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System x3550 M3 (7944)

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A four-digit feature code is used to specify a component that is configurable in the IBM configurators, the eBusiness Configurator (eConfig) and the IBM Web-based Hardware Configurator, used in US and Canada. Options that do not have feature codes cannot be integrated by IBM into a system using these IBM configurators. To purchase options separately, refer to the option part number provided in this document.

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Table 1. System x3550 M3 (7944) at-a-glance
Part
number1
Withdrawal date3 CPU/FSB speed(GHz/MHz) -cache Number of
processors
(std/max)
Memory (std/max) Form factor Power supply
quantity (std/max)
(Line cord)2
Hot-swap
(power, slots,
HDD, fans, memory)
System Mgmt
Processor
7944-A2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon E5506 2.13GHz/4.8GTS-4MB 4C (Nehalem-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-B2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon E5507 2.26GHz/4.8GTS-4MB 4C (Nehalem-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-C2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon L5630 2.13GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 4C (Westmere-EP 40W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-D2Y - 1 x Xeon E5620 2.40GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-F2Y Sep 30 2011 2 x Xeon E5630 2.53GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 2/2 8GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 2/2 LC P, H, F -
7944-G2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon E5640 2.66GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-H2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon L5640 2.26GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 60W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-J2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon X5650 2.66GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 95W) 1/2 12GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-M2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon X5670 2.93GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 95W) 1/2 12GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-N2Y Sep 30 2011 1 x Xeon X5680 3.33GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 130W) 1/2 12GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1 / 2 LC P, H, F -
7944-E1Y May 31 2011 1 x Xeon E5507 2.26GHz/4.8GTS-4MB 4C (Nehalem-EP 80W) 1/2 6GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P, H, F -
7944-E2Y May 31 2011 1 x Xeon E5640 2.66GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 12GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 2/2 LC P, H, F -
7944-E3Y May 31 2011 2 x Xeon X5650 2.66GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 95W) 2/2 24GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 2/2 LC P, H, F -
7944-DCY - 2 x Intel Xeon Processor E5620 4C 2.40GHz 12MB Cache 1066MHz 80w 2/2 24GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 2/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-12Y - 1 x Xeon E5603 1.60GHz/4.8GTS-4MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-22Y - 1 x Xeon E5606 2.13GHz/4.8GTS-8MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-32Y - 1 x Xeon E5607 2.26GHz/4.8GTS-8MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-52Y - 1 x Xeon E5645 2.40GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-54Y - 2 x Xeon E5645 2.40GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 80W) 2/2 8GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 2/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-62Y - 1 x Xeon E5649 2.53GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-72Y - 1 x Xeon X5675 3.06GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 95W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-82Y - 1 x Xeon X5690 3.46GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 130W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-D4Y - 1 x Xeon E5620 2.40GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 4C (Westmere-EP 80W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-E4Y Sep 30 2012 Intel Xeon Processor E5607 4C 2.26GHz 8MB Cache 1066MHz 80W 1/2 6GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-E5Y Sep 30 2012 Intel Xeon Processor E5649 6C 2.53GHz 12MB Cache 1066MHz 80W 1/2 6GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-E6Y Sep 30 2012 Intel Xeon Processor X5650 6C 2.66GHz 12MB Cache 1333MHz 95w 1/2 12GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-H4Y - 1 x Xeon L5640 2.26GHz/5.86GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 60W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -
7944-J4Y - 1 x Xeon X5650 2.66GHz/6.4GTS-12MB 6C (Westmere-EP 95W) 1/2 4GB / 288GB Rack (1U) 1/2 LC P,H,F -


Table 1. System x3550 M3 (7944) at-a-glance (continued)
Part
number1
Withdrawal date3
Integrated
ethernet
Storage
controller
Internal HDD interface Internal
HDD
storage
(std/max)
Optical
drive
Bays
(total/
avail)
Slots
(total/
avail)
7944-A2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-B2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-C2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-D2Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-F2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-G2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-H2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-J2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-M2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-N2Y Sep 30 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2 / 2
7944-E1Y May 31 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB SATA DVD 8/8 2 / 2
7944-E2Y May 31 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB SATA Multiburner 8/8 2 / 2
7944-E3Y May 31 2011 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB SATA Multiburner 8/8 2 / 2
7944-DCY - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 1200GB/4800GB SATA Multi-Burner 8/4 2/2
7944-12Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-22Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-32Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-52Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-54Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-62Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-72Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-82Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-D4Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-E4Y Sep 30 2012 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB SATA Multiburner 8/8 2/2
7944-E5Y Sep 30 2012 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB SATA Multiburner 8/8 2/2
7944-E6Y Sep 30 2012 Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB SATA Multiburner 8/8 2/2
7944-H4Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2
7944-J4Y - Dual 1Gb
SAS/SATA Hot-Swap 0GB / 4800GB optional 8/8 2/2

Notes:

  1. Model numbers provided are worldwide generally available variant (GAV) model numbers which are not orderable as listed and need to be modified by country. The U.S. GAV model numbers use the following nomenclature: xxU. For example, the U.S. orderable part number for 7944-12Y is 7944-12U. See the product specific Official IBM announcement letter for other country-specific GAV model numbers. GAV to MTM mapping for A.P. Geographies follow the same pattern. Substitute the last character with the country- specific designator.
  2. LC abbreviation indicates that the US models ship standard with a line cord. Models without line cords will be indicated with a hyphen.
  3. Withdrawal dates are provided for U.S. and Canada only. Business Partner Inventory may be available.
  4. 2.5" SAS Form Factor
  5. For 7944 A2Y, B2Y, C2Y, D2Y, F2Y, G2Y, H2Y, J2Y, M2Y, N2Y, to upgrade maximum number of hard disk drive to 8, option 59Y3951 should be selected. When option 59Y3951 is selected, you cannot have an internal optical drive.
  6. For 7944 A2Y, B2Y, C2Y, D2Y, F2Y, G2Y, H2Y, J2Y, M2Y, N2Y, if optical drive is needed, option 59Y3952 should be selected.
  7. For 7944 E1Y, E2Y, E3Y, to upgrade maximum of hard disk drive to 8, option 59Y3992 should be selected
  8. Quad rank RDIMMs 192GB (12 x 16GB)
  9. If you select the 7944 E1U, E2U, E3U and try to remove the installed optical drive and add 8 HDD, you can only select the pn 59Y3992, selecting 59Y3951 which is incorrect to install 8 HDD.



         May 14, 2013