Server features Xeon processor and 670 W power supply.
Press Release Summary:
Powered by 2.8-3.6 GHz Intel(TM) Xeon processors with 1 MB L2 cache, eServer xSeries 236 features 800 MHz front-side bus support and dual front and rear hot-swap fans. Containing PCI-X, PCI-E, and 32 bit/33 MHz card slots, it includes integrated Gigabit Ethernet and RAID support along with DDR2 ECC DIMMs combined with integrated ECC memory controller. Product also provides integrated systems management, light path diagnostics, and automatic server restart.
Original Press Release:
IBM eServer xSeries 236 Servers Feature Fast 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, and 3.6 GHz/800 MHz Intel Xeon Processors for High Performance and Scalability and 670W Power Supplies
Overview
· Hot-swap power supplies (model dependent)
· 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) support
· Dual front hot-swap fans and dual rear (model dependent) hot-swap fans
· One hot-plug PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz card slot, two PCI-E, two PCI-X 64/100 MHz card slots, and one 32 bit/33 MHz card slot
· Integrated Gigabit Ethernet and Integrated RAID support
· DDR2 ECC DIMMs, combined with an integrated ECC memory controller, corrects many soft and hard single bit memory errors, and minimizes disruption of service to LAN clients
· Integrated Systems Management with optional upgrade to Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (RSA II SlimLine does not require PCI slot)
· Light Path Diagnostics with a side cover visible Light Path panel
· Automatic server restart (ASR) on operating system hang condition
Powered and scaled for e-business growth
· Powerful 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, and 3.6 GHz Intel(TM) Xeon processors with 1 MB L2 cache
· 200 MHz FSB yielding 800 MHz functional speed processor operations to memory and PCI bus
· 512 MB or 1 GB of high-speed, two-way interleaved, 800 MHz ECC memory
· High-speed, wide-bandwidth, one full-length PCI-X bus slot at 133 MHz (hot-swap)
· High-speed, wide-bandwidth, two full-length PCI-X bus slots at 100 MHz
· High-speed, wide-bandwidth, two full length PCI-E bus slots at 2 GB transfer rate or 512 MHz
· Dual Broadcom 5721 Gigabit Ethernet ports and dual-channel Adaptec 7902 UltraSCSI up to 320 MB/s
· Six hot-swap drive bays; nine hot-swap drive bays with three-pack option
High availability for around-the-clock e-business
· Integrated systems management processor and support for the RSA II SlimLine option
· Wake on LAN®
· ECC memory to detect double bit errors and correct single bit errors
· Integrated Memory mirroring and online spare options
Service and support perfected for e-business
· ServerGuide(TM) and IBM Director
· IBM Server support and Web support
· Three-year, on-site, parts and labor, limited warranty
Key prerequisites
· Monitor
· Keyboard/mouse
Planned availability date
October 13, 2004
At a glance
With hot-swap, power, and redundant cooling fans, and greater systems management control, the x236 features:
· Powerful 2.8, 3.06, 3.2, 3.4, or 3.6 GHz Intel Xeon processors
· 512 MB or 1 GB of 800 MHz double data rate (DDR) II ECC system memory, 16 GB maximum
· Dual-channel Ultra320 controller
· One or two 670-Watt power supply; model-dependant, hot-swap option redundant cooling with hot-swap power upgrade option
· Integrated systems management processor
· Five full-length PCI slots: One 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X, hot-plug, two 64-bit/100 MHz PCI-X and two x4 PCI_E slots 2 GB
· One half-length PCI slot: 32-bit/33 MHz
· Eight drive bays: Standard diskette drive and 48x-20x CD-ROM, six hot-swap HDD bays,
· Up to 1.3 TB hot-swap disk storage using nine 146.8 GB HDDs
· Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers
· SVGA video with 16 MB memory
· Support for Integrated xSeries® Adapter for iSeries(TM)
· 5U tower industry-standard models, rack mount optional
· Three USB, two integrated system management, two serial, one parallel, mouse, and keyboard ports
