IBM System x3550 M3 User Manual

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* Note: The Advanced Feature Key and Performance Accelerator Key cannot be used at the same time. Only one
key can be installed onto the RAID controller.
The RAID controllers listed in the previous table occupy a dedicated PCI-E slot on x3550 M3 and do not
consume regular PCI-E slots. Only one RAID controller can be used with the server to support internal
HDDs.
The ServeRAID BR10il v2 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
One Mini-SAS internal connector
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 1E
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3 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI 1064E controller
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PCI Express 2.0 x4 host interface
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Stripe size: 64 KB (fixed)
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The ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
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One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087)
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
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x4 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
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Supports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10, and up to two integrated volumes
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Supports up to two global hot-spare drives
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Supports drive sizes greater than 2 TB for RAID 0, 1E, and 10 (not RAID 1)
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Fixed stripe size of 64 KB
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The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
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The ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
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Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
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256 MB of onboard cache
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Optional Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit
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IBM System x3550 M3 Specifications

General

Tcase	77.6 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	B1
FSB Parity	No
Processor code	SLBV4
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	E5620
System bus rate	5.86 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor socket	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Westmere EP
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	42.5 X 45 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor boost frequency	2.66 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 W
Number of processors installed	2
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	18
Physical Address Extension (PAE)	40 bit
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3 800/1066
Memory channels supported by processor	Triple
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	800, 1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	25.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	288 GB
HDD size	2.5 \
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
HDD interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Optical drive type	-
Total storage capacity	0 GB
Maximum storage capacity	8 TB
Number of HDDs installed	0
Internal memory	24 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	192 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	6 x 4 GB
Maximum graphics card memory	16 MB
Graphics card family	Matrox
Graphics card memory type	GDDR2
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Serial ports quantity	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	3
Power supply	460 W
Power supply type	AC
Power requirements	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and VMware ESXi, Oracle Solaris 10 (model dependent)
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 80 %
Chassis type	Rack (1U)
Processor ARK ID	47925
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	1.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	711 mm
Width	440 mm
Height	43 mm
Weight	15600 g