server’s well-being so that questionable components can be replaced during off hours.

4.4.2 Netfinity 5500 M20

The IBM Netfinity 5500 M20 servers advance the popular Netfinity 5500 line by introducing affordable, four-way SMP processing power and scalability to mainstream network computing. Using the latest high-performance Intel 500 MHz Pentium III Xeon processors, these servers deliver blazing performance while giving you the advanced high-availability and remote system management features you need to handle your business-critical applications. Valuable IBM programs top off the offering by bringing mainframe-like support, installation tools, and e-business solution capability without additional charge.

The Netfinity 5500 M20 (also shown in Figure 9 on page 29) excels in network server applications by using powerful Pentium III Xeon processors with either 512 KB ECC or 1 MB full-speed caches that run external operations to memory and I/O buses at 100 MHz. These four-way capable processors coupled to high-speed 100 MHz memory, two primary PCI buses, high-performance integrated Ethernet and RAID controllers, and optional 10K rpm hard disk drives (HDDs) jump mainstream server performance to new heights.

The Netfinity 5500 M20 server is positioned just under the Netfinity 7000 M10. For those who require the additional expansion of memory and I/O adapters or the performance of 64-bit PCI bandwidth and four-way SMP Pentium II Xeon processors, the Netfinity 7000 M10 is an excellent solution. The Netfinity 5500 M20 is for customers who need 500 MHz Pentium III Xeon processors with four-way SMP capability and support for large amounts of memory for compute-intensive applications. They are the perfect solution when advanced levels of high-availability and serviceability features are necessary for business-critical applications found in corporate data centers, branch offices, or medium-sized businesses.

Potential customers who need an advanced mainstream server for the J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld ERP system, a database server, an application server, or e-business solutions may have the following requirements:

Advanced 500 MHz/512 KB or 500 MHz/1 MB Pentium III Xeon processors with 100 MHz operations to memory and I/O subsystems

500 watts hot-swap power supply, hot-swap redundant fans, and optional hot-swap redundant power supply

Netfinity Four-Way Processor Upgrade for Netfinity 5500 and 5500 M10

256 MB ECC system memory - 4 GB maximum

Integrated Netfinity Advanced Systems Management Processor

Six adapter card slots -

Four hot-swap, full-length PCI slots, one conventional, half-length PCI slot, and one dedicated full-length ISA slot

Ten drive bays -

Six 3.5-inch slim-high, hot-swap drive bays, three 5.25/3.5-inch half-high device bays, and one 3.5-inch slim-high drive bay - all allowing access to removable media

30J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld B73.3 and Windows Terminal Server

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