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Outstanding value in a high-performance single-socket tower server

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x3100 M4 Specifications

5 64-bit with or without Xen, RHEL 6 32-bit and 64-bit; SLES 10/11 32-bit, SLES 10/11 64-bit

with or without Xen, VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1

Length of limited warranty 1 year (parts and labor)

The Bottom Line

The x3100 M4 is an extremely powerful value system, incorporating leading-edge industry-standard

features and adding IBM-unique innovations:

Price/Performance

• Low-cost/high-throughput processors — A choice of one 3.1 or 3.4GHz quad-core Xeon

processor, 3.1GHz dual-core Core i3 procssor, or 2.9GHz Pentium G850 processor standard, or

other Xeon, Core i3, or Pentium processors via CTO

• Generous cache —8MB or 3MB of L3 processor cache (processor-specific)

• Fast memory — 1333MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC memory standard with two-way interleaving

• Fast memory access — High-speed (1333MHz or 1066MHz—processor-specific) access

between the processor and memory

• Integrated RAID support —ServeRAID-C100 (model-specific), offering software RAID-

0/1support standard; optional hardware RAID controllers support RAID-0/1/10/5

• Fast disk technology — Integrated SATA II controller (model-specific) and drives

• Fast communications — Two integrated single-port Gigabit Ethernet controllers

• Fast I/O — Four PCIe adapter slots, including two x8 slots

Flexibility

• Large memory capacity — Up to 32GB of DDR3 UDIMM memory, using 4 DIMMs

• Large disk capacity — Up to 12TB of internal SATA storage

• Internal tape or internal/external RDX Removable Disk Cartridge backup storage

• High-performance external expansion — Six external 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, four

rear), plus one internal USB 2.0 port for tape or RDX Removable Disk Cartridge drive, or USB

flash drive containing a hypervisor

• Hardware RAID support standard in selected models; firmware RAID standard in other models

• Four available adapter slots:

 One physical x16/electrical x8 PCIe Gen 2 high-speed slot

 One physical x8/electrical x8 PCIe Gen 2 high-speed slot

 One physical x4/electrical x4 PCIe Gen 2 high-speed slot

 One physical x1/electrical x1 PCIe Gen 2 high-speed slot

• Integrated DVD-ROM drive

• Minitower, convertible to a 4U rack unit

Manageability, Serviceability and Availability

• IMM2

 IPMI 2.0 support

• IBM Systems Director

• IBM ServerGuide

• IBM ToolsCenter

• Light path diagnostics

• TPM 1.2 support

• Support for highly available hardware-based RAID-1/10 arrays standard (model-specific)

• ECC memory protection

• PFA support

• Efficient cooling

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.