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System x3200 M2 at-a-glance guide

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

  
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Product overview   External disk systems and options   Tape
Models   I/O   Mouse/Keyboard
Supported options   Networking   Warranties and RTS
Memory   Raid Controllers      
HDD   Power      




IBM System x3200 M2

 Product overview

Entry server for retail, file and print or network infrastructure applications

  • Manage growth and risk with new technologies that deliver configuration flexibility, data protection and application performance
  • Manage complexity with advanced monitoring capabilities that include integrated and remote management options
  • Standard scalability and reliability features deliver high levels of system availability at a value price

Features

  • Flexible storage options allow you to optimize storage capacity, protect critical data and maximize overall system performance
  • Support for legacy hardware protects your IT investment while providing configuration flexibility
  • Integrated and optional systems management offerings reduce system outages, enhance administrator productivity and help to maintain high end-user satisfaction
  • Availability features such as redundant power deliver maximum system and end-user productivity

x3200 M2 images

Front view

Front view: status LEDs, optical/tape/GoVault drive, cover release button, hexagonal ventilation holes

Rear view

Rear view: hot-swap redundant power supplies, remote supervisor adapter II SlimLine slot, PCI-E slots, PCI-X slot

Feature Benefits
Choice of processor—dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon
  • Choose the computing power your business needs


  • Quad-core and dual-core models deliver a wide range of price/performance

Flexible storage options
  • Four 3.5" simple-swap or hot-swap SATA hard disk drives (HDDs), four 2.5"/3.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs, or eight 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs offer the flexibility to choose the optimal storage solution


  • Up to 4.0 TB of data storage to meet expanding storage requirements


  • Hot-swap, tool-free HDDs allow quick installation or replacement of HDDs

Range of expansion slot capabilities—PCI, PCI-Express and optional PCI-X
  • PCI-Express helps provide greater I/O performance


  • Optional PCI-X slot supports legacy I/O adapters

Integrated hardware RAID support
  • Standard RAID-0 or -1 configurations in hot-swap models


  • Optional support for RAID-5


  • Slotless RAID protects data without taking up valuable slots

Hot-swap redundant power supplies
  • Helps reduce unplanned downtime due to power supply or isolated power circuit failure

Integrated mini-BMC2
  • Standard mini-BMC2 provides systems management capabilities with IPMI 2.0 compliance

Integrated hardware RAID support
  • Allows configuration of server with RAID-0 or -1


  • Optional support for RAID-5


  • Slotless RAID protects data without taking up valuable slots

IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
  • Optional upgrade enables remote systems management from a single point of control


  • Helps save time and money by addressing system issues remotely—even when the server is powered down


  • Enables system alerts in whatever form you choose

Choice of form factors—tower or 5U rack via optional rack-mount kit
  • Select the right form factor and implementation style to suit your work environment

Combination optical drive
  • DVD-ROM/CD-RW provides maximum optical drive flexibility

Alert Standard Format 2.0 and IBM Wake on LAN® for environmental monitoring
  • Network-based alerting decreases downtime by informing administrators of failed components

IBM Director and IBM Director extensions
  • Help increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via remote, group-based server management capabilities

IBM ServerGuide™ software
  • Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers to get your server up and running fast

Remote Deployment Manager
  • Network-based deployment solution helps reduce installation costs by providing remote deployment of server operating system and applications

Choice of standard models with 1-year or 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty
  • Flexible warranty terms support a variety of customer needs


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Specifications  
Form factor/height Tower/5U (rack mountable)
Processor (CPU GHz/L2 cache/front-side bus MHz max) Intel® Xeon® (quad-core) up to 3.0 GHz/12 MB/1333 MHz or Intel Xeon (dual-core) up to 3.0 GHz/6 MB/1333 MHz)
Number of processors (std/max) 1/1
Memory(std/max) 512 MB or 2 GB/8 GB DDR II 667 or 800 MHz
Expansion slots 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" hot-swap SAS or eight 2.5" hot-swap SAS hard disk drives (HDDs)
Maximum internal storage Up to 1.17 TB SAS or up to 4.0 TB SATA HDDs
Network interface Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Power supply (std/max) 400W 1/1 or 430W hot-swap redundant 2/2
RAID support Hot-swap hardware RAID-0, -1, upgrade to RAID-5
Ports Six USB; Ethernet, two serial, parallel and video
Systems management IPMI 2.0-compliant mini-BMC2, IBM 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 1-year or 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty

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 Models

Standard models


Express models



 Supported options

 Memory
4 DIMM slots available
Option# Description
41Y2726 512MB DDR2 667 SDRAM DIMM Memory
41Y2729 2GB (2x 1GB Kit) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM DIMM
41Y2732 4GB (2x 2GB Kit) PC2-5300 CL5 ECC DDR2 SDRAM DIMM
46C7428 2GB (2x1GB kit) 1GBIT DDR2-800 PC2-6400 6-6-6 ECC UDIMM
46C7429 4GB (2x2GB kit) 2Rx8 1GBIT DDR2-800 PC2-6400 6-6-6 ECC UDIMM
46C7443 1GB (2x512MB kit) (512Mbit) DDR2-800 PC2-6400 6-6-6 ECC UDIMM

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 HDD
Option# Description Height Bays suppoorted Maximum quantity
SATA Simple-Swap HDDs
39M4504 160GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
39M4508 250GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
39M4514 500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
43W7572 750GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
SATA Hot-Swap HDDs1
39M4522 160GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
39M4526 250GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
39M4530 500GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
43W7576 750GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II SL 4,5,6,7 4
43W7626 IBM 1TB 7200 SATA 3.5''HS HDD SL 4,5,6,7 4
SAS Hot-Swap HDDs
40K1043 73GB 15K 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS SL 4,5,6,7 4
40K1044 146GB 15K 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS SL 4,5,6,7 4
43X0802 300GB 15K 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS SL 4,5,6,7 4
40K1052 73GB 10K 2.5" Hot-Swap SAS HDD SL 4 - 11 8
43X0824 146GB 10K 2.5" Hot-Swap SAS HDD SL 4 - 11 8
43X0837 73GB SAS 15K 2.5" SFF HS SFF 4 - 11 8
42D0652 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD SFF 4-11 8
 External Disk Systems and Options
172621X IBM System Storage DS3200 SAS Single Controller - - -
172622X IBM System Storage DS3200 SAS Dual Controller - - -
172631X IBM System Storage DS3300 iSCSI Single Controller - - -
172632X IBM System Storage DS3300 iSCSI Dual Controller - - -
172641X IBM System Storage DS3400 FC Single Controller - - -
172642X IBM System Storage DS3400 FC Dual Controller - - -
172701X IBM System Storage EXP3000 - - -

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 I/O [Help me decide]
Option# Description Adapter length PCI Support Slots supported Hot-Plug capable
46M6049 Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
46M6050 Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
25R8060 IBM SAS HBA Controller Half PCI-E x8 1 N
39R6525 QLogic 4Gb FC Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
39R6527 QLogic 4Gb FC Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
43W4324 IBM Ultra 320 SCSI PCIe Controller Half PCI-E x1 1,2 N
42C2069 Emulex 4GB FC Single-Port PCI-E HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
42C2071 Emulex 4GB FC Dual-Port PCI-E HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
42D0485 Emulex 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
42D0494 Emulex 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
42D0501 QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
42D0510 QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
42C1800 QLogic 10Gb Dual-port CNA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
49Y4218 QLogic 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver - - - -
44E8700 IBM 3Gb SAS HBA Controller v2 Half PCI-E x8 1 N
42C1820 Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x8 1 N
49Y4216 Brocade 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver - - - -
 Networking
39Y6066 NetXtreme II 1000 Express G Ethernet Adapter- PCIe Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
39Y6126 PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter by Intel Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
39Y6146 QLogic iSCSI Single Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
42C1770 QLogic iSCSI Dual Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
39Y6066 NetXtreme II 1000 Express G Ethernet Adapter- PCIe Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N
42C1780 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter Half PCI-E x4 1,2 N

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 Systems Management
39Y9566 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slimline - - - - -

 Raid Controllers
43W4296 ServerRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller Half PCI-E x8 1 N Internal
44X0411 ServeRAID-BR10il SAS/SATA Controller Kit - - - N Internal
44E8695 ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA Controller Half PCI-E x8 1 N Internal
43W4299 ServeRAID-MR10i battery - - - - -

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 Power
Power Distribution Units
39Y8905 DPI 100-127v PDU with Fixed Nema L5-15P line cord
39Y8923 DPI 60A Three Phase C19 Enterprise PDU w/ IEC309 3P+G (208V) line cord
39Y8938 30amp/125V Front-end PDU with NEMA L5-30P connector
39Y8939 30amp/250V Front-end PDU with NEMA L6-30P connector
39Y8940 60amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P+N+Gnd connector
39Y8941 DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU w/o line cord
39Y8948 DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU w/o line cord
39Y8951 DPI Universal Rack PDU w/ Nema L5-20P & L6-20P (US cord)
40K9614 IBM DPI 30a Cord (NEMA L6-30P)(all models)
40K9615 IBM DPI 60a Cord (IEC 309 2P+G)(all models)
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
2130R1X IBM UPS750TLV
2130R2X IBM UPS750THV
2130R3X IBM UPS1000TLV
2130R5X IBM UPS1500TLV
2130R6X IBM UPS1500THV
2130R7X IBM UPS 750T JV
2130R8X IBM UPS 1000T JV
2130R9X IBM UPS 1500T JV
39Y8857 IBM UPS 3U Online Battery Pack
Rack/Tower Conversion Kits
42C8923 5U X 20 Tower to Rack Conversion Kit
Rack Console Connectivity
42C8923 5U X 20 Tower to Rack Conversion Kit
Racks
14104RX IBM Linux Cluster Rack
172317X IBM 1U 17" Flat Panel Console Kit
172319X IBM 1U 19" Flat Panel Console Kit with Multi-Burner Drive
93072RX IBM 25U S2 standard rack
93074RX NetBAY S2 42U Standard Rack Cabinet
93074XX IBM 42U S2 expansion rack
93084RX NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack
93084XX NetBAY42 Enterprise Expansion Rack
Console Connectivity
17351GX IBM Local 2x8 Console Manager (LCM2)
17351LX IBM 1 x 8 Console Switch
17352LX IBM 2 x 16 Console Switch
17354GX Global 4x16 Console Mngr (GCM4)

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 Tape
Option# Description Bays supported storage interface Form factor Ext tape enclosure/Info
Tape drives
46C5364 IBM RDX160 Internal USB Bundle 2 USB 5.25" HH Internal On-Board USB
46C5387 IBM RDX320 Internal USB Bundle 2 USB 5.25" HH Internal On-Board USB
46C5388 IBM RDX500 Internal USB Bundle 2 USB 5.25" HH Internal On-Board USB
362516X IBM RDX160 External USB Bundle - - External Table Top External USB Port
362532X IBM RDX320 External USB Bundle - - External Table Top External USB Port
362550X IBM RDX500 External USB Bundle - - External Table Top External USB Port
46C5366 IBM RDX 160GB Cartridge Insert as individual packages - - -
46C5367 IBM RDX 320GB Cartridge Insert as individual packages - - -
46C5368 IBM RDX 500GB Cartridge Insert as individual packages - - -
43W8480 IBM DDS Gen 5 SATA Tape Drive 2 SATA 89mm(5.25in)HH 8767HHX , 87651UX, 44E8869 Kit or 40K2599 Kit required
43W8478 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 2 SAS 89mm(5.25in)HH 8767HHX , 87651UX, 40K2599 Kit required
39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 2 USB 89mm(5.25in)HH 8767HHX , 87651UX, 44E8869 Kit required
44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 2 SAS 89mm(5.25in)HH 8767HHX , 87651UX, 40K2599 kit required
Tape enclosures
87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure - - - -
8767HNX IBM Half High Tabletop Tape Enclosure - - - -
87651UX IBM 1U Rackmount Tape Enclosure - - - -
Tape autoloaders
Associated tape options

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 Mouse/Keyboard
40K9584 IBM Preferred Pro Keyboard USB - US English 103P
40K9200 IBM 2 Button Optical Wheel Mouse - Black - USB
40K9201 IBM 3 Button Optical Mouse - Black - USB

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 Warranties and RTS listings for x3200 M2

Maintenance and warranty
51J9055 3 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 2 Hour Response
51J9054 3 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 4 Hour Response
51J9053 3 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 4 Hour Response
51J9052 3 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 Next Business Day Response
Maintenance only
51J9059 1 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 2 Hour Response
51J9058 1 Year Onsite Repair 24x7 4 Hour Response
51J9057 1 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 4 Hour Response
51J9056 1 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 Next Business Day Response
Remote technial support services- Base support
96P2701 RTS for System x - Base - 1 yr
29R5395 RTS for System x - Base - 3 yr IBM recommended
41C5995 RTS for VMware Server - w/System x Base - 1 yr
41C5996 RTS for VMware Server - w/System x Base - 3 yr
Remote technical support services - Additional options
12X6925 1 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware Consldtd Backup
12X6923 1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware DRS
12X6923 1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware DRS
12X6921 1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware HA
12X6919 1 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware VMotion
12X6926 3 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware Consldtd Backup
12X6924 3 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware DRS
12X6922 3 Year Remote Tech Supt w/ VMware HA
12X6920 3 Year Remote Technical Support w/ VMware VMotion
41C6015 RTS for MS Exchange Server - 1yr
41C6016 RTS for MS Exchange Server - 3yr
41C6013 RTS for MS SQL Server - 1yr
41C6014 RTS for MS SQL Server - 3yr
41C6019 RTS for MS Small Business Server - Premium - 1yr
41C6020 RTS for MS Small Business Server - Premium - 3yr
41C6017 RTS for MS Small Business Server - Standard - 1yr
41C6018 RTS for MS Small Business Server - Standard - 3yr
41C6011 RTS for VMware VirtualCenter Management Server - 1yr
41C6012 RTS for VMware VirtualCenter Management Server - 3yr

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