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Server features and specifications

Use this information for an overview of the server features and specifications.

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the 4U server model with non-hot-swap power supplies. For the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies, please see the next sub-section. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not apply.

Microprocessor (depending on the model):
  • Supports one Intel dual-core or quad-core (Xeon E3-1200 V3 series) processor
  • Multi-chip Package processor architecture
  • Designed for LGA 1150 socket
  • Scalable up to four cores
  • 32 KB instruction L1 cache, 32 KB data L1 cache, 256 KB instruction/data L2 cache, and up to 8 MB L3 cache that is shared among the cores
  • Support for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
Note
  1. Use the Setup utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the server
  2. For a list of supported microprocessors, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
Memory:
  • Connectors: four dual inline memory module (DIMM) connectors, two-way interleaved
  • Minimum: 1 GB
  • Maximum: 32 GB
  • Types: PC3-12800 (single-rank or dual-rank), 1333 and 1600 MHz, ECC, DDR3 unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs only
  • Sizes: 1GB (single-rank) 2GB (single-rank) 4GB (dual-rank) 8GB (dual-rank)
Fan:
  • One system fan
  • One option fan for PCIe card
Power supply:
  • One fixed 350-watt or 300-watt power supply
Size:
  • Height: 360 mm (14.17 in.)
  • Depth: 480 mm (18.89 in.)
  • Width: 180 mm (7.08 in.)
  • Weight: 10 kg (22 lb) to 13 kg (28.66 lb) depending upon configuration
RAID controllers (depending on the model):
  • ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller that provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10.
  • ServeRAID C100 capabilities that support RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 (RAID 5 upgrade available for Lenovo System x)
  • ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller that provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 (RAID 5 upgrade available for Lenovo System x).
Environment:
  • Power on:
    • Temperature: 5°C to 40°C (40°F to 104°F) up to 950 mm (3,117 ft); above 950 m, derated maximum air temperature is 1°C / 175 m
    • Humidity, non-condensing: -12°C dew point (10.4°F) and 8% ~ 85% relative humidity
    • Maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
    • Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft) and 5°C to 28°C (41°F to 82°F)
    • Maximum rate of temperature change: 5°C per hour (41°F per hour) for tape drive, 20°C per hour (68°F per hour) for hard disk drives
  • Power off:
    • Temperature: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
    • Humidity: 8%~85%
    • Maximum dew point: 27°C (80.6°F)
  • Storage (non-operating):
    • Temperature: 1°C to 60°C (33.8°F to 140°F)
    • Altitude: 3,050 m (10,000)
    • Humidity: 5%~80%
    • Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)
  • Shipment (non-operating)
    • Temperature: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
    • Altitude: 10.700 m (35,105 ft)
    • Humidity: 5%~100%
    • Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)
  • Particulate contamination:
    Attention
    Design to ASHRAE Class A3, ambient of 40°C, with relaxed support:
    • The system will support cloud-like workload with no performance degradation acceptable (Turbo-Off).
    • Under no circumstance can any combination of worst-case workload and configuration result in system shutdown or design exposure at 40°C.
Drives (depending on the model):
  • Hard disk drives: up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA
  • One of the following SATA attached optical drives:
    • DVD-ROM
    • Tape drive
Drive bays (depending on the model):
  • Two 5.25-inch half-high bays (one optical drive installed).
  • Four 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays
Attention
As a general consideration, do not mix standard 512-byte and advanced 4-KB format drives in the same RAID array because it might lead to potential performance issues.
Integrated functions:
  • Integrated management module II (IMM2), which consolidates multiple management functions in a single chip
  • BroadCom 5717 Gb Ethernet controller with TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) and Wake on LAN support
  • Integrated SATA controller
  • Seven Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports:
    • Two USB 3.0 ports on the front. (Due to the limitation of USB 3.0, the front USB is not usable for RHEL 5.10, Vmware 5.1 and Vmware 5.5.)
    • Four USB 2.0 ports on the rear
    • One internal USB 2.0 port for an optional tape drive
  • Six SATA ports (blue-colored ports for DVD drive or optional tape drive)
  • One serial port
  • Two Ethernet ports
  • One VGA port
Heat output:
Approximate heat output:
  • Minimum configuration: 341 Btu per hour (100 watts)
  • Maximum configuration: 1194 Btu per hour (350 watts)
Expansion slots:
  • One PCI Express x16 slot
  • One PCI Express x8 slot
  • One PCI Express x8 slot
  • One PCI Express x4 slot
Electrical input:
  • Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz) required
  • Input voltage low range:
    • Minimum: 100 V AC
    • Maximum: 127 V AC
  • Input voltage high range:
    • Minimum: 200 V ac
    • Maximum: 240 V ac
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA), approximately:
    • Minimum: 0.100 kVA (all models)
    • Maximum: 0.350 kVA
Acoustical noise emissions
  • Sound power, idling: 5.0 bels
  • Sound power, operating: 5.0 bels
Note
  1. Power consumption and heat output vary depending on the number and type of optional features installed and the power-management optional features in use.
  2. The noise emission level stated is the declared (upper limit) sound power level, in bels, for a random sample of machines. All measurements are made in accordance with ISO 7779 and reported in conformance with ISO 9296.
EU Regulation 617/2013 Technical Documentation:

For more information on the energy efficiency program, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/energy-star/index.html

Product Type:
Computer server
Year first manufactured:
2014
Internal/external power supply efficiency:
Maximum power (watts):
See Power supply.
Idle state power (watts):
102
Sleep mode power (watts):
Not applicable for servers.
Off mode power (watts):
6
Noise levels (the declared A-weighed sound power level of the computer):
See Acoustical noise emissions.
Test voltage and frequency:
230V / 50 Hz or 60 Hz
Total harmonic distortion of the electricity supply system:
The maximum harmonic content of the input voltage waveform will be equal or less than 2%. The qualification is compliant with EN 61000-3-2.
Information and documentation on the instrumentation set-up and circuits used for electrical testing:
ENERGY STAR Test Method for Computer Servers; ECOVA Generalized Test Protocol for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Internal Ac-Dc and Dc-Dc Power Supplies.
Measurement methodology used to determine information in this document:
ENERGY STAR Servers Version 2.0 Program Requirements; ECOVA Generalized Test Protocol for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Internal Ac-Dc and Dc-Dc Power Supplies.

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies. For the 4U server model with non-hot-swap power supplies, please see the above sub-section. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not apply.

Microprocessor (depending on the model):
  • Supports one Intel dual-core or quad-core (Xeon E3-1200 V3 series) processor
  • Multi-chip Package processor architecture
  • Designed for LGA 1150 socket
  • Scalable up to four cores
  • 32 KB instruction L1 cache, 32 KB data L1 cache, 256 KB instruction/data L2 cache, and up to 8 MB L3 cache that is shared among the cores
  • Support for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
Note
  1. Use the Setup utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the server
  2. For a list of supported microprocessors, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
Memory:
  • Connectors: four dual inline memory module (DIMM) connectors, two-way interleaved
  • Minimum: 1 GB
  • Maximum: 32 GB
  • Types: PC3-12800 (single-rank or dual-rank), 1333 and 1600 MHz, ECC, DDR3 unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs only
  • Sizes: 1GB (single-rank) 2GB (single-rank) 4GB (dual-rank) 8GB (dual-rank)
Fan:
  • One system fan
  • One option fan for PCIe card
Power supply:
  • One or two redundant 430-watt power supplies
Size:
  • Height: 438.60 mm (17.27 in.)
  • Depth: 569.11 mm (22.41 in.)
  • Width: 217.3 mm (8.56 in.)
  • Weight: 19.6 kg (43 lb) to 22 kg (48.50 lb) depending upon configuration
RAID controllers (depending on the model):
  • ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller that provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10.
  • ServeRAID C100 capabilities that support RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 (RAID 5 upgrade available for Lenovo System x)
  • ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller that provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 (RAID 5 upgrade available for Lenovo System x).
Environment:
  • Power on:
    • Temperature: 5°C to 40°C (40°F to 104°F) up to 950 mm (3,117 ft); above 950 m, derated maximum air temperature is 1°C / 175 m
    • Humidity, non-condensing: -12°C dew point (10.4°F) and 8% ~ 85% relative humidity
    • Maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
    • Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft) and 5°C to 28°C (41°F to 82°F)
    • Maximum rate of temperature change: 5°C per hour (41°F per hour) for tape drive, 20°C per hour (68°F per hour) for hard disk drives
  • Power off:
    • Temperature: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
    • Humidity: 8%~85%
    • Maximum dew point: 27°C (80.6°F)
  • Storage (non-operating):
    • Temperature: 1°C to 60°C (33.8°F to 140°F)
    • Altitude: 3,050 m (10,000)
    • Humidity: 5%~80%
    • Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)
  • Shipment (non-operating)
    • Temperature: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
    • Altitude: 10.700 m (35,105 ft)
    • Humidity: 5%~100%
    • Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)
  • Particulate contamination:
    Attention
    Design to ASHRAE Class A3, ambient of 40°C, with relaxed support:
    • The system will support cloud-like workload with no performance degradation acceptable (Turbo-Off).
    • Under no circumstance can any combination of worst-case workload and configuration result in system shutdown or design exposure at 40°C.
Drives (depending on the model):
  • Hard disk drives: up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SATA/SAS or four 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA/SAS
  • One of the following SATA attached optical drives:
    • DVD-ROM
Drive bays (depending on the model):
  • Two 5.25-inch half-high bays (one optical drive installed).
  • Eight 2.5-inch hard disk drive bays
  • Four 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays
Attention
As a general consideration, do not mix standard 512-byte and advanced 4-KB format drives in the same RAID array because it might lead to potential performance issues.
Integrated functions:
  • Integrated management module II (IMM2), which consolidates multiple management functions in a single chip
  • BroadCom 5717 Gb Ethernet controller with TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) and Wake on LAN support
  • Integrated SATA controller
  • Seven Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports:
    • Two USB 3.0 ports on the front. (Due to the limitation of USB 3.0, the front USB is not usable for RHEL 5.10, Vmware 5.1 and Vmware 5.5.)
    • Four USB 2.0 ports on the rear
    • One internal USB 2.0 port for an optional tape drive
  • Six SATA ports (blue-colored ports for DVD drive or optional tape drive)
  • One serial port
  • Two Ethernet ports
  • One VGA port
Heat output:
Approximate heat output:
  • Minimum configuration: 341 Btu per hour (100 watts)
  • Maximum configuration: 1726 Btu per hour (506 watts)
Expansion slots:
  • One PCI Express x16 slot
  • One PCI Express x8 slot
  • One PCI Express x8 slot
  • One PCI Express x4 slot
Electrical input:
  • Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz) required
  • Input voltage low range:
    • Minimum: 100 V AC
    • Maximum: 127 V AC
  • Input voltage high range:
    • Minimum: 200 V ac
    • Maximum: 240 V ac
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA), approximately:
    • Minimum: 0.100 kVA (all models)
    • Maximum: 0.506 kVA
Acoustical noise emissions
  • Sound power, idling: 5.0 bels
  • Sound power, operating: 5.0 bels
Note
  1. Power consumption and heat output vary depending on the number and type of optional features installed and the power-management optional features in use.
  2. The noise emission level stated is the declared (upper limit) sound power level, in bels, for a random sample of machines. All measurements are made in accordance with ISO 7779 and reported in conformance with ISO 9296.
EU Regulation 617/2013 Technical Documentation:

For more information on the energy efficiency program, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/energy-star/index.html

Product Type:
Computer server
Year first manufactured:
2014
Internal/external power supply efficiency:
Maximum power (watts):
See Power supply.
Idle state power (watts):
102
Sleep mode power (watts):
Not applicable for servers.
Off mode power (watts):
6
Noise levels (the declared A-weighed sound power level of the computer):
See Acoustical noise emissions.
Test voltage and frequency:
230V / 50 Hz or 60 Hz
Total harmonic distortion of the electricity supply system:
The maximum harmonic content of the input voltage waveform will be equal or less than 2%. The qualification is compliant with EN 61000-3-2.
Information and documentation on the instrumentation set-up and circuits used for electrical testing:
ENERGY STAR Test Method for Computer Servers; ECOVA Generalized Test Protocol for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Internal Ac-Dc and Dc-Dc Power Supplies.
Measurement methodology used to determine information in this document:
ENERGY STAR Servers Version 2.0 Program Requirements; ECOVA Generalized Test Protocol for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Internal Ac-Dc and Dc-Dc Power Supplies.