Highlights
Innovative design, optimized for cost and performance to support business-critical applications and cloud deployments
Excellent RAS and outstanding uptime for an improved business environment
Easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage
Optimized for cost and performance
The right choice when compromise is not an option, the IBM System x3550 M4 blends outstanding uptime, performance and I/O flexibility for cost efficiency and rock-solid reliability. This compact rack server offers an energy-smart, affordable and easy-to-use solution with a pay-as-you-grow design to help lower costs and manage risks. With more computing power per watt, support for the latest Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors and advanced memory support, the x3550 M4 offers balanced performance and density.
Uptime for business-critical applications
With redundant and hot-swap fans, disks and power supplies, the x3550 M4 provides a resilient architecture ideal for business-critical applications. Predictive failure analysis and light path diagnostics provide advanced warning on power supplies, fans, VRMs, disks, processors and memory. Redundant, hot-swap components make it easy to replace failures without taking your system down.
Select configurations of the x3550 M4 are part of the IBM® Express Portfolio™ designed to meet the needs of small and midsized businesses. Easy to manage, Express® models vary by country.
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Form factor/height |
1U Rack |
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Processors (max) |
Up to two 8-core Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors |
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Cache (max) |
20 MB per processor |
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Memory (max) |
Up to 768 GB* via 24 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM/ LRDIMM*) |
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Media bays |
One optional DVD bay for 2.5" model |
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Disk bays |
Eight 2.5" or three 3.5" hard disk drives (HDDs) |
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RAID support |
Integrated 6 Gbps hardware RAID-0, -1, -10; optional RAID-5, -50 or -6, -60 |
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Power supply (std/max) |
1/2 redundant 550 W ac, 750 W ac, or 750 W dc* (model dependent) |
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Hot-swap components |
Power supplies, fan modules and hard disk drives |
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Network interface |
4 × 1 GbE (std.), 2 × 10 GbE embedded adapter (slotless opt.)/Trusted Platform Module |
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Expansion slots |
2 PCIe 3.0 slots, optional 1 PCI-X |
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USB ports |
2 (three for 3.5" model) front/4 back/1 internal |
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VGA ports |
1 front/1 back |
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Maximum internal storage |
Up to 8 TB (2.5" model) or 9 TB (3.5" model) SAS/SATA |
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Energy-efficiency compliance |
Equivalent NEBS 1/ETSI compliance* for both ac and dc* power supply, compliant with 80 PLUS® Platinum and ENERGY STAR®* (model dependent) |
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Systems management |
IBM IMM2 with optional FoD remote presence, Predictive Failure Analysis, diagnostic LEDs, light path diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and Active Energy Manager™ |
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Operating systems supported |
Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere |
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Limited warranty |
3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite service, next business day 9×5, service upgrades available |
