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 server. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not apply.

Microprocessor (depending on the model):

• Support up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 series multi-core microprocessors with integrated memory controller and Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) architecture
• Up to 2.5M Level-3 cache/core
• Two QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links speed up to 8.0 GT per second

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:

• Slot: 12 DIMM connectors (24 DIMM connectors when the microprocessor 2 expansion board is installed)
• Minimum: 2 GB
• Maximum: 768 GB
  • 32 GB using unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMMs)
  • 384 GB using registered DIMMs (RDIMMs)
  • 768 GB using load reduction DIMMs (LRDIMMs)
• Type:
  • PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066), PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333), PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600), or PC3-14900 (DDR3-1866)
  • Single-rank, dual-rank, or quad-rank
  • Registered DIMM (RDIMM), unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), or load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)
• Supports (depending on the model):
  • 2 GB unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM)
  • 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB registered DIMMs (RDIMMs)
  • 32 GB load reduction DIMM (LRDIMM)

Drives:

• SATA:
  • DVD-ROM
  • Multi-burner
  Note

  Maximum of two devices can be installed.
• Diskette: External USB hard disk drive
• Supported hard disk drives:
  • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
  • Serial ATA (SATA)

Expansion bays (depending on the model):

• Up to thirty-two 2.5-inch HDD bays
• Up to eight 3.5-inch HDD bays
• Up to two half-high 5.25-inch bays
  Note

  Full-high devices such as an optional tape drive will occupy two half-high 5.25-inch 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.

PCI and PCI-X expansion slots:

• Six PCI expansion slots on the system board:
  • Slot 1: PCI Express 2.0 x8 (support optional PCI-X interposer card)
  • Slot 2: PCI Express 3.0 x8
  • Slot 3: PCI Express 3.0 x8
  • Slot 4: PCI Express 3.0 x8
  • Slot 5: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (support 225W GPU)
  • Slot 6: PCI Express 3.0 x8
• Two PCI expansion slots on the microprocessor 2 expansion board:
  • Slot 7: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (support 225W GPU)
  • Slot 8: PCI Express 3.0 x16
• PCI-X interposer card (optional):
  • One PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz

Power supply (depending on the model):

• Up to two hot-swap power supplies for redundancy support.
  • 550-watt ac
    1. Support up to 95-watt processor.
    2. Support up to eight HDDs.
    3. GPU not supported.
    4. Support up to sixteen 1R/2R RDIMMs or UDIMMs. 4R RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are not supported.
• Up to two hot-swap power supplies for redundancy support.
  • 750-watt ac
    1. Support up to sixteen HDDs.
    2. GPU not supported.
    3. Support up to sixteen LRDIMMs, UDIMMs, or twenty-four RDIMMs.
  • 900-watt ac
    1. No GPU installed:
       1. Hard disk drive:
          • Support up to thirty-two HDDs, or,
          • Support up to sixteen HDDs if more than sixteen LRDIMMs are installed.
       2. Memory:
          • Support up to sixteen UDIMMs, or,
          • Support up to twenty-four RDIMMs/LRDIMMs, or,
          • Support up to sixteen LRDIMMs if more than sixteen HDDs are installed.
    2. One GPU installed:
       1. Hard disk drive:
          • Support up to eight HDDs.
       2. Memory:
          • Support up to sixteen LRDIMMs/UDIMMs, or,
          • Support up to twenty-four RDIMMs.
  • Two 900-watt ac are required and used in non-redundant mode in the following scenarios:
    1. Two GPUs are installed.
    2. One GPU is installed and more than eight HDDs are installed.
    3. One GPU is installed and more than sixteen LRDIMMs are installed.
    4. More than sixteen HDDs are installed and more than sixteen LRDIMMs are installed.

Note

Power supplies in the server must be with the same power rating or wattage.

Simple-swap fans:

• Two (one microprocessor installed)
• Three (two microprocessors installed)
• Three additional fans (for optional redundant cooling)

RAID controllers (depending on the model):

• A ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA adapter that provides RAID 0, 1, and 10 with optional FoD RAID 5/50 and SED (Self Encrypting Drive) upgrade.
• A ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA adapter that provides RAID 0, 1, and 10. Optional upgrade:
  • RAID 5/50 (512 MB Cache) with optional FoD RAID 6/60 and SED upgrade
  • RAID 5/50 (512 MB Flash) with optional FoD RAID 6/60 and SED upgrade
  • RAID 5/50 (1 GB Flash) with optional FoD RAID 6/60 and SED upgrade
  • RAID 5/50 and SED (Zero Cache)

Integrated functions:

• Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), which consolidates multiple management functions in a single chip.
• Intel I350AM4 Quad Port Gigabit Ethernet controller with Wake on LAN support
• Serial over LAN (SOL) and serial redirection over Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH)
• One systems-management 1 Gb Ethernet port for connection to a dedicated systems-management network. This system management connector is dedicated to the IMM2 functions.
• Light path diagnostics
• Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
  • Two on front of server
  • Four on rear of server
• One internal USB port for optional USB flash device with embedded hypervisor
• One internal USB tape connector
• One serial connector

Video controller (integrated into IMM2):

• Matrox G200eR2
  Note

  The maximum video resolution is 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz.
  • SVGA compatible video controller
  • DDR3 528 MHz SDRAM video memory controller
  • Avocent Digital Video Compression
  • 16 MB of video memory (not expandable)

Size:

• Tower
  • Height: 440 mm (17.3 in.)
  • Depth: 750 mm (29.5 in.)
  • Width: 218 mm (8.6 in.)
  • Weight: approximately 39.8 kg (87.7 lb) when fully configured or 25.0 kg (55.1 lb) minimum
• Rack
  • 5 U
  • Height: 218 mm (8.6 in.)
  • Depth: 702 mm (27.6 in.)
  • Width: 424 mm (16.7 in.)
  • Weight: approximately 39.3 kg (86.6 lb) when fully configured or 24.5 kg (54.0 lb) minimum

Acoustical noise emissions:

• Sound power, idling: 6.0 bels
• Sound power, operating: 6.0 bels

Environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Server on: 10°C to 35°C (50.0°F to 95.0°F); altitude: 0 to 915 m (3000 ft)
  • Server on: 10°C to 32°C (50.0°F to 90.0°F); altitude: 915 m (3000 ft) to 2134 m (7000 ft)
  • Server on: 10°C to 28°C (50.0°F to 83.0°F); altitude: 2134 m (7000 ft) to 3050 m (10000 ft)
  • Server off (with standby power): 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
  • Shipment: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
• Humidity:
  • Server on: 20% to 80%; maximum dew point 21°C; maximum rate of change: 5°C/hour
  • Server off (with standby power): 8% to 80%; maximum dew point: 27°C
• Particulate contamination:
  Attention

  Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see Particulate contamination.

Heat output:

Approximate heat output:

• Minimum configuration: 2013 Btu per hour (590 watts)
• Maximum configuration: 3610 Btu per hour (1058 watts)

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: 0.60 kVA
  • Maximum: 1.10 kVA

Note

• Power consumption and heat output vary depending on the number and type of optional features installed and the power-management optional features in use.
• 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:

• International Business Machines Corporation
• New Orchard Road
• Armonk, New York 10504
• http://www.ibm.com/customersupport/

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:

2012

Internal/external power supply efficiency:

• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_FSA011_550W_SO-301_Report.pdf
• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_7001676-XXXX_550W_SO-458_Report.pdf
• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_7001605-XXXX_750W_SO-258_Report.pdf
• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/SO-299_IBM_DPS-750AB-1_750W_Report.pdf
• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_DPS-750AB-14%20A_750W_SO-527_Report.pdf
• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_7001606-XXXX_900W_SO-273_Report.pdf
• http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/psu_reports/IBM_DPS-900CB%20A_900W_SO-440_Report.pdf

Maximum power (watts):

See Power supply.

Idle state power (watts):

97

Sleep mode power (watts):

Not applicable for servers

Off mode power (watts):

19

Noise levels (the declared A-weighed sound power level of the server)

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 setup 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 Program Requirements; ECOVA Generalized Test Protocol for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Internal Ac-Dc and Dc-Dc Power Supplies