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IBM System x3200 M3

Security, simplicity, efficiency and reliability—delivered at the right price

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Feature Benefits
Latest Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series processors—choice of dual-core or quad-core
  • Latest Intel platform offers enhanced performance
  • Choose the computing power your business needs
  • Quad-core and dual-core models deliver a wide range of price/performance
Vast memory capacity
  • Up to 32 GB memory, with DDR-3 ECC memory, up to 1333 MHz; 1 GB, 2 GB and 4 GB UDIMMs; 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB RDIMMs
Expansion slot capabilities—PCI and PCIe
  • Two PCIe x8 Gen2, one PCIe x4, two PCI (32-bit/33 MHz), all slots are full-length and standard height
  • Dedicated PCIe x4 for RAID-0, -1
Integrated hardware RAID support
  • Standard RAID-0 or -1 configurations in hot-swap models
  • Optional hardware RAID-0, -1 for simple-swap (model dependent)
  • Optional support for RAID-5
  • Dedicated slot for RAID controller protects data and leaves other valuable slots free
High-efficiency power supplies
  • High-efficiency power supplies enable energy savings
  • Optional redundant power efficiency and management package (model dependent or available through sales configuration tool) helps reduce unplanned downtime due to power supply or isolated power circuit failure
Integrated Management Module (IMM)
  • Provides systems management capabilities with IPMI 2.0 compliance and Serial over LAN (SOL)
  • Supports a common management interface across your portfolio and offers server monitoring, alerting and remote control
  • Optional hardware key for remote presence provides complete on-board systems management support
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
  • Enables your operating systems to take full advantage of the hardware for configuration capabilities, remote upgrade capabilities, enhanced networking and richer network authentication
Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
  • Supports advanced security capabilities
  • TPM can support Windows Server 2008 to encrypt the operating system
IBM System x® Tool Center
  • Facilitates deployments, updates, diagnostics and configuration
  • ServerGuide assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers to get your server up and running fast
Network interface
  • Support for dual Gigabit Ethernet for greater network bandwidth and redundancy
  • Single Gigabit Ethernet shared with systems management
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
Flexible storage options
  • Four 3.5" simple-swap or hot-swap SATA hard disk drives (HDDs). Eight 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs
  • Enables flexibility to choose the appropriate storage solution
  • Up to 8.0 TB of data storage to meet growing storage requirements
  • Hot-swap, tool-free HDDs allow quick installation or replacement of HDDs
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 Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™
  • IBM Systems Director can help increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via remote, group-based server management capabilities
  • IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides monitoring functions such as power trending, thermal trending, PDU+ support and support for facility providers
  • IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager also provides management functions including power capping and power savings mode
IBM X-Architecture® technology
  • Integrated base management controller and RAID capability with the ability to upgrade to full systems management and more robust RAID protection
  • IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ helps keep internal components cool for optimum performance and greater longevity
  • IBM unique microcontroller performs power sequencing and power executive functions in conjunction with IMM functionality, plus other energy management tools optimizing the overall power efficiency.
  • Outstanding research and development effort of thermal and noise management exceed industry standards of other competitors
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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