Lenovo IBM x3550 M5 8869ENG

Lenovo x3550 M5 (8869ENG)

Lenovo System x3550 M5

Exceptional, Versatile Performance
The versatile 1U two-socket Lenovo System x3550 M5 rack server fuels almost any workload from infrastructure to Big Data with industry-leading reliability. It comes integrated with up to two
Intel® Xeon® processors E5-2600 v4 series (44 cores per system), faster, energy-efficient TruDDR4 Memory, and up to 12 drives of storage. With 22 percent more cores per system than the previous generation and memory speeds up to 2400MHz, the x3550 M5 lets your workloads fly.

Industry-Leading Reliability
Lenovo servers have consistently achieved the highest reliability of all x86 servers, industry-wide. Predictive Failure Analysis and smart diagnostic tools facilitate reduced downtime and costs.
Other high-availability features on the x3550 M5 include dual fan zones with redundant fans, as well as hot-swappable drives and power supplies.

Lenovo Trusted Platform Assurance, a built-in set of security features and practices, protects your hardware and firmware.

You can also deploy self-encrypting drives using the optional
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager.
Simplified Provisioning and Management
Centrally automate discovery, inventory tracking, real-time monitoring, configuration, fault detection, alert handling, and OS/ hypervisor installation over the lifecycle of your servers with
Lenovo XClarity, a best-in-class enterprise management tool.
A mobile option enables you to securely manage your systems from Android and iOS devices. XClarity integrators are available to extend virtualization systems such as VMware vCenter and
Microsoft System Center to manage Lenovo hardware.
Reduced Costs
The x3550 M5 incorporates energy-smart features for minimized costs and efficient performance. Dual fan zones support operation in up to 40°C environments with no impact on reliability.
The 80 PLUS® Titanium power supply units deliver 96 percent efficiency at 50 percent load. Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager is available to optimize your server power consumption.
Why Lenovo
Lenovo is the leading provider of x86 systems for the data center.
The portfolio includes rack, tower, blade, dense and converged systems, and supports enterprise class performance, reliability and security. Lenovo also offers a full range of networking,
storage, software and solutions, and comprehensive services supporting business needs throughout the IT lifecycle.

Lenovo System x3550 M5
Specifications

Form Factor/Height 1U Rack
Processor (max)/Cache (max) Up to two Intel® Xeon® processors E5-2600 v4 series with up to 22-cores each/Up to 55MB per processor
Memory (max) Up to 1.5TB – 2400MHz with 64GB TruDDR4 Memory LRDIMMs (RDIMM/LRDIMM)
Disk Bays Up to 10 front and two rear 2.5-inch HDDs or SSDs, or up to four 3.5-inch HDDs
Maximum Internal Storage Up to 46TB
RAID Support 12Gbps dedicated RAID slot with support for hardware RAID 0, 1, 10 with optional RAID 5, 50, 6, 60
Power Supply (std/max) 1/2 redundant 550W AC, 750W AC, 900W AC, 1500W AC, 900W DC
80 PLUS Platinum and 750W AC 80 PLUS Titanium (model dependent)
Hot-Swap Components Power supplies, fan modules and HDDs/SSDs
Network Interface 1 x IMM and 4 × 1GbE (std. ); optional 10/40GbE ML2 or PCIe adapter; Trusted Platform Module built-in
Expansion Slots 1 – 3 PCIe 3.0 slots and 1 dedicated RAID slot
USB Ports/VGA Ports Up to 3 x USB 2.0 front, 2 x USB 3.0 rear, 1 x USB 2.0 internal/1 front (optional)/ 1 back
Energy-Efficiency 80 PLUS®, ENERGY STAR® (model dependent); up to 40ºC operating temp; 2 fan zones with up to 8 fans
Systems Management Lenovo XClarity Administrator with mobile option; Lenovo XClarity Pro software bundle; Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager;
IMM2.1; one IMM dedicated port and one shared; optional remote presence
Operating Systems (OS)
Supported
Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere - (optional USB Key
or SD Media Adapter)