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1. HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 115W 7914 L2x 1x E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 1x8 GB M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 750W Processor detail Processor quantity and model core speed number of cores L3 cache memory speed f The integrated ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes flash backed cache Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server IBM System x3550 M4 Processor options The x3550 M4 supports the processor options listed in the following table The server supports up to two processors This table shows which server models have each processor standard If there is no corresponding where used model for a particular processor then this processor is only available through CTO Table 3 Processor options Part number Description Standard models where used Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family 69Y5672 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W A2x 69Y5674 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W B2x 69Y5675 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W C2x C4x 69Y5676 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W D2x 94Y7464 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630L 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 60W 94Y7546 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2637 2C 3 0GHz 5MB 1600MHz 80W 69Y5677 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W F2x 94Y7465 Intel Xeon Processor2. 1333 MHz LP LRDIMM CPU IBM System x3550 M4 Internal disk storage options IBM System x3550 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations Eight 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Four 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Three 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA hard drive bays Three 3 5 Simple Swap SATA hard drive bays only available in CTO Figure 5 shows the first three of these configurations Eight 2 5 hot swap drive bays Four 2 5 hot swap drive bays Three 3 5 hot swap drive bays Figure 5 Internal drive configurations Backplanes All standard models except C4x ship with four 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Model C4x ships with three 3 5 SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays The following table shows the internal storage expansion options available for the x3550 M4 server Table 6 Internal storage expansion options Part Name Maximum quantity number supported 81Y6657 x3550 M4 plus 4x 2 5 HDD Assembly Kit 1 Option 81Y6657 upgrades models with four hot swap HDD bays to eight hot swap HDD bays Model A2x requires H1110 to be replaced by M1115 or M5110 to support eight HDDs An optical drive can be installed internally when this option is used IBM System x3550 M4 12 RAID controllers The following table lists the RAID controllers and the additional options used for the internal disk storage of the x3550 M4 server T
3. Gb Ethernet mezzanine card does not consume a PCle slot PCI Expansion slots Two slots depending on the riser cards installed The slots are as follows all PCle slots are PCle 3 0 all PCI X slots are 64 bit 133 MHz e Slot 1 PCle x16 low profile half length e Slot 2 PCle x8 opt PCI X or PCle x16 full height half length req 2nd CPU Additional dedicated slot for ServeRAID adapter Ports Two USB 2 0 three USB 2 0 for 3 5 HDD models and one DB 15 video on front Four USB 2 0 one DB 15 video one DB 9 serial one RJ 45 systems management four RJ 45 GbE network ports two optional RJ 45 or SFP 10 GbE network ports on rear One internal USB ports for embedded hypervisor Cooling IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling with up to six N N redundant hot swap fans four standard additional two with second processor each fan has two motors Power supply Up to two redundant hot swap 550 W ac or 750 W ac power supplies 80 Platinum certification Hot swap parts Hard drives power supplies fans IBM System x3550 M4 Table 1 Standard specifications part 2 Components Specification Systems UEFI IBM Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 Predictive Failure Analysis Light Path management Diagnostics Automatic Server Restart IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM ServerGuide Optional IMM Advanced FOD Upgrade for remote presence graphics
4. LC 39Y8955 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Italy LC 39Y8956 DPI Universal Rack PDU with South Africa LC 39Y8957 DPI Universal Rack PDU with UK LC 39Y8958 DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS NZ LC 39Y8959 DPI Universal Rack PDU with China LC 39Y8962 DPI Universal Rack PDU Argentina 39Y8960 DPI Universal Rack PDU Brazil 39Y8961 DPI Universal Rack PDU India OU Basic PDUs 46M4122 IBM OU 24 C13 16A 3 Phase PDU 46M4125 IBM OU 24 C13 30A 3 Phase PDU 46M4128 IBM OU 24 C13 30A PDU 46M4131 IBM OU 24 C13 32A PDU 46M4140 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4143 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU For more information see the BM 1U Switched and Monitored Power Distribution Units at a glance guide at http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0775 html Open IBM System x3550 M4 30 Rack cabinets The server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table Table 22 Rack cabinets Part number Description 201886X IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit 93072PX IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack 93072RX IBM 25U Standard Rack 93074RX IBM 42U Standard Rack 93074XX IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension 93084EX IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack 93084PX IBM 42U Enterprise Rack 93604EX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack 93604PX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Dynamic Rack 93614EX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Static Expansion Rack 93614PX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep S
5. Max memory 64GB 64GB 64GB 96 GB 96 GB 256 GB 384 GB 192 GB 128 GB 128 GB 768 GB 768 GB capacity Max memory 32GB 64GB 64GB 64GB 64GB 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB at max speed Maximum operating speed MHz 1 DIMMs 1333 1333 1333 1333 1600 1333 1333 1600 800 1066 1333 1333 per channel MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz 2 DIMMs 1066 1333 1333 1333 1600 1333 1333 1600 800 800 1066 1333 per channel MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz 3 DIMMs Ns NS NS 1066 1066 NS 1066 1066 NS NSs 1066 1066 per channel MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz Maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed When one processor installed the maximum quantity supported is a half of shown NS Not Supported IBM System x3550 M4 10 The following memory protection technologies are supported ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs Memory mirroring Memory rank sparing If memory mirroring is used then DIMMs must be installed in pairs a minimum of one pair per each CPU and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size If memory rank sparing is used then a minimum of one quad rank DIMM or two single rank or dual rank DIMMs must be installed per populated channel the DIMMs do not need being identical In rank sparing mode one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserv
6. SFF 8087 6 Gbps throughput per port Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip ROC controller PCle x4 Gen 3 host interface Supports RAID 0 1 1E and 10 Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives IBM System x3550 M4 The ServeRAID M1115 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M1100 Series RAID 5 upgrades 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x8 Gen 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller The ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 512 MB battery backed cache or 512 MB or 1 TB flash backed cache 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x8 Gen 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller IBM System x3550 M4 Drive options for internal storage The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3550 M4 server Table 8 Disk driv e options for internal disk storage Part number D
7. The IBM System x3550 M4 has a three year onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePacs discussed in this section The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post warranty maintenance agreements with a well defined scope of services including service hours response time term of service and service agreement terms and conditions IBM ServicePac offerings are country specific that is each country might have its own service types service levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of ServicePacs might be available in a particular country For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country visit the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail Table 16 Warranty service definitions Term Description IBM onsite A service technician will come to the server s location for equipment repair repair IOR 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including IBM holidays 24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your clients location within four hours after remote problem determina
8. keyboard and mouse virtual media Security features Power on password administrator s password Trusted Platform Module TPM Video Matrox G200eR2 with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM2 Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors Operating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2008 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 SUSE Linux systems Enterprise Server 10 and 11 VMware ESX 4 1 and VMware ESXi 4 1 embedded hypervisor supported VMware vSphere 5 Limited warranty Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 NBD Service and Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs 4 hour or 2 hour support response time 8 hours fix time one year or two year warranty extension remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third party Microsoft Linux VMware software Dimensions Height 43 mm 1 7 in width 429 mm 16 9 in depth 734 mm 28 9 in Weight Minimum configuration 12 7 kg 28 Ib maximum 15 9 kg 35 1 Ib The x3550 M4 servers are shipped with the following items supplies IBM System x3550 M4 Statement of Limited Warranty Important Notices Rack Installation Instructions Documentation CD containing nstallation and User s Guide IBM Systems Director 6 3 Base for x86 DVD ROM IBM System x Gen lll Slides Kit IBM System x Gen lll Cable Management Arm CMA 2 8 m C13 C14 power cord one for models
9. 0 Tape Drive Express Model H5S 3580S5X System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express Model S53 3572S4R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO4 HH SAS drive amp rack mount kit 3572S5R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO5 HH SAS drive amp rack mount kit 35732UL TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U Driveless 35734UL TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U Driveless 46X2682 LTO Ultrium 5 Fibre Channel Drive 46X2683tT LTO Ultrium 5 SAS Drive Sled 46X2684t LTO Ultrium 5 Half High Fibre Drive Sled 46X2685t LTO Ultrium 5 Half High SAS Drive Sled 46X6912 LTO Ultrium 4 Half High Fibre Channel Drive Sled 46X7117t LTO Ultrium 4 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled 46X7122 LTO Ultrium 3 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled Note The external tape drives listed can be ordered through the IBM System x sales channel The server may support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table Refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information t Note These part numbers are the tape drives options for 35732UL and 35734UL IBM System x3550 M4 26 Top of rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top of rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking listed in the following table Table 19 IBM System Networking Top of rack switches Part number Description IBM System Networking 1 Gb top of rack switches 0446013 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000R 7309CFC IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000
10. 50 M4 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime The server offers memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure Tool less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as CPU memory and adapter cards The server offers hot swap drives supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime The server has two redundant hot swap power supplies and six dual motor hot swap N N redundant fans to provide availability for business critical applications The power source independent light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability Predictive Failure Analysis PFA detects when system components processors VRMs memory hard disk drives fans and power supplies operate outside of standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of possible failure therefore increasing uptime Solid state drivers SSDs offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime Built in Integrated Management Module version 2 IMM v2 continuously monitors system parameters triggers alerts and performs recovery actions in case of failure to minimize downtime Built in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Ana
11. E5 2643 4C 3 3GHz 10MB 1600MHz 130W 69Y5678 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W G2x 69Y5685 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1600MHz 70W 52x 69Y5679 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W H2x 94Y7547 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W 62x 69Y5682 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2667 6C 2 9GHz 15MB 1600MHz 130W 94Y7463 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W J2x 69Y5680 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 20MB 1600MHz 130W L2x 94Y7545 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2690 8C 2 9GHz 20MB 1600MHz 135W Note The option for the second processor includes two additional system fans IBM System x3550 M4 Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal IBM System x performance and throughput IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime From a service and support standpoint IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty and IBM provides service and support worldwide The IBM System x3550 M4 supports DDR3 memory The server supports up to 12 DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 24 DIMMs when two processors are installed Each processor has four memory channels and there are three DIMMs per channel The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration e Mixing different types of memory UDIMMs RDIM
12. F 7309CD8 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000DC 7309G52 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052R 730952F IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052F 427348E IBM Ethernet Switch J48E 6630010 Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port 6630011 Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port with PoE 6630012 Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port 6630013 Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port with PoE IBM System Networking 10 Gb top of rack switches 0446017 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124R 7309BF9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124F 7309BD5 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124DC 7309BR6 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124ER 7309BF7 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124EF 7309G64 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264R 730964F IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264F 7309CR9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TR 7309CF9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TF 0719410 Juniper Networks EX4500 Front to Back Airflow 0719420 Juniper Networks EX4500 Back to Front Airflow IBM System Networking 40 Gb top of rack switches 8036ARX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316R 8036AFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316F IBM System x3550 M4 27 Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply UPS units listed in the following table Table 20 Uninterruptible power supply units Part number Descrip
13. Ms and LRDIMMs is not supported e Mixing 1 5 V and 1 35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported in such cases all DIMMs operate at 1 5 V e The maximum number of ranks supported per one channel is eight with the exception of Load Reduced DIMMs where more than eight ranks are supported because one quad rank LRDIMM provides the same electrical load on a memory bus as a single rank RDIMM e The maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in server depends on number of CPUs DIMM type rank and operating voltage as shown in the Max quantity row in Table 4 e All DIMMs in all CPU memory channels operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of e The memory speed supported by the specific CPU e The lowest of maximum operating speeds for the selected memory configuration that depends on rated speed operating voltage and quantity of DIMMs per channel as shown under Maximum operating speed section in Table 4 Table 4 Maximum memory speeds Specification UDIMMs RDIMMs LRDIMMs Rank Dual rank Single rank Dual rank Quad rank Quad rank Rated speed 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 1333 MHz 1600 1066 MHz 1333 MHz MHz MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 1 35 V 15V 1 35V 15V 1 35 V 1 35 V Operating 135V 1 5V 1 35V 15V 15V 1 35V 1 5V 1 5 V 1 35V 1 5V 1 35V 1 5V voltage Max quantity 16 16 16 24 24 16 24 24 16 16 24 24 Largest DIMM 4 GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 16GB 16GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 32GB 32 GB
14. SB 160 GB Bundle 46C5387 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System Internal USB 320 GB Bundle 46C5388 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System Internal USB 500 GB Bundle 46C5399 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 43W8478 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 49Y9898 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive IBM System x3550 M4 25 Table 18 External backup options Part 2 Part number Description External backup units 362516X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 160 GB Bundle 362532X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 320 GB Bundle 362550X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 500 GB Bundle 3628L3X IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive with US line cord 3628L4X IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive with US line cord 3628L5X IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive with US line cord 3628N3X IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord 3628N4X IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord 3628N5X IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord 3580S3V System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model H3V 3580S4V System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model H4V 3580S5E System Storage TS225
15. Switched and Monitored 32A PDU 46M4134 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 50A 3 Phase PDU 46M4137 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Enterprise PDUs 71762MX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71762NX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71763MU IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 Phase 60A PDU NA 71763NU IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 Phase 60A PDU NA 39M2816 IBM DPI C13 Enterprise PDU without linecord 39Y8923 DPI 60A Three Phase C19 Enterprise PDU with IEC309 3P G 208 V fixed line cord 39Y8941 DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU without line cord 39Y8948 DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU without line cord Front end PDUs 39Y8934 DPI 32 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 2P Gnd connector 39Y8935 DPI 63amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 2P Gnd connector 39Y8938 30 amp 125 V Front end PDU with NEMA L5 30P connector 39Y8939 30 amp 250 V Front end PDU with NEMA L6 30P connector 39Y8940 60 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P N Gnd connector IBM System x3550 M4 29 Table 21 Power distribution units part 2 Part number Description Universal PDUs 39Y8951 DPI Universal Rack PDU with US LV and HV line cords 39Y8952 DPI Universal Rack PDU with CEE7 VII Europe LC 39Y8953 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Denmark LC 39Y8954 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Israel
16. able 7 RAID controllers for internal storage Part Description Max Standard models where number quantity used supported 81Y4492 ServeRAID H1110 SAS SATA Controller for IBM System 1 A2x C4x x 81Y4448 ServeRAID M1115 SAS SATA Controller for IBM System 1 B2x C2x x 81Y4542 ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1 for IBM System x 81Y4481 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller for IBM System 1 D2x F2x G2x 52x H2x x 62x J2x L2x 81Y4544 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1 for IBM System x 81Y4484 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1 for IBM System x 81Y4487 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 D2x F2x for IBM System x 81Y4559 ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade for 1 G2x H2x J2x L2x 52x 62x IBM System x 81Y4508 ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit for IBM System x 1 81Y4546 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for IBM it System x The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 81Y4508 is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4484 t The ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 81Y4546 requires RAID 5 Upgrade with caches 81Y4484 81Y4487 or 81Y4559 only The RAID controller is installed into a dedicated PCle slot The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications Four internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports One x4 mini SAS internal connector
17. ating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVT significantly improve floating point performance for compute intensive technical and scientific applications compared to Intel Xeon 5600 series processors e The 24 Load Reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs of 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC memory provide speed high availability and a memory capacity of up to 768 GB running at 1066 MHz e The theoretical maximum memory bandwidth of the Intel Xeon processor E5 family is 51 6 GB s which is 60 more than in the previous generation of Intel Xeon processors e The use of solid state drives SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning drives HDDs can significantly improve I O performance An SSD can support up to 100 times more I O operations per second IOPS than a typical HDD e The server has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and two optional 10 Gb Ethernet ports with mezzanine cards that do not consume a PICe slot e The server offers PCI Express 3 0 I O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum bandwidth by 60 8 GT s per link compared to the previous generation of PCI Express 2 0 e With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance IBM System x3550 M4 Availability and serviceability The x35
18. btained in other operating environments may vary significantly Some measurements may have been made on development level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems Furthermore some measurement may have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment COPYRIGHT LICENSE This information contains sample application programs in source language which illustrate programming techniques on various operating platforms You may copy modify and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM for the purposes of developing using marketing or distributing application programs conforming to the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore cannot guarantee or imply reliability serviceability or function of these programs Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2012 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp IBM System x3550 M4 34 This document was created or updated on April 26 2012 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com
19. e installation of one riser card The slot form factors are as follows e Slot 1 PCle x16 low profile half length installed Slot 2 PCle x16 PCle x8 or PCI X full height half length requires second processor to be Riser 1 supplies slot 1 and riser 2 supplies slot 2 Standard models have two riser cards installed that provide one PCle x16 Gen 3 slot and one PCle x8 Gen 3 slot You can replace the second riser card with one of the following or configure one of these riser cards instead of the second riser card using special bid or CTO provided a second processor is also installed e A riser with one PCle x16 Gen 3 slot e A riser with one PCle x8 Gen 3 slot e A riser with one PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz slot The following table lists the PCI riser card options Table 10 PCI riser card options Part number Description Maximum quantity supported x3550 M4 PCle Gen lll Riser Card 1 x8 FH HL Slot 1 69Y5670 69Y5671 x3550 M4 PCle Gen lll Riser Card 1 x16 FH HL Slot 1 69Y5669 x3550 M4 PCI X Riser Card 1 PCIX FH HL Slot 1 IBM System x3550 M4 Network adapters The x3550 M4 supports four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports Integrated NICs have the following features An Intel I350AM4 chip Four GbE ports TCP Offload Engine TOE support Wake on LAN support 802 1Q VLAN tagging support NIC Teaming load balancing and failover Optionally two 10 Gb Ethernet ports can be add
20. ectors Figure 2 shows the front of the server Pop out light Video USB 2 0 path diagnostics port ports panel Light path diagnostics Hot swap 2 5 SAS HDD bays Optical Power Status panel eject 3 5 HS and SS bays available drive button LEDs button Figure 2 Front view of the IBM System x3550 M4 IBM System x3550 M4 4 Figure 3 shows the rear of the server Four standard PCle slot 1 GbE ports PCle slot Ethernet pot Four USB Serial Two optional Video Two hot swap for IMM ports port 10 GbE ports port power supplies Figure 3 Rear view of the IBM System x3550 M4 Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server RAID Six hot USB socket for controller in swap Light path diagnostics hypervisor dedicated slot CPU 1 fans panel and optical drive Hot swap PCle slots 24 DIMM CPU 2 HDD bays power supply slots bays Figure 4 Inside view of the IBM System x3550 M4 IBM System x3550 M4 Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Components Specification Form factor 1U Rack Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family CPUs with eight cores up to 2 9 GHz or six cores up to 2 9 GHz or quad cores up to 3 3 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1600 MHz memory speed Up to 20 MB L3 cache Chipset Intel C604 Memory Up to 24 DIMM
21. ed as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs installed The following table lists memory options available for the x3550 M4 server Table 5 Memory options Part Description Maximum Standard models number quantity where used supported UDIMMs 49Y1404 4 GB 1x 4 GB 2Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 1333 16 8 per CPU MHz LP UDIMM RDIMMs 49Y1405 2 GB 1x 2 GB 1Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 24 12 per 1333 MHz LP RDIMM CPU 49Y1406 4 GB 1x 4 GB 1Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 24 12 per A2x B2x 1333 MHz LP RDIMM CPU 49Y1559 4 GB 1x 4 GB 1Rx4 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 24 12 per 1600 MHz LP RDIMM CPU 49Y1407 4 GB 1x 4 GB 2Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 24 12 per 1333 MHz LP RDIMM CPU 90Y3178 4 GB 1x 4 GB 2Rx8 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 24 12 per 1600 MHz LP RDIMM CPU 49Y1397 8 GB 1x 8 GB 2Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 1333 24 12 per C2x C4x D2x F2x MHz LP RDIMM CPU 90Y3109 8 GB 1x 8 GB 2Rx4 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 24 12 per 52x 62x G2x H2x 1600 MHz LP RDIMM CPU J2x L2x 49Y1399 8 GB 1x 8 GB 4Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 16 8 per CPU 1066 MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1563 16 GB 1x 16 GB 2Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM CPU LRDIMMs 90Y3105 32 GB 1x 32 GB 4Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per DDR3
22. ed by installing the a dual port 10 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card as listed in the following table Mezzanine cards use a dedicated connector on the system board and do not consume a PCI expansion slot The following table lists additional supported network adapters Table 11 Network adapters Part number Description Maximum quantity supported 10 Gb Ethernet Mezzanine Card does not consume a PCI expansion slot 90Y6456 Emulex Dual Port 1OGbE SFP Embedded VFA III for IBM System x 1 10 Gb Ethernet 49Y7910 Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port 10GBase T Adapter for IBM System 2 x 49Y7960 Intel X520 DA2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter for IBM System x 2 81Y9990 Mellanox ConnectX 2 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2 Converged Network Adapters CNAs 42C1800 QLogic 10 Gb Dual Port CNA for IBM System x 2 42C1820 Brocade 10 Gb Dual port CNA for IBM System x 2 Gigabit Ethernet 39Y6066 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter 2 42C1780 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 2 49Y4220 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 2 4201750 PRO 1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel 2 49Y4230 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter 1340 T2 for IBM System x 2 49Y4240 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter 1340 T4 for IBM System x 2 90Y9352 Broadcom NetXtreme Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2 90Y9370 Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port GbE Adapt
23. em x servers Software support Support Line e Microsoft or Linux software e VMware e BM Director IBM System x3550 M4 23 Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following standards FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 003 issue 4 Class A UL IEC 60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 NOM 019 Argentina IEC60950 1 Japan VCCI Class A Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report China CCC GB4943 GB9254 Class A GB17625 1 Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A CNS14336 1 Korea KN22 Class A KN24 Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318 22 GOST R 51318 24 GOST R 51317 3 2 GOST R 51317 3 3 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A TUV GS EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 EK1 ITB2000 External disk storage expansion Currently the x3550 M4 does not support external storage expansion units such as the EXP3000 It can however be attached to supported external storage systems such as the DS3500 series using the supported HBAs listed in Table 12 External disk storage systems Table 17 lists the external storage systems that are supported by x3550 M4 and can be ordered through System x sales channel The server may support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for furthe
24. er for IBM System x 2 Note Converged Network Adapters require SFP optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased separately IBM System x3550 M4 Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3550 M4 server Table 12 Storage adapters Part number Description Maximum quantity supported Fibre Channel 59Y1987 Brocade 4 Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 59Y1993 Brocade 4 Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 39R6525 QLogic 4 Gb FC Single Port PCle HBA for IBM System x 2 39R6527 QLogic 4 Gb FC Dual Port PCle HBA for IBM System x 2 42C2069 Emulex 4 Gbps FC Single Port PCl e HBA for IBM System x 2 42C2071 Emulex 4 Gbps FC Dual Port PCl e HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0485 Emulex 8 Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0494 Emulex 8 Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0501 QLogic 8 Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0510 QLogic 8 Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 46M6049 Brocade 8 Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 46M6050 Brocade 8 Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 SAS 46M0907 IBM 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller 2 PCle SSD adapters Currently the server does not support High IOPS SSD adapters Power supplies The server supports up to two redundant power supplies providing N N redundancy Standard models come with one or two power supplies model dependent The following table lists
25. escription Maximum quantity supported 2 5 NL SATA Hot Swap HDDs 81Y9722 IBM 250GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 81Y9726 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 81Y9730 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 2 5 NL SAS Hot Swap HDDs 90Y8953 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 81Y9690 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 2 5 SAS Hot Swap HDDs 90Y8926 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 90Y8877 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 81Y9670 IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 90Y8872 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 81Y9650 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 3 5 NL SAS Hot Swap HDDs 90Y8567 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 90Y8572 IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 90Y8577 IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 3 5 NL SATA Hot swap HDDs 81Y9786 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9790 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9794 IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9798 IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 3 5 NL SATA Simple Swap HDDs 81Y9802 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 81Y9806 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 81Y9810 IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 81Y9814 IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 These drives are for use in a configuration that is only available through special bid or the Configure To Order CTO process IBM System x3550 M4 Internal backu
26. lysis DSA Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty next business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades available Manageability and security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3550 M4 IBM System x3550 M4 The server includes an Integrated Management Module II IMM2 to monitor server availability and perform remote management An integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI enables improved setup configuration and updates and simplifies error handling An integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation There is industry standard AES NI support for faster stronger encryption IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management It offers comprehensive systems management tools that help to increase uptime reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks allowing an application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other soft
27. ment Interface IPMI Version 2 0 e Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Version 3 e Common Information Model CIM e Web browser The optional IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade is required to enable the remote presence and blue screen capture features The remote presence feature provides the following functions e Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel regardless of the system state e Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client e Mapping the CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server e Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive The blue screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating system hang condition A system administrator can use the blue screen capture to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition The following table lists the remote management option Table 15 Remote management option Part number Description Maximum quantity supported 90Y3901 IBM Integrated Management Module 1 Advanced Upgrade IBM System x3550 M4 20 Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windo
28. or your most important business applications and cloud deployments Combining balanced performance and flexibility the x3550 M4 is a great choice for small and medium businesses and up to the large enterprise It can provide outstanding uptime to keep business critical applications and cloud deployments running safely Ease of use and comprehensive systems management tools make it easy to deploy Outstanding RAS and high efficiency design improves your business environment and helps save operational costs Scalability and performance The x3550 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family improves productivity by offering superior system performance with 8 core processors and up to 2 9 GHz core speeds up to 20 MB of L3 cache and up to two 8 GT s QPI interconnect links e Up to two processors 16 cores and 32 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multithreaded applications e Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor TDP e Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core up to two threads per core e Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow oper
29. orted environment e Air temperature e Server on 5 C to 40 C 41 0 F to 104 F altitude 0 to 915 m 3 000 ft for 60W to 95W processors models e Server on 10 C to 35 C 50 0 F to 95 F altitude 0 to 915 m 3 000 ft for 115W to 135W processors models e Server off 5 C to 45 C 41 0 F to 113 F e Shipment 40 C to 60 C 40 F to 140 F e Humidity e For 115W to 130W processors 135W processors models e Server on 20 to 80 maximum dew point 21 C maximum rate of change 5 C hr e Server off 8 to 80 maximum dew point 27 C e For 60W to 95W processors models e Server on 8 to 85 maximum dew point 24 C maximum rate of change 5 C hr e Server off 8 to 80 maximum dew point 27 C e Electrical e Models with 750 W power supplies e 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 8 9 A e 200 to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 4 5 A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 14 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 9 kVA e Models with 550 W power supplies e 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 6 5 A e 200 to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 3 3 A e input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 12 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 66 kVA e BTU output e Minimum configuration 406 Btu hr 119 watts e Maximum configuration 2900 Btu hr 850 watts e Noise level e 6 5 bels operating e 6 3 bels idle IBM System x3550 M4 22 Warranty options
30. p units The server does not support internal tape drive options or other internal backup units Optical drives The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table Server models with 3 5 HDDs do not support internal optical drive they provide a third USB port on the front for an external optical drive Table 9 Optical drives Part Description Maximum quantity Standard models number supported where used 46M090 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD ROM 1 1 46M090 UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi Burner 1 2 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD ROM part number 46M0901 supports the following media and speeds for reading CD ROM 24X CD DA DAE 20X CD R 24X CD RW 24X DVD ROM single layer 8X DVD ROM dual layer 8X DVD R 4 7 GB 6X DVD R DL 4X DVD R 6X DVD R DL 4X DVD RW 4 7 GB 4X DVD RW 4X DVD RAM 4 7 9 4 GB 4X IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi Burner 46M0902 supports the same media and speeds for reading as DVD ROM 46M0901 This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing CD R 24X CD RW 4X High Speed CD RW 10X Ultra Speed CD RW 16X Ultra Speed Plus CD RW 16X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 6X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 6X DVD RW 6X DVD RW 8X DVD RAM 5X IBM System x3550 M4 16 I O expansion options The server supports two PCI slots with different riser cards installed into two riser sockets on the system planar one riser socket supports th
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32. r information Table 17 External disk storage systems Part number Description 1746A2D IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System 1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A4S IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System 181494H IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 94 181498H IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 98 181492H IBM System Storage EXP395 Expansion Unit 1746A2E IBM System Storage EXP3512 Express Storage Expansion Unit 1746A4E IBM System Storage EXP3524 Express Storage Expansion Unit IBM System x3550 M4 24 External backup units The server supports the external backup attachment options listed in Table 18 Table 18 External backup options Part 1 Part number Description External tape expa nsion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure 8767HHX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure 87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord 8767HNX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord Tape enclosure adapters with cables 44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit 40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures 46C5364 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System Internal U
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36. sockets 12 DIMMs per processor RDIMMs UDIMMs and LR DIMMs Load Reduced DIMMs supported but memory types cannot be intermixed Memory DIMM speeds up to 1600 MHz Memory With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors maximums With UDIMMs Up to 64 GB with 16x 4 GB UDIMMs and two processors With LRDIMMs Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB LRDIMMs and two processors Memory ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs memory mirroring and memory rank sparing protection Disk drive bays Up to eight 2 5 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or up to three 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or up to three 3 5 Simple Swap SATA HDDs Maximum internal storage Up to 7 2 TB with 900 GB 2 5 SAS HDDs or up to 8 TB with 1 TB 2 5 NL SAS SATA HDDs or up to 9 TB with 3 TB 3 5 NL SAS SATA HDDs Intermix of SAS SATA is supported RAID support RAID 0 1 10 with H1110 M1115 or M5110 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 available for M1115 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 are available zero cache 512 MB battery backed cache 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache for M5110 Optional upgrade to RAID 6 60 are available for M5110 with caches Optical drive bays One optional for models with 2 5 drives Support for DVD ROM or Multiburner Tape drive bays None Network interfaces Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE T ports RJ 45 two integrated 10 Gb Ethernet ports 1OGBASE T RJ 45 or 1OGBASE SR SFP based on optional 10
37. tatic Rack 93624EX IBM 47U 1200 mm Deep Static Expansion Rack 93624PX IBM 47U 1200 mm Deep Static Rack 99564RX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Rack 99564XX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Expansion Rack IBM System x3550 M4 31 Rack options The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table Table 23 Rack options Part number Description Monitor kits and keyboard trays 172317X 1U 17in Flat Panel Console Kit 172319X 1U 19in Flat Panel Console Kit Console switches 1754D2X IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager GCM32 1754D1X IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager GCM 16 1754A2X IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager LCM16 1754A1X IBM Local 1x8 Console Manager LCM8 Console cables 43V6147 IBM Single Cable USB Conversion Option UCO 39M2895 IBM USB Conversion Option 4 Pack UCO 39M2897 IBM Long KVM Conversion Option 4 Pack Long KCO 46M5383 IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 VCO2 46M5382 IBM Serial Conversion Option SCO For more information see the following IBM Redbooks publications at a glance guides e IBM 1754 LCM8 and LCM16 Local Console Managers at a glance guide http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0788 html Open e IBM GCM16 and GCM32 Global Console Managers at a glance guide http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0772 html Open e BM 1U 17 inch and 19 inch Flat Panel Console Kits at a glance guide ht
38. the power supplies An AC power supply ships standard with one 2 8 m C13 C14 power cord Table 13 Power supplies Part Description Max quantity Standard models number supported where used 94Y6668 IBM System x 550W High Efficiency Platinum AC 2 A2x B2x C2x C4x D2x Power Supply F2x G2x H2x J2x 52x 62x 94Y6669 IBM System x 750W High Efficiency Platinum AC 2 L2x Power Supply IBM System x3550 M4 Integrated virtualization The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key The key is installed in a USB socket inside the server The following table lists the virtualization options Table 14 Virtualization options Part number Description Maximum quantity supported 41Y8298 IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi Downloads 1 41Y8300 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware vSphere 5 0 1 Remote management The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 which provides advanced service processor control monitoring and an alerting function If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails the IMM lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem records the error in the event log and alerts you to the problem Optionally the IMM also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities The IMM provides remote server management through industry standard interfaces e Intelligent Platform Manage
39. tion Rack mounted UPS 21304RX IBM UPS 10000XHV 53951AX IBM 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53951KX IBM 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53952AX IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53952KX IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53953AX IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 100 V 120 V 53953J5X IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53956AX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53956KX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 230 V 53959KX IBM 11000VA LCD 5U Rack UPS 200V 208V 230V For more information see the following at a glance guides e IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack Uninterruptible Power Supply for IBM System x at a glance guide http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0782 html Open e BM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS at a glance guide http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0793 html Open IBM System x3550 M4 28 Power distribution units The server supports attachments to the power distribution units PDUs listed in the following table Table 21 Power distribution units part 1 Part number Description Switched and Monitored PDUs 46M4002 IBM 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4003 IBM 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4004 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4005 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4167 IBM 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A 3 Phase PDU 46M4116 IBM OU 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A PDU 46M4119 IBM OU 24 C13
40. tion is completed We provide service around the clock every day including IBM holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the client s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays If after 1 00 p m it is determined that onsite service is required the client can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day For noncritical service requests a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client s location on the business day after we business day receive your call following remote problem determination We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the client s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays In general the types of IBM ServicePacs are as follows e Warranty and maintenance service upgrades e One two three four or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage e Onsite repair from next business day to 4 or 2 hours e One or two years of warranty extension e Remote technical support services One or three years with 24x7 coverage severity 1 or 9x5 next business day for all severities Installation and startup support for System x servers Remote technical support for Syst
41. tp www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0731 html Open IBM System x3550 M4 32 Related publications and links For more information see these resources IBM System x3550 M4 product page http www ibm com systems x hardware rack x3550m4 index html IBM System x 3550 M4 Installation and User s Guide http ibm com support IBM System x 3550 M4 Problem Determination and Service Guide http ibm com support ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x3550 M4 http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us xseries 7914 html IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM System x servers and options http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pgbycat IBM System x DDR3 Memory Configurator http www ibm com systems x hardware ddr3config Configuration and Option Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog xRef IBM System x Reference Sheets http www redbooks ibm com xref IBM System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry portal http ibm com support entry portal Downloads Hardware Systems System_x System_x3550_M4 IBM System Storage Interoperation Center http www ibm com systems support storage ssic IBM System x3550 M4 33 Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and se
42. ware running on a system Energy efficiency The x3550 M4 offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy reduce operational costs increase energy availability and contribute to a green environment e Energy efficient planar components help lower operational costs e High efficiency 550 W and 750 W power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum certification e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family offers significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits e Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw e Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments e Low voltage 1 35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15 less energy compared to 1 5 V DDR3 RDIMMs e Solid state drives SSDs consume as much as 80 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs e The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airflow through the system e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification and management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs Locations of key components and conn
43. we Redbooks web Doc IBM System x3550 M4 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM System x3550 M4 server provides outstanding performance for your business critical applications Its energy efficient design supports more cores memory and data capacity in a compact 1U package that is easy to service and manage With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon processors you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability Suggested use database virtualization enterprise applications collaboration email streaming media web HPC and cloud applications Figure 1 shows the IBM System x3550 M4 Figure 1 The IBM System x3550 M4 Did you know The x3550 M4 offers a flexible scalable design and a simple upgrade path to eight HDDs plus an optical drive at the same time and up to 768 GB of memory The flexible onboard Ethernet solution provides four standard integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and two optional embedded 10 Gb Ethernet ports without occupying PCle slots Comprehensive systems management tools with the next generation Integrated Management Module lI IMM2 make it easy to deploy integrate service and manage IBM System x3550 M4 1 Key features The x3550 M4 is a cost and density balanced 1U 2 socket business critical server offering improved performance and pay as you grow flexibility along with new features that improve server management capability The powerful system is designed f
44. with one power supply and two for models with two power Standard models The following table lists the standard models Table 2 Standard models 20MB 1600MHz 130W Model Intel Xeon Processorst Memory RAID Disk Disks GbE Optical Power 2 maximum bays Models announced March 2012 7914 A2x 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB H1110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7914 B2x 1x E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7914 C2x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 C4x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB H1110 3x 3 5 HS 6 Open 4 None 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 D2x 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 1x8 GB M5110 512MB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 F2x 1x E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 1x8 GB M5110 512MB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 G2x 1x E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 7914 52x 1x E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 1x8 GB M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 70W 7914 H2x 1x E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 1x8 GB M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 7914 62x 1x E5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 1x8 GB M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 115W 7914 J2x 1x E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 1x8 GB M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5
45. ws Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware vSphere 5 See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos matrix shtml Physical and electrical specifications Dimensions and weight Height 43 mm 1 7 in Width 429 mm 16 9 in Depth 734 mm 28 9 in Weight e Minimum configuration 12 7 kg 28 Ib e Maximum configuration 15 9 kg 35 1 Ib IBM System x3550 M4 21 Supp
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