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1. Model Intel Xeon Processor Memory Disk Disk baysT Disks 10 GbE I O slots 2 maximum adapter used max used max Models with no Ethernet adapter standard 9532 A2x 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 15MB 1600MHz 85W 1600 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 B2x 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 15MB 1866MHz 85W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 C2x 1x E5 2630 v3 8C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 20MB 1866MHz 85W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 D2x 1x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 20MB 1866MHz 90W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 F2x 1x E5 2650L v3 12C 1 8GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 30MB 2133MHz 65W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 G2x 1x E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 25MB 2133MHz 105W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 H2x 1x E5 2660 v3 10C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 25MB 2133MHz 105W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 J2x 1x E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 L2x 1x E5 2680 v3 12C 2 5GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 M2x 1x E5 2690 v3 12C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 h
2. Part Feature Intel Xeon processor description Models number code where used 00JX063 A5T1 A5SJ_ Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 6C 1 6GHz 15MB 1600MHz 85W 00KJ052 AS35 AS3F_ Intel Xeon E5 2608L v3 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1866MHz 52W 00JX062 A5T2 A5SK Intel Xeon E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 15MB 1600MHz 85W A2x 00KJ051 AS34 AS3E Intel Xeon E5 2618L v3 8C 2 3GHz 20MB 1866MHz 75W 00JX060 A5T3 A5SL_ Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 15MB 1866MHz 85W B2x B4x B6x 00KJ048 AS31 AS3B Intel Xeon E5 2623 v3 4C 3 0GHz 10MB 1866MHz 105W 00KJ050 AS33 AS3D Intel Xeon E5 2628L v3 10C 2 0GHz 25MB 1866MHz 75W 00JX059 A5T5 A5SN Intel Xeon E5 2630 v3 8C 2 4GHz 20MB 1866MHz 85W C2x 00JX061 A5T4 A5SM Intel Xeon E5 2630L v3 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1866MHz 55W 00JX066 A5T6 A5SP Intel Xeon E5 2637 v3 4C 3 5GHz 15MB 2133MHz 135W 00JX058 A5T7 ABSQ Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 20MB 1866MHz 90W D2x D4x D6x 00JX065 A5T8 A5SR_ Intel Xeon E5 2643 v3 6C 3 4GHz 20MB 2133MHz 135W 00KJ049 AS32 AS3C Intel Xeon E5 2648L v3 12C 1 8GHz 30MB 2133MHz 75W 00JX056 AS5TA A5ST Intel Xeon E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz 25MB 2133MHz 105W G2x 00JX057 A5T9 A5SS Intel Xeon E5 2650L v3 12C 1 8GHz 30MB 2133MHz 65W F2x 00KJ044 AS2X AS37 Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 12C 2 2GHz 30MB 2133MHz 105W 00JX055 A5TB A5SU Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 10C 2 6GHz 25MB 2133MHz 105W H2x H4x H6x 00JX064 A5TC A5SV Intel Xeon E5 2667
3. 4x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open CN4022 1 2 25MB 2133MHz 105W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 E4x 2x E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 8x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open CN4022 1 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 E5x_ 2x E5 2690 v3 12C 2 6GHz 8x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open CN4022 1 2 30MB 2133MHz 135W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 Processor detail Processor quantity model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power TDP rating T The two 2 5 inch drive bays can be replaced with four 1 8 inch SSD bays Models come standard with a CN4022 2 port 10Gb Converged Adapter Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Chassis support The x240 M5 Compute Node is supported in the Flex System chassis as listed in the following table Table 4 Chassis support 8721 ALx DLx 8721 E3Y E4Y Chassis models Description Supports x240 M5 9532 8721 HC1 based Lenovo Flex System Enterprise Chassis Yes 8721 A1x LRx DCx with CMM 68Y7030 standard 8721 K1G E1Y E2Y 8721 HC2 based Lenovo Flex System Enterprise Chassis Yes with CMM2 00FJ669 standard Up to 14 x240 M5 Compute Nodes can be installed in the chassis however the actual number that can be installed in a chassis depends on the following factors TDP power rating for the processors that are installed in the x240 M5 Number of power supplies that are installed in the chassis Capacity of the installed power supplies 2100 W or 2500 W Chassis powe
4. as shown in the following figure Figure 11 SD Media Adapter for System x When only one SD card is installed in the adapter you can create up to 16 volumes each of which is presented to UEFI as a bootable device When two SD Media cards are inserted volumes can be mirrored RAID 1 across both cards up to a total of eight mirrored volumes The use of mirrored volumes improves system availability because the server remains operational even if one SD card fails The RAID functionality is handled internally by the SD Media Adapter The following table shows the available options The table also indicates whether the option includes the SD Media RAID Adapter and how many SD cards are included Table 20 Virtualization options Part Feature Description Includes Includes number code Adapter Media 00ML706 A5TJ SD Media Adapter for Systems x Yes Yes 2 Option 00ML706 includes 2 blank 32GB SD cards 00ML700 AS2V Blank 32GB SD Media for System x No Yes 1 None AS4B RAID Adapter for SD Media w VMware ESXi 5 1 U2 2 Yes Yes 2 SD Media RAIDed None AS4C RAID Adapter for SD Media w VMware ESXi 5 5 U2 2 Yes Yes 2 SD Media RAIDed None ASCG RAID Adapter for SD Media w VMware ESXi 5 1 U2 1 Yes Yes 1 SD Media None ASCH RAID Adapter for SD Media w VMware ESXi 5 5 U2 1 Yes Yes 1 SD Media Option 00ML706 includes two 32GB SD cards however for CTO orders feature cod
5. available with an attached Flex System Storage Expansion Node RAID support RAID 0 and 1 with integrated LSI SAS3004 controller or optional ServeRAID M5215 Optional RAID 5 support with ServeRAID M1200 RAID 5 Enablement Kit and 1 8 inch SSDs Network x2x models None standard optional 1 Gb or 10 GbE adapters interfaces x4x models Two 10 GbE ports with EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter x6x models Two 10 GbE ports with CN4052 2 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter PCI Two I O connectors for adapters PCI Express 3 0 x16 interface Includes an Expansion Connector Expansion PCle 3 0 x16 to connect an expansion node such as the PCle Expansion Node PCle Expansion slots Node supports two full height PCle adapters two low profile PCle adapters and two Flex System I O adapters Ports Front One USB 3 0 port and one console breakout cable port that provides local KVM and serial ports cable standard with chassis more cables optional Internal Optional SD Media Adapter provides two SD Media slots for VMware vSphere hypervisor support RAID 1 pair Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Table 1 Standard specifications part 2 Components Specification Systems UEFI Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 with Renesas SH7758 controller Predictive management Failure Analysis light path diagnostics panel automatic server restart remote presence Support f
6. contained herein was determined in a controlled environment Therefore the result obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly Some measurements may have been made on development level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems Furthermore some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment Copyright Lenovo 2014 2015 All rights reserved Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 39 This document was created or updated on April 23 2015 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks e Send your comments in an e mail to redbooks us ibm com This document is available online at http lenovopress com tips1199 Trademarks Lenovo the Lenovo logo and For Those Who Do are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both These and other Lenovo trademarked terms are marked on their first occurrence in this information with the appropriate symbol or indicating US registered or common law trademarks owned by Lenovo at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of Lenovo trademarks is available on the Web at http www lenovo com
7. family CPUs with 18 cores 2 3 GHz 16 cores 2 3 GHz 14 cores up to 2 6 GHz 12 cores up to 2 6 GHz or 10 cores up to 2 6 GHz 8 cores up to 3 2 GHz 6 cores up to 3 4 GHz or up to 4 cores up to 3 5 GHz Two QPI links up to 9 6 GTps each Up to 2133 MHz memory speed Up to 45 MB L3 cache Chipset Intel C612 Memory Up to 24 DIMM sockets 12 DIMMs per processor RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are supported Memory types cannot be intermixed Memory speed up to 2133 MHz Four memory channels per processor 3 DIMMs per channel Memory With LRDIMMs Up to 1 5 TB with 24x 64 GB LRDIMMs and two processors maximums With RDIMMs Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB RDIMMs and two processors Memory ECC optional memory mirroring and memory rank sparing protection Disk drive Two 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA drive bays that support SAS SATA and SSDs Optional bays support for 2 5 inch NVMe Enterprise PCle SSDs Optional support for up to four 1 8 inch SSDs in place of the two 2 5 inch bays Up to 12 more 2 5 inch drive bays with the optional Storage Expansion Node Maximum With two 2 5 inch hot swap drives Up to 3 2 TB that uses 1 6 TB 2 5 inch SATA SSDs or up to 2 4 internal TB that uses 1 2 TB SAS HDDs An intermix of SAS HDDs or SATA HDDs or SSDs is supported storage With two 2 5 inch NVMe SSDs Up to 4 TB that uses 2 TB NVMe 2 5 inch G3HS Enterprise Value PCle SSDs With four 1 8 inch SSDs Up to 3 2 TB that uses 800 GB 1 8 inch SSDs More storage is
8. the following Lenovo website http www lenovo com services_warranty us en financial_services html Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 37 Related publications and links For more information see the following resources Lenovo Press Product Guides for Flex System servers and options http lenovopress com flexsystem US Announcement Letter http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 1 14 140 Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node product page http ibm com systems flex compute node x86 bto x240_m5 Flex System Information Center http publib boulder ibm com infocenter flexsys information index jsp Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Installation and Service Guide http pic dhe ibm com infocenter flexsys information topic com lenovo acc 9532 doc printable_doc html ServerProven for Flex System http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us flexsystems html ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x240 M5 http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us flex 9532 html ServerProven compatibility page for operating system support http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos flexmatrix shtml Flex System Interoperability Guide http lenovopress com fsig Configuration and Option Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog xREF System x Reference http lenovopress com xref System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry port
9. 0 M5 28 PCle SSD adapters The compute node supports the High IOPS SSD adapters that are listed in the following table These adapters are installed in an attached PCle Expansion Node Table 18 SSD adapters Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported 46C9078 A3J3 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter low profile adapter 4 46C9081 A3J4 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter low profile adapter 4 90Y4377 A3DY 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter low profile adapter 2 90Y4397 A3DZ 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter full height adapter 2 00AE983 ARYK 1250GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 OOAE986 ARYL 1600GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 00AE989 ARYM 3200GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 00AE992 ARYN 6400GB Enterprise Value io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 OOAE995 ARYP 1000GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 OOAE998 ARYQ 1300GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 00JY001 ARYR 2600GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 00JY004 ARYS 5200GB Enterprise io3 Flash Adapter for System x 2 For more information about these adapters see the Lenovo Press Product Guide for the High IOPS MLC Adapters which is available at this web page http lenovopress com tips0907 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 29 GPU adapters The compute node supports the GPU adapters that are liste
10. 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ086 A4TU 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 6 Gb NL SATA 00AJ131 A4TV 250GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ136 A4TW 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ141 A4TX 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Table 11 2 5 inch drive options for internal disk storage Part 2 Partnumber Feature Description Maximum code supported 6 Gb solid state drives Enterprise Capacity OONA671 ASW6 3 84 TB 6 Gb SAS Enterprise Capacity G3HS MLC SSD 2 6 Gb solid state drives Enterprise 00AJ212 A4UB 400GB SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 00AJ217 A4UC 800GB SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 00AJ222 A4UD 1 6TB SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 00AJ156 A4U3 3700 200GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 00AJ161 A4U4 3700 400GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 00AJ166 A4U5 3700 800GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 6 Gb solid state drives Enterprise Value 00AJ395 A577 120GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 00AJ400 A578 240GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 00AJ405 A579 480GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 00AJ410 A57A 800GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 12 Gb 15K SAS hard disk drives 00NA221 ASBB 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2
11. 5 G3HS 512e HDD 2 00NA231 ASBD 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e HDD 2 12 Gb 10K SAS hard disk drives 00NA241 ASBF 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e HDD 2 00NA251 ASBH 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e HDD 2 00NA261 ASBK 1 2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e HDD 2 00NA271 ASBM 1 8TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e HDD 2 12 Gb 15K self encyrpting disk drives SED HDDs 00NA281 ASBP 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e SED 2 00NA286 ASBQ 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e SED 2 12 Gb 10K self encyrpting disk drives SED HDDs 00NA291 ASBR 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e SED 2 00NA296 ASBS 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e SED 2 00NA301 ASBT 1 2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e SED 2 00NA306 ASBU 1 8TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e SED 2 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Table 11 2 5 inch drive options for internal disk storage Part 3 Partnumber Feature Description Maximum code supported 12 Gb SAS SSD hybrid drives OONA311 ASBV 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e Hybrid 2 00NA321 ASBX 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2 5 G3HS 512e Hybrid 2 12 Gb solid state drives Enterprise 00FN379 AS7C 200GB 12G SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 O0FN389 AS7E 400GB 12G SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS EnterpriseSSD 2 OOFN399 AS7G 800GB 12G SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 OOFN409 AS7J 1 6TB 12G SAS 2
12. 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 12 Gb SED solid state drives Enterprise OOFN419 AS7L 400GB SED 12G SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 00FN424 AS7M 800GB SED 12G SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2 PCle NVMe solid state drives 90Y3227 A5RW P3600 400GB NVMe 2 5 inch G3HS Enterprise Value PCle SSD 2 90Y3230 A5RX P3600 800GB NVMe 2 5 inch G3HS Enterprise Value PCle SSD 2 90Y3233 A5RY P3600 1 6TB NVMe 2 5 inch G3HS Enterprise Value PCle SSD 2 90Y3236 A5RZ P3600 2 0TB NVMe 2 5 inch G3HS Enterprise Value PCle SSD 2 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 The supported 1 8 inch SSDs are listed in the following table The use of 1 8 inch drives requires the ServeRAID M1200 RAID 5 Enablement Kit 00JX141 The ServeRAID M5215 is not supported Table 12 Supported 1 8 inch SSDs Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported Enterprise SSDs 41Y8366 A4FS 3700 200GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise SSD 4 41Y8371 A4FT 3700 400GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise SSD 4 Enterprise Value SSDs 00AJ040 A4KV 3500 80GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00AJ045 AAKW 3500 240GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00AJ050 AAKX 3500 400GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00AJ455 A58U 3500 800GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00AJ335 A56V 120GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00AJ340 A56W 240GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00A
13. 5 installed in the x240 M5 only supports two 2 5 inch drives using the supplied backplane 1 8 inch drives are not supported The ServeRAID M5215 SAS SATA controller has the following features Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports also supports 6 Gbps PCI Express 3 0 x8 host interface 12 Gbps throughput per port LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps RAID on Chip ROC controller Onboard 2 GB data cache DDR3 running at 1866 MHz Support for RAID levels 0 and 1 Standard flash power module supercapacitor based provides the power capacity needed to off load the cache to flash in the event of a power failure Support SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs mixing different types of drives in the same array drive group is not recommended Support for self encrypting drives SEDs LSI MegaRAID SafeStore Optional support for SSD performance acceleration with MegaRAID FastPath Support for up to 64 virtual disks up to 128 arrays and up to 16 virtual disks per array Support for logical unit number LUN sizes up to 64 TB Configurable stripe size up to 1 MB Compliant with Disk Data Format DDF configuration on disk COD S M A R T support MegaRAID Storage Manager management software The Performance Accelerator upgrade 47C8710 implemented using the LSI MegaRAID FastPath software provides high performance I O acceleration for SSD based virtual drives by using an extremely low latency I O path to increase the
14. DR3 DIMMs e Solid state drives SSDs use as much as 8096 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs e The x240 M5 uses hexagonal ventilation holes which are a part of Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes which provides more efficient airflow through the system Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Locations of key components and connectors Figure 2 shows the front of the server Two 2 5 hot swap drive bays USB 3 0 Console breakout Power LED 2D barcode port cable port button panel support info Figure 2 Front view of the Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Figure 3 shows the locations of key components inside the server Hot swap drive bay Light path SD Media backplane diagnostics Adapter I O connector 1 Processor 2 and 12 Processor 1 and 12 l O connector 2 Expansion Connector memory DIMMs memory DIMMs under adapter Figure 3 Inside view of the Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Components Specification Models 9532 x2x 9532 x4x 9532 x6x Firmware Lenovo signed firmware Form factor Standard width compute node Chassis Flex System Enterprise Chassis support Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v3 product
15. J345 A56X 480GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 00AJ350 Ab6Y 800GB SATA 1 8 inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD 4 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 20 Flex System Storage Expansion Node The x240 M5 supports the attachment of the Flex System Storage Expansion Node The Flex System Storage Expansion Node provides the ability to attach another 12 hot swap 2 5 inch HDDs or SSDs locally to the attached compute node The Storage Expansion Node provides storage capacity for Network Attach Storage NAS workloads which provides flexible storage to match capacity performance and reliability needs The following figure shows the Flex System Storage Expansion Node attached to a compute node Figure 6 Flex System Storage Expansion Node right attached to the x240 M5 left The ordering information for the Storage Expansion Node is shown in the following table Table 13 Ordering part number and feature code Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 68Y8588 A3JF Flex System Storage Expansion Node 1 The Storage Expansion Node has the following features e Connects directly to supported compute nodes via a PCle 3 0 interface to the compute node s expansion connector see Figure 3 e Supports 12 hot swap 2 5 inch drive accessible via a sliding tray e Supports 6 Gbps SAS and SATA drives both HDDs and SSDs e Based on an LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps RAID on Chi
16. Ms can be installed individually however install them in sets of four one for each of the four memory channels for performance reasons The following rules apply when the memory configuration is selected e Mixing of different types of DIMMs RDIMM and LRDIMM in the same server is not supported e The maximum number of supported ranks per channel is eight e The maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in the server depends on the number of CPUs DIMM rank and operating voltage as shown in the Maximum quantity row in the following table The shaded cells indicate that the DIMM type supports the maximum number of DIMMs 24 for the x240 M5 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 12 e All DIMMs in all CPU memory channels operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of the following factors e Memory speed that is supported by the specific CPU e Lowest maximum operating speed for the selected memory configuration that depends on rated speed as shown in the Maximum operating speed section in the following table The shaded cells indicate that the speed indicated is the maximum that the DIMM allows The following table shows the maximum memory speeds that are achievable based on the installed DIMMs and the number of DIMMs per channel The table also shows the maximum memory capacity at any speed that is supported by the DIMM and maximum memory capacity at rated DIMM speed In the table cells that are highlighted in g
17. Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time Three year customer replaceable unit and on site limited warranty next business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades are available Manageability and security The following powerful systems management features simplify the local and remote management of the x240 M5 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 The x240 M5 includes an IMM2 to monitor server availability and perform remote management Integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI enables improved setup configuration and updates and simplifies error handling Integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation System x Trusted Platform Assurance an exclusive set of System x security features and practices establishes a foolproof security foundation for workloads by delivering firmware that is securely built tested digitally signed and verified before execution The server offers enterprise class data protection with optional self encrypting drives and simple centralized key management through Security Key Lifecycle Management Industry standard AES NI support for faster stronger encryption Integrates with the IBM Flex System Manager for proactive systems management It offers comprehensive systems management for the entire Flex System platform that helps to increase up time reduce cost
18. SO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server e Uploading a diskette image to the IMM2 memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive e Capturing blue screen errors Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi VMware vSphere 5 5 ESXi Note Support by some of these operating system versions is available after the date of initial availability For more information about the specific versions and service levels that are supported and any other prerequisites see the following ServerProven website http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos matrix shtml Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 33 Physical specifications The server features the following dimensions and weight approximate Height 51 mm 2 0 in Depth 493 mm 19 4 in Width 215 mm 8 5 in Maximum weight 7 1 kg 15 6 Ib The server features the following shipping dimensions and weight approximate Height 197 mm 7 8 in Depth 603 mm 23 7 in Width 430 mm 16 9 in Weight 8 kg 17 6 Ib Supported environment The Flex System x240 M5 compute node complies with ASHRAE Class A3 specif
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21. d in the following table Note These adapters are installed in an attached PCle Expansion Node Table 19 GPU adapters Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported 94Y5960 A1R4 NVIDIA Tesla M2090 full height adapter 1 4702119 A4F3 NVIDIA Tesla K20 for Flex System PCle Expansion Node itt 47C2137 ASHD NVIDIA Tesla K40 for Flex System PCle Expansion Node itt 4702122 A4F4 Intel Xeon Phi 5110P for Flex System PCle Expansion Node itt f the NVIDIA Tesla M2090 is installed in the Expansion Node then an adapter cannot be installed in the other full height slot If installed only this adapter is supported in the expansion node No other PCle adapters may be selected T The K1 K2 K20 K40 and 5110P adapters are double wide cards and occupy the two full height PCle slots If installed the adjacent slot is unavailable however adapters can be installed in the two low profile slots NVIDIA GRID Kx and Tesla Kxx GPUs supported only when the x240 M5 has 1 TB or less memory installed Power supplies Server power is derived from the power supplies that are installed in the chassis There are no server options regarding power supplies Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 30 Integrated virtualization The x240 M5 supports the VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisor on one or two SD cards with the optional SD Media Adapter for System x This adapter is installed in a dedicated slot under I O Adapter slot 1
22. d that was critical enough to shut down the server MEM A memory fault occurred The corresponding DIMM error LEDs on the system board are also lit Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 32 Remote management The server contains an Integrated Management Module Il IMM2 which interfaces with the advanced management module in the chassis The combination of these modules provides advanced service processor control monitoring and an alerting function If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails LEDs on the system board are lit to help you diagnose the problem the error is recorded in the event log and you are alerted to the problem A virtual presence capability comes standard for remote server management Remote server management is provided through the following industry standard interfaces e Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI Version 2 0 e Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Version 3 e Common Information Model CIM e Web browser The server also supports virtual media and remote control features which provide the following functions e Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel regardless of the system state e Remotely accessing the server by using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client e Mapping the CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping I
23. dors to better use the hardware for virtualization workloads e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2 0 AVX 2 0 enable acceleration of enterprise class workloads such as databases and enterprise resource planning e Upto 2133 MHz memory speeds with two DIMMs per channel that are running at 2133 MHz to help maximize system performance e Upto 1 5 TB of memory capacity with 64 GB load reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs e Optional support for high performance PCle attached NVMe Flash Storage solid state drives SSDs can significantly improve I O performance e Supports the Storage Expansion Node which provides another 12 hot swap 2 5 inch drive bays for local storage e Up to 32 virtual I O ports per compute node with available 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters which offers the choice of Ethernet iSCSI or Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE connectivity e The x240 M5 offers PCI Express 3 0 I O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum bandwidth by 60 8 GT s per link compared with the previous generation of PCI Express 2 0 e With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This integration helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance e Support for high bandwidth I O adapters up to two in each x240 M5 Compute Node e Support for 10 Gb Ethernet 16 Gb Fibre Channel and FDR InfiniBand e Supports the PCle Expansion Node
24. e Maximum supported column in the table indicates the number of adapter that can be installed in the server and in the PCle Expansion Node PEN Table 16 Network adapters Part Feature Description Number Maximum number code of ports supported x240 M5 PEN 40 Gb Ethernet 90Y3482 A3HK Flex System EN6132 2 port 40Gb Ethernet Adapter 2 2 None 10 Gb Ethernet 88Y5920 A4K3 Flex System CN4022 2 port 10Gb Converged Adapter 2 2 2 00JY800 A5RP Flex System CN4052 2 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter 2 2 2 00JY804 A5RV Flex System CN4052 Virtual Fabric Adapter SW Upgrade License 2 2 FoD License to enable FCoE and iSCSI on 00JY800 00Y3306 A4K2 Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters 4 2 2 90Y3558 A1R0 Flex System CN4054 Virtual Fabric Adapter SW Upgrade License 2 2 License to enable FCoE and iSCSI on 00Y3306 94Y5160 A4R6 Flex System CN4058S 8 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter 8 2 2 94Y5164 A4R9 Flex System CN4058S Virtual Fabric Adapter SW Upgrade License 2 2 FoD License to enable FCoE and iSCSI on 94Y5160 90Y3466 A1QY Flex System EN4132 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter 2 2 2 00AG530 ASRN Flex System EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter 2 2 2 1 Gb Ethernet 49Y7900 A10Y Flex System EN2024 4 port 1 Gb Ethernet Adapter 4 2 2 InfiniBand 90Y3454 A1QZ Flex System IB6132 2 port FDR InfiniBand Adapter 2 2 2 Fo
25. e A5TJ does not include SD media and the 32GB cards and VMware vSphere preload must be selected separately CTO only Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 31 Light path diagnostics For quick problem determination when it is physically at the server the x240 M5 offers the following three step guided path 1 The Fault LED on the front panel 2 The light path diagnostics panel as shown in the following figure 3 LEDs next to key components on the system board The x240 M5 light path diagnostics panel is inside the server between the two processors as shown in the following figure Figure 12 Location of x240 M5 light path diagnostics panel To illuminate the light path diagnostics LEDs power off the compute node slide it out of the chassis and press the power button The power button doubles as the light path diagnostics reminder button when the server is removed from the chassis The meanings of the LEDs in the light path diagnostics panel are listed in the following table Table 21 Light path diagnostic panel LEDs LED Meaning LP The light path diagnostics panel is operational SYS BRD A system board error is detected NMI A non maskable interrupt NMI occurred SEE EXP A fault is detected in the adjacent expansion unit if installed MIS A mismatch occurred between the processors DIMMs or HDDs within the configuration as reported by POST TEMP An over temperature condition occurre
26. for support for up to six more I O adapters e High speed USB 3 0 port for connectivity to external devices Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 2 Availability and serviceability The x240 M5 provides the following features to simplify serviceability and increase system up time Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy if there is a non correctable memory failure Tool less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as CPU memory and adapter cards Hot swap drives support integrated RAID 1 redundancy for data protection and greater system up time A light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs to quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This feature simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability Predictive Failure Analysis PFA which detects when system components such as processors memory and hard disk drives operate outside of standard thresholds and generates pro active alerts in advance of possible failure which increases uptime Solid state drives SSDs which offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime Built in Integrated Management Module II IMM2 continuously monitors system parameters triggers alerts and performs recovering actions if there is a failure to minimize downtime Built in diagnostics that uses Dynamic Systems Analysis DSA
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28. ications The following Power on operating environment is supported Temperature 5 40 C 41 104 F Humidity non condensing 12 C dew point 10 4 F and 8 85 relative humidity Maximum dew point 24 C 75 F Maximum altitude 3048 m 10 000 ft Maximum rate of temperature change 5 C hr 41 F hr The following Power off operating environment is supported e Temperature 5 45 C 41 113 F e Relative humidity 8 85 e Maximum dew point 27 C 80 6 F The following Storage non operating operating environment is supported Temperature 1 60 C 33 8 140 F Altitude 3050 m 10 006 ft Relative humidity 5 80 Maximum dew point 29 C 84 2 F The following Shipment non operating environment is supported Temperature 40 60 C 40 140 F Altitude 10 700 m 35 105 ft Relative humidity 5 100 Maximum dew point 29 C 84 2 F Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 34 Warranty options The Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node has a three year on site warranty with 9x5 next business day terms Lenovo offers the service upgrades through Lenovo Services warranty maintenance upgrades and post warranty maintenance agreements with a well defined scope of services including service hours response time term of service and service agreement terms and conditions Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings are country specific that is each country might have its own service types
29. irtual Fabric Adapter standard 9532 B6x 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 15MB 1866MHz 85W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 D6x 1x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 20MB 1866MHz 90W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 H6x 1x E5 2660 v3 10C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 25MB 2133MHz 105W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 J6x 1x E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 L6x 1x E5 2680 v3 12C 2 5GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 Processor detail Processor quantity model cores T The two 2 5 inch drive bays can be replaced with four 1 8 inch SSD bays TopSeller models The following table lists the available TopSeller models Table 3 TopSeller models core speed L3 cache memory speed power TDP rating Model Intel Xeon Processor Memory Disk Disk baysT Disks 10 GbE I O slots 2 maximum adapter TopSeller models North America 9532 E1x 2x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 2x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open CN4022 1 2 15MB 1866MHz 85W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 E2x 2x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 4x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open CN4022 1 2 20MB 1866MHz 90W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 E3x 2x E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz
30. led to extend performance over industry standards From a service and support standpoint Lenovo memory automatically assumes the Lenovo system warranty and Lenovo provides service and support worldwide The following table lists the supported memory options Table 7 Memory options for the x240 M5 Part Feature Description Models number code where used Registered DIMMs RDIMMs 46W0784 A5B6 4GB TruDDR4 Memory 1Rx8 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 2133MHz LP RDIMM 46W0788 A5B5 8GB TruDDR4 Memory 1Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 2133MHz LP RDIMM 46W0792 A5B8 8GB TruDDR4 Memory 2Rx8 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 2133MHz LP RDIMM 95Y4821 ASD9 16GB TruDDR4 Memory 2Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 2133MHz LP RDIMM All models 95Y4808 ASUJ 32GB TruDDR4 Memory 2Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 2133MHz LP RDIMM Load reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs 46W0800 A5B9 32GB TruDDR4 Memory 4Rx4 1 2V PC417000 CL15 2133MHz LP LRDIMM 95Y4812 A5UK 64GB TruDDR4 Memory 4Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 2133MHz LP LRDIMM The server supports up to 12 TruDDR Memory DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 24 DIMMs when two processors are installed Each processor has four memory channels and there are three DIMMs per memory channel 3 DPC RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are supported but the mixing of these different types is not supported UDIMMs are not supported DIM
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32. lenovo i THOSE Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Lenovo Press Product Guide The Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node is a high performance server that offers enhanced security efficiency and reliability features to handle business critical workloads The blade server is based on the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 processors It features up to 18 cores and uses new TruDDR4 Memory which runs at speeds up to 2133 MHz Suggested uses Database virtualization enterprise applications collaboration and email streaming media web HPC and cloud applications Figure 1 shows the Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Bg 533 x24U M5 Figure 1 Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Did you know The x240 M5 Compute Node uses TruDDR4 Memory DIMM technology which offers higher clock speeds faster data transfer rates and runs at a lower voltage 1 2V With DDR4 technology memory DIMMs can now operate at speeds up to 2133 MHz which provides lower latency times and enhanced computing power The TruDDR4 Memory portfolio includes RDIMMs with advanced error correction for reliability performance and maximum memory capacity In addition TruDDR4 Memory supports memory performance that exceeds industry standards The x240 M5 Compute Node integrates leadership security and reliability System x Trusted Platform Assurance an exclusive set of System x features and practices establishes a foolproof security foundation for your workloads Enterprise cla
33. maximum I O per second IOPS capability of the controller This feature boosts the performance of applications with a highly random data storage access pattern such as transactional databases Part number 47C8710 is a Feature on Demand license Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 16 Internal drive options The 2 5 inch drive bays support SAS or SATA HDDs or SATA SSDs The following table lists the supported 2 5 inch drive options Table 11 2 5 inch drive options for internal disk storage Part 1 Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 6 Gb 10K SAS hard disk drives 00AJ096 A4TL 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ091 A4TM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ071 A4TN 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ146 A4TP 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 6 Gb 15K SAS hard disk drives 00AJ111 A4TQ 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ081 A4TR 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 00AJ126 A4TS 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 2 6 Gb 10K and 15K self encyrpting disk drives SED HDDs 00AJ106 A4TY 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS SED 2 00AJ101 A4TZ 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS SED 2 00AJ076 A4U0 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS SED 2 00AJ151 A4U1 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS SED 2 00AJ116 A4U2 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS SED 2 6 Gb NL SAS 00AJ121 AATT 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS
34. nch SSDs The kit also includes ServeRAID M1200 Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade Feature on Demand license which adds RAID 5 support The two standard 2 5 inch SAS SATA drive bays can also be replaced with new PCle NVMe Non Volatile Memory Express drives that are directly connected to the PCle bus of the second processor Such connectivity when combined with SSD drives ensures the lowest possible latency while still using a standard drive form factor Support for NVMe drives requires a replacement drive backplane for the two 2 5 inch drives plus the second processor must also be installed in the server The kit containing the backplane NVMe Enterprise PCle SSD Enablement Kit for Flex System x240 M5 is listed in the following table Table 9 Internal storage upgrades Part Feature Name and description Maximum number code supported 00AE930 A5H5 ServeRAID M1200 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade for Systems FoD 1 00JX141 A5SF ServeRAID M1200 RAID 5 Enablement Kit for Flex System x240 M5 1 00JX177 A5SH NVMe Enterprise PCle SSD Enablement Kit for Flex System x240 M5 1 00JX142 A5SE ServeRAID M5215 with 2GB Flash Enablement Flex System x240 M5 1 Supported drives are listed in the Internal drive options section The ServeRAID M5215 is described in the next section Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 14 ServeRAID M5215 SAS SATA controller The ServeRAID M5215 SAS SATA controller is an advanced RAID controller ba
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36. on for the PCle Expansion Node is shown in the following table Table 15 Ordering part number and feature code Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 81Y8983 A1BV Flex System PCle Expansion Node 1 The PCle Expansion Node has the following features e Support for up to four standard PCle 2 0 adapters e Two PCle 2 0 x16 slots that support full length full height adapters e Two PCle 2 0 x8 slots that support half length low profile adapters e Support for PCle 3 0 adapters by operating them in PCle 2 0 mode e Support for one full length full height double wide adapter that uses the space of the two full length full height adapter slots e Support for PCle cards with higher power requirements a single adapter card up to 225W or to two adapters up to 150W each e Two Flex System I O expansion connectors to further expand the I O capability of the attached compute node Note The use of the PCle Expansion Node requires that the x240 M5 Compute Node have both processors installed For more information see the Lenovo Press Product Guide http lenovopress com tips0906 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 26 Network adapters The following table lists the supported network adapters and upgrades Adapters can be installed in either slot However compatible switches must be installed in the corresponding bays of the chassis All adapters can also be installed in the PCle Expansion Node Th
37. or Lenovo XClarity Administrator IBM Flex System Manager IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager and Lenovo ToolsCenter Security Power on password administrator s password Trusted Platform Module 1 2 features Video Matrox G200eR2 video core with 16 MB video memory integrated into the IMM2 Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors Limited Three year customer replaceable unit and on site limited warranty with 9x5 NBD warranty Operating Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 SUSE Linux systems Enterprise Server 11 VMware vSphere 5 1 and 5 5 For more information see Supported supported operating systems Service and Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo warranty services 4 hour or 2 hour support response time 8 hour fix time 1 year or 2 year warranty extension remote technical support for Lenovo hardware and selected Lenovo and original equipment manufacturer OEM software Dimensions Width 215 mm 8 5 inches height 51 mm 2 0 inches depth 493 mm 19 4 inches Weight Maximum configuration 7 1 kg 15 6 Ib The x240 M5 servers are shipped with the following items e Statement of Limited Warranty e Important Notices e Documentation CD that contains the nstallation and User s Guide Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Standard models Table 2 lists the standard models Table 2 Standard models Part 1
38. ory rank sparing is used a minimum of one quad rank DIMM or two single rank or dual rank DIMMs must be installed per populated channel the DIMMs do not need to be identical In rank sparing mode one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs that are installed Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 13 Internal storage The x240 M5 server has two 2 5 inch hot swap drive bays that are accessible from the front of the blade server see Figure 2 These bays connect to the integrated LSI SAS3004 12 Gbps SAS SATA RAID on Chip ROC controller The integrated LSI SAS3004 ROC has the following features e Four port LSI SAS3004 controller with 12 Gbps throughput per port e PCle x4 Gen 2 host interface e Two SAS ports routed internally to the two hot swap drive bays e Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 1E The onboard controller optionally supports self encrypting drives SEDs with the addition of Features on Demand license upgrade ServeRAID M1200 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 00AE930 This license upgrade enables the LSI MegaRAID SafeStore service which offers instant secure erase and local key management for SEDs The two 2 5 inch front accessible drive bays can be replaced with four 1 8 inch drive bays two 1 8 inch bays replacing each 2 5 inch bay by using the ServeRAID M1200 RAID 5 Enablement Kit 00JX141 This kit contains a replacement backplane to connect the four 1 8 i
39. ot swap Open Open 0 2 30MB 2133MHz 135W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 N2x 1x E5 2697 v3 14C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 35MB 2133MHz 145W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 Q2x 1x E5 2698 v3 16C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open Open 0 2 40MB 2133MHz 135W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 Models with EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter standard 9532 B4x 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 15MB 1866MHz 85W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 D4x 1x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 20MB 1866MHz 90W 1866 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 H4x 1x E5 2660 v3 10C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 25MB 2133MHz 105W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 J4x 1x E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 9532 L4x 1x E5 2680 v3 12C 2 5GHz 1x 16 GB LSI 2 5 hot swap Open 2x 10 Gb 1 2 30MB 2133MHz 120W 2133 MHz SAS3004 0 2 Processor detail Processor quantity model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power TDP rating T The two 2 5 inch drive bays can be replaced with four 1 8 inch SSD bays Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Table 2 Standard models Part 2 Model Intel Xeon Processor Memory Disk Disk baysT Disks 10 GbE I O slots 2 maximum adapter Models with CN4052 2 port 10Gb V
40. ovo Press Product Guide available from http lenovopress com tips 1164 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 23 I O expansion options The x240 M5 has two I O expansion connectors for attaching I O adapter cards There is a third expansion connector that is designed to connect an expansion node such as the PCle Expansion Node The I O expansion connectors are a high density 216 pin PCle connector Installing I O adapter cards allows the server to connect with switch modules in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis Each slot has a PCI Express 3 0 x16 host interface and both slots support the same form factor adapters The following figure shows the location of the I O expansion connectors Figure 7 Location of the I O adapter slots in the Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node All I O adapters are the same shape and can be used in any available slot A compatible switch or pass through module must be installed in the corresponding I O bays in the chassis as indicated in the following table Installing two switches means that all ports of the adapter are enabled which improves performance and network availability Table 14 Adapter to I O bay correspondence l O adapter slot in the server Port on the adapter Corresponding I O module bay in the chassis Port 1 Module bay 1 Port 2 Module bay 2 Slot 1 Port 3 for 4 port cards Module bay 1 Port 4 for 4 port cards Module ba
41. p ROC controller e Supports RAID 0 1 5 10 and 50 as standard JBOD also supported Optional RAID 6 and 60 with a Features on Demand upgrade e Optional 512 MB or 1 GB cache with cache to flash super capacitor offload Note The use of the Storage Expansion Node requires that the x240 M5 Compute Node have both processors installed For more information see the Lenovo Press Product Guide http lenovopress com tips0914 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 21 Internal tape drives The server does not support an internal tape drive However it can be attached to external tape drives by using Fibre Channel connectivity Optical drives The server does not support an internal optical drive option however you can connect an external USB optical drive See http support lenovo com en documents pd011281 for information about available external optical drives from Lenovo Alternatively use the remote media feature of the IMMv2 and the Chassis Management Module Note The USB port on the compute nodes supplies up to 0 5 A at 5 V For devices that require more power another power source is required EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter Some models of the x240 M5 those with a model of the form 9532 x4x include the Flex System EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter installed in slot 1 Table 2 lists the models with this adapter standard These models require that a compatible Ethernet switch be installed in I O module bays 1 and 2 of the cha
42. r redundancy policy that is used N 1 or N N The following table provides guidelines about what number of x240 M5 Compute Nodes can be installed For more information use the Power Configurator which is found at the following website http ibm com systems bladecenter resources powerconfig html The following color coding was used In the table e Green No restriction on the number of x240 M5 Compute Nodes that can be installed e Yellow Some bays must be left empty in the chassis Table 5 Maximum number of x240 M5 Compute Nodes that can be installed based on installed power supplies and power redundancy policy used 2100 W power supplies installed 2500 W power supplies installed TDP 6 power rating supplies 52W 55W 65W 75W 85W 90 W 105 W 120W 135 W 145 W Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 x240 M5 N 1 N 5 N 1 N24 5 power supplies N 1 N23 N N N 3 N 1 N 5 N 1 N 4 N 1 N23 N N N 3 5 power supplies 5 power supplies 6 power supplies 6 power supplies 4 power 6 power supplies supplies Processor options The x240 M5 supports the processor options that are listed in the following table The server supports one or two processors The table also shows which server models have each processor standard if any Table 6 Processor options
43. r x4x and x6x models where an Ethernet adapter is standard in slot 1 only one extra adapter can be installed in the compute node For more information about adapter to switch compatibility see the Flex System Interoperability Guide which is available at this web page http lenovopress com fsig Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 27 Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs that are supported by the x240 M5 server both internally in the compute node and in the PCle Expansion Node Table 17 Storage adapters Part Feature Description Number Maximum number code of ports supported x240 M5 PEN Fibre Channel 88Y6370 A1BP Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 95Y2386 A45R Flex System FC5052 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 95Y2391 A45S Flex System FC5054 4 port 16Gb FC Adapter 4 2 2 69Y1942 A1BQ Flex System FC5172 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 69Y1938 A1BM Flex System FC3172 2 port 8Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 95Y2375 A2N5 Flex System FC3052 2 port 8Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 For x4x and x6x models where an Ethernet adapter is standard in slot 1 only one extra adapter can be installed in the compute node For more information about adapter to switch compatibility see the Flex System Interoperability Guide which is available at this web page http lenovopress com fsig Lenovo Flex System x24
44. ray indicate when the specific combination of DIMM voltage and number of DIMMs per channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at the rated speed Table 8 Maximum memory speeds Specification RDIMMs LRDIMMs Rank Single rank Dual rank Quad rank Part numbers 46W0784 4 GB 46W0792 8 GB 46W0800 32 GB 46W0788 8 GB 95Y4821 16 GB 95Y4812 64 GB 95Y4808 32 GB Rated speed 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz Rated voltage 1 2V 1 2V 1 2V Operating voltage 1 2V 1 2V 1 2V Maximum quantity 24 24 24 Largest DIMM 8GB 16 GB 64 GB Max memory capacity 192 GB 384 GB 1 5 TB Max memory at rated 128 GB 256 GB 1 0 TB speed Maximum operating speed MHz One DIMM per channel 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz Two DIMMs per channel 2133 MHz 2133 MHzt 2133 MHzt Three DIMMs per channel 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 1866 MHzt The maximum quantity that is supported is shown for two processors that are installed When one processor is installed the maximum quantity that is supported is half of that shown This speed is achieved only when Lenovo TruDDR4 memory is used The following memory protection technologies are supported e ECC e Memory mirroring e Memory sparing If memory mirroring is used DIMMs must be installed in pairs minimum of one pair per CPU and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size If mem
45. s and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities Lenovo Fabric Manager simplifies deployment of infrastructure connections by managing network and storage address assignments e Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system e Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks which allows an application to run in its own isolated space that is protected from all other software that is running on a system Energy efficiency The x240 M5 offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy reduce operational costs increase energy availability and contribute to the green environment e Component sharing design of the Flex System chassis provides ultimate power and cooling savings e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v3 product family offers significantly better performance over the E5 2600 v2 family while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits e Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed which reduces power draw e Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments e Low voltage 1 2 V DDR4 memory DIMMs use up to 20 less energy compared to 1 35 V D
46. sed on the LSI SAS 3108 chipset The M5215 replaces the onboard SAS controller in the compute node and supports high performance RAID 0 and RAID 1 to the two internal 2 5 inch drive bays The M5215 is installed at the front of the server over the top of the drive bays as shown in the following figure Figure 4 ServeRAID M5215 SAS SATA controller installed in the Flex System x240 M5 The part numbers to order the ServeRAID M5215 controller and feature upgrade are listed in the following table Table 10 ServeRAID M5215 SAS SATA controller Part Feature Name and description Maximum number code supported Adapter 00JX142 A5SE ServeRAID M5215 with 2GB Flash Enablement 1 Feature on Demand upgrades 47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator for FoD MegaRAID 1 FastPath The ServeRAID M5215 option includes the following components e RAID controller e Flash power module e Replacement 2 drive backplane Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 15 The following figure shows the adapter flash power module and backplane that are included in the option The included backplane replaces the standard backplane that came with the server The backplane also serves as the conduit to route the PCle signals from the system board to the RAID controller Hard disk drive backplane Flash power module controller Figure 5 ServeRAID M5215 SAS SATA controller Note The ServeRAID M521
47. service levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of warranty service upgrades might be available in a particular country or area For more information about Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings that are available in your country visit the Lenovo Services website https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac extProductSelectorWWW do The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail Table 22 Warranty service definitions Term Description On site A service technician will come to the server s location for equipment repair repair 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at the client s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed Lenovo provides service around the clock every day including Lenovo holidays 24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at the client s location within eight hours after remote problem determination is completed Lenovo provides service around the clock every day including Lenovo holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at the client s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed Lenovo provides service 8 00 a m 5 00 p m in the client s local time zone Monday Friday excluding Lenovo holidays 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at the client s location on the
48. ss data protection is provided with optional self encrypting drives and simple centralized key management through Security Key Lifecycle Management Diagnostic tools facilitate reduced downtime and costs Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 1 Key features The Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node is a high availability scalable compute node that is optimized to support the next generation microprocessor technology It is ideally suited for medium and large businesses This section describes the key features of the server Scalability and performance The x240 M5 offers the following features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs e Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 18 core processors up to 45 MB of L3 cache and up to 9 6 GT s QPI interconnect links e Supports up to two processors 36 cores and 72 threads which maximizes the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Intelligent and adaptive system performance with energy efficient Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power TDP e Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core up to two threads per core e Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system ven
49. ssis The EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter includes the following features Two port 10 Gb Ethernet adapter Single ASIC controller that uses the QLogic BCM57840 ASIC PCI Express 3 0 x8 host interface B and 10 Gb auto negotiation Full line rate performance Supports vNIC Switch Independent Mode For more information about this adapter see the Lenovo Press Product Guide available from http lenovopress com tips 1087 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 22 CN4052 2 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter Some models of the x240 M5 those with a model of the form 9532 x6x include the Flex System CN4052 2 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter installed in slot 1 Table 2 lists the models with this adapter standard These models require that a compatible Ethernet switch be installed in I O module bays 1 and 2 of the chassis The CN4052 2 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter includes the following features Two port 10 Gb Ethernet adapter Optional support for FCoE and iSCSI via an Features on Demand license upgrade Single ASIC controller that uses the Emulex XE104 design PCle Express 3 0 x8 host interface 8 GT s Connection to 1 Gb or 10 Gb data center infrastructure 1 Gb and 10 Gb auto negotiation Full line rate performance Supports NIC virtualization vNIC up to four virtual ports per physical port Supports Virtual Fabric Mode Switch Independent Mode and Unified Fabric Port Mode For more information about this adapter see the Len
50. v3 8C 3 2GHz 20MB 2133MHz 135W 00JX054 A5TD A5SW Intel Xeon E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 30MB 2133MHz 120W J2x J4x J6x 00JX053 A5TE A5SX Intel Xeon E5 2680 v3 12C 2 5GHz 30MB 2133MHz 120W L2x L4x L6x 00KJ047 AS30 AS3A_ Intel Xeon E5 2683 v3 14C 2 0GHz 35MB 2133MHz 120W 00KJ046 AS2Z AS39 Intel Xeon E5 2685 v3 12C 2 6GHz 30MB 2133MHz 120W 00JX052 A5TF A5SY Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 12C 2 6GHz 30MB 2133MHz 135W M2x 00JX051 A5TG A5SZ Intel Xeon E5 2695 v3 14C 2 3GHz 35MB 2133MHz 120W 00JX050 A5TH ASTO Intel Xeon E5 2697 v3 14C 2 6GHz 35MB 2133MHz 145W N2x 00KJ045 AS2Y AS38 Intel Xeon E5 2698 v3 16C 2 3GHz 40MB 2133MHz 135W Q2x 00KJ043 AS2W AS36 Intel Xeon E5 2699 v3 18C 2 3GHz 45MB 2133MHz 145W The first feature code is for processor 1 and second feature code is for processor 2 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Memory options TruDDR4 Memory uses the highest quality components that are sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only memory that meets the strict requirements of Lenovo is selected It is compatibility tested and tuned on every System x server to maximize performance and reliability TruDDR4 Memory has a unique signature that is programmed into the DIMM that enables System x servers to verify whether the memory that is installed is qualified or supported by Lenovo Because TruDDR4 Memory is authenticated certain extended memory performance features can be enab
51. vent of a hard drive failure you retain possession of your hard drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part Your data stays safely on your premises in your hands Keep Your Drive Multi Drive can be purchased stand alone to match the base warranty of your system or in convenient bundles with our same day response services Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following standards ASHRAE Class A3 FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 004 issue 3 Class A UL IEC 60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 Japan VCCI Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A CNS14336 Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 Class A Korea KN22 Class A KN24 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 TUV GS EN60950 1 IEC 60950 1 EK1 ITB2000 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 36 Lenovo Financial Services Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality excellence and trustworthiness Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today protect against technolo
52. y 2 Port 1 Module bay 3 Port 2 Module bay 4 Slot 2 Port 3 for 4 port cards Module bay 3 Port 4 for 4 port cards Module bay 4 Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 24 The following figure shows the location of the switch bays in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis I O module I O module O module O module bay 1 bay 3 bay 2 bay 4 Figure 8 Location of the switch bays in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis The following figure shows how two port adapters are connected to switches that are installed in the chassis Figure 9 Logical layout of the interconnects between I O adapters and I O modules Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 25 Flex System PCle Expansion Node The x240 M5 supports the attachment of the Flex System PCle Expansion Node By using the Flex System PCle Expansion Node more PCI Express cards can be attached such as High IOPS SSD adatpers fabric mezzanine cards and next generation graphics processing units GPU to supported Flex System compute nodes This capability is ideal for many applications that require high performance I O special telecommunications network interfaces or hardware acceleration that uses a PCI Express card The PCle Expansion Node supports up to four PCle 2 0 adapters and two more Flex System expansion adapters The PCle Expansion Node is attached to a Flex System compute node as shown in the following figure Figure 10 PCle Expansion Node attached to the x240 M5 The ordering informati

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