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Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and

expandable, rack-dense, 1U dual-socket server

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Hot-swap/redundant fans supported

Yes (standard)

Rack mount method

Slides and Cable Management Arm (provided standard)

Maximum altitude

7,000 ft;

2,133 m

Operating temperature range

50 – 95º F; 10 – 35º C (up to 3,000 ft /

914.4 m)

50 – 90º F; 10 – 32º C (3,000 ft to 7,000 ft /

914.4m to 2,133m)

Dimensions (HWD) / weight

1.7” (43mm) H

17.3” (440mm) W

28.0” (711.4mm) D

28 (minimum) – 34.5 lb (maximum)

12.7 – 15.6 kg

Operating systems supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2; Microsoft Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2;

RHEL 4 32/64-bit without Xen; RHEL 5 32/64-bit, with and without Xen; SLES 10/11

32/64-bit with and without Xen; VMware ESX Server 4.0, ESXi Server 4.0

Length of limited warranty

3 years (parts and labor)

The Bottom Line

The IBM System x3550 M2 is an extremely energy efficient, powerful system, incorporating

significantly redesigned management tools and abundant IBM-unique innovations:

Price/Performance

• High-throughput processors — Up to two 2.0 to 2.96GHz four-core or 1.86GHz two-core

Xeon 5500 Series processors

• Energy-efficient low-voltage processors — 60W four-core Xeon processors

• Large cache — 8MB or 4MB of L3 processor cache (processor-specific)

• 64-bit extensions (EM64T)

• Fast memory —1333MHz PC3-10600 DDR III ECC memory standard, operating at

1333MHz or 1066MHz or 800MHz (depending on processor model and memory configuration)

• Fast disk technology —Supports high-performance drives that provide high density/high

reliability and allow you to scale up as your business grows.

• Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard supporting

Jumbo Frames and TOE, two additional Gigabit Ethernet optional

• Fast I/O — Two PCIe x16 adapter slots

Flexibility

• Large memory capacity — Up to 128GB of registered DDR3 DIMMs, using 16 DIMM slots

• Up to six 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs or 2.5-inch simple-swap SSD drives

• Choice of disk storage — Up to 3.0TB of internal SAS/SATA storage or up to 300GB of

internal solid-state storage

• High-performance external expansion — Five 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front, two rear,

one internal for optional USB key with hypervisor)

• Slotless hardware-based 3Gbps RAID-0/1/1E or 6Gbps RAID-0/1/10/5/50 (optional RAID-

6/60 with SED support) standard

• Two available adapter slots —

 Two x16

PCIe slots (Gen2)

 An optional riser card containing one 133MHz PCI-X slot can replace the riser card

containing each of the PCIe slots

• Integrated CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo or CD-RW/DVD-RW Multi-burner drive on selected

models, optional on others

• Two video ports (one on the front and one on the back)

• Optional iSCSI HBA Adapter for IXA Connectivity (to System i

servers)

Manageability, Serviceability and Availability

• IBM Systems Director systems management software, including:

For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-772-2227 in the U.S. In Canada call 800-

426-2255. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services including those designated as

ServerProven or ClusterProven. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For warranties including onsite labor, a

technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely. International warranty service is available in any country in

which this product is sold.

The x8 slots can accept x1, x4, or x8 adapters running at x1, x4, or x8 throughput, respectively.