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 xSeries 226

Delivering on the new IBM Extended Design Architecture initiative, the IBM xSeries 226 offers affordable two-way performance with Intel Extended Memory 64T, increased availability with integrated RAID 0 or 1 and a choice of hot-swap SCSI or simple-swap Serial ATA drives, and innovative management features such as Alert Standard Format 2.0. Please make sure to check your base system for warranty support and Processor Cache size. We have
 


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Features include:
  • Two-way, SMP-capable, high-performance Xeon processors with 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and 1 MB or 2MB ECC L2 advanced transfer cache with Intelâ„¢ Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
  • 512 MB of PC2-3200 ECC double date rate 2 (DDR2) SDRAM RDIMM systems memory
  • Dual Channel Ultra320 controller and Serial-ATA (SATA)
  • 4 U rack-mount option
  • Hot-swap SCSI and simple-swap SATA drive bay models
  • Five PCI/PCI-X slots (three PCI-X/two PCI) and one PCI Express x16 slot
  • Nine drive bays in hot-swap models and seven drive bays in non hot-swap models
  • Bootable 48x-20x IDE CD-ROM1, diskette drive, and HDD
  • Voltage-sensing power supplies
  • 530-watt power supply or redundant dual 514-watt supplies with variable speed cooling fans
  • Excellent diagnostics and systems management support
  • Four USB ports, two high-speed NS16550A software-compatible serial ports, and one high-speed parallel port
  • Integrated SVGA controller with 16 MB video memory

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Systems with SATA Simple-Swap drives (IBM SATA drives are required: 3rd party drives are not supported)
The 8648 machine type carries a one year limited parts and labor warranty.

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2MB L2 Cache Models SATA Simple Swap Drives
3.0 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB  SATA 80 GB, simple-swap EM64T 864840U 58786A
3.2 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB   SATA  80 GB,  simple-swap  EM64T 864850U 58789A
3.4 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB   SATA  80 GB,  simple-swap  EM64T 864860U 58792A

Systems with Hot-Swap drive bays. The 8648 machine type carries a one year limited parts and labor warranty.

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2MB L2 Cache Models SCSI Hot-Swap Models
3.0 GHz 2 MB L2   512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T  86484AU 58787A
3.2 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T 86485AU 58790A
3.4 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T 86486AU 58793A

Systems with Hot-Swap drive bays and Redundant Power Supplies. The 8648 machine type carries a one year limited parts and labor warranty.

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2MB L2 Cache Models
3.0 GHz 2MB L2 512 MB  Ultra320 Open, SCSI  hot-swap EM64T Redundant Power Supplies 86484BU 58788A
3.2 GHz 2 MB L2 512 MB  Ultra320 Open, SCSI  hot-swap  EM64T Redundant Power Supplies 86485BU 58791A
3.4 GHz 2 MB L2 512 MB  Ultra320 Open, SCSI  hot-swap EM64T Redundant Power Supplies 86486BU 58745A

 Systems with SATA Simple-Swap drives (IBM SATA drives are required: 3rd party drives are not supported)
8488 machine type carries a 3 year limited parts and labor warranty.

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2MB L2 Cache Models
1 x Xeonâ„¢ 2.8 2MB 800 512MB 80GB2 SATA 7200 SATA 4 simple-swap 6 x 7 One fixed 848832U 13859C
1 x Xeon 2.8 2MB 800 512MB None (open-bay) Ultra320 6 hot-swap 6 x 9 One fixed Gigabit 848834U 13860C
1 x Xeon 2.8 2MB 800 512MB None (open-bay) Ultra320 6 hot-swap 6 x 9 Two redundant Gigabit 848836U 13861C
3.0 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB  SATA 80 GB, simple-swap EM64T  3 year warranty 848840U 58794A
3.2 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB   SATA  80 GB,  simple-swap  EM64T  3 year warranty 848850U 58797A
3.4 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB   SATA  80 GB,  simple-swap  EM64T  3 year warranty 848860U 58800A

Systems with Hot-Swap drive bays. The 8488 machine type carries a 3 year limited parts and labor warranty.

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2MB L2 Cache Models
3.0 GHz 2 MB L2   512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T  3 year warranty  84884AU 58795A
3.2 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T  3 year warranty 84885AU 58798A
3.4 GHz 2 MB L2  512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T  3 year warranty 84886AU 58801A

Systems with Hot-Swap drive bays and Redundant Power Supplies. The 8488 machine type carries a 3 year limited parts and labor warranty.

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2MB L2 Cache Models
1 x Xeon 3.0 2MB 800 512MB 80GB SATA 7200 SATA 4 simple-swap 6 x 7 One fixed Gigabit Apr 2006 8448B2U TBA
1 x Xeon 3.0 2MB 800 512MB None (open-bay) Ultra320 6 hot-swap 6 x 9 One fixed Gigabit Apr 2006 8448B4U TBA
1 x Xeon 3.0 2MB 800 512MB None (open-bay) Ultra320 6 hot-swap 6 x 9 Two redundant Gigabit Apr 8448B6U TBA
3.0 GHz 2MB L2 512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T Redundant Power Supplies  3 year warranty 84884BU 58796A
3.2 GHz 2 MB L2 512 MB  Ultra320 SCSI  hot-swap  EM64T Redundant Power Supplies  3 year warranty 84885BU 58799A
3.4 GHz 2 MB L2 512 MB  Ultra320  SCSI  hot-swap EM64T Redundant Power Supplies  3 year warranty 84886BU 90529A

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The X226 contains Six DIMM connectors supporting 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 SDRAM RDIMM memory.
  • 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)

73P4206 187307 39M5858 027644
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1GB KIT (2 x 512MB) PC2-3200 DDR II ECC Non-Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM  Non-Chipkill 73P3522 112405 39M5818 027638
Memory Kits with Chipkill
1 GB KIT (2 x 512MB) PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM  Chipkill 73P2865 654628 39M5821 027639
2 GB KIT (2 x 1GB)  PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM   Chipkill 73P2866 654629 39M5809 027635
4 GB KIT (2 x 2GB)  PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM   Chipkill 73P2867 654630 39M5812 027636

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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2.8GHz 800MHz 2MB L2 Cache (x226 Only) 25R8906 13862C 40K2500 030384
3.0 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB L2 Cache 25R8900 115187 40K2515 060296
3.2 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB L2 Cache 25R8901 161950 40K2516 060297
3.4 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB L2 Cache 13N0676 58746A 40K2517 068258
3.6GHz 800MHz 2MB L2 Cache 13N0677 13625C 40K2518 068969
3.8GHz 800MHz 2MB L2 Cache 13N0678 53037C 40K2519 069074

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 — SATA, 4-channel, 64MB cache, 66MHz PCI
 ServeRAID-6M — Ultra320, 2-channel, 256MB cache, 133MHz12 PCI-X (2 external ports)
 ServeRAID-6M — Ultra320, 2-channel, 128MB cache, 133MHz PCI-X (2 external ports)
 ServeRAID-6i+ — 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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ServeRAID-7T — card containing 64MB battery-backed cache SATA only 71P8648 109436 39R8805 33061D
SCSI Cards
ServeRAID-6i+ Controller  (128MB Cache)

13N2190

594772 39R8793 33059D
ServeRAID-6M Controller (128MB Cache)

32P0033

410247 39R8815 33062D
ServeRAID-6M Controller (256MB Cache)

02R0988

410269 39R8816 33063D
Large Disk Storage Capacity
The x226 offers a variety of SCSI and SATA disk storage, supporting up to six internal hot-swap SCSI HDDs or four internal simple-swap SATA drives:
Serial ATA
SATA simple-swap, 7,200 RPM — 80, 160 or 250GB (1.0TB maximum)Notes: Simple-swap SATA drives are not hot-swap (the system has to be powered off first), however, no tools or jumpers are required for installation and removal, allowing for faster, simpler servicing than fixed drives. To expand beyond two SATA drives, a ServeRAID-7t RAID controller must be purchased. It adds support for two additional drives and two additional RAID levels not supported by the integrated RAID controller. (IBM SATA drives are required: 3rd part drives are not supported)
SCSI
Ultra320 hot-swap, 10,000 RPM — 36.4, 73.4 or 146.8GB (880.8GB maximum)
Ultra320 hot-swap, 15,000 RPM — 36.4 or 73.4GB (440.4GB)
The Ultra320 SCSI hot-swap drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other xSeries systems. If the customer needs more storage space, terabyte capacities are possible with external IBM ServeRAID SCSI or IBM TotalStorageâ„¢ FAStT storage solutions.

Hard Drive Compatibility list

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3.5-inch, 80GB, 7,200rpm, simple-swap SATA/150 73P8002 594774 40K6864 027606
3.5-inch, 160GB, 7,200rpm, simple-swap SATA/150 73P8003 594775 40K6868 027607
3.5-inch, 250GB, 7,200rpm, simple-swap SATA/150 73P8006

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Series 226 hot-swap SCSI models are cabled internally with a single, 1-drop LVD SCSI cable, connecting one channel of the integrated, dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller to the hot-swap backplane.
36.4GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1380 49151A 40K1026 53405C
73.4GB, 10,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1305 120325 40K1023 53402C
73.4GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1381 49153A 40K1027 53406C
146.8GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1382 49155A 40K1028 53407C
300GB 10,000rpm Ultra320 SCSI hot-swap hard 90P1307 49257A 40K1025 53404C

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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Ultra320 SCSI Controller 2 13N2249

49159A

39R8743 53401C
xSeries EXT SCSI VHDCI Connector 32P8164 374875 - -
36/72GB DDS5 Internal Tape Drive 71P9145 411136 39M5656 028110
40/80GB DLT VS Half-High Tape Drive 59P6719 794672 - -
100/200GB LTO Tape Drive  HH 59P6717 794761 - -
VXA-2 80/160GB Tape Drive 59P6746 410370 - -
48X/32X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive 32R2905 55000B - -
IBM Multi Burner CDRW/DVD RW 32R2906 13580C - -
 64-bit High-Speed PCI-X and PCI-E Adapter Slots
The x226 has six adapter slots (one more than the x225). Five of them are full-length/full-height slots; slot 2 is half-length. Slot 4 is a 133MHz PCI-X slot that supports 133MHz 64-bit and 32-bit PCI-X adapters, as well as older 66MHz and 33MHz PCI adapters. PCI-X slots 5 and 6 support 133MHz adapters (operating at a maximum speed of 100MHz). Slot 1 is a new 64-bit PCI-Express (PCI-E x16) slot, capable of supporting two full-size x1 or x16 PCI-E adapters at full speed. Slots 2 and 3 are 32-bit 33MHz standard PCI slots.

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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NetXtreme 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter Supports PCI-e 1X for 10/100/1000 Mbps 73P3501

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PCI-X 64-bit i-SCSI
BM iSCSI Server Adapter 73P3601 654751 - -
PCI-X 64-bit Dual port ETH
Pro1000 Intel Adapter 31P9601 794673 39Y6105 030028
NetXtreme 1000 T+ Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps 73P4201 654634 39Y6093 028096
PCI-X 64-bit Single port ETH
NetXtreme 1000 T + Ethernet Adapter 73P4101 654632 39Y6079 028086
IBM 10/100 Ethernet Server Adapter 06P3601 560860 - -
Fiber Adapters PCI-X
NetXtreme 1000 T+ SX Fiber  Ethernet Adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps 73P4001 654633 39Y6088 028090
TotalStorage FAStT FC2/133 Host Adapter (For SAN applications 2GB) 24P0960 386345 - -

 

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

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4U Extended Depth Tower to Rack Conversion Kit 3

26K6122

28088A

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Remote Supervisor Adapter II (PCI adapter)  59P2984

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39M4948 33068D

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 Warranty Service Upgrade Overview

The X226 servers have different warranties, the 8648 model ships with 1 year standard warranty 9x5 on-site next business day, the 8488 model ships with 3 year standard warranty 9x5 on-site next business day. Please make sure to check the model number before any warranty recommendation.

X226 8648 Standard Warranty 
1 year parts and labor International Warranty Service
 On site, 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri excluding holidays, next business day response time On site warranty service upgrade options (in eligible locations): IBM Warranty

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3 year IOR 9x5, Next Business Day  response  96P2248 409279

3 year IOR 9x5, 4 hr avg response

96P2249 409280

3 year IOR 24x7, 4 hr avg response

96P2250 409281
3 year IOR 24x7, 2 hr avg response  96P2251 409282

X226 8488 Standard Warranty 
3 year parts and labor International Warranty Service
 On site, 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri excluding holidays, next business day response time On site warranty service upgrade options (in eligible locations): IBM Warranty

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3 YR IOR 9x5 4 Hour 40M7068 124030
3 YR IOR 24x7 4 Hour 40M7069 124031
3 YR IOR 24x7 2 Hour 40M7070 124032
4 YR IOR 9x5 NBD 40M7071 124033
4 YR IOR 9x5 4 Hour 40M7072 124035
4 YR IOR 24x7 4 Hour 40M7073 124036

Remote Technical Support: 1or 3 year agreement provides phone support for xSeries hardware and software solution Unlimited calls and unlimited callers – call as often as needed. Access to live technical experts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for severity 1 problems, and Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in your local time zone, for all other questions and problems.

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RTS FOR Windows, IBM Director and Linux
1 year Remote Technical Support for xSeries, IBM Director, Windows and Linux 96P2702 794731
3 year Remote Technical Support for xSeries, IBM Director, Windows and Linux 29R5396 655250
RTS FOR MS SQL SERVER
RTS for MS SQL Server - 1yr 41C6013 TBA
RTS for MS SQL Server - 3yr 41C6014 TBA
RTS FOR MS EXCHANGE SERVER
RTS for MS Exchange Server - 1yr 41C6015 TBA
RTS for MS Exchange Server - 3yr 41C6016 TBA
RTS FOR MS SMALL BUSINESS STANDARD
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Standard - 1yr 41C6017 TBA
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Standard - 3yr 41C6018 TBA
RTS FOR MS SMALL BUSINESS Premium
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Premium - 1yr 41C6019 TBA
RTS for MS Small Business Server - Premium - 3yr 41C6020 TBA

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