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Highly-manageable, ultra dense 1U 2-way SMP server designed for maximum performance, increased availability and lower cost.

Delivering on the new IBM Extended Design Architecture initiative, the IBM xSeries 336 offers affordable two-way performance with Intel Extended Memory 64T, availability of 2 or 4 hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives, drop down light path diagnostics, and optional support for PCI-E High Speed I/O adapters.


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 X336 Data Sheet

Configuration and Options Guide

Space-saving, 1U chassis delivers exceptional 2-way performance with high availability
•  Up to two Intel® XeonTM Processors up to 3.60GHz with 800MHz front-side bus speed support Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology for better performance
•  Up to 16GB DDR2 memory, 2 PCI-X slots and up to four hard disk drives (HDDs) for robust expansion
•  Hot-swap redundant cooling, power and Ultra320 SCSI HDDs for high availability
•  Integrated service processor, light path diagnostics and Predictive Failure AnalysisTM help make servers easy to manage

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X336 Models with (2) 3.5 Hot-Swap SCSI bays (No internal Floppy Drive)

Description

MFR#

TD#
X336 With 2MB L2 Cache
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD 3.5" SCSI  (No Floppy Drive) 883715U 49167A
3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD 3.5" SCSI  (No Floppy Drive) 883725U 49170A
3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD 3.5" SCSI  (No Floppy Drive) 883735U 49171A
3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD 3.5" SCSI  (No Floppy Drive) 883745U 49174A

X336 Models with (2) Simple-Swap 3.5 SATA bays (No internal Floppy Drive)
Description

MFR#

TD#
X336 With 1MB L2 Cache SATA
2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2, EM64T, 512MB, DVD open simple-swap 3.5" SATA  Non-Chipkill (No FD) 883702U 112544
3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD open simple-swap 3.5" SATA (No FD) 883722U 112646
3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD open simple-swap 3.5" SATA (No FD)  883742U 112650
X336 With 2MB L2 Cache SATA
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD open simple-swap 3.5" SATA (No FD) 883716U 49169A
3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, DVD open simple-swap 3.5" SATA (No FD) 883736U 49173A

X336 Express Models

Description

MFR#

TD#
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 2GB, DVD, 2x 3.5" SCSI  Bays (No Floppy Drive) 8837E1U 49175A


X336 AU & VU Models Ship with (4) open 2.5" SFF SCSI bays (No internal DVD or Floppy Drive)

The AU and VU models of the X336 support 4 2.5 SFF Hot-Swap hard drives. The severs do not support internal Floppy driver or CD-ROM. The only supported Floppy and CD-Rom are USB.

Description

MFR#

TD#
X336 With 1MB L2 Cache
3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, 4-open bay 2.5" SCSI  (No FD or DVD) 88372AU 112647
3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, 4-open bay 2.5" SCSI   (No FD or DVD) 88374AU 112651
X336 With 2MB L2 Cache
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, 4-open bay 2.5" SCSI  (No FD or DVD) 88371VU 49168A
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 2GB, 4-open bay 2.5" SCSI  (No FD or DVD) (Express) 8837E2U 49176A
3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2, EM64T, 1GB, 4-open bay 2.5" SCSI   (No FD or DVD) 88373VU 49172A

 

 



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The X336 ships without a floppy drive on all SATA and 3.5 SCSI models. All models with 2.5 drive bay ship without DVD or flopppy drive.


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The x336 supports up to 16GB of memory in eight DIMM sockets. It uses PC2-3200 registered double data rate II (DDR II) two-way interleaved memory (operating at 400MHz) for faster access, and supports optional Chipkill ECC technology, for up to 16X better error correction than standard ECC memory. PC2-3200 (DDR2-400) memory provides up to 20% greater memory bandwidth than PC-2700 (DDR-333), with up to 40% lower power consumption.
  • Memory is interleaved, meaning it must be populated two DIMMs at a time with the same size DIMM.
  • 8 DIMM Sockets 2 used with non Chipkill memory standard 6 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
  • Models -01U 02U  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

CHIPkILL

01U, 02U 2 x 256MB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 RDIMM N
1xU, 2xU, 3xU, 4xU 2 x 512MB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 RDIMM N
0EU, E1U, E2U 2 x 1GB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 RDIMM Y
Description

MFR#

TD#

512MB KIT (2 x 256MB)  PC2-3200 CL3 DDR2 ECC SDRAM RDIMM Non-Chipkillâ„¢

73P3523 112272
1GB KIT (2 x 512MB) PC-3200 DDR II ECC Non-Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM  Non-Chipkill 73P3522 112405
Memory Kits with Chipkill
1 GB KIT (2 x 512MB) PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM  Chipkill 73P2865 654628
2 GB KIT (2 x 1GB)  PC2-3200 CL3 ECC DDR2 Chipkill SDRAM RDIMM   Chipkill 73P2866 654629
4GB KIT (2x2GB) PC2-3200 Single Rank ECC DDR2 RDIMM Chipkill 73P4792 49162A

The x336 supports up to two high-performance Intel Xeon processors, allowing customers to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require.

The x336 offers a choice of processor speeds:
2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.6GHz 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.

Description

SMP Support

MFR#

TD#
1MB L2 Cache processors (Processor speed and Cache must match for SMP support)
2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, EM64T 01U,02U 13N0668 112652
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, EM64T 11U 13N0669 112653
3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, EM64T 21U,22U 13N0663 112654
3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, EM64T 31U,2AU  13N0664 112722
3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, EM64T 41U,42U,4AU 13N0665 112731
2MB L2 Cache processors (Processor speed and Cache must match for SMP support)
3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, EM64T 15U,E1U,E2U 25R8904 49181A
3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, EM64T 16U,25U,1VU 25R8905 49182A
3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, EM64T 35U,36U,3VU 13N0666 49183A
3.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, EM64T 45U 13N0667 49184A

Large Disk Storage Capacity
The x336 offers a choice of disk storage, supporting up to two internal 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch HDDs:
Hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI
2 x 3.5-inch, 10,000 RPMs — 36.4, 73.4 or 146.8GB (293.6GB maximum)
2 x 3.5-inch, 15,000 RPMs — 36.4 or 73.4GB (146.8GB)
4 x 2.5-inch, 10,000 RPMs — 36.4 or 73.4GB (293.6GB) ******NEW*****
Simple-swap ATA (SATA-150) ********NEW ******
2 x 3.5-inch, 7,200 RPMs — 80, 160 or 250GB (500GB maximum)
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. The 3.5-inch 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. SFF SCSI HDD models do not support an optical drive. 3.5in SCSI HDD and SATA models ship standard with an 8X Max DVD-ROM drive.

Hard Drive Compatibility list

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Description

MFR#

TD#
xSeries 336 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 90P1318 654640
36.4GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1380 49151A
73.4GB, 10,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1305 120325
73.4GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1319 654641
73.4GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1381 49153A
146.8GB, 10,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1306 654639
146.8GB, 15,000rpm, hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI SSL 90P1382 49155A
300GB 10,000rpm Ultra320 SCSI hot-swap hard 90P1307 49257A
Simple-swap ATA (SATA-150) xSeries 336 simple-swap SATA models provide two point-to-point SATA cables connecting the two integrated SATA controllers to the SATA simple-swap backplane.
3.5-inch, 80GB, 7,200rpm, simple-swap SATA/150 73P8002

594774

3.5-inch, 160GB, 7,200rpm, simple-swap SATA/150 73P8003

594775

3.5-inch, 250GB, 7,200rpm, simple-swap SATA/150 73P8006

654626

Ultra320 SCSI and SATA Controllers
The integrated single-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller (LSI 53C1020) in SCSI models allows speeds of up to 320MB per second11 across the SCSI bus and supports two internal 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch Ultra320 SCSI LVD (low-voltage differential) drives with either RAID-1 disk mirroring or RAID-1E enhanced disk mirroring (for a three-drive configuration). By adding a low-cost optional ServeRAID-6i+ controller, which leverages the onboard SCSI, your customer can take advantage of up to nine different RAID levels (0/00/1/10/1E/1E0/5/50/5EE).
The SATA controller integrated in the Intel chipset supports up to two internal SATA drives, with maximum data transfer rates of up to 150MB per second in the SATA models. This is up to 50% faster than the ATA-100 controller used in the x335.
Supported RAID controllers include:
ServeRAID-7t Kit — SATA, 4-channel, 64MB cache, 66MHz PCI, plus two SATA cables
ServeRAID-6M — Ultra320, 2-channel, 256MB battery-backed cache, 133MHz PCI-X
ServeRAID-6M — Ultra320, 2-channel, 128MB battery-backed cache, 133MHz PCI-X
ServeRAID-6i+ — Ultra320, zero-channel, 128MB cache, 133MHz PCI-X
(Note: The ServeRAID-6i+ controller must be installed in slot 1.)
The optional ServeRAID 7t SATA controller provides enhanced SATA throughput, due to dedicated cache memory and an onboard processor. The optional ServeRAID-6M controllers support external SCSI expansion via the IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit. Each EXP400 adds up to 2.055TB of external Ultra320 SCSI storage capacity. 

Description

MFR#

TD#
ServeRAID-6i+ — Ultra320, zero-channel, 128MB cache, 133MHz PCI-X

13N2190

594772
ServeRAID-7t Kit — Serial ATA, 4-channel, 64MB cache, 66MHz PCI, cables

71P8648

109436
ServeRAID-6M Controller 2 channel 128MBCache 32P0033 410247
ServeRAID-6M Controller 2 channel 256MBCache  02R0988 410269

If the customer requires more than 293.6GB of hot-swap SCSI storage, an optional external SCSI expansion unit, such as the IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit can be used. For even more external storage, an optional ServeRAID SCSI controller, or an IBM FAStT Fibre Channel adapter can be installed, along with external storage units.

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Description

MFR#

TD#
IBM EXP400 - Storage cabinet - rack-mountable - 14 bays - 0 x HD - 110V 17331RU 410477
ESM CARD FOR EXP400 ( The ESM card allows you to split the backplane for 2 servers 59P5018 411227

 64-bit High-Speed PCI-X and PCI-E Adapter Slots
The x336 has one full-length/full-height and one half-length/low-profile adapter slot. Slot 2 is a full-length slot on a riser card, capable of supporting 133MHz 64-bit and 32-bit PCI-X adapters and/or older 64-bit and 32-bit 66MHz and 33MHz PCI adapters. Slot 1 is a half-length PCI-X slot and operates at a maximum of 100MHz. Alternatively, the riser card that holds slot 2 can be replaced with an optional 64-bit PCI-Express (PCI-E x8) riser card, capable of supporting one full-size x1/x4/x8 PCI-E adapter at full speed. 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 are fast approaching their growth limits. For example, a x8 ("by 8") PCI-E adapter offers approximately four times the maximum throughput of a 133MHz PCI-X adapter16. (A x1 adapter offers throughput similar to a 64-bit 66MHz PCI-X slot.) Because the Ultra320 SCSI, SATA, dual Gigabit Ethernet, video and systems management controllers are integrated onto the system board, the two available high-speed adapter slots offer customers a wide degree of latitude in expansion options.

Description

MFR#

TD#
PCI Express Riser Card
PCI Express Riser Card X8 Full-Length 22R9293 Call
PCI Express Upgrade daughter card required
NetXtreme 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter Supports PCI-e 1X for 10/100/1000 Mbps 73P3501 654631
PCI-X 64-bit
IBM iSCSI Server Adapter 73P3601 654751
NetXtreme 1000 T+ Ethernet Adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps 73P4101 654632
NetXtreme 1000 T+ Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps 73P4201 654634
IBM 10/100 Ethernet Server Adapter 06P3601 560860
NetXtreme 1000 T Ethernet adapter (copper) 31P6301 386567
Fiber Adapters PCI-X
TotalStorage FAStT FC2/133 Host Adapter (For SAN applications 2GB) 24P0960 386345
NetXtreme 1000 SX Fiber Ethernet Adapter (For Network applications ) 22P7801 383478


More Options

The x336 also supports an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine for additional systems
management capabilities, including

Floppy supported only through External USB
Some models ship with out CDROM drives

Description

MFR#

TD#
IBM Single Channel Ultra320 SCSI Controller II (Cable included with card 1 VHDCI connector external) 13N2249 49159A

Second 585W Hot-Swap/Redundant Power Supply

90P5280 112736
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 73P9341 654715
USB Floppy Disk Drive 05K9276 407436
USB CD-ROM Drive 33L5151 407412

 

NOS Support Information

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

Description

MFR#

TD#

3 YR onsite repair 9x5x4 hour

21P2072 198932

3 YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour

21P2073 198933

3 YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour

21P2074 198934
4 YR onsite repair 9x5/next day 69P9242 374990
4 YR onsite repair 9x5x4 hour 69P9243 374991
4 YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour 69P9244 374992
4 YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour 69P9245 374993
5 YR onsite repair 9x5/next day 69P9246 374994
5 YR onsite repair 9x5x4 hour 69P9247 374995
5 YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour 69P9248 374996
5 YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour 69P9249 374997

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.

Description  MFR# TD#
Non VMware RTS support
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
ServicePac for xSeries with VMware GSX
Supported Products includes:
VMware GSX Server, VirtualCenter Agent, IBM Director, Windows and Linux
1 Year RTS for VMware GSX Server (2 way) 41C5995 TBA
3 Year RTS for VMware GSX Server (2 way) 41C5996 TBA
ServicePac for xSeries with VMware ESX
Supported Products includes:
VMware ESX Server, VirtualCenter Agent, Virtual SMP, IBM Director, Windows and Linux
1 Year RTS for VMware ESX Server (2 way) 41C5987 TBA
3 Year RTS for VMware ESX Server (2 way) 41C5988 TBA
ServicePac for xSeries with VMware VIN
Supported Products includes: VMware ESX Server, VirtualCenter Agent, Virtual SMP, VMotion, IBM Director, Windows and Linux
1 Year RTS for VMware VIN Server (2 way) 41C6003 TBA
3 Year RTS for VMware VIN Server (2 way) 41C6004 TBA
ServicePac for xSeries with VMware VC Server
Supported Products includes: V
Mware VirtualCenter Management Server,Windows and Linux
1 Year RTS for VC Management Server 41C6011 TBA
3 Year RTS for VC Management Server 41C6012 TBA

 

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