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IBM System x 3300 M4 manual

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218, dated July 31, 2012 IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1 IBM System x3300 M4 tower servers feature fast 4C or 6C Intel Xeon processors with one QPI link and 10 MB or 15 MB[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2 • Intel I350CM2 integrated Quad Gigabit Ethernet controllers, two ports standard and two more ports using Software license key and SA S or SA T A support. • SVGA video with 16 MB memory shared. • S[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3 Service and support perfected for business needs • ServerGuide and IBM Director . • IBM Server support and web support 3 . • Three-year , customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service 4 , lim[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4 Description Related options IBM memory options • 2 GB (1 x 2 GB, 2R x 8, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM (49Y1392) • 2 GB (1 x 2 GB, 1R x 4, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP [...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 5 • ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit for IBM System x (81Y4508) • ServeRAID M1100 Series Z ero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM S ystem x (81Y4542) • ServeRAID M5100 Series Z ero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade f[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6 – Slot 4 : PCIe 3.0 x16 : PCI-E x16 slot with x8 lanes (3.0, from processor 1) – Slot 5 : PCIe2 x4 : PCI-E x4 slot with x1 lanes (Gen2, from PCH) – Slot 6 : PCIe2 x8 : PCI-E x8slot with x4 lanes (G[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 7 Expandability and growth The System x3300 M4 server is a 4U tower configur ation engineered to meet the compactness of a 4U rack dr awer . SVGA video, SAS/SA T A, and full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet are int[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8 – Multiple alerting functions that warn systems administrators of potential problems through email, IPMI PET s, and SNMP . IBM Director x3300 M4 servers feature IBM Director , a powerful, highly integr[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 9 • Inventory and often display detailed system and component information • View server bootup during POST • Browse and delete logs of events and errors • Reset or power cy cle the server • Run d[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 10 merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. These products are offered and warranted solely b y third parties. Product positioning The System x3300 M4 server is positioned abo ve the entry , o[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 11 IBM 550W Redundant PSU 00D9131 IBM 750W Redundant PSU 00D9132 Intel Xeon Processor E5-2403 4C 1.8GHz 10MB Cache 1066MHz 80W 00D4314 Intel Xeon Processor E5-2407 4C 2.2GHz 10MB Cache 1066MHz 80W 00D4315 [...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 12 • The System x3300 M4 Installation and Service Guide contains an introduction to the computer , installation and setup, installing options, reference information, and problem determination. The instal[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 13 Select your country , and then select the product as the category . Technical information Specified operating environment Physical specifications The x3300 M4 Note: US, LA, CAN x=U Brazil x=P Argentina [...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 14 External speed 7.2 GTS 7.2 GTS 7.2 GTS Number standard 1 1 1 Maximum 2 2 2 L3 cache (full-speed) 15 MB 15 MB 15 MB Memory (PC3-10600- 4 GB ECC 4 GB ECC 4 GB ECC VL9 DDR3 1333 MHz 1 x 4 GB 1 x 4 GB 1 x 4[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 15 13 Five PCI-e slots from processor 1. When the second processor is fitted, this adds another PCIe slot, giving a total of six. 14 One PCIe 3.0 x8 slots and one PCIe Gen2 x8 slots operate at electrical x[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 16 – Depth: 625.0 mm (24.61 in) – Height: 175.8 mm (6.92 in) – W eight: 20.5 kg (45.15 lb) (minimum configur ation) – W eight: 28.2 kg (62.11 lb) (maximum configur ation) Electrical Models with 460[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 17 Equipment approvals and safety • CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, and EN61000-3-3) • CISPR 22, Class A • TUV-GS EN60950-1 /IEC60950-1,EK1-ITB2000) • Russia/GOST ME01, I[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 18 Unattended or remote installation may be performed without requiring some or all of these components. Review y our unattended software installation program information for specific hardware configuratio[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 19 interfaces designed to support the standard features of the x3300 M4 server and to maintain compatibility with many current software progr ams. T o view detailed information on the Internet about IBM an[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 20 option installation. The two bays on the top portion of tower models are designed primarily for removable media devices. One ba y contains the DVD-ROM drive, while the remaining one 5.25-inch half-high [...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 21 (1.9 in) clearance. It must also provide adequate room at the rear of the r ack, behind the rear flange for cable management; the System x3300 M4 server requires approximately 16.6 cm (6.5 in) in this s[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 22 It is a customer's responsibility to ensure that the server is secure to prevent sensitive data from being removed. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of secu[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 23 part or feature which replaces a previously installed part or feature assumes the remainder of the warrant y period for the replaced part or feature. An IBM part or feature added to a machine without re[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 24 • Front IO module • Simple-swap back plate • Hot-swap SAS/S A T A cage 8x2.5" • Redundant power cage • Power SMBUS Cable • NVIDIA Quadro 600 • NVIDIA Quadro 2000 • Half-high SA T A [...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 25 • Filler • Remote RAID battery holder • Opt wheel USB • Power cord • K eyboards Structural parts: Purchase and replacement of structur al parts (components, such as chassis assembly , top cove[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 26 Licensed Machine Code IBM Machine Code is licensed for use by a customer on the IBM machine for which it was provided by IBM under the terms and conditions of the IBM License Agreement for Machine Code,[...]

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    IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0218 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 27 Trademarks Electronic Service Agent is a trademark of IBM Corpor ation in the United States, other countries, or both. IBM, Express, System x, Tivoli, NetView , Serv erProven, BookMaster and BookManager[...]