Technical information

IBM XSERIES 342
121
For the latest product & technical information, refer to the Information Sources on pages 2 and 3.Updated 10/02/01
The xSeries 342 contains seven standard drive bays. The top bay on the left contains the standard 3.5in slim-line (SL) diskette drive and the bay beneath contains
the standard CD-ROM drive. Three 3.5in SL hot-swap bays in the center of the server support various hot-swap drive options. Two 5.25/3.5in half-high (HH) bays on
the left support either tape back-up or an optional 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit. The 24X-10X IDE CD-ROM is cabled directly to the IDE port.
The xSeries 342 contains a DASD backplane supporting three hot-swap, SCA-2 compliant drive bays. The backplane is connected to one of the internal connectors
of the integrated Ultra160 SCSI controller through a 16-bit LVD SCSI cable.
Additional Cabling Requirements:
xSeries 342 supports two storage alternatives in the two 5.25in HH media bays. An optional 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit can be installed to provide
additional internal HDD storage capacity. Included with this option is a 16-bit LVD SCSI cable that can be attached from the 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap backplane to
the second connector of the Ultra160 controller, or through the use of a repeater card that is included with the option, it can be cabled directly to the standard
backplane. A full-high (FH) DLT tape back-up can be supported by connecting the single drop SCSI cable included with the server to the open connector of the
integrated Ultra160 controller. If two SCSI devices are required, a two-drop SCSI cable available in the Media Bay Tray and LVD Cable Kit (P/N10K2340) must be
ordered to connect these devices to the Ultra160 controller. In configurations where external SCSI device attachment is required, a supported SCSI adapter must be
installed.
Part
Number
Memory Description
1
This table does not represent all possible memory configurations. Memory modules may vary in price
per MB. Selection of smaller RDIMMs may provide a more cost-effective alternative to using larger
RDIMMs.
1. Network operating systems may limit the maximum amount of addressable memory. See operating
system specifications for further information.
2. Requires removal of standard memory.
33L3320 128MB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
33L3322 256MB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
33L3324 512MB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
33L3326 1GB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
1. Due to two-way interleaving, install memory options in pairs beginning with set 1.
xSeries 342 Internal SCSI Cabling
xSeries 342 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Storage
Total Int
Storage
1
10,000RPM HDDs 15,000RPM HDDs
9.1GB
37L7204
18.2GB
37L7205
36.4GB
37L7206
73.4GB
06P5756
9.1GB
19K0655
18.2GB
19K0656
0GB Standard on base models
9.1G B 1 - - - 1 -
18.2GB 2 1 - - 2 1
27.3GB 3 - - - 3 -
36.4GB 4
2
2 1 - 4
2
2
45.5GB 5
2
-- -5
2
-
54.6GB 6
2
3 - - 6
2
3
72.8GB - 4
2
2 - - 4
2
91GB - 5
2
- - - 5
2
109.2GB - 6
2
3- - 6
2
145.6GB - - 4
2
- - -
182GB - - 5
2
-- -
218.4GB - - 6
2
- - -
220.2GB - - - 3 - -
293.6GB - - - 4
2
- -
367GB - - - 5
2
--
440.6GB
(max)
- - - 6
2
- -
This table does not represent all possible HDD configurations.
1. Select a total storage row then select the quantity of HDDs from a column corresponding to the HDD of choice. Total
Internal Storage listed is within +/- 0.2GB unless otherwise noted.
2. Requires IBM 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit (P/N 33L5050).