IBM xSeries 342

Rack-optimized, 2-way SMP server engineered for higher availability
IBM xSeries 342
Highlights
■ A 3U 1 , rack-optimized server
solution, incorporating
sophisticated management
tools for high availability
■ Hot-swap components—including
cooling fans—allow you to
service the system on the fly
■ Internal expandability to meet
increasing data demands
■ Protects your data with support
for optional, internal full-height
tape unit
Performance for crowded
data centers
When being offline is not an option, you
need a server designed for maximum
uptime. The IBM ^ xSeries 342
rack server help keep Web operations
delivering content to customers and
processing purchases 24x7. And it
keeps workgroup and infrastructure
applications running steadily—fueling
productivity. The x342 carries performance
and availability to the extreme
with the fastest Intel ® Pentium ® III processors.
It also employs high efficiency
memory interleaving, which is key
to transaction processing applications
associated with enterprise resource
planning and supply chain management.
In a compact 3U form factor, the
x342 is your power computing choice
when IT space is at a premium.
Availability to the extreme
Founded on powerful IBM
X-Architecture TM technology, the
x342 provides high availability technologies
that protect your data and
help save you costs in server maintenance.
A sophisticated systems
management processor supports
this functionality—such as Light Path
Diagnostics TM , which helps administrators
minimize unscheduled downtime.
Front, accessible, hot-swap power
supplies also save precious minutes
when time matters the most. IBM
Director facilitates capacity planning,
enables remote management and
empowers the server’s Predictive
Failure Analysis ® . The combination of
these technologies and the server’s
hot-swap components (fans, hard
drives and power supplies) means
this server is designed to deliver
near-zero downtime.
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August 2001
xSeries 342 at a glance
Form factor/height Rack/3U Rack/3U
Processors
Up to 1.26GHz* Pentium III-S
Cache (per processor)
Up to level 2 cache 512KB*
Number of processors (std/max) 1/upgradable to 2
ECC SDRAM memory (std/max 3 )
256MB/upgradable to 4GB
2-way memory interleaving
Yes
I/O slots
2 64-bit/66MHz, 2 64-bit/33MHz, 1 32-bit/33MHz PCI
System Management Processor Yes
Bays
8 bays (3 standard hot-swap hard disk drives,
3 optional hot-swap hard disk drives;
(1) IDE 24X-10X 5 CD-ROM; (1) 1.44MB diskette drive)
Internal hard disk drive (std/max) Open bay/440.4GB 4
PCI disk controller
Dual Ultra160 SCSI
SCSI RAID support
Optional ServeRAID TM
Network
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
I/O ports
2 serial, 2 USB, 2 Ethernet, 1 mouse,
1 keyboard, 1 video, 1 RS232/485
Power supply
270W front load hot-swap with optional redundancy
Cooling fans
6 fans, 3 hot-swap
Light Path Diagnostics
Yes
Operating systems supported
Microsoft ® Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000 Server,
Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Linux ® (Red Hat,
Caldera eServer, SuSE, TurboLinux), Novell Netware,
SCO UnixWare, SCO Open Server
Software 6
IBM Director, IBM ServerGuide TM , Norton Antivirus (OEM version)
Service, support and offerings 3-year onsite limited warranty 7 , IBM Server Start Up Support
Configure your xSeries 342
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A single “U”, or rack unit, is 1.75” or 44.45mm.
2
MHz or GHz only measures microprocessor internal
clock speed, not application performance.
Many factors affect application performance.
3
Maximum memory may require replacement
of standard memory with optional maximum
memory module.
4
When referring to storage capacity, GB equals
one billion bytes. Total user-accessible capacity
may vary depending on operating environments.
Maximum internal hard disk drive capacity
assumes the replacement of any standard hard
disk drives and the population of all hard disk
drive bays with the largest currently supported
drives available from IBM.
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