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The 8204-E8A is the IBM Power 550 Express, a POWER6 server that runs AIX, IBM i and Linux. It comes in 2-core, 4-core, 6-core and 8-core configurations. The processors are dual-core POWER6 or POWER6+ at 3.5 GHz, 4.2 GHz or 5.0 GHz, with 4 MB of L2 cache per core and 32 MB of L3 cache per processor card, and the system takes up to four processor cards.
Memory is DDR2 in 32 slots, eight per processor card, at up to 667 MHz, to a maximum of 256 GB in an 8-core system. Inside the unit, disk capacity reaches 1,800 GB with 3.5-inch drives or 1,174.4 GB with 2.5-inch drives, and all disk bays are hot-swappable. There are five PCI slots, three PCI Express x8 and two 64-bit PCI-X DDR, two media bays, and one Integrated Virtual Ethernet option chosen at order: two or four 10/100/1000 Mbps ports or two 10 Gigabit ports.
The unit is a 4U rack drawer, 175 mm high, 440 mm wide and 730 mm deep, or a deskside tower selected with feature 7292. Rack mounting is feature 7360 for an IBM rack or 7359 for an OEM rack. Both packages weigh 54.4 kg. Starting configurations use two 1700 W power supplies (feature 7707).
Related older IBM servers are in the IBM Power server parts section, and the POWER7 successor in this class is the 8233-E8B Power 750 Express.
| 8204-E8A Specs | |
| Machine type-model | 8204-E8A (Power 550 Express) |
| Processor | POWER6 / POWER6+, dual-core cards, 3.5 / 4.2 / 5.0 GHz |
| Cores | 2, 4, 6 or 8; up to four processor cards |
| Cache | 4 MB L2 per core; 32 MB L3 per card |
| Memory | 32 DDR2 slots; 256 GB maximum (8-core) |
| Internal disk | up to 1,800 GB (3.5-inch) or 1,174.4 GB (2.5-inch) |
| PCI slots | 3 PCIe x8 + 2 PCI-X DDR |
| Form factor | deskside (#7292) or 4U rack (#7360, OEM #7359) |
| Rack drawer size | 175 x 440 x 730 mm |
| Weight | 54.4 kg |
| Power supplies | 1700 W, feature 7707 |