IBM System x3550 M3 Server - Specifications
Processor - 2 Sockets, 16 cores
Quad-core Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Chipset
Intel 5520 Chipset
Memory - 24GB DDR3 RDIMM
Memory Protection
ECC
ChipKill (for x4-based memory DIMMs)
Memory Mirroring
Memory Sparing
Drive Bays
Disk Drive Bays
8 x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
Maximum Internal Storage
SAS 246GB, 15k RPM, 6Gb
RAID Support
RAID 0, 1, 1E with ServeRAID-BR10il v2 or M1015
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 with M5014 or M5015
Network Interfaces
Integrated 2Gb Ethernet ports
2 x ports on optional Gigabit Ethernet with Ethernet Daughter Card
PCIe Expansion Slots
Up to 3 slots (1 Slots Dedicated to RAID controller)
Slot 1: PCIe 2.0 x16, Low-profile
Slot 2: PCIe 2.0 x16, full-heighjt, half-length
External Ports
Front
2 x USB 2.0
1 x DB-15 Video
Rear
2 x USB 2.0
1 x DB-15 Video
1 x DB-9 Serial
1 x RJ-45 Systems Management
4 x RJ045 Gigabit Ethernet (2 standard, 2 optional)
Internal
1 x USB for embedded hypervisor
Cooling
IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ with 6 counter-rotating hot swap fans with N+1 redundancy
Power Supply
Up to 2 redundant hot-swap 460 W AC or 675 W AC or 675 W high efficiency (HE) AC power supplies with 90%+ efficiency
Systems Management
UEFI
IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM)
Predictive Failure Analysis
Light Path Diagnostics
Automatic Server Restart
IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
IBM ServerGuide
Chassis
Enclosure
Height: 1.7" (43mm)
Width: 17.3" (440mm)
Depth: 28.0" (711mm)
Weight: 28lbs (12.7kg)