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IBM System x3550 M2

Rack-dense, power-optimized server with leadership performance, virtualization and easy management

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	Form factor/height		1U rack



	Processor (max)		Up to two quad-core Intel® Xeon® 5500 series with Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, up to 2.93 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus



	Number of processors (std/max)		1/2



	Cache (max)		Up to 8 MB



	Memory¹ (max)		1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB DDR-3 RDIMMs with 16 DIMM slots—up to 128 GB maximum memory



	Expansion slots		2 PCI-Express x16 Gen 2 slots; one is half-length, full-height and one is low-profile (each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser option)



	Disk bays (total/hot-swap)		Up to six (2.5") hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial ATA (SATA) or solid-state drives (SSDs)



	Maximum internal storage^1,2		Up to 3.0 TB hot-swap SAS or up to 3.0 TB hot-swap SATA or up to 300 GB hot-swap SSD storage



	Network interface		Integrated 2 ports, plus 2 ports optional Gigabit Ethernet



	Power supply (std/max)		1/2; 675 W each



	Hot-swap components		Power supplies, fan modules, disks



	RAID support		Hardware RAID-0, -1, -1E or RAID-0, -1, -10, -5, -50 (with additional option -6,-60) model dependent



	Systems management		IBM IMM with Virtual Media Key for optional remote presence enablement, Predictive Failure Analysis, Integrated Service Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, light path diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide



	Operating systems supported		Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux®, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor



	Limited warranty³		3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite 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, write to: Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services, including those designated as ServerProven®.