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Quad Xeon server offers great serviceability and availability for the buck.
IBM has positioned the Netfinity 5500 M20 as an "entry enterprise" server to fill the space between the workgroup and enterprise server markets. This server has a lot of availability and serviceability features and a well-thought-out, easy-to-service chassis that can accommodate as many as four processors.
The Netfinity 5500 M20 scored a respectable 8.7 overall in our review. The server scored a perfect 10 for management and serviceability with the best offerings we have seen in these categories. It scored a 7 for features and flexibility, mainly due to the limited number of PCI, hard drive and RAM slots on board.
In the important category of performance, the 5500 M20 earned an 8.8 - near the top, but not the best we've seen. The server scored a 10 in the network test, almost as high...