IBM X3500 User Manual
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A stable, long-life, dual-socket, dual- and quad-core SMP
server, offering high-performance, massive capacity and
outstanding availability
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One 33MHz legacy PCI slot
• Integrated DVD-ROM drive
• Optional iSCSI HBA Adapter for IXA Connectivity (to System i
™
/iSeries
™
servers)
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
• IBM Director systems management software, including:
IBM Management Processor Assistant
IBM Rack Manager
IBM RAID Manager
IBM Update Assistant
IBM Software Distribution
IBM System Availability
• Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC):
IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control
Text console redirection systems management standard
• Active Memory protection:
Advanced Chipkill ECC memory protection, and either
Online hot-spare memory, or
Memory mirroring
• Support for highly available hardware-based RAID-1/10/1E/5/6 arrays standard, without
consuming an adapter slot
• Hot-swap SAS or SATA II hard disk drives
• Ultra-efficient cooling incorporating Calibrated Vectored Cooling features
• Optional hot-swap/redundant power supplies and cooling
• Light path diagnostics (front LED panel, externally viewable light path panel)
• Optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine daughter card (no slot required)
Supports the
LDAP and SSL industry standards
• Optional tower-to-rack conversion kit