IBM X3620 M3 Server User Manual


 
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Memory interleaving
Yes (two-way using pairs of DIMMs)
DIMM types / capacities supported
PC3-10600
1333MHz RDIMM
1GB single-rank x8, 1.5V;
2GB single-rank x4, 1.5V;
2GB dual-rank x8 1.5V;
4GB dual-rank x4 1.5V;
8GB dual-rank x4 1.5V
PC3L-10600
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1333MHz RDIMM
2GB dual-rank x8 1.35V;
4GB dual-rank x4 1.35V;
8GB dual-rank x4 1.35V
PC3L-8500R
1066MHz RDIMM
8GB dual-rank x4 1.35V
Supports 1333MHz with 2 DIMMs per
channel
L5640 and X56xx processors support 2DPC at 1333MHz
Online hot-spare memory supported
No
Memory mirroring supported / # of DIMM
sockets reserved for mirroring
Yes / 1 channel (2 slots per processor) active, 1 spare, 1 unused
Storage technology
Hot-swap SAS/SATA, simple-swap SATA
# of HDD drive bays total / available
8 / 8 (3.5-inch) hot-swap, with internal
backup drive (32x, 42x, 52x, 62x)
4 / 4 (3.5-inch) simple-swap, with
internal backup drive (22x)
# of 5.25" bays total / available
1 / 1
Maximum drive capacity
3.5-inch HS SATA II
16.0TB (8 x 2TB), plus
internal backup drive
3.5-inch SS SATA II
8.0TB (4 x 2TB), with
internal tape drive
3.5-inch HS SAS
4.8TB (8 x 600GB), plus
internal backup drive
Drive capacities supported
3.5-inch HS SATA II
250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
– 7.2K
3.5-inch SS SATA II
250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
– 7.2K
3.5-inch HS SAS
300, 450, 600GB15K
# of HDDs standard
None (all models open bay)
# of optical drives standard
None (optional)
# of diskette drives standard
None (optional via USB)
Internal backup supported
One USB or SATA tape drive (DDS Gen 5, DDS Gen 6) or USB RDX Removable
Disk Backup System
Integrated disk controller
Chipset
# of disk drives supported per port
1
RAID controllers Standard
None (firmware
RAID only)—22x
ServeRAID-
M1015 (no
cache)—RAID-
0/1/10; optional
RAID-5 with SED,
6Gbps; supports 8
drives—32x, 42x
ServeRAID-
M5014 (256MB
cache)—RAID-
0/1/10/5/50;
optional RAID-
6/60 with SED,
optional battery;
6Gbps; supports 8
drives—52x
ServeRAID-
M5015 (512MB
battery-backed
cache)—RAID-
0/1/10/5/50;
optional RAID-
6/60 with SED;
6Gbps; supports 8
drives—62x
Optional RAID controllers
ServeRAID-BR10il v2
(no cache)—RAID-0/1/1E,
3Gbps; supports 4
drives—22x
ServeRAID-M5014—32x,
42x
ServeRAID-M5015—32x,
42x, 52x
External disk drives supported
None
# of adapter slots total / available 3 / 3
# of PCIe x16/x8 Gen 2 slots (8GBps) 1 (full-height/half-length)
# of PCIe x8/x8 Gen 2 slots (8GBps) 1 (full-height/half-length)
# of PCIe x16/x4 Gen 2 slots (4GBps) 1 (low-profile)
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1.35V DIMMs available in Q3/10.