• Up to 8-core scalability using Quad-Core Module technology
• Point, click and consolidate for even greater levels of individual system utilization with optional low-cost virtualization features
• Proven 5th generation POWER™ technology ideal for branch office application and database serving

Save time, money and space when you consolidate on System p5 550 and 550Q Express servers. Get up to 8-core scalability, outstanding price/performance, exceptional RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability) features, and a 3-year warranty—all standard—at an affordable price. Powered by IBM’s most advanced 64-bit processor, POWER5+, these systems have simultaneous multithreading for increased system utilization and improved application performance. Like all System p5 Express servers, the System p5 550 and 550Q Express can run the AIX 5L™ and Linux® operating systems simultaneously. The new browser-based Integrated Virtualization Manager makes it easier than ever before to achieve increased utilization when adding low-cost Advanced POWER Virtualization features to your system.

The System p5 550 Express platform is a 4-core database server with 1.65 or 1.9 GHz POWER5+ dual-core modules. It can function as a scalable database or versatile departmental or regional server for businesses of all sizes. The performance, reliability and affordability features of the p5-550 Express can make it a strategic platform for scalable database servers, e-commerce application servers, Web servers, operations systems, and for BI and high performance computing (HPC) workloads.

Common Features

• 19-inch rack-mount or deskside packaging
• 2-core SMP design · 64-bit POWER5+ technology
• Mainframe-inspired RAS features
• Dynamic LPAR support
• Advanced POWER Virtualization (options)
  • Micro-Partitioning™ (up to 40 micro-partitions)
  • Shared processor pool
  • Virtual I/O Server with Integrated Virtualization Manager
  • Partition Load Manager (AIX 5L only)
• Up to eight optional I/O drawers
• HACMP™ for AIX 5L software support for near continuous operation
• Supported by AIX 5L (V5.2 and V5.3) and Linux distributions from Red Hat (RHEL AS 4) and SUSE LINUX (SLES 9) operating systems

Hardware Summary

• Deskside or 4U 19-inch rack-mount packaging
• Two or four 64-bit 1.65 or 1.9 GHz POWER5+ processors
• 1.9MB L2 and 36MB L3 cache per processor pair
• 1GB to 64GB of 528 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
• Five PCI-X adapter slots (4—133 MHz; 1—266 MHz (DDR))
• Four standard and four optional hot-swappable SCSI disk bays for up to 2.4TB of internal storage
• Maximum I/O drawers add an additional 54 PCI-X slots and 96 disk bays (28.8TB)
• Dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller (internal; RAID optional)
• Dual ported Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps controller
• Optional 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 4x InfiniBand adapters
• Two USB, two HMC, two system ports
• Two slimline and one half-high media bays