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IBM System p5 550Q Express

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Up to 8-core scalability using Quad-Core Module technology

Point, click and consolidate for even greater levels of individual system utilization with optional low-cost virtualization features

Proven 5th generation IBM POWER™ dual-core technology ideal for branch office application and database serving

Save time, money and space when you consolidate on System p5 550 and 550Q Express servers. Get up to 8-core scalability, outstanding price/performance, exceptional RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability) features, and a 3-year warranty—all standard—at an affordable price. Powered by IBM’s most advanced 64-bit processor core, POWER5+, these systems have simultaneous multithreading¹ for increased system utilization and improved application performance. Like all System p5 Express servers, the System p5 550 and 550Q Express can run the IBM AIX 5L™ and Linux® operating systems simultaneously. The new browser-based Integrated Virtualization Manager makes it easier than ever before to achieve increased utilization when adding low-cost IBM Advanced POWER™ Virtualization features to your system.

The System p5 550Q Express platform is a new breed of 8-core scalable database and application server designed to meet the rigors of transaction-intensive and analytical applications. Powered by IBM’s latest Quad-Core Module (QCM) 1.65 GHz POWER5+ processor cores, the p5-550Q Express delivers outstanding price/performance and high system throughput and is ideally suited for compute-intensive business intelligence (BI), scientific and engineering analytical applications, database applications or server consolidation.

Specifically, the System p5 550Q Express server provides:

Common features		Hardware configurations

19-inch rack-mount or deskside packaging 4-core SMP design 64-bit POWER5+ technology Mainframe-inspired RAS features Dynamic LPAR support Advanced POWER Virtualization¹ (option) IBM Micro-Partitioning™ (up to 40 micro-partitions) Shared processor pool Virtual I/O Server with Integrated Virtualization Manager Partition Load Manager (IBM AIX 5L only) Up to eight optional I/O drawers IBM HACMP™ software support for near continuous operation* Operating system support via AIX 5L (V5.2 or later) and Linux distributions from Red Hat (RHEL AS 4 or later) and SUSE Linux (SLES 9 or later)		Deskside or 4U 19-inch rack-mount packaging Four or eight 64-bit 1.65 GHz POWER5+ processor cores 3.8MB L2 and 72MB L3 cache per QCM 1GB to 64GB of DDR2 SDRAM Five PCI-X adapter slots (4 – 133 MHz; 1 – 266 MHz (DDR)) Four standard and four optional hot-swappable SCSI disk bays for up to 2.4TB of internal storage Maximum I/O drawers add an additional 54 PCI-X slots and 96 disk bays (28.8TB) Dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller (internal; RAID optional) Dual ported Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps controller Optional 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 4x GX adapters Two USB, two HMC, two system ports Two slimline and one half-high media bays

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¹ Not supported on AIX 5L V5.2