IBM System x3500 M4 User Manual

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Storage host bus adapters
The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3500 M4 server.
Table 13. Storage adapters
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported
Fibre Channel
39R6525 QLogic 4 Gb FC Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 8
39R6527 QLogic 4 Gb FC Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 8
42C2069 Emulex 4 Gbps FC Single-Port PCI-e HBA for IBM System x 8
42C2071 Emulex 4 Gbps FC Dual-Port PCI-e HBA for IBM System x 8
42D0485 Emulex 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 8
42D0494 Emulex 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 8
42D0501 QLogic 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 8
42D0510 QLogic 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 8
46M6049 Brocade 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 8
46M6050 Brocade 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 8
59Y1987 Brocade 4 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 8
59Y1993 Brocade 4 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 8
SAS
46M0907 IBM 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller 8
PCIe SSD adapters
Currently, the server does not support High IOPS SSD adapters.

IBM System x3500 M4 Specifications

General

Form Factor	5U Tower
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
Memory	Up to 768GB DDR3
Storage	Up to 32 x 2.5" or 8 x 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA drives
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Network Interface	Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power Supply	Redundant 750W
Expansion Slots	Up to 8 PCIe slots