IBM System x3550 M3 User Manual

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Regulatory compliance
The server conforms to the following international standards:
FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
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Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A
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UL/IEC 60950-1
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CSA C22.2 No. 69950-1-03
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NOM-019
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Argentina IEC60950-1
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Japan VCCI, Class A
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Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006, Class A
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IEC-60950-1:2001 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
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Taiwan BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336
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China CCC (4943-2001), GB 9254-2008 Class A, GB 17625.1:2003
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Korea KN22, Class A; KN24
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Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1, GOST R 51318.22-99, GOST R 51318.24-99, GOST R
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51317.3.2-2006, GOST R 51317.3.3-99
IEC 60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
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CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
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CISPR 22, Class A
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TUV-GS (EN60950-1 /IEC60950-1,EK1-ITB2000)
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External disk storage expansion
The external disk storage expansion enclosures listed in the following table are available.
Table 18. External storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity supported
per one M5025
172701X IBM System Storage® EXP3000 18 (9 per port)
174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express 18 (9 per port)
174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express 9 (9 per port)

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