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Contents Summary of Changes v Information sources vii IntelliStation® video adapter selection guide ix Chapter 1. IntelliStation M Pro 6218. . . . . . 3 Chapter 2. IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 . . . . . 15 Chapter 3. IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 . . . . . 29 Chapter 4. IntelliStation A Pro 6217 . . . . . 39 Chapter 5. xSeries 100 51 Chapter 6. xSeries 206m 59 Chapter 7. xSeries 226 79 Chapter 8. xSeries 236 103 Chapter 9. xSeries 306m 115 Chapter 10. xSeries 336 127 Chapter 11. xSeries 346 141 Chapter 12. System x3400 (7973, 7974) . 153 Chapter 13. System x3400 (7975, 7976) . 161 Chapter 14. System x3500 175 Chapter 15. System x3550 191 Chapter 16. System x3650 207 Chapter 17. System x3650 T 215 Chapter 18. System x3800 and xSeries 260 219 Chapter 19. System x3850 and xSeries 366 233 Chapter 20. System x3950 and xSeries 460 247 Chapter 21. Datacenter solution program . 265 Chapter 22. eServer 326m 287 Chapter 23. BladeCenter® T 8720 297 Chapter 24. BladeCenter® T 8730 305 Chapter 25. BladeCenter® chassis 8677 313 Chapter 26. BladeCenter® H 8852. . . . . . 321 Chapter 27. BladeCenter® HS20 - 7981 . 331 Chapter 28. BladeCenter® HS20 - 8843 . 337 Chapter 29. BladeCenter® HS21 - 8853 . 345 Chapter 30. BladeCenter® HS40 349 Chapter 31. BladeCenter® JS20 353 Chapter 32. BladeCenter® JS21 357 Chapter 33. BladeCenter® LS20 361 Chapter 34. Blade server storage and I/O expansion 367 Chapter 35. VMware offerings 371 Chapter 36. xSeries network operating system offerings 381 Chapter 37. IBM and third party software applications 393 Chapter 38. EXP400 storage expansion unit 409 Chapter 39. EXP420 storage expansion unit 411 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003, 2006 iii

Section	Page
Contents	3
Summary of changes	5
Information sources	7
IntelliStation® video adapter selection guide	9
Chapter 1. IntelliStation M Pro 6218	11
IntelliStation M Pro 6218 processor options	14
IntelliStation M Pro 6218 memory options	14
IntelliStation M Pro 6218 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	16
IntelliStation M Pro 6218 I/O options	19
IntelliStation M Pro 6218 power and accessories	19
IntelliStation M Pro 6218 tape options	20
Chapter 2. IntelliStation Z Pro 6223	23
IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 processor options	26
IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 memory options	27
IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	29
IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 I/O options	31
IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 power and accessories	33
IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 tape options	35
Chapter 3. IntelliStation Z Pro 9228	37
IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 processor options	39
IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 memory options	39
IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	41
IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 I/O options	43
IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 power and accessories	44
Chapter 4. IntelliStation A Pro 6217	47
IntelliStation A Pro 6217 processor options	51
IntelliStation A Pro 6217 memory options	52
IntelliStation A Pro 6217 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	54
IntelliStation A Pro 6217 I/O options	56
IntelliStation A Pro 6217 power and accessories	57
IntelliStation A Pro 6217 tape options	57
Chapter 5. xSeries 100	59
xSeries 100 memory options	61
xSeries 100 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	62
xSeries 100 I/O options	63
xSeries 100 power and accessories	64
xSeries 100 tape options	65
Chapter 6. xSeries 206m	67
xSeries 206m memory options	72
xSeries 206m hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	74
xSeries 206m I/O options	77
xSeries 206m power and accessories	82
xSeries 206m tape options	84
Chapter 7. xSeries 226	87
xSeries 226 processor options	90
xSeries 226 memory options	92
xSeries 226 internal cabling	94
xSeries 226 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	95
xSeries 226 I/O options	99
xSeries 226 power and accessories	103
xSeries 226 tape options	107
Chapter 8. xSeries 236	111
xSeries 236 processor options	113
xSeries 236 memory options	114
xSeries 236 internal cabling	115
xSeries 236 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	116
xSeries 236 I/O options	118
xSeries 236 power and accessories	120
xSeries 236 tape options	122
Chapter 9. xSeries 306m	123
xSeries 306m memory options	127
xSeries 306m hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	128
xSeries 306m I/O options	129
xSeries 306m power and accessories	131
xSeries 306m tape options	133
Chapter 10. xSeries 336	135
xSeries 336 processor options	137
xSeries 336 memory options	138
xSeries 336 internal cabling	139
xSeries 336 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	140
xSeries 336 I/O options	142
xSeries 336 power and accessories	144
xSeries 336 tape options	147
Chapter 11. xSeries 346	149
xSeries 346 processor options	151
xSeries 346 memory options	152
xSeries 346 internal cabling	153
xSeries 346 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	154
xSeries 346 I/O options	156
xSeries 346 power and accessories	158
xSeries 346 tape options	160
Chapter 12. System x3400 (7973, 7974)	161
System x3400 (7973, 7974) processor options	162
System x3400 (7973, 7974) memory options	162
System x3400 (7973, 7974) hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	163
System x3400 (7973, 7974) I/O options	164
System x3400 (7973, 7974) power and accessories	165
System x3400 (7973, 7974) tape options	167
Chapter 13. System x3400 (7975, 7976)	169
System x3400 (7975, 7976) processor options	171
System x3400 (7975, 7976) memory options	171
System x3400 (7975, 7976) hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	174
System x3400 (7975, 7976) I/O options	175
System x3400 (7975, 7976) power and accessories	178
System x3400 (7975, 7976) tape options	180
Chapter 14. System x3500	183
System x3500 processor options	184
System x3500 memory options	186
System x3500 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	189
System x3500 I/O options	190
System x3500 power and accessories	194
System x3500 tape options	196
Chapter 15. System x3550	199
System x3550 processor options	201
System x3550 memory options	202
System x3550 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	204
System x3550 I/O options	206
System x3550 power and accessories	208
System x3550 tape options	211
Chapter 16. System x3650	215
System x3650 processor options	217
System x3650 memory options	218
System x3650 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	219
System x3650 I/O options	219
System x3650 power and accessories	220
System x3650 tape options	222
Chapter 17. System x3650 T	223
System x3650 T processor options	224
System x3650 T memory options	224
System x3650 T hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	224
System x3650 T I/O options	225
Chapter 18. System x3800 and xSeries 260	227
System x3800 and xSeries 260 processor options	230
System x3800 and xSeries 260 memory options	231
System x3800 and xSeries 260 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	233
System x3800 and xSeries 260 I/O options	235
System x3800 and xSeries 260 power and accessories	237
System x3800 and xSeries 260 tape options	239
Chapter 19. System x3850 and xSeries 366	241
System x3850 and xSeries 366 processor options	244
System x3850 and xSeries 366 memory options	245
System x3850 and xSeries 366 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	247
System x3850 and xSeries 366 I/O options	249
System x3850 and xSeries 366 power and accessories	252
System x3850 and xSeries 366 tape options	254
Chapter 20. System x3950 and xSeries 460	255
System x3950 and xSeries 460 processor options	256
System x3950 and xSeries 460 memory options	257
System x3950 and xSeries 460 hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	259
System x3950 and xSeries 460 I/O options	261
System x3950 and xSeries 460 power and accessories	266
System x3950 and xSeries 460 tape options	270
Chapter 21. Datacenter solution program	273
US government export license	273
Scalability/enablement memory card option	274
Software	274
Standard services	274
IBM optional support services	274
Datacenter solutions	275
x3950 and x460 scalable diagrams	276
Single node Datacenter high availability solutions	278
Multi-node Datacenter high availability solutions	281
Datacenter high availability solution additional options	284
Datacenter scalable solutions	287
Datacenter scalable solution additional options	290
Manufacturing configuration services	293
Chapter 22. eServer 326m	295
eServer 326m processor options	298
eServer 326m memory options	298
eServer 326m internal SCSI cabling	299
eServer 326m hard disk drive (HDD) and optical storage options	300
eServer 326m I/O options	301
eServer 326m power and accessories	303
eServer 326m tape options	304
Chapter 23. BladeCenter® T 8720	305
BladeCenter T 8720 optical storage options	306
BladeCenter T 8720 cabling options	306
BladeCenter T 8720 I/O options	309
BladeCenter T 8720 power and accessories	311
Chapter 24. BladeCenter® T 8730	313
BladeCenter T 8730 optical storage options	314
BladeCenter T 8730 cabling options	314
BladeCenter T 8730 I/O options	317
BladeCenter T 8730 power and accessories	319
Chapter 25. BladeCenter® chassis 8677	321
BladeCenter chassis 8677 optical storage options	322
BladeCenter chassis 8677 cabling options	322
BladeCenter chassis 8677 I/O options	325
BladeCenter chassis 8677 power and accessories	328
Chapter 26. BladeCenter® H 8852	329
BladeCenter H 8852 optical storage options	330
BladeCenter H 8852 cabling options	331
BladeCenter H 8852 I/O options	333
BladeCenter H 8852 power and accessories	337
Chapter 27. BladeCenter® HS20 - 7981	339
HS20 - 7981 processor options	340
HS20 - 7981 memory options	341
HS20 - 7981 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	342
HS20 - 7981 I/O options	343
Chapter 28. BladeCenter® HS20 - 8843	345
HS20 - 8843 processor options	347
HS20 - 8843 memory options	347
HS20 - 8843 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	348
HS20 - 8843 I/O options	350
Chapter 29. BladeCenter® HS21 - 8853	353
HS21 - 8853 processor options	354
HS21 - 8853 memory options	355
HS21 - 8853 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	355
HS21 - 8853 I/O options	356
Chapter 30. BladeCenter® HS40	357
HS40 processor options	358
HS40 memory options	358
HS40 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	358
HS40 I/O options	359
Chapter 31. BladeCenter® JS20	361
JS20 memory options	362
JS20 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	362
JS20 I/O options	363
Chapter 32. BladeCenter® JS21	365
JS21 memory options	365
JS21 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	367
JS21 I/O options	368
Chapter 33. BladeCenter® LS20	369
LS20 processor options	370
LS20 memory options	371
LS20 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	372
LS20 I/O options	373
Chapter 34. Blade server storage and I/O expansion	375
Chapter 35. VMware offerings	379
Chapter 36. xSeries network operating system offerings	389
Chapter 37. IBM and third party software applications	401
Chapter 38. EXP400 storage expansion unit	417
EXP400 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	418
EXP400 other options	418
Chapter 39. EXP420 storage expansion unit	419
EXP420 hard disk drive (HDD) storage options	420
EXP420 other options	420
Chapter 40. TotalStorage DS300 disk system	421
TotalStorage DS300 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	422
TotalStorage DS300 other options	424
Chapter 41. TotalStorage DS400 disk system	425
TotalStorage DS400 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	427
TotalStorage DS400 other options	428
Chapter 42. TotalStorage DS4100 disk system	429
TotalStorage DS4100 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	431
TotalStorage DS4100 other options	431
Chapter 43. System Storage DS4200 disk system	433
System Storage DS4200 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	434
System Storage DS4200 other options	434
Chapter 44. TotalStorage DS4300 disk system	437
TotalStorage DS4300 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	440
TotalStorage DS4300 other options	441
Chapter 45. TotalStorage DS4500 disk system	443
TotalStorage DS4500 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	444
TotalStorage DS4500 other options	445
Chapter 46. TotalStorage DS4700 disk system	447
TotalStorage DS4700 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	448
TotalStorage DS4700 other options	449
Chapter 47. TotalStorage DS4800 disk system	451
TotalStorage DS4800 hard disk drive (HDD) storage	452
TotalStorage DS4800 other options	453
Chapter 48. TotalStorage DS4000 EXP100 storage expansion unit	455
TotalStorage DS4000 EXP100 hard disk drive (HDD) options	456
TotalStorage DS4000 EXP100 other options	456
Chapter 49. TotalStorage DS4000 EXP710 fibre channel storage expansion unit	457
TotalStorage DS4000 EXP710 hard disk drive (HDD) options	458
TotalStorage DS4000 EXP710 other options	458
Chapter 50. TotalStorage DS4000 EXP810 storage expansion unit	459
TotalStorage DS4000 EXP810 hard disk drive (HDD) options	460
TotalStorage DS4000 EXP810 other options	460
Chapter 51. Additional fibre channel components	461
Chapter 52. External storage configuration examples	465
Chapter 53. Rack cabinets and options	469
Server system rack alternatives	471
Chapter 54. Rack console options	479
Flat panel monitor console kits	479
Multi-server console switching	480
Chapter 55. xSeries rack power configurator	485
Typical Rack Power Configurations	487
Country-specific considerations: USA, Canada, parts of Latin America, Taiwan	489
Country-specific considerations: Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, parts of Latin America	492
Country-specific considerations: Japan	494
Rack PDU power cables	496
PDU power cord plug types	497
PDU power cables	498
Appendix A. Internal tape drive attributes	501
Appendix B. External tape and tape library attributes	505
External tape drives	505
Tape libraries	507
Appendix C. UPS runtime estimate (minutes)	515
Total Configuration runtime estimator	516
Appendix D. System management overview	523
System management support by server	524
System management functional comparison	525
Advanced system management examples	526
Appendix E. xSeries I/O option attributes	531
Appendix F. BladeCenter® power module upgrade guidelines	535
BladeCenter power overview	536
Upgrade calculation	538
Power distribution unit assessment	540
Power worksheets	540
Example calculation	540
Appendix G. xSeries DC power and NEBS-compliant models	543

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Contents

Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Information sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

vii

IntelliStation

video adapter selection guide

Chapter 1. IntelliStation M Pro 6218. . . . . . 3

Chapter 2. IntelliStation Z Pro 6223 . . . . . 15

Chapter 3. IntelliStation Z Pro 9228 . . . . . 29

Chapter 4. IntelliStation A Pro 6217 . . . . . 39

Chapter 5. xSeries 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Chapter 6. xSeries 206m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 7. xSeries 226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Chapter 8. xSeries 236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Chapter 9. xSeries 306m . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Chapter 10. xSeries 336 . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Chapter 11. xSeries 346. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Chapter 12. System x3400 (7973, 7974) . 153

Chapter 13. System x3400 (7975, 7976) . 161

Chapter 14. System x3500 . . . . . . . . . . .175

Chapter 15. System x3550 . . . . . . . . . . .191

Chapter 16. System x3650 . . . . . . . . . . .207

Chapter 17. System x3650 T . . . . . . . . . . 215

Chapter 18. System x3800 and xSeries 260

219

Chapter 19. System x3850 and xSeries 366

233

Chapter 20. System x3950 and xSeries 460

247

Chapter 21. Datacenter solution program

265

Chapter 22. eServer 326m. . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Chapter 23. BladeCenter

T 8720. . . . . . 297

Chapter 24. BladeCenter

T 8730. . . . . . 305

Chapter 25. BladeCenter

chassis 8677 313

Chapter 26. BladeCenter

H 8852. . . . . . 321

Chapter 27. BladeCenter

HS20 - 7981 . 331

Chapter 28. BladeCenter

HS20 - 8843 . 337

Chapter 29. BladeCenter

HS21 - 8853 . 345

Chapter 30. BladeCenter

HS40 . . . . . . . 349

Chapter 31. BladeCenter

JS20 . . . . . . . 353

Chapter 32. BladeCenter

JS21 . . . . . . . 357

Chapter 33. BladeCenter

LS20 . . . . . . . 361

Chapter 34. Blade server storage and I/O

expansion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Chapter 35. VMware offerings . . . . . . . . 371

Chapter 36. xSeries network operating

system offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Chapter 37. IBM and third party software

applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Chapter 38. EXP400 storage expansion unit

409

Chapter 39. EXP420 storage expansion unit

411