IBM X3500 - Manual (Page 13)

A stable, long-life, dual-socket, dual- and quad-core SMP
server, offering high-performance, massive capacity and
outstanding availability
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x3500 Specifications
73.4, 146.8GB — 15K
RPMs
# of HDDs standard None
# of optical drives standard 1 DVD-ROM Combo (16X, in dedicated 5.25" bay)
# of diskette drives standard None (USB-attach)
Internal tape drives supported
One full-high (uses two 5.25” bays), or
One half-high (uses one 5.25” bay)
Disk drive technology Hot-swap SAS
Integrated disk controller Eight-port Adaptec 9580W SAS/SATA
# of disk drives supported per port 1
Integrated RAID controller / cache ServeRAID- 8k (256MB standard)—internal SAS/SATA
Optional RAID controller / cache ServeRAID- 8s (256MB standard)—external SAS/SATA
# of adapter slots total / available 6 / 6
# of PCI-E x8 slots (4GBps) 2 full-height/full-length
# of PCI-E x4 slots (2GBps) 1 full-height/half-length
# of PCI-X/133 slots (1GBps) 2 full-height/full-length
# of 33MHz legacy PCI slots 1 full-height/half-length
# of video ports 1
Video controller ATI Radeon ES1000
Video memory 16MB SDRAM
Maximum video resolution at 32-bit
color
1024 x 768 x 32-bit color at 75Hz
Gigabit Ethernet controller Broadcom BCM5721 and BCM5721J
# of Gigabit Ethernet ports 2 (rear)
# of RS485 ports None
# of serial ports 2 (rear)
# of parallel ports None (USB-attached)
# of PS/2 mouse ports 1
# of PS/2 keyboard ports 1
# of USB 2.0 ports 4 external (2 front, 2 rear) ports, plus 1 internal USB connector for tape drive
Integrated systems management
controller
Yes (BMC)
Optional systems management
adapter
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
Light path diagnostics support Yes, with externally viewable panel
Predictive Failure Analysis support
Processors, memory, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), HDDs, power supplies (plus
fans, when an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter SlimLine II is used)
Power supply size 835W universal, autoswitching
# of power supplies standard /
maximum
1 / 2
Hot-swap/redundant power supported Yes / Yes (with two power supplies installed)