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IBM System x 3250 M4 manual

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    A highly-a ffordabl e, ultrade nse, un iprocessor server for edg e-of-netw ork and W eb-bas ed computing in spa ce-constra ined env ironmen ts Please see the Legal In forma t ion se ction for i mportan t not ices and info rmat ion. 1 Product G uide September 2011 IBM Sy stem x3 250 M4 Product Overview CONTE NTS Product O verv iew 1 Selling Fe ature[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e, ultrade nse, un iprocessor server for edg e-of-netw ork and W eb-bas ed computing in spa ce-constra ined env ironmen ts Please see the Legal In forma t ion se ction for i mportan t not ices and info rmat ion. 2 perf o rmanc e adap ters, such a s Ethernet, Fibre Chan nel cards, n one o f which wi ll r un in older l ega c y PC [...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e, ultrade nse, un iprocessor server for edg e-of-netw ork and W eb-bas ed computing in spa ce-constra ined env ironmen ts Please see the Legal In forma t ion se ction for i mportan t not ices and info rmat ion. 3 pager, an d o th er methods. • The x3250 M4 opti onally supp o rts re mote pres ence / conc urrent KV M (cKVM) and[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 4 • 65W du al-core Intel C ore i3 mod el s 2130 o r 2120 r unning at 3. 4 or 3.3GH z , r e s pectively, [...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 5 Driv e Bays Som e x3250 M 4 models ( 3 .5 - in ch HDD m odels) cont ai n 3 dri ve bays, whil e others ( [...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 6 H ot - Swap/Redundant Com ponents System a vailability is m aximiz ed thr ough the use o f hot-swap and [...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 7 Customiz ation Serv ices (PCS), s uch as a s s e t tagging, h ardwar e integration, s oftware imaging an[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 8 Automatic S erver R es tart ( ASR) h elps reduc e d owntim e by restart ing the s e r v er automatic all[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 9 compani e s can eff ectivel y im plement net worked busi ness s y s tems th at r equire larg e amoun ts [...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 10 Interior V i ew x3250 M4 Specifi cations M achi ne type 2583-32x, 42x, 62x, 7 2x ( 3 yr. wa rran ty) Fo[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 11 x3250 M4 Specifi cations Internal L 3 cache 8M B (s hared)— 62x, 72x, and 1230/124 0/1280 via CT O 3M[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 12 x3250 M4 Specifi cations # of adapt er slots tota l / available 2 / 1 (72x and SAS CT O) 2 / 2 (all oth[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 13 x3250 M4 Specifi cations Operating humidity ra nge 8-80% Dimension s (HW D ) / weight H e i gh t: 4 3 m[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 14 • IBM ToolsC enter • LEDs t o i dentif y f ailed DIMMs • ECC mem ory protec tion • Support f or[...]

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    A highly-a ffordabl e , ultr adense, un i proc e ss or ser ver for edg e -of-netw ork and Web-bas ed computing in spa ce - c onstra ine d environments Please see the Legal In format ion se ct ion f or i mportan t not i ce s and informat i on . 15 For Mo re I n form a tion IBM S y st em x S ervers http:// ibm.c om /s y st ems/x IBM S y st ems Dir e [...]