Installation guide
2 IBM Eserver xSeries 366 Technical Introduction
Overview of the x366
The key features of the x366 include:
Four-way capable server in a rack-dense 3U form factor.
IBM Eserver X3 Architecture, the XA-64e third-generation chipset.
Models with one Intel® Xeon MP processor, up to 3.66 GHz and 1 MB L2 cache, which
can be upgraded to four-way. Processors support 64-bit addressing with the Intel
Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) architecture.
Memory: 2 GB standard expandable to 64 GB (with 4 GB DIMMs), using
high-performance PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 DIMMs.
Active Memory with Memory ProteXion, memory mirroring, memory hot-swap and
hot-add, and ChipKill.
Six full-length 64-bit 266 MHz PCI-X 2.0 Active PCI slots.
Integrated Adaptec AIC-9410 serial-attached SCSI (SAS) controller. Support for internal
RAID arrays using an optional ServeRAID™-8i adapter. ServeRAID-6M is also supported
for external SCSI storage, with the EXP400 enclosure.
Six internal hot-swap drive bays for up to 440 GB of internal storage (using 73.4 GB
disks).
Integrated Dual-port Broadcom 5704 PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet.
Baseboard Management Controller standard with optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine adapter.
Supports the IBM Integrated xSeries Adapter for iSeries™ (IXA) for a direct high-speed
link to an iSeries server.
Three-year warranty, on-site, nine hours per day, five days per week, with a next business
day response.
The x366 is targeted at ERP, database, e-mail, and e-commerce applications.
Figure 2 shows the x366 and major components on the front of the unit.
Figure 2 Front panel of the x366
Processor tray
(behind bezel)
Six hot-swap
disk drive
bays
DVD-ROM
drive
USB port Operator
panel
Panel release
button to display
light path panel