Lenovo System x3550 M5 Product Manual

System x3550 M5

Product Guide

Designed in a compact, versatile 1U two-socket rack server, the System x3550 M5 rack server fuels
almost any workload from infrastructure to high-performance computing (HPC) to cloud or big data with
leadership security, efficiency, and reliability. Integrated with up to two Intel Xeon processors of the E5-
2600 v3 product family with faster, energy-efficient TruDDR4 Memory, the x3550 M5 delivers exceptional
performance. Storage can include up to 12 drives in an impressive selection of sizes and types.
Suggested use : Database, virtualization and cloud computing, infrastructure security, systems
management, enterprise applications, collaboration/email, streaming media, web, and HPC.
The following figure shows the System x3550 M5.
Figure 1. The System x3550 M5
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The x3550 M5 incorporates energy smart features for minimized costs and efficient performance. Dual fan
zones support operation in up to 40°C environments. 80 PLUS Titanium power supply units (PSUs) can
deliver 96% efficiency at 50% load.
The x3550 M5 has outstanding memory performance that is achieved by supporting two-RDIMM-per-
channel configurations at speeds up to 12% faster than the Intel specification, while still maintaining world-
class reliability.
System x® servers achieved the highest reliability of any x86 servers (ITIC 2014-2015 Global Server
Hardware, Server OS Reliability Survey:
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsl03126usen/XSL03126USEN.PDF
The x3550 M5 integrates leadership security and reliability. System x Trusted Platform Assurance, an
exclusive set of System x features and practices, establishes a foolproof security foundation for your
workloads. Enterprise-class data protection is provided with optional self-encrypting drives and simple,
centralized key management through IBM Security Key Lifecycle Management. Diagnostic tools facilitate
reduced downtime and costs.
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