IBM System x3500 M3

RDIMMs
Up to 16 single-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB (16x 4 GB)
Up to 16 dual-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 128 GB (16x 8 GB)
Up to 12 quad-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 192 GB (12x 16 GB)

UDIMMs
Up to 16 single-rank UDIMMs for a maximum of 16 GB (16x 1 GB)
Up to 16 dual-rank UDIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB (16x 4 GB)

Intel Xeon 5600 series processors:
1333 MHz when one or two single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed or one UDIMM per channel is installed
1066 MHz when one quad-rank RDIMM per channel is installed or two UDIMMs per channel are installed
800 MHz when three single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs or two quad-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed

Quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors:
1333 MHz when one single-rank or dual-rank RDIMM per channel is installed or one UDIMM per channel is installed
1066 MHz when two single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed, or one quad-rank RDIMM per channel is installed, or two UDIMMs per channel are installed
800 MHz when three single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs or two quad-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed

Dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors only support memory speed at 800 MHz.

The server supports both 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs. Mixing 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported for Intel Xeon 5600 series processor-based systems, in such a case all DIMMs operate at 1.5 V. Intel Xeon 5500 series processor-based systems do not support 1.35 V DIMMs.

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Four 3.5" simple-swap or four 3.5" hot-swap SATA hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
Eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
Eight 2.5" SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA SFF hard drive bays
16x 2.5" SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA SFF hard drive bays
24x 2.5" SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA SFF hard drive bays

Additional storage bay:

69Y0894 Additional 4x 3.5-inch LFF hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD upgrade kit 
69Y0895 Additional 8x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD upgrade kit (includes a 6 Gbps SAS expander) 

RAID 0, 1, 1E with M1015; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 with M5014 or M5015. Optional upgrade to RAID 5 is available for M1015. Optional upgrade to RAID 6, 60 is available for M5014/M5015.

ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller :
-Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
-Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB

ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller:
-Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
-Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
-Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
-256 MB of onboard cache
-Optional Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit

ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller :
-Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
-Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
-Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
-512 MB of onboard cache
-Standard Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention

Two with support for HH DVD-ROM or Multiburner (for all models except 8x 3.5" HDDs), or one with support for UltraSlim DVD-ROM or Multiburner (for 8x 3.5" HDD models).

46M0901 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM 
46M0902 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multiburner

Controller:

46M0830 ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller 3
46M0930 ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key
81Y4426 ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
 

ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller :

-Two Mini-SAS external connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
-Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
-Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
-512 MB of onboard cache
-Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention
-Supports connectivity to the EXP3000, EXP2512, and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures
 

Storage bay:

172701X IBM System Storage® EXP3000

174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express
174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express  
 

A maximum of two SATA tape drives or one SAS tape drive or one USB tape drive is supported. You can mix tape drives if needed up to a total of two.
The SAS tape drive requires a SAS HBA to be installed in the server.
The USB tape and RDX drive are connected to the dedicated USB tape drive connector on the system board.
If two internal tape drives are installed, then the maximum number of optical drives is limited to one.
Configurations with eight 3.5" HDD bay configurations do not support tape drives (Figure 5).
Configurations with twenty-four 2.5" HDD bays support either one internal tape drive or one internal optical drive, but not both (pic. 4)

43W8480 IBM DDS Generation 5 SATA Tape Drive 
46C5399 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
43W8478 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive
44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 
46C5364 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 160 GB Bundle
46C5387 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 320 GB Bundle 
46C5388 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 500 GB Bundle 

Integrated two Gigabit Ethernet ports:

-Broadcom BCM5709C chip
-TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
-Wake on LAN support
-802.1Q VLAN tagging support
-NIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)

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System:

Slot 1: PCIe 2.0 x8, full height, half length
Slot 2: PCIe 2.0 x16 (x8 wired), full height, full length
Slot 3: PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length
Slot 4: PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length
Slot 5: PCIe 2.0 x8, full height, full length
Slot 6: PCI 32-bit/33 MHz, full height, half length

PCI Express extender card (included in standard and express models):
Slot 7: PCIe x8 (x4 wired), full height, full length

PCI-X extender card: (optional, for CTO configurations only):
Slot 7: PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz, full height, full length
Slot 8: PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz, full height, full length
 

Up to two redundant hot-swap 920 W AC power supplies.

44X0381 IBM Redundant Power Supply for x3400/3500

UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM), Predictive Failure Analysis, Light Path Diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide. Standard Virtual Media Key for remote presence (graphics, keyboard and mouse, virtual media).

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3
Common Information Model (CIM)
Web browser

The server ships standard with a Virtual Media Key installed:
Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1280x1024 at 75 Hz, regardless of the system state
Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a remote client, and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server
Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive
 

Tower:
Width: 218.0 mm (8.6 in)
Depth: 767.0 mm (30.2 in)
Height: 440.0 mm (17.3 in)
Weight:
27.40 kg (60.4 lb) (minimum configuration)
38.90 kg (85.6 lb) (maximum configuration)

Rack (using the Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit, 69Y0893):
Width: 424.0 mm (16.7 in)
Depth: 702.0 mm (27.6 in)
Height: 218.0 mm (8.6 in)
Weight:
26.20 kg (57.7 lb) (minimum configuration)
37.20 kg (82.0 lb) (maximum configuration)

Supported environment:
Air temperature
Server on: 10 - 35° C (50 - 95° F); altitude: 0 - 915 m (3,000 ft)
Server on: 10 - 32° C (50 - 90° F); altitude: 915 m (3,000 ft) - 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Server off: 5 - 45° C (41 - 113° F)
Shipment: -40 - 60° C (-40 - 140° F)

Humidity
Server on: 20 - 80%; maximum dew point 21° C; maximum rate of change 5° C/hr
Server off: 8 - 80%; maximum dew point 27° C

Electrical
100 - 240 V ac; 50 - 60 Hz; 11 - 5.5 A
Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
Minimum configuration: 0.60 kVA
Maximum configuration: 1.10 kVA
 

Btu output
Ship configuration: 2013 Btu/hr (590 watts)
Full configuration: 3610 Btu/hr (1056 watts)
 

Acoustical noise emission levels
5.5 bels (idling)
6.0 bels (operating)