IBM System x3550 M3 User Manual

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I/O expansion options
The server supports up to two PCI Express slots with different riser cards installed into two riser sockets
on the system planar (one riser socket supports installation of one riser card). The slot form factors are as
follows:
Slot 1: Low-profile
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Slot 2: Full-height, half-length
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Each slot is implemented using a riser card. Standard models have two riser cards installed, which
provide a total of two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (one slot per riser card). You can replace each standard
riser with a riser card with one PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz slot (or configure this riser card instead of the
standard riser using a special bid or configure-to-order):
The following table lists the PCI riser card options.
Table 10. PCI riser card options
Part
number
Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
46M1070 5076 IBM System x3550 M3 PCI-Express (1x16) Riser Card 2*
46M1071 5077 IBM System x3550 M3 PCI-X Riser Card (one PCI-X 1.0a 64-bit 133 MHz slot) 2
* Two 1x16 riser cards are installed in standard models
The server has an additional PCI Express slot dedicated to the RAID controller.
Network adapters
x3550 M3 supports up to four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports. Two ports are standard, and two ports can
be added by installing an optional Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet Daughter card. This card uses a dedicated
connector on the motherboard and does not consume a PCI expansion slot.
Integrated NICs have the following features:
Broadcom BCM5709 chip
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TCP Offload Engine (TOE) support
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Wake on LAN support
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802.1Q VLAN tagging support
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NIC Teaming (Load Balancing and Failover)
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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