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IBM System x3500 M2

Rock-solid, high-performance tower server for your most demanding applications

  
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Form factor/height Tower/5U (rack-mountable)
Processor (max) Intel® Xeon® X5570 up to 2.93 GHz and up to 8 MB cache
Number of processors (std/max) 1/2
Cache (max) 8 MB per processor socket
Memory1 (max) 2 GB/128 GB max 1333 MHz DDR-3 registered DIMMs via 16 DIMM slots
Expansion slots 6 PCI-Express, 1 PCI, 2 PCI-X (optional—requires removal of 1 PCI-Express)
Disk bays (total/hot-swap) 16/16 (SFF) (8 standard with additional 8 available)
Maximum internal storage1, 2 2.3 TB hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Network interface Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet
Power supply (std/max) 920 W 1/2
Hot-swap components Power supply, fans and hard disk drives
RAID support Integrated Hardware RAID-0, -1, -1E, optional RAID-5, -6, -10, -50, -60
Systems management Automatic Server Restart; IBM Predictive Failure Analysis on hard disk drives, processors, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), fans and memory; light path diagnostics; integrated management module; optional remote presence hardware key; IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™
Operating systems supported3,4 Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat Enterprise Linux®, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware ESX and ESXi
Limited warranty5 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 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 OS support and certification information can be found on the ServerProven Web site at ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/indexsp.html
4 Microsoft, Red Hat, Novell SUSE and/or VMware offerings are available for purchase with System x servers in most countries.
5 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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