NEW - System x3550 M2 - 5500 Series - Announcement

System x3550 M2 servers feature new Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with new, next-generation microarchitecture design featuring QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) and Turbo Boost technology

Overview

Power, scalability, control, and serviceability for dynamic Web-serving and On Demand Business applications:

• Ultrathin, high-availability, rack-optimized, 1U platform


• Powerful Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series dual- or quad-core processor with new microarchitecture design featuring Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) technology with Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)


• 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB (optional) of high-speed DDR3 SDRAM Registered DIMM memory; sixteen DIMM slots that support up to 128 GB


• Support for hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs


• Six 2.5-inch hot-swap HDD bays


• Two PCI-Express Gen 2 x16 slots (one full height, half length and one low profile); both slots convertible to PCI-X via riser card option 64-bit/133 MHz


• 675-watt, auto-ranging power supply (redundant power supply optional)
  Integrated systems management processor (IMM)


• Integrated dual GB Ethernet standard plus two optional on planar for scalable network communication


• One 16550A-compatible serial port (rear), four USB ports (two front and two rear), and two video ports (one front and one rear)
  

x3550 M2

• 794612U


• 79463AU


• 794632U


• 794642U


• 794652U


• 794662U


• 794692U

IBM System x3550 M2 Express Models

• 7946E1U


• 7946E2U


• 7946E3U

Option

• Intel Xeon Processor E5502 2C 1.86 GHz 4 MB Cache 800 MHz - 46M1077


• Intel Xeon Processor E5504 4C 2.00 GHz 4 MB Cache 800 MHz - 46M1078


• Intel Xeon Processor E5506 4C 2.13 GHz 4 MB Cache 800 MHz - 46M1079


• Intel Xeon Processor E5520 4C 2.26 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz - 46M1081


• Intel Xeon Processor L5520 4C 2.26 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz - 46M1080


• Intel Xeon Processor L5506 4C 2.13 GHz 4 MB Cache 800 MHz - 46M1082


• Intel Xeon Processor E5530 4C 2.40 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz - 46M1083


• Intel Xeon Processor E5540 4C 2.53 GHz 8 MB Cache 1066 MHz - 46M1084


• Intel Xeon Processor X5550 4C 2.66 GHz 8 MB Cache 1333 MHz - 46M1085


• Intel Xeon Processor X5560 4C 2.80 GHz 8 MB Cache 1333 MHz - 46M1086


• Intel Xeon Processor X5570 4C 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache 1333 MHz - 46M1087


• 1GB (1x1GB) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz Low Power LP RDIMM - 44T1480


• 2GB (1x2GB) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz Low Power LP RDIMM - 44T1481


• 2GB (1x2GB) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz Chipkill LP RDIMM - 44T1482


• 4GB (1x4GB) PC3-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz Chipkill LP RDIMM - 44T1483


• PCI-Express Riser Card 46M1070


• PCI-X Riser Card 46M1071

Planned availability date: April 30, 2009