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LenovoSystemx3750M4(8753) 1

Lenovo System x3750 M4 (8753)Lenovo Press Product Guide

TheLenovoSystemx3750M4(machinetype8753)isa4-socketserverfeaturingastreamlineddesign,optimizedforpriceandperformance,withbest-in-classflexibilityandexpandability.Modelsofthex3750M4,machinetype8753,arepoweredwithIntelXeonE5-4600v2processors,upto12coreseach,foranentry-level4-socketsolution.Thex3750M4providesmaximumstoragedensity,withflexiblePCIand10GbEthernetnetworkingoptionsina2Uformfactor.

Suggesteduses :Highperformancecomputing(HPC),workloadswithfloating-pointcomputations,andsmalltomediumdatabasesrequiringfastI/O;applicationsthatrequire4-socketperformancewithout

needingthescalabilitythattheX6systemsprovide.

Figure1.TheLenovoSystemx3750M4

Did you know?

Withadense2Udesign,theLenovoSystemx3750M4providesadvancedfeaturesandcapabilities.Theseincludesupportforuptofoursocketsand48DIMMs,mixandmatchinternalstorage,upto16HDDsor32eXFlashsolid-statedrives(SSDs),sixhot-swap,dual-rotorfansandtwopowersupplies.

AMezzanineLOMsocketprovidesachoiceof1GigabitEthernet(GbE)or10GbEnetworkingoptions.PredictiveFailureAnalysisandlightpathdiagnosticsproactivelymonitorthesystem’ssub-componentsandprovideadvancedwarningonpowersupplies,fans,drives,processorsandmemory.

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Key features

TheLenovoSystemx3750M4blendsoutstandingflexibilityandexpandability.Thex3750M42+2socketdesignenablespay-as-you-growprocessingwiththenewIntelXeonE5-4600v2seriesprocessorsandmemoryscalabilitytohelplowercostandmanagegrowth.The5+3PCIesocketdesignallowsyoutopayforPCIecapabilitiesasneeded.

Withthecapabilitytosupportupto48DIMMs,foursockets,mixandmatchinternalstoragewithupto16HDDsor32eXFlashSSDdrives,6hot-swapdualrotorfans,twopowersupplies,andadedicatedslotforGigabitor10GbEnetworkingwithoptions,thex3750M4providesunmatchedfeaturesandcapabilitiesinadense2Udesign.

Scalabi l i ty and performance

Thex3750M4offersnumerousfeaturestoboostperformance,improvescalability,andreducecosts:

TheIntelXeonprocessorE5-4600v2familyimprovesproductivitybyofferingsuperiorsystemperformance.Itprovidesincreasedproductivitybyofferingprocessorsupto12coreseachandprocessorswithcorespeedsupto3.3GHz,L3cacheupto30MB,andtwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)interconnectlinksoperatingatupto8GTps.

Thex3750M42+2processorsocketdesignenablespay-as-you-growprocessingwiththeIntelXeonE5-4600v2seriesprocessorsandmemoryscalabilitytohelplowercostandmanagegrowth.

Uptofourprocessors,48cores,and96threadsmaximizetheconcurrentexecutionofmultithreadedapplications.

IntelligentandadaptivesystemperformancewithIntelTurboBoostTechnology2.0allowsprocessorcorestorunatmaximumspeedsduringpeakworkloadsbytemporarilygoingbeyondprocessorTDP.

IntelHyper-ThreadingTechnologyboostsperformanceformultithreadedapplicationsbyenablingsimultaneousmultithreadingwithineachprocessorcore,uptotwothreadspercore.

IntelVirtualizationTechnologyintegrateshardware-levelvirtualizationhooksthatallowoperatingsystemvendorstobetterusethehardwareforvirtualizationworkloads.

48LoadReducedDIMMs(LRDIMMs)of1866MHzDDR3ECCmemoryprovidespeed,highavailability,andamemorycapacityofupto1.5TB.

TheuseofeXFlashsolid-statedrives(SSDs)insteadof,oralongwith,traditionalspinningdrives(HDDs),canimproveI/Operformance.AnSSDcansupportupto100timesmoreI/Ooperationspersecond(IOPS)thanatypicalHDD.

Upto16HDDsor32eXFlashSSDs,togetherwithanopticaldriveatthesametime,provideaflexibleandscalableall-in-oneplatformtomeetyourincreasingdemands.

TheserveroffersaSASswitchbackplaneoptiontoallowupto16x2.5-inchdrivestoattachtoasinglecontroller.

The5+3PCIExpresssocketdesignoftheserverallowsyoutopayforPCIecapabilitiesasneeded.

TheserverhasadedicatedflexiblemezzanineLOMslotofferingavarietyof10GbEorGigabitEthernetadaptersthatdonotoccupyoneofthe8standardPCIeslots.

TheserveroffersPCIExpress3.0I/Oexpansioncapabilitiesthatimprovethetheoreticalmaximumbandwidthbyalmost100%(8GTpsperlinkusing128b/130bencoding)comparedtothepreviousgenerationofPCIExpress2.0(5GTpsperlinkusing8b/10bencoding).

WithIntelIntegratedI/OTechnology,thePCIExpress3.0controllerisintegratedintotheIntelXeonprocessorE5family.ThisintegrationreducesI/Olatencyandincreasesoverallsystemperformance.

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Manage abi l i ty and securi ty

Powerfulsystemsmanagementfeaturessimplifylocalandremotemanagementofthex3750M4:

TheserverincludesanIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)tomonitorserveravailabilityandperformremotemanagement.Remotepresencesupportisstandard.

Theintegratedindustry-standardUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)enablesimprovedsetup,configuration,andupdates,andsimplifieserrorhandling.

IntegratedTrustedPlatformModule(TPM)1.2supportenablesadvancedcryptographicfunctionality,suchasdigitalsignaturesandremoteattestation.

Industry-standardAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)NIsupportforfaster,strongerencryption.

IBMSystemsDirectorisincludedforproactivesystemsmanagement.Itofferscomprehensivesystemsmanagementtoolsthatincreasesuptime,reducescosts,andimprovesproductivitythroughadvancedservermanagementcapabilities.

IntelExecuteDisableBitfunctionalitycanpreventcertainclassesofmaliciousbufferoverflowattackswhencombinedwithasupportedoperatingsystem.

IntelTrustedExecutionTechnologyprovidesenhancedsecuritythroughhardware-basedresistance

tomalicioussoftwareattacks,allowinganapplicationtoruninitsownisolatedspace,protectedfromallothersoftwarerunningonasystem.

Energy eff ic iency

Thex3750M4offersthefollowingenergy-efficiencyfeaturestosaveenergy,reduceoperationalcosts,andincreaseenergyavailability:

Energy-efficientplanarcomponentshelploweroperationalcosts.

Highlyefficient750WDC,900WAC,and1400WACpowersupplies.80PLUSPlatinumcertificationathigh-voltageAC.

TheIntelXeonprocessorE5-4600v2productfamilyoffersbetterperformanceovertheprevious

generationE5-4600,althoughitfitsintothesameTDPlimits.

IntelIntelligentPowerCapabilitypowersindividualprocessorelementsonandoffasneededtoreducepowerdraw.

Low-voltageIntelXeonprocessorsdrawlessenergytosatisfythedemandsofpowerandthermallyconstraineddatacentersandtelecommunicationenvironments.

Low-voltage1.35VDDR3memoryRDIMMsconsume19%lessenergycomparedto1.5VDDR3RDIMMs.

Solid-statedrives(SSDs)consumeasmuchas80%lesspowerthantraditionalspinning2.5-inchHDDs.

Theserveruseshexagonalventilationholes,whichareapartofCalibratedVectoredCooling™technology.Hexagonalholescanbegroupedmoredenselythanroundholes,providingmoreefficient

airflowthroughthesystem.

IBMSystemsDirectorActiveEnergyManager™providesadvanceddatacenterpowernotificationandmanagementtohelpachievelowerheatoutputandreducedcoolingneeds.

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Locat ions of key components and connectors

Figure2showsthefrontoftheserver.

Figure2.FrontviewoftheLenovoSystemx3750M4(machinetype8753)

Figure3showstherearoftheserver.

Figure3.RearviewoftheLenovoSystemx3750M4(machinetype8753)

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Figure4showsthelocationsofkeycomponentsinsidetheserver.

Figure4.InsideviewoftheLenovoSystemx3750M4(machinetype8753)

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Standard specif ications

Table1liststhestandardspecifications.

Table1.Standardspecifications(part1)

C om ponents S pecification

Machinetype 8753

Formfactor 2Urack.

Processor UptofourIntelXeonE5-4600v2processors,eachwith12cores(2.4GHz),tencores(upto2.4GHz),eightcores(upto3.3GHz),sixcores(2.6GHz),orfourcores(2.2GHz).Upto1866MHzmemoryspeed.Upto30MBL3cacheperprocessor.Twoprocessorsocketsonthesystemboardandtwoprocessorsontheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray(standardonmostmodels).TwoQPIlinksupto8.0GTpseach.

Chipset IntelC600series.

Memory Upto48DIMMsockets(12DIMMsperprocessor).RDIMMsandLRDIMMs(LoadReducedDIMMs)aresupported,butmemorytypescannotbeintermixed.Thememoryspeedisupto

1866MHz.Thereare24DIMMsocketsonthesystemboard.Thereareanadditional24DIMMsocketsontheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray(standardonmostmodels).

Memorymaximums

WithRDIMMs:Upto768GBwith48x16GBRDIMMsandfourprocessors.WithLRDIMMs:Upto1.5TBwith48x32GBLRDIMMsandfourprocessors.

Memoryprotection

ECC,Chipkill(forx4-basedmemoryDIMMs),memorymirroring,andmemorysparing.

Diskdrivebays Upto162.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAbaysorupto321.8-inchhot-swapsolid-statedrive(SSD)eXFlashbays.Drivebayscanbeinanycombinationoffour2.5-inchdrivesoreight1.8-incheXFlashSSDdrives.

Maximuminternalstorage

Upto28.8TBwith1.8TB2.5"SASHDDs,Upto25.6TBwith1.6TB2.5”SSDs,upto16TBwith1TB2.5"NLSAS/SATAHDDs.IntermixofSAS/SATAsupported.

RAIDsupport RAID0,1,10withintegratedServeRAIDM5210ewithLSISAS3108RAIDonChip(ROC)controller.OptionalupgradestoRAID5and50areavailable(1GBcachenobattery,or1or2GBflash-backedcache).OptionalupgradestoRAID6and60whencacheisalsoinstalled.

Opticaldrivebays

ThereisonebayforanoptionalMultiburnerdrive.

Tapedrivebays Noneinternal.Useasupportedexternaltapedrive.

Networkinterfaces

DedicatedmezzanineLOMadapterslotforachoiceof2-port10GbE(RJ45orSFP+)or4-port1GbEcontroller.OneportcanoptionallybesharedwiththeIMM2managementprocessor.StandardmodelsincludeIntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbEAdapter(I350based)exceptmodelC2xwhichincludesBroadcomNetXtremeIIML2DualPort10GbaseT(BCM57712based)

Ports Front:TwoUSB2.0andoneDB-15videoonfront.Rear:TwoUSB2.0,oneDB-15video,one

DB-9serial,oneRJ-45systemsmanagementports,mezzanineLOMadapterwitheitherfour1GbEnetworkportsortwo10GbE(RJ-45orSFP+)networkportsindedicatedslot.Internal:TwointernalUSBports(fortheembeddedhypervisor).

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Table1.Standardspecifications(part2)

C om ponents S pecification

PCIExpansionslots

Uptoeightslots,fiveonthesystemboard,uptothreeonanoptionalrisercard.Slots1,2,and3arephysicallyx16slots.Alternative2-slotriserwithonex16andonex8slotalsoavailable.Theslotsareasfollows:

Slot1:PCIe3.0x8;full-height,half-length(optionalwithrisercard,requiresprocessor2)Slot2:PCIe3.0x8;full-height,half-length(optionalwithrisercard,requiresprocessor2)

Slot3:PCIe3.0x8;full-height,half-length(optionalwithrisercard,requiresprocessor2)

Slot4:PCIe3.0x8;lowprofile(requiresprocessor2)

Slot5:PCIe3.0x8;lowprofile(requiresprocessor2)

Slot6:PCIe3.0x8;lowprofile



Cooling CalibratedVectoredCoolingwithuptosixN+Nredundanthotswapfans(allsixstandard);eachfanhastworotors.

Powersupply Uptotwohot-swapredundantACpowersupplies(80PLUSPlatinumcertification).Standardmodelsuse900Wsupplies;available1400WACand750WDCoptions.Secondpowersupplyrequiresprocessorexpansiontray(88Y7365)orthepowerinterposercard(88Y7367)installed.

Video MatroxG200eR2with16MBmemoryintegratedintotheIMM2.Maximumresolutionis1600x1200at75Hzwith16Mcolors.

Hot-swapparts Drives,powersupplies,andfans.

Systemsmanagement

UEFI,IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),PredictiveFailureAnalysis,LightPathDiagnostics,AutomaticServerRestart,IBMSystemsDirectorandActiveEnergyManager,andtheServerGuide.IMMAdvancedUpgradesoftwarefeatureforremotepresencearestandardwiththex3750M4.

Securityfeatures

Power-onpassword,administrator'spassword,TrustedPlatformModule(TPM).

Operatingsystems

supported

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2,2012,2012R2;RHEL6x64;SLES11x64;VMwarevSphere5.1,5.5

Limitedwarranty

Three-yearcustomer-replaceableunitandonsitelimitedwarrantywith9x5nextbusinessday(NBD).

Serviceandsupport

OptionalserviceupgradesareavailablethroughServicePac®offerings:Four-hourortwo-hourresponsetime,eight-hourfixtime,one-yearortwo-yearwarrantyextension,remotetechnicalsupportforLenovohardwareandsomeLenovoandthird-partyapplications.

Dimensions Height:86mm(3.4in.),width:445mm(17.5in.),depth:746mm(29.4in.)

Weight Minimumconfiguration:25kg(55lb.),maximum:30kg(65lb.)

Thex3750M4serversareshippedwiththefollowingitems:

StatementofLimitedWarrantyImportantNoticesRackInstallationInstructionsDocumentationCDthatcontainstheInstallationandUser'sGuideSystemxGen-IIISlidesKitSystemxGen-IIICableManagementArm(CMA)2.8m(9.2ft.)C13-C14powercord(oneformodelswithonepowersupply,andtwoformodelswithtwopowersupplies)

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Standard models

Table2liststhestandardmodels.

Table2.Standardmodels

Model In tel Xeon processor*

(four maximum)**

Memory**

(RDIMMs)

RAID

controller

Hot-swap

disk bays

D isks PC Ie G bE‡ Pow er

supply

ModelsannouncedMarch2014

8753-A1x 2xE5-4627v28C3.3GHz16MB1866MHz130W

2x8GB1866MHz

M5210e 4x2.5"16max

Open 5/8 4x1GbE 1x900W


1x8GB**(1333MHz)§

M5210e Open Open 5/8 4x1GbE 1x900W


2x8GB(1333MHz)§

M5210e 4x2.5"16max


8753-B1x 2xE5-4610v28C2.3GHz16MB1600MHz95W

2x8GB1600MHz

M5210e 4x2.5"16max


8753-B2x 2xE5-4620v28C2.6GHz

20MB1600MHz95W

2x8GB

1600MHz

M5210e 8x1.8"

32max


8753-C1x 2xE5-4640v210C2.2GHz20MB1866MHz95W

2x8GB1600MHz

M5210e(1GB,F,R5)†

4x2.5"16max


8753-C2x 2xE5-4650v210C2.4GHz25MB1866MHz95W

2x8GB1600MHz

M5210e(1GB,F,R5)†

4x2.5"16max

Open 5/8 2x10GbE‡ 1x900W

*Processordetail:Processorquantityandmodel,cores,corespeed,L3cache,memoryspeed,andpowerconsumption.**Allmodelsexceptfor8753-A2xincludetheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontraycontainingsocketsforprocessors3and4and24DIMMs.FormodelA2x,orderpartnumber88Y7365.

‡Model8753-C2xincludestheBroadcomNetXtremeIIML2DualPort10GbaseTadapter,00D2026.AllothermodelsincludetheIntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbEAdapter,00D1998§Forthesemodels,thestandardDIMMisratedat1600MHz,butoperatesatupto1333MHztomatchtheprocessormemoryspeed

†ModelsC1xandC2xincludetheServeRAIDM5200Series1GBFlash/RAID5Upgrade(partnumber47C8660)whichisa1GBflash-backedcachewithsupportforRAID5.

SeetheStandardsspecificationssectionforinformationaboutthestandardfeaturesoftheserver.

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Processor options

Thex3750M4supportstheprocessoroptionslistedinTable3.Theserversupportsuptofourprocessors.Twoprocessorsareinstalledinsocketsonthesystemboard.Processors3and4areinstalledontheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray.Mostmodels(withtheexceptionofA2x,aslistedinTable2)havetheexpansiontrayinstalledasstandard.FormodelA2x,orderpartnumber88Y7365fortheprocessor

andmemoryexpansiontray.

Thefollowingprocessorquantitiesaresupported:

Oneprocessor,installedinsocket1Twoprocessors,installedinsockets1and2Fourprocessors,installedinallfoursockets

Table3alsoshowswhichservermodelshaveeachprocessorstandard.Ifthereisnocorrespondingwhere-used modelforaparticularprocessor,thisprocessorisonlyavailablethroughCTO.

Table3.Processoroptions

Partnum ber Feature code* Description M odels

where used

88Y7365 A29Z Systemx3750M4processorandmemoryexpansiontray Allexcept A2x

00D1948 A43K/A43U IntelXeonE5-4603v24C2.2GHz10MB1333MHz95W 8753-A2x

00D1953 A43L/A43V IntelXeonE5-4607v26C2.6GHz15MB1333MHz95W 8753-A3x

00D1958 A43M/A43W IntelXeonE5-4610v28C2.3GHz16MB1600MHz95W 8753-B1x

00D1963 A43N/A43X IntelXeonE5-4620v28C2.6GHz20MB1600MHz95W 8753-B2x

00D1978 A43R/A440 IntelXeonE5-4627v28C3.3GHz16MB1866MHz130W 8753-A1x

00D0574 A452/A453 IntelXeonE5-4624Lv210C1.9GHz25MB1866MHz70W -

00D1968 A43P/A43Y IntelXeonE5-4640v210C2.2GHz20MB1866MHz95W 8753-C1x

00D1973 A43Q/A43Z IntelXeonE5-4650v210C2.4GHz25MB1866MHz95W 8753-C2x

00D1988 A43T/A442 IntelXeonE5-4657Lv212C2.4GHz30MB1866MHz115W -

*Thefirstfeaturecodecorrespondstothefirstprocessorinstalled;thesecondfeatureisforalladditionalprocessors.

Mem ory opt ions

LenovoDDR3memoryiscompatibility-testedandtunedforoptimalSystemxperformanceandthroughput.Lenovomemoryspecificationsareintegratedintothelightpathdiagnosticsforimmediate

systemperformancefeedbackandoptimumsystemuptime.Fromaserviceandsupportstandpoint,Lenovomemoryautomaticallyassumesthesystemwarranty.

TheLenovoSystemx3750M4supportsDDR3memory.Theserversupportsupto48DIMMswhenfourprocessorsareinstalled,with12DIMMsforeachprocessor.Thereare24DIMMsockets(forprocessors1and2)onthesystemboard.TheremainingDIMMsockets(forprocessors3and4)areontheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray.Eachprocessorhasfourmemorychannels,andtherearethreeDIMMsperchannel.

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Thex3750M4memorysystemhasbeencarefullytunedsothattheserversupportshighermemoryfrequenciesthantheIntelprocessorspecification.Youcan,forexample,uselow-voltageDIMMsbutstilloperatethemattheratedspeed.

Table4liststhememoryoptionsthatareavailableforthex3750M4server.

Table4.Memoryoptions

Part

number

Feature

code

Description M axim um

suppor ted

Models

where

used

RDIMMs-1866MHz

00D5048 A3QL 16GB(1x16GB,2Rx4,1.5V)PC3-14900CL13ECCDDR31866MHzLPRDIMM

48(12perprocessor)

-

00D5032 A3QG 8GB(1x8GB,1Rx4,1.5V)PC3-14900CL13ECCDDR31866MHzLPRDIMM

48(12perprocessor)

8753-A1x

00D5020 A3QD 4GB(1x4GB,1Rx4,1.5V)PC3-14900CL13ECCDDR31866MHzLPRDIMM

48(12perprocessor)

-

RDIMMs-1600MHz

46W0672 A3QM 16GB(1x16GB,2Rx4,1.35V)PC3L-12800CL11ECCDDR31600MHzLPRDIMM

48(12perprocessor)

-

00D5036 A3QH 8GB(1x8GB,1Rx4,1.35V)PC3L-12800CL11ECCDDR31600MHzLPRDIMM

48(12perprocessor)

Allother8753models

00D5024 A3QE 4GB(1x4GB,1Rx4,1.35V)PC3L-12800CL11ECCDDR31600MHzLPRDIMM

48(12perprocessor)

-

LRDIMMs

46W0761 A47K 32GB(1x32GB,4Rx4,1.5V)PC3-14900CL13ECCDDR3

1866MHzLPLRDIMM

48(12per

processor)

-

Thefollowingrulesapplywhenselectingthememoryconfiguration:

TheserversupportsRDIMMsandLRDIMMs.UDIMMsarenotsupported.

Mixingdifferenttypesofmemory(RDIMMsandLRDIMMs)isnotsupported.

Mixing1.5Vand1.35VDIMMsinthesameserverissupported;insuchacase,allDIMMsoperateat1.5V.

Themaximumnumberofranksperonechanneliseight(withtheexceptionofLoadReducedDIMMs,wheremorethaneightranksaresupported,becauseonequad-rankLRDIMMprovidesthesameelectricalloadonamemorybusasasingle-rankRDIMM).

ThemaximumquantityofDIMMsthatcanbeinstalledintheserverdependsonthenumberofprocessorsinstalled.Thetableshowsthemaximumwhenallfourprocessorsareinstalled.Whentwoprocessorsareinstalled,themaximumquantitysupportedisahalfofthequantitythatisshown.

AllDIMMsintheserveroperateatthesamespeed,whichisdeterminedasthelowestvalueof:

Memoryspeedthatissupportedbythespecificprocessor.

Lowestofmaximumoperatingspeedsforselectedmemoryconfigurationthatdependsonratedspeed,operatingvoltage,andquantityofDIMMsperchannel,asshownunder"Max.operatingspeed"sectioninthenexttable.

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Table highl ighting

Theentrieshighlightedinred text inTable5indicatethatthex3750M4supportshighermemoryfrequenciesthantheIntelprocessorspecification.Insomeinstances,thisconfigurationalsoresultslargermemorycapacitythatthespecificationrecommends.

TablescellshighlightedwithagraybackgroundindicatewhenthespecificcombinationofDIMM

voltageandnumberofDIMMsperchannelstillallowstheDIMMstooperateatratedspeed

Table5.Maximummemoryspeeds

D IMM spec ification R D IM M LR D IMM

Ranks Single-rankDIMMs Dual-rankDIMMs Quad-rankLRDIMMs

Partnumbers 00D5024(4GB)00D5036(8GB)

00D5020(4GB)

00D5032(8GB)

46W0672(16GB) 00D5048(16GB)

46W0761(32GB)

Ratedspeed 1600MHz 1866MHz 1600MHz 1866MHz 1866MHz

Ratedvoltage 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.5V

Operatingvoltage 1.35V 1.5V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.5V 1.5V

Max.qtysupported* 48 48 48 48 48 48 48

Max.DIMMcapacity 8GB 8GB 8GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 32GB

Max.mem.capacity 384GB 384GB 384GB 768GB 768GB 768GB 1.5TB

Maxmemoryatmaximumspeed

256GB 256GB 256GB 512GB 768GB 512GB 1.0TB

Max operat ing speed (MHz)

1DIMMperchannel 1333MHz 1600MHz 1866MHz 1333MHz 1600MHz 1866MHz 1866MHz

2DIMMsperchannel 1600 MHz 1600MHz 1866 M H z 1600 MH z 1600 M H z 1866 M H z 1866MHz

3DIMMsperchannel 1066 M H z 1333 MH z 1333 M H z 1066 MH z 1333 M H z 1333 M H z 1333 MH z

*Maximumquantitysupportedisshownforfourprocessorsinstalled.Whentwoprocessorsareinstalled,themaximumquantitysupportedisahalfofthequantitythatisshown.Whenoneprocessorisinstalled,thequantityisonequarterofthatshown.

Thefollowingmemoryprotectiontechnologiesaresupported:

ECCChipkill(forx4-basedmemoryDIMMs,lookfor"x4"intheDIMMdescription)MemorymirroringMemoryranksparing

Ifmemorymirroringisused,thenDIMMsmustbeinstalledinpairs(minimumofonepairperCPU),andbothDIMMsinapairmustbeidenticalintypeandsize.

Ifmemoryranksparingisused,thenaminimumofonequad-rankDIMMortwosingle-rankordual-rankDIMMsmustbeinstalledperpopulatedchannel(theDIMMsdonotneedbeingidentical).Inranksparingmode,onerankofaDIMMineachpopulatedchannelisreservedassparememory.ThesizeofarankvariesdependingontheDIMMsinstalled.

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Internal storage

Theservercansupportupto16x2.5-inchdrives,upto32x1.8-inchdrives,oracombinationofboth2.5-inchand1.8-inchhot-swapdrives,usingthesupportedSAS/SATAbackplaneconfigurations.Theserversupports2.5-inchhot-swapSASorhot-swapSATAharddiskdrives,2.5-inchhot-swapSATAsolid-statedrives,or1.8-inchhot-swapSATAsolid-statedrives.Youcanmixdrivesinthesameserverif

youdonotmixdrivesonthesamearray.

Backplanes

Thex3750M4serversupportsvariousinternalstorageconfigurationsbasedonfourdifferentbackplanes:

4-drivebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives:Uptofourbackplanescanbeinstalled,eachrequiringoneSASconnectiontoasupportedcontroller.OneRAIDcontrollercanconnecttotwoofthesebackplanes.

8-drivebackplanefor2.5-inchdrives:Uptotwobackplanescanbeinstalled,eachrequiringtwoSASconnections.OneRAIDcontrollerperbackplane.

8-drivebackplanewithaSASexpanderfor2.5-inchdrives:Usewiththeother2.5-inchdrivebackplanes(8-driveorone4-driveortwo4-drivebackplanes)whichwillresultinbeingabletoconnectupto162.5-inchdrivebaystotheoneRAIDcontroller.

8-drivebackplanefor1.8-inchsolid-statedrives(eXFlashPack):Uptofourbackplanescanbeinstalled,eachrequiringtwoSASconnections.OneRAIDcontrollerperbackplane.Cannotbeconnectedtothe8-drivebackplanewithaSASexpander.

Whenbuildingdrivebackplaneconfigurations,all1.8-inchSSDdrivebackplanesmustbeinstalledtotherightofall2.5-inchHDDor2.5-inchSSDdrivebackplanes(whenlookingatthefrontoftheserver).EveryfourdrivesusesaSASsignalcableexceptwhenthe8-drivebackplanewithSASexpanderisused.Whenthe8-drivebackplanewithSASexpanderisused,theotherbackplanesconnecttotheSASexpanderbackplanewiththesuppliedcablesandthentheSASexpanderbackplaneisconnectedtothesingleRAIDcontrollerwithtwocables.Allbackplaneoptionsincludethenecessarycables.

SeetheSystemx3750M4InstallationandServiceGuideforadescriptionofallsupportedbackplane

combinations.

Standardmodels(allmodelsexceptA2x)shipwithatleastonebackplane;seeTable2fordetails.Table6showsthebackplaneoptionsthatareavailableforax3750M4server.

Table6.Internalstorageexpansionoptions

Partnum ber Featurecode

Nam e M axim um

suppor ted

00D2020 A4XA 4x2.5"HSSAS/SATA/SSDHDDBackplane 4*

00D2022 A4XC 8x2.5"HSSAS/SATA/SSDHDDBackplane 2

00D2011 A4XD 8x2.5"HSSAS/SATA/SSDHDDBackplane

withcontrollerexpansion(SASexpander)

1**

00D2024 A4XB eXFlash8x1.8"HSSASSSDBackplane 4

*WhenaserverisorderedviaCTO,onlyone4-drivebackplanecanbeselected.Iftheorderhasmorethan4drivebays,8-drivebackplaneswillbeselectedinstead.

**OnlyonebackplanewithSASexpander(00D2011)canbeinstalledinaserverandcanbeusedconnectedtoasingle8-drivebackplane(00D2022),asingle4-drivebackplane(00D2020),ortwo4-drivebackplanes(00D2020).TheSASexpanderbackplanecannotbeusedwiththeeXFlashbackplane.

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Control lers for internal storage

Table7liststheRAIDcontrollersandSASHBAsusedfortheinternaldiskstorageofthex3750M4server.

Table7.RAIDcontrollersforinternalstorage

Partnum ber Feature code Description M axim umsuppor ted

Models

where used

None A3QA SeveRAIDM5210eSAS/SATAController 1(integrated) All

46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAIDM5210SAS/SATAController 3 -

46C9114 A45W ServeRAIDM1215SAS/SATAController 3 -

47C8675 A3YY N2215SAS/SATAHBAforSystemx 3 -

TheintegratedServeRAIDM5210eSAS/SATAcontrollerinachiponthesystemboardformachinetype8753.Ithasthefollowingspecifications:

LSISAS3108RAIDonChip(ROC)controller.EightinternalSAS/SATAports.Twointernalx4HDMini-SASconnectors(SFF-8643).PCIExpress3.0x8hostinterface.SupportforRAID0,1,and10standardSupportforRAID5,50,6,and60withoptionalupgrades.Optionalonboarddatacache:1GB(nobatterybackup),or1or2GBwithflashbackupOptionalsupportforself-encryptingdrives(SEDs)withMegaRAIDSafeStore.

Note :Thedrivesandbackplanescurrentlysupportedinthex3750M4operateat6Gbpsspeeds,sotheM5210ewillalsooperateat6Gbps.

Formoreinformation,seethelistofLenovoPressProductGuidesintheRAIDadapterscategory:

http://lenovopress.com/systemx/raid

Note:Thesupportedadaptersforinternalstorageneedtobeinstalledinslots1,2and3becauseofcableroutingrequirements.Oneofthesupportedrisercardsmustbeinstalled.TheseslotsalsorequirethatProcessor2beinstalled.

http://lenovopress.com/systemx/raidhttp://lenovopress.com/systemx/raid

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Internal dr ive options

Table9liststheharddiskdriveoptionsfortheinternaldiskstorageofthex3750M4server.

Table9.Diskdriveoptionsforinternaldiskstorage(Part1)

Partnum ber Feature

code


suppor ted

2.5-inch10KSASHot-SwapHDDs

90Y8877 A2XC 300GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSHDD 16

90Y8872 A2XD 600GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSHDD 16

81Y9650 A282 900GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFHSHDD 16

00AD075 A48S 1.2TB10K6GbpsSAS2.5''G2HSHDD 16

00NA441 ASCD 1.8TB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"G2HS512eHDD 16

2.5-inch15KSASHot-SwapHDDs

90Y8926 A2XB 146GB15K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSHDD 16

81Y9670 A283 300GB15K6GbpsSAS2.5"G2HSHDD 16

00AJ300 A4VB 600GB15K6GbpsSAS2.5''G2HSHDD 16

2.5-inchNLSATAHot-SwapHDDs

81Y9722 A1NX 250GB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA2.5"SFFHSHDD 16

81Y9726 A1NZ 500GB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA2.5"SFFHSHDD 16

81Y9730 A1AV 1TB7.2K6GbpsNLSATA2.5"SFFHSHDD 16

2.5-inchNLSASHot-SwapHDDs

90Y8953 A2XE 500GB7.2K6GbpsNLSAS2.5"SFFG2HSHDD 16

81Y9690 A1P3 1TB7.2K6GbpsNLSAS2.5"SFFHSHDD 16

2.5-inchSASHot-SwapSEDs

90Y8944 A2ZK 146GB15K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSSED 16

90Y8913 A2XF 300GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSSED 16

90Y8908 A3EF 600GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSSED 16

81Y9662 A3EG 900GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5"SFFG2HSSED 16

00AD085 A48T 1.2TB10K6GbpsSAS2.5''G2HSSED 16

00NA476 ASCF 1.8TB10K6GbpsSAS2.5''G2HS512eSED 16

SAS-SSDhybriddrives

00AD102 A4G7 600GB10K6GbpsSAS2.5''G2HSHybrid 16

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Table9.Diskdriveoptionsforinternaldiskstorage(Part2)



suppor ted

2.5-inchSSDs-Enterprise

49Y6134 A3EY 400GBSAS2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseSSD 16

49Y6139 A3F0 800GBSAS2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseSSD 16

49Y6195 A4GH 1.6TBSAS2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseSSD 16

41Y8331 A4FL S3700200GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseSSD 16

41Y8336 A4FN S3700400GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseSSD 16

41Y8341 A4FQ S3700800GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseSSD 16

2.5-inchSSDs-EnterpriseValue

00AJ000 A4KM S3500120GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseValueSSD 16

00AJ005 A4KN S3500240GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseValueSSD 16

00AJ010 A4KP S3500480GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseValueSSD 16

00AJ015 A4KQ S3500800GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseValueSSD 16

00FN268 A5U4 S35001.6TBSATA2.5"MLCHSEnterpriseValueSSD 16

2.5-inchSSDs-Entry

00FN298 AS0D 240GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEntrySSD 16

00FN327 AS0E 480GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEntrySSD 16

00FN332 AS0F 960GBSATA2.5"MLCHSEntrySSD 16

1.8-inchSSDs-Enterprise

49Y6119 A3AN 200GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseSSD 32

41Y8366 A4FS S3700200GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseSSD 32

41Y8371 A4FT S3700400GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseSSD 32

1.8-inchSSDs-EnterpriseValue

00AJ040 A4KV S350080GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseValueSSD 32

00AJ045 A4KW S3500240GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseValueSSD 32

00AJ050 A4KX S3500400GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseValueSSD 32

00AJ455 A58U S3500800GBSATA1.8"MLCEnterpriseValueSSD 32

Internal backup un its

Theserverdoesnotsupportsanyinternalbackupunits,suchastapedrivesorRDXdrives.

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Optical dr ives

TheserversupportstheopticaldriveoptionslistedinTable10.

Table10.Opticaldrives

Part num ber Feature

code


suppor ted

Models

where used

46M0902 4163 UltraSlimEnhancedSATAMulti-Burner 1 -

TheUltraSlimEnhancedSATAMulti-Burner(46M0902)supportsthefollowingmediaandspeedsforreading:

CD-ROM24XCD-DA(DAE)20XCD-R24XCD-RW24XDVD-ROM(singlelayer)8XDVD-ROM(duallayer)8X

DVD-R(4.7GB)6X

DVD-RDL4XDVD+R6XDVD+RDL4XDVD-RW(4.7GB)4XDVD+RW4XDVD-RAM(4.7/9.4GB)4X

Thedrivealsosupportsthefollowingmediaandspeedsforwriting:

CD-R24XCD-RW4XHighSpeedCD-RW10XUltraSpeedCD-RW16X

UltraSpeedPlusCD-RW16XDVD-R8XDVD-RDL6XDVD+R8XDVD+RDL6XDVD-RW6XDVD+RW8XDVD-RAM5X

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I /O expansion options

TheserversupportsuptoeightPCIeslots,notincludingthemezzanineLOMslot.Fiveslotsareonthesystemboardandthreearethrougharisercard.Arisercardisstandardonsomemodelsasshowninthetablebelow.Itisoptionalonallothermodels.Theuseofslots1-5requireprocessor2tobeinstalled.Table11liststheorderinginformationfortherisercards.

Table11.PCIrisercardoptions


code

Description Standard m odels

where used

Maximum

suppor ted

88Y7371 A2A1 x3750M4PCIe3x8riser B2x,C1x 1

00D2009 A419 x3750M4PCIe1x16and1x8riser - 1

ThethreeslotsonthePCIe3x8riserareasfollows:

Slot1:PCIe3.0x8(x16mechanical):Full-height,half-length(requiresprocessor2)Slot2:PCIe3.0x8(x16mechanical):Full-height,half-length(requiresprocessor2)

Slot3:PCIe3.0x8(x16mechanical):Full-height,half-length(requiresprocessor2)

ThetwoslotsonthePCIe1x16and1x8riserareasfollows:

Slot1:PCIe3.0x16:Full-height,half-length(requiresprocessor2)Slot2:PCIe3.0x8(x16mechanical):Full-height,half-length(requiresprocessor2)Slot3:Notpresent

Thefivestandardslotsonthesystemboardareasfollows:

Slot4:PCIe3.0x8:Lowprofile,half-length(requiresprocessor2)Slot5:PCIe3.0x8:Lowprofile,half-length(requiresprocessor2)Slot6:PCIe3.0x8:Lowprofile,half-length

Slot7:PCIe3.0x8:Lowprofile,half-length

Slot8:PCIe3.0x8:Lowprofile,half-length

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Network adapters

Thex3750M4,machinetype8753(usingIntelXeonE5-4600v2processors)offersadedicatedMezzanineLOMslotforintegratednetworking.Inadditiontotheusualnetworkingfunctionsfortheinstalledoperatingsystem,thisadapteralsosupportssharedaccesstotheIMM2serviceprocessorifsoenabledinUEFI.Table12liststhesupportedML2adaptersthatareinstalledinthisslot.Onlyone

adapterissupported.

Table12.MezzanineLOMnetworkadapters


code

Descript ion M axim um

suppor ted

10GbEthernet

00D2026 A40S BroadcomNetXtremeIIML2DualPort10GbaseTforSystemx 1*

00D2028 A40T BroadcomNetXtremeIIML2DualPort10GbESFP+forSystemx 1*

00D1996 A40Q EmulexVFA5ML2DualPort10GbESFP+AdapterforSystemx 1*

00D8544 A4NZ EmulexVFA5ML2FCoE/iSCSILicenseforSystemx(FoD)

(FCoE/iSCSIupgradefor00D1996)

1

00D1998 A40R IntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbEAdapterforSystemx 1*

00D1994 A40P IntelX540ML2DualPort10GbaseTAdapterforSystemx 1*

94Y5200 AS74 IntelX710ML24x10GbESFP+AdapterforSystemx 1*

00FP650 A5RK MellanoxConnectX-3ProML22x40GbE/FDRVPIAdapter 1*

1GbEthernet

00D1998 A40R IntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbEAdapterforSystemx 1*

*TheseML2adaptersoccupythesamededicatedslotandaremutuallyexclusive.

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Table13listsadditionalsupportednetworkadaptersthatcanbeinstalledintheeightregularPCIeslots.

Table13.Networkadapters

P art n um b er F ea ture

code


suppor ted

40GbEthernet/InfiniBand

00D9550 A3PN MellanoxConnectX-340GbE/FDRIBVPIAdapterforSystemx 8

10GbEthernet

94Y5180 A4Z6 BroadcomNetXtremeDualPort10GbESFP+AdapterforSystemx 8

49Y7910 A18Y BroadcomNetXtremeIIDualPort10GBaseTAdapterforSystemx 8

44T1370 A5GZ BroadcomNetXtreme2x10GbEBaseTAdapterforSystemx 8

00D8540 A4M9 EmulexDualPort10GbESFP+VFAIIIrforSystemx 8

95Y3760 A2U2 EmulexVFAIII/IIIrFCoE/iSCSILicenseforSystemx(FoD)(FCoE/iSCSIupgradefor00D8540)

8

00JY830 A5UU EmulexVFA52x10GbESFP+AdapterandFCoE/iSCSISW 8

00JY820 A5UT EmulexVFA52x10GbESFP+PCIeAdapterforSystemx 8

00JY824 A5UV EmulexVFA5FCoE/iSCSISWforPCIeAdapterforSystemx(FoD)(FCoE/iSCSIupgradefor00JY820)

8

49Y7960 A2EC IntelX520DualPort10GbESFP+AdapterforSystemx 8

49Y7970 A2ED IntelX540-T2DualPort10GBaseTAdapterforSystemx 8

81Y3520 AS73 IntelX7102x10GbESFP+AdapterforSystemx 8

00D9690 A3PM MellanoxConnectX-310GbEAdapterforSystemx 8

90Y4600 A3MR QLogic8200DualPort10GbESFP+VFAforSystemx 8

00Y5624 A3MT QLogic8200VFAFCoE/iSCSILicenseforSystemx(FoD)(FCoE/iSCSIupgradefor90Y4600)

8

47C9952 A47H SolarflareSFN5162F2x10GbESFP+PerformantAdapter 8

47C9960 A47J SolarflareSFN6122F2x10GbESFP+OnloadAdapter 8

GigabitEthernet

90Y9352 A2V3 BroadcomNetXtremeIQuadPortGbEAdapterforSystemx 8

90Y9370 A2V4 BroadcomNetXtremeIDualPortGbEAdapterforSystemx 8

49Y4230 5767 IntelEthernetDualPortServerAdapterI340-T2forSystemx 8

49Y4240 5768 IntelEthernetQuadPortServerAdapterI340-T4forSystemx 8

00AG500 A56K IntelI350-F11xGbEFiberAdapterforSystemx 8

00AG510 A56L IntelI350-T22xGbEBaseTAdapterforSystemx 8

00AG520 A56M IntelI350-T44xGbEBaseTAdapterforSystemx 8

#Maximumquantityisachievedwithprocessor2installedandthe3-slotrisercard(88Y7371).Withoneprocessor,themaximumquantityisthree(thismaximumdoesnotapplytothe10Gbcardsinthededicatedslot).

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Formoreinformation,seethelistofLenovoPressProductGuidesintheNetworkingadapterscategory:http://lenovopress.com/systemx/networkadapters

Storage host bus adapters

Table14listsstorageHBAssupportedbyx3750M4server.Themaximumquantityisachievedwithprocessor2andthe3-slotrisercard(88Y7371)installed.Withoneprocessor,themaximumquantityisthree(thisconfigurationdoesnotapplytothe10Gbcardsinthededicatedslot).

Table14.Storageadapters


code


suppor ted

FibreChannel-16Gbps

81Y1675 A2XV Brocade16GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 8

81Y1668 A2XU Brocade16GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 8

81Y1662 A2W6 Emulex16GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 8

81Y1655 A2W5 Emulex16GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 8

00Y3341 A3KX QLogic16GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 8

00Y3337 A3KW QLogic16GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 8

FibreChannel-8Gbps

46M6050 3591 Brocade8GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 8

46M6049 3589 Brocade8GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 8

42D0494 3581 Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 8

42D0485 3580 Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 8

42D0510 3579 QLogic8GbFCDual-portHBAforSystemx 8

42D0501 3578 QLogic8GbFCSingle-portHBAforSystemx 8

SAS

46C9010 A3MV N2125SAS/SATAHBAforSystemx 8

47C8675 A3YY N2215SAS/SATAHBAforSystemx 3

#Maximumquantityisachievedwithprocessor2andthe3-slotrisercard(88Y7371)installed.Withoneprocessor,themaximumquantityisthree.

Formoreinformation,seethelistofLenovoPressProductGuidesintheHostbusadapterscategory:

http://lenovopress.com/systemx/hba

http://lenovopress.com/systemx/networkadaptershttp://lenovopress.com/systemx/hbahttp://lenovopress.com/systemx/hbahttp://lenovopress.com/systemx/networkadapters

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PCIe SSD adap ters

TheserversupportstheHighIOPSSSDadapterslistedTable15.

Note:Theserversupportsamaximumquantityofthreeofthefull-heightadapters,whichmustbeinstalledinslots1,2,and3.Theseslotsrequirethesecondprocessorandthe3-slotrisercard,88Y7371.

Table15.SSDadapters



suppor ted

90Y4377 A3DY 1.2TBHighIOPSMLCMonoAdapter 7

90Y4397 A3DZ 2.4TBHighIOPSMLCDuoAdapter 2

46C9078 A3J3 365GBHighIOPSMLCMonoAdapter 7

46C9081 A3J4 785GBHighIOPSMLCMonoAdapter 7

90Y4361 A3MZ* 300GBHighIOPSMLCModularAdapter 3

90Y4365 A3N0* 600GBHighIOPSMLCModularAdapter 3

90Y4369 A3N1* 800GBHighIOPSMLCModularAdapter 3

90Y4373 A3N2* 300GBHighIOPSSLCModularAdapter 3

00AE983 ARYK* 1250GBEnterpriseValueio3FlashAdapterforSystemx 8

00AE986 ARYL* 1600GBEnterpriseValueio3FlashAdapterforSystemx 8

00AE989 ARYM* 3200GBEnterpriseValueio3FlashAdapterforSystemx 8

00AE995 ARYP* 1000GBEnterpriseio3FlashAdapterforSystemx 8

00AE998 ARYQ* 1300GBEnterpriseio3FlashAdapterforSystemx 8

00JY001 ARYR* 2600GBEnterpriseio3FlashAdapterforSystemx 8

*ThesemodularadaptersarenotavailablethroughCTOorSpecialbuild.Theadaptercannotbeshippedinstalledandinsteadmustbeshippedinitsoptionboxandconfiguredatthefinalinstallationlocation.Formoreinformation,seehttp://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-IOMA

Fordetailsabouttheseadapters,seetheLenovoPressProductGuideHighIOPSSSDPCIeAdapters ,foundatthefollowingaddress:http://lenovopress.com/tips0729

http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-IOMAhttp://lenovopress.com/tips0729http://lenovopress.com/tips0729http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-IOMA

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Powe r suppl ies

Theserversupportsuptotworedundantpowersupplies.Standardmodelscomewithoneortwo900Wpowersupplies(modeldependent;seeTable2).1400WACand750WDCpowersuppliesalsoavailablethroughCTOorSpecialBid.

Installingasecondpowersupplyrequiresthattheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray(88Y7365)orthepowerinterposercard(88Y7367)beinstalled.Thepowerinterposercardoptionenablesredundancypowersupportwhentheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontrayisnotinstalled.Ifyoudonothavetheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontrayinstalledandwanttoinstalltwopowersupplies,thenthepowerinterposercardmustbeinstalled.

Table16.Powersupplies


code


suppor ted

Models

where used

44X4150 A54D 1400WHERedundantPowerSupplyforaltitudes>5000meters

2 -

44X4152 A54E 1400WHERedundantPowerSupply 2 -

88Y7431 A2A7 900WPowerSupply 2 Allmodels

88Y7433 A2EA Systemx4S-750WHighEfficiency-48VDCPowerSupply

2 -

88Y7367 A2A0 PowerInterposerforRedundantPowerSupply 1* -

*Thepowerinterposerisnotneedediftheprocessorandmemoryexpansiontray(88Y7365)isinstalled.

EachACpowersupplyshipsstandardwithone2.8mC13-C14powercord.

Twoinstalledpowersuppliesformaredundantpair.Underextremeconfigurations,withtwo1400Wsuppliesinstalled,itmightstillbepossibletoexceed1400WDCoutput.Ifthisconditionexistsandapowersupplyfails,theservercapspowerat1400Wuntilthesecondpowersupplyisbackonline.

Integrated virtualization

TheserversupportsVMwareESXiinstalledonaUSBmemorykey.ThekeyisinstalledinaUSBsocketinsidetheserver.Table17liststhevirtualizationoptions.

Table17.Virtualizationoptions


code


suppor ted

41Y8298 A2G0 BlankUSBMemoryKeyforVMwareESXiDownloads 1

DownloadasupportedVMwarevSpherehypervisorimagefromhttp://ibm.com/systems/x/os/vmware/andloaditonthememorykeyusingtheinstructionsprovided.

http://ibm.com/systems/x/os/vmware/http://ibm.com/systems/x/os/vmware/

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Remote management

TheservercontainsIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),whichprovidesadvancedservice-processorcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunctions.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceedsathresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMM2lightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,recordstheerrorintheeventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Avirtualpresencecapabilityalsocomesstandard

inthisserverforremoteservermanagement.

Remoteservermanagementisprovidedthroughindustry-standardinterfaces:

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

Theserveralsosupportsvirtualmediaandremotecontrolfeatures,whichprovidethefollowingfunctions:

Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hzwithupto23bitsperpixel,regardlessofthesystemstateRemotelyaccessingtheserverusingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclientMappingtheCDorDVDdrive,diskettedrive,andUSBflashdriveonaremoteclient,andmappingISOanddisketteimagefilesasvirtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserverUploadingadisketteimagetotheIMM2memoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdriveCapturingblue-screenerrors

Supported operating systems

Theserversupportsthefollowingoperatingsystems:

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2MicrosoftWindowsServer2012MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2RedHatEnterpriseLinux6Serverx64EditionRedHatEnterpriseLinux7SUSEEnterpriseLinuxServer(SLES)12SUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11forAMD64/EM64TSUSELINUXEnterpriseServer11withXenforAMD64/EM64TVMwarevSphere5.0(ESXi)VMwarevSphere5.5(ESXi)

Forthelatestinformationaboutthespecificversionsandservicelevelssupportedandanyotherprerequisites,seetheServerProven®website,foundatthefollowingaddress:http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml

http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtmlhttp://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml

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Warranty options

TheLenovoSystemx3750M4hasathree-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.

Table18.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

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

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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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External disk storage expansion

Theserversupportsattachmenttoexternalstorageexpansionenclosures,suchastheEXP2500series,byusingtheServeRAIDM5120orServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAController.TheservercanalsobeattachedtosupportedexternalstoragesystemsbyusingasupportedHBA(seetheearlier"StorageHBA"section).ThefollowingtableshowstheRAIDcontrollersandoptionsforexternaldiskstorageexpansion.

TheRAIDcontrollerslistedinthefollowingtablearesupportedwithexternalexpansionenclosures.

Table19.RAIDcontrollerandoptionsforexternalstorageexpansionenclosures


code


suppor ted

81Y4478 A1WX ServeRAIDM5120SAS/SATAController 4*

00AE938 A5ND ServeRAIDM5225-2GBSAS/SATAController 4

UpgradesfortheServeRAIDM5120

81Y4487 A1J4 ServeRAIDM5100Series512MBFlash/RAID5Upgrade 1peroneM5120

81Y4559 A1WY ServeRAIDM5100Series1GBFlash/RAID5Upgrade 1peroneM5120

81Y4546 A1X3 ServeRAIDM5100SeriesRAID6Upgrade 1perserver

90Y4273 A2MC ServeRAIDM5100SeriesSSDPerformanceAccelerator 1perserver

90Y4318 A2MD ServeRAIDM5100SeriesSSDCachingEnabler 1perserver

UpgradesfortheServeRAIDM5225

47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAIDM5200SeriesPerformanceAccelerator 1perserver

47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAIDM5200SeriesRAID6Upgrade 1perserver

47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAIDM5200SeriesSSDCachingEnabler 1perserver

*EachM5120controllerrequiresacachememoryupgrade(81Y4487,81Y4559,or81Y4546).

TheServeRAIDM5120SAS/SATAControllerhasthefollowingspecifications:

Eightexternal6GbpsSAS/SATAportsTwoexternalx4mini-SASconnectors(SFF-8088)SupportsRAIDlevels0,1,and10SupportsRAIDlevels5and50withtherequiredM5100SeriesRAID5upgradesSupportsRAID6and60withtheoptionalM5100SeriesRAID6UpgradeSupports512MBbattery-backedcacheor512MBor1GBflash-backedcache6GbpsthroughputperportPCIe3.0x8hostinterfaceBasedontheLSISAS22086GbpsROCcontrollerSupportsconnectivitytotheEXP2512andEXP2524storageexpansionenclosures

Cache upgrade required: TheServeRAIDM5120SAS/SATAControllershipsstandardwithoutacache.Oneoftheavailablecacheupgrades(81Y4487,81Y4559,r81Y4546)isrequiredfortheM5120adapteroperations,anditmustbepurchasedtogetherwiththecontroller.

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TheServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAControllerhasthefollowingspecifications:

Eightexternal12GbpsSAS/SATAportsSupports12,6,and3GbpsSASand6and3GbpsSATAdatatransferratesTwoexternalx4mini-SASHDconnectors(SFF-8644)Includes2GBflash-backedcache(standard)SupportsRAIDlevels0,1,5,10,and50(standard)SupportsRAID6and60withtheoptionalM5200SeriesRAID6UpgradeSupportsoptionalM5200SeriesPerformanceAcceleratorandSSDCachingupgradesPCIex8Gen3hostinterfaceBasedontheLSISAS310812GbpsROCcontrollerSupportsconnectivitytotheEXP2512andEXP2524storageexpansionenclosures

FormoreinformationabouttheServeRAIDM5225,seetheLenovoPressProductGuideathttp://lenovopress.com/tips1258

Theexternaldiskstorageexpansionenclosureslistedthefollowingtableareavailable.

Table20.Externalexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Description M axim um quant ity supportedper one adapter

70F0/70F1 LenovoThinkServerSA120 8

610012X EXP2512StorageEnclosure 17

610024X EXP2524StorageEnclosure 9


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Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 support

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

EXP2512 and E XP2524 suppor t

TheexternalSAScableslistedinthefollowingtablesupportconnectivitybetweenexternalexpansionenclosuresandtheServeRAIDadapter.

Table21.ExternalSAScablesforexternalstorageexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Descript ion M axim um quant ity supportedper one enclosure

ServeRAIDM5120-ServertoExpansionenclosureconnectivity(Mini-SASx4toMini-SASx4)

39R6529 1mSASCable 1


ServeRAIDM5225-ServertoExpansionenclosureconnectivity(Mini-SASHDx4toMini-SASx4)

00MJ162 0.6mSASCable(mSASHDtomSAS) 1

00MJ163 1.5mSASCable(mSASHDtomSAS) 1

00MJ166 3mSASCable(mSASHDtomSAS) 1

90Y7682 ExternalExpansionCable-6MSASCable-HDSAStoMiniSAS

1

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ThefollowingtablelistsdrivesthataresupportedbyEXP2512externalexpansionenclosures.

Table22.DriveoptionsforEXP2512externalexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Description M axim um quant ity supported perone enclosure

3.5"NLSASHSHDDs

00NC555 2TB7,200rpm6GbSASNL3.5"HDD 12



ThefollowingtablelistsharddiskdrivesthataresupportedbyEXP2524externalexpansionenclosures.

Table23.DriveoptionsforEXP2524externalexpansionenclosures

Partnum ber Description M axim um quant ity supported perone enclosure

2.5"NLSASHSHDDs


2.5"SASHSHDDs

00NC561 146GB15,000rpm6GbSAS2.5"HDD 24




00NC569 1.2TB10,000rpm6GbSAS2.5"HDD 24

2.5"SASHSSSDs

00NC573 200GB6GbSAS2.5"SSD 24

00NC575 400GB6GbSAS2.5"SSD 24

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External disk storage system s

Thefollowingtableliststheexternalstoragesystemsthataresupportedbyx3750M4andcanbeorderedthroughtheSystemxsaleschannel.Theservermightsupportotherdisksystemsthatarenotlistedinthistable.SeetheIBMSystemStorageInteroperationCenterforfurtherinformation:http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic

Table24.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

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External backup units

Theserversupportstheexternalbackupattachmentoptionsthatarelistedinthefollowingtable.

Table25.Externalbackupoptions


Externaltapeexpansionenclosuresforinternaltapedrives

87651UX 1UTapeDriveEnclosure

8767HHX HalfHighTapeDriveEnclosure

87651NX 1UTapeDriveEnclosure(withNema5-15Ppowercord)

8767HNX HalfHighTapeDriveEnclosure(withNema5-15Ppowercord)

Tapeenclosureadapters(withcables)

44E8869 USBEnclosureAdapterKit

40K2599 SASEnclosureAdapterKit

Internalbackupdrivessupportedbyexternaltapeenclosures

43W8478 HalfHighLTOGen3SASTapeDrive

44E8895 HalfHighLTOGen4SASTapeDrive

Externalbackupunits*

36251TY RDXUSB3.0Dockwith1TBCartridge

362532Y RDXUSB3.0Dockwith320GBCartridge

362550Y RDXUSB3.0Dockwith500GBCartridge

3628L3X HalfHighLTOGen3ExternalSASTapeDrive(withUSpowercord)



3628N3X HalfHighLTOGen3ExternalSASTapeDrive(withoutpowercord)



00D8924 HalfHighLTOUltriumGen6InternalSASTapeDrive

*TheexternaltapedriveslistedcanbeorderedthroughSystemxsaleschannel.Theservermightsupportothertapedrivesthatarenotlistedinthistable.SeetheIBMSystemStorageInteroperationCenterforfurtherinformation.

Forthelatestinformationaboutthespecificversionsandservicelevelssupportedandanyotherprerequisites,seetheServerProven®website:http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml

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

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Top-o f-rack Ethernet switches

Theserversupportsthetop-of-rackEthernetswitchesfromLenovolistedinthefollowingtable.

Table26.Top-of-rackswitches


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)

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Uninterruptible po wer sup ply units

Theserversupportsattachmentstotheuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)unitslistedinthefollowingtable.

Table27.Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits


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)

Rack-mountedUPSunits

53951AX 1500VALCD2URackUPS(100V/120V)

53951KX 1500VALCD2URackUPS(230V)




53953JX 3000VALCD3URackUPS(200V/208V)



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

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Powe r distr ibution un its

Theserversupportsattachmentstothepowerdistributionunits(PDUs)listedinthefollowingtable.

Table28.Powerdistributionunits(part1)


SwitchedandMonitoredPDUs

46M4002 1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU

46M4003 1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU

46M4004 1U12C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU

46M4005 1U12C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU

46M4167 1U9C19/3C13SwitchedandMonitored30A3PhasePDU

46M4116 0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored30APDU

46M4134 0U12C19/12C13SwitchedandMonitored50A3PhasePDU

EnterprisePDUs

71762NX UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU(WW)

71763MU UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU+(NA)

71763NU UltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU(NA)

39M2816 DPIC13EnterprisePDUwithoutpowercord

39Y8923 DPI60AThreePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithIEC3093P+G(208V)fixedpowercord

39Y8941 DPISinglePhaseC13EnterprisePDUwithoutpowercord

39Y8948 DPISinglePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithoutpowercord

Front-endPDUs

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

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

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

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Table28.Powerdistributionunits(part2)


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

46M4125 0U24C1330A3PhasePDU

46M4128 0U24C1330APDU

46M4140 0U12C19/12C1360A3PhasePDU

Formoreinformation,seethelistofLenovoPressProductGuidesinthePowerinfrastructurecategory:

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Rack cabinets

Theserversupportstherackcabinetslistedinthefollowingtable.

Table29.Rackcabinets


93072PX 25UStaticS2StandardRack

93072RX 25UStandardRack

93074RX 42UStandardRack

93074XX 42UStandardRackExtension

93084EX 42UEnterpriseExpansionRack

93084PX 42UEnterpriseRack

93604EX 42U1200mmDeepDynamicExpansionRack

93604PX 42U1200mmDeepDynamicRack

93614EX 42U1200mmDeepStaticExpansionRack

93614PX 42U1200mmDeepStaticRack

93624EX 47U1200mmDeepStaticExpansionRack

93624PX 47U1200mmDeepStaticRack

99564RX S242UDynamicStandardRack

99564XX S242UDynamicStandardExpansionRack

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Rack options

Theserversupportstherackconsoleswitchesandmonitorkitslistedinthefollowingtable.

Table30.Rackoptions

Part num ber Feature code Description

Monitorkitsandkeyboardtrays

17238BX 1723HC1fcA3EK 1U18.5"StandardConsole

17238EX 1723HC1fcA3EL 1U18.5"EnhancedMediaConsole

172317X 1723HC1fc0051 1U17inFlatPanelConsoleKit

172319X 1723HC1fc0052 1U19inFlatPanelConsoleKit

Consoleswitches

3858D3X 3858HC1fcA4X1 AvocentUniversalManagementGateway6000

1754D2X 1754HC2fc6695 Global4x2x32ConsoleManager(GCM32)

1754D1X 1754HC1fc6694 Global2x2x16ConsoleManager(GCM16)

1754A2X 1754HC4fc0726 Local2x16ConsoleManager(LCM16)

1754A1X 1754HC3fc0725 Local1x8ConsoleManager(LCM8)

Consolecables

00AK142 A4X4 UMKVMModuleVGA+SDDualRJ45

43V6147 3757 SingleCableUSBConversionOption(UCO)

39M2895 3756 USBConversionOption(4PackUCO)

46M5383 5341 VirtualMediaConversionOptionGen2(VCO2)

46M5382 5340 SerialConversionOption(SCO)

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USAnnouncementLetterhttp://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS115-010

LenovoSystemx3750M4productpage:http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/rack/x3750m4/index.html

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IntegratedManagementModuleIIUser'sGuide http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5086346

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