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IBM System x3630 M4 (E5-2400 v2)

IBM Redbooks Product Guide

The IBM® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional

energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management. It supports the latest

Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 v2 product family and high-density memory designs with twelve DDR3

DIMM slots. This 2U server consolidates storage and server into one system, offers easy management,

and saves floor space and power consumption, costing less money than traditional enterprise offerings.

Designed with redundancy, flexible subsystems, and a wider range of configuration options, the x3630 M4

also offers an innovative Feature on Demand (FoD) design for an easier upgrade path.

Suggested use

: Collaboration/email applications, light databases, virtualization/cloud, virtual desktops,

web serving, and virtual storage.

The following figure shows the IBM System x3630 M4.

Figure 1. The IBM System x3630 M4

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The IBM System x3630 M4 server is designed to provide exceptional value and flexibility to meet general

business or storage-intensive requirements with up to 56 TB of storage space in a dense 2U form factor

and 80 PLUS Platinum certified power supplies. The flexible onboard Ethernet solution provides two

standard integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and two additional integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports with an

optional software FoD upgrade without needing to buy additional hardware. Comprehensive systems

management tools with the next-generation Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) make it easy to

deploy, integrate, service, and manage.

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I BM ® IBM System x3630 M4 (E5-2400 v2) IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management. It supports the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 v2 product family and high-density memory designs with twelve DDR3 DIMM slots.
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Key features Backed by the IBM legendary worldwide service and support, the x3630 M4 is developed, quality-tested, and certified by IBM, the leading vendor in technology patents for 20 years running. IBM System x® advancements in scalability, reliability, and performance can help your business innovate and thrive.
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 The server offers up to two redundant hot-swap power supplies and three dual-motor non-hot-swap redundant fans to provide cost-efficient availability for applications.  The power source-independent light path diagnostics panel and optional individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed (or failing) components. This panel simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve system availability.
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 Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw.  Low-voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments.  Low-voltage 1.35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 19% less energy compared to 1.5 V DDR3 RDIMMs.  Solid state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning HDDs.
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The following figure shows the rear of the server without the optional rear HDD cage upgrade. Figure 4. Rear view of the IBM System x3630 M4 without the rear HDD cage The following shows the rear of the server with the optional rear HDD cage upgrade. Figure 5.
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The following figure shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 6.
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Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) Components Specification Form factor 2U rack. Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 v2 product family processors with 10 cores (up to 2.4 GHz), eight or six cores (up to 2.5 GHz), four cores (up to 2.4 GHz), one QPI link up to 8.0 GTps, up to 1600 MHz memory speed, up to 25 MB L3 cache. Chipset Intel C600 series. Memory Up to 12 DIMM sockets (six DIMMs per processor).
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Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) Components Specification I/O expansion slots Up to five slots in models with up to 12 drive bays, depending on the riser cards installed. The slots are as follows:  Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8-wired), optional PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16-wired); full-height, full-length  Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8-wired); full-height, half-length (not present if optional x16-wired slot 1 riser is used)  Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8-wired), optional PCIe 3.
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Standard models The following table lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models MTM* Intel Xeon processors† (two maximum) Memory (RDIMMs) RAID controller Drive bays (std / max) Drives Onboard NIC (std / max) I/O slots (std / max) Optical drive Power supply (std / max) Models announced January 2014 7158-A3x 1x E5-2403 v2 4C 1.8GHz 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1x 4GB 1600MHz§ C105 4x 3.5" SS / 4 Open bay 2x GbE / 4 2/5 Optional 1x 550 W HS / 2 7158-A5x 1x E5-2403 v2 4C 1.
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Express models The following table lists the express models. Table 3. Express models (Part 1) MTM Intel Xeon processors† (two maximum) Memory (RDIMMs) RAID controller Drive bays (std / max) Drives Onboard NIC (std / max) I/O slots (std / max) Optical drive Power supply (std / max) 7158-EDU 1x E5-2403 v2 4C 1.8GHz 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1x 8GB 1600MHz§ M5110 8x 3.5" HS / 8 Open bay 2x GbE / 4 5/5 Multi burner 1x 550 W HS / 2 7158-EEU 1x E5-2420 v2 6C 2.
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Table 3. Express models (Part 2) MTM Intel Xeon processors† (two maximum) Memory (RDIMMs) RAID controller Drive bays (std / max) Drives Onboard NIC (std / max) I/O slots (std / max) Optical drive Power supply (std / max) 1x E5-2407 v2 4C 2.4GHz 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1x 4GB 1600MHz§ M5110 512MB Flash 8x 3.5" HS / 8 Open bay 5/5 Optional 1x 550 W HS / 2 Japan 7158-EZx 2x GbE / 4 † Processor detail: Processor quantity and model, cores, core speed, L3 cache, memory speed, TDP.
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Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal System x performance and throughput. IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a service and support standpoint, IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty, and IBM provides service and support worldwide. The x3630 M4 supports DDR3 memory.
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The following table shows the characteristics of the supported DIMMs. Table cells highlighted with a gray background indicate when the combination of DIMM voltage and the number of DIMMs per channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at a rated speed. Table 5.
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The following table lists the memory options available for the x3630 M4 (E5-2400 v2) server. Table 6. Memory options Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported Standard models where used UDIMMs 00D5012 A3QB 4GB (1x4GB, 2Rx8, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP UDIMM 12 (6 per CPU) - 00D5016 A3QC 8GB (1x8GB, 2Rx8, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP UDIMM 12 (6 per CPU) - 00D5024 A3QE 4GB (1x4GB, 1Rx4, 1.
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Internal storage The x3630 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations:      Four 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays Eight 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap drive bays Eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays Fourteen 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays In addition, four and eight bay models support the installation of either an internal optical drive or an internal tape drive. The following figure shows some of these configurations.
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Option 00Y7548 is used to upgrade standard (see Table 2) or custom (CTO or special bid) models with twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays to fourteen 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays. This option must be ordered together with the option 00AL388, x3630 M4 Rear Fan Kit. Option 00Y7548 contains the drive backplane, drive cage, signal and data cables, and two 1U riser cards: PCIe Riser Card for slot 1 (1 x8 FH/HL + 1 x8 LP Slots) v2 and PCIe Riser Card 2 (1 x4 LP for Slotless RAID) v2.
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Controllers for internal storage The following table lists the RAID controllers and HBAs and the additional options used for the internal disk storage of the x3630 M4 server. Table 8.
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The following table lists drive types and internal drive bay configurations supported by the RAID controllers and HBAs (SAS HDDs include both SAS and NL SAS HDDs, and SATA HDDs include both SATA and NL SATA HDDs). Table 9. Drive types and internal drive bay configurations supported by the RAID controllers and HBAs RAID controller Drive type 8x 3.5-in. hot-swap 12x 3.5-in. hot-swap 14x 3.5-in. hot-swap 4x 3.5-in. 8x 3.5-in.
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The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:        Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087) Based on the LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller PCIe 2.0 x4 host interface Supports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10 Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives (SAS expanders are not supported.
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The IBM N2115 SAS/SATA HBA has the following specifications:         Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port Two x4 mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087) Supports connections to SAS/SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2308 6 Gbps controller For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the RAID adapters category: http://www.redbooks.ibm.
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Internal drive options The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3630 M4 server. Table 10. Drive options for internal storage (Part 1) Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 3.5" SAS Hot-Swap HDDs 49Y6092 A3DV IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD 14 49Y6097 A3DW IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD 14 49Y6102 A3DX IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD 14 3.5" NL SAS Hot-Swap HDDs 90Y8572 A2U0 IBM 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.
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Table 10. Drive options for internal storage (Part 2) Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 3.5" SATA Hot-Swap SSDs 00AJ460 A56C S3500 120GB SATA 3.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 14 00AJ465 A56D S3500 240GB SATA 3.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 14 00AJ470 A56E S3500 480GB SATA 3.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 14 00AJ475 A56F S3500 800GB SATA 3.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 14 00AJ480 A56G S3700 200GB SATA 3.
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Optical drives The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. The installation of optical drive may require x3630 M4 ODD Cage assembly, part number 00D9051. Standard models of x3630 M4 with four or eight HDDs ship with the ODD Cage assembly installed. Server models with twelve 3.5-inch HDDs do not support an internal optical drive. Table 12.
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The slot form factors with 2U risers (models without the rear HDD cage assembly) are as follows:  Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8-wired), optional PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16-wired); full-height, full-length  Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8-wired); full-height, half-length (not present if optional x16-wired slot 1 riser is used)  Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8-wired), optional PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16-wired); low-profile, half-length (the second processor is required to use this slot)  Slot 4: PCIe 3.
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Table 14.
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  MAC and VLAN anti-spoofing  Malicious driver detection  Storm control  Per-pool statistics, off loads, and jumbo support  Independent Function Level Reset (FLR) for physical and virtual functions  IEEE 802.1q Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) support with VLAN tag insertion, stripping, and packet filtering for up to 4096 VLAN tags  IEEE 802.
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The following table lists additional supported network adapters. Table 15.
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Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3630 M4 server. Table 16.
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PCIe SSD adapters The server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in the following table. Table 17.
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The following table lists the power supply options. An AC hot-swap power supply option ships standard with one 2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 rack power cable. Table 19.
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The optional IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade is required to enable the remote presence and blue-screen capture features.
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The following figures show basic (level 1) and advanced (level 2) light path levels. Figure 8. Basic (level 1) light path for models with eight drive bays Figure 9. Basic (level 1) light path for storage-rich models Figure 10.
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The following table lists the advanced light path kit. Table 23.
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Physical and electrical specifications Dimensions and weight:     Height: 86 mm (3.4 in.) Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.) Depth: 749 mm (29.5 in.) Weight: o o Minimum configuration: 16.4 kg (36.2 lb). Maximum configuration: 28.2 kg (62.2 lb). Supported environment:  Air temperature o o o o o  Humidity: o o o  Server on: 8% - 85%, maximum dew point 24 °C, maximum rate of change 5 °C/hr. Server off: 8% - 80%, maximum dew point 27 °C. Shipment: 5% - 100%.
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o Models with 750 W DC hot-swap power supplies:    BTU output o o  -40 to -75 (nominal) V DC; 20.4 A Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately): o Minimum configuration: 0.14 kVA o Maximum configuration: 0.77 kVA Minimum configuration: 406 Btu/hr (119 watts) Maximum configuration: 3381 Btu/hr (990 watts) Noise level o o 6.6 bels (operating). 6.6 bels (idle).
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Warranty options The x3630 M4 has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac offerings, which are described in this section. An IBM ServicePac® offering is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.
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Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following regulations:                 FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A UL/IEC 60950-1 CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 NOM-019 Argentina IEC60950-1 Japan VCCI, Class A Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22, Class A IEC 60950-1(CB Certificate and CB Test Report) China CCC (GB4943), GB9254 Class A, GB17625.
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Important: The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller ships standard without a cache. One of the available cache upgrades (81Y4484, 81Y4487, or 81Y4559) is required for the M5120 adapter operations, and it must be purchased together with the controller.
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The following table lists the drives that are supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures. Table 28. Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 3.5" NL SAS HS HDDs 49Y1903 1TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 49Y1902 2TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 90Y8720 3TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 46W0975 4TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 3.5" SAS HS HDDs 49Y1899 300GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.
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External disk storage systems The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the x3630 M4 server and can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server may support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. For further information, refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center at: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic Table 30.
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Table 31. External backup options (Part 2) Part number Description External backup units* 362532Y IBM RDX USB 3.0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge 362550Y IBM RDX USB 3.0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge 36251TY IBM RDX USB 3.
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Top-of-rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top-of-rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking listed in the following table. Table 32.
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Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachment to the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units listed in the following table. Table 33.
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Power distribution units The server supports attachments to the power distribution units (PDUs) listed in the following table. Table 34.
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Table 34.
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Rack cabinets The server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Table 35.
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Rack options The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table. Table 36. Rack options Part number Feature code Description Monitor kits and keyboard trays 17238BX A3EK IBM 1U 18.5" Standard Console 17238EX A3EL IBM 1U 18.
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Related publications and links For more information, see these resources:  US Announcement Letter - IBM System x3630 M4 (E5-2400 v2): http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS114-019  IBM System x3630 M4 product page: http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3630m4/index.html  IBM System x3630 M4 Installation and User's Guide: http://ibm.
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Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used.
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