System x3550: Overview
| Product characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Form factor/height | Rack/1U |
| Processor (max) | Dual-Core Intel Xeon X5270 up to 3.5 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus or Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5470 up to 3.33 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus |
| Number of processors (std/max) | 1/2 |
| Level 2 (L2) cache | 2x2 or 2x6 MB (dual-core) and 2x6 MB (quad-core) |
| Memory1 (std/max) | 1 GB or 2 GB/32 GB Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 667 MHz |
| Expansion slots | 2 PCI-Express (x8) half-length, full-height or optional riser card for 1 PCI-X (64-bit 133 MHz) |
| Disk bays (total/hot-swap) | 2/2 (3.5" form factor) or 4/4 (2.5" form factor) |
| Maximum internal storage1, 2 | 600 GB 3.5" hot-swap SAS or up to 2.0 TB simple-swap Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) or 293.6 GB 2.5" hot-swap SAS |
| Network interface | Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) |
| Power supply (sth/max) | 670W 1/2 |
| Hot-swap components | Power supply, fans, HDDs (select models) |
| RAID support | Integrated RAID-0, -1, -10, optional RAID-5, -6 |
| Systems management | IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, Integrated Service Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, drop-down light path diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, IBM Systems Director, IBM ServerGuide and optional Remote Deployment Manager |
| Operating systems supported | Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, TurboLinux Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare and VMware ESX Server |
| Limited warranty3 | Three year customer replaceable unit and on-site limited warranty |
1 Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and/or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest capacity supported drives available. When referring to variable speed CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and DVDs, actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible.
2 GB and TB = 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively, when referring to storage capacity. Accessible capacity is less.
3 IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, contact your local IBM sales representative or visit: ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For on-site labour, IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician.
All products within the System x category
- System x3200 M3
- System x3250 M3
- System x3250 M2
- System x3550
- System x3550 M3
- System x3550 M2
- System x3650 T
- System x3650 M3
- System x3650 M2
- System x3755 M3
- System x3250 M3
- System x3400 M3
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