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IBM System x3500 M4

Highlights

Offers flexible scalability features designed to grow with your business needs
Provides abundant storage capacity to help safeguard data
Enables easy installation, use and management across long distances

Robust features accommodate growth

An all-in-one tower or rack server, the IBM® System x3500 M4 delivers reliable performance and optimized efficiency. The versatile 5U dual-socket x3500 M4 fits desk-side or in a rack enclosure. Designed for your business-critical applications, including analytics, cloud computing, SAP, and data management, the x3500 M4 meets your growing business or distributed enterprise needs. You can also use it as a retail store controller at a branch office, a distributed file/print server, or an all-in-one server for a remote office or business. Start with the basics and upgrade as your business changes without jeopardizing existing investments. Virtualizing your PC infrastructure into a single powerful server gives you access to secure and abundant storage space, while significantly reducing IT costs.

Triple the storage capacity

The x3500 M4 supports the latest Intel micro-architecture, delivering intelligent performance enhancements that adapt to your workload environment. The x3500 M4 provides triple the storage capacity of the x3500 M3 without the cost of external devices. A flexible design and consolidated server help optimize intensive workloads and provide greater utilization, making the x3500 M4 a great choice for small and medium businesses.

Select configurations of the x3500 M4 are part of the IBM Express Portfolio designed to meet the needs of small and midsized businesses. Easy to manage, Express models vary by country.

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Specifications

Server Features
Form factor/height	5U tower or rack server
Cache (max)	Up to 30 MB per processor
Memory (max)	Maximum 384 GB of DDR3 RDIMMs or 768 GB of DDR3 LRDIMMs or 64 GB of DDR3 UDIMMs; 24 DIMM slots maximum, up to 1866 MHz memory speed
Expansion slots	Up to eight PCIe expansion slots; Six PCIe standard with additional two PCIe slots when the second processor is populated. Optional PCI-X available via interposer conversion kit.
Drive bays (total/hot-swap)	Eight 2.5-inch hot-swap or eight 3.5-inch hot-swap bays standard; up to thirty-two 2.5-inch hot-swap bays via optional upgrade kit or eight 3.5-inch simple-swap bays via configure to order (CTO)
Maximum internal storage	51.2 TB of 2.5-inch hot-swap drives (HDD upgrade options required) or 32 TB of 3.5-inch hot-swap or simple- swap SAS/SATA (via configure to order only)
Network interface	Intel I350AM4 Quad Port GbE
Power supply (std/max)	1/2 hot-swap redundant 550 W/750 W/900 W, 80 PLUS® platinum
Hot-swap components	Power supply and hard disk drives
RAID support	Integrated 6 Gbps or new optional 12 Gbps* hardware RAID-0, -1, -10, optional RAID-5, -50, -6, -60 with cache and battery or flash and supercap
Systems management	Automatic Server Restart; Predictive Failure Analysis on processors, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), fans and memory; light path diagnostics; Integrated Management Module 2; optional remote presence; IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, IMM2 with dedicated management port
Operating systems supported	Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2008 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware vSphere Hypervisor
Limited warranty	3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available

Overview

Product features

Intelligent processor performance that helps you get more computing power when you need it; up to 24 cores
Flexible outstanding storage capacity and storage choices
Comprehensive systems management tools help increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity with advanced server management capabilities
Support for SAS or SATA HDDs or solid-state drives
Provides flexibility to use legacy PCI-X adapters while making the transition to the PCIe standard

Hardware summary

5U tower with optional rack-mount capability
Up to two Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 product family
Up to 1866 MHz memory speed
Up to eight PCIe expansion slots; six PCIe slots standard, plus two additional PCIe slots when the second processor is populated. An optional PCI-X slot is available via an interposer conversion kit
Up to 51.2 TB of 2.5-inch hot-swap drives (HDD upgrade options required) or 32 TB of 3.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap SAS/SATA HDDs
Integrated 6 Gbps or new optional 12 Gbps hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 with optional RAID -5,-50, -6,-60 upgrades

Features and Benefits

Feature	Benefits
High-performance, energy-smart Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v2 product family with more cores and memory supporting the improved Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology and Intel Integrated I/O	Intelligent performance that adapts to your software workload environment to help you get more computing power when you need it; up to 24 cores of large cache memory PCIe integrated within the processor for lower latency and power usage with increased total capacity and bandwidth Maximized turbo mode duration and speed from the new enhanced technology with improved power and thermal management
24 DIMM sockets of DDR3 RDIMM memory. Up to 1866 MHz memory speed	New generation of high-performance memory compatible with the speed of the Intel Xeon processors for optimized throughput Improved application performance with interleaved memory Fast memory bandwidth with the ability to run up to 1866 MHz 1.5 V memory operating at 17% lower energy than the previous generation memory’s thermal design. Savings of up to an additional 10% on your memory power budget with 1.35 V memory New load-reduced memory support for maximum memory capacity
Support for up to 32 small form factor (SFF) 2.5-inch hot-swap or 8 large form factor (LFF) 3.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives (model dependent)	Reduced cost with large capacity 3.5-inch SATA drives and increased performance with 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives Up to 51.2 TB of data storage capacity on 2.5-inch models and 32 TB of data storage capacity on 3.5-inch models Easy field upgrade flexibility for increasing the number of drives from eight to 16, 24, or 32 with the easy-to-install optional HDD upgrade kits Consolidated server design to optimize storage-intensive workloads Enhanced performance and reliability storage with support for 2.5-inch solid state drives (SSDs)
Integrated 6 Gbps or new optional 12 Gbps* hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 with optional upgrade to -5, -50, -6, -60 with cache and battery or flash and supercap	High-speed 6 Gbps or new optional 12 Gbps interface RAID support for improved performance Advanced RAID protection for HDD high availability without sacrificing performance New Flash technology for extending the useful life to nearly 7 years, versus a typical 1-year replacement for batteries Common RAID management tools across IBM System x® portfolio
Up to eight Intel integrated PCIe I/O 3.0 specification slots for system expansion. (Six PCIe slots standard)	Extensive I/O bandwidth for greater performance and productivity Double the bandwidth with reduced I/O latency Scalability up to more I/O slots as needed by upgrading to a second processor
Optional PCI-X slots	Ability to continue using legacy PCI-X adapters during transition to the PCIe standard
Optional hot-swap, redundant power and simple-swap cooling	Reduced downtime by maintaining system availability if a power supply needs to be replaced Easy simple-swap cooling design for fast replacement as needed
Virtualization support	Support for most major virtualization environments Support for optional hypervisor USB key
Externally visible light path diagnostics panel and Predictive Failure Analysis	Proactive monitoring of system subcomponents via IBM Predictive Failure Analysis and advanced notification of any potential problems Visible indication—without removing system cover of failing component inside the system without requiring system operation interruption Expedited hardware repairs for dramatically reduced service time
Integrated quad-port Gigabit Ethernet	Double the network throughput with features that reduce processor workload Lower power consumption and more reliable network with smart management tools built-in
IBM Systems Director, Active Energy Manager™, IBM Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2), Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)	Comprehensive systems management tools Visible indication—without removing system cover of failing component inside the system without requiring system operation interruption Continuous real-time monitoring, measuring and management of power consumption
IBM ServerGuide software	Assistance with operating system and driver installation Faster server setup Simplified installation and configuration of your System x servers
Security capabilities	ServeRAID with leadership disk encryption to help protect your data Side door with key lock to help protect data while allowing media access Trusted platform module technology
Warranty	3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available IBM Global Services renowned expertise for assistance with questions and troubleshooting; rapid replacement of failing parts

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