IBM System x3550 M4 Product Guide

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Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2)
Components Specification
PCI Expansion
slots
Two slots, depending on the riser cards installed. The slots are as follows (all PCIe slots are
PCIe 3.0, all PCI-X slots are 64 bit/133 MHz):
Slot 1: PCIe x16; low profile, half-length
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Slot 2: PCIe x8, opt. PCI-X or PCIe x16; full-height/half-length (PCIe x16 req. 2nd CPU)
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Additional dedicated slot for ServeRAID adapter.
Ports Two USB 2.0 (three USB 2.0 for 3.5" HDD models) and one DB-15 video on front. Four USB
2.0, one DB-15 video, one DB-9 serial, one RJ-45 systems management, four RJ-45 GbE
network ports, two optional RJ-45 or SFP+ 10 GbE network ports on rear. One internal USB
ports (for embedded hypervisor).
Cooling IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ with up to six N+1 redundant hot-swap fans (four standard,
additional two with second processor or with the x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit); two fan
zones with N+1 fan design; each fan has two motors.
Power supply Up to two redundant hot-swap 550 W AC or 750 W AC power supplies (80+ Platinum
certification), or 750 W DC power supply options.
Hot-swap parts Hard drives, power supplies, fans.
Systems
management
UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2), Predictive Failure Analysis, Light Path
Diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director
Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide. Optional IBM Advanced Management Module
Advanced Upgrade (FoD) for remote presence (graphics, keyboard and mouse, virtual
media).
Security features Power-on password, administrator's password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
Video Matrox G200eR2 with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM2. Maximum resolution is
1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors.
Operating
systems
supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and
6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11, VMware ESX 4.1 and VMware ESXi 4.1
embedded hypervisor (E5-2600 only), VMware vSphere (ESXi) 5.0 and 5.1.
Limited warranty Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/NBD.
Service and
support
Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs®: 4-hour or 2-hour
response time, 8 hours fix time, one-year or two-year warranty extension, remote technical
support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware)
software.
Dimensions Height: 43 mm (1.7 in), width: 429 mm (16.9 in), depth: 734 mm (28.9 in)
Weight Minimum configuration: 12.7 kg (28 lb), maximum: 15.9 kg (35.1 lb)
The x3550 M4 servers are shipped with the following items:
Statement of Limited Warranty
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Important Notices
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Rack Installation Instructions
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Documentation CD containing Installation and User's Guide
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IBM Systems Director Flyer
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IBM System x Gen-III Slides Kit
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IBM System x Gen-III Cable Management Arm (CMA)
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2.8 m C13-C14 power cord (one for models with one power supply and two for models with two power
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supplies)

IBM System x3550 M4 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
Chipset	Intel C600 series
Memory	Up to 768 GB
Storage	Up to 8 x 2.5" hot-swap drives
Form Factor	1U rack
Power Supply	750 W AC
Network Interface	4 x 1 GbE
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Expansion Slots	3 x PCIe 3.0 slots
Operating System Support	Windows Server, RHEL, SUSE, VMware
Management	Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)