Page 2 - Key features; Scalability and performance; to a single controller.
IBM System x3750 M4 2 Key features The IBM System x3750 M4 blends outstanding flexibility and expandability. The x3750 M4 2+2 socket design enables pay-as-you-grow processing with the new Intel Xeon E5-4600 series processors and memory scalability to help lower cost and manage growth. The 5+3 PCIe s...
Page 4 - when combined with a supported operating system.; Energy efficiency; constrained data centers and telecommunication environments.
IBM System x3750 M4 4 Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) NI support for faster, stronger encryption. IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management. It offers comprehensive systems management tools that increases uptime, reduces costs, and improves productivi...
Page 5 - Locations of key components and connectors; The following figure shows the front of the server.
IBM System x3750 M4 5 Locations of key components and connectors The following figure shows the front of the server. Figure 2. Front view of the IBM System x3750 M4 The following figure shows the rear of the server. Figure 3. Rear view of the IBM System x3750 M4
Page 6 - Figure 4. Inside view of the IBM System x3750 M4
IBM System x3750 M4 6 The following figure shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 4. Inside view of the IBM System x3750 M4
Page 7 - Standard specifications; The following table lists the standard specifications.; Com ponents
IBM System x3750 M4 7 Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) Com ponents Specification Form factor 2U rack. Processor Up to four Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 product family processors, each with eight cores (up to 2.7 ...
Page 8 - Installation and User's Guide
IBM System x3750 M4 8 Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) Com ponents Specification Ports Front: Two USB 2.0 and one DB-15 video on front. Rear: Two USB 2.0, one DB-15 video, one DB-9 serial, one RJ-45 systems management ports, two RJ-45 1 GbE network ports, two optional RJ-45 or SFP+ 10 GbE n...
Page 9 - Standard models; The following table lists the standard models.; Models C1x; Model D1x
IBM System x3750 M4 9 Standard models The following table lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models Model Intel Xeon processor†(four maximum)* Memory RAID controller Hot-swapdisk bays Disks PCIe GbE Powersupply Models announced May 2012 8722-A1x 2x E5-4617 6C 2.9 GHz15 MB 1600 MHz 130W 2x ...
Page 10 - Processor options; The following processor quantities are supported:; Part; Memory options
IBM System x3750 M4 10 Processor options The x3750 M4 supports the processor options listed in the following table. The server supports up to four processors. Two processors are installed in sockets on the system board. Processors 3 and 4 are installed on the processor and memory expansion tray. Mos...
Page 11 - Table highlighting; The entries highlighted in; red text; indicate that the IBM System x3750 M4 supports higher memory
IBM System x3750 M4 11 The server supports RDIMMs and LRDIMMs. UDIMMs are not supported. Mixing different types of memory (RDIMMs and LRDIMMs) is not supported. Mixing 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported; in such a case, all DIMMs operate at 1.5 V. The maximum number of rank...
Page 12 - Description
IBM System x3750 M4 12 The following memory protection technologies are supported: ECC Chipkill (for x4-based memory DIMMs -- look for "x4" in the DIMM description) Memory mirroring Memory rank sparing If memory mirroring is used, then DIMMs must be installed in pairs (minimum of one...
Page 13 - Internal disk storage options; Backplanes; connections. One RAID controller per backplane.
IBM System x3750 M4 13 Internal disk storage options The server can support up to 16x 2.5-inch drives, up to 32x 1.8-inch drives, or a combination of both 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives, using the supported SAS/SATA backplane configurations. The server supports 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS or hot-sw...
Page 14 - RAID controllers
IBM System x3750 M4 14 RAID controllers The following table lists the RAID controllers and SAS HBAs used for the internal disk storage of the x3750 M4 server. Table 7. RAID controllers for internal storage Part num ber Featurecode Description Maxim umsupported Modelswhere used Integrated A2N2 ServeR...
Page 15 - Table 8. RAID controller upgrades
IBM System x3750 M4 15 The following table lists the optional upgrades supported with the ServeRAID controllers. Table 8. RAID controller upgrades Part num ber Featurecode Description Maxim umsupported Modelswhere used 81Y4544 A1X2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 1 - 81Y4484 A1J3 Se...
Page 16 - Drive options; Table 9. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (Part 1)
IBM System x3750 M4 16 Drive options The following table lists the hard disk drive options for the internal disk storage of the x3750 M4 server. Table 9. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (Part 1) Part num ber Featurecode Description Maxim umsupported 2.5-inch NL SATA Hot-Swap HDDs 81Y973...
Page 17 - Table 9. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (Part 2); Internal backup units
IBM System x3750 M4 17 Table 9. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (Part 2) Part num ber Featurecode Description Maxim umsupported 1.8-inch SSDs 43W7726 5428 IBM 50GB SATA 1.8" MLC SSD 32 43W7746 5420 IBM 200GB SATA 1.8" MLC SSD 32 00W1120 A3HQ IBM 100GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterpris...
Page 18 - Optical drives; Table 10. Optical drives; Part num ber; Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
IBM System x3750 M4 18 Optical drives The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Table 10. Optical drives Part num ber Featurecode Description Maxim umsupported Modelswhere used 46M0902 4163 UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner 1 - The IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Mu...
Page 19 - I/O expansion options; Table 11. PCI riser card options
IBM System x3750 M4 19 I/O expansion options The server supports up to eight PCIe slots. Five slots are on the system board and three are through a riser card. The riser card is standard on some models as shown in the table below. It is optional on all other models. The use of slots 1 - 5 require pr...
Page 20 - Network adapters
IBM System x3750 M4 20 Network adapters x3750 M4 supports two integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Optionally, two 10 Gb Ethernet ports can be added by installing one of the available dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet cards listed in Table 12 (88Y7429 or 88Y7427). These cards use a dedicated connector on the s...
Page 21 - Table 12. Network adapters
IBM System x3750 M4 21 The following table lists additional supported network adapters. Table 12. Network adapters Part num ber Featurecode Description Maxim umsupported# 40 Gb Ethernet 00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX-3 FDR VPI IB/E Adapter for IBM System x 8 10 Gb Ethernet (does not consume a PCI ex...
Page 22 - Storage host bus adapters; Table 13. Storage adapters
IBM System x3750 M4 22 Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by x3750 M4 server. The maximum quantity is achieved with processor 2 and the 3-slot riser card (88Y7371) installed. With one processor, the maximum quantity is three (this configuration does not apply ...
Page 23 - PCIe SSD adapters; Table 14. SSD adapters; IBM High IOPS SSD PCIe; Power supplies; Table 15. Power supplies; An AC power supply ships standard with one 2.8 m C13 - C14 power cord.
IBM System x3750 M4 23 PCIe SSD adapters The server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in the following table. Note: The server supports a maximum quantity of three of the full-height adapters, which must be installed in slots 1, 2, and 3. These slots require the second processor and the 3-s...
Page 24 - Integrated virtualization; Table 16. Virtualization options; Remote management; Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3
IBM System x3750 M4 24 Two installed 1400 W power supplies form a redundant pair. Under extreme configurations, it may be possible to exceed 1400 W DC output. If this condition exists and a power supply fails, the server caps power at 1400 W until the second power supply is back online. Integrated v...
Page 25 - Supported operating systems
IBM System x3750 M4 25 Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Micro...
Page 26 - Physical and electrical specifications; Dimensions and weight:
IBM System x3750 M4 26 Physical and electrical specifications Dimensions and weight: Width: 446 mm (17.5 in.)Depth: 734 mm (28.9 in.)Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.)Approximate weight, fully configured: 31.1 kg (68.5 lb.) Supported environment: Air temperature: 5 - 40 °C (41 - 104 °F) at 0 - 3048 m (10,000...
Page 27 - Warranty options; Term
IBM System x3750 M4 27 Warranty options The IBM System x3750 M4 has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac offerings, described in this section. The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance...
Page 28 - Regulatory compliance; The server conforms to the following standards:
IBM System x3750 M4 28 Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following standards: ASHRAE A3 FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A UL/IEC 60950-1 CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 NOM-019 Argentina IEC60950-1 Japan VCCI, Class A...
Page 29 - External disk storage expansion; Table 18. External storage expansion enclosures
IBM System x3750 M4 29 External disk storage expansion The external disk storage expansion enclosures listed in the following table are available. Table 18. External storage expansion enclosures Part num ber Description Maxim um quantity supported per one adapter 172701X IBM System Storage® EXP3000 ...
Page 30 - Eight external 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
IBM System x3750 M4 30 Table 19. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures (Part 2) Part num ber Description Maxim um quantity supportedper one enclosure EXP2524 Hot-Swap SAS 2.5-in. Hard Drives 49Y1896 146 GB 15 K 6 Gb SAS 2.5-in. HDD 24 49Y1895 300 GB 10 K 6 Gb SAS 2.5-in. HDD 24 81Y959...
Page 31 - External disk storage systems; Table 22. External disk storage systems
IBM System x3750 M4 31 The external SAS cables listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures and RAID controllers. Table 21. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part num ber Description Maxim um quantitysupported per enclosure* 39R6531 IBM 3...
Page 32 - External backup units
IBM System x3750 M4 32 External backup units The server supports the external backup attachment options that are listed in Table 19. Table 23. External backup options (Part 1) Part num ber Description External tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure 8767HHX...
Page 35 - Uninterruptible power supply units; Table 25. Uninterruptible power supply units
IBM System x3750 M4 35 Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units listed in the following table. Table 25. Uninterruptible power supply units Part num ber Description Rack-mounted UPS 21304RX IBM UPS 10000XHV 53951AX IBM 1500VA ...
Page 36 - Power distribution units
IBM System x3750 M4 36 Power distribution units The server supports attachments to the power distribution units (PDUs) listed in the following table. Table 26. Power distribution units (part 1) Part num ber Description Switched and Monitored PDUs 46M4002 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI ...
Page 38 - Rack cabinets; Table 27. Rack cabinets
IBM System x3750 M4 38 Rack cabinets The server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Table 27. Rack cabinets Part num ber Description 201886X IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit 93072PX IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack 93072RX IBM 25U Standard Rack 93074RX IBM 42U Standard Rack 93074XX...
Page 39 - Rack options; Table 28. Rack options
IBM System x3750 M4 39 Rack options The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table. Table 28. Rack options Part num ber Description Monitor kits and keyboard trays 172317X 1U 17-in. Flat Panel Console Kit 172319X 1U 19-in. Flat Panel Console Kit Console ...
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Page 41 - Related publications and links; IBM System x3750 M4 Installation and Service Guide
IBM System x3750 M4 41 Related publications and links For more information, see these resources: IBM US Announcement Letter http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-074 IBM System x3750 M4 product page: http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardwa...
Page 42 - Notices
IBM System x3750 M4 42 Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services curren...
Page 43 - Contact us; Trademarks
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