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IBM System x3500

Stable-life, mission-critical two-socket tower server for distributed environments

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	Form factor		Tower/5U



	Processor (max)		Up to two Quad-Core intel® Xeon X5460 up to 3.16 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus



	Number of processors (std/max)		1/2



	L2 cache		2x12 MB (quad-core)



	Memory¹(std/max)		1 GB/48 GB Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots



	Expansion slots		3 PCI-Express, 2 PCI-X and 1 PCI



	Disk bays (total/hot-swap)		8/8 or 12/12 (SFF)



	Maximum internal storage^{1, 2}		2.4 TB hot-swap SAS, 6.0 TB hot-swap SATA, 1.76 TB hot-swap SFF



	Network interface		Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet



	Power supply (std/max)		835W 1/2



	Hot-swap components		Power supply, fans and hard disk drives



	RAID support		Integrated RAID-0, -1, -1E, -5, -6, -10



	Systems management		Automatic Server Restart; IBM Predictive Failure Analysis® on hard disk drives, processors, VRMs, fans and memory; light path diagnostics with side viewable panel; integrated IPMI System Management Processor; IBM Systems Director; optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and IBM ServerGuide™



	Operating systems supported		Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Red Hat Linux®, SUSE Linux, Novell NetWare, VMware ESX Server, SCO OpenServer, SCO UNIXware



	Limited warranty³		3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty

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 capacity 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 GB and TB = 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively, when referring to storage capacity. 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® or ClusterProven®.