Lenovo System x3550 M4 - Chapter 1. The System X3550 M4 Server

Chapter1.TheSystemx3550M4server
ThispublicationcontainsinformationandinstructionsforsettingupyourSystemx3550M4server,
instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices,cablingandconfiguringtheserver,removingandreplacing
devices,anddiagnosticsandtroubleshootinginformation.
InadditiontotheinstructionsinChapter2“Installingoptionaldevices”onpage23forinstallingoptional
hardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareanddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,BusinessPartners
mustalsocompletethestepsin“InstructionsforBusinessPartners”onpage23
.
TheSystemx3550M4serverisa1-U-high
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rackmodelserverforhigh-volumenetworktransaction
processing.Thishigh-performance,multicoreserverisideallysuitedfornetworkingenvironmentsthat
requiresuperiormicroprocessorperformance,input/output(I/O)flexibility,andhighmanageability.
Performance,easeofuse,reliability,andexpansioncapabilitieswerekeyconsiderationsinthedesignof
theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossibleforyoutocustomizethesystemhardwaretomeetyour
needstodayandprovideflexibleexpansioncapabilitiesforthefuture.
Theservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarranty,seetheWarranty
Informationdocumentthatcomeswiththeserver.
TheservercontainsLenovoX-Architecturetechnologies,whichhelpincreaseperformanceandreliability.For
moreinformation,see“Whatyourserveroffers”onpage9
and“Reliability,availability,andserviceability”
onpage12.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherserverproductsat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/.Athttp://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/,youcancreatea
personalizedsupportpagebyidentifyingproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,
youcansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Ifyouparticipateintheclientreferenceprogram,youcanshareinformationaboutyouruseoftechnology,
bestpractices,andinnovativesolutions;buildaprofessionalnetwork;andgainvisibilityforyourbusiness.
Formoreinformationabouttheclientreferenceprogram,seehttp://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.
Thehot-swapservermodelssupportuptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesorthree3.5-inch
hot-swapharddiskdrives.Thesimple-swapservermodelssupportuptothree3.5-inchsimple-swaphard
diskdrives.Itsupports2.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives,3.5-inch
hot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)orSATAharddiskdrives,or3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddisk
drives.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourmodel.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthe2.5-inchhot-swapservermodelswithanoptionalopticaldrivebay.
1.Racksaremarkedinverticalincrementsof1.75incheseach.Eachincrementisreferredtoasaunit,oraU.A
1-U-highdeviceisapproximately1.75inchestall.
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