IBM System X Technical Principles:: Systems Overview - Tower Servers

IBM System x Technical Principles:
Systems Overview - Tower Servers

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Course Overview
The objectives of this course of study are:

> Recognize the IBM System x Tower Server line
> Identify the server positioning of each of the tower products
> Identify three attributes of each product within the line
> Define the maximum hard drive capacity of each server within the line
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Topic 5 - Course Agenda
> *System x3200 M2*
> System x3400 / x3500
IBM Systems x
Simplify your IT
System x3200 M2 - At A Glance
> Choice of Intel Core 2 Duo or Xeon dual and quad-core processors
> Up to 1333 MHz front side bus speed
> Use either high-performance SAS or low-cost SATA drives
> Optimized for SMB
File and Print server
Application server
Business management server
Email, messaging, or collaboration server
System x3200 M2 - Product Overview (1 of 2)
Uniprocessor socket server:
> Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz(2), 800 MHz FSB and 1MB L2 cache
> Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB and 3MB L2 cache
> Quad-core Xeon up to 3.0 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB and 12 MB L2 cache
> Dual-core up 3.0 GHz, 1333 FSB and 6 MB L2 cache
> Optimized for EM64T to support 32-bit or 64-bit applications
Tower model (5U rack kit available)
Up to 2 GB standard of DDR II 667 or 800 MHz Memory:
> 4 DIMM slots total
> 8 GB maximum
Integrated Gigabit Broadcom 5722 Ethernet controller
Five I/O slots:
> One PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz (optional), Two Legacy 32-bit/33 MHz PCI
> Two Low Latency PCI-E (one x4 and one x8)
Power and Cooling:
> Two hot-swap, redundant, voltage-sensing 430-watt power supplies, or
> One fixed, nonredundant, voltage-sensing 400-watt power supply
> Three variable-speed fans, each power supply installed has an additional fan
System x3200 M2 - Product Overview (2 of 2)
Integrated SAS / SATA controller

> Supports RAID levels 0 and 1
> ServeRAID-MR10i SAS / SATA controller optional
Supports additional RAID level 5 Hot-Swap SAS / SATA or Simple-Swap SATA models
Up to eleven total drive bays (seven standard)
> Two 5.25-inch (SATA DVD-ROM and optional Tape Backup device or second optical drive)
> One 3.5-inch for optional diskette drive
> Four 2.5 or 3.5-inch HDDs
> Eight 2.5-inch HDDs (special bid)
Hot-Swap SAS / SATA or Simple-Swap SATA models
> No hard drives standard
> Maximum Capacity
Up to 1.17TB SAS or up to 4.0TB SATA HDDs
Up to 4TB SATA
Up to 1.7TB SAS
Ports:
> Two serial, seven USB (two front and four rear, one internal), one ethernet, one RSA II
ethernet, one parallel, and one video
1 or 3 Year Limited Warranty (model dependent)
System x3200 M2 - Front View
Power On Button Front Panel LEDs
DVD ROM
Drive
USB
Ports (2)
Diskette Drive
Location
(Optional)
Hard Drive
Location System Error LED
(Behind bezel)
Disk Activity LED
Power On
LED
System x3200 M2 - Rear View
Power Supplies (2)

Keyboard
Serial 1
Serial 2
Video
Mouse
USB Ports (4) Parallel Port
Ethernet Port
Systems
Management
Ethernet Port
System x3200 M2 - Interior View
Memory Slots (4)

Power Supplies (2)
Fan Locations (3)
Hard
Drive
Adapter Slots (5) Cage
CPU
Topic 5 - Course Agenda
> System x3200 M2
> *System x3400 / x3500*
IBM Systems x
Simplify your IT
System x3400 / x3500 - At A Glance
> Choice of dual-core E5200 series or quad core E5400 series Intel Xeon processors
> Up to 1333 MHz front side bus speed
> Use either high-performance SAS or low-cost SATA drives
> High availability with hot-swap redundant cooling, power, and hard drive options
System x3400 - Product Overview (1 of 2)
Intel Xeon two-socket server: Power and Cooling:
> Quad-core models up to 2.66 GHz with 12 > One fixed, non-redundant, voltage
sensing 670-watt power supply, or
MB L2 cache and 1333 MHz FSB
> One hot-swap, voltage-sensing 835-
> Dual-core models up to 1.86GHz with 6MB watt power supply
L2 and 1066 MHz FSB > Three fans throughout the server
Tower model (5U rack kit available) > Each power supply installed has an
additional fan
1 GB standard of PC2-5300 memory: > A redundant fan kit available
containing three additional fans
> 8 DIMM slots total:
32 GB maximum
Active Memory including memory mirroring,
online-spare memory, and Chipkill (1 GB and
larger DIMMs)
Integrated Dual Gigabit Broadcom 5721

Ethernet controller
Six I/O slots:
> One PCI-E x8 / x4, Two PCI-E x8, Two
PCI-X, One PCI
SAS/SATA Controller:
> RAID 0, 1 standard
> Optional ServeRAID 8k-I supporting Raid 0, 1 and 10
> Optional ServeRAID 8K supporting Raid 1E, 5 and 6
Hot-Swap SAS / SATA or simple-swap SATA models:

> Four 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS / SATA drive bays
> Four additional 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays with optional DASD backplane
> Four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA drive bays
Maximum Capacity
> Hot-Swap SATA - 4TB (4 x 500 GB) and using 4-pack upgrade kit 6TB (8 x 500 GB)
> Hot-Swap SAS - 2.4TB (8 x 300 GB)
> Simple-Swap SATA - 3TB (4 x 250 GB)
Ports:
> Two serial, four USB (two front and two rear), one ethernet, one RSA II ethernet, one parallel, one
keyboard, mouse, and video (KVM)
1 or 3 Year Limited Warranty (model dependent)
Intel Xeon quad-core, two-socket, SMP capable server

> Quad-core models up to 3.16 GHz with 12MB L2 cache and up to a
1333 MHz FSB
1 GB standard of 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 system

memory
> 12 DIMM slots total
48 GB maximum
Integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

or SATA controller
Six I/O slots

> One PCI-E x8/x4,
> Two PCI-E x8,
> Two PCI-X, One PCI
Integrated SAS / SATA controller:
> Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
> ServeRAID 8k SAS controller standard
Supports additional RAID levels 1E, 5, and 6
Hot-Swap SAS / SATA models:
> Four 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or SATA drive bays
> Four additional 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays with optional DASD backplane
> Maximum Capacity
2.4 TB hot-swap SAS
6.0 TB hot-swap SATA
1.76 TB hot-swap SFF
Power and Cooling:
> One voltage sensing, hot-swap 835-watt power supply standard
> Maximum two power supplies
> Additional optional hot-swap, voltage-sensing 835-watt power supply for redundancy
> Three fans throughout the server, with a redundant fan kit available containing three
additional fans
3 Year Limited Warranty
System x3400 - Front View
Simple-swap Models Hot-swap Models
System x3500 - Front View
System x3400 / x3500 - Rear View
Power Supplies (2)

Keyboard
Serial 1
Mouse
Video
Parallel Port
USB Ports
Ethernet Port
RSA II Ethernet (Two ports in x3500)
Serial 2
System x3400 / x3500 - Interior View
Fans (3)
Memory Slots (12)
Redundant
Fan Locations (3)
Hard
Drive
Cage
Adapter Slots
CPU 2 CPU 1
IBM System x Tower Servers - Comparison
System x Processor Memory Disk Storage Adapter Slots Server

System (Type / (DIMM (Type / Number (Number / Positioning
Number of slots / / Maximum) Type)
sockets) Maximum)
x3200M2 Intel Xeon / Four slots SAS / SATA Five slots Entry level
One socket 8 GB Four One PCI-E x1 SMB
One PCI-E x8
2 TB Three PCI File / Print
Email / Network
x3400 Intel Xeon Eight slots SAS / SATA Six slots Messaging
Two sockets 32 GB Four / Eight One PCI-E x8 / x4 ERP / CRM
Two PCI-E x8
4 TB Two PCI-X Web
One PCI Remote office
x3500 Intel Xeon Twelve slots SAS / SATA Six slots Virtualization
Two sockets 48 GB Eight One PCI-E x8 / x4 Messaging
Two PCI-E x8
2.4 TB Two PCI-X ERP / CRM
One PCI Web
Glossary of Terms
Processor Quad Core
Memory Dual Core
Ethernet Hot Swap
IBM System x Voltage sensing
Front Side Bus PCI-E
SAS Drive PCI-X
SATA Drive RSA II
Tower Servers USB

Course Overview
Having completed Topic 5, you should be able to:

> Recognize the IBM System x Tower Server line
> Identify the server positioning of each of the servers
> Identify three attributes of each product within the line
> Define the maximum hard drive capacity of each server within the line
Additional Resources
IBM STG SMART Zone for more education:

> http://lt.be.ibm.com/smartzone
IBM System x
> http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/
IBM ServerProven
> http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
IBM System x Support

> http://www-
304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/brandmain?brandind=5000008

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IBM System x Technical Principles:

Systems Overview - Tower Servers

The objectives of this course of study are:

> Identify the server positioning of each of the tower products

> Identify three attributes of each product within the line

> *System x3200 M2*

> System x3400 / x3500

Integrated SAS / SATA controller

Power Supplies (2)

USB Ports (4) Parallel Port

Memory Slots (4)

Fan Locations (3)

> System x3200 M2

> *System x3400 / x3500*

Integrated Dual Gigabit Broadcom 5721

Hot-Swap SAS / SATA or simple-swap SATA models:

1 or 3 Year Limited Warranty (model dependent)

Intel Xeon quad-core, two-socket, SMP capable server

1 GB standard of 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 system

Integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

Six I/O slots

Simple-swap Models Hot-swap Models

Power Supplies (2)

RSA II Ethernet (Two ports in x3500)

System x Processor Memory Disk Storage Adapter Slots Server

Memory Dual Core

Ethernet Hot Swap

IBM System x Voltage sensing

Front Side Bus PCI-E

SAS Drive PCI-X

SATA Drive RSA II

Tower Servers USB

Having completed Topic 5, you should be able to:

> Identify the server positioning of each of the servers

> Identify three attributes of each product within the line

IBM STG SMART Zone for more education:

IBM System x Support

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