x3550 M2 IBM System x Rack Server July 2009

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary......................................................................................................................1

Our Understanding of Your Goals.............................................................................................1Our Approach to Meeting Your Goals.......................................................................................1

OnForever Computing........................................................................................................2Bringing Down Enterprise Computing Cost........................................................................2Driving Industry Standards..................................................................................................2Making Servers Easier to Deploy and Use.........................................................................3

Why IBM System x?..................................................................................................................3X-Architecture.....................................................................................................................3Systems Management........................................................................................................3Service & Support...............................................................................................................4Wide Variety of Servers......................................................................................................4Breadth of Storage Offerings..............................................................................................4Server-Proven.....................................................................................................................4Leadership in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Capabilities....................................4Linux....................................................................................................................................5Financial Options................................................................................................................5Fulfillment............................................................................................................................5

Executive Summary - IBM System x3550 M2.............................................................................6

Our Understanding of Your Goals.............................................................................................6Our Approach to Meeting Your Goals.......................................................................................6Solution Overview.....................................................................................................................7Why IBM?..................................................................................................................................8

IBM System x3550 M2...................................................................................................................9

Highlights...................................................................................................................................9Features and Benefits.............................................................................................................10IBM System x3550 M2 at a glance.........................................................................................12

Other System x Products...........................................................................................................14

System x Racks......................................................................................................................14

Services........................................................................................................................................15

Support Services.....................................................................................................................15IBM ServicePac for Warranty and Maintenance Options.......................................................15IBM ServicePac for Remote Technical Support Services.......................................................15Support for IBM System x.......................................................................................................15STG Lab Services...................................................................................................................15

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Executive Summary

Our Understanding of Your Goals

Your company’s profit and growth are driven by its ability to innovate and grow—and to respond on demand to market conditions quickly, decisively and dynamically.

The pervasive computing trend that allows information anywhere anytime provides access to information to millions of users and devices (cell phones and web-enabled PDAs included). These new services require continuous uptime and demand more from support systems. Your server infrastructure requires new capabilities for communicating and managing even larger amounts of information in a more dynamic and cost-effective manner.

In addition, the adoption of on demand technologies for business-to-consumer, business-to-business, and intra-business applications is accelerating. This places higher demands on technology platforms. More significantly, your business is increasingly turning to industry-standard technologies for this new on demand foundation.

As IT solutions become more complex, infrastructure and maintenance costs rise but IT budgets are not growing at the same rate (many are flat or declining). Therefore, you need innovative technology to help keep costs to a minimum with solutions that are preconfigured, easy to install and maintain, scalable and affordable.

Our Approach to Meeting Your Goals

IBM® System x® helps you take back control and reduce complexity by simplifying systems management for industry-standard computing environments. System x servers provide innovative technology features that deliver time-saving, cost-savings benefits. With outstanding value for money, the System x servers are the best of IBM engineering delivered in an industry-standard platform.

IBM continues to build X-Architecture® into systems and set the bar for Intel® processor-based servers across the industry. The guiding principles include:

Designing System x servers with a goal of providing uninterrupted (OnForever™) computing

Bringing down enterprise computing cost

Becoming a leader in establishing industry-wide collaboration

Making servers easier to deploy and use

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OnForever Computing

When IBM designs a System x server, the goal is always to get as close as possible to a platform that maintains continuous operation. Building highly available servers takes more than just using reliable components or redundant disk drives, fans, and power supplies. Naturally, those things are done; however, it is important to address both causes of downtime—scheduled and unscheduled outages—to truly improve operational efficiency.

Bringing Down Enterprise Computing Cost

Many companies around the world enjoy the reliability, scalability, and operational features of IBM enterprise server platforms. Clients have told IBM they want capabilities in System x servers that are similar to those seen in larger systems, but at a price comparable with other industry-standard servers.

IBM’s strategy for meeting this requirement is to leverage proven investments in advanced server technologies and skills. This strategy allows greater capability for Intel processor-based servers without having to reinvent technologies and methods. By using the proven capabilities of other server families, IBM shortens development cycles, reduces development costs, and increases interoperability for your complex IT environments.

Driving Industry Standards

Bringing advanced enterprise technology to System x systems is one challenge that IBM can deliver easily; however, the System x systems must continue to be “industry standard.” If each server vendor uses similar components (many made by IBM) and the same operating systems, you have greater flexibility in technology management.

To help continue this trend, IBM is working with industry leaders and standards organizations to drive new technologies in standards-based ways. Innovative capabilities in System x servers provide initiatives that allow IBM to uniquely address your application requirements first, then take it a step further. IBM works with industry consortiums and standards organizations to have the leadership technologies developed included in standards specifications and confirm that development directions coincide with future standards.

Finally, IBM makes these technologies available to the industry in accordance with those standards. This open technology approach has fueled the growth of industry-standard computing since its inception. The leadership role of System x systems is evident in the industry’s adoption of the Common Diagnostic Model, PCI-X and InfiniBand I/O, and in Active PCI licensing to other companies.

On the software front, IBM not only supports Microsoft® Windows® operating systems on System x servers, but also Novell NetWare and Linux®. IBM now supports or has Linux-based offerings for System i®, System p®, System x, and System z® servers to further demonstrate the commitment to Linux.


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Making Servers Easier to Deploy and Use

Storage management is routinely identified as one of the primary challenges of IT managers. IBM system management software adds intelligence and combines leading-edge, proven capabilities that integrate into the enterprise to help provide world-class server and storage management across your IT solution.

All this is managed through a centralized infrastructure that can help you realize a reduction in management resource costs. As more sophisticated features in System x servers are introduced, IBM knows the importance of making this technology easy to use. Being able to deploy a new server in less than an hour or accurately plan upgrades is no simple task. Using select System x servers can make it easier.

System x servers currently include IBM Director to help make IT easier.

Why IBM System x?

X-Architecture

These proven, X-Architecture technologies differentiate IBM System x from other Intel servers.

Chipkill™ memory helps keep the server up and running by tolerating a full chip failure.

Active PCI allows for installation or replacement of PCI adapters without taking the system down.

Light-path diagnostics provides rapid identification of failing or failed components, helping you minimize downtime.

Extensive Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) support helps predict failures on fans, VRM, and power supplies.

Systems Management

IBM Director is a comprehensive systems-management solution designed to help reduce costs and improve productivity. IBM Director:

Delivers advanced System x and BladeCenter® manageability with a portfolio of exclusive, predictive server tools. Based on industry standards, you can use it with most Intel-microprocessor-based systems and certain System i and System p servers.

Automates many of the processes that are required to manage systems proactively, including capacity planning, asset tracking, preventive maintenance, diagnostic monitoring, troubleshooting, and more. It has a graphical user interface that provides easy access to local and remote systems.

Can be used in environments with multiple operating systems (heterogeneous environments) and integrated with robust workgroup and enterprise management software from IBM (such as Tivoli® software), Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft®, NetIQ, and BMC Software.


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Is included with the purchase of System x and BladeCenter systems and is offered for sale to help manage select non-IBM systems. Optional, fee-based extensions to IBM Director are available if you want more advanced management capabilities.

Service & Support

IBM has 10 ISO certified IBM HelpCenters worldwide

IBM Global Services (IGS) is a large and versatile services company with a presence in 164 countries

IBM Center for Microsoft Technologies

Remote Connect "Call Home" support

Mobile Solution Terminal for problem determination support

Wide Variety of Servers

Rack-optimized servers help solve the data center space dilemma by delivering outstanding performance and manageability in a slim chassis.

Universal servers deliver versatility in designs that convert from tower to rack-mount. Value models take small business serving to new levels of productivity at very affordable prices. Larger enterprise models combine maximum internal scalability and a range of high-availability tools for intense workloads.

Scalable servers have revolutionized the industry-standard server platform, creating a new breed of Intel-based enterprise server that delivers new levels of availability, scalability, and transaction performance.

Breadth of Storage Offerings

SAS

SATA

SCSI

iSCSI

DS3000, DS4000 Series

Enterprise Storage Server®.

Server-Proven

To make sure everything you would typically use with System x servers (hardware, middleware, and NOS) is thoroughly validated

Over 2,300 solutions tested by the vendor to IBM requirements

Leadership in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Capabilities

Microsoft Rapid Deployment Partner (300,000+ seat deployment)

IBM Center for Microsoft Technologies


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Enterprise-level server testing and qualification

Ongoing development collaboration

Linux

Certification and support programs with IBM’s four chosen Linux distributors are available.

System x servers include a comprehensive support program designed to speed installation of hardware and system software.

285+ ServerProven® Solutions are available.

Financial Options

IBM Global Financing is a leading provider of IT financing to affordably deliver the cutting-edge technology of IBM servers to your business.

Fulfillment

Whether you want it through IBM direct or through an IBM Business Partner, the freedom to choose is yours.


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Executive Summary - IBM System x3550 M2

Our Understanding of Your Goals

Most organizations need general-purpose rack servers to house vital applications. These applications require cost-effective and flexible server systems with exceptional per-watt performance, application scalability, and advanced manageability and serviceability with superior uptime capable of satisfying the IT challenges facing their business.

The challenge is to do more with less—serve more Web pages; manage more SAP and database deployments; handle more secure connections; support more e-mail users and/or branch office locations; and support distributed database computing, scientific/technical computing and cluster management—all while minimizing costs, managing energy consumption and saving space.

If your company needs outstanding performance per watt, leadership virtualization, expandability, data security and high availability in a 1U, rack-dense package, the IBM® System x3550 M2 may be your optimal solution. It also provides advanced systems management with an integrated management component for optional remote presence enablement and predictive failure analysis to keep your systems up and running.

Our Approach to Meeting Your Goals

Working closely with IBM Business Partners, IBM has tuned up and optimized IBM System x® servers in order to provide cost-effective, energy-efficient and flexible platforms for building solutions. The result—innovative technology that can help maximize your IT infrastructure to scale quickly, easily and inexpensively, so you can stretch your IT budget and confidently execute your business objectives—even as your business conditions change.

The x3550 M2 is strongly positioned to grow with your business by increasing performance, maximizing power savings, and offering advanced system functionality and serviceability. The x3550 M2 enables you to:

Reduce costs with an energy-smart design that provides optimal quad-core computing performance per watt

Improve service with a highly scalable, flexible design that is easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage with IBM Director and other management tools

Manage risk with resilient architectures and virtualized environments

The x3550 M2 is strongly positioned to reduce cost and grow with your business by increasing performance and offering balanced system functionality and serviceability. If you need cost-effective high-performance, quad-core computing with generous


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memory, storage and I/O flexibility in a dense 1U mechanical package, as well as simple and rapid deployment, the x3550 M2 is the ideal system for you.

Select configurations of the x3550 M2 are part of the IBM Express Advantage™ Portfolio, designed to meet the needs of mid-sized businesses. Easy to manage, Express models/configurations vary by country.

Solution Overview

If you are a small, medium or large enterprise deploying demanding applications, including Web-serving, business collaboration, virtualization or databases in dense environments, the x3550 M2 may be ideal for you. The x3550 M2 is virtualization-enabled with the VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor (planned availability 2Q 2009). A collaborative IBM strategy with open source and development focused on compatibility and interoperability helps you innovate for a flexible business foundation.

Housed in a small 1U mechanical envelope, the x3550 M2 can:

Help reduce operational cost with an energy smart dense design

Provides optimal quad-core computing performance per watt

Maximizes performance per rack U with Intel Xeon® 5500 series quad-core processors that leverage QuickPath Interconnect technology

Manages growth with scalability, security and the flexibility to respond rapidly to business change

Provides leadership virtualization with VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor (planned availability 2Q 2009) and an energy-smart design

Meets and exceeds the memory requirements of many general purpose applications such as Web serving, database, collaboration, security and SAP deployments by supporting up to 16 DDR-3 RDIMMs with up to 128 GB of high-performance, new-generation memory (planned availability 2Q 2009)

Offers two PCI-Express x16 expansion slots (2x16): 1x16 half-length, full-height; 1x16 low profile. Also, 2x PCI-X via optional risers

Accommodates up to six 2.5" hot-swap hard disk drives for generous expansion and optional RAID-0 and -1 or optional RAID-5

Features IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM) and Virtual Media Key (option) for remote presence enablement and Predictive Failure Analysis®, and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, which enhances power control for power-managed data centers

Improves reliability by eliminating single points of failure and delivers high availability through the use of hot-swap redundant power supplies

Provides comprehensive features to ease systems management, simplify serviceability and increase uptime

A collaborative IBM strategy with open source and development focused on compatibility and interoperability helps you innovate for a flexible business foundation.


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Why IBM?

The x3550 M2 server offers a number of features, tools and services designed to make ownership a positive experience. If you are a small, medium or large enterprise deploying demanding applications including Web serving, business collaboration, virtualization or databases in dense environments, the x3550 M2 may be ideal for you as it provides these features:

The energy-smart x3550 M2 lowers power consumption and provides high memory throughput and robust processing for effective response times at peak volumes

Powerful systems management, including IBM Systems Director and the IMM with the option for remote presence enablement, helps simplify local and remote management

Helps provide advanced power notification and control, monitor power consumption, achieve lower heat output and decreased cooling costs

Helps maintain a healthy system by keeping internal components cool

Large cache size yields more transaction processing

In addition, the x3550 M2’s redundant hot-swap cooling, coupled with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, delivers distinct competitive advantages that can enhance serviceability and lower your operational costs.


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IBM System x3550 M2

Rack-dense, power-optimized server with leadership performance, virtualization and easy management

Highlights Reduce cost with an energy-smart design that provides optimal quad-core

computing performance per watt

Improve service with a highly flexible design that is easy to deploy, integrate and manage

Manage risk with resilient architectures and virtualized environments

Energy-efficient profile

The IBM® System x3550 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a flexible, energy-smart design. Delivering quad-core computing on Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile.

Powerful systems management

This server offers feature-rich systems management capabilities from power management to proactive hardware monitoring. The Integrated Management Module (IMM) increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes. The Virtual Media key option provides remote presence capabilities without taking up a slot on the planar, while IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power monitoring and notification.

Leadership virtualization

Designed to provide leadership virtualization, the x3550 M2 supports the VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor, the industry-leading solution for virtualization. In addition, the x3550 M2 provides exceptional memory capacity per core, enabling you to implement virtualization efficiently and cost-effectively.


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Select configurations of the x3550 M2 are part of the IBM Express Advantage™ Portfolio, designed to meet the needs of mid-sized businesses. Easy to manage, Express models/configurations vary by country.

Features and BenefitsFeature Benefits

Rack-optimized 1U Provides high-density performance for space-constrained data centers

High performance, energy-efficient quad-core Intel ® Xeon® 5500 Series processors (up to 8 MB cache) leveraging QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology

Reduce cost with outstanding performance per-watt computing with power-efficient Intel Core™ Microarchitecture

Improves productivity through higher processing performance

Up to 1333 MHz front-side bus speeds information access within the system

Quad-core processing provides significant performance gains over dual core

Delivers ultimate processor performance with eight cores using optimized L2 cache

Maximize multi-threaded applications for faster concurrent execution

Large cache size yields more transaction processing

Lowers overall system power requirements

Fast 1333 MHz, fully-buffered DDR-3 RDIMM memory with up to 16 GB per core with 16 DIMM slots (up to 128 GB max memory—planned availability 2Q 2009)

Memory scalability ideal for compute-intensive, general business applications and virtualized environments

Match the high-performance speed of the Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors with new-generation, high-performance DDR-3 RDIMM memory, improving performance by transmitting 8 bits of data in one clock cycle

DDR-3 memory operates at 1.5 V power, which is 17% lower than previous generation memory thermal design

Ability to transfer I/O data at eight times the speed of the memory cell it contains, enabling faster bus speeds and higher peak throughput than previous generation memory

Memory mirroring provides customers the capability to increase system and application reliability by allowing the system to continue operating even if a memory DIMM fails

Interleaved memory to improve application performance

Support for the VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor (optional)—planned availability 2Q 2009

Innovative, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-independent and is designed to optimize virtualization performance

Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pre-tested and optimized hardware configurations

Optimized for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM

Support for up to six 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA

Provides a range of affordable storage solutions to meet today’s storage needs and tomorrow’s expansion requirements


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(SATA) or solid-state storage drives (SSD)

High-capacity, high-performance 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs are the most robust drive choice to power your enterprise servers and storage solutions

Support for optional 32 GB or 50 GB solid-state drives (SSDs), featuring no moving parts for improved reliability and performance

Two PCI-Express (x16) Gen 2 slots—one half-length, full-height and one low-profile (each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser option)

Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity

Choice of utilizing existing PCI-X adapters during the transition to the PCI-Express standard

Support for PCI-Express Standard PCI-Express allows customers to achieve faster interconnect speeds than PCI-X 133 MHz

Customers can choose a PCI-X riser card to support their PCI-X adapters. The PCI-X riser card can be ordered instead of the standard PCI-Express riser card

Optional RAID-0 and -1 with IBM ServeRAID™-BR10i controller

Enhances system availability and data protection by supporting SAS hard disk drive RAID without using a PCI slot

Optional RAID-5 with IBM ServeRAID-MR10i controller

Take high availability to your HDDs without sacrificing performance with RAID-5

Deploy RAID-5 with a live hot spare when used with four 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDDs

Optional Hardware RAID Encryption with IBM ServeRAID-MR10is Vault controller

New hardware-based encryption protects sensitive customer data and helps avoid public exposure and loss of customers

Delivers higher performance versus software-based solutions such as MS BitLocker and is harder to “hack”

Four keys deliver various levels of security

OS independent, supporting SAS or SATA HDDs

Helps lower TCO by lessening cost of drive disposal

IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™

IBM Director 6.1 is a comprehensive systems management platform that helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities

IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager helps provide advanced power notification and control, monitor power consumption and achieve lower heat output and decreased cooling costs

IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™

Helps maintain a healthy system by keeping internal components cool

TCP-IP Offload Engine (standard)

Improves system performance by offloading protocol processing from CPU to a separate engine or code

Standard feature at no additional charge

Snoop filters on Intel core chipset

Improve application efficiency with snoop filters to boost processor performance

Hot-swap redundant power supplies

Increase system and application uptime by eliminating another potential point of failure with a second hot-swap power supply

Hot-swap redundant fans Allow the server to continue operating even with fan


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failure

Replacing fans is easy, without taking your server offline or out of the rack

Drop-down light path diagnostics panel

Gives information about a failing component without interrupting system operation

Expedites hardware repairs to dramatically reduce service time

Provides a lighted path to failing components inside the system

IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM)

Provides option for around-the-clock remote management capabilities

Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes

Virtual Media Key for remote presence enablement (option)

Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet standard; two additional Gigabit ports (via option)

Provides increased network throughput and redundancy with efficient slot-saving integration

Optional NIC does not use PCI-Express slot

Security/trusted computing technologies

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation

CRTM for secure boot

MS BitLocker for full disk encryption

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

Common across all next-generation servers, this new BIOS is easy to configure and deploy

Providing more funcationality than previous generation BIOS, it make servers more manageable by creating a common infrastructure for managing all machines

Server efficiency is improved by providing a faster boot and restart of OS

Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty1

Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time

IBM ServerGuide™ software

Assists with the installation of operating systems and drivers

Gets your server up and running faster

Simplifies installation and configuration of your IBM System x® servers

1IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, write to: Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services, including those designated as ServerProven® or ClusterProven®.

IBM System x3550 M2 at a glanceForm factor/height 1U rack

Processor (max) Up to two quad-core Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series with Intel


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QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, up to 2.93 GHz and up to 1333 MHz front-side bus

Number of processors (std/max)

1/2

Cache (max) Up to 8 MB

Memory1 (max) 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB DDR-3 RDIMMs with 16 DIMM slots—up to 128 GB maximum memory (planned availability 2Q 2009)

Expansion slots 2 PCI-Express x16 Gen 2 slots; one is half-length, full-height and one is low-profile (each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser option)

Disk bays (total/hot-swap) Up to six (2.5") hot-swap SAS/SATA or solid-state drives (SSD)

Maximum internal storage1,2

Up to 1.8 TB hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or up to 1.8 TB hot-swap Serial ATA (SATA) or up to 300 GB hot-swap SSD local storage

Network interface Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet (2 ports standard, plus 2 ports optional)

Power supply (std/max) 1/2; 675 W each

Hot-swap components Power supplies, fans, HDDs

RAID support Hardware RAID-0, -1, optional RAID-5

Systems management IBM IMM with Virtual Media Key for optional remote presence enablement, Predictive Failure Analysis®, Integrated Service Processor, Diagnostic LEDs, light path diagnostics panel, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM ServerGuide™

Operating systems supported

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux®, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, TurboLinux Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare and VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded hypervisor (planned availability 2Q 2009)

Limited warranty3 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty

1 Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and/or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest capacity supported drives available. When referring to variable speed CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and DVDs, actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible.

2 GB and TB = 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively, when referring to storage capacity. Accessible capacity is less.

3 IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, write to: Warranty Information, P.O. Box 12195, RTP, NC 27709, Attn: Dept. JDJA/B203. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services, including those designated as ServerProven® or ClusterProven®.

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Other System x Products

System x Racks

Attractively priced NetBAY rack solutions help you manage and control xSeries® and Netfinity® servers in your enterprise. Features include:

Three new members for the family of rugged, heavy-duty rack cabinets

Perforated steel doors -- optimize cooling for high-density appliance installation

Improved cable management system

Models include:

– NetBAY42 – S2 42 U rack space

– NetBAY42 E -- 42 U rack expansion space

– NetBAY25 SR -- 25 U rack space

– NetBAY11 Standard Rack Cabinet – 11 U rack space

Security through locking front and rear doors

Heavy-duty caster set for mobility

Standard side panels on Standard Rack (SR) models

Support for many of the current rack options

Three-year, on-site service, limited warranty


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Services

Support Services

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/services.html

IBM ServicePac for Warranty and Maintenance Options

http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1001480

IBM ServicePac for Remote Technical Support Services


Support for IBM System x

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/brandmain?brandind=5000008

Find local contact and support information for United States.

http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/us/

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http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/services.html

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x3550 M2 IBM System x Rack Server July 2009