Name: IBM Power 550 Express
Model 8204-E8A
Brand: IBM
Type: Mini-computer
CPU options available in 2, 4, 6, or 8
3.5 GHz with 64-bit 4.2 GHz
Or 6 GHz POWER5.0 processor.
CPU Type: POWER6
CPU Slots: 4
CPU activation requires an activation code
Chassis Types: Rack-mounted, tower-mounted
Rack space: 4U
Hard Drive Information *** Number of hard drive backplanes: 2
Number of hard drives: 8
Memory specifies DDR2 memory.
Supported memory capacity range: 4GB to 256GB
Number of memory slots: 32
Does memory require activation? No
Power supply specifications: 100V to 127V or 200V to 240V AC.
Number of power supplies per unit: 2
Media trays: one slim-type and one half-height media tray.
Adapter slots: 2 PCI-X adapter slots
(266 MHz (DDR))
, 3 PCI Express 8x ports.
Ports: 2 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
or 4 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports (optional),
or 2 10G Ethernet ports (optional),
3 USB ports, 2 HMC ports, 2 serial ports.
I/O Adapter: 3G SAS controller (internal, optional RAID).
I/O Expansion
Release Date: February 29, 2008
End of Life: May 27, 2011
Service Life
Operating System: AIX V5.3 or later,
IBM i 5.4 or later,
SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 f
or POWER? (SLES10 SP1) or later,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 f
or POWER (RHEL4.5) or later,
RHEL 5.1 or later.
Product Dimensions (Desktop Model):
Height 21.3“ x Width 7.2–11.1” x Depth 30.6"
(540 mm x 183–283 mm x 778 mm),
Open chassis