading, to provide the computing power you need to match your business needs and growth. In addition, the x3200 M3 uses industry-standard 1066/1333MHz DDR3 ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory—for high performance and reliability.

All models offer impressive scalability, including up to 32GB1 of memory and up to four 3.5-inch hotswap enterprise-class Serial ATA II (SATA II) hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to 4TB2, or up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap enterprise-class SATA II hard disk drives with a total capacity of up to 4TB, or eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS drives with an internal storage capacity of up to 4TB.

For additional performance and high availability, the x3200 M3 offers integrated hardware RAID-0/1 support standard in the hot-swap SAS/SATA models (optional for simple-swap SATA models), and optional RAID-10/5/6. To meet your backup requirements, the x3200 M3 supports a choice of half-high tape drives, an optical drive, or an IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System. The server ships as a tower unit; an optional rack conversion kit turns the x3200 M3 hot-swap models into a 5U rack- mounted server to save precious data center floor space.

Standard in the x3200 M3 is the Integrated Management Module (IMM) that enables the user to manage and control the server easily—both locally and remotely. The IMM offers a high level of manageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system up—even when network usage increases. These advanced features help maximize network availability by increasing uptime, as do hot-

swap and simple-swap SATA HDDs; hot-swap/redundant SAS HDDs, redundant ultra-efficient power supplies; integrated RAID; redundant power3; IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secure remote power control and Serial over LAN; as well as text-console redirect over LAN.

Another improvement with the new generation of X-Architecture is the replacement of legacy BIOS with a new generation United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI provides a more intuitive user interface and understandable event logs and better management.

With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as the IMM, IBM Systems Director,

IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide™ and support for the optional

Virtual Media Key for remote presence capability, the x3200 M3 is designed for superior uptime.

For a balance of high-performance processing, high availability and vast internal storage at a budget price, the x3200 M3 is the ideal system.

Using RDIMMS.

GB equals 1,000,000,000 bytes and TB equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Accessible

capacity may be less.

A second high-efficiency redundant 430W power supply is available for the x3200 M3. (Model dependant or via CTO.)

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Selling Features

Price/Performance

The x3200 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce product and operating costs:

• Models with a quad-core Xeon processor, high-end 1333MHz memory access, and 8MB of L3

cache, offer peak performance, capable of tackling the toughest jobs.

• Models containing a high-performance dual-core Core i3 processor, with high-end 1333MHz memory access and 4MB of L3 cache, offer superior performance at an aggressive price.

• Models containing a dual-core Celeron or Pentium processor with speedy 1066MHz memory access, for those on a budget.

• Ultra-fast 1333MHz or 1066MHz DDR3 ECC memory offers high speed and high availability.

• High-speed PCIe adapter slots offers investment protection by supporting high-performance

adapters, such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand cards, none of which will run in older legacy PCI slots.

• Integrated hardware RAID-0/1 support (standard in hot-swap models; optional in simple-swap models) doesn’t consume a valuable adapter slot. RAID-0 offers improved disk performance via data striping and RAID-1 offers disk mirroring for high availability.

• Gen 2 HDD cage support for up to four hot-swap 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard disk drives or up to eight hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS HDDs (CTO/special bid), offers high-performance and large capacity

with high availability. The SAS/SATA controller provides full-duplex (2 x 300MBps) data transfers for SAS drives. For lower cost with high capacity, other models support up to four simple-swap SATA drives.

• The integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller provides high-speed network communications.

• A high degree of device integration, including SAS/SATA, RAID-0/1/1E, Gigabit Ethernet, IMM

systems management, and video controllers, lowers costs and frees up valuable adapter slots.

Flexibility

The x3200 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements, thanks to:

• A choice of one quad-core Xeon processor with 2.4 to 2.93GHz clock rate, 8MB of L3 cache, and up to 1333MHz memory access, or a dual-core Celeron, Pentium or Core i3 processor with a 2.26 to

3.06GHz clock rate, 2MB to 4MB of L3 cache, and 1066MHz or 1333MHz memory access.

• A choice of 73W dual-core or 95W quad-core processors.

• Up to 32GB of high-speed DDR3 system memory.

• Five available adapter slots: two PCIe x8, two PCIe x4 (one PCIe slot is reserved for a ServeRAID

controller) and two legacy PCI (32-bit, 33MHz) slots in all models.

• The seven USB 2.0 ports (two front, four rear, one internal) are up to 40X faster4 than older USB 1.1 ports. This provides speedy access to external HDDs (non-arrayed), optical drives, tape drives, and other USB devices. The internal port can be used for an optional tape drive, disk cartridge backup device or USB key with embedded hypervisor.

• Up to four internal 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA or hot-swap SAS or SATA HDDs or eight 2.5- inch hot-swap SAS HDDs (by special bid only), can be installed. This provides tremendous internal

storage capability, along with full data backup.

• Alternatively, iSCSI or Fibre Channel-attached storage can be attached using IBM System Storage™ servers.

Data transfer rates may be less than the maximum possible.

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Manageability

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3200 M3:

• The x3200 M3 includes an Integrated Management Module (IMM) to monitor server availability, perform Predictive Failure Analysis, etc., and trigger IBM Systems Director alerts. The IMM performs the functions of both the mini Baseboard Management Controller (mBMC) of earlier systems and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II and is upgradeable to remote presence/cKVM.

• An optional Virtual Media Key provides additional systems management capabilities, including Web- based out-of-band control; virtual floppy and optical drive support; Windows “blue screen” error capture; LDAP and SSL support; and remote redirection of PCI video, text, keyboard and mouse (cKVM). And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapter slot.

• Integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) next-generation BIOS. New capabilities include:

– Human readable event logs – no more beep codes

– Complete setup solution by allowing adapter configuration function to be moved into UEFI

– Complete out-of-band coverage by Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup

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• Integrated IPMI 2.0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as voltage and thermal conditions. It also supports highly secure remote power control using data encryption.

• Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3200 M3 text messages over Serial or LAN.

• The completely redesigned IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management. IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, Service and Support Manager, and others. In addition, IBM Systems Director offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased availability. When a problem is encountered, IBM Systems Director can issue administrator alerts via e-mail, pager, and other methods.

• IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, an IBM-exclusive, is designed to take advantage of new system power management features, by providing actual realtime energy monitoring and reporting features. The optional (CTO/special bid) 431W hot-swap power supply is AEM-supported.

• The x3200 M3 optionally supports remote presence/concurrent KVM (cKVM) and concurrent media (cMedia) access by multiple administrators at once, via the IMM. This feature requires an

upgrade, via the Virtual Media Key.

• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 support.

Key Features

Availability and Serviceability

The x3200 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly, the Virtual Media Key and the ServeRAID-BR10il controller can be installed and replaced without tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3200 M3. Similarly, hot- swap/redundant HDDs, fan modules and power supplies, as well as online mirrored memory, mean greater system uptime while these components are being serviced.

• A lighted LED beside each DIMM slot indicates a working DIMM. When a DIMM fails, the LED goes out. This.quickly leads the technician to the failed DIMM and simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution and helps increase server availability.

• Integrated RAID-1/1E disk mirroring standard in hot-swap models enable the server to keep operating in the event of a failure to any one drive. (RAID-1E, an IBM exclusive, supports mirroring of an odd number of drives.)

• IPMI 2.0 supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This allows an administrator to restart a server without having to visit it in person, saving travel time and getting the server back up and running quickly and securely. It also adds new features to those provided by IPMI

1.5, including VLAN support, Serial over LAN, enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+, AES) and a firmware firewall.

• The three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty5 offered on selected models (Machine Type 7328) offers peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one-year warranty does.

The x3200 M3 supports one of the latest Intel Xeon 3400 Series processors, allowing you to choose the most appropriate processor for your business needs. The x3200 M3 offers a choice of processor clock rates, memory access speeds and power draws:

• 95W quad-core Xeon processor models X3430, X3440, X3450, X3460, or X3470* running at 2.4,

2.53. 2,66. 2.8, or 2.93GHz (respectively), with 64-bit extensions, efficient power draw (23.75W per core), a 1333MHz FSB, 8MB of L3 processor cache, and Turbo Boost Technology

• 73W dual-core Core i3 processor models 530 or 540* running at 2.93GHz or 3.06GHz (respectively), with 64-bit extensions, reduced power draw (36.5W per core), a 1333MHz FSB, plus 4MB of L3 processor cache

• 73W dual-core Pentium processor model G6950* running at 2.8GHz, with 64-bit extensions, reduced power draw (36.5W per core), a 1066MHz FSB, plus 3MB of L3 processor cache

• 73W dual-core Celeron processor model G1101 running at 2.26GHz, with 64-bit extensions, reduced power draw (36.5W per core), a 1066MHz FSB, plus 2MB of L3 processor cache

* Processor available via Configure-to-Order (CTO) process.

The dual-core processors contain two complete processor cores; quad-core processors, similarly, contain four cores. The processors also contain one shared cache. The shared cache is dynamically

For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800-

426-2255. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in which this product is sold.

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processors offer considerably higher performance than a same-speed Xeon processor with a single core. Likewise, four-core processors offer considerably higher performance than a same-speed Xeon processor with two cores.

Note: Because of the integrated memory controller the former front-side bus (FSB) no longer exists.

Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) 64-bit extensions allow the Xeon processor to use large memory addressing when running with a 64-bit operating system. This in turn lets individual software processes directly access more than 4GB of RAM, which was the limit of 32-bit addressing. This can result in much higher performance for certain kinds of programs, such as database management and CAD. Additional registers and instructions (SSE3) can further boost performance for applications written to use them. Contact your software providers to determine their software support for EM64T.

Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw.

Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.

High-Speed DDR3 ECC Memory

The x3200 M3 ships with either one or two DIMMs installed and supports up to 32GB of Registered DIMM (RDIMM) memory in 6 DIMM sockets, or up to 16GB of Unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM) memory in 4 sockets. It uses PC3-10600 or PC3-8500R-777 double data rate III (DDR3) memory (operating at 800, 1066, or 1333MHz. depending on the processor type and memory configuration) for faster access, and provides ECC memory protection.

The x3200 M3 supports either 1, 2, or 4 UDIMMs, or 1, 2, 4 or 6 RDIMMs. Valid configurations include:

• UDIMMs in Slot 1 only, or Slots 1 and 4, or Slots 1, 2, 4, and 5. (16GB maximum)

• RDIMMs in Slot 1 only, or Slots 1 and 4, or Slots 1, 2, 4, and 5, or all 6 slots. (32GB maximum)

UDIMMs are available in kits consisting of one 1GB DIMM or two 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB DIMMs. RDIMMs are available in kits consisting of one 1GB DIMM or two 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB DIMMs. Mixing UDIMMs and RDIMMs in the same server is not supported. Mixing ECC and non-ECC UDIMMs is supported; however the result will be all DIMMs operating in non-ECC mode.

The x3200 M3 supports both single- and dual-rank UDIMMs. Single-, dual-, and quad-rank RDIMMs are supported. Up to 6 single- or dual-rank RDIMMs, or up to 4 quad-rank RDIMMs can be used. Maximum capacities include:

• 4 single-rank UDIMMs (4 x 2GB = 8GB)

• 4 dual-rank UDIMMs (4 x 4GB = 16GB)

• 6 single-rank RDIMMs (6 x 2GB = 12GB)

• 6 dual-rank RDIMMs (6 x 4GB = 24GB)

• 4 quad-rank RDIMMs (4 x 8GB = 32GB)

Gigabit Ethernet Controller

The x3200 M3 includes one integrated dual-port Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller for up to 10X higher maximum throughput than a 10/100 Ethernet controller. The controller provides fully integrated Media Access Control (MAC) and Physical-Layer (PHY) capabilities that can be configured for either 1000Mb/s or 10/100 Mb/s modes of operation. In addition, it supports IPMI-over-LAN. The first port supports the IMM systems management controller.

The controller also supports Wake on LAN® and PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) flash interface. Optional PCI adapters offering failover and load balancing between adapters are available for added throughput and increased system availability.

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Hot-Swap/Redundant Components

System availability is maximized through the use of hot-swap and redundant components, including:

• Hot-swap/redundant or simple-swap hard disk drives (with RAID-1/1E protection standard)

• Hot-swap, redundant power supplies (model-specific or via CTO)

Large HDD Storage Capacity

The x3200 M3 offers a choice of disk storage, supporting up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap or hot-swap Serial ATA II (SATA II) drives, or four 3.5-inch hot-swap high-performance Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) drives, or up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS drives (via CTO).

3.5-inch Hot-Swap SAS

• 15,000 RPMs — 146.8GB (587.2TB maximum)

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2.5-inch Hot-Swap SAS (3 Gbps or 6Gbps)

• 15,000 RPMs — 73.4 or 146.8GB (1.17TB maximum)

• 10,000 RPMs —146.8 or 300GB (2.4TB)

• 7,200 RPMs —500GB (4TB)

3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA

• 10,000 RPMs — 250, 500 or 750GB (3TB maximum)

• 7,200 RPMs — 1TB (4.0TB)

3.5-inch Simple-Swap SATA

• 10,000 RPMs — 250, 500 or 750GB (3TB maximum)

• 7,200 RPMs — 1TB (4.0TB)

Notes: Enterprise-class 500GB or higher SATA drives offer increased reliability compared to lowercapacity SATA drives. Simple-swap SATA drives are not hot-swappable (the system must first be powered off); however, no tools or jumpers are required for installation and removal, allowing for faster, simpler servicing than fixed drives. Hot-swap SAS drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other IBM System x® systems.

If you need more storage space, terabyte capacities are possible with external direct-attach, NAS, and SAN solutions.

Drive Bays

Some x3200 M3 models (3.5-inch HDD models) contain 7 drive bays, while others (2.5-inch HDD models for CTO, via special bid) provide 11 drive bays. All models offer two 5.25-inch bays, one 3.5- inch floppy drive bay, and either four 3.5-inch HDD bays or eight 2.5-inch HDD bays (via CTO). Some models support up to four hot-swap SAS/SATA or simple-swap SATA drives; other models support up to four simple-swap SATA drives.

An optical drive with a SATA interface ships standard in one 5.25-inch bay. The other 5.25-inch bay supports one of several backup options: a half-high tape drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or an RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System. An internal USB port is provided standard for use with a tape drive or USB key with embedded hypervisor. An external USB floppy drive may be used, if needed.

Hot-swap and simple-swap drives may be inserted or removed through the front of the server. Hot-swap drives do not require powering off the system. Simple-swap SATA drives do require powering off the system first; however, no tools or jumpers are required for installation and removal, allowing for faster, simpler servicing than fixed drives.

For still more storage, a direct-attach, iSCSI, or SAN external expansion option can be added, using an optional controller.

Data transfer rates depend on many factors and are often less than the maximum possible.

Disk/Tape Controllers

Hot-swap x3200 M3 models include an integrated ServeRAID-BR10il SAS/SATA Controller V2 that offers hardware RAID-0/1 support in a dedicated x4 PCIe slot. The controller supports up to four 3.5- inch or eight 2.5-inch internal SAS LVD (low-voltage differential) hot-swap drives, and provides data transfer speeds of up to 300MB per second6 in each direction (full-duplex) for SAS drives, for an aggregate speed of 600MBps, nearly double that of Ultra320 SCSI’s 320MBps (half-duplex) bandwidth. The serial design of the SAS bus allows maximum performance to be maintained as additional drives are added. This controller also supports up to four Serial ATA (SATA) drives at 300MBps (half- duplex).

Simple-swap models include a SATA controller, integrated into the Intel chipset. The controller, supports up to four internal simple-swap LVD SATA II drives at the same 300MBps (half-duplex) throughput. A dedicated SATA port is available for use with an internal tape drive. The optional ServeRAID-BR10il controller can be added for RAID-0/1/1E support.

An optional ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller can be added to all models for RAID-10/5/6 support, as well as optional battery backup with 256MB of cache memory. The controller provides data transfer speeds of up to 3Gbps7 per SAS port on an 8-lane 2.5 Gbps PCIe card.

The x3200 M3 also supports hardware-based full-disk encryption with RAID-0/1/10/5/50/6/60 support using the optional ServeRAID-MR10is Vault card. Other supported SAS/SATA RAID controllers include the IBM ServeRAID-M1015 (x8 PCIe, RAID-0/1/10), IBM ServeRAID-M5014 (x8 PCIe, 256MB cache, battery backup, RAID-0/1/10/5/50), IBM ServeRAID-M5015 (x8 PCIe, 512MB cache, battery backup, RAID-0/1/10/5/50) and the IBM ServeRAID-M5025 (x8 PCIe, 512MB cache, battery backup, RAID- 0/1/10/5/50, supports up to 9 external IBM System Storage EXP3000 expansion units). The IBM ServeRAID M1000 Advance Feature Key adds RAID-5 and Self-Encrypting Disk (SED) support to the ServeRAID-M1015.

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