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 | Simplifies IT environments |

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 | Responds to dynamic needs on demand |

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 | Flexible growth options with up to a 4-way system |

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Your business must balance the opportunity for growth with the need to control costs and complexity. Anticipating this concern, IBM® developed the IBM System i™ platforman integrated and highly secure system that is designed to simplify IT your environment. The System i 550 is designed to help you reduce the number of servers, reduce management costs and reduce maintenance and licensing costsopening the door for reinvestment into business growth.
 | Delivered with IBM POWER5+™ processorsthe tenth generation of 64-bit processor technology |

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 | Runs multiple operating systems and application environments simultaneouslyincluding IBM i5/OS®, Linux®, IBM AIX 5L™, Microsoft® Windows® Server System™1, Java™, WebSphere® and Lotus® Domino® software |

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 | Extensive portfolio of proven solutions available in all operating environments |

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 | Enterprise-class dynamic logical partitioning for allocation and virtualization of resourcesup to 10 partitions per processor |

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 | Flexible on demand price options to enable you to closely match business needs with purchases |

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 | Capacity on Demand features to dynamically apply system resources for accommodating peak application |

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 | workloadsincludes On/Off Capacity on Demand which allows you to pay only for the capacity they activate |
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 | Includes at least one license for i5/OS. Additional licenses of i5/OS, Linux licenses, AIX 5L licenses for partitions and Windows Server licenses for IXA and IXS may be purchased separately |

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 | 1/4-way offering provide from 3800 CPW to 14000 CPW |

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 | 2GB to 64GB memory |

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 | Up to 548 disk drives - 77TB of capacity |

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 | Up to 12 I/O expansion towers/drawers via High Speed Link |

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 | Up to 173 PCI-X slots, 96 LANs |

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 | Integrated Ethernet LAN and disk controllers |

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 | Integrated DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM |

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 | Base 2-line WAN |

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 | Up to 36 Integrated xSeries® Servers |

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 | Up to 16 Integrated xSeries Adapters |

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 | Redundant, hot-plug components for additional reliability |

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 | Rack-optimized or deskside configuration available |
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