The System x3250 M4 single-socket 1U rack server is designed for small businesses and first-time server buyers looking for a solution to improve business efficiency. It delivers several innovative features in a compact 1U form factor with a competitive price.
This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the x3250 M4 server, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the x3250 M4 and consider its use in IT solutions
| Components | Specification |
| Form factor | 1U rack system |
| Processor | One quad-core Intel Xeon E3-1200 or Xeon E3-1200 v2 series processor (up to 3.6 GHz/8 MB/1600 MHz) or one dual-core Intel Core i3 2100 series processor (up to 3.4 GHz/3 MB) with up to 1333 MHz memory speed. Supports specific quad-core and dual-core processors via Configure-To-Order (CTO). |
| Memory cache | Up to 8 MB L3 for Intel Xeon E3-1200 and E3-1200 v2 processors. Up to 3 MB L3 for Intel Core i3 2100 series processors. |
| Chipset | Intel C202. |
| Memory DIMM slots | 4 DIMM slots supporting UDIMMs. RDIMMs are not supported. |
| Memory capacity | Up to 32 GB with four 8 GB DDR3 UDIMMs. |
| Memory protection | ECC. |
| Disk drive bays | Three configurations:
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| Maximum internal storage | Up to 8 TB with 4 TB SATA HDDs, or up to 4.8 TB with 1.2 TB SAS HDDs. Up to 6.4 TB with 1.6 TB SSDs. Intermix of SAS/SATA is not supported. |
| RAID Support | Software RAID 0, 1 with ServeRAID C100 controller. Some models with hardware RAID 0, 1, 1E with ServeRAID-BR10il v2 or H1110. Optional RAID 5 with ServeRAID M1015. Optional RAID 5, 50 with ServeRAID M5014 and M5015. |
| Optical drive bays | One, support for optional DVD-ROM or multiburner. |
| Tape drive bays | No internal tape drive support. |
| Network interfaces | Integrated two-port Gigabit Ethernet using Intel 82574L controller. One port is shared with IMM2. |
| PCI Expansion slots | Two PCI Express slots:
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| External ports | Front: Two USB 2.0 ports Rear: Four USB 2.0, one DB-15 video, one DB-9 serial, two RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet network ports (one is dedicated, one is shared with IMM2) Internal: One USB 2.0 port for embedded hypervisor |
| Cooling | Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ with 4 fans and N+1 redundancy. |
| Power supply | One fixed 300 W AC power supply; or up to two redundant 460 W AC power supplies (model dependent) |
| Hot-swap components | Hot-swap SAS drives (some models) |
| Systems management | UEFI, Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), Predictive Failure Analysis, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, ServerGuide. |
| Security features | Power-on password, administrator’s password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM). |
| Video | Matrox G200eR2 with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM2. Maximum resolution is 1600×1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors. |
| Operating systems supported | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, 2012, and 2012 R2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11; VMware ESX 4.1, ESXi 4.1, vSphere 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 |
| Dimensions | Height: 43 mm (1.7 in), width: 439 mm (17.3 in), depth: 576 mm (22.7 in) |
| Limited warranty | Three-year (2583) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9×5/next-business-day (NBD) response time. |
| Service and Support | Optional service upgrades are available through ServicePacs®: 24×7/NBD or four hours onsite repair, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, remote technical support for Lenovo hardware and selected Lenovo and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware) software. |
