Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 User's Guide

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 1Lenovo Flex System x240 M5Lenovo Press Product GuideThe Lenovo Flex System™ x240 M5 Compute Node is a high-performance ser

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 10Chassis supportThe x240 M5 Compute Node is supported in the Flex System chassis as listed in the following table.Table 4.

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 11Processor optionsThe x240 M5 supports the processor options that are listed in the following table. The server supports o

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 12Memory optionsTruDDR4 Memory uses the highest quality components that are sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only mem

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 13All DIMMs in all CPU memory channels operate at the same speed, which is determined as the lowest value of the following

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 14Internal storageThe x240 M5 server has two 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays that are accessible from the front of the blade s

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 15ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA controllerThe ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA controller is an advanced RAID controller based on the LS

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 16The following figure shows the adapter, flash power module and backplane that are included in the option. The included ba

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 17Internal drive optionsThe 2.5-inch drive bays support SAS or SATA HDDs or SATA SSDs. The following table lists the suppor

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 18Table 11. 2.5-inch drive options for internal disk storage (Part 2)Part number FeaturecodeDescription Maximumsupported6 G

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 19Table 11. 2.5-inch drive options for internal disk storage (Part 3)Part number FeaturecodeDescription Maximumsupported12

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 2Key featuresThe Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node is a high-availability, scalable compute node that is optimized to suppor

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 20The supported 1.8-inch SSDs are listed in the following table. The use of 1.8-inch drives requires the ServeRAID M1200 R

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 21Flex System Storage Expansion NodeThe x240 M5 supports the attachment of the Flex System Storage Expansion Node. The Flex

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 22Internal tape drivesThe server does not support an internal tape drive. However, it can be attached to external tape driv

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 23CN4052 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric AdapterSome models of the x240 M5 (those with a model of the form 9532-x6x) include the

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 24I/O expansion optionsThe x240 M5 has two I/O expansion connectors for attaching I/O adapter cards. There is a third expan

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 25The following figure shows the location of the switch bays in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis. Figure 8. Location of t

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 26Flex System PCIe Expansion NodeThe x240 M5 supports the attachment of the Flex System PCIe Expansion Node. By using the F

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 27Network adaptersThe following table lists the supported network adapters and upgrades. Adapters can be installed in eithe

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 28Storage host bus adaptersThe following table lists storage HBAs that are supported by the x240 M5 server, both internally

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 29PCIe SSD adaptersThe compute node supports the High IOPS SSD adapters that are listed in the following table. These adapt

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 3Availability and serviceabilityThe x240 M5 provides the following features to simplify serviceability and increase system

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 30GPU adaptersThe compute node supports the GPU adapters that are listed in the following table. Note: These adapters are i

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 31Integrated virtualizationThe x240 M5 supports the VMware vSphere (ESXi) hypervisor on one or two SD cards with the option

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 32Light path diagnosticsFor quick problem determination when it is physically at the server, the x240 M5 offers the followi

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 33Remote managementThe server contains an Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), which interfaces with the advanced manage

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 34Physical specificationsThe server features the following dimensions and weight (approximate):Height: 51 mm (2.0 in)Depth

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 35Warranty optionsThe Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms.

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 36Keep Your Drive Multi-DriveLenovo’s Keep Your Drive Multi-Drive service is a multi-drive hard drive retention offering t

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 37Lenovo Financial ServicesLenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and serv

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 38Related publications and linksFor more information, see the following resources:Lenovo Press Product Guides for Flex Syst

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 39NoticesLenovo may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in all countries. Consult your

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 4Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combin

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 40This document was created or updated on April 23, 2015.Send us your comments in one of the following ways:Use the online

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 5Locations of key components and connectorsFigure 2 shows the front of the server.Figure 2. Front view of the Flex System x

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 6Standard specificationsThe following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1)Com

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 7Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2)Components SpecificationSystems management UEFI, Integrated Management Module 2 (

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 8Standard modelsTable 2 lists the standard models. Table 2. Standard models (Part 1)Model Intel Xeon Processor(2 maximum)*M

Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 9Table 2. Standard models (Part 2)Model Intel Xeon Processor(2 maximum)*Memory DiskadapterDisk bays† Disks 10 GbE‡ I/O slot