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IBM x3550 User Manual

IBM x3550
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Mounting channel
Mounting channel
Locking tab
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 42).
4. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
backplane or backplate.
5. Disconnect the backplane or backplate cables.
v If the server is a hot-swap model, disconnect the two cables from the
backplane.
v If the server is a simple-swap model, disconnect the two blue signal cables
from the system board, and disconnect the power cable from the power
supply backplane card.
6. Press the locking tab and lift the backplane or backplate out of the server
slightly; then, disconnect the power cable and remove the backplane or
backplate.
Removing the 2.5-inch SAS backplane
To remove the 2.5-inch SAS backplane, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 42).
4. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
backplane.
5. Disconnect the power cable from the power backplane.
6. Disconnect the signal cable from the system board.
7. Remove the disk drive cage (see “Removing a 2.5-inch disk drive cage
assembly” on page 77).
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing server components 81

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IBM x3550 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Processor TypeIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel 5000P
Number of Processors Supported2
Network InterfaceDual Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive InterfaceSAS/SATA
Maximum Internal Storage2.4 TB
StorageUp to six 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
Drive Bays6
RAID SupportRAID 0, 1
Power Supply670W or 835W
Operating System SupportWindows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESX
MemoryPC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667) or PC2-4200 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-533)

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