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IBM System x3630 M3 Specifications
2GB single-rank x4, 1.5V;
2GB dual-rank x8 1.5V;
4GB dual-rank x4 1.5V;
8GB dual-rank x4 1.5V
4GB dual-rank x4 1.35V;
8GB dual-rank x4 1.35V
Supports 1333MHz with 2 DIMMs per
channel
L5640 and X56xx processors support 2DPC at 1333MHz
Online hot-spare memory supported No
Memory mirroring supported / # of DIMM
sockets reserved for mirroring
Yes / 1 channel (2 slots per processor) active, 1 spare, 1 unused
Storage technology Hot-swap 2.5-inch/3.5-inch SAS/SATA
# of HDD drive bays total / available
14 / 14 (3.5-inch) hot-swap—using
optional hot-swap cage assembly (22x,
32x, 42x, 62x/64x, A2x, B2x, D2x)
28 / 28 (2.5-inch) hot-swap—using
optional hot-swap cage assembly (52x,
72x, C2x, F2x, G2x)
# of 5.25" bays total / available None
Maximum drive capacity
3.5-inch HS SAS
7.2TB (12 x
600GB) without
3.5-inch cage
assembly; 28TB
(14 x 2TB) with
3.5-inch cage
assembly
3.5-inch HS
SATA II
24TB (12 x 2TB)
without 3.5-inch
cage assembly;
28TB (14 x 2TB)
with 3.5-inch cage
assembly
2.5-inch HS SAS
14.4TB (24 x
600GB
9
) without
2.5-inch cage
assembly; 16.8TB
(28 x 600GB) with
2.5-inch cage
assembly
2.5-inch HS
SATA II
12TB (24 x
500GB) without
2.5-inch cage
assembly; 14TB
(28 x 500GB) with
2.5-inch cage
assembly
Drive capacities supported
3.5-inch HS SAS
300, 450,
600GB—15K; 1,
2TB – 7.2K
3.5-inch HS
SATA II
250GB, 500GB—
15K; 1TB, 2TB—
7.2K
2.5-inch HS SAS
500GB—7.2K;
146.8, 300,
600GB—10K;
146.8GB—15K
2.5-inch HS
SATA II
160, 500GB—
7.2K
# of HDDs standard None (all models open bay)
# of optical drives standard None (optional via USB)
# of diskette drives standard None (optional via USB)
Internal backup supported None
Integrated disk controller Chipset
RAID controllers standard
ServeRAID-M1015 (no
cache)—RAID-0/1/10;
optional RAID-5/50 with
SED, 6Gbps; supports 8
drives—22x, 32x, A2x,
B2x
ServeRAID-M5014
(256MB cache)—RAID-
0/1/10/5/50; optional
RAID-6/60 with SED,
optional battery; 6Gbps;
supports 8 drives—42x,
52x, C2x, D2x, F2x
ServeRAID-M5015
(512MB battery-backed
cache)—RAID-
0/1/10/5/50; optional
RAID-6/60 with SED;
6Gbps; supports 8
drives—62x/64x, 72x,
G2x
Optional RAID controllers ServeRAID-M5014—22x, 32x, A2x, B2x
ServeRAID-M5015—22x, 32x, 42x, 52x,
A2x, B2x, C2x, D2x, F2x
External disk drives supported None
# of adapter slots total / available 2 / 1
# of PCIe x16/x8 Gen 2 slots (8GBps) 1 (full-height/half-length)
# of PCIe x8/x8 Gen 2 slots (8GBps) 1 (full-height/half-length)—contains the RAID controller
# of PCIe x16/x4 Gen 2 slots (4GBps) None
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# of PCI-X/133 slots (1GBps) None