Product guide

An affordable single-socket, quad-core server with high performance
and data protection for small, medium, and large businesses
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Controller (mBMC) of earlier systems and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II and is
upgradeable to remote presence/cKVM.
• An optional Virtual Media Key provides additional systems management capabilities,
including virtual floppy and optical drive support; graphical console redirection over LAN;
and remote redirection of PCI video, keyboard and mouse (cKVM). And it does all this
without consuming a valuable adapter slot.
• Integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) next-
generation BIOS. New capabilities include:
– Human readable event logs; no more beep codes
– Complete setup solution by allowing adapter configuration function to be moved into
UEFI
– Complete out-of-band coverage by Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup
• Integrated IPMI 2.0 support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental
factors, such as voltage and thermal conditions. It also supports highly secure remote
power control using data encryption.
• Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3200 M3
text messages over Serial or LAN.
• The completely redesigned IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems
management. IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including IBM
Systems Director Active Energy Manager, Service and Support Manager, and
others. In addition, IBM Systems Director offers extended systems management tools for
additional server management and increased availability. When a problem is
encountered, IBM Systems Director can issue administrator alerts via e-mail, pager, and
other methods.
• IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, an IBM-exclusive, is designed to take
advantage of new system power management features, by providing actual realtime
energy monitoring and reporting features. The optional (CTO/special bid) 431W hot-swap
power supply is AEM-supported.
• The x3200 M3 optionally supports remote presence/concurrent KVM (cKVM) and
concurrent media (cMedia) access by multiple administrators at once, via the IMM. This
feature requires an upgrade, via the Virtual Media Key.
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 support.
Availability and Serviceability
The x3200 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
• Toolless cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts.
Similarly, the Virtual Media Key and the ServeRAID-BR10il controller can be installed
and replaced without tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent
servicing the x3200 M3. Similarly, hot-swap/redundant HDDs, fan modules and power
supplies, as well as online mirrored memory, mean greater system uptime while these
components are being serviced.
• A lighted LED beside each DIMM slot indicates a working DIMM. When a DIMM fails,
the LED goes out. This.quickly leads the technician to the failed DIMM and simplifies
servicing, speeds up problem resolution and helps increase server availability.
• Integrated RAID-1/1E disk mirroring standard in hot-swap models enable the server to
keep operating in the event of a failure to any one drive. (RAID-1E, an IBM exclusive,
supports mirroring of an odd number of drives.)
• IPMI 2.0 supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This
allows an administrator to restart a server without having to visit it in person, saving travel
time and getting the server back up and running quickly and securely. It also adds new
features to those provided by IPMI 2.0, including VLAN support, Serial over LAN,
enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+, AES) and a firmware
firewall.
• The three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty
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offered on selected models
(Machine Type 7328) offers peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one-
year warranty does.
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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. 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.