Datasheet

IBM System x3630 M3 17
I/O expansion options
The server has two available PCI Express slots. One PCI Express x16 (x8 wired) Gen 2 slot is available,
and one PCI Express x8 Gen 2 slot is dedicated to the RAID controller. The slot form-factors are as
follows:
Slot 3: Full-height, half-length
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Slot 4: Full-height, half-length (dedicated to the RAID Controller)
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Note: There is no slot 1 or slot 2 in the x3630 M3. The system board includes an additional internal PCIe
riser slot, but this slot is reserved.
Network adapters
The x3630 M3 has two integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Integrated NICs have the following features:
Intel 82575 chip
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TCP/UDP, IPv4, and IPv6 checksum offloads
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TCP Segmentation/Transmit Segmentation Offloading (TSO)
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Wake on LAN support
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802.1Q VLAN tagging support
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Support for jumbo frames up to 9 KBytes
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NIC teaming (load balancing and failover) with Intel PROSet software
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The following table lists additional, supported network adapters.
Table 14. Network adapters
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported
10 Gb Ethernet
42C1800 QLogic 10 Gb Dual Port CNA for IBM System x 1
42C1820 Brocade 10 Gb Dual-port CNA for IBM System x 1
49Y7960 Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 1
81Y9990 Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 1
49Y7910 Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x 1
49Y4250 Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM System x 1
49Y7950 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x 1
Gigabit Ethernet
42C1780 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 1
49Y4220 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 1
49Y4230 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x 1
49Y4240 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 1