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1. Part Feature code Intel Xeon processor description Models number where used 81Y5180 A1CQ A1D1 Intel Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W 81Y5182 A1CS A1D3 Intel Xeon E5 2609 4C 2 40GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80W D2x 81Y5183 A1CT A1D4 Intel Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W F2x 81Y5184 A1CU A1D5 Intel Xeon E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W G2x 81Y5206 A1ER A1DD Intel Xeon E5 2630L 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 60W A1x 49Y8125 A2EP A2EQ Intel Xeon E5 2637 2C 3 0GHz 5MB 1600MHz 80W 81Y5185 A1CV A1D6 Intel Xeon E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W H1x H2x HBx 81Y5190 A1CY A1DA Intel Xeon E5 2643 4C 3 3GHz 10MB 1600MHz 130W N2x 95Y4670 A31A A31C Intel Xeon E5 2648L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1600MHz 70W 81Y5186 A1CW A1D7 Intel Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W 81Y5179 A1ES A1DE Intel Xeon E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1600MHz 70W 95Y4675 A319 A31B Intel Xeon E5 2658 8C 2 1GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W 81Y5187 A1CX A1D8 Intel Xeon E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W L2x 49Y8144 A2ET A2EU Intel Xeon E5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W 81Y5189 A1CZ A1DB Intel Xeon E5 2667 6C 2 9GHz 15MB 1600MHz 130W Q2x 81Y9418 A1SX A1SY Intel Xeon E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W J1x 81Y5188 A1BB A1D9 Intel Xeon E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 20MB 1600MHz 130W M1x M2x 49Y812. Partnumber Feature Description Maximum code supported 10K and 15K Self encyrpting drives SED 00AD085 A48T IBM 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS SED 2 81Y9662 A3EG IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 2 90Y8908 A3EF IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 2 90Y8913 A2XF IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 2 90Y8944 A2ZK IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS SED 2 NL SAS 81Y9690 A1P3 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 2 90Y8953 A2XE IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 2 42D0707 5409 IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 2 NL SATA 81Y9722 A1NX IBM 250GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 2 81Y9726 A1NZ IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 2 81Y9730 A1AV IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 SFF HS HDD 2 SAS SSD Hybrid drive 00AD102 A4G7 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS Hybrid 2 Solid state drives Enterprise 41Y8341 A4FQ 3700 800GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 41Y8336 A4FN 3700 400GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 41Y8331 A4FL 3700 200GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 49Y6195 A4GH IBM 1 6TB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 49Y6139 A3F0 IBM 800GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 49Y6134 A3EY IBM 400GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 49Y6129 A3EW IBM 200GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 00W1125 A3HR IBM 100GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 2 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 18 Table 10 2 5 inch
3. ServicePac System Storage System x The following terms are trademarks of other companies Intel Xeon Intel Intel logo Intel Inside logo and Intel Centrino logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Java and all Java based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States other countries or both Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 37
4. C0 I Ihi sll TI Redbooks IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node is a high performance server that offers outstanding performance for virtualization with new levels of CPU performance and memory capacity and flexible configuration options The x240 Compute Node is an efficient server designed to run a broad range of workloads armed with advanced management capabilities allowing you to manage your physical and virtual IT resources from a single pane of glass Suggested use database virtualization enterprise applications collaboration email streaming media web HPC Microsoft RemoteFX and cloud applications Note This Product Guide describes the models of the x240 Compute Node with Intel Xeon E5 2600 processors For models with the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2 processors see http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips 1090 html Open Figure 1 shows the IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Figure 1 The IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Did you know IBM Flex System is a new category of computing that integrates multiple server architectures networking storage and system management capability into a single system that is easy to deploy and manage IBM Flex System has full built in virtualization support of servers storage and networking to speed provisioning and increased resiliency In addition it supports open industry standards such as
5. A3A3 x240 USB Enablement Kit 1 41Y8298 A2G0 IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi Downloads 2 41Y8300 A2VC IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 1 41Y8307 A383 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 Update 1 1 41Y8311 A2R3 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 1 1 41Y8382 A4WZ IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 1 41Y8385 A584 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 5 1 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 28 Light path diagnostics For quick problem determination when located physically at the server the x240 offers a three step guided path 1 The Fault LED on the front panel 2 The light path diagnostics panel shown in the following figure 3 LEDs next to key components on the system board The x240 light path diagnostics panel is visible when you remove the server from the chassis The panel is located on the top right hand side of the compute node as shown in the following figure Figure 11 Location of x240 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 remind 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 pan
6. IBM 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 IBM Flex System x240 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 I 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 bay 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 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 22 The following figure shows the location of the switch bays in the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis I O module VO module O module O module bay 1 bay 3 bay 2 bay 4 Figure 8 Location of the switch bays in the IBM Flex
7. M5115 and Flash and SSD Expansion Kits are installed in the server to support eight 1 8 inch solid state drives row 4 of the preceding table ServeRAID M5115 controller 90Y 4390 with ServeRAID M5100 Series Flash Kit 90Y4341 and ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Expansion Kit 90Y4391 ServeRAID M5115 controller Eight drives supported Four internal drives Four front accessible drives Flash Kit Replacement SSD Expansion Kit Four SSDs on 4 drive SSD backplane special air baffles above DIMMs and drive bays no CacheVaultflash protection Figure 5 ServeRAID M5115 with Flash and SSD Expansion Kits installed IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 15 The eight SSDs are installed in the following locations Four in the front of the system in place of the two 2 5 inch drive bays Two in a tray above one the memory banks for CPU 1 Two in a tray above one the memory banks for CPU 2 The ServeRAID M5115 controller has the following specifications Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS SATA ports PCI Express 3 0 x8 host interface 6 Gbps throughput per port 800 MHz dual core IBM PowerPC processor with LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps RAID on Chip ROC controller Support for RAID levels 0 1 10 5 50 standard support for RAID 6 and 60 with optional upgrade using 90Y4411 Onboard 1 GB data cache DDR3 running at 1333 MHz with optional flash backup MegaRAID CacheVault technology as part of the Enablement Kit 90Y4342 Suppo
8. System Enterprise Chassis The following figure shows how two port adapters are connected to switches installed in the chassis Each line between an I O adapter and a switch is four links Figure 9 Logical layout of the interconnects between I O adapters and I O modules IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node The x240 supports the attachment of the IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node The IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node provides the ability to attach additional PCI Express cards such as High IOPS SSD adatpers fabric mezzanine cards and next generation graphics processing units GPU to supported IBM Flex System compute nodes This capability is ideal for many applications that require high performance I O special telecommunications network interfaces or hardware acceleration using a PCI Express card The PCle Expansion Node supports up to four PCle 2 0 adapters and two additional Flex System expansion adapters The PCle Expansion Node is attached to the x240 as shown in the following figure PCle expansion node Figure 10 PCle Expansion Node The ordering information 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 IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node 1 The feature is not avail
9. can then be flushed to disk Tip The Enablement Kit is only required if 2 5 inch drives are to be used If you plan to install four or eight 1 8 inch SSDs only then this kit is not required ServeRAID M5100 Series IBM Flex System Flash Kit for x240 90Y4341 enables support for up to four 1 8 inch SSDs This kit replaces the standard two bay backplane with a four bay SSD backplane that attaches to an included flex cable to the M5115 controller Because only SSDs are supported a CacheVault unit is not required and therefore this kit does not have a supercap The use of this kit limits which 1 8 inch solid state drives can be used in the x240 as listed in Table 11 Use Flash Kit v2 instead ServeRAID M5100 Series IBM Flex System Flash Kit v2 for x240 47C8808 enables support for up to four 1 8 inch SSDs This kit replaces the standard two bay backplane with a four bay SSD backplane that attaches to an included flex cable to the M5115 controller Because only SSDs are supported a CacheVault unit is not required and therefore this kit does not have a supercap This v2 kit provides support for the latest high performance SSDs ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Expansion Kit for IBM Flex System x240 90Y4391 enables support for up to four internal 1 8 inch SSDs This kit includes two air baffles left and right which can attach two 1 8 inch SSD attachment locations and Flex cables for attachment to up to four 1 8 inch SSDs Note The SSD Expansion Kit
10. cannot be installed if the USB Enablement Kit 49Y8119 is already installed as these kits occupy the same location in the server The following table shows the kits required for each combination of drives For example if you plan to install eight 1 8 inch SSDs then you will need the M5115 controller the Flash kit and the SSD Expansion kit Table 8 ServeRAID M5115 hardware kits Desired drive support Components required Maximum Maximum ServeRAID Flash Kit SSD number of number of M5115 Enablement Kit 90Y4341 Expansion Kit 2 5 drives 1 8 SSDs 90Y4390 90Y4342 47C8808 90Y4391 2 0 gt Required Required 0 4 front gt Required Required 2 4 internal gt Required Required Required 0 8 both gt Required Required Required IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 14 The following figure shows how the ServeRAID M5115 and the Enablement Kit are installed in the server to support two 2 5 inch drives with MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection row 1 of the preceding table ServeRAID M5115 controller 90Y4390 with ServeRAID M5100 Series Enablement Kit 90 4342 ServeRAID M5115 controller MegaRAID CacheVault Replacement 2 drive flash cache protection backplane Figure 4 The ServeRAID M5115 and the Enablement Kit installed The following figure shows how the ServeRAID
11. channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at rated speed Table 6 Maximum memory speeds Part 1 UDIMMs LRDIMMs and Quad rank RDIMMs Specification UDIMMs LRDIMMs RDIMMs Rank Dual rank Quad rank Quad rank Part numbers 49Y1404 4 GB 49Y1567 16 GB 49Y1400 16 GB 90Y3105 32 GB Rated speed 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 1 35 V 1 35 V Operating 1 35 V 1 5 V 1 35 V 1 5 V 1 35 V 1 5 V voltage Maximum 16 16 24 24 8 16 quantity Largest DIMM 4 GB 4 GB 32 GB 32 GB 16 GB 16 GB Max memory 64 GB 64 GB 768 GB 768 GB 128 GB 256 GB capacity Max memory 64 GB 64 GB N A 512 GB N A 128 GB at rated speed Maximum operating speed MHz 1 DIMM per 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 800 MHz 1066 MHz channel 2 DIMMs per 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz NS 800 MHz channel 3 DIMMs per NSt NSt 1066 MHz 1066 MHz NS NS channel The maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed When one processor is installed the maximum quantity supported is half of that shown NS Not supported at 1 35 V Will operate at 1 5 V instead NS Not supported UDIMMs only support up to 2 DIMMs per channel NS Not supported RDIMMs support up to 8 ranks per channel IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 26
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13. 00 11 Table 6 Maximum memory speeds Part 2 Single and Dual rank RDIMMs Specification RDIMMs Rank Single rank Dual rank Part numbers 49Y1405 2GB 49Y1559 49Y1407 4GB 90Y3178 4GB 49Y1406 4GB 4GB 49Y1397 8GB 90Y3109 8GB 49Y1563 16GB 00D4968 16GB Rated speed 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 1 5V 1 35 V 1 5V Operating 1 35 V 1 5V 1 5V 1 35 V 1 5 V 1 5 V voltage Max quantity 16 24 24 16 24 24 Largest DIMM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB Max memory 64 GB 96 GB 96 GB 256 GB 384 GB 384 GB capacity Max memory N A 64 GB 64 GB N A 256 GB 256 GB at rated speed Maximum operating speed MHz 1 DIMM per 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz channel 2 DIMMs per 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz channel 3 DIMMs per NS 1066 MHz 1066 MHz NS 1066 MHz 1066 MHz channel The maximum quantity that is supported is shown for two processors installed When one processor is installed the maximum quantity that is supported is half of that shown NS Not supported at 1 35 V Will operate at 1 5 V instead The following memory protection technologies are supported ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs look for x4 in
14. 00 16 These features are described as follows RAID 6 Upgrade 90Y44 10 Adds support for RAID 6 and RAID 60 This is a Feature on Demand license Performance Upgrade 90Y4412 The Performance Upgrade for IBM Flex System implemented using the LSI MegaRAID FastPath software provides high performance I O acceleration for SSD based virtual drives by exploiting an extremely low latency I O path to increase the maximum I O per second lIOPS 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 90Y4412 is a Feature on Demand license SSD Caching Enabler for traditional hard drives 90Y4447 The SSD Caching Enabler for IBM Flex System implemented using the LSI MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2 0 is designed to accelerate the performance of hard disk drive HDD arrays with only an incremental investment in solid state drive SSD technology The feature enables the SSDs to be configured as a dedicated cache to help maximize the I O performance for transaction intensive applications such as databases and web serving The feature tracks data storage access patterns and identifies the most frequently accessed data The hot data is then automatically stored on the SSDs that are assigned as a dedicated cache pool on the ServeRAID controller Part number 90Y4447 is a Feature on Demand license This feature requires at least one SSD drive
15. 16 A2ER A2ES Intel Xeon E5 2690 8C 2 9GHz 20MB 1600MHz 135W R2x The first feature code is for processor 1 and second feature code is for processor 2 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal performance and throughput IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime From a service and support standpoint IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty and IBM provides service and support worldwide The following table lists memory options available for the x240 server DIMMs can be installed one at a time but for performance reasons install them in sets of four one for each of the four memory channels Table 5 Memory options for the x240 Part number Feature Description Models code where used Registered DIMM RDIMM modules 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz 49Y 1405 8940 2GB 1x2GB 1Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM 49Y 1406 8941 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM H1x H2x G2x F2x D2x Aix 49Y 1407 8942 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM 49Y 1397 8923 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM HBx 49Y 1563
16. 737 J1x 1x E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 2x4GB_ LSISAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open No 0 2 20MB 1600MHz 115W hot swap 8737 L2x 1x E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 2x4GB_ LSISAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 20MB 1600MHz 95W hot swap 8737 M1x 1x E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open No 0 2 20MB 1600MHz 130W hot swap 8737 M2x 1x E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 20MB 1600MHz 130W hot swap 8737 N2x 1x E5 2643 4C 3 3GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 10MB 1600MHz 130W hot swap 8737 Q2x 1x E5 2667 6C 2 9GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 15MB 1600MHz 130W hot swap 8737 R2x 1x E5 2690 8C 2 9GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 20MB 1600MHz 135W hot swap 8737 HBx 2x E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 2x8 GB LSI SAS2004 14x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W hot swap with Storage Expansion Node Processor detail Processor quantity model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power TDP rating The 2 5 inch drive bays can be replaced and expanded with 1 8 solid state drive bays and a ServeRAID M5115 RAID controller to support up to eight 1 8 inch SSDs The x2x and HBx models include an Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Ethernet controller Connections are routed using a Fabric Connector The Fabric Connector precludes the use of an I O adapter in I O connector 1 Model HBx is optimized as a Network Atta
17. 95Y2375 A2N5 IBM Flex System FC3052 2 port 8Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 For x2x models with the Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter standard the Compute Node Fabric Connector occupies the same space as an I O adapter in I O slot 1 so you have to remove the Fabric Connector if you plan to install an adapter in I O slot 1 For adapter to switch compatibility see the IBM Flex System Interoperability Guide http www redbooks ibm com fsig PCle SSD adapters The compute node supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in the following table Note These adapters are installed in an attached PCle Expansion Node Table 18 SSD adapters Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 46C9078 A3J3 IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter low profile adapter 4 46C9081 A3J4 IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter low profile adapter 4 81Y4519 5985 640GB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter full height adapter 2 81Y4527 A1NB 1 28TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter full height adapter 2 90Y4377 A3DY IBM 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter low profile adapter 2 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter full height adapter 2 Withdrawn from marketing For information about the IBM High IOPS adapters the following IBM Redbooks Product Guides e IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0907 html e IBM High IOPS Modular Adap
18. A1QT 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM 49Y 1400 8939 16GB 1x16GB 4Rx4 1 35V PC3L 8500 CL7 ECC DDR3 1066MHz LP RDIMM Registered DIMM RDIMM modules 1600 MHz 49Y 1559 A28Z 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM R2x Q2x N2x nee 90Y3178 A24L 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 90Y3109 A292 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 00D4968 A2U5 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM Unbuffered DIMM UDIMM modules 49Y 1403 A0QS 2GB 1x2GB 1Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP UDIMM 49Y 1404 8648 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP UDIMM Load reduced LRDIMM modules LRDIMM 49Y 1567 A290 16GB 1x16GB 4Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP LRDIMM 90Y3105 A291 32GB 1x32GB 4Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP The x240 supports Low Profile LP DDR3 memory RDIMMs UDIMMs and LRDIMMs The server supports up to 12 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 channel The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration 1 5 V supp
19. AID M5100 Series IBM Flex System Flash Kit for x240 1 47C8808 A47D ServeRAID M5100 Series IBM Flex System Flash Kit v2 for x240 1 90Y4391 A2XZ ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Expansion Kit for IBM Flex System x240 1 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 13 The hardware kits have the following features ServeRAID M5100 Series Enablement Kit for IBM Flex System x240 90Y4342 enables support for up to two 2 5 HDDs or SSDs in the hot swap bays in the front of the server It includes a CacheVault unit which enables MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection This enablement kit replaces the standard two bay backplane which is attached via the planar to an onboard controller with a new backplane that attaches to an included flex cable to the M5115 controller It also includes an air baffle which also serves as an attachment for the CacheVault unit MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection uses NAND flash memory powered by a supercapacitor to protect data stored in the controller cache This module eliminates the need for a lithium ion battery commonly used to protect DRAM cache memory on PCI RAID controllers To avoid the possibility of data loss or corruption during a power or server failure CacheVault technology transfers the contents of the DRAM cache to NAND flash using power from the supercapacitor After the power is restored to the RAID controller the saved data is transferred from the NAND flash back to the DRAM cache which
20. ATA controller 90Y4390 The M5115 attaches to the I O adapter 1 connector and can be attached even if the Compute Node Fabric Connector is installed used to route the Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter to bays 1 and 2 as discussed in I O expansion options The ServeRAID M5115 cannot be installed if an adapter is installed in I O adapter slot 1 The ServeRAID M5115 supports combinations of 2 5 inch drives and 1 8 inch solid state drives Up to two 2 5 inch drives only Up to four 1 8 inch drives only Up to two 2 5 inch drives plus up to four 1 8 inch solid state drives Up to eight 1 8 inch solid state drives The ServeRAID M5115 SAS SATA Controller 90Y4390 provides an advanced RAID controller supporting RAID 0 1 10 5 50 and optional 6 and 60 It includes 1 GB of cache which can be backed up to Flash when attached to the supercapacitor included with the optional ServeRAID M5100 Series Enablement Kit 90Y4342 At least one hardware kit is required with the ServeRAID M5115 controller and there are three hardware kits that are supported that enable specific drive support Table 7 ServeRAID M5115 and hardware kits Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 90Y4390 A2XW ServeRAID M5115 SAS SATA Controller for IBM Flex System 1 90Y4342 A2XX ServeRAID M5100 Series Enablement Kit for IBM Flex System x240 1 90Y4341 A2XY ServeR
21. able to be configured using model 7863 10X in e config Use model 8737 15X instead 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 consuming 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 for to further expand the I O capability of the attached compute node IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 24 Note The use of the PCle Expansion Node requires that the x240 Compute Node have both processors installed For more information see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide on the IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0906 html Open Network adapters As described in Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter certain models those with a model number of the form x2x have a 10Gb Ethernet controller on the system board and its ports are routed to the midplane and switches installed in the chassis via a Compute Note Fabric Connector that takes the place of an adapter in I O slot 1 Models
22. be installed Internal drive options The 2 5 drive bays support SAS or SATA hard disk drives HDDs or SATA solid state drives SSDs The following table lists the supported 2 5 drive options Table 10 2 5 inch drive options for internal disk storage Part 1 Partnumber Feature Description Maximum code supported 10K SAS hard disk drives 00AD075 A48S IBM 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 G2HS HDD 2 81Y9650 A282 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 2 90Y8872 A2XD IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 2 49Y2003 5433 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 2 90Y8877 A2XC IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 2 42D0637 5599 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 2 15K SAS hard disk drives 81Y9670 A283 IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF HS HDD 2 42D0677 5536 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 2 90Y8926 A2XB IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 2 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Table 10 2 5 inch drive options for internal disk storage Part 2
23. ched Storage NAS offering and includes the IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node 68Y8588 as standard Model 8737 HBx is a new Network Attached Storage NAS optimized model that includes the x240 compute node and the Flex System Storage Expansion Node connected together as a single unit at the factory This single model number enables a simpler acquisition for both business partners and direct sales The combination of the x240 compute node and the storage node is certified with Windows Storage Server 2012 meaning that this configuration is an excellent foundation for a low cost NAS solution IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Windows Storage Server 2012 is available via the IBM Reseller Option Kit ROK program using part number 00Y6302 Model HBx does not include drives giving you maximum flexibility when it comes to selecting drives either SAS or SATA disk drives or high performance solid state drives Chassis support The x240 is supported in the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Up to 14 x240 Compute Nodes can be installed in the chassis however the actual number that can be installed in a chassis depends on these factors The TDP power rating for the processors that are installed in the x240 The number of power supplies installed in the chassis The capacity of the power supplies installed 2100 W or 2500 W The chassis power redundancy policy used N 1 or N N The following tab
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25. drive options for internal disk storage Part 3 Partnumber Feature Description Maximum code supported Solid state drives Enterprise Value 00AJ000 A4KM 3500 120GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 00AJ005 A4KN 3500 240GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 00AJ010 A4KP 3500 480GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 00AJ015 A4KQ S3500 800GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 49Y5839 A3AS IBM 64GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 49Y5844 A3AU IBM 512GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 90Y8643 A2U3 IBM 256GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 90Y8648 A2U4 IBM 128GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 The 1 8 inch solid state drives supported are listed in the following table The use of 1 8 inch requires the ServeRAID M5115 SAS SATA controller as described in the next section Most 1 8 inch drives are not supported by Flash Kit 90Y4341 Instead use Flash Kit v2 47C8808 as described in the ServeRAID M5115 section Table 11 Supported 1 8 inch solid state drives Part Feature Description Supports Supports Max number code Flash Kit Flash Kitv2 supp t 90Y4341 4708808 Enterpr
26. e humidity 5 100 e e e e Maximum dew point 29 C 84 2 F IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 31 Warranty options The IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node has a three year on site warranty with 9x5 next business day terms IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac discussed in this section The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged 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 IBM ServicePac offerings are country specific That is each country might have its own service types service levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of ServicePac might be available in a particular country For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country see the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail Table 22 Warranty service definitions Term Description IBM on site A service technician will come to the server s location for equipment repair repair IOR 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide 24 hour service every day inc
27. echnical support services One or three years with 24x7 coverage severity 1 or 9 5 next business day for all severities Installation and startup support for System x servers Remote technical support for System x servers Software support Support Line e Microsoft or Linux software e VMware e IBM Systems Director IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 32 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 NOM 019 Argentina IEC 60950 1 Japan VCCI Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report China CCC GB4943 GB9254 Class A GB17625 1 Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A CNS14336 Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 Class A Korea KN22 Class A KN24 Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318 22 GOST R 51318 249 GOST R 51317 3 2 GOST R 51317 3 3 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A TUV GS EN60950 1 IEC 60950 1 EK1 ITB2000 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 33 IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing can help you obtain the IT solution you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow Our Fair Market Value FMV lease helps ensure that you have the latest IBM tech
28. eds Model 8737 HBx includes the Storage Expansion Node as standard as listed in Table 2 All other models support the SEN as an option The following figure shows the IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node attached to a compute node Figure 6 IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node right attached to a compute node left The ordering information for the Storage Expansion Node is shown in the following table Table 12 Ordering part number and feature code Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 68Y8588 A3JF IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node 1 The feature is not available to be configured using model 7863 10X in e config Use model 8737 15X instead 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 Support for 12 hot swap 2 5 inch drive accessible via a sliding tray e Support for 6 Gbps SAS and SATA drives both HDDs and SSDs e Based on an LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps RAID on Chip ROC controller e Supports RAID O 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 Compute Node have both processors installed For more informat
29. el is operational S BRD A system board error is detected MIS A mismatch has occurred between the processors DIMMs or HDDs within the configuration as reported by POST NMI A non maskable interrupt NMI has occurred TEMP An over temperature condition occurs that was critical enough to shut down the server MEM A memory fault has occurred The corresponding DIMM error LEDs on the system board are also lit ADJ A fault is detected in the adjacent expansion unit if installed IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 29 Remote management The server contains an IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 which interfaces with the advanced management module in the chassis The combination of these 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 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 virtua
30. er 90Y3466 A1QY IBM Flex System EN4132 2 port 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter 2 2 2 1 Gb Ethernet 49Y7900 A10Y IBM Flex System EN2024 4 port 1 Gb Ethernet Adapter 4 2 2 InfiniBand 90Y3454 A1QZ IBM Flex System IB6132 2 port FDR InfiniBand Adapter 2 2 2 For x2x models with the Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter standard the Compute Node Fabric Connector occupies the same space as an I O adapter in I O slot 1 so you have to remove the Fabric Connector if you plan to install an adapter in I O slot 1 For adapter to switch compatibility see the IBM Flex System Interoperability Guide http www redbooks ibm com fsig IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 25 Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the x240 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 PEN Fibre Channel 88Y6370 A1IBP IBM Flex System FC5022 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 95Y2386 A45R IBM Flex System FC5052 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 95Y2391 A45S IBM Flex System FC5054 4 port 16Gb FC Adapter 4 2 2 69Y1942 A1BQ IBM Flex System FC5172 2 port 16Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2 69Y1938 A1BM IBM Flex System FC3172 2 port 8Gb FC Adapter 2 2 2
31. er the date of initial availability Check the ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos matrix shtml IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 30 Physical specifications Dimensions and weight approximate Height 56 mm 2 2 in Depth 492 mm 19 4 in Width 217 mm 8 6 in Maximum weight 7 1 kg 15 6 Ib 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 IBM Flex System x240 compute node complies with ASHRAE Class A3 specifications This is the supported operating environment Power on 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 Power off e Temperature 5 45 C 41 113 F e Relative humidity 8 85 e Maximum dew point 27 C 80 6 F Storage non operating e Temperature 1 60 C 33 8 140 F e Altitude 3050 m 10 006 ft e Relative humidity 5 80 e Maximum dew point 29 C 84 2 F Shipment non operating Temperature 40 60 C 40 140 F Altitude 10 700 m 35 105 ft Relativ
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33. ices e Documentation CD that contains the nstallation and User s Guide IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Standard models Note This Product Guide describes the models of the x240 Compute Node with Intel Xeon E5 2600 processors For models with the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2 processors see http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips 1090 html Open Table 2 Standard models Model Intel Xeon Processor Memory Disk Disk bayst Disks 10 GbE O slots 2 maximum max adapter Embedded used max 786 GB Virtual Fabric 8737 A1x 1x E5 2630L 6C 2 0GHz 2x4GB LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open No 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 60W hot swap 8737 D2x 1x E5 2609 4C 2 40GHz 2x4GB LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 10MB 1066MHz 80W hot swap 8737 F2x 1x E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W hot swap 8737 G2x 1x E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 2x4GB_ LSI SAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2t 15MB 1333MHz 95W hot swap 8737 H1x 1x E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 2x4GB_ LSISAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open No 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W hot swap 8737 H2x 1x E5 26406C 2 5GHz 2x4GB_ LSISAS2004 2x 2 5 inch Open Standard 1 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W hot swap 8
34. ion see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide on the IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0914 html Open IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 20 Internal tape drives The server does not support an internal tape drive However it can be attached to external tape drives 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 such as the IBM and Lenovo part number 73P4515 or 73P4516 or use the remote media feature of the IMMv2 and the Chassis Management Module Note The USB port on the compute nodes supply up to 0 5 A at 5 V For devices that require more power an additional power source will be required Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter Some models of the x240 include an Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter VFA also known as LAN on Motherboard or LOM built into the system board Table 2 lists what models of the x240 include the Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter Each x240 model that includes the embedded 10Gb VFA also has the Compute Node Fabric Connector installed in I O connector 1 and physically screwed onto the system board to provide connectivity to the Enterprise Chassis midplane Figure 3 shows the location of the Fabric Connector The Fabric Connector enables port 1 on the embedded 10Gb VFA to be routed to I O module bay 1 and port 2 to be routed to I O module ba
35. ise SSDs 43W7726 5428 IBM 50GB SATA 1 8 MLC SSD Yes Yes 8 43W7746 5420 IBM 200GB SATA 1 8 MLC SSD Yes Yes 8 49Y6119 A3AN IBM 200GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise SSD No Yes 8 49Y6124 A3AP IBM 400GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise SSD No Yes 8 00W1120 ASHQ IBM 100GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise SSD No Yes 8 41Y8366 A4FS 3700 200GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise SSD No Yes 8 41Y8371 A4FT 3700 400GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise SSD No Yes 8 Enterprise Value SSDs 00W1222 A3TG IBM 128GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD No Yes 8 00W1227 A3TH IBM 256GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD No Yes 8 49Y5834 A3AQ IBM 64GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD No Yes 8 49Y5993 A3AR IBM 512GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD No Yes 8 00AJ040 A4KV 3500 80GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD__ No Yes 8 00AJ045 A4KW 3500 240GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD No Yes 8 OOAJO50 A4KX 3500 400GB SATA 1 8 MLC Enterprise Value SSD No Yes 8 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 19 IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node The x240 supports the attachment of the IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node The IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node provides the ability to attach additional 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 providing flexible storage to match capacity performance and reliability ne
36. l 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 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 ISO 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 2008 HPC Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 VMware vSphere 5 0 ESXi VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi Note Support by some of these operating system versions will be aft
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38. le provides guidelines about what number of x240 Compute Nodes can be installed For more guidance use the Power Configurator found at the following website http ibm com systems bladecenter resources powerconfig html In the table e Green No restriction to the number of x240 Compute Nodes that are installable e Yellow Some bays must be left empty in the chassis Table 3 Maximum number of x240 Compute Nodes installable based on power supplies installed and power redundancy policy used 2100 W power supplies installed 2500 W power supplies installed x240 TDP rating 60 W 70 W 80 W 95 W 115 W 130 W 135 W N 1 N 5 6 power supplies N 1 N 4 5 power supplies N 1 N 3 5 power supplies IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 N N N 3 6 power supplies N 1 N 5 6 power supplies N 1 N 4 5 power supplies N 1 N 3 4 power supplies N N N 3 6 power supplies Processor options The x240 supports the processor options listed in the following table The server supports one or two processors The table also shows which server models have each processor standard If no corresponding where used model for a particular processor is listed then this processor is available only through Configure to Order CTO Table 4 Processor options
39. luding IBM holidays 24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide 24 hour service every day including IBM holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays If after 1 00 p m it is determined that on site service is required the customer can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day For noncritical service requests a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location on the business day after we business day receive your call following remote problem determination We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays In general these are the types of IBM ServicePacs e Warranty and maintenance service upgrades e One two three four or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage e On site repair from the next business day to four or two hours e One or two years of warranty extension e Remote t
40. n 1 5 V DDR3 RDIMMs e Solid state drives SSDs consume as much as 80 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs e The x240 uses hexagonal ventilation holes a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airflow through the system Locations of key components and connectors Figure 2 shows the front of the server Two 2 5 hot swap drive bays Light path diagnostics panel LED Power panel Console breakout USB port cable port Figure 2 Front view of the IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Figure 3 shows the locations of key components inside the server backplane Light path diagnostics Hot swap drive bay Processor 2 and 12 O connector 1 memory DIMMs Fabric Connector Processor 1 and 12 I O connector 2 Expansion memory DIMMs Connector Figure 3 Inside view of the IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Components Specification Models 8737 x1x and 8737 x2x x config 8737 15X and 7863 10X e config Form factor Standard width compute node Chassis support IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Processor Up to two Intel Xeon Processor E5 2600 product family CPUs with eigh
41. n Node Maximum With two 2 5 hot swap drives Up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2 5 NL SAS HDDs or up to 2 4 TB with 1 2 TB 2 5 SAS HDDs or up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2 5 SATA HDDs or up to 3 2 TB with 1 6 TB 2 5 SATA SSDs An intermix of SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs is supported Alternatively with 1 8 SSDs and ServeRAID M5115 RAID adapter up to 4 TB with eight 512 GB 1 8 SSDs Additional storage available with an attached Flex System Storage Expansion Node RAID support RAID 0 and 1 with integrated LSI SAS2004 controller Optional ServeRAID M5115 RAID controller with RAID 0 1 10 5 50 support and 1 GB cache Supports up to eight 1 8 SSD with expansion kits Optional flash backup for cache RAID 6 60 SSD performance enabler Network x2x models Two 10 Gb Ethernet ports with Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Ethernet interfaces LAN on motherboard LOM controller Emulex BE3 based x1x models None standard optional 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet adapters PCI Expansion slots Two I O connectors for adapters PCI Express 3 0 x16 interface Includes an Expansion Connector PCle 3 0 x16 to connect an expansion node such as the PCle Expansion Node PCle Expansion Node supports two full height PCle adapters two low profile PCle adapters and two Flex System I O adapters Ports USB ports One external Two internal for embedded hypervisor with optio
42. nal USB Enablement Kit Console breakout cable port providing local KVM and serial ports cable standard with chassis additional cables optional Systems UEFI IBM Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 with Renesas SH7757 controller management Predictive Failure Analysis light path diagnostics panel automatic server restart remote presence Support for IBM Flex System Manager IBM Systems Director and Active Energy Manager IBM ServerGuide 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 3 year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 NBD warranty Operating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise systems Server 10 and 11 VMware ESX 4 See Supported operating systems for details supported Service and Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs 4 hour or 2 hour response support time 8 hour fix time 1 year or 2 year warranty extension remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and OEM software Dimensions Width 215 mm 8 5 height 51 mm 2 0 depth 493 mm 19 4 Weight Maximum configuration 6 98 kg 15 4 Ib The x240 servers are shipped with the following items e Statement of Limited Warranty e Important Not
43. ng power supplies Integrated virtualization The x240 supports the ESXi hypervisor on a USB memory key via the x240 USB Enablement Kit This kit offers two internal USB ports The x240 USB Enablement Kit and the supported USB memory keys are listed in the following table There are two types of USB keys preloaded keys or blank keys Blank keys allow you to download an IBM customized version of ESXi and load it onto the key Preload keys are shipped with a specific version of ESXi already loaded The x240 supports one or two keys installed but only certain combinations Supported combinations One preload key One blank key One preload key and one blank key Two blank keys Unsupported combinations e Two preload keys IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 27 Installing two preloaded keys will prevent ESXi from booting as described in http kb vmware com kb 1035107 Having two keys installed provides a backup boot device both devices are listed in the boot menu which allows you to boot from either device or to set one as a backup in case the first one gets corrupted Note The x240 USB Enablement Kit and USB memory keys are not supported if the SSD Expansion Kit 90Y4391 is already installed because these kits occupy the same location in the server Table 20 Virtualization options Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 49Y8119
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45. ommon ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 897 ENUS 1 13 110 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node product page http ibm com systems flex compute nodes x86 bto IBM Flex System Information Center http publib boulder ibm com infocenter flexsys information index jsp IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Installation and Service Guide http publib boulder ibm com infocenter flexsys information topic com ibm acc 8737 doc printable_doc html ServerProven for IBM Flex System http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us flexsystems html ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x240 http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us flex 8737_7863 html ServerProven compatibility page for operating system support http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos flexmatrix shtml IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM Flex System servers and options http www redbooks ibm com Redbooks nsf portals puresystems Open amp page pgbycat IBM Flex System Interoperability Guide http www redbooks ibm com fsig Configuration and Option Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog xREF IBM System x Reference Sheets http www redbooks ibm com xref IBM System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry portal IBM System Storage Interoperation Center http www ibm com systems support storage ssic IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 35 Notices This in
46. operating systems networking and storage fabrics virtualization and system management protocols to easily fit within existing and future data center environments IBM Flex System is scalable and extendable with multi generation upgrades to protect and maximize IT investments IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 1 Key features The IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node is a high availability scalable compute node optimized to support the next generation microprocessor technology and is ideally suited for medium and large businesses This section describes the key features of the server Scalability and performance The x240 offers numerous features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 The Intel Xeon Processor E5 2600 product family improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 8 core processors and up to 3 3 GHz core speeds depending on the CPU s number of cores up to 20 MB of L3 cache and QPI interconnect links of up to 8 GT s The Intel Xeon Processor E5 2600 provides up to 80 performance boost over the previous generation the Intel Xeon Processor 5600 Westmere EP Up to two processors 16 cores and 32 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by tempora
47. orm that help to increase up time reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities IBM Fabric Manager simplifies deployment of infrastructure connections by managing network and storage address assignments Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks allowing an application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other software running on a system Energy efficiency The x240 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 IBM Flex System chassis provides ultimate power and cooling savings e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family offers significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits e intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce 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 35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15 less energy tha
48. orted IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Mixing 1 5 V and 1 35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported In such a case all DIMMs operate at Mixing of different types of DIMMs UDIMM RDIMM and LRDIMM in the same server is not 10 e The maximum number of ranks supported 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 Max qty supported row in the following table The shaded cells indicate that the DIMM type supports the maximum number of DIMMs 24 for the x240 e All DIMMs in all CPU memory channels operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of e Memory speed supported by specific CPU e Lowest maximum operating speed for the selected memory configuration that depends on rated speed as shown under the Max operating speed section in the following table The shaded cells indicate that the speed indicated is the maximum that the DIMM allows The following tables Part 1 and Part 2 shows the maximum memory speeds that are achievable based on the installed DIMMs and the number of DIMMs per channel The tables also show maximum memory capacity at any speed supported by the DIMM and maximum memory capacity at rated DIMM speed In the tables cells highlighted with a grey background indicate when the specific combination of DIMM voltage and number of DIMMs per
49. ricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 36 This document was created or updated on March 17 2014 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 redbook us ibm com e Mail your comments to IBM Corporation International Technical Support Organization Dept HYTD Mail Station P099 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 5400 U S A This document is available online at http www ibm com redbooks abstracts tipsO860 html Trademarks IBM the IBM logo and ibm com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both These and other IBM 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 IBM at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http www ibm com legal copytrade shtml The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both BladeCenter Calibrated Vectored Cooling IBM Flex System IBM PowerPC Redbooks Redbooks logo ServerProven
50. rily going beyond processor TDP Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multi threaded applications by enabling simultaneous multi threading within each processor core up to two threads per core Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVT significantly improve floating point performance for compute intensive technical and scientific applications compared with Intel Xeon 5600 series processors Up to 24 DDR3 ECC memory RDIMMs provide speeds up to 1600 MHz and a memory capacity of up to 384 GB Load reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs are supported with a maximum capacity of 768 GB The theoretical maximum memory bandwidth of the Intel Xeon processor E5 family is 51 6 GBps which is 60 more than in the previous generation of Intel Xeon processors The use of solid state drives SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning drives HDDs can significantly improve I O performance An SSD can support up to 100 times more I O operations per second IOPS than a typical HDD Supports the Storage Expansion Node providing an additional 12 hot swap 2 5 inch drive bays for local storage Up to 16 virtual I O ports per compute node with integrated 10 Gb Ethernet ports offering the choice of Ethernet Fibre Channel iSCSI or FCoE connectivity The x240 offers PCI Expre
51. rt for 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 not recommended Support for self encrypting drives SEDs with MegaRAID SafeStore Optional support for SSD performance acceleration with MegaRAID FastPath and SSD caching with MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2 0 90Y4447 Support for up to 64 virtual drives up to 128 drive groups up to 16 virtual drives per one drive group and up to 32 physical drives per one drive group 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 Optional add ons to the ServeRAID M5115 controller are RAID 6 support SSD performance accelerator and SSD caching enabler The feature upgrades are as listed in the following table These are all Feature on Demand FoD license upgrades Table 9 Supported upgrade features Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 90Y4410 A2Y1 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for IBM Flex System 1 90Y4412 A2Y2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance Upgrade for IBM Flex System 1 MegaRAID FastPath 90Y4447 A36G ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler for IBM Flex System 1 MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2 0 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 26
52. ss 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 With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance Support for high bandwidth I O adapters up to two in each x240 Compute Node Support for 10 Gb Ethernet 16 Gb Fibre Channel and FDR InfiniBand Supports the PCle Expansion Node for support for up to six additional I O adapters Availability and serviceability The x240 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of 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 supporting integrated RAID 1 redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime A light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs to quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This 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 genera
53. t core up to 2 9 GHz or six core up to 2 9 GHz or quad core up to 3 3 GHz or dual core up to 3 0 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1600 MHz memory speed Up to 20 MB L3 cache Chipset Intel C600 series Memory Up to 24 DIMM sockets 12 DIMMs per processor using Low Profile LP DDR3 DIMMs RDIMMs UDIMMs and LRDIMMs supported 1 5 V and low voltage 1 35 V DIMMs supported Support for up to 1600 MHz memory speed depending on the processor Four memory channels per processor three DIMMs per channel Supports two DIMMs per channel operating at 1600 MHz 2 DPC 1600MHz with single and dual rank RDIMMs Supports three DIMMs per channel at 1066 MHz 1600MHz with single and dual rank RDIMMs Memory maximums With LRDIMMs Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB LRDIMMs and two processors With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors With UDIMMs Up to 64 GB with 16x 4 GB UDIMMs and two processors IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Table 1 Standard specifications part 2 internal storage Components Specification Memory ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs memory mirroring and memory rank sparing protection Disk drive bays Two 2 5 hot swap SAS SATA drive bays supporting SAS SATA and SSD drives Optional support for up to eight 1 8 SSDs Up to 12 additional 2 5 inch drive bays with the optional Storage Expansio
54. ters IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 26 http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0937 html e IBM High IOPS SSD PCle Adapters http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0729 html GPU and Crypto adapters The compute node supports the GPU and Crypto adapters listed in the following table Note These adapters are installed in an attached PCle Expansion Node Table 19 GPU and Crypto adapters Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 94Y5960 A1R4 NVIDIA Tesla M2090 full height adapter 1 4702120 A4F1 NVIDIA GRID K1 for IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node it 4702121 A4F2 NVIDIA GRID K2 for IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node it 4702119 A4F3 NVIDIA Tesla K20 for IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node it 4702122 A4F4 Intel Xeon Phi 5110P for IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node 1 None 4809 IBM 4765 Crypto Card full height adapter 2 When this double wide adapter is installed in the PCle Expansion Node it occupies both full height slots The low profile slots and Flex System I O expansion slots can still be used t If installed only this adapter is supported in the system No other PCle adapters may be installed Orderable as separate MTM 4765 001 feature 4809 Available via AAS e config only Power supplies Server power is derived from the power supplies installed in the chassis There are no server options regardi
55. tes pro active alerts in advance of possible failure therefore increasing 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 in case of failures to minimize downtime Built in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Analysis DSA Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty next business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades are available Manageability and security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x240 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 The x240 includes an Integrated Management Module II 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 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 IBM Flex System platf
56. the DIMM description Memory mirroring Memory sparing If memory mirroring is used then 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 memory rank sparing is used then 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 being 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 installed IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 Internal storage The x240 server has two 2 5 inch hot swap drive bays accessible from the front of the blade server Figure 2 These bays connect to the integrated LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps SAS SATA RAID on Chip ROC controller The integrated LSI SAS2004 ROC has the following features Four port LSI SAS2004 controller with 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x4 Gen 2 host interface Two SAS ports routed internally to the two hot swap drive bays Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 1E The x240 also supports up to eight 1 8 inch drives with the addition of the ServeRAID M5115 controller and additional SSD tray hardware These are described in the next section Supported drives are listed in the Internal drive options section ServeRAID M5115 SAS SATA controller The x240 supports up to eight 1 8 inch solid state drives combined with a ServeRAID M5115 SAS S
57. without the Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter those with a model number of the form x1x do not include any other Ethernet connections to the Enterprise Chassis midplane as standard Therefore for those models an I O adapter must be installed in either I O connector 1 or I O connector 2 to provide network connectivity between the server and the chassis midplane and ultimately to the network switches 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 The Maximum supported column indicates the number of adapter than 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 PEN 40 Gb Ethernet 90Y3482 ASHK IBM Flex System EN6132 2 port 40Gb Ethernet Adapter 2 2 None 10 Gb Ethernet 88Y5920 A4K3 IBM Flex System CN4022 2 port 10Gb Converged Adapter 2 2 2 90Y3554 A1R1 IBM Flex System CN4054 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter 4 2 2 90Y3558 A1RO IBM Flex System CN4054 Virtual Fabric Adapter SW License 2 2 Upgrade Feature on Demand to provide FCoE and iSCSI support one license required per adapt
58. y 2 The Fabric Connector can be unscrewed and removed if required to allow the installation of an I O adapter on I O connector 1 The Embedded 10Gb VFA is based on the Emulex BladeEngine 3 BE3 which is a single chip dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GbE Ethernet Controller These are some of the features of the Embedded 10Gb VFA PCI Express Gen2 x8 host bus interface Supports connection to 10 Gb and 1 Gb Flex System Ethernet switches Supports multiple virtual NIC vNIC functions TCP IP Offload Engine TOE enabled SRIOV capable RDMA over TCP IP capable iSCSI and FCoE upgrade offering via FoD The following table lists the ordering information for the IBM Virtual Fabric Advanced Software Upgrade LOM which enables the iSCSI and FCoE support on the Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter Table 13 Feature on Demand upgrade for FCoE and iSCSI support Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 90Y9310 A2TD IBM Virtual Fabric Advanced Software Upgrade LOM 1 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node E5 2600 21 I O expansion options The x240 has two I O expansion connectors for attaching I O adapter cards There is a third expansion connector designed to connect an expansion node such as the PCle Expansion Node The I O expansion connectors are a very high density 216 pin PCle connector Installing I O adapter cards allows the server to connect with switch modules in the
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