Highlights
Offers more flexible configuration options and an easier upgrade path
Balances energy-efficient performance with more affordable entry price and reduced total cost of ownership
Helps deliver easier system management with industry-leading quality and reliability backed by IBM service and support
Upgrade with more ease
Designed for optimum flexibility and growth, the IBM System x3530 M4 offers a wide range of configuration options to help meet general business requirements today and tomorrow. Start with the combination of hard disk drive size, networking and computing power you need now, then scale up through an easy upgrade path. The IBM Integrated Management Module II with optional remote upgrade via Feature on Demand (FoD) helps simplify the deployment process.
Optimized for performance
The x3530 M4 delivers dual-socket performance in a compact 1U footprint and features the latest Intel Xeon E5-2400 series technology with greater processing, memory and I/O capabilities. Built with a focus on reduced total cost of ownership, the x3530 M4 provides 80-PLUS® power supply certification to help enable energy savings. With a better balance between cost and system features, the x3530 M4 is an ideal platform for general business workloads.
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Form factor/ height |
1U Rack |
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Processor (max) |
Up to two 8-core Intel Xeon E5-2400 series processors |
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Cache (max) |
20 MB per processor |
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Memory (max) |
Up to 192 GB via 12 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM) |
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Media bays |
One optional DVD bay for 2.5" model |
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Disk bays |
Eight 2.5" or four 3.5" hard disk drives (HDDs) |
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RAID support |
Integrated 3 Gbps software RAID-0, -1, -10; optional hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 or RAID-5, -50 or -6, -60 |
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Power supply (std/max) |
One fixed 460 W or up to two 460 W or 675 W hot-swap redundant power supplies |
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Hot-swap components |
Power supplies, fan modules and hard disk drives |
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PCIe interface |
2 PCIe slots (x16/x8) (1/0 or 0/2) + PCIe x4 for slotless RAID |
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Expansion slots |
2 PCIe 3.0 slots |
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Ethernet Interface |
Intel Ethernet Controller I350 Dual 1 Gb on board + Intel I-350 Embedded Dual-Port GbE Activation for IBM System ×(FoD) |
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USB ports |
7 (2 x front, 4 × rear, 1× internal) |
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VGA ports |
1 front (optional for 3.5” HDD models, model dependent) /1 back |
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Maximum internal storage |
Up to 8 TB SAS/SATA (2.5" model) or 12 TB SAS/SATA (3.5" model) |
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Energy-efficiency compliance |
Equivalent NEBS 1/ETSI compliance* for power supply meets 80 PLUS® Silver, Gold or Platinum (model dependent) and ENERGY STAR® (model dependent) |
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Systems management |
IBM IMM2 with optional upgrade FoD to remote presence, Predictive Failure Analysis, diagnostic LEDs, standard Light path with optional advanced kit, IBM Systems Director and Active Energy Manager™ (model dependent) |
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Operating systems supported |
Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere |
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Limited warranty |
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite service, next business day 9×5, service upgrades available |
