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
# of fans/blowers standard / maximum
3 (with one power supply installed) / 6 (with redundant power installed)
Hot-swap/redundant fans supported
Yes / Yes (with two power supplies installed)
Heat emitted: minimum/maximum
BTUs
2,013 / 2,951
Maximum altitude
7,000 ft;
2,133 m
Operating temperature range
50 – 95º F; 10 – 35º C (up to 7,000 ft / 2,133m)
Operating humidity range
8-80%
Dimensions (HWD) / weight
17.3” (439.4mm) H
8.6” (218.4mm) W
29.4” (747mm) D
30.4” (772mm) D (with redundant power)
75 lb (maximum)
34.0 kg
Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit,
Windows 2000 Server (Standard/Enterprise Editions), RHEL 3/4 32/64-bit, SLES 9
32/64-bit, Novell Open Enterprise Server (NetWare 6.5), VMware ESX Server 2.5/3.0
Length of limited warranty
3 years (parts and labor)
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The Bottom
Line
The x3500 is an extremely powerful system, incorporating leading-edge industry-standard features
and adding IBM-unique innovations:
Performance
• High-throughput processors — 1.6 to 3.0GHz quad-core or 1.6 to 3.0GHz dual-core Xeon
processors
• Large cache — 12MB, 8MB or 4MB of L2 processor cache
• 64-bit extensions (EM64T)
• Leading-edge front-side bus — Up to 1333MHz FSB (model-specific)
• Fast memory — Fully buffered 667MHz PC2-5300 DDR II ECC memory standard with two-way
or four-way interleaving
• Fast disk technology — Integrated Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) controller and slotless hardware-
based RAID controller with 256MB of onboard cache
• Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers
• Fast I/O — PCI-E x8 and x4 and PCI-X/133 adapter slots
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — 48GB of fully buffered memory, using 12 DIMMs
• High-capacity disk storage — Up to 2.4TB of internal hot-swap 3.5-inch SAS storage, or up to
6.0TB of hot-swap 3.5-inch SATA storage (using eight drives), or up to 1.76TB of internal hot-
swap 2.5-inch SAS storage (using twelve drives)
• Support for an optional half-high or full-high internal tape drive (in addition to the 8 or 12
HDDs)
• High-performance external expansion — five 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, two rear, one
internal)
• Hardware-based RAID-0/1/10/1E/5/6 support standard
• Six available adapter slots —
Two x8
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PCI-E slots (4GBps)
One x4
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PCI-E slots (2GBps)
Two 133MHz PCI-X slots (1GBps)
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For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800-
426-2255. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as
ServerProven or ClusterProven. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a
technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in
which this product is sold.
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The x8 slots can accept x1, x4 or x8 adapters running at x1, x4 or x8 throughput, respectively.
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The x4 slot can accept x1, x4 or x8 adapters; however x8 adapters will be limited to x4 throughput.
