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IBM System x3550 M4

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Standard models

The following table lists the standard models.

Table 2. Standard models

Model

Intel Xeon Processors†
(2 maximum)

Memory

RAID

Disk
bays

Disks

GbE

Optical

Power

Models announced August 2012

7914-32x

1x E5-2643 4C 3.3GHz 
10MB 1600MHz 130W

1x 4 GB

M5110

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 750W

7914-DDx*

2x E5-2620 6C 2.0GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

8x 4 GB

M5110 512MB
with Battery

4x 2.5" HS/8

2x 600 GB
SAS

6*

Multi-
burner

2x 550W

7914-M2x

1x E5-2690 8C 2.9GHz
20MB 1600MHz 135W

1x 4 GB

M5110

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 750W

Models announced March 2012

7914-A2x

1x E5-2603 4C 1.8GHz
10MB 1066MHz 80W

1x 4 GB

H1110

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-B2x

1x E5-2609 4C 2.4GHz
10MB 1066MHz 80W

1x 4 GB

M1115

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-C2x

1x E5-2620 6C 2.0GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

1x 8 GB

M1115

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-C4x

1x E5-2620 6C 2.0GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

1x 8 GB

H1110

3x 3.5" HS/6

Open

4

None

1x 550W

7914-D2x

1x E5-2630 6C 2.3GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

1x 8 GB

M5110
512MB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-F2x

1x E5-2640 6C 2.5GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

1x 8 GB

M5110
512MB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-G2x

1x E5-2650 8C 2.0GHz
20MB 1600MHz 95W

1x 8 GB

M5110
1GB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-52x

1x E5-2650L 8C 1.8GHz
20MB 1600MHz 70W

1x 8 GB

M5110
1GB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-H2x

1x E5-2660 8C 2.2GHz
20MB 1600MHz 95W

1x 8 GB

M5110
1GB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-62x

1x E5-2665 8C 2.4GHz
20MB 1600MHz 115W

1x 8 GB

M5110
1GB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-J2x

1x E5-2670 8C 2.6GHz
20MB 1600MHz 115W

1x 8 GB

M5110
1GB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 550W

7914-L2x

1x E5-2680 8C 2.7GHz
20MB 1600MHz 130W

1x 8 GB

M5110
1GB+Flash

4x 2.5" HS/8

Open

4

Open

1x 750W

† Processor detail: Processor quantity and model, core speed, number of cores, L3 cache, memory speed.
* Model DDx is a management server for offerings such as cloud. See below

 
Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server.

Summary of Contents for Redboks System x3550 M4

Page 1: ...irtualization enterprise applications collaboration email streaming media web HPC and cloud applications Figure 1 shows the IBM System x3550 M4 Figure 1 The IBM System x3550 M4 Did you know The x3550...

Page 2: ...ts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core up to two threads per core Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level vi...

Page 3: ...eters triggers alerts and performs recovery actions in case of failure to minimize downtime Built in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Analysis DSA Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce se...

Page 4: ...educe power draw Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments Low voltage 1 35 V DDR3 me...

Page 5: ...m x3550 M4 5 Figure 3 shows the rear of the server Figure 3 Rear view of the IBM System x3550 M4 Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server Figure 4 Inside view of the IBM System...

Page 6: ...l upgrades to RAID 5 50 available for M1115 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 are available zero cache 512 MB battery backed cache 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache for M5110 Optional upgrade to RAID 6 6...

Page 7: ...VMware ESX 4 1 and VMware ESXi 4 1 embedded hypervisor VMware vSphere 5 Limited warranty Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 NBD Service and support Optional ser...

Page 8: ...HS 6 Open 4 None 1x 550W 7914 D2x 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W 1x 8 GB M5110 512MB Flash 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 7914 F2x 1x E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W 1x 8 GB M5110 512MB Fla...

Page 9: ...ti burner 1x 550W Latin America LA 7914 EAU 1x E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W 1x 4 GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi burner 1x 550W 7914 EBU 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W 1x 8GB M5110...

Page 10: ...110 512MB Flash 4x 2 5 HS 8 2 x 300GB 10K HS SAS 4 Multi burner 2x 550W 7914 K2G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W 1x 8 GB M5110 512MB Flash 3x 3 5 HS 3 Optional 4 Open 1x 550W 7914 K3G 1x E5 2630...

Page 11: ...A39D Intel Xeon E5 2648L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1600MHz 70W 69Y5678 A1LN A1LZ Intel Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W G2x 69Y5685 A1LS A1M3 Intel Xeon E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1600MHz 70W 52x 00D9440 A3...

Page 12: ...nel as shown under Maximum operating speed section in the following table The following table Parts 1 and 2 shows the characteristics of the supported DIMMs Tables cells highlighted with a gray backgr...

Page 13: ...supported 1066 MHz 1066 MHz Maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed When one processor installed the maximum quantity supported is a half of shown NS Not Supported The followi...

Page 14: ...Dx 49Y1397 8923 8 GB 1x 8 GB 2Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 24 12 per CPU C2x C4x D2x F2x 49Y1399 A14E 8 GB 1x 8 GB 4Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 1066 MHz LP RDIMM 16 8 per CPU...

Page 15: ...ckplanes All standard models except C4x ship with four 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Model C4x ships with three 3 5 SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays The following table shows the int...

Page 16: ...559 A1WY ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 G2x H2x J2x L2x 52x 62x 81Y4508 A22E ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 1 DDx 81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 1 90Y4273 A2...

Page 17: ...has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Se...

Page 18: ...HDDs SAS 49Y6092 A3DV IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 49Y6097 A3DW IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 49Y6102 A3DX IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 3 5 inch hot swap HDDs NL SAS 90Y8...

Page 19: ...BM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 2 5 inch hot swap HDDs NL SATA 81Y9722 A1NX IBM 250GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 81Y9726 A1NZ IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 81Y9730 A...

Page 20: ...IBM System x3550 M4 20...

Page 21: ...odels where used 46M0901 4161 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD ROM 1 46M0902 4163 UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi Burner 1 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD ROM part number 46M0901 supports the following m...

Page 22: ...t 69Y5671 feature A1HL A riser with one PCIe x8 Gen 3 slot 69Y5670 feature A1HK A riser with one PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz slot 69Y5669 feature A1HM The following table lists the PCI riser card options Tab...

Page 23: ...rade for 95Y3762 2 49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 DA2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter for IBM System x 2 49Y7970 A2ED Intel X540 T2 Dual Port 10GBase T Adapter for IBM System x 2 81Y9990 A1M4 Mellanox ConnectX 2...

Page 24: ...escription Maximum supported Fibre Channel 16 Gb 81Y1675 A2XV Brocade 16Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 81Y1668 A2XU Brocade 16Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 81Y1662 A2W6 Emulex 16Gb...

Page 25: ...FC Dual Port PCIe HBA for IBM System x 2 SAS 46M0907 5982 IBM 6Gb SAS HBA Controller 2 46M0912 3876 IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA 1 For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guide...

Page 26: ...one or two power supplies model dependent The following table lists the power supplies An AC power supply ships standard with one 2 8 m C13 C14 power cord Table 16 Power supplies Part number Feature c...

Page 27: ...n capture features The remote presence feature provides the following functions Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel regardless of the...

Page 28: ...Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUS...

Page 29: ...maximum dew point 27 C For models with 60W to 95W processors Server on 8 to 85 maximum dew point 24 C maximum rate of change 5 C hr Server off 8 to 80 maximum dew point 27 C Electrical Models with 750...

Page 30: ...rive at your client s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including IBM holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is...

Page 31: ...s A Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report China CCC GB4943 GB9254 Class A GB17625 1 Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A CNS14336 1 Korea KN22 Class A KN2...

Page 32: ...M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler 1 90Y4273 A2MC ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Performance Key 1 81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 1 The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 81Y4508 is only...

Page 33: ...ectivity between external expansion enclosures and the ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller Table 22 External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quanti...

Page 34: ...enclosure 2 5 inch NL SAS HS HDDs 49Y1898 500GB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 24 81Y9952 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 24 2 5 inch SAS HS HDDs 49Y1896 146GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 49Y1895 30...

Page 35: ...BM Storwize V3700 SFF Expansion Enclosure 1746A2D IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System 1746A4D IB...

Page 36: ...osure with Nema 5 15P LineCord Tape enclosure adapters with cables 44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit 40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures 46C5...

Page 37: ...HH SAS drive rack mount kit 3572S5R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO5 HH SAS drive rack mount kit 35732UL TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U Driveless 35734UL TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U Driveless 46X2682 LT...

Page 38: ...oE IBM System Networking 10 Gb top of rack switches 7309DRX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS Rear to Front 7309DFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS Front to Rear 7309BD5 IBM System Net...

Page 39: ...951KX IBM 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53952AX IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53952KX IBM 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53953AX IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 100 V 120 V 53953JX IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack...

Page 40: ...37 IBM 0U 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Enterprise PDUs 71762MX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71762NX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71763MU IBM Ultra...

Page 41: ...ack PDU with UK LC 39Y8958 DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS NZ LC 39Y8959 DPI Universal Rack PDU with China LC 39Y8962 DPI Universal Rack PDU Argentina 39Y8960 DPI Universal Rack PDU Brazil 39Y8961 DPI...

Page 42: ...93084PX IBM 42U Enterprise Rack 93604EX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack 93604PX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Dynamic Rack 93614EX IBM 42U 1200 mm Deep Static Expansion Rack 93614PX IBM 42U 1200 mm...

Page 43: ...BM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager GCM16 1754A2X IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager LCM16 1754A1X IBM Local 1x8 Console Manager LCM8 Console cables 43V6147 IBM Single Cable USB Conversion Option UCO 39M2895...

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