Summary of System x3550 M3

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 1 i b m ® ibm system x3550 m3 ibm redbooks product guide the ibm® system x3550 m3 builds on the latest intel xeon processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexi...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 2 key features the challenge of a high-performance business is to do more with less—serve more web pages, handle more secure connections, support more email users. You need to reduce the costs of doing business and improve the service you deliver to your customers while lowering ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 3 an optional virtual media key enables additional systems management capabilities, including web-based out-of-band remote control (keyboard video and mouse), remote optical drive support, windows “blue screen” error capture, and support for ldap and ssl protocols. Text console r...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 4 energy efficiency the system x3550 m3 has an energy-efficient design with features including the following: low-voltage processors draw less energy and produce less waste heat than high-voltage processors, thus helping to reduce data center energy costs. Available 4-core xeon 5...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 5 locations of key components figure 2 shows the front of the server, with key components identified. Figure 2. Front view of the ibm system x3550 m3 figure 3 shows the rear of the server. Figure 3. Rear view of the ibm system x3550 m3.

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 6 figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server. Figure 4. Inside view of the ibm system x3550 m3.

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 7 standard specifications table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) components specification form factor 1u 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, an...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 8 table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) components specification 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 manage...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 9 standard models the following table lists the standard models. All models are withdrawn from marketing as of june 30, 2013. The system x3550 m4 is a suitable replacement. Table 2. Standard models model intel xeon processors† (2 maximum) ram raid disk bays disks gbe dvd power su...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 10 express models the following table lists the express models. Express models are typically only available in certain countries. All models are withdrawn from marketing as of june 30, 2013. The system x3550 m4 is a suitable replacement. Table 3. Express models region/ model inte...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 11 processor options features of the intel xeon 5600 processors used in the x3550 m3 include: intel quickpath technology (qpi), a platform architecture that provides high-speed (up to 25.6 gbps), and point-to-point connections both between processors and between processors and th...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 12 the server supports the processor options listed in the following table. The server supports up to two processors. The table shows which server models have each processor standard. If there is no corresponding where-used model for a particular processor, then this model is onl...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 13 table 4. Processor options (part 2) part number feature code description models where used intel xeon 5500 series processors 59y4001* 4595 intel xeon e5503 2c 2.0 ghz 4 mb cache 800 mhz 80 w (with fan) - 59y3960 7697 intel xeon e5504 4c 2.0 ghz 4 mb l3 cache 800 mhz 80 w (with...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 14 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 sin...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 15 table 5. Memory options (part 2) part number feature code description maximum supported* models where used 1333 mhz rdimms 44t1592 1712 2gb (1x2gb, 1rx8, 1.5v) pc3-10600 cl9 ecc ddr3 1333mhz lp rdimm 18 - 49y1434 8935 2gb (1x2gb, 1rx4, 1.5v) pc3-10600 cl9 ecc ddr3 1333mhz lp r...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 16 internal disk storage options the ibm system x3550 m3 supports the following internal disk storage configurations: 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 ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 17 the following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of x3550 m3 server. Table 7. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (part 1) part number feature code description maximum supported hot-swap 15k sas hdds 81y9670 a283 ibm 300gb 15k 6gbps sas 2.5" sff ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 18 table 7. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (part 2) part number feature code description maximum supported hot-swap sata ssds 00w1125 a3hr ibm 100gb sata 2.5" mlc hs enterprise ssd 8 43w7718 a2fn ibm 200gb sata 2.5" mlc hs ssd 8 49y5839 a3as ibm 64gb sata 2.5" mlc h...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 19 * note: the advanced feature key and performance accelerator key cannot be used at the same time. Only one key can be installed onto the raid controller. The raid controllers listed in the previous table occupy a dedicated pci-e slot on x3550 m3 and do not consume regular pci-...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 20 the serveraid m5015 sas/sata controller has the following specifications: 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 s...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 21 internal backup units the server does not support internal tape drive options. Optical drives the server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Table 9. Optical drives part number feature code description maximum supported standard models where used ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 22 i/o expansion options the server supports up to two pci express slots with different riser cards installed into two riser sockets on the system planar (one riser socket supports installation of one riser card). The slot form factors are as follows: slot 1: low-profile slot 2: ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 23 the following table lists additional supported network adapters. Table 11. Network adapters part number feature code description maximum supported 40 gb ethernet 00d9550 a3pn mellanox connectx-3 fdr vpi ib/e adapter for ibm system x 2 10 gb ethernet 42c1820 1637 brocade 10gb c...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 24 storage host bus adapters the following table lists storage adapters supported by x3550 m3 server. Table 12. Storage adapters part number feature code description maximum supported fibre channel 81y1668 a2xu brocade 16gb fc single-port hba for ibm system x 2 81y1675 a2xv broca...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 25 pcie ssd adapters the server supports the high iops ssd adapters listed in the following table. Table 13. Ssd adapters part number feature code description maximum supported 46m0877 0096 ibm 160gb high iops ss class ssd pcie adapter 1 46m0898 1649 ibm 320gb high iops ms class ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 26 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 15. Virtualization options part number feature code description maximum ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 27 supported operating systems the server supports the following operating systems: microsoft windows hpc server 2008 microsoft windows server 2003 compute cluster edition microsoft windows server 2003 r2 x64 datacenter edition unlimited virtualization microsoft windows server 20...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 28 see the ibm serverproven® website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites: http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.Shtml physical and electrical specifications dimensio...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 29 warranty options the ibm system x3550 m3 has a 3-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. Ibm offers the following warranty service upgrades through ibm servicepacs. The ibm servicepac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty mai...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 30 regulatory compliance the server conforms to the following international standards: fcc - verified to comply with part 15 of the fcc rules, class a canada ices-003, issue 4, class a ul/iec 60950-1 csa c22.2 no. 69950-1-03 nom-019 argentina iec60950-1 japan vcci, class a austra...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 31 the raid controllers listed in the following table are supported and connect to external expansion enclosures. Table 19. Raid controllers for external storage expansion enclosures part number feature code description maximum supported 46m0830 0094 serveraid m5025 sas/sata cont...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 32 the hard disk drives listed in the following table are supported inside the above-supported external expansion enclosures. Table 20. Hard drive options for external expansion enclosures part number description maximum quantity supported per one enclosure exp3000 hot-swap sata ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 33 external disk storage systems the following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by x3550 m3 and can be ordered through system x sales channel. The server may support other ibm disk systems that are not listed in this table. Refer to ibm system storage i...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 34 external backup units the server supports the external backup attachment options listed in the following table. Table 23. External backup options (part 1) part number description external tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651ux 1u tape drive enclosure 8767hh...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 35 table 23. External tape 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 har...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 36 top-of-rack ethernet switches the server supports the top-of-rack ethernet switches from ibm system networking listed in the following table. Table 24. Ibm system networking - top-of-rack switches part number description ibm system networking - 1 gb top-of-rack switches 044601...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 37 uninterruptible power supply units the server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply (ups) units listed in the following table. Table 25. Uninterruptible power supply units part number description rack-mounted ups 21304rx ibm ups 10000xhv 53951ax ibm 1500va l...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 38 power distribution units the server supports attachments to the power distribution units (pdus) listed in the following table. Table 26. Power distribution units (part 1) part number description switched and monitored pdus 46m4002 ibm 1u 9 c19/3 c13 active energy manager dpi® ...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 39 table 26. Power distribution units (part 2) part number description universal pdus 39y8951 dpi universal rack pdu w/ us lv and hv line cords 39y8952 dpi universal rack pdu w/ cee7-vii europe lc 39y8953 dpi universal rack pdu w/ denmark lc 39y8954 dpi universal rack pdu w/ isra...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 40 racks cabinets the server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table. Table 27. Rack cabinets part number description 201886x ibm 11u office enablement kit 93072px ibm 25u static s2 standard rack 93072rx ibm 25u standard rack 14102rx ibm 25ru standard rack 14104r...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 41 rack options the server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table. Table 28. 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...

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    Ibm system x3550 m3 43 related publications and links for more information see the following documents: ibm system x3550 m3 product page http://www.Ibm.Com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3550m3/index.Html installation and user's guide - ibm system x3550 m3 (type 4254, 7944) http://ibm.Com/support/entry/po...

  • Page 44: Notices

    Ibm system x3550 m3 44 notices this information was developed for products and services offered in the u.S.A. Ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and services curren...

  • Page 45: Trademarks

    Ibm system x3550 m3 45 this document was created or updated on march 16, 2013. Send us your comments in one of the following ways: use the online contact us review form found at: ibm.Com/redbooks send your comments in an e-mail to: redbook@us.Ibm.Com mail your comments to: ibm corporation, internati...