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Simplifies IT environments

Responds to dynamic needs on demand

Flexible growth options with up to a 4-way system

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.


Common features

Delivered with IBM POWER5+™ processorsthe tenth generation of 64-bit processor technology

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

Extensive portfolio of proven solutions available in all operating environments

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

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

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

workloadsincludes On/Off Capacity on Demand which allows you to pay only for the capacity they activate
 
Hardware summary

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

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

2GB to 64GB memory

Up to 548 disk drives - 77TB of capacity

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

Up to 173 PCI-X slots, 96 LANs

Integrated Ethernet LAN and disk controllers

Integrated DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM

Base 2-line WAN

Up to 36 Integrated xSeries® Servers

Up to 16 Integrated xSeries Adapters

Redundant, hot-plug components for additional reliability

Rack-optimized or deskside configuration available

1 Via an Integrated xSeries Adapter or Integrated xSeries Server


 
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