IBM x3400 Server User Manual


 
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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High-performance external expansionfive 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, two rear,
one internal)
Hardware-based RAID-0/1/10 support standard in hot-swap models (upgradeable to RAID-
0/1/10/1E/5/6 support); firmware-based RAID-0/1 support standard in simple-swap models
upgradeable to hardware-based RAID-8k support)
Six available adapter slots —
Two x8
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PCI-E slots (4GBps)
One x4
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PCI-E slots (2GBps)
Two 133MHz PCI-X slots (1GBps)
One 33MHz legacy PCI slot
Integrated CD-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 arrays standard, without consuming
an adapter slot; upgradeable to RAID-1E/5/6 using a slotless card
Hot-swap SAS, hot-swap SATA or simple-swap SATA 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
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The x8 slots can accept x1, x4 or x8 adapters running at x1, x4 or x8 throughput, respectively.
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The x4 slot can accept x1, x4 or x8 adapters; however x8 adapters will be limited to x4 throughput.