Top Competitive Selling Points for System x3100 M4
(As of April 1, 2013)

A 4U or 5U, cost-effective, single-processor, mini-tower server optimized for outstanding availability, management, and performance

The x3100 M4 offers:

• A compact, 4U or 5U, mini-tower server that can easily fit under a desk.
• Support for the latest high-performance 22-nm “Ivy Bridge-H2” E3-1200 v2 or 32-nm “Sandy Bridge” Core i3 and E3-1200 processors.
• Up to 32 GB of cost-effective, low-profile DDR3 ECC UDIMM memory, at speeds up to 1600 MHz.
• Standard RAID 0 and 1 for simple-swap SATA, with an optional upgrade to RAID 5 with battery backup. SAS controllers and an external controller are also available.
• New, higher reliability SAS or SATA disk drives.
• A cost-effective tower-to-rack conversion kit.
• A TPM 1.2 chip, which is a coprocessor that can hold cryptographic keys that protect information.
• Four available PCI Express slots, including two of the newer PCI Express 3.0 slots.
• A quiet server that delivers exceptional energy efficiency at an economical price point.
• Ample space for additional SAS, SATA, or SSD drives, tape drives, or other internal devices.
• Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet ports.
• 80plus Bronze power-supply efficiency.
• IMM2 standard, with available Advanced FoD upgrade for remote presence.
• Enhanced Predictive Failure Analysis, which helps decrease planned and unplanned server downtime for improved reliability and maximum utilization.
• IBM ToolsCenter, which provides a single web site for creating bootable media (CD, DVD, or USB), with updates customized for customers’ systems.
• IBM Systems Director at no additional cost, which delivers a single interface for managing both physical and virtual resources.

ServerProven Compatibility for the x3100 M4 (2582):

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/xseries/2582.html