IBM System p5 505 Express

• First IBM POWER5+™ server in a high-density 1U package
• Ideal for infrastructure and clustered HPC workloads
• Capability to support Linux® and UNIX® applications simultaneously
• 3-year warranty coupled with security and reliability features to help give peace of mind
• Easy to acquire, deploy, integrate and manage

In today’s competitive world, the difference between winning and losing could be determined by how efficiently a company, be it large or small, manages its servers. That’s why IBM has developed the System p5 Express family of flexible, affordable servers designed with exceptional security and reliability features and built on the successful heritage of the IBM eServer™ p5 Express product line. Offering the lowest priced System p5 Express server built with proven IBM POWER5 technology, the p5-505 and p5-505Q Express entry servers provide exceptional value in a 1U (one EIA Unit) high-density system. They offer on demand computing without compromising availability, flexibility or security features—at a value price. With expansive growth potential, innovative virtualization capabilities, extraordinary power and proven IBM technology, System p5 505 and 505Q Express servers are ready to help clients do more and spend less.

The performance, reliability and affordability features of the System p5 505 Express platform are designed with proven IBM technology to meet the needs of smaller and medium-sized clients for high-performance, easy-to-manage and very attractively priced systems. The p5-505 Express is a 1- or 2-core server with 1.9 or 2.1 GHz POWER5+ processor cores. It can ideally function as a security server (e-mail, firewall, asset protection, identity security), for basic infrastructure applications such as Web serving, simple database serving, file/print serving and for HPC clustering.

Specifically, the System p5 505 Express server provides: