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IBM System x3550 M2 at a glance
Form factor/height
Processor (max)
Number of processors
(std/max)
Cache (max)
Memory
1
(max)
Expansion slots
Disk bays (total/hot-swap)
Maximum internal storage
1,2
Network interface
Power supply (std/max)
Hot-swap components
RAID support
Systems management
Operating systems supported
Limited warranty
3
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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.
1U rack
Up to two quad-core Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series with Intel
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, up to 2.93 GHz and
up to 1333 MHz front-side bus
1/2
Up to 8 MB
1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB DDR-3 RDIMMs with 16 DIMM
slots—up to 128 GB maximum memory
2 PCI-Express x16 Gen 2 slots; one is half-length, full-height
and one is low-profile (each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser
option)
Up to six (2.5") hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial ATA
(SATA) or solid-state drives (SSDs)
Up to 3.0 TB hot-swap SAS or up to 3.0 TB hot-swap SATA or
up to 300 GB hot-swap SSD storage
Integrated 2 ports, plus 2 ports optional Gigabit Ethernet
1/2; 675 W each
Power supplies, fan modules, disks
Hardware RAID-0, -1, -1E or RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -50 (with
additional option -6,-60) model dependent
IBM IMM with Virtual Media Key for optional remote presence
enablement, Predictive Failure Analysis, Integrated Service
Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, light path diagnostics panel,
Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™,
IBM ServerGuide
Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux®, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and VMware
ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty
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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, write to:
Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP,
NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes
no representation or warranty regarding third-
party products or services, including those
designated as ServerProven®.
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