Server runs business and workgroup functions.

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Two-way, 4U xSeries® 226 Server is available with 2.8, 3.0, or 3.2 GHz Xeon processors with 800 MHz FSB speed and EM64T. It includes 512 Mb of PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC RDIMM memory, 5 PCI expansion slots, integrated single Gigabit Ethernet controller, dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller, and internal high-speed HDD SCSI storage up to 876 Gb with 6 hot-swap SCSI drives. Alert Standard Format 2.0 provides alerts for components such as voltage, thermals, and remote secure power-on.



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IBM eServer xSeries 226 Servers Feature Faster Intel Xeon Processor with Intel EM64T



Overview
The powerful xSeries® 226 two-way, highly available server can run your business and workgroup functions with ease.

Power and scalability for e-business growth
o Choice of 2.8, 3.0, or 3.2 GHz Xeon processors with 800 MHz
FSB speed and EM64T
o 512 MB of PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC RDIMM memory, 16 GB maximum when 4 GB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 RDIMM memory becomes available
o Five PCI expansion slots and one PCI Express x16 (supports x1 and x8)
o Integrated single Gigabit Ethernet controller with Alert Standard Format 2.0
o Dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller
o Internal, high-speed HDD SCSI storage up to 876 GB with six
hot-swap SCSI drives
o Hot-swap models with up to six drive bays to improve ease of use and complement data storage protection with integrated
mirroring
o Simple-swap models with up to four SATA HDDs (with adapter)
and 1 TB of storage
o Integrated ServeRAID(TM) 7e providing RAID-0 or -1 standard
o Redundant power models

Manageability features for better control and superior design points

Diagnose problems quickly with manageability and serviceability
features.
o Protect your investment with easy and safe access to internal server components, including a tool-less planar
o Diagnostic LEDs making servicing easier and faster
o Optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II supported for out-of-band management, remote POST, and setup
o Automatic server restart (ASR) to help reduce downtime by
restarting the server in the event of a system hang
o Variable-speed fans that automatically respond to changing thermal requirements
o PXE remote boot, supporting remote deployment and control
o Wake on LAN® to support remote power control
o Alert Standard Format 2.0, providing standard alerts for
components such as voltage and thermals and remote secure power-on

At your service
Valuable services, utilities, and systems management tools help
improve productivity and get your server up and running quickly.
o IBM Director, managing the xSeries 226 server and other LAN
assets
o ServerGuide(TM) utilities to assist loading of many popular network operating systems
o Remote Deployment Manager (RDM)
o Web support
o One-year parts, one-year on-site, limited warranty with
optional warranty service upgrades

Key prerequisites
Monitor, keyboard, mouse

Planned availability dates
o September 8, 2004
o September 30, 2004: NetXtreme options

At a glance
New xSeries 226 servers are highly available 4 U two-way tower
servers for distributed environments and small to medium
business.

Features include:
o Two-way, SMP-capable, high-performance Xeon processors with 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and 1 MB ECC L2 advanced transfer
cache with Intelä Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
o 512 MB of PC2-3200 ECC double date rate 2 (DDR2) SDRAM
RDIMM systems memory
o Dual Channel Ultra320 controller and Serial-ATA (SATA)
o 4 U rack-mount option
o Hot-swap SCSI and simple-swap SATA drive bay models
o Five PCI/PCI-X slots (three PCI-X/two PCI) and one PCI
Express x16 slot
o Nine drive bays in hot-swap models and seven drive bays in
non hot-swap models
o Bootable 48x-20x IDE CD-ROM, diskette drive, and HDD
o Voltage-sensing power supplies
o 530-watt power supply or redundant dual 514-watt supplies with variable speed cooling fans
o Excellent diagnostics and systems management support
o Four USB ports, two high-speed NS16550A software-compatible
serial ports, and one high-speed parallel port
o Integrated SVGA controller with 16 MB video memory

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