IBM x3500 server

IBM x3500 Overview

The IBM x3500 delivers unprecedented performance and reliability for demanding distributed environments that rely on 24x7 availability of mission-critical applications. With up to eight-core processor performance at
lower power consumption per core, the x3500 offers leading-edge capacity and high-speed I/O scalability. A long-life platform with 24-month availability, the x3500 minimizes deployment and support concerns.

IBM x3500 Specifications

Form factor
Tower/5U

Processor
(max) Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5160 up to 3.0 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus or Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355 up to 2.66 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus

Number of processors
(std/max) 1/2

L2 cache
2x2MB (dual-core) or 2x4MB (quad-core)

Memory
(std/max) 1GB/48GB 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

Maximum internal
storage1, 2 2.4TB hot-swap SAS, 4TB hot-swap SATA

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 Director; optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and IBM ServerGuide

Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000/Advanced Server, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Novell NetWare, VMware ESX Server, SCO OpenServer, SCO UNIXware

Limited warranty
3-year onsite limited warranty

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