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IBM System x3550

High-speed performance and application density for power-managed data centres

  
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Form factor/height Rack/1U
Processor (max) Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® X5270 up to 3.5 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus or Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5470 up to 3.33 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus
Number of processors (std/max) 1/2
Level 2 (L2) cache 2x2 or 2x6 MB (dual-core) and 2x6 MB (quad-core)
Memory1 (std/max) 1 GB or 2 GB/32 GB Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 667 MHz
Expansion slots 2 PCI-Express (x8) half-length, full-height or optional riser card for 1 PCI-X (64-bit 133 MHz)
Disk bays (total/hot-swap) 2/2 (3.5" form factor) or 4/4 (2.5" form factor)
Maximum internal storage1, 2 600 GB 3.5" hot-swap SAS or up to 2.0 TB simple-swap Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) or 293.6 GB 2.5" hot-swap SAS
Network interface Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
Power supply (std/max) 670W 1/2
Hot-swap components Power supply, fans, HDDs (select models)
RAID support Integrated RAID-0, -1, -10, optional RAID-5, -6
Systems management IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, Integrated Service Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, drop-down light path diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, IBM Systems Director, IBM ServerGuide and optional Remote Deployment Manager
Operating systems supported Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux®, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, TurboLinux Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare and VMware ESX Server
Limited warranty3 Three year customer replaceable unit and on-site limited warranty




1 Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and/or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest capacity supported drives available. When referring to variable speed CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and DVDs, actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible.
2 GB and TB = 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively, when referring to storage capacity. Accessible capacity is less.
3 IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, contact your local IBM sales representative or visit: ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For on-site labour, IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician.

 
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