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LenovoSystemx3500M5 1

Lenovo System x3500 M5Lenovo Press Product Guide

TheLenovoSystemx3500M5serverprovidesoutstandingperformanceforyourbusiness-criticalapplications.Itsenergy-efficientdesignsupportsmorecores,memory,anddatacapacityinascalableToweror5URackpackagethatiseasytoserviceandmanage.WithmorecomputingpowerperwattandthelatestIntelXeonE5-2600v3processors,youcanreducecostswhilemaintainingspeedandavailability.

Suggesteduse:business-criticalworkloads,cloudcomputing,virtualization,virtualdesktop,bigdata,analytics,SAPapplications,databasemanagement,pointofsale

Figure1showstheSystemx3500M5.

Figure1.TheLenovoSystemx3500M5

Did you know?

Thex3500M5offersaflexible,scalabledesignandsimpleupgradepathto32HDDs,withuptosevenPCIe3.0slotsandupto1.5TBofmemory.TheonboardEthernetsolutionprovidesfourstandardintegratedGigabitEthernetportswithoutoccupyingPCIeslots.Comprehensivesystemsmanagementtoolswiththenext-generationIntegratedManagementModuleIImakeiteasytodeploy,integrate,service,andmanage.

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Key features

Ahigh-performancedual-sockettowerserver,theLenovoSystemx3500M5candeliverthescalability,reliableperformance,andoptimizedefficiencyforyourbusiness-criticalapplications.Startwiththebasicsandupgradeasyourbusinesschangeswithoutjeopardizingexistinginvestments.VirtualizingthePCinfrastructureintooneservercanprovideaccesstoapowerfulserverwithabundantstoragespace,while

significantlyreducingITcosts.

Scalabi l i ty and performance

Thex3500M5offersthefollowingfeaturestoboostperformance,improvescalability,andreducecosts:

Improvesproductivitybyofferingsuperiorsystemperformancewithuptotwoprocessors(eachwith

upto18cores),upto45MBofL3cache,andupto9.6GT/sQPIinterconnectlinks.

Supportsuptotwoprocessors,36cores,and72threadsmaximizetheconcurrentexecutionofmulti-threadedapplications.

IntelligentandadaptivesystemperformancewithenergyefficientIntelTurboBoostTechnologyallowsCPUcorestorunatmaximumspeedsduringpeakworkloadsbytemporarilygoingbeyond

processorthermaldesignpower(TDP).IntelHyper-ThreadingTechnologyboostsperformanceformultithreadedapplicationsbyenablingsimultaneousmultithreadingwithineachprocessorcore,uptotwothreadspercore.

IntelVirtualizationTechnologyintegrateshardware-levelvirtualizationhooksthatallowoperatingsystemvendorstobetterusethehardwareforvirtualizationworkloads.

IntelAdvancedVectorExtensions2.0(AVX2.0)enableaccelerationofenterprise-classworkloads,includingdatabases,andenterpriseresourceplanning.

Upto2133MHzmemoryspeedswithtwoDIMMsperchannelthatarerunningat2133MHztohelpmaximizesystemperformance.

Upto1.5TBofmemorycapacitywith64GBload-reducedDIMMs,orLRDIMMs(supportfor64GBLRDIMMsisplannedforalaterdate).

The12GbpsSASinternalstorageconnectivitydoublesthedatatransferratecomparedto6GbSASsolutionstomaximizeperformanceofstorageI/O-intensiveapplications.

Upto32drivebayswithinternalbackupandopticaldriveatthesametimeprovideaflexibleandscalableall-in-oneplatformtomeetincreasingdemands.

Flexibleandscalableinternalstorageconfigurationsprovideforupto72TBofstoragecapacity.

Theuseofsolid-statedrives(SSDs)insteadoforalongwithtraditionalspinningharddiskdrives(HDDs)cansignificantlyimproveI/Operformance.AnSSDcansupportupto100timesmoreI/Ooperationspersecond(IOPS)thanatypicalHDD.

TheserverhasfourintegratedGigabitEthernetports.

TheserveroffersuptosevenPCIExpress(PCIe)3.0I/Oexpansionslots.

WithIntelIntegratedI/OTechnology,thePCIExpress3.0controllerisintegratedintotheIntelXeonprocessorE5family.ThisintegrationhelpstodramaticallyreduceI/Olatencyandincreaseoverallsystemperformance.

SupportforuptotwoNVIDIAQuadrographicsprocessingunits(GPUs)tomaximizecomputingpower.

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Avai labi l i ty and serviceabi l ity

Thex3500M5providesthefollowingfeaturestosimplifyserviceabilityandincreasesystemuptime:

TheserveroffersChipkill,memorymirroring,andmemoryranksparingforredundancyintheeventofanon-correctablememoryfailure.

Tool-lesscoverremovalprovideseasyaccesstoupgradesandserviceableparts,suchasCPU,memory,andadaptercards.

Offershot-swapdrivesthatsupportRAIDredundancyfordataprotectionandgreatersystemuptime.

Supportstheabilitytohaveredundanthot-swappowersuppliesandredundanthot-swapfanstoprovideavailabilityforbusiness-criticalapplications.

TheoptionallightpathdiagnosticspanelandindividuallightpathLEDsquicklyleadthetechniciantofailed(orfailing)components.Thisfeaturesimplifiesservicing,speedsupproblemresolution,andhelpsimprovesystemavailability.

PredictiveFailureAnalysis(PFA)detectswhensystemcomponents(processors,VRMs,memory,disks,fans,andpowersupplies)operateoutsideofstandardthresholdsandgeneratesproactivealertsinadvanceofpossiblefailure,whichincreasesuptime.

SSDsoffersignificantlybetterreliabilitythantraditionalmechanicalHDDsforgreateruptime.

Built-inIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2.1)continuouslymonitorssystemparameters,triggersalerts,andperformsrecoveryactionsifthereisafailuretominimizedowntime.

Built-indiagnosticsbyusingDynamicSystemsAnalysis(DSA)Prebootspeedsuptroubleshootingtaskstoreduceservicetime.

Three-yearcustomerreplaceableunitandonsitelimitedwarranty;nextbusinessday9x5.Optionalserviceupgradesavailable.

Manage abi l i ty and securi ty

Thefollowingpowerfulsystemsmanagementfeaturessimplifylocalandremotemanagementofthex3500M5:

TheserverincludesanIMM2.1tomonitorserveravailabilityandperformremotemanagement.

Integratedindustry-standardUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)enablesimprovedsetup,configuration,andupdatesandsimplifieserrorhandling.

TwointegratedTrustedPlatformModules(TPMs)enableadvancedcryptographicfunctionality,suchasdigitalsignaturesandremoteattestation.

SystemxTrustedPlatformAssurance,anexclusivesetofSystemxsecurityfeaturesandpractices,establishesafoolproofsecurityfoundationforworkloadsbydeliveringfirmwarethatissecurelybuilt,tested,digitallysigned,andverifiedbeforerunning.

Theserveroffersenterprise-classdataprotectionwithoptionalself-encryptingdrivesandsimple,centralizedkeymanagementthroughIBMSecurityKeyLifecycleManagement.

Industry-standardAESNIsupportoffersfaster,strongerencryption.

IBMSystemsDirectorofferscomprehensivesystemsmanagementtoolsthathelptoincreaseuptime,reducecosts,andimproveproductivitythroughadvancedservermanagementcapabilities.

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IntelExecuteDisableBitfunctionalitycanhelppreventcertainclassesofmaliciousbufferoverflowattackswhencombinedwithasupportingoperatingsystem.

IntelTrustedExecutionTechnologyprovidesenhancedsecuritythroughhardware-basedresistancetomalicioussoftwareattacks,whichallowsanapplicationtoruninitsownisolatedspacethatisprotectedfromallothersoftwarerunningonasystem.

Energy eff ic iency

Thex3500M5offersthefollowingenergy-efficiencyfeaturestosaveenergy,reduceoperationalcosts,increaseenergyavailability,andcontributetothegreenenvironment:

Energy-efficientplanarcomponentshelploweroperationalcosts.

High-efficiencypowersupplieswith80PLUSPlatinumandTitaniumcertifications.

IntelIntelligentPowerCapabilitypowersindividualprocessorelementsonandoffasneededtoreducepowerdraw.

TheIntelXeonprocessorE5-2600v3productfamiliesoffersignificantlybetterperformanceoverthepreviousgenerationwhilefittingintothesamethermaldesignpower(TDP)limits.

IntelIntelligentPowerCapabilitypowersindividualprocessorelementsonandoffasneededto

reducepowerdraw.

Low-voltageIntelXeonprocessorsdrawlessenergytosatisfydemandsofpowerandthermallyconstraineddatacentersandtelecommunicationenvironments.

Low-voltage1.2VDDR4memoryDIMMsuseupto20%lessenergycomparedto1.35VDDR3DIMMs.

SSDsuseasmuchas80%lesspowerthantraditionalspinning2.5-inchHDDs.

Theserveruseshexagonalventilationholes,whichisapartofCalibratedVectoredCooling™technology.Hexagonalholescanbegroupedmoredenselythanroundholes,whichprovidesmoreefficientairflowthroughthesystem.

IBMSystemsDirectorActiveEnergyManager™providesadvanceddatacenterpowernotificationand

managementtohelpachievelowerheatoutputandreducedcoolingneeds.

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Locat ions of key components and connectors

Thefollowingfigureshowsthefrontoftheserver.

Figure2.FrontviewoftheSystemx3500M5

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Thefollowingfigureshowstherearoftheserver.

Figure3.RearviewoftheSystemx3500M5

Thefollowingfigureshowsthelocationsofkeycomponentsinsidetheserver.

Figure4.InsideviewoftheSystemx3500M5

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Standard specif ications

Thefollowingtableliststhestandardspecifications.

Table1.Standardspecifications(part1)

Com ponents Specificat ion

Machinetype 5464

Formfactor Toweror5URack.

Processor UptotwoIntelXeonprocessorE5-2600v3productfamilyCPUswith18cores(2.8GHzcorespeeds);or14cores(2.6GHz),12cores(upto2.6GHz),10cores(2.3GHz),8cores(upto3.2GHz),6cores(upto2.4GHz),4cores(3.0GHz)

TwoQPIlinksupto9.6GT/seach.Upto2133MHzmemoryspeed.Upto45MBL3cache.

Chipset IntelC612.

Memory Upto24DIMMsockets(12DIMMsperprocessor).RDIMMsandLRDIMMsaresupported.Memorytypescannotbeintermixed.Memoryspeedupto2133MHz.

Memorymaximums

WithRDIMMs:Upto384GBwith24x16GBRDIMMsandtwoprocessorsWithLRDIMMs:Upto1.5TBwith24x64GBLRDIMMsandtwoprocessors

Memoryprotection

ECC,Chipkill(forx4-basedmemoryDIMMs),memorymirroring,andmemoryranksparing

Diskdrivebays Availableconfigurations:Upto32x2.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAHDDs

Upto12x3.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAHDDsorSSDs

Upto6x3.5-inchhot-swapHDDs+16x2.5-inchhot-swapdrivesHDDs/SSDs

Upto6x3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAHDDs

Additionaldrivebaysfortheaboveconfigurations:Two5.25-inchdrivebaysforopticaldrives

Maximuminternalstorage

72TBwith12x6TB3.5-inchNLSASorNLSATAhot-swapHDDs

51.2TBwith32x1.6TB2.5-inchSAShot-swapSSDs

38.4TBwith32x1.2TB2.5-inchSAShot-swapHDDs

36TBwith6x6TB3.5-inchNLSASorNLSATAsimple-swapHDDs

IntermixofSASandSATAissupported.

Storagecontroller

Onboard6GbSATA:noRAIDsupport

12GbSAS/SATARAID:RAID0,1,10withM1215orM5210.OptionalupgradetoRAID5,50isavailableforM1215.OptionalupgradetoRAID5,50isavailableforM5210(zero-cache;1GBnon-backedcache;1GB,2GBor4GBflash-backedcache).OptionalupgradetoRAID6,60isavailableforM5210withmemorycacheupgrades.12GbSAS/SATAnon-RAID:N2215HBA

Opticaldrivebays

Twohalf-height5.25-inchbaysforopticalortapedrives.SupportsDVD-ROMorMultiburner.

Tapedrivebays Twohalf-height5.25-inchbaysforopticalortapedrives.SupportforoneRDXinternalUSB

tapedrive.

Networkinterfaces

FourintegratedGigabitEthernet1000BASE-Tports(RJ-45)basedonBroadcomBCM5719controller

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Table1.Standardspecifications(part2)

Com ponents Specification

PCIExpansionslots

UptosevenslotswithtwoprocessorsandfourslotswhenoneCPUisinstalled.AllslotsarePCIe3.0slots:

Slot1:PCIe3.0x8(x8wired);full-height,half-length

Slot2:PCIe3.0x16(x8wired);full-height,full-lengthSlot3:PCIe3.0x16(x16wired);full-height,full-length

Slot4:PCIe3.0x8(x8wired);full-height,full-length

Slot5:PCIe3.0x8(x8wired);full-height,half-length(requiressecondprocessor)

Slot6:PCIe3.0x16(x16wired);full-height,full-length(requiressecondprocessor)

Slot7:PCIe3.0x16(x16wired)full-height,full-length(requiressecondprocessor)

Slots3and6supportdouble-wideGPUs

Ports Front:TwoUSB2.0ports

Rear:FourUSBports(twoUSB2.0,twoUSB3.0),oneDB-15video,oneRJ-45systemsmanagement,fourRJ-45GbEnetworkports,optionalserialport.

Internal:TwointernalUSB3.0ports(forembeddedhypervisorandinternaltapedrive).OptionalSDMediaAdapter.

Cooling CalibratedVectoredCoolingwithuptofourhot-swapfans(twofansshippedstandardonsingleprocessormodelsandfourfansshippedondualprocessormodels).Forsingle-processormodels,optionalRedundantCoolingKitprovidestwoextrafansforN+1redundancy.

Powersupply Uptotworedundanthot-swap550W,750Wor900WHighEfficiencyPlatinumACpowersupplies,or750WHighEfficiencyTitaniumACpowersupplies.

Hot-swapparts Harddrives,powersupplies,andfans

Systemsmanagement

UEFI,IMM2.1thatisbasedonRenesasSH7758,PredictiveFailureAnalysis,lightpathdiagnosticspanelonthefrontoftheserverwithoptionalupgradekit,AutomaticServerRestart,ToolsCenter,SystemsDirectorandActiveEnergyManager.OptionalIMMAdvancedUpgradesoftwarefeatureforremotepresence.

Securityfeatures Power-onpassword,administrator'spassword,twoTPMs:OntheIMM2.1(TPM1.2)andonthehost(TPM1.2/2.0).Lockablefrontbezel.

Video MatroxG200eR2with16MBmemoryintegratedintotheIMM2.1.Maximumresolutionis1600x1200at75Hzwith16Mcolors.

Operatingsystemssupported

MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2,2012and2008R2,RedHatEnterpriseLinux6and7,SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11,VMwarevSphere(ESXi)5.1and5.5.

Limitedwarranty Three-yearcustomer-replaceableunitandonsitelimitedwarrantywith9x5/NBD.

Serviceandsupport

OptionalserviceupgradesareavailablethroughLenovo:4-houror2-hourresponsetime,8-hourfixtime,1-yearor2-yearwarrantyextension,remotetechnicalsupportforLenovohardwareandselectedLenovoandthird-party(Microsoft,Linux,VMware)software.

Dimensions Tower:Width:218mm(8.6in),depth:720mm(28.3in),height:440mm(17.25in).Withrackconversionkit:Width:423mm(16.6in),depth:706mm(27.8in),height:218mm

(8.6in)Weight Tower:45.5kg(100.3lb)fullyconfigured,30.8kg(67.9lb)minimumconfiguration

Withrackconversionkit:44.2kg(97.4lb)fullyconfigured,29.5kg(65lb)minimumconfiguration

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Thex3500M5serversareshippedwiththefollowingitems:

StatementofLimitedWarrantyImportantNoticesRegistrationflyerDocumentationCDthatcontainstheInstallationandUser'sGuideOne2.8mC13linecord(country-specific)

Notes: Rackmodelsincludearailkitbutdonotincludeacablemanagementarm.OrdertheCMAseparatelybyusingpartnumber00KC334.EMEAmodelsdonotcontainlinecord.Itmustbepurchasedseparately.

Standard models

Thefollowingtableliststhestandardmodels.

Table2.Standardmodels

M T M * In te l X e on p ro ce ss o rs †

two maximum)

M em ory R AID D rive bays

std / max)

D riv es S lots

std /

max)

G bE O ptical Pow er

supply

std / max)

Towermodels

5464- A2x

1xE5-2603v36C1.6GHz15MB1600MHz85W

1x8GB M1215 8x2.5-inchHS/32

Open 4/7 4 DVD 1x550WHS/2

5464-B2x

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W



5464-C2x

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M1215 8x2.5-inchHS/32


5464-C4x

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M1215 6x3.5-inchHS/12


5464-

D2x

1xE5-2630v38C2.4GHz

20MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M1215 8x2.5-inch

HS/32

Open 4/7 4 DVD 1x550W

HS/2

5464-G2x

1xE5-2650v310C2.3GHz

25MB2133MHz105W

1x16GB M52101GBFlash

8x2.-inchHS/32


5464-H2x

1xE5-2670v312C2.3GHz

30MB2133MHz120W


8x2.5-inchHS/32


5464-J2x

1xE5-2680v312C2.5GHz

30MB2133MHz120W


8x2.5-inchHS/32


Rackmodels

5464-C3x

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M1215 6x3.5-inchHS/12


5464-G3x

1xE5-2650v310C2.3GHz

25MB2133MHz105W


8x2.5-inchHS/32


*xintheMachineTypeModel(MTM)representsacountry-specificletter(forexample,theEMEAMTMis7983-A5G,andtheUSMTMis7383-A5U).AskaLenovorepresentativeforspecificinformation.†Processordetail:Processorquantityandmodel,cores,corespeed,L3cache,memoryspeed,TDP.

RefertotheSpecificationssectionforinformationaboutstandardfeaturesoftheserver.

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TopSel ler and Express models

Thefollowingtableliststheexpressmodels.

Table3.Expressmodels(Part1)

MTM**

Form

factor

Intel Xeon processors†

two maximum)

M emory R AID D rive

bays

std / max)

D rives Slots

std /

max)

O ptica l Pow er

supply

2 max)

UnitedStatesandCanada

5464-EAUTower

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W


Open 4/7 Multi-burner

1x550W

5464-EBUTower

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M5120 6x3.5-inchHS/12


1x750W

5464-ECUTower

1xE5-2640v38C2.6GHz20MB1866MHz90W

1x16GB M5120 8x2.5-inchHS/32


1x750W

5464-EDUTower

2xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W


6x3.5-inchHS/12


2x550W

5464-EEUTower 2xE5-2640v38C2.6GHz20MB1866MHz90W 2x16GB M51202GBFlash 8x2.5-inchHS/32 Open 4/7 Multi-burner 2x750W

Europe,MiddleEast&Africa(EMEA)

5464-E1GTower

1xE5-2603v36C1.6GHz15MB1600MHz85W

M1215+RAID5/50

8x2.5-inchHS/32


1x550W

5464-E2GTower

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W

1x8GB M1215+RAID5/50

6x3.5-inchHS/12


1x550W

5464-E3GTower

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x8GB M51201GBNobackup

8x2.5-inchHS/32


2x550W

5464-E4GTower

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x8GB M51201GBFlash

8x2.5-inchHS/32

3x300GB10KSAS

4/7 Multi-burner

2x750W

5464-E5G

Tower

1xE5-2640v38C2.6GHz

20MB1866MHz90W

1x16GB M51202GB

Flash

8x2.5-inch

HS/32

Open 4/7 Multi-

burner

2x750W

LatinAmerica&Brazil

5464-EFxTower

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W

1x8GB M51201GBFlash+Cap

8x2.5-inchHS/32

Open 4/7 DVD 1x550W

5464-EGxTower

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W


8x2.5-inchHS/32

Open 4/7 DVD 1x550W

5464-EHxTower

1xE5-2650v310C2.3GHz25MB2133MHz105W


8x2.5-inchHS/32

Open 4/7 DVD 1x750W

Japan

5464-E6JTower

1xE5-2603v36C1.6GHz15MB1600MHz85W

1x8GB M51201GBFlash

8x2.5-inchHS/32

Open 4/7 DVD 1x550W

5464-E7JTower

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W

1x8GB M51201GBFlash

8x2.5-inchHS/32

Open 4/7 DVD 1x550W

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Table3.Expressmodels(Part2)

MTM**

Form

factor


two maximum)

Memory R AID D rive

bays

std / max)

D rives S lots

std /

max)

O ptical Pow er

supply

2 max)

Australia&NewZealand

5464-EIMTower 1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W 1x8GB M1215+RAID5/50 6x3.5-inchHS/12 Open 4/7 Multi-burner 1x550W

5464-EJMTower

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W

1x8GB M1215+RAID5/50

8x2.5-inchHS/32


1x550W

5464-EKMTower

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W


8x2.5-inchHS/32


1x550W

5464-ELMTower

1xE5-2640v38C2.6GHz20MB1866MHz90W


8x2.5-inchHS/32


1x750W

**MTM=MachineTypeModel†Processordetail:Processorquantityandmodel,numberofcores,corespeed,L3cache,memoryspeed,TDP.

Table4.TopSellerModels

MTM**

Form

factor


two maximum)

M emory R AID D rive

bays

std / max)

D rives Slots

std /

max)

O ptica l Pow er

supply

2 max)

UnitedStatesandCanada

5464-NAYTower

1xE5-2603v36C1.6GHz15MB1600MHz85W


Open 4/7 Open 1x550W

5464-NBYTower

1xE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W



5464-NCYTower

1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M1215 8x2.5-inchHS/32


5464-NDYTower

1xE5-2630v38C2.4GHz20MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M5120 8x2.5-inchHS/32


5464-NEYTower

1xE5-2630v38C2.4GHz20MB1866MHz85W

1x16GB M5120 6x3.5-inchHS/12


5464-NFYTower

1xE5-2650v310C2.3GHz25MB2133MHz105W

1x16GB M5120 8x2.5-inchHS/32


Europe,MiddleEast,andAfrica(EMEA)

5464-K1G 1xE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W


8x2.5-inchHS/32


1x550W

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Processor options

Thex3500M5supportstheprocessoroptionsthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.Theserversupportsuptotwoprocessors.Thistableshowswhichservermodelsfeatureeachprocessorasstandard.Ifthereisnocorrespondingwhere-used modelforaparticularprocessor,thisprocessorisavailablethroughCTOonly.

Table5.Processoroptions

Part

number

Feature

codes* Description

Standard models

where used

81Y7113 A5C8/A5MP IntelXeonE5-2603v36C1.6GHz15MB1600MHz85W A2x

81Y7114 A5C9/A5MQ IntelXeonE5-2609v36C1.9GHz15MB1600MHz85W B2x

81Y7115 A5CA/A5MR IntelXeonE5-2620v36C2.4GHz15MB1866MHz85W C2x,C3x,C4x

00MU332 ASLW/ASLZ IntelXeonE5-2623v34C3.0GHz10MB1866MHz105W -

81Y7116 A5CB/A5MS IntelXeonE5-2630v38C2.4GHz20MB1866MHz85W D2x

00KG052 ARZK/ARZL IntelXeonE5-2630Lv38C1.8GHz20MB1866MHz55W -

81Y7117 A5CC/A5MT IntelXeonE5-2640v38C2.6GHz20MB1866MHz90W -

81Y7118 A5CD/A5MU IntelXeonE5-2650v310C2.3GHz25MB2133MHz105W G2x,G3x

81Y7121 A5CG/A5MX IntelXeonE5-2650Lv312C1.8GHz30MB2133MHz65W -

00MU330 ASLU/ASLX IntelXeonE5-2660v312C2.3GHz30MB2133MHz105W -

00MU331 ASLV/ASLY IntelXeonE5-2667v38C3.2GHz20MB2133MHz135W -

81Y7119 A5CE/A5MV IntelXeonE5-2670v312C2.3GHz30MB2133MHz120W H2x

81Y7120 A5CF/A5MW IntelXeonE5-2680v312C2.5GHz30MB2133MHz120W J2x

00KG038 ARYU/ARYX IntelXeonE5-2690v312C2.6GHz30MB2133MHz135W -

00KG039 ARYV/ARYY IntelXeonE5-2697v314C2.6GHz35MB2133MHz145W -

00KG040 ARYW/ARYZ IntelXeonE5-2699v318C2.8GHz45MB2133MHz145W -

*Thefirstfeaturecodeisforthefirstprocessor;thesecondfeaturecodeisforthesecondprocessor.

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Mem ory opt ions

TheSystemx3500M5supportsTruDDR4memory.TruDDRMemoryusesthehighestqualitycomponentsthataresourcedfromTier1DRAMsuppliersandonlymemorythatmeetsourstrictrequirementsisselected.ItiscompatibilitytestedandtunedoneverySystemxservertomaximizeperformanceandreliability.TruDDR4MemoryhasauniquesignatureprogrammedintotheDIMMthat

enablesSystemxserverstoverifywhethertheinstalledmemoryisqualifiedorsupported.BecauseTruDDR4Memoryisauthenticated,certainextendedmemoryperformancefeaturescanbeenabledtoextendperformanceoverindustrystandards.Fromaserviceandsupportstandpoint,Systemxmemoryautomaticallyassumesthesystem'swarranty,andserviceandsupportprovidedworldwide.

Thefollowingtableliststheavailablememoryoptionsforthex3500M5server.

Table6.Memoryoptions

Partnumber

Feature

code

Description M axim um

suppor ted

Standard

mode ls

where used

RDIMMs-2133MHz

46W0784 A5B6 4GBTruDDR4Memory(1Rx8,1.2V)PC4-17000CL152133MHzLPRDIMM

24(12perCPU) -


24(12perCPU) A2x,B2x


24(12perCPU)


24(12perCPU) Allothermodels

LRDIMMs-2133MHz

46W0800 A5B9 32GBTruDDR4Memory(4Rx4,1.2V)PC417000

CL152133MHzLPLRDIMM

24(12perCPU) -

95Y4812* A5UK 64GBTruDDR4Memory(4Rx4,1.2V)PC4-17000CL152133MHzLPLRDIMM

24(12perCPU) -

*Supportfor64GBLRDIMMsisplannedforalaterdate.

Theserversupportsupto12DIMMswhenoneprocessorisinstalledandupto24DIMMswhentwoprocessorsareinstalled.Eachprocessorhasfourmemorychannels;therearethreeDIMMsperchannel.

Thefollowingrulesapplywhenthememoryconfigurationisselected:

TheserversupportsRDIMMsandLRDIMMs.Mixingtypesofmemory(RDIMMsandLRDIMMs)isnotsupported.ThemaximumquantityofDIMMsthatcanbeinstalledintheserverdependsonthenumberofprocessors. AllDIMMsintheserveroperateatthesamespeed,whichisdeterminedasthelowestvalueofthefollowingfactors:

Memoryspeedthatissupportedbythespecificprocessor.LowestofmaximumoperatingspeedsforselectedmemoryconfigurationthatdependsonquantityofDIMMsperchannel,asshownunder"Maximumoperatingspeed"sectioninthefollowingtable.

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Internal storage

Theinternaldrivebaysofthex3500M5areshowninthefollowingfigure.

Figure5.Internaldrivebays

TheSystemx3500M5serversupportsthefollowinginternalstorageconfigurations:

Configurationswith2.5-inchhot-swapdrives:

8x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(1RAIDadapter)16x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(1RAIDadapter)16x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(2RAIDadapters)24x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(1RAIDadapter)24x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(2RAIDadapters)32x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(1RAIDadapter)32x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(2RAIDadapters)

Configurationswith3.5-inchhot-swapdrives:

6x3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives(1RAIDadapter)12x3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives(2RAIDadapters)

Configurationswith2.5-inchand3.5-inchhot-swapdrives:6x3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives+16x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives(2RAIDadapters)

Configurationswith3.5-inchsimple-swapdrives:

6x3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrives(6GbSATAonboardconnectors)6x3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrives(1adapter)

Note :Aconfigurationof12simple-swapdrivesisnotsupported.

Thefollowingdrivetypemixingrulesapply:

Hot-swapSATAHDDsandhot-swapSASHDDscanbeintermixedonthesamebackplane,butcannotbeintermixedinthesameRAIDarray.

Hot-swapSATAHDDsandhot-swapSASHDDscanbeintermixedwithSSDsonthesamebackplane,butSASnorSATAHDDscanbeconfiguredwithSSDswithinthesameRAIDarray.

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Backplanes

Thefollowingtableliststheavailablebackplanesforthex3500M5.Standardmodelsshipwithone8x2.5-inchhot-swapbackplaneorone6x3.5-inchhot-swapbackplane,aslisted.

Table8.Internalstoragebackplane(configuretoorder)

Feature

code

Nam e M odels

where used

Maximum

suppor ted

A5D4 Systemx3500M52.5-inchHotSwapSAS:8x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives

Connectto1adapter(2ports)or2adapters(1porteach)

SupportedbyM5210,M1215,orN2215

Allotherstandardmodels

2

A5N5 Systemx3500M52.5-inchHotSwapSAS8-16:8x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives

IncludesaSASexpander

ConnectstobackplaneA5D4tosupportupto16drivesperport

SupportedbyM5210,M1215,orN2215

- 2

A5D5 Systemx3500M53.5-inchHotSwapSAS:

6x3.5-inchhot-swapdrivesSupportedbyM5210,M1215,orN2215

C3x,C4x 2

A5UM Systemx3500M53.5-inchSimpleSwap:6x3.5-inchsimple-swapdrives

ConnectionstoonboardSATAports

- 1

A5D2 Systemx3500M53.5-inchSimpleSwap:6x3.5-inchsimple-swapdrives

ConnectionstoRAIDcontroller

- 1

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Thefollowingtablelisttheavailablehot-swapdrivebayupgrades.

Table9.Drivebayupgradeoptions

Option

part numberNa m e

00AL540 8x2.5-inchHot-SwapSAS/SATAUpgradeKitfor16or24HDDs:Forexistingconfigurationswith8xor16x2.5-inchbays Adds8x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives

BackplaneIncludesaSASexpander

SamebackplaneasfeatureA5N5

00AL541 8x2.5-inchHot-SwapSAS/SATAUpgradeKitfor32HDDs:Forexistingconfigurationswith24x2.5-inchbays

Adds8x2.5-inchhot-swapdrives

SamebackplaneasfeatureA5D4

00AL542 6x3.5-inchHot-SwapSAS/SATAUpgradeKitfor12HDDs:Forexistingconfigurationswith6x3.5-inchdrives



00AL543 6x3.5-inchHot-SwapSAS/SATAUpgradeKitfor22HDDs(Intermix):Forexistingconfigurationswith16x2.5-inchdrives



00AL544 8x2.5-inchHot-SwapSAS/SATAUpgradeKitfor14HDDs(Intermix):Forexistingconfigurationswith6x3.5-inchdrives



00KG037 8x2.5-inchHot-SwapSAS/SATAUpgradeKitfor22HDDs(Intermix):Forexistingconfigurationswith6x3.5-inchand8x2.5-inchdrives


SamebackplaneasfeatureA5N5

00AL539 SAScableoptionforDualRAIDarray(RAIDadapternotincluded):ForconfigurationswithtwoRAIDcards

Onlyneededwhenupgradingfrom8x2.5-inchdrivesto16,24or32drives,asshowninFigure7.Connectssecondadaptertobackplane

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Drive bay configurations

Thefollowingfigureshowshowmodelswitheight2.5-inchdrivebayscanbeupgradedtoatotalof32drivebays.Insuchconfigurations,alldrivesareconnectedtooneRAIDcontroller.SupportedadaptersaretheServeRAIDM5210,ServeRAIDM1215,andN2215hostbusadapter.

Figure6.Configurationsof2.5-inchdriveswithoneRAIDadapter

Thefollowingfigureshowshowmodelswitheight2.5-inchdrivebayscanbeupgradedtoatotalof32drivebaysthatusetwoRAIDcontrollerforaddedperformance.SupportedadaptersaretheServeRAIDM5210,ServeRAIDM1215,andN2215hostbusadapter.

Figure7.Configurationsof2.5-inchdriveswithtwoRAIDadapters

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Thefollowingfigureshowshowmodelswithsix3.5-inchhot-swapdrivebayscanbeupgradedto12drivebays.SuchaconfigurationrequirestwoRAIDcontrollers.SupportedadaptersaretheServeRAIDM5210,ServeRAIDM1215,andN2215hostbusadapter.

Figure8.Configurationsof3.5-inchdrives

Forconfigure-to-orderconfigurations,theserveralsosupportssimple-swap3.5-inchdrives.Thesimple-swapdrivescanbeconnectedtothe6GbSATAportsonthesystemboardoftheserverortoaRAIDcontroller.Onlysix3.5-inchdrivesaresupported;aconfigurationof12simple-swapdrivesisnotsupported.

Figure9.Simple-swap3.5-inchdrives

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Theserveralsosupportscombinationsof2.5-inchdrivebays(upto16)and3.5-inchdrivebays(6bays).Theupgradepathfrommodelswith2.5-inchdrivesisshowninthefollowingfigure.The3.5-inchdrivesmustbeconnectedtoaseparateRAIDadapter.

Figure10.Combinationsof2.5-inchand3.5-inchdrivebaysfroma2.5-inchbase

Thefollowingfigureshowstheupgradepathfrommodelswith3.5-inchdrives.

Figure11.Combinationsof2.5-inchand3.5-inchdrivebaysfroma3.5-inchbase

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TheServeRAIDM5210SAS/SATAControllerhasthefollowingspecifications:

Eightinternal12GbpsSAS/SATAportsUpto12GbpsthroughputperportTwox4HDmini-SASinternalconnectors(SFF-8643)SupportsconnectionstoSAS/SATAHDDsandSSDsandSASExpandersSupportsRAID0,1,and10SupportsRAID5and50withoptionalM5200SeriesRAID5upgradesSupportsRAID6and60withtheoptionalM5200SeriesRAID6upgradeOptionalsupportforself-encryptingdrives(SEDs)withMegaRAIDSafeStore(withRAID5upgrade)Supports1GBnon-backedcacheor1GB,2GBor4GBflash-backedcachePCIe3.0x8hostinterfaceBasedontheLSISAS310812GbpsROCcontroller

TheN2215SAS/SATAHBAhasthefollowingspecifications:

Eightinternal12GbpsSAS/SATAportsUpto12GbpsthroughputperportTwox4HDmini-SASinternalconnectors(SFF-8643)SupportsconnectionstoSAS/SATAHDDsandSSDs

OptimizedforSSDperformanceNoRAIDsupportPCIe3.0x8hostinterfaceBasedontheLSISAS300812Gbpscontroller

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Internal dr ive options

Thefollowingtablelistsharddriveoptionsforinternaldiskstorageofthex3500M5server.

Table11.Driveoptionsforinternaldiskstorage(Part1)

Part

number

Feature

code


suppor ted

3.5-inchhot-swapHDDs-12GbpsNLSAS

00FN188 A5VP 2TB7.2K12GbpsNLSAS3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

00FN208 A5VQ 4TB7.2K12GbpsNLSAS3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

00FN228 A5VR 6TB7.2K12GbpsNLSAS3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

3.5-inchhot-swapSEDs-12GbpsNLSAS

00FN238 A5VS 2TB7.2K12GbpsNLSAS3.5-inchG2HS512eSED 12

00FN248 A5VT 4TB7.2K12GbpsNLSAS3.5-inchG2HS512eSED 12

00FN258 A5VU 6TB7.2K12GbpsNLSAS3.5-inchG2HS512eSED 12

3.5-inchhot-swapHDDs-12GbpsNLSATA

81Y9794 A22T 2TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HSHDD 12

81Y9798 A22S 3TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HSHDD 12

49Y6002 A3W9 4TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HSHDD 12


00FN113 A5VD 2TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

00FN128 A5VF 3TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

00FN143 A5VH 4TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

00FN158 A5VK 5TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

00FN173 A5VM 6TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2HS512eHDD 12

3.5-inchsimple-swapHDDs-6GbpsNLSATA

00FN118 A5VE 2TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SS512eHDD 6

00FN133 A5VG 3TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SS512eHDD 6

00FN148 A5VJ 4TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SS512eHDD 6

00FN163 A5VL 5TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SS512eHDD 6

00FN178 A5VN 6TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SS512eHDD 6

81Y9810 A22W 2TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SSHDD 6

81Y9814 A22V 3TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SSHDD 6

49Y6012 A3WA 4TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA3.5-inchG2SSHDD 6

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Partnumber

Feature

code


suppor ted

2.5-inchhot-swap15KHDDs-12GbpsSAS

00AJ081 A4TR 300GB15K6GbpsSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00AJ126 A4TS 600GB15K6GbpsSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00NA221 ASBB 300GB15K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHDD 32

00NA231 ASBD 600GB15K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHDD 32


00NA241 ASBF 600GB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHDD 32

00NA251 ASBH 900GB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHDD 32

00NA261 ASBK 1.2TB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHDD 32

00NA271 ASBM 1.8TB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHDD 32

2.5-inchhot-swap15KHDDs-12GbpsSASself-encyrptingdrive(SED)

00NA281 ASBP 300GB15K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eSED 32

00NA286 ASBQ 600GB15K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eSED 32

2.5-inchhot-swap10KHDDs-12GbpsSASSED

00NA291 ASBR 600GB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eSED 32

00NA296 ASBS 900GB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eSED 32

00NA301 ASBT 1.2TB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eSED 32

00NA306 ASBU 1.8TB10K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eSED 32

2.5-inchhot-swap15KHDDs-12GbpsSAS-SSDHybrid

00NA311 ASBV 300GB15K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHybrid 32

00NA321 ASBX 600GB15K12GbpsSAS2.5"G3HS512eHybrid 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-12GbpsSAS-EnterpriseCapacity

00NA671 ASW6 3.84TB6GbSASEnterpriseCapacityG3HSMLCSSD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-12GbpsSAS-Enterprise

00FN379 AS7C 200GB12GSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

00FN389 AS7E 400GB12GSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

00FN399 AS7G 800GB12GSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

00FN409 AS7J 1.6TB12GSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-12GbpsSASSED-Enterprise

00FN419 AS7L 400GBSED12GSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

00FN424 AS7M 800GBSED12GSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

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Partn um b er F ea tu recode


suppor ted


00AJ096 A4TL 300GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00AJ091 A4TM 600GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00AJ071 A4TN 900GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00AJ146 A4TP 1.2TB10K6GbpsSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapHDDs-6GbpsNLSAS

00AJ086 A4TU 1TB7.2K6GbpsNLSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00AJ121 A4TT 500GB7.2K6GbpsNLSAS2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32


00AJ136 A4TW 500GB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

00AJ141 A4TX 1TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA2.5-inchG3HSHDD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-6GbpsSAS-Enterprise

00AJ217 A4UC 800GBSAS2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-6GbpsSATASSDs-Enterprise

00AJ161 A4U4 S3700400GBSATA2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseSSD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-6GbpsSATA-EnterpriseValue

00AJ405 A579 480GBSATA2.5-inchMLCG3HSEnterpriseValueSSD 32

2.5-inchhot-swapSSDs-6GbpsSATA-Entry

00FN347 AS0J 960GBSATA2.5-inchMLCG3HSEntrySSD 32

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Internal backup un its

Theserversupportstheinternalbackupunitoptionsthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table12.Internaltapedrives

Part

number

Feature

code


suppor ted

Drives

- A2U7 RDX3InternalUSBDrive 1

00D2786 A2VE RDXInternalUSB3.0Dockwith320GBCartridge(includesUSBcable) 1

00D2787 A2VF RDXInternalUSB3.0Dockwith500GBCartridge(includesUSBcable) 1

00D2788 A2VG RDXInternalUSB3.0Dockwith1TBCartridge(includesUSBcable) 1

49Y9898 5345 HalfHighLTOGen5InternalSASTapeDrive* 2

00D8924 A3S3 HalfHighLTOUltriumGen6InternalSASTapeDrive* 2

Media

46W6589 A3S6 LTOUltriumGen6SingleMedia(2.6TBnativecapacity)

46C5367 5708 RDX320GBCartridge

46C5368 5709 RDX500GBCartridge

81Y3647 A1VL RDX1TBCartridge

*SupportedwiththeN2215SAS/SATAHBA;alsorequires12GbSASCableforLTOTapedrive,SBB00MV226,featurecodeASTU

USBdevicesareattachedtotheinternalUSBconnector.Foroptionpartnumberorders,theUSBcableisincludedwiththeRDXdrive.ForCTO,usefeaturecode9266.

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Optical dr ives

Theserversupportstheopticaldriveoptionsthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table13.Opticaldrives

Part num ber Feature

code


suppor ted

Standard models

where used

None* 4154 Half-HighSATADVD-ROM 2 Allstandardmodels

81Y6404 4155 Half-HighSATAMultiburner 2 -

*ThisoptionisavailableviaCTOonlyorisalreadyinstalledinstandardmodels.

Thetwohalf-highdrivesinthetablecanbeinstalledinanyopen5.25-inchdrivebay.

TheHalf-HighSATADVD-ROMdrivesupportsthefollowingmediaandspeedsforreading:

CD-ROM48XCD-DA(DAE)40XCD-R48XCD-RW40XDVD-ROM(singlelayer)16XDVD-ROM(duallayer)12XDVD-R(4.7GB)16XDVD-RDL12XDVD+R16XDVD+RDL12XDVD-RW(4.7GB)12XDVD+RW12XDVD-RAM(4.7/9.4GB)6X

TheHalf-HighSATAmultiburnerdrivesupportsthesamemediaandspeedsforreadingasHH

DVD-ROM.Inaddition,thisdrivesupportsthefollowingmediaandspeedsforwriting:CD-R24XCD-RW4XHighSpeedCD-RW10XUltraSpeedCD-RW16XDVD-R8XDVD-RDL8XDVD+R8XDVD+RDL8XDVD-RW6XDVD+RW8XDVD-RAM3X

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I /O expansion options

TheserversupportsuptosevenPCIe3.0slots:Fourslots(1-4)whenoneCPUisinstalledorsevenslotswhentwoCPUsareinstalled.Thefollowingslotformfactorsareavailable:

Slot1:PCIe3.0x8(x8wired);full-height,half-lengthSlot2:PCIe3.0x16(x8wired);full-height,full-length

Slot3:PCIe3.0x16(x16wired);full-height,full-lengthSlot4:PCIe3.0x8(x8wired);full-height,full-lengthSlot5:PCIe3.0x8(x8wired);full-height,half-length(requiressecondprocessor)Slot6:PCIe3.0x16(x16wired);full-height,full-length(requiressecondprocessor)Slot7:PCIe3.0x16(x16wired)full-height,full-length(requiressecondprocessor)

Slots3and6supportdouble-wideGPUs

TheCOMPortBracket,partnumber00KC332,isusedformakinganexternalserialportavailableattherearoftheserver.Thisoptionincludesthebracketandthecable.TheCOMPortoptionismountedinoneofthePCIeslotsandthatPCIeslotcannotbeused.ThefollowingtableliststhePCIeslotoptions.

Table14.Systemx3500M5COMPortKitorderinginformation


code


suppor ted

00KC332 ARZ0 Systemx3500M5COMPortKit 1

Network adapters

Thex3550M5supportsfourintegratedGigabitEthernetportswiththefollowingfeatures:

ABroadcomBCM5719chip

FourGigabitEthernetports

NICTeaming(loadbalancingandfailover)

Ethernetfeatures:

Compliantwith1GbEthernetIEEE802.3,802.3u,and802.3abPHYspecificationsIntegratedPHYfor10/100/1000Mbpsformultispeed,full,andhalf-duplexauto-negotiation AutomaticMDIcrossoverIEEE802.3x-compliantflowcontrolsupportIEEE1588protocoland802.1AStimesynchronizationimplementationIEEE802.3az-EnergyEfficientEthernet(EEE)

I/OVirtualizationfeatures:

I/OVirtualizationsupportforVMwareNetQueueandMicrosoftvirtualmachinequeue(VMQ)FunctionLevelReset(FLR)IEEE802.1qVirtualLocalAreaNetwork(VLAN)taggingsupport

Statelessoffloadandperformancefeatures:

TCP,IP,andUserDatagramProtocol(UDP)checksumoffloadTCPsegmentationoffload(TCO)LargeSendOffload(LSO)ReceiveSideScaling(RSS)andTransmitSideScaling(TSS)MessageSignalInterrupt(MSI)andMessageSignalInterruptExtension(MSI-X)supportSupportforjumboframesupto9600bytes

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Thefollowingtablelistsothersupportednetworkadapters.

Table15.Networkadapters

P ar t n um b er F ea tu re

code


suppor ted

1 CPU / 2

CPUs)

40GbEthernet

00D9550 A3PN MellanoxConnectX-340GbE/FDRIBVPIAdapter* 4/7

10GbEthernet

44T1370 A5GZ BroadcomNetXtreme2x10GbEBaseTAdapter 4/7

94Y5180 A4Z6 BroadcomNetXtremeDualPort10GbESFP+Adapter* 4/7

00JY830 A5UU EmulexVFA52x10GbESFP+AdapterandFCoE/iSCSISW* 4/7

None AS3M EmulexVFA52x10GbESFP+IntegratedAdapter* 1/1

00JY820 A5UT EmulexVFA52x10GbESFP+PCIeAdapter* 4/700JY824 A5UV EmulexVFA5FCoE/iSCSISWforPCIeAdapterforSystemx(FoD)

(FeaturesonDemandupgradefor00JY820andfeaturecodeAS3M)4/7

49Y7960 A2EC IntelX520DualPort10GbESFP+Adapter* 4/7

49Y7970 A2ED IntelX540-T2DualPort10GBaseTAdapter 4/7

81Y3520 AS73 IntelX7102x10GbESFP+Adapter* 4/7

00D9690 A3PM MellanoxConnectX-310GbEAdapter* 4/7

90Y4600 A3MR QLogic8200DualPort10GbESFP+VFA* 4/7

00Y5624 A3MT QLogic8200VFAFCoE/iSCSILicenseforSystemx(FoD)(FeaturesonDemandupgradefor90Y4600)

4/7

47C9977 A522 SolarflareSFN7122F2x10GbESFP+FlareonUltra* 4/7

1GbEthernet

42C1780 2995 BroadcomNetXtreme2xGbEBaseTAdapter 4/7

90Y9370 A2V4 BroadcomNetXtremeIDualPortGbEAdapter 4/7

90Y9352 A2V3 BroadcomNetXtremeIQuadPortGbEAdapter 4/7

49Y4230 5767 IntelEthernetDualPortServerAdapterI340-T2 4/7

49Y4240 5768 IntelEthernetQuadPortServerAdapterI340-T4 4/7

00AG510 A56L IntelI350-T22xGbEBaseTAdapter 4/7

00AG520 A56M IntelI350-T44xGbEBaseTAdapter 4/7

*RequireSFP+opticaltransceiversorDACcablesthatmustbepurchasedseparately.

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Storage host bus adapters

ThefollowingtablelistsstorageHBAsthataresupportedbythex3500M5server.

Table16.Storageadapters


code


suppor ted

1 CPU / 2 CPUs)

16GbFibreChannel

81Y1668 A2XU Brocade16GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

81Y1662 A2W6 Emulex16GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

81Y1655 A2W5 Emulex16GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

00Y3341 A3KX QLogic16GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

00Y3337 A3KW QLogic16GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

8GbFibreChannel

46M6050 3591 Brocade8GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

46M6049 3589 Brocade8GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

42D0494 3581 Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

42D0485 3580 Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

42D0510 3579 QLogic8GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

42D0501 3578 QLogic8GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 4/7

SAS

46M0907 5982 6GbSASHBAController 4/7

00AE912 A5M0 N2225SAS/SATAHBAforSystemx 4/7

00AE916 A5M1 N2226SAS/SATAHBAforSystemx 4/7

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PCIe SSD adap ters

TheservercurrentlydoesnotsupportHighIOPSSSDadapters.

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GPU adapters

Thex3500M5serversupportsgraphicsprocessingunits(GPUs)thatarelistedinthefollowingtable.UptotwoGPUsaresupported,dependingonthenumberofprocessorsthatareinstalledinaserver.

Table17.GPUadapters

Part num ber Feature code Description M axim um supported

1 CPU / 2 CPUs)

00FP672 A3YV NVIDIAQuadroK6000 1/2

Thefollowingotherrulesapply:

IftwoGPUsareinstalled,theymustbeidentical

ThefirstGPUisinstalledinslot3;thesecondGPUisinstalledinslot6andrequiresthesecondprocessortobeinstalled.

ThenumberofGPUsthatcanbeinstalleddependsonthetypeofpowersupplythatisinstalledandthetypeandnumberofothercomponentsthatareinstalled.Formoreinformation,seethePower

Supplysection.

IfaNVIDIAcardisinstalled,themaximummemorythatcanbeinstalledis1TB.

Powe r suppl ies and redun dant cool ing

Theserversupportsuptotworedundantpowersupplies.Standardmodelscomewithoneortwopowersupplies(dependingonthemodel).

Theserveralsocomesstandardwithtwo(formodelswithoneprocessorinstalled)orfour(formodelswithtwoprocessorsinstalled)hot-swapcoolingfans.Formodelswithonlyoneprocessor,anoptionalRedundantCoolingKitprovidesN+1coolingredundancy.Thefollowingtableliststhepowersuppliesand

redundantcoolingupgradeoptions.

Table18.Powersupplies

Part

number

Feature code Description M axim um

suppor ted

Standard models

where used

00AL533 A5MY Systemx550WHighEffiencyPlatinumACPowerSupply

2 A2x,B2x,C2x,C3x,C4x,D2x

00AL534 A5MZ Systemx750WHighEfficiencyPlatinumACPowerSupply

2 G2x,G3x

00AL536 A5N0 Systemx900WHighEfficencyPlatinumACPowerSupply

2 H2x,J2x

00AL535 A5N1 Systemx750WHighEfficiencyTitaniumACPowerSupply

2 -

None* A5CH Systemx550WHighEfficencyPlatinumACFixedPowerSupply

1 -

00AL537 A5D6 Systemx3500M5RedundantCoolingKit 1 -

*CTOonly

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ACpowersupplyoptionsshipswithoutalinecord,itmustbepurchasedseparately.Country-specificlinecordsandrackcablescanbeorderedifneeded,aslistedinthefollowingtable.

Table20.Powercables

Part num ber Feature code Description

Rackpowercables

39Y7932 6263 4.3m,10A/100-250V,C13toIEC320-C14RackPowerCable

39Y7937 6201 1.5m,10A/100-250V,C13toIEC320-C14RackPowerCable

39Y7938 6204 IEC309C20toC13rackjumpercable

Country-specificpowercords

39Y7917 6212 European10AlineC13toCEE7/7(2.8M)

39Y7918 6213 Denmark10AlineC13toDK2-5A(2.8M)

39Y7919 6216 Switzerland10AlineC13toSEV1011(2.8M)

39Y7920 6218 Israel10AlineC13toSI32(2.8M)

39Y7921 6217 Italy10AlineC13toCEE7/7(2.8M)

39Y7922 6214 SouthAfrica10AlineC13toSABS164/1(2.8M)

39Y7923 6215 UnitedKingdom10AlineC13toBS1363(2.8M)

39Y7924 6211 Australia/NZ10AlineC13toSAA-ASC112(2.8M)

39Y7925 6219 Korea7AlineC13toKETI15A/250V(2.8M)

39Y7927 6269 India6AlineC13toFig68(2.8M)

39Y7928 6210 China6AlineC13toGB2099.1(2.8M)

39Y7929 6223 Brazil10AlineC13toNBR6147(2.8M)

39Y7930 6222 Argentina10AlineC13toIRAM2063(2.8M)

39Y7931 6207 PowerCable-C13/NEMA5-15P14ft

00CG265 A53E PowerCordTaiwanACplug10A/250V,2.8M;OPT

00CG267 A53F PowerCordTaiwanACplug15A/125V;2.8M;OPT

46M2592 A1RF 10A/250VC13toNEMA6-15P2.8mlinecord

46M2593 A1RE Japan10A/100VC13toJISC-83032.8mlinecord

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Integrated virtualization

TheserversupportstheVMwarevSphere(ESXi)hypervisorononeortwoSDcardswiththeoptionalSDMediaAdapterforSystemx.Thisadapterisinadedicatedconnectoronthesystemboard,asshowninthefollowingfigure.

Figure12.SDMediaAdapterwithoneSDCardinstalled

WhenonlyoneSDcardisinstalledintheadapter,youcancreateupto16volumes,eachofwhichispresentedtoUEFIasabootabledevice.WhentwoSDMediacardsareinserted,volumescanbemirrored(RAID1)acrossbothcards,uptoatotalofeightmirroredvolumes.Theuseofmirroredvolumesimprovessystemavailabilitybecausetheserverremainsoperational,evenifoneSDcardfails.TheRAIDfunctionalityishandledinternallybytheSDMediaAdapter.

Thefollowingtableshowstheavailableoptions.ThetablealsoindicateswhethertheoptionincludestheSDMediaRAIDAdapterandhowmanySDcardsareincluded.

Table21.Virtualizationoptions

Part

number

Feature

code

Description Inc ludes

Adapter

SD

Cards

Included

00ML706 A5TJ SDMediaAdapterforSystemsx(Option00ML706includes2blank32GBSDcards)

Yes 2*

00ML700 AS2V Blank32GBSDMediaforSystemx No 2

None** AS4B RAIDAdapterforSDMediaw/VMwareESXi5.1U2(2SDMedia,RAIDed) Yes 2

None** ASCG RAIDAdapterforSDMediaw/VMwareESXi5.1U2(1SDMedia) Yes 1

*Option00ML706includestwo32GBSDcards;however,forCTOorders,featurecodeA5TJdoesnotincludeSDmediaandthe32GBcardsandVMwarevSpherepreloadmustbeselectedseparately.

**CTOonly.

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Systems management

TheservercontainsIMM2.1,whichprovidesadvancedservice-processorcontrol,monitoring,andanalertingfunction.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceedsathresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMM2.1lightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,recordstheerrorintheeventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Optionally,theIMM2.1alsoprovidesavirtualpresencecapabilityforremoteserver

managementcapabilities.

TheIMMprovidesremoteservermanagementthroughthefollowingindustry-standardinterfaces:

IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)Version2.0SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)Version3CommonInformationModel(CIM)Webbrowser

TheoptionalIntegratedManagementModuleAdvancedUpgradeisrequiredforenablingremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures.Theremotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:

Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hzwithupto23bitsperpixelcolors,regardlessofthesystemstateRemotelyaccessingtheserverbyusingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclientMappingtheCDorDVDdrive,diskettedrive,andUSBflashdriveonaremoteclient,andmappingISOanddisketteimagefilesasvirtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserverUploadingadisketteimagetotheIMMmemoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdrive

Theblue-screencapturefeaturecapturesthevideodisplaycontentsbeforetheIMMrestartstheserverwhentheIMMdetectsanoperating-systemhangcondition.Asystemadministratorcanusetheblue-screencapturetoassistindeterminingthecauseofthehangcondition.Thefollowingtableliststheremotemanagementoption.

Table22.Remotemanagementoption

Part num ber Feature code Description M axim um

suppor ted

90Y3901 A1ML IntegratedManagementModuleAdvancedUpgrade 1

Allstandardmodelsincludebasiclightpathdiagnostics,whichincludesystemLEDsonthefrontoftheserver(seethefollowingfigure)andLEDsnearthemonitoredcomponents(forexample,theDIMMerrorLEDonthesystemboard).TheserveralsooffersanoptionalupgradetosupplyanotherarrayoflightpathdiagnosticLEDsonthefrontofthechassis.

Thefollowingtableliststheorderinginformationforthelightpathdiagnosticspanelupgradekit.

Table23.Remotemanagementoption

Part num ber Feature code Description M axim um

suppor ted

00AL566 A5N3 Systemx3500M5LightpathUpgradeKit 1

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ThefollowingfigureshowsthemeaningofeachLED.

Figure13.SystemLEDsandtheoptionallightpathdiagnosticspanel

Note :ThelightpathdiagnosticspanelupgradekitsuppliesthearrayofLEDsthatismountedinabracketthatisinstalledinsidetheserver,asshowninthefollowingfigure.Thelightpathdiagnosticsindicatorsarestillvisibleonthefrontoftheserver,eveniftheupgradekitisnotinstalled.

Figure14.Systemx3500M5LightpathUpgradeKit

IBMSecurityKeyLifecycleManagerforSystemxSEDs-FoD(SKLM-FoD)isanoptionalfeature,whichisavailableinSystemxenvironmentsthatcentralizes,simplifies,andautomatesthedataencryptionkeymanagementprocesstohelpminimizeriskandreduceoperationalcosts.SKLM-FoDoffersasimpleandrobustsolutionforkeystorage,keyserving,andkeylifecyclemanagementforself-encryptingdrives(SEDs)inlocalanddistributedSystemxenvironments.TheFoDupgradecanbeconfiguredwiththeServeRAIDM5210andM1215RAIDcontrollerspairedwithSEDs.ThefollowingtablelistsSKLM-FoDpartnumbers.

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Table24.SecurityKeyLifecycleManager-FoDpartnumbers

Part

number

Feature

code


suppor ted

UnitedStates,Canada,AsiaPacificandJapan

00D9998 A5U1 IBMSKLMforSystemxw/SEDs-FoDperInstallw/1YrS&S 1

00D9999 AS6C IBMSKLMforSystemxw/SEDs-FoDperInstallw/3YrS&S 1

LatinAmerica,Europe,MiddleEastandAfrica

00FP648 A5U1 IBMSKLMforSystemxw/SEDs-FoDperInstallw/1YrS&S 1

00FP649 AS6C IBMSKLMforSystemxw/SEDs-FoDperInstallw/3YrS&S 1

Supported operating systems

Theserversupportsthefollowingoperatingsystems:

MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2MicrosoftWindowsServer2012SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11withXenforAMD64/EM64TRedHatEnterpriseLinux6Serverx64EditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux7SUSEEnterpriseLinuxServer(SLES)12SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12withXENVMwarevSphere5.5(ESXi)VMwarevSphere5.1(ESXi)

Someoperatingsystemsmighthavesupportdelayeduntil60or90daysaftergeneralavailability.For

moreinformationaboutthesupportedspecificversionsandservicelevelsandanyotherprerequisites.seethefollowingServerProven®website:http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml

Physical and electrical specifications

Theserverfeaturesthefollowingdimensionsandweight(approximate):

Tower:

Width:218mm(8.6in)Depth:720mm(28.3in)

Height:440mm(17.25in)

Weightfullyconfigured:45.5kg(100.3lb)Weightminimumconfiguration:30.8kg(67.9lb)

Withrackconversionkit:

Width:423mm(16.6in)Depth:706mm(27.8in)Height:218mm(8.6in)Weightfullyconfigured:44.2kg(97.4lb)Weightminimumconfiguration:29.5kg(65lb)minimumconfiguration

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Theserverfeaturesthefollowingsupportedenvironment:

DesigntoASHRAEClassA3,ambientof36°Cto40°C(96.8°Fto104°F),withrelaxedsupport:

Supportscloud-likeworkloadwithnoperformancedegradationacceptable(Turbo-Off).Undernocircumstancecananycombinationofworst-caseworkloadandconfigurationresultin

systemshutdownordesignexposureat40°C.Theworst-caseworkload(likeLinpack,Turbo-On)mighthaveperformancedegradation.

Airtemperature:

Serveron:5-40°C(41to104°F);altitude:0-950m(3,100ft)Serveron:5-28°C(41-82°F);altitude:915m(3,000ft)-3050m(10,000ft)Serveroff(withstandbypower):5-45°C(41-113°F)Storage:1-60°C(34-140°F)Shipping:-40-60°C(-40-140°F)

Humidity:8-85%,Max.DewPoint24°C

Electrical:

Modelswith900WACpowersupplies:

100-127(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;10.3A200-240(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;5.0AInputkilovolt-amperes(kVA)(approximately):

Minimumconfiguration:0.15kVAMaximumconfiguration:1.194kVA

Modelswith750WPlatinumACpowersupplies:

100-127(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;8.6A200-240(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;4.2AInputkilovolt-amperes(kVA)(approximately):


Modelswith750WTitaniumACpowersupplies:

200-240(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;4.2AInputkilovolt-amperes(kVA)(approximately):


Modelswith550WACpowersupplies:

100to127(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;6.5A200to240(nominal)Vac;50Hzor60Hz;3.3AInputkilovolt-amperes(kVA)(approximately):


BTUoutput:

Baseconfiguration:2931Btu/hr(859watts)Maximumconfiguration:4043Btu/hr(1185watts)

Acousticalnoiseemissions:

Soundpower,idling:6.0belsSoundpower,operating:6.0bels

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Warranty options

TheLenovoSystemx3500M5hasathree-yearwarrantywith24x7standardcallcentersupportand9x5NextBusinessDayonsitecoverage.AlsoavailableareLenovoServiceswarrantymaintenanceupgradesandpost-warrantymaintenanceagreements,withawell-definedscopeofservices,includingservicehours,responsetime,termofservice,andserviceagreementtermsandconditions.

Lenovowarrantyserviceupgradeofferingsarecountry-specific.Notallwarrantyserviceupgradesareavailableineverycountry.FormoreinformationaboutLenovowarrantyserviceupgradeofferingsthatareavailableinyourcountry,visittheLenovoServiceswebsite:

https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac/extProductSelectorWWW.do

Thefollowingtableexplainswarrantyservicedefinitionsinmoredetail.

Table25.Warrantyservicedefinitions

Term Description

On-site

service

Aservicetechnicianwillarriveattheclient’slocationforequipmentservice.

24x7x2hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveattheclient’slocationwithintwohoursafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscompleted.Lenovoprovidesservicearoundtheclock,everyday,includingLenovoholidays.

24x7x4hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveattheclient’slocationwithinfourhoursafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscompleted.Lenovoprovidesservicearoundtheclock,everyday,includingLenovoholidays.

9x5x4hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveattheclient’slocationwithinfourbusinesshoursafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscompleted.Lenovoprovidesservice8:00am-5:00pmintheclient'slocaltimezone,Monday-Friday,excludingLenovoholidays.Forexample,ifacustomerreportsanincidentat3:00pmonFriday,thetechnicianwillarriveby10:00amthefollowingMonday.

9x5nextbusinessday

Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveattheclient’slocationonthebusinessdayafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscompleted.Lenovoprovidesservice8:00am-5:00pmintheclient'slocaltimezone,Monday-Friday,excludingLenovoholidays.Callsreceivedafter4:00pmlocaltimerequireanextrabusinessdayforservicedispatch.Nextbusinessdayserviceisnotguaranteed.

CommittedRepair

Problemsreceivepriorityhandlingsothatrepairsarecompletedwithinthecommittedtimeof6,8,or24hours.Lenovoprovidesservice24hours/day,everyday,includingLenovoholidays.

The following Lenovo warranty service upgrades are available:

Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:

Three, four, or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage

Onsite response from next business day to 2 or 4 hoursCommitted repair serviceWarranty extension of up to 5 yearsPost warranty extensions

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Committed Repair Service

Committed Repair Services enhances the level of Warranty Service Upgrade or PostWarranty/Maintenance Service offering associated with the selected systems. Offerings vary and areavailable in select countries.

Priority handling to meet defined time frames to restore the failing machine to good workingcondition

Committed repair service levels are measured within the following coverage hours:

24x7x6: Service performed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, within 6 hours24x7x8: Service performed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, within 8 hours24x7x24: Service performed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, within 24 hours

Hard Drive Retention

Lenovo’s Hard Drive Retention service is a multi-drive hard drive retention offering that ensures yourdata is always under your control, regardless of the number of hard drives that are installed in yourLenovo server. In the unlikely event of a hard drive failure, you retain possession of your hard drivewhile Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Your data stays safely on your premises, in your hands.The Hard Drive Retention service can be purchased in convenient bundles with our warrantyupgrades and extensions.

Microcode Support

Keeping microcode current helps prevent hardware failures and security exposure. There are twolevels of service: analysis of the installed base and analysis and update where required. Offeringsvary by country and can be bundled with other warranty upgrades and extensions.

Remote Technical Support Services (RTS)

RTS provides comprehensive technical call center support for covered servers, storage, operatingsystems, and applications. Providing a single source for support of hardware and software issues,RTS can reduce problem resolution time, decreasing the cost to address technical problems andincreasing uptime. Offerings are available for Windows, Linux, IBM Systems Director, VMware,Microsoft business applications, and Lenovo System x storage devices, and IBM OEM storagedevices.

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Regulatory compliance

Theserverconformstothefollowingstandards:

FCC-VerifiedtocomplywithPart15oftheFCCRules,ClassACanadaICES-003,issue5,ClassA

UL/IEC60950-1

CSAC22.2No.60950-1-07NOM-019 ArgentinaIEC60950-1JapanVCCI,ClassAIEC-60950-1(CBCertificateandCBTestReport) Australia/NewZealandAS/NZSCISPR22:2006,ClassA;AS/NZS60950.1TaiwanBSMICNS13438,ClassA;CNS14336-1GB9254ClassA,GB17625.1ChinaCCCGB4943.1KoreaKN22,ClassA;KN24

External disk storage expansion

Theserversupportsattachmenttoexternalstorageexpansionenclosures,suchastheEXP2500series,byusingtheServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAController.TheservercanalsobeattachedtosupportedexternalstoragesystemsbyusingasupportedHBA.Formoreinformation,seethefollowingtable.

Table26.RAIDcontrollersandoptionsforexternaldiskstorageexpansion

Partnumber

Feature

code

Descript ion M axim um

suppor ted

Standard models

where used

12GbRAIDcontrollers

00AE938 A5ND ServeRAIDM5225-2GBSAS/SATAController 4 -

FeatureonDemand(FoD)upgradesfortheM5225

47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAIDM5200SeriesRAID6Upgrade 1* -

47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAIDM5200SeriesPerformance Accelerator

1* -

47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAIDM5200SeriesSSDCachingEnabler 1* -

*OneFoDupgradefortheM5225activatesthefeatureonallM5225controllersthatareinstalledinaserver.

TheServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAControllerhasthefollowingspecifications:

Eightexternal12GbpsSAS/SATAportsSupports12,6,and3Gb/sSASand6and3Gb/sSATAdatatransferratesTwoexternalx4mini-SASHDconnectors(SFF-8644)

Supports2GBflash-backedcache(standard)SupportsRAIDlevels0,1,5,10,and50(standard)SupportsRAID6and60withtheoptionalM5200SeriesRAID6UpgradeSupportsoptionalM5200SeriesPerformanceAcceleratorandSSDCachingupgradesPCIex8Gen3hostinterfaceBasedontheLSISAS310812GbpsROCcontrollerSupportsconnectivitytotheEXP2512andEXP2524storageexpansionenclosures

FormoreinformationabouttheServeRAIDM5225,seetheLenovoPressProductGuideathttp://lenovopress.com/tips1258


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TheServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAControllersupportsconnectivitytoexternalexpansionenclosuresthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.Uptonineexpansionenclosurescanbedaisy-chainedperoneM5225externalport.Forbetterperformance,distributeexpansionenclosuresevenlyacrossbothM5225ports.

Table27.Externalexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Description M axim um quantity supported per one M 5225

70F0/70F1 LenovoThinkServerSA120 8

610012X EXP2512StorageEnclosure 17

610024X EXP2524StorageEnclosure 9

Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 support

FordetailsaboutsupporteddrivesandcablesfortheLenovoThinkServerSA120,seetheLenovoPressProductGuide:http://lenovopress.com/tips1234

EXP2512 and E XP2524 suppor t

TheexternalSAScablesthatarelistedinthefollowingtablesupportconnectivitybetweenexternalexpansionenclosuresandtheServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAController.

Table28.ExternalSAScablesforexternalstorageexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Descript ion M axim um quantity supported per one enclosure

ServertoExpansionenclosureconnectivity(Mini-SASHDx4toMini-SASx4)

00MJ162 0.6mSASCable(mSASHDtomSAS) 1

00MJ163 1.5mSASCable(mSASHDtomSAS) 1

00MJ166 3mSASCable(mSASHDtomSAS) 1

ExpansionenclosuretoExpansionenclosureconnectivity(Mini-SASx4toMini-SASx4)

39R6529 1mSASCable 1

39R6531 3mSASCable 1


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ThefollowingtablelistsdrivesthataresupportedbyEXP2512externalexpansionenclosures.

Table29.DriveoptionsforEXP2512externalexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Descript ion M axim um quantity supportedper one enclosure

3.5-inchNLSASHSHDDs

00NC555 2TB7,200rpm6GbSASNL3.5-inchHDD 12



ThefollowingtablelistsHDDsthataresupportedbyEXP2524externalexpansionenclosures.

Table30.DriveoptionsforEXP2524externalexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Description M axim um quant ity supportedper one enclosure

2.5-inchNLSASHSHDDs


2.5-inchSASHSHDDs

00NC561 146GB15,000rpm6GbSAS2.5-inchHDD 24




00NC569 1.2TB10,000rpm6GbSAS2.5-inchHDD 24

2.5-inchSASHSSSDs

00NC573 200GB6GbSAS2.5-inchSSD 24

00NC575 400GB6GbSAS2.5-inchSSD 24

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External disk storage system s

ThefollowingtableliststheexternalstoragesystemsthataresupportedbytheserverandcanbeorderedthroughtheSystemxsaleschannel.

Table31.Externaldiskstoragesystems

Part num ber Description

2071CU2 IBMStorwizeV3500LFFDualControlEnclosure

2071CU3 IBMStorwizeV3500SFFDualControlEnclosure

6099L2C IBMStorwizeV37003.5-inchStorageControllerUnit

6099S2C IBMStorwizeV37002.5-inchStorageControllerUnit

6099T2C IBMStorwizeV37002.5-inchDCStorageControllerUnit

6194L2C IBMStorwizeV5000LFFControlEnclosure

6194LEU IBMStorwizeV5000LFFExpansionEnclosure

6194S2C IBMStorwizeV5000SFFControlEnclosure

6194SEU IBMStorwizeV5000SFFExpansionEnclosure

6195SC5 IBMStorwizeV70002.5-inchStorageControllerUnit

6195LEF IBMStorwizeV70003.5-inchStorageExpansionUnit

6195SEF IBMStorwizeV70002.5-inchStorageExpansionUnit

Formoreinformation,seethelistofProductGuidesintheSystemStoragecategoryatthiswebsite:http://lenovopress.com/systemx/externalstorage

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External backup units

Theserversupportstheexternalbackupattachmentoptionsthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table32.Externalbackupoptions


Externaltapeexpansionenclosuresforinternaltapedrives

87651UX 1UTapeDriveEnclosure

87651NX 1UTapeDriveEnclosure(withNema5-15PLineCord)

Tapeenclosureadapters(withcables)

44E8869 USBEnclosureAdapterKit

40K2599 SASEnclosureAdapterKit

Internalbackupdrivessupportedbyexternaltapeenclosures

00D2786 RDXInternalUSB3.0Dockwith320GBCartridge

00D2787 RDXInternalUSB3.0Dockwith500GBCartridge

00D2788 RDXInternalUSB3.0Dockwith1TBCartridge

49Y9898 HalfHighLTOGen5InternalSASTapeDrive

00D8924 HalfHighLTOUltriumGen6InternalSASTapeDrive

Externalbackupunits*

362532Y RDXExternalUSB3.0Dockwith320GBCartridge

362550Y RDXExternalUSB3.0Dockwith500GBCartridge

36251TY RDXExternalUSB3.0Dockwith1TBCartridge

3628L5X HalfHighLTOGen5ExternalSASTapeDrive(withUSlinecord)

3628N5X HalfHighLTOGen5ExternalSASTapeDrive(withoutl inecord)

*TheseexternaltapedrivescanbeorderedthroughtheSystemxsaleschannel.Theservermightsupportothertapedrivesthatarenotlistedinthistable.Formoreinformation,seetheIBMSystemStorageInteroperationCenter(SSIC)atthiswebsite:

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic

Formoreinformation,seethelistofLenovoPressProductGuidesintheBackupunitscategoryatthiswebsite:http://lenovopress.com/systemx/tape

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Top-o f-rack Ethernet switches

Theserversupportsthetop-of-rackEthernetswitchesthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table33.Top-of-rackswitches

Part num ber Descript ion

1Gbtop-of-rackswitches

7159BAX LenovoRackSwitchG7028(ReartoFront)

7159CAX LenovoRackSwitchG7052(ReartoFront)

715952F LenovoRackSwitchG8052(FronttoRear)

7159G52 LenovoRackSwitchG8052(ReartoFront)


7159BF7 LenovoRackSwitchG8124E(FronttoRear)

7159BR6 LenovoRackSwitchG8124E(ReartoFront)

715964F LenovoRackSwitchG8264(FronttoRear)

7159G64 LenovoRackSwitchG8264(ReartoFront)

7159DFX LenovoRackSwitchG8264CS(FronttoRear)

7159DRX LenovoRackSwitchG8264CS(ReartoFront)

7159CFV LenovoRackSwitchG8272(FronttoRear)

7159CRW LenovoRackSwitchG8272(ReartoFront)

7159GR5 LenovoRackSwitchG8296(FronttoRear)

7159GR6 LenovoRackSwitchG8296(ReartoFront)


7159BFX LenovoRackSwitchG8332(FronttoRear)

7159BRX LenovoRackSwitchG8332(ReartoFront)

Formoreinformation,seethelistofLenovoPressProductGuidesintheTop-of-rackswitchescategoryatthiswebsite:http://lenovopress.com/systemx/tor

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Uninterruptible po wer sup ply units

Theserversupportsattachmentstotheuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)unitsthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table34.Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits(Part1)


TowerUPSunits

55951AX T1kVATowerUPS(100-125VAC)

55951KX T1kVATowerUPS(200-240VAC)

55952AX T1.5kVATowerUPS(100-125VAC)

55952KX T1.5kVATowerUPS(200-240VAC)

53961AX 1000VALCDTowerUPS(120V)

53961JX 1000VALCDTowerUPS(100V)

53961KX 1000VALCDTowerUPS(230V)

53962AX 1500VALCDTowerUPS(120V)

53962JX 1500VALCDTowerUPS(100V)

53962KX 1500VALCDTowerUPS(230V)

Rack-mountedortowerUPSunits

55941AX RT1.5kVA2URackorTowerUPS(100-125VAC)

55941KX RT1.5kVA2URackorTowerUPS(200-240VAC)

55942AX RT2.2kVA2URackorTowerUPS(100-125VAC)

55942KX RT2.2kVA2URackorTowerUPS(200-240VAC)

55943AX RT3kVA2URackorTowerUPS(100-125VAC)

55943KX RT3kVA2URackorTowerUPS(200-240VAC)





55948PX RT8kVA6U3:1PhaseRackorTowerUPS(380-415VAC)

55949PX RT11kVA6U3:1PhaseRackorTowerUPS(380-415VAC)

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Table34.Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits(Part2)


Rack-mountedUPSunits

53951AX 1500VALCD2URackUPS(100V/120V)

53951KX 1500VALCD2URackUPS(230V)




53953JX 3000VALCD3URackUPS(200V/208V)



53959KX 11000VALCD5URackUPS(200V/208V/230V)

24195KX UPS5000

21303RX UPS7500XHV

21304RX UPS10000XHV

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Powe r distr ibution un its

Theserversupportsattachmentstothepowerdistributionunits(PDUs)arelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table35.Powerdistributionunits(Part1)


SwitchedandMonitoredPDUs

46M4002 1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU

46M4003 1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU

46M4004 1U12C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU

46M4005 1U12C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU

46M4167 1U9C19/3C13SwitchedandMonitored30A3PhasePDU

46M4116 0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored30APDU

46M4119 0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored32APDU



EnterprisePDUs

71762MX UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU+(WW)

71762NX UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU(WW)

71763MU UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU+(NA)

71763NU UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU(NA)

39M2816 DPIC13EnterprisePDUwithoutl inecord

39Y8923 DPI60AThreePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithIEC3093P+G(208V)fixedlinecord

39Y8941 DPISinglePhaseC13EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord

39Y8948 DPISinglePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord

Front-endPDUs

39Y8934 DPI32amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector

39Y8935 DPI63amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector

39Y8938 30amp/125VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL5-30Pconnector

39Y8939 30amp/250VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL6-30Pconnector

39Y8940 60amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC30960A2P+N+Gndconnector

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Table35.Powerdistributionunits(Part2)

Part num ber Descript ion

UniversalPDUs

39Y8951 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithUSLVandHVlinecords

39Y8952 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithCEE7-VIIEuropeLC

39Y8953 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithDenmarkLC

39Y8954 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithIsraelLC

39Y8955 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithItalyLC

39Y8956 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithSouthAfricaLC

39Y8957 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithUKLC

39Y8958 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithAS/NZLC

39Y8959 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithChinaLC

39Y8962 DPIUniversalRackPDU(Argentina)

39Y8960 DPIUniversalRackPDU(Brazil)

39Y8961 DPIUniversalRackPDU(India)

0UBasicPDUs

46M4122 0U24C1316A3PhasePDU

46M4125 0U24C1330A3PhasePDU

46M4128 0U24C1330APDU

46M4131 0U24C1332APDU

46M4140 0U12C19/12C1360A3PhasePDU

46M4143 0U12C19/12C1332A3PhasePDU

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Rack options

Thex3500M5servercanbeinstalledintherackwiththeTowertoRackConversionKit(00AL538).Theresultingserverisa5Urack-mountableserver,asshowninthefollowingfigure.

Figure15.Thex3500M5withthe5UTowertoRackConversionKit(includedslidekitshown)

TheTowertoRackConversionKit(00AL538)includesacablemanagementarm;however,standardrackmodels(forexample,5464-C3xandG3x)donotincludeacablemanagementarm.Thefore,thearmmustbeorderedseparatelybyusingpartnumber00KC334.

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Thetower-to-rackconversionkit,supportedcablemanagementarmkit,rackconsoleswitches,monitorkits,andmanagementgatewaysarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table36.Rackoptions

Part num ber Feature code Description

Rackoptionsforthex3500M5

00KC334 ARZ2 Systemx3500M5CableManagementKit

00AL538 A5N4 Systemx3500M5TowertoRackConversionKit

Monitorkitsandkeyboardtrays

17238BX 1723HC1fcA3EK 1U18.5"StandardConsole

17238EX 1723HC1fcA3EL 1U18.5"EnhancedMediaConsole

Consoleswitches

1754D2X 1754HC2fc6695 Global4x2x32ConsoleManager(GCM32)

1754D1X 1754HC1fc6694 Global2x2x16ConsoleManager(GCM16)

1754A2X 1754HC4fc0726 Local2x16ConsoleManager(LCM16)

1754A1X 1754HC3fc0725 Local1x8ConsoleManager(LCM8)

Consolecables

43V6147 3757 SingleCableUSBConversionOption(UCO)

39M2895 3756 USBConversionOption(4PackUCO)

46M5383 5341 VirtualMediaConversionOptionGen2(VCO2)

46M5382 5340 SerialConversionOption(SCO)

Universalmanagementgatewayandcables

3858D3X 3858HC1fcA4X1 AvocentUniversalManagementGateway6000

00AK142 A4X4 UMKVMModuleVGA+SDDualRJ45

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