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Storage host bus adapters

The following table lists storage adapters supported by x3550 M3 server.

Table 12. Storage adapters

Part

number

Feature

code

Description Maximum

supported

Fibre Channel

81Y1668 A2XU Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

81Y1675 A2XV Brocade 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

81Y1655 A2W5 Emulex 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

81Y1662 A2W6 Emulex 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

00Y3337 A3KW QLogic 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

00Y3341 A3KX QLogic 16Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

46M6049 3589 Brocade 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

46M6050 3591 Brocade 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

42D0485 3580 Emulex 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

42D0494 3581 Emulex 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

42D0501 3578 QLogic 8 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

42D0510 3579 QLogic 8 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

59Y1987 3885 Brocade 4 Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x 2

59Y1993 3886 Brocade 4 Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x 2

42C2069 1698 Emulex 4 Gbps FC Single-Port PCI-e HBA for IBM System x 2

42C2071 1699 Emulex 4 Gbps FC Dual-Port PCI-e HBA for IBM System x 2

39R6525 3567 QLogic 4 Gb FC Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 2

39R6527 3568 QLogic 4 Gb FC Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 2

iSCSI iSCSI

39Y6146 2976 QLogic iSCSI Single-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 2

42C1770 2977 QLogic iSCSI Dual-Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 2

SAS

46M0912 3876 IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA 1

46M0907 5982 IBM 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller 2

44E8700 3583 IBM 3 Gb SAS HBA v2 2

* Note: Converged Network Adapters require SFP+ optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased

separately.

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=hba

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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