An affordable dual-socket, dual- and quad-core SMP server
with high performance and data protection for small and
medium businesses
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x3400 Specifications
models—7975/7976) swap models—7973/7974)
# of power supplies standard /
maximum
1 / 2 1 / 1
Hot-swap/redundant power supported
Yes / Yes (with two power supplies
installed) — hot-swap models,
7975/7976)
N/A (simple-swap models—7973/7974)
# of fans/blowers standard / maximum
3 (with one power supply installed) / 6
(with redundant power installed) —hot-
swap models, 7975/7976)
N/A (simple-swap models—7973/7974)
Hot-swap/redundant fans supported
Yes / Yes (with two power supplies
installed) — hot-swap models,
7975/7976)
N/A (simple-swap models—7973/7974)
Maximum altitude
7,000 ft;
2,133 m
Operating temperature range
50 – 95º F; 10 – 35º C (up to 7,000 ft / 2,133m)
Operating humidity range
8-80%
Dimensions (HWD) / weight
17.3” (439.4mm) H
8.6” (218.4mm) W
29.4” (747mm) D
30.4” (772mm) D (with redundant power)
75 lb (maximum)
34.0 kg
Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit,
Windows 2000 Server (Standard/Enterprise Editions), RHEL 3/4 32/64-bit, SLES 9
32/64-bit, Novell Open Enterprise Server (NetWare 6.5), VMware ESX Server 2.5/3.0
Length of limited warranty
3 years (parts and labor)
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Machine Types 7374 and 7376
1 year (parts and labor) — Machine
Types 7373 and 7375
The Bottom Line
The x3400 is an extremely powerful system, incorporating leading-edge industry-standard
features and adding IBM-unique innovations:
Performance
• High-throughput processors — 1.6 to 2.66GHz quad-core or 1.6 to 3.0GHz dual-core
Xeon processors
• Large cache — 12MB, 8MB or 4MB of L2 processor cache
• 64-bit extensions (EM64T)
• Leading-edge front-side bus —Up to 1333MHz FSB (model-specific)
• Fast memory — Fully buffered 667MHz PC2-5300 DDR II ECC memory standard with two-
way or four-way interleaving
• Fast disk technology — Integrated Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) controller (selected models)
and slotless hardware-based RAID controller with 32MB of onboard cache standard
(upgradeable to 256MB of battery-backed cache)
• Fast communications — Integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller
• Fast I/O —PCI-E x8 and x4 and PCI-X/133 adapter slots
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — Up to 32GB of fully buffered memory, using 8 DIMMs
• High-capacity disk storage — Up to 2.4TB of internal hot-swap SAS storage or 6.0TB of
hot-swap SATA II storage (using eight 3.5-inch drives), or up to 3.0TB of simple-swap
SATA II storage using four 3.5-inch drives)
• Support for an optional half-high or full-high internal tape drive (in addition to the eight
HDDs)
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which this product is sold.