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IBM System x 3550 M4

1. Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 81Y4492 A1XL ServeRAID H1110 SAS SATA Controller 1 A2x C4x A3x C5x 81Y4448 A1IMZ ServeRAID M1115 SAS SATA Controller 1 B2x C2x B3x C3x 81Y4542 A1X1 ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero Cache RAID 1 5 Upgrade 81Y4481 A347 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller 1 D2x F2x G2x 52x H2x 62x J2x L2x 32x DDx M2x 23x 33x 43x 53x 73x 83x D3x F3x G3x H3x J3x L3x M3x 81Y4544 A1X2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache RAID 1 5 Upgrade 81Y4484 A1J3 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB 1 DDx Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4487 A1J4 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB 1 D2x F2x D3x F3x Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4559 A1WY ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash RAID 1 G2x H2x J2x L2x 5 Upgrade 52x 62x 53x 73x 83x G3x H3x J3x L3x 81Y4508 A22E ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 1 DDx 81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade it 90Y4273 A2MC ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance 1 Accelerator 90Y4318 A2MD ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching 1 Enabler 46M0912 3876 IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA 1 46C8988 ASMW N2115 SAS SATA HBA for IBM System x 1 The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 81Y4508 is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Ser
2. These GPU adapters are available via Special Bid or CTO only Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based servers If the NVIDIA Quadro 600 is installed the maximum memory that can be installed is 128 GB If the NVIDIA Quadro 2000 is installed the maximum memory that can be installed is 512 GB The Quadro 2000 is not supported with the M1115 or IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA due to physical space limitations Only the ServeRAID H1110 and M5110 are supported If the NVIDIA Quadro K600 is installed the maximum memory that can be installed is 1 TB Power supplies The server supports up to two redundant power supplies providing N 1 redundancy Standard models come with 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 17 Power supplies Part number Feature Description Maximum Standard models code supported where used 94Y6668 A1H6 IBM System x 550W High Efficiency 2 All other models Platinum AC Power Supply 94Y6669 A1H5 IBM System x 750W High Efficiency 2 L2x 32x M2x L3x Platinum AC Power Supply M3x 23x 33x 43x 73x 83x 94Y7631 A39N IBM System x 750W High Efficiency 2 48 V DC Power Supply IBM System x3550 M4 35 Integrated virtualization The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key The key is installed
3. MTM Intel Xeon processorst Memory RAID Drive Drives GbE VO Optical Power two maximum bays slots supply std std std max max max Models announced September 2013 7914 23x 1x E5 2637 v2 4C 3 5GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 15MB 1866MHz 130W 1866MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 33x 1x E5 2643 v2 6C 3 5GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 25MB 1866MHz 130W 1866MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 43x 1x E5 2667 v2 8C 3 3GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 25MB 1866MHz 130W 1866MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 53x 1x E5 2650L v2 10C 1 7GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 25MB 1600MHz 70W 1600MHz_ 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 73x 1x E5 2695 v2 12C 2 4GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 30MB 1866MHz 115W 1866MHz_ 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 83x 1x E5 2697 v2 12C 2 7GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 30MB 1866MHz 130W 1866MHz_ 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 A3x 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4GB H1110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 B3x 1x E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 1x 4GB M1115 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 C3x 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M1115 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 C5x 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB H1110 3x 3 5 Open 4 2 2
4. M3x 00D5040 A3QJ 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx8 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM 00D5048 A38QL 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM LRDIMMs support is planned for later in 2013 46W0761 A47K 32GB 1x32GB 4Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC 24 12 per CPU IBM System x3550 M4 20 Table 6 Memory options Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP LRDIMM Part Feature Description Maximum Standard number code supported models where used UDIMMs 49Y1404 8648 4 GB 1x 4 GB 2Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 16 8 per CPU 1333 MHz LP UDIMM RDIMMs 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz 49Y1405 8940 2 GB 1x 2 GB 1Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1406 8941 4 GB 1x 4 GB 1Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU A2x B2x DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1407 8942 4 GB 1x 4 GB 2Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDx DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM 49Y1397 8923 8 GB 1x 8 GB 2Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC 24 12 per CPU C2x C4x D2x 1333 MHz LP RDIMM F2x 49Y1399 A14E 8 GB 1x 8 GB 4Rx8 1 35 V PC3L 8500 CL7 ECC 16 8 per CPU DDR3 1066 MHz L
5. 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 2012 2008 R2 and 2008 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and systems 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11 VMware ESX 4 1 and VMware ESXi 4 1 supported 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 Optional s
6. L3 cache memory speed TDP Not available in Russia CIS c The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes cache memory with optional battery backup f The ServeRAID M5110 RAID controller in this model includes flash backed cache memory For models E6G EGU ELC EOC ESC and ETC the standard DIMM is rated at 1600 MHz but operates at up to 1333 MHz to match the processor memory speed For model EFG the standard DIMM is rated at 1866 MHz but operates at up to 1600 MHz to match the processor memory speed Actual memory speed maximums depend on several factors as described in Memory options IBM System x3550 M4 12 Table 3 Express models Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family Model Intel Xeon Processorst Memory RAID Disk Disks GbE DVD Power 2 maximum bays United States Canada and Latin America 7914 EAU_ 1x E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7914 EBU 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash burner 7914 ECU 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 1x 8GB_ M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash burner 7914 EDU 1x E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 1x 8GB_ M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 20MB 160
7. itis determined that onsite service is required the client can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day For noncritical service requests a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client s location on the business day after we business day receive your call following remote problem determination We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the client s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays IBM System x3550 M4 39 In general the types of IBM ServicePacs are as follows Warranty and maintenance service upgrades e One two three four or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage e Onsite repair from next business day to 4 or 2 hours e One or two years of warranty extension Remote technical support services One or three years with 24x7 coverage severity 1 or 9x5 next business day for all severities Installation and startup support for System x servers Remote technical support for System x servers Software support Support Line e Microsoft or Linux software e VMware e IBM Systems Director Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following standards Energy Star 2 0 FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 003 issue 4 Class A UL IEC 60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 N
8. 2650 v2 8C 2 6GHz 20MB Cache 1866MHz 95W G3x 46W2850 A3XF A3WX R Processor E5 2650L v2 10C 1 7GHz 25MB Cache 1600MHz 53x 46W2841 A3XA A3WS Intel Xeon Processor E5 2660 v2 10C 2 2GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 95W H3x 46W2848 A3XJ A3X0 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2667 v2 8C 3 3GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W 43x 46W2842 A3XC A3WU Ma Processor E5 2670 v2 10C 2 5GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz J3x 46W2843 A3XD A3WV an Processor E5 2680 v2 10C 2 8GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz L3x 46W2844 A3XE Intel Xeon Processor E5 2690 v2 10C 3 0GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz M3x A3WW 130W 46W2833 A3XK A3X1 eee Processor E5 2695 v2 12C 2 4GHz 30MB Cache 1866MHz 73x 46W2834 A3XL A3X2_ Intel Xeon Processor E5 2697 v2 12C 2 7GHz 30MB Cache 1866MHz 83x 130W The first feature code is for the first processor the second feature code is for the second processor IBM System x3550 M4 15 Table 4 Processor options Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family Part number Feature Description Standard models codes where used Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family 69Y5672 A1LG A1LT Intel Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W A2x 69Y5674 A1LJ A1LV_ Intel Xeon E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W B2x 69Y5675 A1LK A1LW Intel Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W C2x C4x DDx
9. 69Y5676 A1iLL A1LX _ Intel Xeon E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W D2x 94Y7464 A2B3 A2B6 Intel Xeon E5 2630L 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 60W 94Y7546 A2VR A2QK Intel Xeon E5 2637 2C 3 0GHz 5MB 1600MHz 80W 69Y5677 A1LM AI1LY Intel Xeon E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W F2x 94Y7465 A2B4 A2B7 Intel Xeon E5 2643 4C 3 3GHz 10MB 1600MHz 130W 32x 00D9441 A39A 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 A399 A39C_ Intel Xeon E5 2658 8C 2 1GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W 69Y5679 A1LP A1MO0 Intel Xeon E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W H2x 94Y7547 A2GN A2GP Intel Xeon E5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W 62x 69Y5682 A1LR A1M2 Intel Xeon E5 2667 6C 2 9GHz 15MB 1600MHz 130W 94Y7463 A2B2 A2B5 Intel Xeon E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W J2x 69Y5680 A1LQ A1M1 Intel Xeon E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 20MB 1600MHz 130W L2x 94Y7545 A2VQ A2QJ Intel Xeon E5 2690 8C 2 9GHz 20MB 1600MHz 135W M2x The option for the second processor includes two additional system fans The first feature code is for the first processor the second feature code is for the second processor Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal IBM System x performance and throughput IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate s
10. 71763NU IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 Phase 60A PDU NA 39M2816 IBM DPI C13 Enterprise PDU without linecord 39Y8923 DPI 60A Three Phase C19 Enterprise PDU with IEC309 3P G 208 V fixed line cord 39Y8941 DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU without line cord 39Y8948 DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU without line cord Front end PDUs 39Y8934 DPI 32 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 2P Gnd connector 39Y8935 DPI 63amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 2P Gnd connector 39Y8938 30 amp 125 V Front end PDU with NEMA L5 30P connector 39Y8939 30 amp 250 V Front end PDU with NEMA L6 30P connector 39Y8940 60 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P N Gnd connector IBM System x3550 M4 49 Table 31 Power distribution units part 2 Part number Description Universal PDUs 39Y8951 DPI Universal Rack PDU with US LV and HV line cords 39Y8952 DPI Universal Rack PDU with CEE7 VII Europe LC 39Y8953 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Denmark LC 39Y8954 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Israel LC 39Y8955 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Italy LC 39Y8956 DPI Universal Rack PDU with South Africa LC 39Y8957 DPI Universal Rack PDU with UK LC 39Y8958 DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS NZ LC 39Y8959 DPI Universal Rack PDU with China LC 39Y8962 DPI Universal Ra
11. None 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 3 bay HS 2 7914 D3x 1x E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 F3x 1x E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1600MHz 512MB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 G3x 1x E5 2650 v2 8C 2 6GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 20MB 1866MHz 95W 1866MHz 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 H3x 1x E5 2660 v2 10C 2 2GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 25MB 1866MHz 95W 1866MHz_ 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 J3x 1x E5 2670 v2 10C 2 5GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 25MB 1866MHz 115W 1866MHz_ 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 L3x 1x E5 2680 v2 10C 2 8GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 25MB 1866MHz 115W 1866MHz 1GB Flash HS 8 bay HS 2 7914 M3x 1x E5 2690 v2 10C 3 0GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Open 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W 25MB 1866MHz 130W 1866MHz HS 8 bay HS 2 x in the Machine Type Model MTM represents a country specific letter for example the EMEA MTM is 7914 A3G and the US MTM is 7914 A3U Ask an IBM representative for specifics Processor detail Processor quantity and model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed TDP For models A3x and B3x the standard DIMM is rated at 1600 MHz but operates at up to 1333 MHz to match the processor memory spe
12. cables 44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit 40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures 46C5399 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 43W8478 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 49Y9898 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive 00D8924 IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive 00D2786 IBM RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge 00D2787 IBM RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge 00D2788 IBM RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 1TB Cartridge IBM System x3550 M4 45 Table 28 External backup options Part 2 Part number Description External backup units 362516X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 160 GB Bundle 362532X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 320 GB Bundle 362550X IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System External USB 500 GB Bundle 3628L3X IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive with US line cord 3628L4X IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive with US line cord 3628L5X IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Dri
13. com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat hba PCle SSD adapters The server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in the following table These adapter require either the x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit O0Y7117 or the second processor with additional system fans Table 15 SSD adapters Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 46C9078 A3J3 IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 2 46C9081 A3J4 IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 2 90Y4377 A3DY IBM 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 2 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter 1 OOAE861 A4WT IBM Flash Adapter F825 Enterprise Value for System x 2 OOAE864 A4WS IBM Flash Adapter F1650 Enterprise Value for System x 2 These adapters require the x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit 00Y7117 or the second processor with additional system fans IBM System x3550 M4 34 GPU adapters The server supports a graphics processing unit GPU provided the x16 riser card 69Y5671 feature A1HL is installed The server provides up to 225W of external power to each GPU The following table lists the supported GPUs Table 16 GPU adapters Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported None A1QU NVIDIA Quadro 2000 1 None A13K NVIDIA Quadro 600 1 None A3WH NVIDIA Quadro K600 1
14. listed in this table Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information Table 27 External disk storage systems Part number Description 2072L2C IBM Storwize V3700 LFF Dual Control Enclosure 2072S2C IBM Storwize V3700 SFF Dual Control Enclosure 1746A2D IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System 1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A4S IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System 181494H IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 94 181498H IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 98 For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the System Storage category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat externalstorage IBM System x3550 M4 44 External backup units The server supports the external backup attachment options listed in Table 18 Table 28 Externa backup options Part 1 Part number Description External tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure 8767HHX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure 87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord 8767HNX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord Tape enclosure ad apters with
15. optional M5210 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 are available for M5210 zero cache 1 GB non backed cache 1 GB or 2 GB flash backed cache Optional upgrade to RAID 6 60 are available for M5210 with 1 GB or 2 GB cache upgrades Optical drive bays One optional for models with 2 5 drives Support for DVD ROM or Multiburner Tape drive bays None Network Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE T ports RJ 45 two integrated 10 Gb Ethernet interfaces ports 1OGBASE T RJ 45 or 1OGBASE SR SFP based on optional 10 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card does not consume a PCle slot IBM System x3550 M4 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 PCle slots are PCle 3 0 all PCI X slots are 64 bit 133 MHz e Slot 1 PCle x16 low profile half length e Slot 2 PCle x8 opt PCI X or PCle x16 full height half length PCle x16 req 2nd CPU 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
16. x at http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0858 html Open IBM System x3550 M4 41 The ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller supports connectivity to the IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures listed in the following table Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy chained per one M5120 external port For better performance distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both M5120 ports Table 23 IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one M5120 174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express 18 174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express 9 The external SAS cables listed in the following table support connectivity between external expansion enclosures and the ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller Table 24 External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 39R6531 IBM 3 m SAS Cable 1 39R6529 IBM 1m SAS Cable 1 The following table lists the drives supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Table 25 Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 3 5 NL SAS HS HDDs 49Y1903 1TB 7 200 rpm 6
17. 0 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 3 DIMMs per channel 800 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz The maximum quantity that is supported is shown for two processors installed IBM System x3550 M4 17 Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family RDIMMs Specification RDIMMs Rank Single rank Dual rank Quad rank Part numbers 49Y 1405 2 GB 49Y 1559 4 GB 49Y 1407 4 GB 90Y3178 4 GB 49Y 1399 8 GB 49Y 1406 4 GB 49Y 1397 8 GB 90Y3109 8 GB 49Y 1563 16 GB 00D4968 16 GB Rated speed 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1066 MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 15V 1 35 V 15V 1 35 V Operating voltage 1 35 V 15V 15V 1 35 V 15V 15V 1 35 V 15V Maximum quantity 16 24 24 16 24 24 16 16 Largest DIMM 4GB 4GB 4GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB Maximum memory 64 GB 96 GB 96 GB 256 GB 384 GB 384 GB 128 GB 128 GB capacity Maximum memory 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB 64 GB at rated speed Maximum operating speed MHz 1 DIMM per channel 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz 2 DIMMs per channel 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 800 MHz 800 MHz 3 DIMMs per channel N
18. 0MHz 95W 1GB Flash burner Europe 7914 E1G_ 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7914 E2G 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 500GB 4 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W HS SATA burner 7914 E3G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Cache burner 7914 E4G_ 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8GB M1115 3x 3 5 HS 3 Optional 4 None 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 E5G_ 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 300GB 4 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash 10K HS SAS burner IBM System x3550 M4 13 Table 3 Express models Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family continued Model Intel Xeon Processorst Memory RAID Disk Disks GbE DVD Power 2 maximum bays Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East amp Africa 7914 E1G_ 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7914 E2G 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 500GB 4 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W HS SATA burner 7914 E3G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Cache burner 7914 E4G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GH
19. 10Gb Dual port CNA for IBM System x 2 95Y3762 A2U1 Emulex Dual Port 1OGbE SFP VFA III for IBM System x 2 00D8540 A4XH Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA Ilir for IBM System x 2 95Y3760 A2U2 Emulex VFA III FCoE iSCSI License for IBM System x 2 FoD license for 95Y3762 or 95Y3760 one for each adapter 49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 DA2 Dual Port 1OGbE 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 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2 00D9690 A3PM Mellanox ConnectX 3 10GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2 90Y4600f A3MR QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA for IBM System x 2t 42C1800 5751 QLogic 10Gb Dual Port CNA for IBM System x 2 47C9952 A47H Solarflare SFN5162F MR Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter 2 47C9960 A475 Solarflare SFN6122F LL Dual Port 1OGbE SFP Adapter 2 47C9977 A522 Solarflare SFN7122F 2x10GbE SFP Flareon Ultra 2 Gigabit Ethernet 39Y6066 1485 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter 2 42C1780 2995 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 2 49Y4220 5766 NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad Port Ethernet Adapter 2 4201750 2975 PRO 1000 PF Server Adapter by Intel 2 49Y4230 5767 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter 1340 T2 for IBM System x 2 49Y4240 5768 Intel Ethernet Quad Port Server Adapter 1340 T4 for IBM System x 2 90Y9352 A2V3 Broadcom NetXtreme Quad Port GbE Adapter for IBM System x 2 90Y9370 A2V4 Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port GbE Adapter fo
20. 1115 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K burner HS 2 7914 EQU 1x E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz _ 2x 8GB M1115 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Multi 2x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1600MHz HS 8 10K burner HS 2 Asia Pacific China only 7914 ELC 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 8GB M1115 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K HS 2 7914 EOC 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K HS 2 7914 ESC 1x E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz _ 1x 8GB M1115 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K HS 2 7914 ETC 1x E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K HS 2 7914 EVC 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz _ 1x 8GB M1115 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K HS 2 7914 EWC 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 10K HS 2 IBM System x3550 M4 11 Table 3 Express models Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family continued
21. 2 GB flash backed cache Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller The IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle 2 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps controller The IBM N2115 SAS SATA HBA has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 Supports connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2308 6 Gbps controller The IBM N2215 SAS SATA HBA has the following specifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 HD mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the RAID adapters category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat raid IBM System x3550 M4 25 Internal drive options The following table l
22. 4230 e IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade 90Y3901 e Two PCle x16 slots IBM System x3550 M4 10 Express The following table lists the express models models Table 3 Express models Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family MTM Intel Xeon processorst Memory RAID Drive Drives GbE I O Optical Power two maximum bays slots supply std std std max max max United States Canada Latin America 7914 EGU_ 1x E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz _ 1x 8GB M1115 4x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 EHU 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 EJU 1x E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 EKU 1x E5 2660 v2 10C 2 2GHz 1x 16GB M5110 4x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 2x 550W 25MB 1866MHz 95W 1866MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 Latin America Brazil only 7914 EPU 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M
23. 48 A2U4 IBM 128GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 90Y8643 A2U3 IBM 256GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 49Y5844 A3AU IBM 512GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 00AJ000 A4KM 3500 120GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 00AJ005 A4KN S3500 240GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 00AJ010 A4KP 3500 480GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 00AJ015 A4KQ S3500 800GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 2 5 simple swap SSDs Enterprise Value 90Y8668 A2UB IBM 128GB SATA 2 5 MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD 8 90Y8663 A2UC IBM 256GB SATA 2 5 MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD 8 Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models IBM System x3550 M4 28 Internal backup units The server does not support internal tape drive options or other internal backup units However it can be attached to the external tape drives using SAS or Fibre Channel connectivity see Table 26 Optical drives The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table Server models with 3 5 HDDs do not support internal optical drive they provide a third USB port on the front for an external optical drive Table 10 Optical drives Part number Feature Description Maximum Standard models code supported where used 46M0901 4161 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD ROM 1 46M0902 4163 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SAT
24. 512MB Flash 7914 G2x 1x E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1GB Flash 7914 52x 1x E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 70W 1GB Flash 7914 H2x 1x E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 95W 1GB Flash 7914 62x 1x E5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 115W 1GB Flash 7914 J2x 1x E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 20MB 1600MHz 115W 1GB Flash 7914 L2x 1x E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 1x8GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 750W 20MB 1600MHz 130W 1GB Flash 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 Management node Model 7914 DDx is a model optimized as a management node and is preloaded with Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and IBM Systems Director The model also includes these components as standard e intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter 1340 T2 49Y
25. 6KX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 230 V 53959KX IBM 11000VA LCD 5U Rack UPS 200V 208V 230V For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat power IBM System x3550 M4 48 Power distribution units The server supports attachments to the power distribution units PDUs listed in the following table Table 31 Power distribution units part 1 Part number Description Switched and Monitored PDUs 46M4002 IBM 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4003 IBM 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4004 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4005 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4167 IBM 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A 3 Phase PDU 46M4116 IBM OU 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A PDU 46M4119 IBM OU 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A PDU 46M4134 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 50A 3 Phase PDU 46M4137 IBM OU 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 Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 Phase 60A PDU NA
26. 734UL For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tape IBM System x3550 M4 46 Top of rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top of rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking listed in the following table Table 29 IBM System Networking Top of rack switches Part number Description IBM System Networking 1 Gb top of rack switches 0446013 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000R 7309CFC IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000F 7309CD8 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000DC 7309G52 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052R 730952F IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052F 427348E IBM Ethernet Switch J48E 6630010 Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port 6630011 Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port with PoE 6630012 Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port 6630013 Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port with PoE 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 Networking RackSwitch G8124DC 7309BR6 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124ER 7309BF7 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124EF 7309G64 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264R 730964F IBM System Netwo
27. 79 A2TF QLogic Embedded VFA FCoE iSCSI License for IBM System x FoD 1 Features on Demand Upgrade for 90Y6454 90Y6456 A22J Emulex Dual Port 1OGbE SFP Embedded VFA III for IBM System x 1 00Y7730 A4MC Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded VFA Illr for IBM System x 1 90Y5178 A2TE Emulex Embedded VFA IlI FCoE iSCSI License for IBM System x 1 Features on Demand Upgrade for 90Y6456 or 00Y7730 49Y7980 A3JS Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded Adapter for IBM System x 1 49Y7990 A3JT Intel X540 Dual Port 10GBase T Embedded Adapter for IBM System x 1 40 Gb Ethernet 00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX 3 FDR VPI IB E Adapter for IBM System x 2 t The QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded VFA and QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA both require the x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit 00Y7117 or the second processor with additional system fans Supported in E5 2600 processor based models only Supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models only IBM System x3550 M4 31 Table 13 Network adapters Part 2 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 10 Gb Ethernet 49Y7910 A18Y Broadcom NetXtreme II Dual Port 10GBase T Adapter for IBM System x 2 42C1820 1637 Brocade
28. A Multi Burner 1 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD ROM part number 46M0901 supports the following media and speeds for reading CD ROM 24X CD DA DAE 20X CD R 24X CD RW 24X DVD ROM single layer 8X DVD ROM dual layer 8X DVD R 4 7 GB 6X DVD R DL 4X DVD R 6X DVD R DL 4X DVD RW 4 7 GB 4X DVD RW 4X DVD RAM 4 7 9 4 GB 4X IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi Burner 46M0902 supports the same media and speeds for reading as DVD ROM 46M0901 This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing CD R 24X CD RW 4X High Speed CD RW 10X Ultra Speed CD RW 16X Ultra Speed Plus CD RW 16X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 6X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 6X DVD RW 6X DVD RW 8X DVD RAM 5X IBM System x3550 M4 29 I O expansion options The server supports two PCI slots with different riser cards installed into two riser sockets on the system planar one riser socket supports the installation of one riser card The slot form factors are as follows e Slot 1 PCle x16 low profile half length e Slot 2 PCle x16 PCle x8 or PCI X full height half length PCle x16 slot requires second processor to be installed Riser 1 supplies slot 1 and riser 2 supplies slot 2 All standard models except for model DDx have two riser cards installed that provide one PCle x16 Gen 3 slot and one PCle x8 Gen 3 slot features A1HJ and A1Hk Model DDx has two PCle x16 slots A1HJ and A1HL You can replace the second riser card w
29. A3 ambient of 36 C to 40 C 96 8 F to 104 F with relaxed support e Supports cloud like workload with no performance degradation acceptable Turbo Off e Under no circumstance can any combination of worst case workload and configuration result in system shutdown or design exposure at 40 C e Electrical e Models with 750 W power supplies e 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 8 9 A e 200 to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 4 5 A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 14 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 9 kVA e Models with 550 W power supplies e 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 6 5 A e 200 to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 3 3 A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 14 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 66 kVA IBM System x3550 M4 38 e BTU output e Minimum configuration 461 Btu hr 135 watts e Maximum configuration 2900 Btu hr 850 watts e Noise level e 6 5 bels operating e 6 3 bels idle Warranty options The IBM System x3550 M4 has a three year onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePacs discussed in this section The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post warranty maintenance agreements with a well defined scope of services including service hours response time term of service and service agre
30. Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1902 2TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 90Y8720 3TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 46W0975 4TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 3 5 SAS HS HDDs 49Y1899 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1900 450GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1901 600GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 IBM System x3550 M4 42 The following table lists the hard disk drives supported by EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Table 26 Drive options for EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 2 5 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 SAS HS HDDs 49Y1896 146GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 81Y9944 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 00W1595 600GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 46W0970 900GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 46W0980 1 2TB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 2 5 SAS HS SSDs 49Y6072 200GB 6Gb SAS 2 5 SSD 24 49Y6077 400GB 6Gb SAS 2 5 SSD 24 IBM System x3550 M4 43 External disk storage systems The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by x3550 M4 and can be ordered through System x sales channel The server may support other IBM disk systems that are not
31. IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 49Y6002 A3W9 IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 These drives are for use in a configuration that is only available through special bid or the Configure To Order CTO process IBM System x3550 M4 Table 9 Disk drive options for internal disk storage Part 2 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 2 5 inch hot swap 10K HDDs SAS 00AD075 A48S IBM 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS HDD 8 81Y9650 A282 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 90Y8872 A2XD IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 90Y8877 A2XC IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 2 5 inch hot swap 15K HDDs SAS 00AJ300 A4VB IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS HDD 81Y9670 A283 IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 90Y8926 A2XB IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 2 5 inch hot swap HDDs SAS SED 00AD085 A48T IBM 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS SED 8 81Y9662 A3EG IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 90Y8908 A3EF IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 90Y8913 A2XF IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 90Y8944 A2ZK IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 SAS Hybrid HDDs 00AD102 A4G7
32. IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS Hybrid 8 2 5 inch hot swap HDDs NL SAS 90Y8953 A2XE IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 8 81Y9690 A1P3 IBM 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 A1AV IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 8 2 5 hot swap SAS SSDs Enterprise 49Y6129 A3EW IBM 200GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 49Y6134 A3EY IBM 400GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 49Y6139 A3F0 IBM 800GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 49Y6195 A4GH IBM 1 6TB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models IBM System x3550 M4 27 Table 9 Disk drive options for internal disk storage Part 3 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 2 5 hot swap SATA SSDs Enterprise 00W1125 A3HR IBM 100GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 41Y8331 A4FL 3700 200GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 41Y8336 A4FN 3700 400GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 41Y8341 A4FQ 3700 800GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 2 5 hot swap SATA SSDs Enterprise Value 49Y5839 A3AS IBM 64GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 90Y86
33. Logic 16Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 00Y3341 A3KX QLogic 16Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 Fibre Channel 8 Gb 46M6049 3589 Brocade 8Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 46M6050 3591 Brocade 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0485 3580 Emulex 8Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 1 42D0494 3581 Emulex 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 1 42D0501 3578 QLogic 8Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 42D0510 3579 QLogic 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 IBM System x3550 M4 33 Table 14 Storage adapters Part 2 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported Fibre Channel 4 Gb 59Y1987 3885 Brocade 4Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 59Y1993 3886 Brocade 4Gb FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 42C2069 1698 Emulex 4Gb FC Single Port PCl e HBA for IBM System x 2 42C2071 1699 Emulex 4Gb FC Dual Port PCl e HBA for IBM System x 2 39R6525 3567 QLogic 4Gb FC Single Port PCle HBA for IBM System x 2 39R6527 3568 QLogic 4Gb FC Dual Port PCle HBA for IBM System x 2 SAS 46M0907 5982 IBM 6Gb SAS HBA Controller 2 46C9010 A3MV N2125 SAS SATA HBA for IBM System x 2 Not supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category http www redbooks ibm
34. MTM Intel Xeon processorst Memory RAID Drive Drives GbE I O Optical Power two maximum bays slots supply std std std max max max Europe 7914 E6G 1x E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 1x 4GB M1115 4x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1600MHz HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 E7G_ 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 1x 8GB M5110 8x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB c HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 E8G 1x E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB f HS 8 10K burner HS 2 Central and Eastern Europe CEE and Middle East and Africa MEA 7914 E7G_ 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 8x 2 5 Open bay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB c HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 E8G 1x E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 4x 2 5 2x300GB 4 2 2 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB f HS 8 10K burner HS 2 Russia Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 7914 E9G_ 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz _ 1x 8GB M5110 8x 2 5 Openbay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1600MHz 512MB f HS 8 burner HS 2 7914 EFG 1x E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz 1x 16GB M5110 8x 2 5 Open bay 4 2 2 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1866MHz 512MB f HS 8 burner HS 2 MTM Machine Type Model Processor detail Processor quantity and model number of cores core speed
35. O 46M5383 5341 IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 VCO2 46M5382 5340 IBM Serial Conversion Option SCO For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat rack IBM System x3550 M4 52 IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing can help you obtain the IT solution you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow Our Fair Market Value FMV lease helps ensure that you have the latest IBM technology and with our mid lease upgrade capability you can increase the capacity of the system with little to no change in monthly payments At the end of the lease take advantage of our flexible end of lease options to fit your changing business needs IBM Global Financing has the breadth and depth of offerings longevity proven success and global reach to help you develop a robust financing and asset management strategy that provides you the opportunity to leverage new technologies and turn your ambitious vision into a tangible solution Here are some other reasons why working with us makes solid financial sense e Expand your purchasing power Affordable monthly payments allow you to change the technology acquisition discussion from what can afford right now to what solution is really right for my business IBM Global Fi
36. OM 019 Argentina IEC60950 1 Japan VCCI Class 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 KN24 Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318 22 GOST R 51318 24 GOST R 51317 3 2 GOST R 51317 3 3 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A TUV GS EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 EK1 ITB2000 RoHS Directive 2011 65 E IBM System x3550 M4 40 External disk storage expansion The server supports attachment to external storage expansion enclosures such as the EXP2500 series by using the ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller The server can also be attached to supported external storage systems such as the IBM System Storage DS3500 series using the supported HBAs Table 22 RAID controllers and options for external disk storage expansion Part number Feature Description Maximum Standard models code supported where used 81Y4478 A1WX ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller 2 Hardware upgrades for the M5120 81Y4508 A22E ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 1 81Y4484 A1J3 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 1 Upgrade 81Y4487 A1J4 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash RAID 5 1 Upgrade 81Y4559 A1WY ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrad
37. P RDIMM 49Y1563 A1QT 16 GB 1x 16 GB 2Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 24 12 per CPU ECC DDR3 1333 MHz LP RDIMM RDIMMs 1600 MHz 49Y1559 A28Z 4 GB 1x 4 GB 1Rx4 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU 32x M2x DDR3 1600 MHz LP RDIMM 90Y3178 A24L 4 GB 1x 4 GB 2Rx8 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1600 MHz LP RDIMM 90Y3109 A292 8 GB 1x 8 GB 2Rx4 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU 52x 62x G2x DDR3 1600 MHz LP RDIMM H2x J2x L2x 00D4968 A2U5 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM LRDIMMs 90Y3105 A291 32 GB 1x 32 GB 4Rx4 1 35 V PC3L 10600 CL9 24 12 per CPU IBM System x3550 M4 21 Internal storage IBM System x3550 M4 server supports the following internal storage configurations Eight 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Four 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Three 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA hard drive bays Three 3 5 Simple Swap SATA hard drive bays only available in CTO Figure 5 shows the first three of these configurations Eight 2 5 hot swap drive bays Four 2 5 hot swap drive bays Three 3 5 hot swap drive bays Figure 5 Internal drive configurations Backplanes All standard models except C4x and C5x ship with four 2 5 Slim SFF SAS SATA hot swap hard drive bays Models C4x and C5x ship with three 3 5 SAS SATA hot swap hard drive
38. ad Reduced DIMMs are supported but memory types cannot be intermixed Memory DIMM speeds up to 1600 MHz Memory maximums E5 2600 v2 e With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors e With LRDIMMs Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB LRDIMMs and two processors E5 2600 e With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors e With UDIMMs Up to 64 GB with 16x 4 GB UDIMMs and two processors e With LRDIMMs Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB LRDIMMs and two processors Memory protection ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs memory mirroring and memory rank sparing Disk drive bays Up to eight 2 5 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or up to three 3 5 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or up to three 3 5 Simple Swap SATA HDDs Maximum internal storage Up to 7 2 TB with 900 GB 2 5 SAS HDDs E5 2600 v2 or up to 9 6 TB with 1 2 TB 2 5 SAS HDDs E5 2600 or up to 8 TB with 1 TB 2 5 NL SAS SATA HDDs or up to 12 8 TB with 1 6 TB 2 5 SAS SSDs or up to 12 TB with 4 TB 3 5 NL SAS SATA HDDs Intermix of SAS SATA is supported RAID support 6 Gb SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 with H1110 M1115 or M5110 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 available for M1115 Optional upgrades to RAID 5 50 are available for M5110 zero cache 512 MB battery backed cache 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache Optional upgrade to RAID 6 60 are available for M5110 with 512 MB or 1 GB cache upgrades 12 Gb SAS SATA RAID 0 1 10 with
39. ation and Option Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog xRef IBM System x Reference Sheets http www redbooks ibm com xref IBM System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry portal http ibm com support entry portal Downloads Hardware Systems System_x System_x3550_M4 IBM System Storage Interoperation Center http www ibm com systems support storage ssic IBM System x3550 M4 54 Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead However it is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non IBM product program or service IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents You can send license inquiries in writing to IBM Director of Licensing IBM Corporation North Castle Drive Armonk NY 10504 1785 U S A The following paragraph do
40. bays The following table shows the internal storage expansion options available for the x3550 M4 server Table 7 Internal storage expansion options Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 6 Gbps drive backplane connectivity 81Y6657 A1HN x3550 M4 plus 4x 2 5 HDD Assembly Kit 1 12 Gbps drive backplane connectivity support is planned for later in 2013 None A464 x3550M4 4x 2 5 HS HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID 1 00Y7297 A465 x3550M4 2 5 HDD Assembly Kit for 12Gb RAID 1 00Y8597 A4K4 x3550M4 mini SAS Cable Kit for 12Gb RAID 1 Available only via CTO or special bid Option 81Y6657 upgrades models with four hot swap HDD bays to eight hot swap HDD bays Models A2x and A3x require H1110 to be replaced by M1115 or M5110 to support eight HDDs An optical drive can be installed internally when this option is used Option 00Y7297 together with option 00Y8597 upgrades CTO models with four 12 Gb 2 5 hot swap drive bays to eight 12 Gb hot swap 2 5 drive bays IBM System x3550 M4 22 Controllers for internal storage The following table lists the RAID controllers and the additional options used for the internal disk storage of the x3550 M4 server The controllers are installed into a dedicated PCle slot Table 8 RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage Part 1 6 Gbps SAS SATA
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42. ck PDU Argentina 39Y8960 DPI Universal Rack PDU Brazil 39Y8961 DPI Universal Rack PDU India OU Basic PDUs 46M4122 IBM OU 24 C13 16A 3 Phase PDU 46M4125 IBM OU 24 C13 30A 3 Phase PDU 46M4128 IBM OU 24 C13 30A PDU 46M4131 IBM OU 24 C13 32A PDU 46M4140 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4143 IBM OU 12 C19 12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat power IBM System x3550 M4 50 Rack cabinets The server supports the rack cabinets listed in the following table Table 32 Rack cabinets Part number Description 201886X IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit 93072PX IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack 93072RX IBM 25U Standard Rack 93074RX IBM 42U Standard Rack 93074XX IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension 93084EX IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack 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 Deep Static Rack 93624EX IBM 47U 1200 mm Deep Static Expansion Rack 93624PX IBM 47U 1200 mm Deep Static Rack 99564RX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Stan
43. d are financed by means of loans Other restrictions may apply Rates and offerings are subject to change extension or withdrawal without notice and may not be available in all countries Please contact your local IBM Global Financing representative for additional detail IBM System x3550 M4 53 Related publications and links For more information see these resources IBM System x3550 M4 product page http www ibm com systems x hardware rack x3550m4 index html IBM System x 3550 M4 Installation and User s Guide http ibm com support entry portal docdisplay Indocid MIGR 5089486 IBM System x 3550 M4 Problem Determination and Service Guide http ibm com support entry portal docdisplay Indocid MIGR 5089487 IBM U S Announcement Letter September 11 2013 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 897 ENUS 1 13 153 IBM U S Announcement Letter August 21 2012 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 897 ENUS 1 12 140 IBM U S Announcement Letter March 6 2012 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlifid 897 ENUS 1 12 043 ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x3550 M4 http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us xseries 7914 html IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM System x servers and options http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pgbycat Configur
44. dard Rack 99564XX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Expansion Rack For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat rack IBM System x3550 M4 51 Rack options The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table Table 37 Rack options Part number Feature code Description Monitor kits and keyboard trays 17238BX 1723HC1 fc ASEK IBM 1U 18 5 Standard Console 17238EX 1723HC1 fc ASEL IBM 1U 18 5 Enhanced Media Console 172317X 1723HC1 fc 0051 1U 17in Flat Panel Console Kit 172319X 1723HC1 fc 0052 1U 19in Flat Panel Console Kit Console switches 3858D3X 3858HC1 fc A4X1 Avocent Universal Management Gateway 6000 for IBM 1754D2X 1754HC2 fc 6695 IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager GCM32 1754D1X 1754HC1 fc 6694 IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager GCM16 1754A2X 1754HC4 fc 0726 IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager LCM16 1754A1X 1754HC3 fc 0725 IBM Local 1x8 Console Manager LCM8 Console cables 00AK142 A4X4 UM KVM Module VGA SD Dual RJ45 43V6147 3757 IBM Single Cable USB Conversion Option UCO 39M2895 3756 IBM USB Conversion Option 4 Pack UCO 39M2897 3754 IBM Long KVM Conversion Option 4 Pack Long KC
45. dth by almost 100 8 GTps per link using 128b 130b encoding compared to the previous generation of PCI Express 2 0 5 GTps per link using 8b 10b encoding With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance Support for NVIDIA Quadro graphics processing units GPUs to maximize computing power Availability and serviceability The x3550 M4 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime The server offers memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure Tool less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as CPU memory and adapter cards The server offers hot swap drives supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime The server has two redundant hot swap power supplies and six dual motor hot swap redundant fans two fan zones with N 1 fan design to provide availability for business critical applications The power source independent light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability Predictive Failure Analysis PFA detects when system components processors VRMs memor
46. e 1 Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5120 81Y4544 A1X2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 1 Upgrade 90Y4318 A2MD ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler 1 90Y4273 A2MC ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Performance Key 1 81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade it The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 81Y4508 is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4484 The ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 81Y4546 requires 512 MB or 1 GB cache upgrades The ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller requires the x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit 00Y7117 or the second processor with additional system fans The ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight external 6 Gbps SAS SATA portscool Two external x4 mini SAS connectors SFF 8088 Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 512 MB battery backed cache or 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x8 Gen 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller Supports connectivity to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures For more information see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide ServeRA ID M5120 SAS SATA Controller for IBM System
47. e 20 Light path diagnostics options Part number Feature code Description Maximum Models supported where used None A1LF IBM System x Lightpath Kit 1 00Y7676 A2U6 IBM System x Advanced Lightpath Kit 1 All models CTO only Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard 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 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 VMware vS
48. ed Actual memory speed maximums depend on several factors as described in Memory options IBM System x3550 M4 Table 2 Standard models Part 2 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family Model Intel Xeon Processorst Memory RAID Disk Disks GbE Optical Power 2 maximum bays Models announced August 2012 7914 32x 1x E5 2643 4C 3 3GHz 1x4GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 750W 10MB 1600MHz 130W 7914 DDx 2x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 8x4GB M5110512MB 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 600 GB 6 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W with Battery SAS burner 7914 M2x 1x E5 2690 8C 2 9GHz 1x4GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 750W 20MB 1600MHz 135W Models announced March 2012 7914 A2x 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB H1110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7914 B2x 1x E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W 7914 C2x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 C4x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB H1110 3x 3 5 HS 6 Open 4 None 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 D2x 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash 7914 F2x 1x E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open 4 Open 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W
49. ement terms and conditions IBM ServicePac offerings are country specific that is each country might have its own service types service levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of ServicePacs might be available in a particular country For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country visit the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail Table 21 Warranty service definitions Term Description IBM onsite A service technician will come to the server s location for equipment repair repair IOR 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including IBM holidays 24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive 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 scheduled to arrive at your client s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the client s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays If after 1 00 p m
50. emory DIMMs If memory mirroring is used then DIMMs must be installed in pairs a minimum of one pair per each CPU and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size If memory rank sparing is used then a minimum of one quad rank DIMM or two single rank or dual rank DIMMs must be installed per populated channel the DIMMs do not need being identical In rank sparing mode one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs installed IBM System x3550 M4 19 The following table Parts 1 and 2 lists memory options available for the x3550 M4 server Table 6 Memory options Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family DDR3 1866MHz LP LRDIMM Standard Part Feature Maximum models number code Description supported where used RDIMMs 1600 MHz 00D5024 A3QE 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU A3x B3x DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 00D5036 A3QH 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC 24 12 per CPU 53x C3x C5x DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM D3x F3x RDIMMs 1866 MHz 00D5020 A3QD 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC 24 12 per CPU DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM 00D5032 A3QG 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC 24 12 per CPU 23x 33x 43x DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM 73x 83x G3x H3x J3x L3x
51. ervice upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs 4 hour or 2 hour support 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 Ib maximum 15 9 kg 35 1 Ib The x3550 M4 servers are shipped with the following items supplies IBM System x3550 M4 Statement of Limited Warranty Important Notices Rack Installation Instructions Documentation CD containing nstallation and User s Guide IBM Systems Director Flyer IBM System x Gen lll Slides Kit IBM System x Gen lIl Cable Management Arm CMA 2 8 m C13 C 14 power cord one for models with one power supply and two for models with two power Standard models The following table lists the standard models Table 2 Standard models Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family
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53. hen this processor is only available through CTO The part numbers include two system fans Table 4 Processor options Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family Standard models Part Feature where number codes Description used 46W2835 A3X3 ASWK Intel Xeon Processor E5 2603 v2 4C 1 8GHz 10MB Cache 1333MHz 80W A3x 46W2836 A3X4 A3WL Intel Xeon Processor E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 10MB Cache 1333MHz 80W B3x 46W2837 A3X5 ASWM Intel Xeon Processor E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 80W C3x 00Y7257 A469 A467 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2628L v2 8C 1 9GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 70W 46W2838 A3X6 ASWN Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630 v2 6C 2 6GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 80W D3x 46W2849 A3X7 A3WP Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630L v2 6C 2 4GHz 15MB Cache 1600MHz 60W 46W2846 A3XG A3WY Intel Xeon Processor E5 2637 v2 4C 3 5GHz 15MB Cache 1866MHz 130W 23x 46W2839 A3X8 A3WQ Intel Xeon Processor E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 95W F3x 46W2847 A3XH A3WZ Intel Xeon Processor E5 2643 v2 6C 3 5GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 130W 33x 00Y7259 A468 A466 n Processor E5 2648L v2 10C 1 9GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 46W2840 A3X9 A3WR Intel Xeon Processor E5
54. ies 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 81Y4484 t The ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 81Y4546 requires 512 MB or 1 GB cache upgrades IBM System x3550 M4 23 Table 8 RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage Part 2 12 Gbps SAS SATA Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 4609110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controller 1 47C8675 A3YY N2215 SAS SATA HBA for IBM System x 1 Hardware upgrades for the M5210 47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1 47C8660_ A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5210 47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1 47C8706_ A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 1 47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator 1 47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler 1 Requires cache memory upgrade 47C8656 47C8660 or 47C8664 The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications Four internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports One x4 mini SAS internal connector SFF 8087 Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip ROC controller PCle x4 Gen 3 ho
55. in a USB socket inside the server The following table lists the virtualization options Table 18 Virtualization options Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 41Y8298 A2G0 IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi Downloads 1 41Y8300 A2VC IBM USB Memory Key for VMware vSphere 5 0 1 41Y8307 A383 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 Update 1 1 41Y8311 A2R3 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 1 1 41Y8382 A4WZ IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 1 41Y8385 A584 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 5 1 Systems management The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 which provides advanced service processor control monitoring and an alerting function If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails the IMM lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem records the error in the event log and alerts you to the problem Optionally the IMM also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities The IMM provides remote server management through industry standard interfaces Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI Version 2 0 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Version 3 Common Information Model CIM Web browser The optional IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade is required to enable the remote presence and blue
56. ists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3550 M4 server Table 9 Disk drive options for internal disk storage Part 1 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 3 5 simple swap HDDs NL SATA 81Y9802 A22U IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 81Y9806 A22X IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 81Y9810 A22W IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 81Y9814 A22V IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 49Y6012 A3WA IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2SS HDD 3 3 5 inch hot swap 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 49Y6210 A4AF IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 00W1543 A4AJ IBM 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS SED 3 90Y8577 A2R2 IBM 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 00W1533 A4AH IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS SED 3 90Y8572 A2U0 IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 90Y8567 A26M IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 3 5 inch hot swap HDDs NL SATA 81Y9786 A22Y IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9790 A22P IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9794 A22T IBM 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9798 A22S
57. ith one of the following or configure one of these riser cards instead of the second riser card using special bid or CTO provided a second processor is also installed e A riser with one PCle x16 Gen 3 slot 69Y5671 feature A1HL e Ariser with one PCle x8 Gen 3 slot 69Y5670 feature A1HK e A riser with one PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz slot 69Y5669 feature A1HM The following table lists the PCI riser card options Table 11 PCI riser card options Part number Feature Description Maximum Models code supported where used 94Y7585 A1HJ x3550 M4 PCle Riser Card 1 1 x16 LP Slot 1 All models 69Y5670 A1HK x3550 M4 PCle Gen lll Riser Card 2 1 x8 FH HL 1 All models except Slot DDx 69Y5671 A1HL x3550 M4 PCle Gen lll Riser Card 2 1 x16 FH HL 1 DDx Slot 69Y5669 A1HM _ x3550 M4 PCI X Riser Card 2 1 PCIX FH HL Slot 1 The x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit 00Y7117 contains two 40mm fans which provides the fifth and sixth system fans needed for these options when only one processor is installed All supported PCle SSD adapters QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded VFA for IBM System x QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA for IBM System x ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller for IBM System x Solarflare SFN5162F MR Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter for IBM System x Solarflare SFN6122F LL Dual Port 1OGbE SFP Adapter for IBM System x The Thermal S
58. memory with 32 GB LRDIMMs e Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor TDP e Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core up to two threads per core e Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVT significantly improve floating point performance for compute intensive technical and scientific applications compared to Intel Xeon 5600 series processors e 12 Gbps SAS internal storage connectivity doubles the data transfer rate compared to 6 Gb SAS solutions to maximize performance of storage I O intensive applications e The use of solid state drives SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning drives HDDs can significantly improve I O performance An SSD can support up to 100 times more I O operations per second IOPS than a typical HDD e The server has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and two optional 10 Gb Ethernet ports with mezzanine cards that do not consume a PCle slot IBM System x3550 M4 The server offers PCI Express PCle 3 0 I O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum bandwi
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60. of the IBM System x3550 M4 IBM System x3550 M4 Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server USB socket for RAID controller in Six hot Light path diagnostics hypervisor dedicated slot CPU 1 swapfans panel and optical drive m E Hot swap power PCle slots 24DIMM CPU 2 HDD bays supply bays slots Figure 4 Inside view of the IBM System x3550 M4 IBM System x3550 M4 Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Components Specification Form factor 1U Rack Processor E5 2600 v2 Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family CPUs with 12 cores up to 2 7 GHz or ten cores up to 3 0 GHz or eight cores up to 3 3 GHz or six cores up to 3 5 GHz or four cores up to 3 5 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1866 MHz memory speed Up to 30 MB L3 cache E5 2600 Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family CPUs with eight cores up to 2 9 GHz or six cores up to 2 9 GHz or quad cores up to 3 3 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1600 MHz memory speed Up to 20 MB L3 cache Chipset Intel C604 Memory Up to 24 DIMM sockets 12 DIMMs per processor E5 2600 v2 RDIMMs and LRDIMMs Load Reduced DIMMs are supported but memory types cannot be intermixed Memory speed up to 1866 MHz E5 2600 RDIMMs UDIMMs and LR DIMMs Lo
61. olution Kit is not needed if two processors are installed since the second processor includes these fans Table 12 Thermal Solution Kit Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 00Y7117 A47L x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit contains two fans 1 For CTO orders quantity two of feature code A40L x3550 M4 Addl Fan for High Performance Adapters will be substituted IBM System x3550 M4 30 Network adapters The x3550 M4 supports four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports Integrated NICs have the following features An Intel I350AM4 chip Four GbE ports TCP Offload Engine TOE support Wake on LAN support 802 1Q VLAN tagging support IPv6 support NIC Teaming load balancing and failover Optionally two 10 Gb Ethernet ports can be added by installing the a dual port 10 Gb Ethernet mezzanine card as listed in the following table Mezzanine cards use a dedicated connector on the system board and do not consume a PCI expansion slot The following table lists additional supported network adapters Table 13 Network adapters Part 1 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 10 Gb Ethernet Mezzanine cards does not consume a PCI expansion slot 90Y6454 A22H QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded VFA for IBM System x it 90Y51
62. on law trademarks in other countries A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http www ibm com legal copytrade shtml The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both BladeCenter Calibrated Vectored Cooling Express Storage IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM Redbooks Redbooks logo ServerProven ServicePac System Storage System x The following terms are trademarks of other companies Intel Xeon Intel Intel logo Intel Inside logo and Intel Centrino logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries LTO Ultrium the LTO Logo and the Ultrium logo are trademarks of HP IBM Corp and Quantum in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Java and all Java based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States other countries or both Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others IBM System x3550 M4 56
63. perating speeds for the selected memory configuration that depends on rated speed operating voltage and quantity of DIMMs per channel as shown under Maximum operating speed section in the following table The following table Parts 1 2 and 3 shows the characteristics of the supported DIMMs Tables cells highlighted with a gray background indicate when the combination of DIMM voltage and the number of DIMMs per channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at a rated speed Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 1 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family RDIMMs and LRDIMMs DIMM RDIMM LRDIMM specification Rank Single rank Dual rank Dual rank Quad rank Part numbers 00D5024 4 GB 00D5020 4 GB 00D5040 8 GB 00D5048 16 GB 46W0761 32 GB 00D5036 8 GB 00D5032 8 GB Rated speed 1600 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 15V 15V 15V 15V Operating voltage 1 35 V 1 5V 1 5V 1 5V 1 5V 1 5V Max qty supported 24 24 24 24 24 24 Max DIMM capacity 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB Max memory capacity 192 GB 192 GB 192 GB 384 GB 384 GB 768 GB Max memory at rated speed None 128 GB 64 GB 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB Maximum operating speed 1 DIMM per channel 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 2 DIMMs per channel 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 160
64. phere 5 VMware vSphere 5 1 VMware vSphere 5 5 Not supported with E5 2600 v2 processor based server models See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos matrix shtml IBM System x3550 M4 37 Physical and electrical specifications Dimensions and weight Height 43 mm 1 7 in Width 429 mm 16 9 in Depth 734 mm 28 9 in Weight e Minimum configuration 12 7 kg 28 Ib e Maximum configuration 15 9 kg 35 1 Ib Supported environment e Air temperature e Server on 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F altitude 0 to 950 m 3 117 ft decrease the maximum system temperature by 1 C for every 175 m increase in altitude Server off 5 C to 45 C 41 F to 113 F o e Maximum altitude 3 050 m 10 000 ft 5 C to 28 C 41 F to 82 F e Shipment 40 C to 60 C 40 F to 140 F e Specific microprocessors e Microprocessor Intel Xeon E5 2690 135 W e Temperature 10 C to 27 C 50 F to 80 6 F e Altitude 0 to 304 8 m 1 000 ft e Microprocessor models with 115 W and 130 W e Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F e Altitude 0 to 914 4 m 3 000 ft e Humidity e Server on 8 to 85 maximum dew point 24 C maximum rate of change 5 C hr e Server off 8 to 85 maximum dew point 27 C e Design to ASHRAE Class
65. r IBM System x 2 InfiniBand Mezzanine cards does not consume a PCI expansion slot 00D4143 A36R IBM Dual Port FDR Embedded Adapter 1 InfiniBand 95Y3750 A2MY Mellanox ConnectX 2 Dual port QSFP QDR IB Adapter for IBM System x 2 00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX 3 FDR VPI IB E Adapter for IBM System x 2 t The QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded VFA and QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA both require the x3550 M4 Thermal Solution Kit 00Y7117 or the second processor with additional system fans Supported in E5 2600 processor based models only Supported in E5 2600 v2 processor based models only IBM System x3550 M4 32 For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat networkadapters Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3550 M4 server Table 14 Storage adapters Part 1 Part number Feature Description Maximum code 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 FC Dual port HBA for IBM System x 2 81Y1655 A2W5 Emulex 16Gb FC Single port HBA for IBM System x 2 00Y3337 A3KW Q
66. ramming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore cannot guarantee or imply reliability serviceability or function of these programs Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2012 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp IBM System x3550 M4 55 This document was created or updated on March 21 2014 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks e Send your comments in an e mail to redbook us ibm com e Mail your comments to IBM Corporation International Technical Support Organization Dept HYTD Mail Station P099 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 5400 U S A This document is available online at http www ibm com redbooks abstracts tips0851 html Trademarks IBM the IBM logo and ibm com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both These and other IBM trademarked terms are marked on their first occurrence in this information with the appropriate symbol or indicating US registered or common law trademarks owned by IBM at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or comm
67. rease uptime reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system e Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks allowing an application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other software running on a system Energy efficiency The x3550 M4 offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy reduce operational costs increase energy availability and contribute to a green environment e Energy efficient planar components help lower operational costs e The x3550 M4 is Energy Star 2 0 compliant Energy Star is the trusted US government backed symbol for energy efficiency with the goal of helping customers save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices For the Power and Performance Data Sheet see http ibm com systems x hardware energy star e High efficiency 550 W and 750 W power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum certification Available 750 W dc power supply option e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 and E5 2600 v2 product families offer significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits e Intel Intelligent Power Capabili
68. rking RackSwitch G8264F 7309CR9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TR 7309CF9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TF 0719410 Juniper Networks EX4500 Front to Back Airflow 0719420 Juniper Networks EX4500 Back to Front Airflow IBM System Networking 40 Gb top of rack switches 8036BRX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8332 Rear to Front 8036BFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8332 Front to Rear 8036ARX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316R 8036AFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316F For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Top of rack switches category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tor IBM System x3550 M4 47 Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply UPS units listed in the following table Table 30 Uninterruptible power supply units Part number Description Rack mounted UPS 21304RX IBM UPS 10000XHV 53951AX IBM 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53951KX 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 53953J5X IBM 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53956AX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 5395
69. s 1066 MHz 1066 MHz Ns 1066 MHz 1066 MHz NS NS 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 IBM System x3550 M4 18 Table 5 Maximum memory speeds Part 3 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family UDIMMs and LRDIMMs Specification UDIMMs LRDIMMs Rank Dual rank Quad rank Part numbers 49Y 1404 4 GB 90Y3105 32 GB Rated speed 1333 MHz 1333 MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 1 35 V Operating voltage 1 35 V 1 5V 1 35 V 1 5V Maximum quantity 16 16 24 24 Largest DIMM 4GB 4GB 32 GB 32 GB Maximum memory 64 GB 64 GB 768 GB 768 GB capacity Maximum memory 32 GB 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB at rated speed Maximum operating speed MHz 1 DIMM per channel 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 2 DIMMs per channel 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 3 DIMMs per channel Not supported Not 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 The following memory protection technologies are supported ECC Memory mirroring Memory rank sparing Chipkill for x4 based m
70. screen capture features The remote presence feature provides the following functions e Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel regardless of the system state e Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client e Mapping the CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server e Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive The blue screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating system hang condition A system administrator can use the blue screen capture to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition The following table lists the remote management option Table 19 Remote management option Part number Description Maximum quantity supported 90Y3901 IBM Integrated Management Module 1 Advanced Upgrade IBM System x3550 M4 36 All standard models ship with a pop out light path diagnostics panel on the front of the server See Figure 2 Configure to order CTO customers may elect to deselect this feature and instead have a basic light path diagnostics panel on the front of the server The following table shows the two light path diagnostics features Tabl
71. st interface Supports RAID 0 1 1E and 10 Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives The ServeRAID M1115 SAS SATA Controller 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 M1100 Series RAID 5 upgrades Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x8 Gen 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller The ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller 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 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 512 MB battery backed cache or 512 MB or 1 GB flash backed cache Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x8 Gen 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller IBM System x3550 M4 24 The ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Two x4 HD mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SAS SATA drives and SAS Expanders Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports 1 GB non backed cache or 1 GB or
72. t important business applications and cloud deployments Combining balanced performance and flexibility the x3550 M4 is a great choice for small and medium businesses and up to the large enterprise It can provide outstanding uptime to keep business critical applications and cloud deployments running safely Ease of use and comprehensive systems management tools make it easy to deploy Outstanding RAS and high efficiency design improves your business environment and helps save operational costs Scalability and performance The x3550 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs e Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v2 product family e Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 12 core processors up to 30 MB of L3 cache and up to two 8 GT s QPI interconnect links e Supports up to two processors 24 cores and 48 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Supports up to 1866 MHz memory speeds e Supports up to 768 GB memory with 32 GB LRDIMMs e Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family e Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 8 core processors up to 20 MB of L3 cache and up to two 8 GT s QPI interconnect links e Supports up to two processors 16 cores and 32 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Supports up to 1600 MHz memory speeds e Supports up to 768 GB
73. ty powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw e Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments e Low voltage 1 35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15 less energy compared to 1 5 V DDR3 RDIMMs e Solid state drives SSDs consume as much as 80 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs e The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airflow through the system e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification and management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs IBM System x3550 M4 4 Locations of key components and connectors Figure 2 shows the front of the server Pop out light Video USB 2 0 path diagnostics port ports panel Light path diagnostics Optical Power Status panel eject drive button LEDs button Hot swap 2 5 SAS HDD bays 3 5 HS and SS bays available Figure 2 Front view of the IBM System x3550 M4 Figure 3 shows the rear of the server Four standard PCle slot 1 GbE ports PCle slot Ethernet pot Four USB Serial Two optional Video Two hot swap for IMM ports port 10 GbE ports port power supplies Figure 3 Rear view
74. ve with US line cord 3628N3X IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord 3628N4X IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord 3628N5X IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord 3580S3V System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model H3V 3580S4V System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model H4V 3580S5E System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express Model H5S 3580S5X System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express Model S53 3572S4R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO4 HH SAS drive amp rack mount kit 3572S5R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO5 HH SAS drive amp rack mount kit 35732UL TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U Driveless 35734UL TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U Driveless 46X2682t LTO Ultrium 5 Fibre Channel Drive 46X2683t LTO Ultrium 5 SAS Drive Sled 46X2684t LTO Ultrium 5 Half High Fibre Drive Sled 46X2685t LTO Ultrium 5 Half High SAS Drive Sled 46X6912 LTO Ultrium 4 Half High Fibre Channel Drive Sled 46X7117t LTO Ultrium 4 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled 46X7122 LTO Ultrium 3 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled Note The external tape drives listed can be ordered through the IBM System x sales channel The server may support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table Refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information t Note These part numbers are the tape drives options for 35732UL and 35
75. we Redbooks IBM System x3550 M4 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM System x3550 M4 server provides outstanding performance for your business critical applications Its energy efficient design supports more cores memory and data capacity in a compact 1U package that is easy to service and manage With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon processors you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability Suggested use database virtualization 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 M4 offers a flexible scalable design and a simple upgrade path to eight HDDs plus an optical drive at the same time and up to 768 GB of memory The flexible onboard Ethernet solution provides four standard integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and two optional embedded 10 Gb Ethernet ports without occupying PCle slots Comprehensive systems management tools with the next generation Integrated Management Module lI IMM2 make it easy to deploy integrate service and manage IBM System x3550 M4 1 Key features The x3550 M4 is a cost and density balanced 1U 2 socket business critical server offering improved performance and pay as you grow flexibility along with new features that improve server management capability The powerful system is designed for your mos
76. y hard disk drives fans and power supplies operate outside of standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of possible failure therefore increasing uptime Solid state drivers SSDs offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime Built in Integrated Management Module II IMM2 continuously monitors system parameters 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 service time Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty next business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades available Manageability and security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3550 M4 IBM System x3550 M4 The server includes an Integrated Management Module II IMM2 to monitor server availability and perform remote management An integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI enables improved setup configuration and updates and simplifies error handling An integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation There is industry standard AES NI support for faster stronger encryption IBM Systems Director offers comprehensive systems management tools that help to inc
77. ystem performance feedback and optimum system uptime From a service and support standpoint IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty and IBM provides service and support worldwide The IBM System x3550 M4 supports DDR3 memory The server supports up to 12 DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 24 DIMMs when two processors are installed Each processor has four memory channels and there are three DIMMs per channel The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration IBM System x3550 M4 Server supports UDIMMs E5 2600 only RDIMMs and LRDIMMs Mixing different types of memory UDIMMs RDIMMs and LRDIMMs is not supported e Mixing 1 5 V and 1 35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported in such cases all DIMMs operate at 1 5 V e The maximum number of ranks supported per one channel is eight with the exception of Load Reduced DIMMs where more than eight ranks are supported because one quad rank LRDIMM provides the same electrical load on a memory bus as a single rank RDIMM e The maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in server depends on number of CPUs DIMM type rank and operating voltage as shown in the Maximum quantity row in the following table e All DIMMs in all CPU memory channels operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of e The memory speed supported by the specific CPU e The lowest of maximum o
78. z 1x8 GB M1115 3x 3 5 HS 3 Optional 4 None 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 7914 E5G 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 1x8 GB M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 300GB 4 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash 10K HS SAS burner 7914 K2G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 3x 3 5 HS 3 Optional 4 None 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash 7914 K3G 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 2x8 GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash burner Russia Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 7914 E1G_ 1x E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4GB M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 10MB 1066MHz 80W burner 7914 K1G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash burner 7914 K2G 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x8 GB M5110 3x 3 5 HS 3 Optional 4 None 1x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash 7914 K3G 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 2x8 GB M5110 8x 2 5 HS 8 Optional 4 Multi 2x 550W 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512MB Flash burner Processor detail Processor quantity and model core speed number of cores L3 cache memory speed Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server IBM System x3550 M4 14 Processor options The x3550 M4 supports the processor options listed in the following table The server supports up to two processors This table shows which server models have each processor standard If there is no corresponding where used model for a particular processor t

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