Ibm system x3550 m4 1 ® ibm system x3550 m4 ibm redbooks product guide the ibm® system x3550 m4 server provides outstanding performance for your business-critical applications. Its energy-efficient design supports more cores, memory, and data capacity in a compact 1u package that is easy to service ...
Ibm system x3550 m4 2 key features the x3550 m4 is a cost- and density-balanced 1u, 2-socket business-critical server, offering improved performance and pay-as-you grow flexibility along with new features that improve server management capability. The powerful system is designed for your most import...
Ibm system x3550 m4 3 availability and serviceability the x3550 m4 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime: the server offers memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a z non-correctable memory failure. Tool-less cover removal provi...
Ibm system x3550 m4 4 energy efficiency the x3550 m4 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment: energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs. Z high-efficiency 550 w...
Ibm system x3550 m4 5 figure 3 shows the rear of the server. Figure 3. Rear view of the ibm system x3550 m4 figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 4. Inside view of the ibm system x3550 m4.
Ibm system x3550 m4 6 standard specifications the following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) components specification form factor 1u rack. Processor up to two intel xeon processor e5-2600 product family cpus with eight cores (up to 2.9 ghz) or six co...
Ibm system x3550 m4 7 table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) components specification systems management uefi, ibm integrated management module 2 (imm2), predictive failure analysis, light path diagnostics, automatic server restart, ibm systems director and ibm systems director active energy mana...
Ibm system x3550 m4 8 standard models the following table lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models model intel xeon processors† (2 maximum) memory raid disk bays disks gbe optical power models announced march 2012 7914-a2x 1x e5-2603 4c 1.8ghz 10mb 1066mhz 80w 1x 4 gb h1110 4x 2.5" hs/8 o...
Ibm system x3550 m4 9 processor options the x3550 m4 supports the processor options listed in the following table. The server supports up to two processors. This table shows which server models have each processor standard. If there is no corresponding where used model for a particular processor, th...
Ibm system x3550 m4 10 memory options ibm ddr3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal ibm system x® performance and throughput. Ibm memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a service a...
Ibm system x3550 m4 11 the following memory protection technologies are supported: ecc z memory mirroring z memory sparing z if memory mirroring is used, then dimms must be installed in pairs (a minimum of one pair per each cpu), and both dimms in a pair must be identical in type and size. If memory...
Ibm system x3550 m4 12 internal disk storage options ibm system x3550 m4 server supports the following internal storage configurations: eight 2.5" slim-sff sas/sata hot-swap hard drive bays z four 2.5" slim-sff sas/sata hot-swap hard drive bays z three 3.5" hot-swap sas/sata hard drive bays z three ...
Ibm system x3550 m4 13 raid controllers the following table lists the raid controllers and the additional options used for the internal disk storage of the x3550 m4 server. Table 7. Raid controllers for internal storage part number description max quantity supported standard models where used 81y449...
Ibm system x3550 m4 14 the serveraid m1115 sas/sata controller has the following specifications: eight internal 6 gbps sas/sata ports z two x4 mini-sas internal connectors (sff-8087) z supports raid levels 0, 1, and 10 z supports raid levels 5 and 50 with optional m1100 series raid 5 upgrades z 6 gb...
Ibm system x3550 m4 15 drive options for internal storage the following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3550 m4 server. Table 8. Disk drive options for internal disk storage part number description maximum quantity supported 2.5" nl sata hot-swap hdds 81y9722 ibm 250...
Ibm system x3550 m4 16 internal backup units the server does not support internal tape drive options or other internal backup units. Optical drives the server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Server models with 3.5" hdds do not support internal optical drive; they pr...
Ibm system x3550 m4 17 i/o expansion options the server supports two pci slots with different riser cards installed into two riser sockets on the system planar (one riser socket supports the installation of one riser card). The slot form factors are as follows: slot 1: pcie x16; low profile, half-le...
Ibm system x3550 m4 18 network adapters the x3550 m4 supports four integrated gigabit ethernet ports. Integrated nics have the following features: an intel i350am4 chip z four gbe ports z tcp offload engine (toe) support z wake on lan support z 802.1q vlan tagging support z nic teaming (load balanci...
Ibm system x3550 m4 19 storage host bus adapters the following table lists storage hbas supported by the x3550 m4 server. Table 12. Storage adapters part number description maximum quantity supported fibre channel 59y1987 brocade 4 gb fc single-port hba for ibm system x 2 59y1993 brocade 4 gb fc dua...
Ibm system x3550 m4 20 integrated virtualization the server supports vmware esxi installed on a usb memory key. The key is installed in a usb socket inside the server. The following table lists the virtualization options. Table 14. Virtualization options part number description maximum quantity supp...
Ibm system x3550 m4 21 supported operating systems the server supports the following operating systems: microsoft windows server 2008 r2 z microsoft windows server 2008, datacenter x64 edition z microsoft windows server 2008, datacenter x86 edition z microsoft windows server 2008, enterprise x64 edi...
Ibm system x3550 m4 22 supported environment: air temperature z server on: 5 c to 40 c (41.0 f to 104 f); altitude: 0 to 915 m (3,000 ft) for 60w to 95w processors z models. Server on: 10 c to 35 c (50.0 f to 95 f); altitude: 0 to 915 m (3,000 ft) for 115w to 135w z processors models. Server off: 5 ...
Ibm system x3550 m4 23 warranty options the ibm system x3550 m4 has a three-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. Ibm offers the warranty service upgrades through ibm servicepacs, discussed in this section. The ibm servicepac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades ...
Ibm system x3550 m4 24 regulatory compliance the server conforms to the following standards: fcc - verified to comply with part 15 of the fcc rules, class a z canada ices-003, issue 4, class a z ul/iec 60950-1 z csa c22.2 no. 60950-1 z nom-019 z argentina iec60950-1 z japan vcci, class a z australia...
Ibm system x3550 m4 25 external backup units the server supports the external backup attachment options listed in table 18. Table 18. External backup options (part 1) part number description external tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651ux 1u tape drive enclosure 8767hhx half high...
Ibm system x3550 m4 26 table 18. External backup options (part 2) part number description external backup units* 362516x ibm rdx removable hard disk storage system - external usb 160 gb bundle 362532x ibm rdx removable hard disk storage system - external usb 320 gb bundle 362550x ibm rdx removable h...
Ibm system x3550 m4 27 top-of-rack ethernet switches the server supports the top-of-rack ethernet switches from ibm system networking listed in the following table. Table 19. Ibm system networking - top-of-rack switches part number description ibm system networking - 1 gb top-of-rack switches 044601...
Ibm system x3550 m4 28 uninterruptible power supply units the server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (ups) units listed in the following table. Table 20. Uninterruptible power supply units part number description rack-mounted ups 21304rx ibm ups 10000xhv 53951ax ibm 1500va l...
Ibm system x3550 m4 29 power distribution units the server supports attachments to the power distribution units (pdus) listed in the following table. Table 21. Power distribution units (part 1) part number description switched and monitored pdus 46m4002 ibm 1u 9 c19/3 c13 active energy manager dpi® ...
Ibm system x3550 m4 30 table 21. Power distribution units (part 2) part number description universal pdus 39y8951 dpi universal rack pdu with us lv and hv line cords 39y8952 dpi universal rack pdu with cee7-vii europe lc 39y8953 dpi universal rack pdu with denmark lc 39y8954 dpi universal rack pdu w...
Ibm system x3550 m4 31 rack cabinets the server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Table 22. Rack cabinets part number description 201886x ibm 11u office enablement kit 93072px ibm 25u static s2 standard rack 93072rx ibm 25u standard rack 93074rx ibm 42u standard rack 93074xx ...
Ibm system x3550 m4 32 rack options the server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table. Table 23. Rack options part number description monitor kits and keyboard trays 172317x 1u 17in flat panel console kit 172319x 1u 19in flat panel console kit console switc...
Ibm system x3550 m4 33 related publications and links for more information see these resources: ibm system x3550 m4 product page z http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3550m4/index.Html ibm system x 3550 m4 installation and user's guide z http://ibm.Com/support ibm system x 3550 m4 problem de...
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