The IBM System x3250 M2 is a single-socket server with power consumption, noise reduction and space optimisations that make it perfect for any business looking for a reliable, compact workgroup or departmental server. It can be dedicated to a single application and is priced right for your budget.

Product features
- Multiple hard disk drive (HDD) options to optimise capacity and flexibility;
- Integrated systems management capabilities through mini-BMC2 with IPMI 2.0 compliance;
- Upgradeable systems management with optional slotless Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA) II SlimLine;
- Integrated hot-swappable slotless hardware Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID)-0, -1 for enhanced data protection.

Hardware summary
- 22" depth, 1U form factor;
- Choice of processors – Intel® Xeon® (quad-core), Intel® Xeon® (dual-core), Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium® (dual-core) or Intel Celeron;
- 1 GB standard memory/8 GB maximum memory 667 MHz or 800 MHz via 4 Dual inline memory module (DIMM) slots;
- Two 3.5" simple-swap serial advanced technology attachment (SATA), two 3.5" hot-swap serial advanced SCSI (SAS)/SATA or four 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs;
- Combination CD-ROM/DVD optical drive.