IBM 190000 User Manual

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Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and 
expandable, rack-dense, 1U dual-socket server
 
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IBM System x3550 M2 Specifications 
# of PCIe x16 slots (5GBps) 2 
(standard 
# of PCI-X/133 slots (1GBps) 
2 (optional in place of  PCIe slot) 
# of 33MHz legacy PCI slots None 
# of video ports 
2 (one front, one rear) 
Video controller 
Matrox G200eV (in IMM) 
Video memory 16MB 
SDRAM 
Maximum video resolution at 32-bit 
color
 
1280x1024 32-bit color at 60Hz 
Gigabit Ethernet controller Broadcom 
BCM5709 
# of Gigabit Ethernet ports 
2 standard plus 2 optional  
# of RS485 ports None 
# of serial ports 1 
(rear) 
# of parallel ports None 
(USB-attached) 
# of mouse ports None 
(USB-attached) 
# of keyboard ports None 
(USB-attached) 
# of USB 2.0 ports 
5 ports (2 front, 2 rear,1 internal for optional USB Flash memory key to support 
Hypervisor on some models) 
Integrated systems management 
controller 
Yes (IMM) 
Optional systems management 
adapter
 
Virtual Media Key (optional) 
Light path diagnostics support Yes,
 
with external pop-out/drop-down panel 
Predictive Failure Analysis support 
Processors, memory, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), HDDs, power supplies (plus 
fans, when an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter SlimLine II is used) 
Power supply size 
675W universal, autoswitching, hot-swap 
# of power supplies standard / 
maximum
 
1 / 2 
Hot-swap/redundant power supported 
Yes (with two power supplies installed) 
# of fan modules/blowers standard / 
maximum
 
6 (with one processor installed) 
6 (with two processors installed) 
Hot-swap/redundant fans supported 
Yes (standard) 
Rack mount method 
Slides and Cable Management Arm (provided standard) 
Maximum altitude 
7,000 ft; 
2,133 m 
Operating temperature range 
50 – 95º F; 10 – 35º C (up to 3,000 ft / 
914.4 m) 
50 – 90º F; 10 – 32º C (3,000 ft to 7,000 
ft / 914.4m to 2,133m) 
Dimensions (HWD) / weight 
1.7” (43mm) H 
17.3” (440mm) W 
28.0” (711.4mm) D 
28 (minimum) – 34.5 lb (maximum) 
12.7 – 15.6 kg 
Operating systems supported 
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise Editions) 32/64-bit, 
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (Standard/Enterprise Editions), Microsoft Small 
Business Server Standard Edition, RHEL 4/5 32/64-bit, SLES 10 32/64-bit, Novell 
Open Enterprise Server (NetWare 6.5), VMware ESX Server 2.5/3.0