Highlights
- Simplifies IT environments
- Responds to dynamic needs on demand
- Flexible growth options with up to a 4-way system
Your business must balance the opportunity for growth with the need to control costs and complexity. Anticipating this concern, IBM® developed the IBM System i™ platforman integrated and highly secure system that is designed to simplify IT your environment. The System i 550 is designed to help you reduce the number of servers, reduce management costs and reduce maintenance and licensing costsopening the door for reinvestment into business growth.
Common features
- Delivered with IBM POWER5+™ processorsthe tenth generation of 64-bit processor technology
- Runs multiple operating systems and application environments simultaneouslyincluding IBM i5/OS®, Linux®, IBM AIX 5L™, Microsoft® Windows® Server System™ 1, Java™, WebSphere® and Lotus® Domino® software
- Extensive portfolio of proven solutions available in all operating environments
- Enterprise-class dynamic logical partitioning for allocation and virtualization of resourcesup to 10 partitions per processor
- Flexible on demand price options to enable you to closely match business needs with purchases
- Capacity on Demand features to dynamically apply system resources for accommodating peak application
- On/Off Capacity on Demand which allows you to pay only for the capacity they activate
Hardware summary
- Includes at least one license for i5/OS. Additional licenses of i5/OS, Linux licenses, AIX 5L licenses for partitions and Windows Server licenses for IXA and IXS may be purchased separately
- 1/4-way offering provide from 3800 CPW to 14000 CPW
- 2GB to 64GB memory
- Up to 548 disk drives - 77TB of capacity
- Up to 12 I/O expansion towers/drawers via High Speed Link
- Up to 173 PCI-X slots, 96 LANs
- Integrated Ethernet LAN and disk controllers
- Integrated DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM
- Base 2-line WAN
- Up to 36 Integrated xSeries® Servers
- Up to 16 Integrated xSeries Adapters
- Redundant, hot-plug components for additional reliability
- Rack-optimized or deskside configuration available