Servers offer manageability and serviceability features.

Press Release Summary:



Configured for running business and workgroup functions, 2-way xSeries® 226 servers are powered by up to two 2.8 GHz Xeon processors with 800 MHz FSB. SMP-capable products feature 2 MB ECC L2 advanced transfer cache, Intel(TM) Extended Memory 64 Technology, and 512 MB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM system memory. Offered in hot-swap SCSI and simple-swap SATA drive bay models, servers feature up to 9 drive bays, 5 PCI/PCI-X slots, and one PCI Express x16 slot.




Original Press Release:




IBM xSeries 226 Servers Feature 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon Processors with Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology and New Express Models up to 3.2 GHz



At a glance
New xSeries 226 servers feature:

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

For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: SE001).

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

Up to two 2.8 GHz Xeon processors with 800 MHz FSB speed
512 MB of DDR2 SDRAM DIMM (non-Chipkill(TM)) memory; 12 GB maximum
Five PCI expansion slots and one PCI Express x16 (x1 and x8)
Integrated single Gigabit Ethernet controller with Alert Standard Format 2.0
Dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller
Internal, high-speed HDD SCSI storage up to 876 GB with six hot-swap SCSI drives
Hot-swap models with up to six drive bays to improve ease of use and complement data storage protection with integrated mirroring
Simple-swap models with up to four SATA HDDs (with adapter) and 1 TB of storage
Integrated IBM ServeRAID(TM) 7e providing RAID-0 or -1 standard
Redundant power models
Preconfigured Express models
Manageability features for better control and superior design points

Diagnose problems quickly with manageability and serviceability features.

Easy and safe access to internal server components, including a toolless planar
Diagnostic LEDs, making servicing easier and faster
Optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II supported for out-of-band management, remote POST, and setup
Automatic server restart (ASR) to help reduce downtime by restarting the server in the event of a system hang
Variable-speed fans that automatically respond to changing thermal requirements
PXE remote boot, supporting remote deployment and control
Wake on LAN® to support remote power control
Valuable services, utilities, and systems management tools help improve productivity and get your server up and running quickly.

IBM Director, managing the xSeries 226 server and other LAN assets
ServerGuide(TM) utilities to assist loading of many popular network operating systems
Remote Deployment Manager(TM) (RDM)
Web support
One- or three-year limited warranty on parts and labor; optional warranty service upgrades

Key prerequisites
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse

Planned availability date
September 29, 2005

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