Datasheet

IBM System x3620 M3 18
I/O expansion options
The server has three PCI Express slots:
Slot 2: PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x4 wired) low-profile slot, dedicated to the ServeRAID BR10il v2, if
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installed
Slot 3: PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x8 wired) suitable for adapters that are full-height, half-length
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Slot 4: PCI Express 2.0 x8 (x8 wired) suitable for adapters that are full-height, half-length
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Slot 2 is an internal slot and does not offer external port access. Slots 3 and 4 enable external port access
for network adapters, HBAs, and other standard PCIe adapters.
Note: There is no slot labeled
Slot 1 in the server.
Network adapters
The x3620 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 15. Network adapters
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported
10 Gb Ethernet
49Y7910 Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x 2
49Y4250 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM System x 2
49Y7950 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x 2
Gigabit Ethernet
42C1780 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 2
49Y4220 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 2
49Y4230 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter I340-T2 for IBM System x 2
49Y4240 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter I340-T4 for IBM System x 2