IBM System x3250 M3 Type 4251 User Manual

Attention:
v To ensure proper cooling and airflow, install a ServeRAID adapter that has a
battery attached in slot 2 on the riser-card assembly.
v When you install an adapter, make sure that the adapter is correctly seated
in the riser-card assembly and that the riser-card assembly is securely
seated in the riser-card connector on the system board before you turn on
the server. An incorrectly seated adapter might cause damage to the system
board, the riser-card assembly, or the adapter.
Adapter
Adapter
bracket
Expansion-slot
bracket
Tab
Important: Make sure that the U-shaped opening in the metal adapter bracket
engages the tab on the expansion-slot bracket.
9. Reinstall the riser-card assembly in the server (see “Replacing a PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 40).
10. If you have installed an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly in the server,
reconnect the riser-card power cable to the riser-card assembly.
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
“Completing the installation” on page 53.
Replacing an IBM ServeRAID-BR10il SAS/SATA Controller v2
Some server models come with an IBM ServeRAID-BR10il SAS/SATA Controller v2
installed. The adapter can be installed only in the dedicated slot on the system
board (see “System-board optional-device connectors” on page 25 for the location
of the connector). The IBM ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA adapter enables
integrated RAID levels 0, 1, and 1E capability on hard disk drives. For configuration
information, see the ServeRAID documentation at http://www.ibm.com/systems/
support/. To install the adapter if your server model did not come with this adapter,
complete the following steps to install an IBM ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA
adapter.
Important: To ensure that any of your ServeRAID adapters function properly on
UEFI-based servers, make sure that the adapter firmware level and supporting
device drivers are updated to at least 11.x.x-XXX.
Attention: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code
is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
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IBM System x3250 M3 Type 4251 Specifications

General

Form Factor	1U Rack
Processor Socket	LGA 1156
Max Processors	1
Chipset	Intel 3420
Memory	Up to 32 GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM
Memory Slots	4
Processor	Intel Xeon 3400 series
Storage	SATA, SAS
Hard Drive Bays	4
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1
Network Interface	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Storage Controller	Integrated SATA controller
Drive Bays	4
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe x8