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IBM System x3550 M2 Specifications

Machine type

 

7946 -12x, -22x, -3Ax, -32x, -42x, -52x, -62x, -92x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

1U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quad-core Xeon

 

 

 

 

 

E5504 @2.0GHz (-22x), E5506 @2.13GHz (-3Ax),

 

Processor type

E5520 @2.26GHz (-32x), L5520 @ LV2.26GHz (-42x),

Dual-core Xeon

E5530@2.4GHz (-52x), E5540 @2.53GHz (-62x),

E5502 @1.86GHz (-12x)

 

 

 

X5570 @2.93GHz (-92x),

 

 

other processors supported via CTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum processor power draw

60W (-42x)

 

 

80W (-12x, -22x, -3Ax,

 

95W (-72x, -92x)

 

 

 

-32x, -52x, -62x)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of processors standard / maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 / 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal L2 cache

4MB (1 x 4MB shared cache)

 

 

8MB (2 x 4MB shared cache)

-12x, -22x, -3Ax

 

 

 

 

-32x, -42x, -52x, -62x, -92x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chipset

 

 

 

 

 

Intel 5520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard / maximum memory9

 

 

 

 

2GB or 4GB / Max. 128GB

 

Standard memory type

Registered PC3-10600 DDR III ECC (Chipkill protection with x4 DIMMs)

 

 

 

 

Memory interleaving

Yes (four-way using multiples of 4 DIMMs; two-way otherwise)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM capacities supported

 

 

 

 

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of DIMM sockets total / available

 

 

 

 

16 (8 per processor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory mirroring supported / # of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes / 4

 

DIMM sockets reserved for mirroring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of drive bays total / available

 

 

 

 

6 / 6

(all models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of HDD drive bays total / available

 

 

 

 

6 / 6 2.5-inch(all models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of 5.25" bays total / available

 

 

 

 

1 / 0 (CD-RW/DVD installed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum drive capacity

2.5-inch SAS/SATA

 

 

 

2.5-inch SSD

1.8TB (6 x 300GB) hot-swap

 

300GB (6 x 50GB) hot-swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5-inch SAS

 

 

2.5-inch SATA

2.5-inch SSD

Drive capacities supported

73.4, 146.8, 300GB —10K

 

 

300GB —10K

31.4, 50GB

 

73.4 ,146.8GB —15K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of HDDs standard

 

 

 

 

None (all models open bay)

 

 

 

# of optical drives standard

1 CD-RW/DVD Combo (24X/24X/24X/8X, in dedicated 5.25" UltraBay)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of diskette drives standard

 

 

 

 

 

None (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal tape drives supported

 

 

 

 

None (externally attached)

 

 

 

 

Disk drive technology

 

Hot-swap SAS/SATA/SSD; also simple swap SSD

 

 

 

 

 

External disk drives supported

 

 

 

Yes, via MegaRAID MR10M controller

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated RAID controller

 

 

 

ServeRAID BR10i std (all models)

 

 

Optional RAID controllers supported

Choice of 4 - ServeRAID-BR10i, MR10i, MR10is, MR10M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# of adapter slots total / available

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 /2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component available.

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