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Build your X226 with the Links Below

• Add Memory

• Add 2nd Processor

• Add ServerRaid

• Add SCSI Drives

• Add Tape or CDRW

• Add Rack Kit

• Operating System Support

• Upgrade Warranty

• Add Remote Technical support

• Memory is interleaved, meaning it must be populated two DIMMs at a time with the same size DIMM.
• 6 DIMM Sockets 2 used with non Chipkill memory standard 4 open
• Chipkillâ„¢ memory provides for the detection and correction of most multi-bit memory errors that can keep the server up and running while taking the inoperative memory offline (when using Chipkill memory)
• All supported DIMMs can coexist in the same system however Chipkillâ„¢ function is only active when Chipkill DIMMs are used
• All models require optional Chipkill-enabled DIMMs for Chipkill protection. The DIMMs shipped with the systems are not Chipkill-enabled. Chipkill memory is designed to detect and correct single- and multibit errors.
• Model Std. DIMM Configuration

Some 8488 xSeries 226 come standard with a single 512MB DIMM, a single 512MB DIMM (P/N 187307) must be added to slot 2 before adding more memory. After adding a single 512MB DIMM additional memory can be added in matched pairs.

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Some 8488 xSeries 226 come standard with a single 512MB DIMM, a single 512MB DIMM Must be added to slot 2 before adding more memory. After adding a single 512MB DIMM 112405 , additional memory can be added in matched pairs

512MB PC2-3200 SGL DIMM ECC DDR SDRAM RDIMM (Single Dimm)

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The x226 supports up to two high-performance Intel Xeon processors, allowing customers to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require.
The x226 offers a choice of processor speeds:
2.8, 3.0, 3.2,3.4GHz Xeon processor with 64-bit extensions, an 800MHz FSB, 1MB or 2MB of L2 processor cache and Hyper-Threading Technology Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) 64-bit extensions allow the Xeon processor to use large memory addressing when running with a 64-bit operating system. This in turn lets individual software processes directly access more than 4GB of RAM, which was the limit of 32-bit addressing. This can result in much higher performance for certain kinds of programs, such as database management and CAD. Additional registers and instructions (SSE3) can further boost performance for applications written to use them. Customers should contact their software provider to determine their software support for EM64T.

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Ultra320 SCSI Controller
The integrated ServeRAID-7e support offers RAID-0 and -1 with either SCSI or SATA drives. The optional ServeRAID 7t SATA controller adds support for RAID-5 (with hot-spare), and increases SATA drive support from two to four. All optional IBM ServeRAID SCSI controllers increase the SCSI RAID support to nine different levels (0/00/1/10/1E/1E0/5/50/5EE). Supported controllers include:
 ServeRAID-7t â€" SATA, 4-channel, 64MB cache, 66MHz PCI
 ServeRAID-6M â€" Ultra320, 2-channel, 256MB cache, 133MHz12 PCI-X (2 external ports)
 ServeRAID-6M â€" Ultra320, 2-channel, 128MB cache, 133MHz PCI-X (2 external ports)
 ServeRAID-6i+ â€" Ultra320, zero-channel13, 128MB cache, 133MHz PCI-X
(Note: The ServeRAID-6i+ controller must be installed in slot 5.)
Each of these optional controllers offers improved performance over the integrated ServeRAID-7e controller, due to onboard dedicated processors and cache. The ServeRAID-6M controllers offer clustering and failover capabilities not available with the ServeRAID-6i+, as well as increased performance. Also, the IBM Ultra320 SCSI Controller is a lower-cost, non-RAID, 2-channel SCSI controller, with one external port. It is intended for use with an external tape drive. The ServeRAID-6M controllers support external SCSI expansion via the IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit. (Using the optional External SCSI Interface Kit 24P7973 gives the built-in controller and the ServeRAID-6i+ controller external access as well. The external bracket consumes a slot.) Each EXP400 supports up to 2.055TB of external Ultra320 SCSI storage. The SCSI subsystem is closely linked with IBM Director to allow proactive monitoring of the disk subsystem. This feature is used to generate alerts in the event of an impending disk failure on an actual disk failure via Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA).

24" ServeRAID-6M Internal SCSI Connection Cable 409928
External SCSI Interface Kit for ServeRAID-6i+ or integrated SCSI 409929
 

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32P0033

02R0988

Hard Drive Compatibility list

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Drive Bays
The x226 contains nine drive bays. Six bays are hot-swap capable and pivot for easy access. This enables up to six slim-high (1") 3.5" drives to be installed for a total Ultra320 SCSI disk capacity of 880.8GB. The SATA models support four simple-swap 3.5" HDDs, for a maximum capacity of 1.0TB. Simple-swap SATA drives can be plugged in and out as simply and quickly as hot-swap drives (however the server must be powered off at the time). No tools are required to add or remove the drives. In addition, there are two half-height 5.25" drive bays. A 48X18 speed IDE CD-ROM drive ships standard in one of the 5.25" bays, leaving one available; a half-high tape drive can be used in the second 5.25" bay. A 1.44MB diskette drive is installed in a dedicated 3.5" bay. For still more storage an optional external SCSI expansion unit, such as an IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit, can be added using an optional ServeRAID SCSI controller. Alternatively, Fibre Channel storage can be attached using one or more IBM FAStT host bus adapters and expansion units.

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PCI-Express is a high-performance, low-latency, next-generation serial I/O bus. Over time it will replace today's parallel PCI and PCI-X buses, which will soon approach their growth limits. For example, a x16 ("by 16") PCI-E adapter offers approximately four times the maximum throughput of a 133MHz PCI-X adapter. (A x1 adapter offers throughput similar to a 66MHz PCI-X slot.) Because the SATA, Ultra320 SCSI, ServeRAID-7e, Gigabit Ethernet and video controllers are integrated onto the system board, the six available adapter slots offer customers a wide degree of latitude in expansion options.

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The x236 also supports an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II for additional systems
management capabilities, including:

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28088A

409366

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3 year IOR 9x5, 4 hr avg response

3 year IOR 24x7, 4 hr avg response

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