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System x3550 M4 (E5-2600 v2)

Product Guide (withdrawn product)

The 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 System x3550 M4.

Figure 1. 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 PCIe
slots. Comprehensive systems management tools with the next-generation Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) make it easy to deploy, integrate, service, and manage.

System x3550 M4 (E5-2600 v2) (withdrawn product)

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Page 1: ...aboration email streaming media web HPC and cloud applications Figure 1 shows the System x3550 M4 Figure 1 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 optiona...

Page 2: ...s per core Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVX significantly improve floating point performance for compute intensive technical and scientific applications compared to Intel Xeon 5600 series processors 12 Gbps SAS internal s...

Page 3: ...nterface 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 incre...

Page 4: ...entilation holes a part of Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airflow through the system IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification and management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs Components and connectors Figure 2 shows the front of ...

Page 5: ...Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server Figure 4 Inside view of the System x3550 M4 System x3550 M4 E5 2600 v2 withdrawn product 5 ...

Page 6: ...tional 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 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 ...

Page 7: ...and 6 0 Limited warranty Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 NBD Service and support Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services 4 hour or 2 hour response time 8 hours fix time one year or two year warranty extension remote technical support for System x hardware and selected third party Microsoft Linux VMware software Dimensions Height 43 ...

Page 8: ... 791453x 1x E5 2650L v2 10C 1 7GHz 25MB 1600MHz 70W 1x 8GB 1600MHz M5110 1GB Flash 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open bay 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W HS 2 7914H3x 1x E5 2660 v2 10C 2 2GHz 25MB 1866MHz 95W 1x 8GB 1866MHz M5110 1GB Flash 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open bay 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W HS 2 791443x 1x E5 2667 v2 8C 3 3GHz 25MB 1866MHz 130W 1x 8GB 1866MHz M5110 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open bay 4 2 2 Optional 1x 750W HS 2 7914J3x 1x E5 2670...

Page 9: ... v2 6C 2 1GHz 15MB 1600MHz 80W 4x 16GB 1866MHz M5110 1GB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open bay 4 2 2 Multi burner 2x 550W HS 2 Latin America Brazil only 7914EPU 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1x 8GB 1600MHz M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 300GB 10K 4 2 2 Multi burner 2x 550W HS 2 7914EQU 1x E5 2640 v2 8C 2 0GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W 2x 8GB 1600MHz M1115 4x 2 5 HS 8 2x 300GB 10K 4 2 2 Multi burner 2x 550W HS 2 7914ERU ...

Page 10: ... 2 Multi burner 2x 550W HS 2 7914K4G 1x E5 2609 v2 4C 2 5GHz 10MB 1333MHz 80W 1x 8GB 1600MHz M5110 512MB f 4x 2 5 HS 8 Open bay 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W HS 2 7914K5G 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1x 8GB 1600MHz M5110 512MB f 3x 3 5 HS 3 Open bay 4 2 2 Optional 1x 550W HS 2 Russia Commonwealth of Independent States CIS 7914E9G 1x E5 2620 v2 6C 2 1GHz 15MB 1600MHz 80W 1x 8GB 1600MHz M5110 5...

Page 11: ...E5 2650 v2 8C 2 6GHz 20MB Cache 1866MHz 95W G3x 46W2850 A3XF A3WX Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650L v2 10C 1 7GHz 25MB Cache 1600MHz 70W 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 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2670 v2 10C 2 5GHz 25MB Cache 1866MHz 115W J3...

Page 12: ... 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 DIMM specification RDIMM LRDIMM Rank Single rank Dual rank Dual rank Quad rank Part numbers 00D5024 4 GB 00D5036 8 GB 00D5020 4 GB 00D5032 8 GB 00D5040 8 GB 00D5048 16 GB 46W0761 32 GB Rated speed 1600 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1...

Page 13: ...B 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 24 12 per CPU A3x B3x 00D5036 A3QH 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 24 12 per CPU 53x C3x C5x D3x F3x RDIMMs 1866 MHz 00D5020 A3QD 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM 24 12 per CPU 00D5032 A3QG 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 14900 CL13 ECC DDR3 1866MHz LP RDIMM 24 12 per CPU 23x 33x 43x 73x...

Page 14: ... storage expansion options Part number Feature code Description Maximum 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 ...

Page 15: ...s per controller 81Y4484 A1J3 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1 81Y4487 A1J4 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 D3x F3x 81Y4559 A1WY ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 53x 73x 83x G3x H3x J3x L3x 47C8670 A4G6 ServeRAID M5100 Series 2GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 1 81Y4508 A22E ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 1 Features on Demand upgrades per server 81...

Page 16: ... 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 PCIe x4 Gen 3 host 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 c...

Page 17: ...ut per port PCIe 2 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps controller The 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 PCIe 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS23...

Page 18: ... HDD 8 2 5 inch hot swap SEDs 6 Gbps SAS 90Y8913 A2XF 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 90Y8908 A3EF 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 81Y9662 A3EG 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 8 00AD085 A48T 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS SED 8 2 5 inch hot swap SDDs Enterprise 6 Gbps SAS 49Y6129 A3EW 200GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 49Y6134 A3EY 400GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 49Y6139 ...

Page 19: ...5 G2HS 512e HDD 3 3 5 inch hot swap HDDs 6 Gbps NL SATA 81Y9786 A22Y 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9790 A22P 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 81Y9794 A22T 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 00FN113 A5VD 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS 512e HDD 3 81Y9798 A22S 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 49Y6002 A3W9 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 G2HS HDD 3 00FN143 A5VH 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL ...

Page 20: ...TA 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 I O expansion options The server supports two PCI slots with different riser card...

Page 21: ...r is installed All supported PCIe SSD adapters QLogic Dual Port 10GbE SFP Embedded VFA QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA ServeRAID M5120 SAS SATA Controller Solarflare SFN5162F MR Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter The Thermal Solution Kit is not needed if two processors are installed since the second processor includes these fans Table 12 Thermal Solution Kit Part number Feature code Description Maxim...

Page 22: ...apter 2 94Y5180 A4Z6 Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter 2 00JY820 A5UT Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP PCIe Adapter 1 00JY830 A5UU Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP Adapter and FCoE iSCSI SW 1 None AS3M Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP Integrated Adapter 1 00JY824 A5UV Emulex VFA5 FCoE iSCSI SW for PCIe Adapter FoD FoD license for 00JY820 or feature AS3M included with 00JY830 1 00D8540 A4XH Emulex Dual Port 1...

Page 23: ... the Networking adapters category https lenovopress com servers options ethernet rt product guide Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x3550 M4 server Table 14 Storage adapters Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported Fibre Channel 16 Gb 81Y1662 A2W6 Emulex 16Gb FC Dual port HBA 2 81Y1655 A2W5 Emulex 16Gb FC Single port HBA 2 00Y3337 A3KW ...

Page 24: ...e factory installed they are supported as field installable options only The server cannot be shipped with these adapters installed For details about these adapters see the Lenovo Press Product Guides in the PCIe SSD Adapters category found at the following address https lenovopress com servers options ssdadapter rt product guide GPU adapters The server supports a graphics processing unit GPU prov...

Page 25: ...llows Minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 power supplies per system If 2 are installed power supplies must be identical Important It is highly recommended to validate server configuration for specific power requirements using the latest version of the System x Power Configurator https www ibm com support entry portal docdisplay lndocid LNVO PWRCONF This will ensure that the right power supply is chosen ...

Page 26: ...iskette 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 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 condi...

Page 27: ...Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 with Xen VMware vSphere ESXi 5 0 VMware vSphere ESXi 5 1 VMware vSphere ESXi 5 5 VMware vSphere ESXi 6 0 See the ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service l...

Page 28: ... with 550 W power supplies 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 6 5 A 200 to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 3 3 A Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately Minimum configuration 0 14 kVA Maximum configuration 0 66 kVA BTU output Minimum configuration 461 Btu hr 135 watts Maximum configuration 2900 Btu hr 850 watts Noise level 6 5 bels operating 6 3 bels idle Warranty options The System x3550 M4 ...

Page 29: ...ay including Lenovo holidays The following Lenovo warranty service upgrades are available Warranty and maintenance service upgrades Three four or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage Onsite response from next business day to 2 or 4 hours Committed repair service Warranty extension of up to 5 years Post warranty extensions Committed Repair Service Committed Repair Services enhances the level ...

Page 30: ...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 NOM 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 KN2...

Page 31: ...e Key 1 81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 1 Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5225 per server 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 The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit 81Y4508 is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Up...

Page 32: ...ansion enclosures can be daisy chained per one external controller port For better performance distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both ports of a controller Table 23 External expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one controller 610012X EXP2512 Storage Enclosure 17 610024X EXP2524 Storage Enclosure 9 The external SAS cables listed in the following ta...

Page 33: ...y 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 00NC571 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 24 2 5 SAS HS HDDs 00NC561 146GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 00NC563 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 00NC565 600GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 24 00NC567 900GB 1...

Page 34: ...r Rack Kit 9x5NBD 64116B1 Lenovo Storage S3200 LFF Chassis FC iSCSI Single Controller Rack Kit 9x5NBD 64116B2 Lenovo Storage S3200 LFF Chassis FC iSCSI Dual Controller Rack Kit 9x5NBD 64113B3 Lenovo Storage S3200 SFF Chassis SAS Single Controller Rack Kit 9x5NBD 64113B4 Lenovo Storage S3200 SFF Chassis SAS Dual Controller Rack Kit 9x5NBD 64116B3 Lenovo Storage S3200 SFF Chassis FC iSCSI Single Con...

Page 35: ...71S4R IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w LTO4 HH SAS 6171S5R IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w LTO5 HH SAS 6171S6R IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w LTO6 HH SAS 61732UL IBM TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U 61734UL IBM TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U Fibre Channel backup drives for TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries 00NA101 6173 LTO Ultrium 4 Fibre Channel Drive Sled 00NA103 6173 LTO Ultrium 4 Half High Fibre Drive Sled ...

Page 36: ...enovopress com systemx tor Uninterruptible power supply units The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply UPS units that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in x3550 M4 solutions Table 30 Uninterruptible power supply units Part number Description 55941AX RT1 5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 100 125VAC 55941KX RT1 5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55942AX RT2 2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS...

Page 37: ...IEC 309 3P N Gnd cord 46M4134 0U 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 50A 3 Phase PDU with CS8365L 3P Gnd cord Ultra Density Enterprise PDUs 9x IEC 320 C13 3x IEC 320 C19 outlets 71762NX Ultra Density Enterprise C19 C13 PDU Module without line cord 71762MX Ultra Density Enterprise C19 C13 PDU Module without line cord 71763NU Ultra Density Enterprise C19 C13 PDU 60A 208V 3ph with IEC 309 3P Gnd lin...

Page 38: ... G 40K9617 DPI Australian NZ 3112 Line Cord 40K9618 DPI Korean 8305 Line Cord Part number Description For more information see the list of Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category http lenovopress com systemx power Rack cabinets The following table lists the rack cabinets that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in x3550 M4 solutions Table 32 Rack cabinets Part number Description 201...

Page 39: ...695 Global 4x2x32 Console Manager GCM32 1754D1X 1754HC1 fc 6694 Global 2x2x16 Console Manager GCM16 1754A2X 1754HC4 fc 0726 Local 2x16 Console Manager LCM16 1754A1X 1754HC3 fc 0725 Local 1x8 Console Manager LCM8 Console cables 00AK142 A4X4 UM KVM Module VGA SD Dual RJ45 43V6147 3757 Single Cable USB Conversion Option UCO 39M2895 3756 USB Conversion Option 4 Pack UCO 39M2897 3754 Long KVM Conversio...

Page 40: ...e these complex transactions are serviced properly As a premier client you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life from first invoice through asset return or purchase This specialist develops an in depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements For you this dedication provides a high quality easy and positive financing experience For your region ...

Page 41: ...Related product families Product families related to this document are the following 2 Socket Rack Servers System x3550 M4 E5 2600 v2 withdrawn product 41 ...

Page 42: ...intended for use in implantation or other life support applications where malfunction may result in injury or death to persons The information contained in this document does not affect or change Lenovo product specifications or warranties Nothing in this document shall operate as an express or implied license or indemnity under the intellectual property rights of Lenovo or third parties All infor...

Page 43: ... Lenovo Lenovo Services RackSwitch ServeRAID ServerGuide ServerProven System x The following terms are trademarks of other companies Intel and Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries Linux is the trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Server and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Ot...

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