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• One step array initialization and synchronization - reduces the time to
prepare a new RAID 5 array to accept data
• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, and SVGA video controllers
• An SVGA controller with 1 MB of video memory
• Three serial ports (two 16550A compatible), one parallel port
• USB ports, a mouse port, and a keyboard port
The IBM Netfinity 5500 is shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Exploded View of the IBM Netfinity 5500 and 5500 M20 Rack Server
Customers in medium-to-large-sized accounts should be informed that the
Netfinity 5500 is not only a powerful SMP capable server with excellent scalability
features, but also has all the other ingredients necessary to run business-critical
applications and minimize down time. Fault tolerance and high-availability
features of this server are designed to make adapter card, power supply, or hard
disk drive failures transparent to clients on the LAN. In addition, there are
predictive failure analysis features for the processor, VRM, memory, and HDDs,
error-logging of events, and status LEDs provide a constant snapshot of the
Netfinity 5500: Up to
2-way SMP Pentium III
Processors with 512KB
Integrated Level 2 Cache and
support for 1GB ECC SDRAM
Light-path Diagnostic Panel
Netfinity 5500 M10: Up to
2-way SMP Pentium II
Xeon Processors with up to 1MB
Level 2 Cache and support
for up to 2GB ECC SDRAM
Netfinity 5500 M20: Up to
4-way SMP Pentium III Xeon
Processors with up to 1MB
Level 2 Cache and support
for up to 4GB ECC SDRAM
Processor Shuttle,
PFA-Enabled Redunant
Hot-Pluggable Cooling Fans
Power-on Button
Server Operations Display Panel
1.44MB Diskette Drive
32X - 14X CD ROM for Automated
Installation of Operating
Systems with ServerGuide
Room for up to 6 Slim-High
(3 Half-High) Internal
Hot-Pluggable Wide Ultra
SCSI Hard Disk Drives
IBM Netfinity EXP15 (Optional)
Storage Enclosure
IBM Netfinity NetBAY3: 3U stackable enclosure.
Housing industry standard rack components
like the IBM EXP15, ARC UPS, etc.
(One NetBay3 is Standard on the Tower Model)
2 Open Half-High Bays for
Optional 5.25" Drives
(Supports Internal DLT)
IBM Netfinity 5500 Family:
8U Rackable Server
PFA Enabled, Redundant
(Optional) Hot-Pluggable
Power Supplies
4 Hot-Plug PCI Slots with
Indicator Lights
2 PCI Slots (1/2 PCI Slot on 5500 M20)
System Board with Integrated Dual
Channel Wide Ultra SCSI ServeRAIDII
Controller, Integrated Advanced System
Management Processor and 10/100
Ethernet Controller
One ISA Slot
Hard Disk Drives up to 36.4 GB
for a Maximum Storage
Capacity of 364GB
System Board Protection Shield
Sliding Internal Shuttle for
Easy Maintenance
Netfinity 5500
Netfinity 5500 M10
Netfinity 5500 M20