| Components |
Specification |
| Form factor |
2U Rack. |
| Processor |
Up to two six-core (up to 3.46 GHz) or quad-core (up to 3.6 GHz) Intel Xeon 5600 series processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology up to 6.4 GT/s, and up to 1333 MHz memory speed. Supports specific Quad-core and Dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors via Configure-To-Order (CTO). |
| Memory cache |
Up to 12 MB L3 for Xeon 5600 processors. Up to 8 MB L3 for Xeon 5500 processors. |
| Chipset |
Intel 5520 |
| Memory |
RDIMMs
Up to 18 single-rank RDIMMs (nine per processor) for a maximum of 72 GB (18x 4 GB)
Up to 18 dual-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 288 GB (18x 16 GB)
Up to 12 quad-rank RDIMMs for a maximum of 192 GB (12x 16 GB)
UDIMMs
Up to 12 dual-rank UDIMMs for a maximum of 48 GB (12x 4 GB)
Memory speed:
Intel Xeon 5600 series processors:
1333 MHz when one or two single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed or one UDIMM per channel is installed
1066 MHz when one quad-rank RDIMM per channel is installed or two UDIMMs per channel are installed
800 MHz when three single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs or two quad-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed
Quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors:
1333 MHz when one single-rank or dual-rank RDIMM per channel is installed or one UDIMM per channel is installed
1066 MHz when two single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed, or one quad-rank RDIMM per channel is installed, or two UDIMMs per channel are installed
800 MHz when three single-rank or dual-rank RDIMMs or two quad-rank RDIMMs per channel are installed
Dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors only support memory speed at 800 MHz.
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| Memory protection |
ECC
ChipKill (for x4-based RDIMMs)
Memory mirroring
Memory sparing |
| Disk drive bays |
see pic.4
Four SATA 2.5" SFF Simple-Swap hard drive bays (only available in CTO)
Four SAS/SATA 2.5" SFF hot-swap hard drive bays, with or without space for an optical disk drive
Eight SAS/SATA 2.5" SFF hot-swap hard drive bays (Note that the optical drive bay is not available in this configuration.)
59Y3992 IBM System x3550 M3 R2 plus 4 HDD Kit with 8HDD Bezel
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| Maximum internal storage |
Up to 4.8 TB with 600 GB SAS HDDs, or up to 4.0 TB with 500 GB SATA HDDs, or up to 400 GB with 50 GB SSD HDDs. Intermix of SAS/SATA/SSD is supported. |
| RAID support |
RAID 0, 1, 1E with M1015; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 with M5014 or M5015. Optional upgrade to RAID 5 is available for M1015. Optional upgrade to RAID 6, 60 is available for M5014/M5015.
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller :
-Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
-Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller:
-Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
-Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
-Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
-256 MB of onboard cache
-Optional Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller :
-Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
-Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
-Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
-512 MB of onboard cache
-Standard Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention
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| External storage (optional) |
Controller:
46M0830 ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller 3
46M0930 ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key
81Y4426 ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
ServeRAID M5025 SAS/SATA Controller :
-Two Mini-SAS external connectors
-Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
-Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
-Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
-6 Gbps throughput per port
-PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
-Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
-512 MB of onboard cache
-Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention
-Supports connectivity to the EXP3000, EXP2512, and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures
Storage bay:
172701X IBM System Storage® EXP3000
174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express
174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express
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| PCIe SSD adapters |
Optional;
46M0877 IBM 160GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter max 4
46M0878 IBM 320 GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter max 3
46M0898 IBM 320GB High IOPS MS Class SSD PCIe Adaptermax 4
81Y4519 640GB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter for IBM System x max 2
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| Optical drive bays |
One, support for DVD-ROM or Multiburner. Separate bay.
46M0901 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM
46M0902 UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner
59Y3952 IBM System x3550 M3 R2 ODD Kit
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| Tape drive bays |
Not present |
| Network interfaces |
x3550 M3 supports up to four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Two ports are standard (Broadcom BCM5709), and two ports can be added by installing the optional Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet Daughter card, 46M1076. This card uses a dedicated connector on the motherboard and does not consume a PCI expansion slot.
TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
Wake on LAN support
802.1Q VLAN tagging support
NIC Teaming (load balancing and failover)
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| PCI Expansion slots |
Slot 1: Low-profile
Slot 2: Full-height, half-length
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| External ports |
Two USB 2.0 and one DB-15 video on front. Two USB 2.0, one DB-15 video, one DB-9 serial, one RJ-45 systems management, up to 4 RJ-45 network ports (2 standard, 2 optional) on rear. One internal USB port for embedded hypervisor. |
| Cooling |
IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ with 3 counter-rotating hot swap fans with N+1 redundancy. Altimeter is to control fan speed based on atmospheric pressure. |
| Power supply |
The server supports up to two redundant power supplies, providing N+N redundancy. Standard models come with one or two power supplies (model dependent). -48V DC models are only available through CTO.
46M1075 IBM 675 W Redundant Power Supply
69Y1510 IBM -48V DC Input 675 W Redundant Power Supply
81Y6557 IBM 675W High Efficiency Redundant AC Power Supply
81Y6558 IBM 460W Redundant AC Power Supply
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| Hot-swap components |
Hard drives, power supplies, fans. |
| Systems management |
UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM), Predictive Failure Analysis, Light Path Diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide.
Features:
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3
Common Information Model (CIM)
Web browser
Optional 46C7526 IBM Virtual Media Key :
Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1280x1024 at 75 Hz, regardless of the system state
Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a remote client, and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server
Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive
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| Security features |
Power-on password, administrator's password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) |
| Video |
Matrox G200eV with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM. Maximum resolution is 1280x1024 at 75 Hz with 16M colors. |
| Operating systems supported |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11, VMware ESX 4.1 and VMware ESXi 4.1 embedded hypervisor, Sun Solaris 10. |
| Limited warranty |
3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/next business day response time. |
| Service and support |
Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs®: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 8 hours fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware) software. |
| Physical and electrical specifications |
Dimensions:
Height: 43 mm (1.7 in)
Width: 440 mm (17.3 in)
Depth: 711 mm (28.0 in)
Weight:
Minimum configuration 12.7 kg (28 lb)
Maximum configuration 15.9 kg (35.1 lb)
Supported environment:
Air temperature:
Server on: 10 to 35° C (50.0 to 95.0° F); altitude: 0 to 914.4 m (3,000 ft).
Decrease system temperature by 0.75° C for every 1,000-foot increase in altitude.
Server off: 5 to 45° C (41.0 to 113° F);
Shipment: -40 to +60° C (-40 to 140° F);
Humidity:
Server on: 20 to 80% , maximum dew point 21° C, maximum rate of change 5° C/hr
Server off: 8 to 80%, maximum dew point 27° C
Electrical:
Models with 675 W power supply
100 to 127 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 7.8 A
200 to 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 3.8 A
Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
Minimum configuration: 0.12 kVA
Maximum configuration: 0.78 kVA
Models with 460 W power supply
100 to 127 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 5.3 A
200 to 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 2.6 A
Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
Minimum configuration: 0.12 kVA
Maximum configuration: 0.53 kVA
BTU heat output:
Minimum configuration: 307 Btu/hr (90 watts)
Maximum configuration: 2660 Btu/hr (780 watts)
Acoustical noise level emission level:
6.1 bels (idling)
6.1 bels (operating)
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