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):

Supports up to two multi-core microprocessors (one installed)
Level-3 cache
Two QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links speed up to 8.0 GT per second

Note

Use the Setup utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the server
For a list of supported microprocessors, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.

Memory:

Minimum: 2 GB
Maximum: 768 GB
- 64 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
- Unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), registered DIMM (RDIMM), or load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)
Slots: 24 dual inline
Supports (depending on the model):
- 4 GB UDIMM
- 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB RDIMMs
- 32 GB LRDIMM

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
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
- Front (optional): two ports (supported when the video and USB breakout cable is installed)
- Rear: four ports
- Internal: one port for Hypervisor USB key
Six network ports (four 1 Gb Ethernet ports on the system board and two additional ports when the optional dual-port network adapter is installed)
One System Management RJ-45 on the rear to connect to a systems management network. This system management connector is dedicated to the IMM2 functions.
One serial port
Two VGA ports. One is on the rear, the other one is optional when the video and USB breakout cable is installed
Light path diagnostics panel

Drive expansion bays (depending on the model):

Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive bays
- Add eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive bays (front); two 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive bays (rear)
- Add sixteen 1.8-inch solid state 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.

PCI expansion slots (depending on your model):

PCI riser-card assembly 1

Type 1
- Slot 1: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 2: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, half-length)
- Slot 3: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, half-length)
Type 2
- Slot 1: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 2: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, half-length)
- Slot 3 (not available)
Type 3
- Slot 1: PCI-X (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 2: PCI-X (full-height, half-length)
- Slot 3: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (full-height, half-length)
Type 4
- Slot 1 (not available)
- Slot 2: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (full-height, half-length)
- Slot 3: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, half-length)

PCI riser-card assembly 2

Type 1
- Slot 4: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 5: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 6: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, half-length)
Type 2
- Slot 4: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 5: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 6 (not available)
Type 3
- Slot 4: PCI-X (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 5: PCI-X (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 6: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (full-height, half-length)
Type 4
- Slot 4 (not available)
- Slot 5: PCI Express 3.0 x16 (full-height, full-length)
- Slot 6: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (full-height, half-length)

Power supply:

Up to two hot-swap power supplies for redundancy support
- 550-watt ac
- 750-watt ac
- 750-watt dc
- 900-watt ac

Note

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

Hot-swap fans:

The server supports 4 hot-swap fans.

RAID controllers (depending on the model):

Supported on-board RAID controllers:

ServeRAID M5210e

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
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
- Front (optional): two ports (supported when the video and USB breakout cable is installed)
- Rear: four ports
- Internal: one port for Hypervisor USB key
Six network ports (four 1 Gb Ethernet ports on the system board and two additional ports when the optional dual-port network adapter is installed)
One System Management RJ-45 on the rear to connect to a systems management network. This system management connector is dedicated to the IMM2 functions.
One serial port
Two VGA ports. One is on the rear, the other one is optional when the video and USB breakout cable is installed
Light path diagnostics panel

Video controller (integrated into the IMM2):

Matrox G200eR core (two analog ports: one front and one rear that can be connected at the same time)
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 (2U):

Height: 86.5 mm (3.406 in.)
Depth: EIA flange to rear - 714 mm (28.110 in.), Overall - 746 mm (29.370 in.)
Width: With top cover - 445 mm (17.520 in.), With front bezel - 482.0 mm (18.976 in.)
Weight: approximately 25 kg (55 lb) to 30 kg (65 lb) depending upon configuration

Acoustical noise emissions:

Sound power, idling: 6.3 bels maximum
Sound power, operating: 7.0 bels maximum

Environment:

Server on

Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft), 5°C to 28°C (41°F to 82°F)
Attention
- Design to ASHRAE Class A3, Temperature: 36°C - 40°C (96.8°F - 104°F) with relaxed support:
  - 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.
  - The worst case workload (such as Linpack, Turbo-On) may have performance degradation.
Temperature:
- 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)
- Altitude: 0 to 950 m (3,117 ft); decrease the maximum system temperature by 1°C for every 175-m increase in altitude.
Humidity:
- Non-condensing: -12°C dew point (10.4°F)
- Relative humidity: 8% to 85%
Maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
Maximum rate of temperature change:
- Hard disk drives: 20°C/hr (68°F/hr)

Environment:

Server off:

Temperature: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
Relative humidity: 8% to 85%
Maximum dew point: 27°C (80.6°F)

Storage (non-operating):

Temperature: 1°C to 60°C (33.8°F to 140.0°F)
Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
Relative humidity: 5% to 80%
Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)

Shipment (non-operating):

Temperature: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140.0°F)
Maximum altitude: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
Relative humidity: 5% to 100%
Maximum dew point: 29°C (84.2°F)

Particulate contamination: 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: 419.68 Btu per hour (AC 123 watts)
Maximum configuration: 4053 Btu per hour (AC 1188 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: 0.14 kVA
- Maximum: 1.201 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. Actual sound-pressure levels in a given location might exceed the average values stated because of room reflections and other nearby noise sources. The noise emission level stated in the declared (upper limit) sound-power level, in bels, for a random sample of system.

Table 1. Power supply configurations.
This table shows information regarding video adapters, microprocessor, maximum amount of DIMMs, maximum amount of PCI adapters, and maximum amount of 2.5-inch HDDs for systems with one or two 550-watt power supplies, one 750-watt power supply, two 750-watt power supplies, one 900-watt power supply, and two 900-watt power supplies. There is one row of column headings.
	One or two 550-watt power supplies	One 750-watt power supply		Two 750-watt power supplies	One 900-watt power supply		Two 900-watt power supplies
Video adapters	Not supported	Not supported	Quadro K600 or K2000	Two Quadro K600 or K2000	Not supported	Quadro K600 or K2000	Two Quadro K600 or K2000
Microprocessor	Support up to 95-watt		Support up to 115-watt
Maximum amount of DIMMs	8 (LRDIMM not supported)	16 for UDIMM and RDIMM 8 for LRDIMM	16 for UDIMM and RDIMM 8 for LRDIMM	16 (LRDIMM not supported)	24 (LRDIMM not supported)	24 (LRDIMM not supported)
Maximum amount of PCI adapters	2	1	1	1	3	1	2
Maximum amount of 2.5-inch HDDs	16	26	26	26	26	26	16
Note If you install two Quadro K600 or K2000 video adapters, you must install two power supplies (750-watt or 900-watt). Power supplies in the server must be with the same power rating or wattage. You may use the Power Configurator utility to determine current system power consumption. For more information and to download the utility, go to the IBM Power Configurator website.

Table 2. Specific GPUs supported environment.
This table shows information regarding microprocessor, temperature, and altitude for systems with no GPU, system with one K2000, and system with two K2000. There is one row of column headings.
	System with no GPU	System with one K2000	System with two K2000
Microprocessor	E5-2637V2, E5-2643V2, E5-2667V2	E5-2637V2, E5-2643V2, E5-2667V2	E5-2637V2, E5-2643V2, E5-2667V2
Temperature	5°C to 30°C (41°F to 85°F)	5°C to 30°C (41°F to 85°F)	5°C to 25°C (41°F to 77°F)
Altitude	0 to 304.8m (0 to 1,000 ft)	0 to 304.8m (0 to 1,000 ft)	0 to 304.8m (0 to 1,000 ft)
Note Ambient temperature reaches up to 35°C for systems installed with GPUs that are not listed in the table.

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:

2013

Internal/external power supply efficiency:

Maximum power (watts):

See Power supply.

Idle state power (watts):

272

Sleep mode power (watts):

Not applicable for servers.

Off mode power (watts):

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.

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