• 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 IBM POWER™ dual-core 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 550Q Express platform is a new breed of 8-core scalable database and application server designed to meet the rigors of transaction-intensive and analytical applications. Powered by IBM’s latest Quad-Core Module (QCM) 1.5 GHz POWER5+ processors, the p5-550Q Express delivers outstanding price/performance and high system throughput and is ideally suited for compute-intensive business intelligence (BI), scientific and engineering analytical applications, database applications or server consolidation.

Common Features

• 19-inch rack-mount or deskside packaging
• 4-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
• Four or eight 64-bit 1.5 GHz POWER5+ processors
• 3.8MB L2 and 72MB L3 cache per QCM
• 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