IBM p5 550Q

IBM p5 550Q server 4-way 1.5 GHz with two 36 MB L3 caches

The p5 550Q is also an entry-level server based on the 64-bit POWER5+ Quad-Core Module (QCM). The p5 550Q is offered in one and two QCMs. Each QCM consists of two dual-core chips with two 1.9MB on-chip L2 caches, an integrated memory controller and two 36MB offchip L3 caches.

IBM System p5 550Q ( 9133-55A ) Specifications

• Deskside and 4U rack-mount server
• Based on IBM ~ p5 550 system design
• P5-IOC planar
• Processor options
• 4- or 8-way 1.5 GHz POWER5+ QCM (72MB L3 per processor card) p5 550Q
• 1GB - 64GB DDR2 memory
• 64 DIMM slots per node
• Five hot-plug PCI-X slots (one is DDR 266 MHz)
• Two GX slots occupy same space as the two short PCI-X slots
• Four standard + four optional hot-swappable 3.5-inch disk drive bays
• Three media bays
• Other functions:
• Integrated service processor
• Dual-ported Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps controllers
• Two HMC ports
• Two USB ports
• Dual-ported integrated Ultra320 SCSI controller (internal) with optional RAID Enablement Card
• Two System ports
• Two SPCN ports
• Redundant cooling
• Optional redundant power
• Optional Advanced POWER Virtualization feature
• Up to eight 7311-D20 I/O drawers

p5 550Q processor options Two or four processor activations:

• 2 x #7313, or 1 x #7313 and 1 x #8407 with processor card #8309
• 2 x #7323, or 1 x #7323 and 1 x #8413 with processor card #8312
• 4 x #7324, or 2 x #7324 and 2 x #8414 with first processor card #8313
• 4 x #7326, or 2 x #7326 and 2 x #8414 with second processor card #8313

p5 550Q memory options

• 1024 MB DDR-2 Memory (2 x 512 MB DIMMs) (#1930)
• 2048 MB DDR-2 Memory (2 x 1024 MB DIMMs) (#1931)
• 4096 MB DDR-2 Memory (2 x 2048 MB DIMMs) (#1932)
• 8192 MB DDR-2 Memory (2 x 4096 MB DIMMs) (#1934)

p5 550Q disk drive options

• 36.4 GB Ultra320 15,000 RPM (#1970)
• 73.4 GB Ultra320 10,000 RPM (#1968)
• 73.4 GB Ultra320 15,000 RPM (#1971)
• 146.8 GB Ultra320 10,000 RPM (#1969)
• 146.8 GB Ultra320 15,000 RPM (#1972)
• 300 GB Ultra320 10,000 RPM (#1973)

p5 550Q media devices options

• DVD-ROM (#1994)
• DVD-RAM (#1993)
• One 4-pack disk drive enclosure (#6592)

p5 550Q power supply options

• 1475 watt AC, Hot-swap, Base (#7889)
• 1050 watt DC, Hot-swap, Base (#6289)