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An affordable dual-socket, dual- and quad-core SMP server
with high performance and data protection for small and
medium businesses
height x4 (2GBps) PCIe slot; Slots 4 and 5 are full-length/full-height (1GBps) 133MHz PCIx s
Slot 6 is a half-length/full-height 33MHz legacy PCI slot.
PCI-Express is a high-performance, low-latency, next-generation seria
lots, and
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the older parallel PCI and PCIx buses. A x8 PCIe adapter offers approximately four times the maximum
throughput of a 133MHz PCIx adapter
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. (A x1 adapter offers throughput similar to a 66MHz PCIx slot.)
Because the SAS, ServeRAID-8k-l or 8k, Gigabit Ethernet, systems management and video
controllers are integrated onto the system board, the six adapter slots are all available, which offer
wide degree of latitude in expansion options.
Gigabit Eth
com 5721 Gigabit Ethernet controller for up to 10X higher
t using IPMI 2.0, plus Wake on LAN
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and PXE
ernet Controller
The x3400 includes one integrated Broad
maximum throughput than a 10/100 Ethernet controller.
It also supports highly secure remote power managemen
(Preboot Execution Environment) flash interface. Optional PCI adapters offering failover and load
balancing between adapters are available for added throughput and increased system availability.
Temperature-Controlle
ient airflow paths, provide highly effective system cooling for
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to a maximum of 4,800 RPMs, depending on the zone, redundancy, and internal
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Strategically located fans, combined with effic
the x3400, known as Calibrated Vectored Cooling. The base server with one power supply includes
three hot-swap fans. Adding the optional power supply for redundant power (selected models) also ad
three more hot-swap fans, for redundant cooling. In addition, each power supply contains a fan.
The system contains three cooling zones. Zone 1 (incorporating one fan in a nonredundant conf
or two with redundancy) cools the memory slots and the three 5.25-inch drive bays. Zone 2 (on
fans) cools the processors, and Zone 3 (one or two fans) cools the adapter slots and the HDD bays.
The fans automatically adjust speeds in response to changing thermal requirements, from a minimum of
1,000 RPMs
temperatures. When the temperature inside the server increases, the fans speed up to maintain the prope
ambient temperature. When the temperature returns to a normal operating level, the fans return
default speed. Why not simply run the fans at 100% capacity all the time? For several good reasons:
reduce the ambient noise, reduce the wear-and-tear on the fans and reduce the server power draw. The
reduction in ambient noise and power draw may be relatively minor for a single server, but put dozens or
hundreds in a data center and it can make a big difference!
In addition, the server uses hexagonal ventilation holes in the chassis. Hexagonal holes can be gr
more densely than round holes, providing greater airflow through the sy
This cooling scheme is important because newer, more powerful processors generate a significant
of heat, and heat must be controlled for the system to function properly.
ibility to add high-speed external devices. The USB 2.0
up to 480Mbps transfer rates. (Note: Not all USB 2.0 devices are capable of
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s, plus PCI, PCIx and PCIe
Other Features
• Five USB 2.0 ports — Provides flex
specification supports
achieving this rate.) Two ports are provided on the front of the server, two are on the back, an
internal to support a USB-interface tape drive.
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine support — This optional full-function systems management
adapter adds local and remote management func
• Dual video ports — An ATI Radeon ES1000 SVGA video controller provides up to 1024x768
resolution, with a color depth of 32 bits at 75Hz refresh rate. To simplify local systems mana
one video port is provided on the front of the unit and one on the back.
Toolless chassis — The cover can be opened without tools, and many components can be removed
and replaced without tools, including the CD-ROM drive, hot-swap HDD
adapters, as well as the integrated ServeRAID-8k and Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. This can
save a servicer significant time.
Rack Cable Management and KVM Console Switching
IBM Advanced Cabling Technology (ACT) is an optional feature that offers many advantages over
standard KVM cabling across the entire System x and xSeries product line. So now you can interconnect
all of your servers with one smart cabling architecture. ACT cabling eliminates the need for one-to-one
direct connections between each server and a KVM switch by using a daisy-chain approach.
The snarl of cabling behind most racks is at best inconvenient to work around and at worst an expensive
logistical nightmare, requiring the rewiring of servers, PDUs, KVM switches, and other equipment
whenever a rack server is added or removed. Even worse, the veil of cables blocks rack airflow and can
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Actual throughput will depend on the adapter vendor’s implementation.
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