IBM System x3250 M4 User Manual

v Dual-core or quad-core processing
The server supports one Intel Xeon dual-core or quad-core microprocessor.
v Integrated network support
The server comes with an integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller, which
supports connection to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network. For more
information, see “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller” on page 65.
v Large system-memory capacity
The memory bus supports up to 32 GB of memory when unbuffered DIMMs are
installed. The memory controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to 4
industry-standard PC3-10600R-999, 1066 and 1333 MHz, DDR3 (third-generation
double-data-rate), unbuffered, synchronous dynamic random access memory
(SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
v Large data-storage capacity
The server supports a maximum of four 2.5-inch simple-swap Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives or two 3.5-inch simple-swap
SATA hard disk drives, depending on the server model.
v PCI adapter capabilities
The server has two PCI interface slots on the riser card (one supports low-profile
adapters, and one supports full-height, half-length adapters). See “Installing an
adapter” on page 39 for detailed information.
v RAID support
Depending on the model, your server implements redundant array of independent
disks (RAID) through software or hardware.
The server supports software RAID capability that provides RAID levels 0, 1, and
10.
The server implements redundant array of independent disks (RAID). Depending
on your server models, the server supports the ServeRAID-BR10il v2 adapter
that provides hardware RAID and provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10.
v TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) support
The Ethernet controllers in the server support TOE, which is a technology that
offloads the TCP/IP flow from the microprocessor and I/O subsystem to increase
the speed of the TCP/IP flow. When an operating system that supports TOE is
running on the server and TOE is enabled, the server supports TOE operation.
See the operating-system documentation for information about enabling TOE.
Note: As of the date of this document, the Linux operating system does not
support TOE.
8 IBM System x3250 M4 Type 2583: Installation and User’s Guide

IBM System x3250 M4 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 series
Max Processors	1
Memory Slots	4
Network Interface	2 x Gigabit Ethernet
Memory	Up to 32 GB
Storage	Up to 4 x 3.5-inch or 8 x 2.5-inch drives
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware
Chipset	Intel C204