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1. Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported 2 5 inch hot swap 10K HDDs 6 Gbps SAS 00AJ096 A4TL 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 00AJ091 A4TM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 00AJ071 A4TN 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 00AJ146 A4TP 1 2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 2 5 inch hot swap 15K HDDs 12 Gbps SAS 00AJ081 A4TR 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 00AJ126 A4TS 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 2 5 inch hot swap HDDs 6 Gbps NL SAS 00AJ086 A4TU 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 00AJ121 A4TT 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 2 5 inch hot swap HDDs 6 Gbps NL SATA 00AJ136 A4TW 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 00AJ141 A4TX 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2 5 inch G3HS HDD 32 2 5 inch hot swap 6 Gbps SAS SSDs Enterprise 00AJ217 A4UC 800GB SAS 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 32 2 5 inch hot swap 6 Gbps SATA SSDs Enterprise 00AJ161 A4U4 S3700 400GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 32 2 5 inch hot swap 6 Gbps SATA SSDs Enterprise Value 00AJ405 A579 480GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 32 2 5 inch hot swap 6 Gbps SATA SSDs Entry 00FN347 ASOJ 960GB SATA 2 5 inch MLC G3HS Entry SSD 32 Lenovo System x3500 M5 25 Internal backup units The server supports the internal
2. Part number Description Tower to rack conversion kits 00KC334 System x3500 M5 Cable Management Kit 00AL538 System x3500 M5 Tower to Rack Conversion Kit Rack cabinets 201886X 11U Office Enablement Kit 93072RX 25U Standard Rack 93072PX 25U Static S2 Standard Rack 93634EX 42U 1100mm Dynamic Expansion Rack 93634PX 42U 1100mm Dynamic Rack 93604EX 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack 93604PX 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack 93614EX 42U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack 93614PX 42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack 93084EX 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack 93084PX 42U Enterprise Rack 93074RX 42U Standard Rack 93074XX 42U Standard Rack Extension 93624EX 47U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack 93624PX 47U 1200mm Deep Static Rack 93634BX PureFlex System 42U Expansion Rack 93634DX PureFlex System 42U Expansion Rack 93634AX PureFlex System 42U Rack 93634CX PureFlex System 42U Rack For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat rack Lenovo System x3500 M5 51 Related publications and links For more information see the following resources Lenovo System x3500 M5 product page http ibm com systems x hardware tower x3500m5 ServerProven ha
3. 5464 EAU 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x8GB M1215 6x 3 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W HS 12 burner 5464 EBU 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB M5120 6x 3 5 inch Open 417 Multi 1x 750W Tower 15MB 1866MHz 85W HS 12 burner 5464 ECU 1x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 1x 16 GB M5120 8x 2 5 inch Open 417 Multi 1x 750W Tower 20MB 1866MHz 90W HS 32 burner 5464 EDU 2x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 2x 16 GB M51202GB 6x3 5 inch Open 417 Multi 2x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W Flash HS 12 burner 5464 EEU 2x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 2x 16GB M51202GB 8x 2 5 inch Open 417 Multi 2x 750W Tower 20MB 1866MHz 90W Flash HS 32 burner Europe Middle East amp Africa EMEA 5464 E1G_ 1x E5 2603 v3 6C 1 6GHz M1215 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W RAID 5 50 HS 32 burner 5464 E2G 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x8GB M1215 6x 3 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W RAID 5 50 HS 12 burner 5464 E3G 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x8GB M51201GB amp x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 2x 550W Tower 15MB 1866MHz 85W No backup HS 32 burner 5464 E4G 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x8 GB M51201GB amp x 2 5 inch 3x 300GB 4 7 Multi 2x 750W Tower 15MB 1866MHz 85W Flash HS 32 10K SAS burner 5464 E5G 1x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 1x 16GB M51202GB amp x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 2x 750W Tower 20MB
4. 00AL540 8x 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 16 or 24 HDDs e For existing configurations with 8x or 16x 2 5 inch bays e Adds 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives e Backplane Includes a SAS expander e Same backplane as feature A5N5 00AL541 8x 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 32 HDDs e For existing configurations with 24x 2 5 inch bays e Adds 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives e Same backplane as feature A5D4 00AL542 6x 3 5 inch Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 12 HDDs e For existing configurations with 6x 3 5 inch drives e Adds 6x 3 5 inch hot swap drives e Same backplane as feature A5D5 00AL543 6x 3 5 inch Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 22 HDDs Intermix e For existing configurations with 16x 2 5 inch drives e Adds 6x 3 5 inch hot swap drives e Same backplane as feature A5D5 00AL544 8x 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 14 HDDs Intermix e For existing configurations with 6x 3 5 inch drives e Adds 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives e Same backplane as feature A5D4 00KG037 8x 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS SATA Upgrade Kit for 22 HDDs Intermix e For existing configurations with 6x 3 5 inch and 8x 2 5 inch drives e Adds 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives e Same backplane as feature ASN5 00AL539 SAS cable option for Dual RAID array RAID adapter not included e For configurations with two RAID cards e Only needed when upgrading from 8x 2 5 inch drives to 16 24 or 32 drives as shown in Figure 7 e Connects second a
5. 00NC571 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 inch HDD 24 2 5 inch SAS HS HDDs 00NC561 146GB 15 000 rom 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch HDD 24 00NC563 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch HDD 24 00NC565 600GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch HDD 24 00NC567 900GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch HDD 24 00NC569 1 2TB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch HDD 24 2 5 inch SAS HS SSDs 00NC573 200GB 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch SSD 24 00NC575 400GB 6Gb SAS 2 5 inch SSD 24 Lenovo System x3500 M5 42 External disk storage systems The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through the System x sales channel Table 30 External disk storage systems Part number Description 2071CU2 Storwize V3500 LFF Dual Control Enclosure 2071CU3 Storwize V3500 SFF Dual Control Enclosure 6099L2C Storwize V3700 3 5 inch Storage Controller Unit 6099S2C Storwize V3700 2 5 inch Storage Controller Unit 6099T2C Storwize V3700 2 5 inch DC Storage Controller Unit For more information see the list of Product Guides in the System Storage category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat externalstorage Lenovo System x3500 M5 43 External backup units The server supports the external backup attachment options that are listed in the following table Table 31 External backup options Part number Descrip
6. 40 60 C 40 140 F e Humidity 8 85 Max Dew Point 24 C e Electrical e Models with 900 W AC power supplies e 100 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 10 3 A e 200 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 5 0A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 15 kVA e Maximum configuration 1 194 kVA e Models with 750 W Platinum AC power supplies e 100 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 8 6A e 200 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 4 2A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 15 kVA e Maximum configuration 1 015 kVA e Models with 750 W Titanium AC power supplies e 200 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 4 2A e Input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 15 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 965 kVA e Models with 550 W AC power supplies e 100 to 127 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 6 5 A e 200 to 240 nominal V ac 50 Hz or 60 Hz 3 3 A e input kilovolt amperes kVA approximately e Minimum configuration 0 16 kVA e Maximum configuration 0 732 kVA e BTU output e Base configuration 2931 Btu hr 859 watts e Maximum configuration 4043 Btu hr 1185 watts Lenovo System x3500 M5 38 Warranty options The Lenovo System x3500 M5 has a 3 year onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms Lenovo offers the warranty service upgrades through ServicePacs which are described in this section The Service
7. full height half length requires second processor Slot 6 PCle 3 0 x16 x16 wired full height full length requires second processor Slot 7 PCle 3 0 x16 x16 wired full height full length requires second processor Slots 3 and 6 support double wide GPUs Ports e Front Two USB 2 0 ports e Rear Four USB ports two USB 2 0 two USB 3 0 one DB 15 video one RJ 45 systems management four RJ 45 GbE network ports optional serial port e Internal Two internal USB 3 0 ports for embedded hypervisor and internal tape drive Optional SD Media Adapter Cooling Calibrated Vectored Cooling with up to four hot swap fans two fans shipped standard on single processor models and four fans shipped on dual processor models For single processor models optional Redundant Cooling Kit provides two extra fans for N 1 redundancy Power supply Up to two redundant hot swap 550 W 750 W or 900 W High Efficiency Platinum AC power supplies or 750 W High Efficiency Titanium AC power supplies Hot swap parts Hard drives power supplies and fans Systems UEFI IMM2 1 that is based on Renesas SH7758 Predictive Failure Analysis light path management diagnostics panel on the front of the server with optional upgrade kit Automatic Server Restart ToolsCenter Systems Director and Active Energy Manager Optional IMM Advanced Upgrade software feature for remote
8. 1866MHz 90W Flash HS 32 burner Latin America amp Brazil 5464 EFx 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x8 GB M51201GB 8x2 5 inch Open 417 DVD 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W Flash Cap HS 32 5464 EGx 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16GB M5120 1GB 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 DVD 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1866MHz 85W Flash HS 32 5464 EHx 1x E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB M5120 1GB 8x2 5 inch Open 417 DVD 1x 750W Tower 25MB 2133MHz 105W Flash HS 32 Japan 5464 E6J 1x E5 2603 v3 6C 1 6GHz 1x8GB M51201GB 8x2 5 inch Open 417 DVD 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W Flash HS 32 5464 E7J 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x8 GB M51201GB 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 DVD 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W Flash HS 32 Lenovo System x3500 M5 Table 3 Express models Part 2 MTM Intel Xeon processorst Memory RAID Drive Drives Slots Optical Power Form two maximum bays std supply factor std max max 2 max Australia amp New Zealand 5464 EIM 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9G
9. 81Y7116 A5CB A5MS Intel Xeon E5 2630 v3 8C 2 4GHz 20MB 1866MHz 85W D2x 00KG052 ARZK ARZL Intel Xeon E5 2630L v3 8C 1 8GHz 20MB 1866MHz 55W 81Y7117 A5CC A5MT Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 20MB 1866MHz 90W 81Y7118 A5CD A5MU Intel Xeon E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz 25MB 2133MHz 105W G2x G3x 81Y7119 A5CE A5MV Intel Xeon E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 30MB 2133MHz 120W H2x 81Y7120 A5CF A5MW Intel Xeon E5 2680 v3 12C 2 5GHz 30MB 2133MHz 120W J2x 00KG038 ARYU ARYX Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 12C 2 6GHz 30MB 2133MHz 135W 00KG039 ARYV ARYY Intel Xeon E5 2697 v3 14C 2 6GHz 35MB 2133MHz 145W 00KG040 ARYW ARYZ Intel Xeon E5 2699 v3 18C 2 8GHz 45MB 2133MHz 145W The first feature code is for the first processor the second feature code is for the second processor Lenovo System x3500 M5 Memory options The System x3500 M5 supports TruDDR4 memory TruDDR Memory uses the highest quality components that are sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only memory that meets our strict requirements is selected It is compatibility tested and tuned on every System x server to maximize performance and reliability TruDDR4 Memory has a unique signature programmed into the DIMM that enables System x servers to verify whether the installed memory is qualified or supported Because TruDDR4 Memory is authenticated certain extended memory performance features can be enabled to extend performance over industr
10. Figure 8 Configurations of 3 5 inch drives For configure to order configurations the server also supports simple swap 3 5 inch drives The simple swap drives can be connected to the 6 Gb SATA ports on the system board of the server or to a RAID controller Only six 3 5 inch drives are supported a configuration of 12 simple swap drives is not supported Six 3 5 inch simple swap drives CTO only no upgrades Note 12 simple swap drives not supported jm m Onboard RAID SATA ports adapter Figure 9 Simple swap 3 5 inch drives Lenovo System x3500 M5 20 The server also supports combinations of 2 5 inch drive bays up to 16 and 3 5 inch drive bays 6 bays The upgrade path from models with 2 5 inch drives is shown in the following figure The 3 5 inch drives must be connected to a separate RAID adapter Upgrade path Add 3 5 inch drives to models with 2 5 inch drives two RAID adapters required Add 00AL543 Add 00AL540 8x 2 5 expander Figure 10 Combinations of 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch drive bays from a 2 5 inch base The following figure shows the upgrade path from models with 3 5 inch drives Upgrade path Add 2 5 inch drives to models with 3 5 inch drives two RAID adapters required 8x 2 5 expander Figure 11 Combinations of 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch drive bays from a 3 5 inch base Lenovo System x3500 M5 21 Controllers for internal storage The following table lists the RAID contr
11. M5225 SAS SATA Controller Table 27 External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure Server to Expansion enclosure connectivity Mini SAS HD x4 to Mini SAS x4 00MJ162 0 6m SAS Cable mSAS HD to mSAS 1 00MJ163 1 5m SAS Cable mSAS HD to mSAS 1 00MJ166 3m SAS Cable mSAS HD to mSAS 1 Expansion enclosure to Expansion enclosure connectivity Mini SAS x4 to Mini SAS x4 39R6529 1 m SAS Cable 1 39R6531 3 m SAS Cable 1 Lenovo System x3500 M5 41 The following table lists drives that are supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Table 28 Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 3 5 inch NL SAS HS HDDs OONC555 2TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 inch HDD 12 00NC557 3TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 inch HDD 12 00NC559 4TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 inch HDD 12 The following table lists HDDs that are supported by EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Table 29 Drive options for EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure 2 5 inch NL SAS HS HDDs
12. Part 1 550 W and 750 W power supply units Power supply 550 W A 550 W B 750 W A 750 W B Maximum processors 1 2 max 90W 1 2 Memory maximums mutually exclusive RDIMMs No limit No limit No limit No limit LRDIMMs 0 0 0 0 Drive maximums mutually exclusive 3 5 inch drives only No limit 6 No limit No limit 2 5 inch drives only 16 8 16 16 Intermix 3 5 in and 2 5 in drives 6x 3 5 8x 2 5 No 6x 3 5 8x 2 5 6x 3 5 8x 2 5 PCle adapters non GPU No limit No limit No limit No limit Maximum GPUs 0 0 1 0 GPUs use two PCle slots therefore if a GPU is installed the number of non GPU adapters installed is reduced by two Table 18 Supported configurations Part 2 900 W power supply units Power supply 900 W 900 W 900 W 900 W 900 W 2D 900 W 1A 2A 2B 2C 2E Maximum processors 1 2 2 2 2 max 2 max 135W 90W Memory maximums mutually exclusive RDIMMs No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit 12 LRDIMMs 0 12 0 No limit 0 0 Drive maximums mutually exclusive 3 5 inch drives only No limit No limit 6 6 No limit 6 2 5 inch drives only No limit 24 8 8 No limit 8 Intermix 3 5 in and 2 5 in No limit No limit
13. TB with 32x 1 2TB 2 5 inch SAS hot swap HDDs e 36 TB with 6x 6TB 3 5 inch NL SAS or NL SATA simple swap HDDs e Intermix of SAS and SATA is supported Storage e Onboard 6 Gb SATA no RAID support controller e 12 Gb SAS SATA RAID RAID 0 1 10 with M1215 or M5210 Optional upgrade to RAID 5 50 is available for M1215 Optional upgrade to RAID 5 50 is available for M5210 zero cache 1 GB non backed cache 1 GB 2 GB or 4 GB flash backed cache Optional upgrade to RAID 6 60 is available for M5210 with memory cache upgrades e 12 Gb SAS SATA non RAID N2215 HBA Optical drive Two half height 5 25 inch bays for optical or tape drives Supports DVD ROM or Multiburner bays Tape drive bays Two half height 5 25 inch bays for optical or tape drives Support for one RDX internal USB tape drive Network interfaces Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE T ports RJ 45 based on Broadcom BCM5719 controller Lenovo System x3500 M5 Table 1 Standard specifications part 2 Components Specification PCI Expansion slots Up to eight slots with two processors and five slots when one CPU is installed All slots are PCle 3 0 slots e Slot 1 PCle 3 0 x8 x8 wired full height half length Slot 2 PCle 3 0 x16 x8 wired full height full length Slot 3 PCle 3 0 x16 x16 wired full height full length Slot 4 PCle 3 0 x8 x8 wired full height full length Slot 5 PCle 3 0 x8 x8 wired
14. backup unit options that are listed in the following table Table 11 Internal tape drives Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported A2U7 RDX 3 Internal USB Drive 1 00D2786 A2VE RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 320 GB Cartridge includes USB cable 1 00D2787 A2VF RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 500 GB Cartridge includes USB cable 1 00D2788 A2VG RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 1 TB Cartridge includes USB cable 1 USB devices are attached to the internal USB connector For option part number orders the USB cable is included with the RDX drive For CTO use feature code 9266 For more information see the list of Product Guide RDX USB 3 0 Disk Backup Solution which is available at this website http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0894 html Open Lenovo System x3500 M5 26 Optical drives The server supports the optical drive options that are listed in the following table Table 12 Optical drives Part number Feature Description Maximum Standard models code supported where used None 4154 Half High SATA DVD ROM 2 All standard models 81Y6404 4155 Half High SATA Multiburner 2 This option is available via CTO only or is already installed in standard models The two half high drives in the table can be installed in any open 5 25 inch drive bay The
15. business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades available Manageability and security The following powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3500 M5 Lenovo System x3500 M5 The server includes an IMM2 1 to monitor server availability and perform remote management Integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI enables improved setup configuration and updates and simplifies error handling Two integrated Trusted Platform Modules TPMs enable advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation System x Trusted Platform Assurance an exclusive set of System x security features and practices establishes a foolproof security foundation for workloads by delivering firmware that is securely built tested digitally signed and verified before running The server offers enterprise class data protection with optional self encrypting drives and simple centralized key management through IBM Security Key Lifecycle Management Industry standard AES NI support offers faster stronger encryption IBM Systems Director offers comprehensive systems management tools that help to increase uptime reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system e inte
16. diagnostics which include system LEDs on the front of the server see the following figure and LEDs near the monitored components for example the DIMM error LED on the system board The server also offers an optional upgrade to supply another array of light path diagnostic LEDs on the front of the chassis The following table lists the ordering information for the light path diagnostics panel upgrade kit Table 22 Remote management option Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 00AL566 A5N3 System x3500 M5 Lightpath Upgrade Kit 1 Lenovo System x3500 M5 35 The following figure shows the meaning of each LED Ethernet System Check System Power LED activity locator log error Power button behind door Drive RAID Fan Temperature Optional Processor light path Configuration agnostics panel Memory Power supply Power supply over spec PCI Non maskable interrupt System board Figure 13 System LEDs and the optional light path diagnostics panel Note The light path diagnostics panel upgrade kit supplies the array of LEDs that is mounted in a bracket that is installed inside the server as shown in the following figure The light path diagnostics indicators are still visible on the front of the server even if the upgrade kit is not installed Figure 14 System x3500 M5 Lightpath Upgrade Kit IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager for System x SEDs FoD SKL
17. feature on all M5225 controllers that are installed in a server The ServeRAID M5225 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight external 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Supports 12 6 and 3 Gb s SAS and 6 and 3 Gb s SATA data transfer rates Two external x4 mini SAS HD connectors SFF 8644 Supports 2 GB flash backed cache standard Supports RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and 50 standard Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade Supports optional M5200 Series Performance Accelerator and SSD Caching upgrades PCle x8 Gen 3 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller Supports connectivity to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures Lenovo System x3500 M5 40 The ServeRAID M5225 SAS SATA Controller supports connectivity to the IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures that are listed in the following table Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy chained per one M5225 external port For better performance distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both M5225 ports Table 26 IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one M5225 610012X EXP2512 Storage Enclosure 17 610024X EXP2524 Storage Enclosure 9 The external SAS cables that are listed in the following table support connectivity between external expansion enclosures and the ServeRAID
18. more information see the Power Supply section e Ifa NVIDIA card is installed the maximum memory that can be installed is 1 TB Power supplies and redundant cooling The server supports up to two redundant power supplies Standard models come with one or two power supplies depending on the model The server also comes standard with two for models with one processor installed or four for models with two processors installed hot swap cooling fans For models with only one processor an optional Redundant Cooling Kit provides N 1 cooling redundancy The following table lists the power supplies and redundant cooling upgrade options Table 17 Power supplies Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 00AL533 A5MY System x 550W High Effiency Platinum AC 2 A2x B2x C2x C3x Power Supply C4x D2x 00AL534 A5MZ System x 750W High Efficiency Platinum AC 2 G2x G3x Power Supply 00AL536 A5NO System x 900W High Efficency Platinum AC 2 H2x J2x Power Supply 00AL535 A5N1 System x 750W High Efficiency Titanium AC 2 Power Supply None A5CH System x 550W High Efficency Platinum AC 1 Fixed Power Supply 81Y7132 A5D6 System x3500 M5 Redundant Cooling Kit 1 CTO only Lenovo System x3500 M5 31 The following table shows the combinations supported Table 18 Supported configurations
19. 0 0 No limit 0 drives PCle adapters non GPU No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit 2 Maximum GPUs 1 0 1 0 0 2 GPUs use two PCle slots therefore if a GPU is installed the number of non GPU adapters that are installed is reduced by two Lenovo System x3500 M5 32 AC power supply options ships without a line cord it must be purchased separately Country specific line cords and rack cables can be ordered if needed as listed in the following table Table 19 Power cables Part Feature Description number code Rack power cables 39Y7932 6263 4 3m 10A 100 250V C13 to IEC 320 C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7937 6201 1 5m 10A 100 250V C13 to IEC 320 C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7938 6204 IEC309 C20 to C13 rack jumper cable Country specific power cords 39Y7917 6212 European 10A line C13 to CEE 7 7 2 8M 39Y7918 6213 Denmark 10A line C13 to DK2 5A 2 8M 39Y7919 6216 Switzerland 10A line C13 to SEV 1011 2 8M 39Y7920 6218 Israel 10A line C13 to SI 32 2 8M 39Y7921 6217 Italy 10A line C13 to CEE 7 7 2 8M 39Y7922 6214 South Africa 10A line C13 to SABS 164 1 2 8M 39Y7923 6215 United Kingdom 10A line C13 to BS 1363 2 8M 39Y7924 6211 Australia NZ 10A line C13 to SAA AS C112 2 8M
20. 3 Phase 60A PDU NA 39M2816 DPI C13 Enterprise PDU without line cord 39Y8923 DPI 60A Three Phase C19 Enterprise PDU with IEC309 3P G 208 V fixed line cord 39Y8941 DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU without line cord 39Y8948 DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU without line cord Front end PDUs 39Y8934 DPI 32 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 2P Gnd connector 39Y8935 DPI 63 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 2P Gnd connector 39Y8938 30 amp 125 V Front end PDU with NEMA L5 30P connector 39Y8939 30 amp 250 V Front end PDU with NEMA L6 30P connector 39Y8940 60 amp 250 V Front end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P N Gnd connector Lenovo System x3500 M5 47 Table 34 Power distribution units Part 2 Part number Description Universal PDUs 39Y8951 DPI Universal Rack PDU with US LV and HV line cords 39Y8952 DPI Universal Rack PDU with CEE7 VII Europe LC 39Y8953 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Denmark LC 39Y8954 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Israel LC 39Y8955 DPI Universal Rack PDU with Italy LC 39Y8956 DPI Universal Rack PDU with South Africa LC 39Y8957 DPI Universal Rack PDU with UK LC 39Y8958 DPI Universal Rack PDU with AS NZ LC 39Y8959 DPI Universal Rack PDU with China LC 39Y8962 DPI Universal Rack PDU Argentina 39Y8960 DPI Uni
21. 30V 24195KX UPS5000 21303RX UPS 7500XHV 21304RX UPS 10000XHV For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat power Lenovo System x3500 M5 46 Power distribution units The server supports attachments to the power distribution units PDUs are listed in the following table Table 34 Power distribution units Part 1 Part number Description Switched and Monitored PDUs 46M4002 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4003 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4004 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4005 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4167 1U 9 C19 3 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A 3 Phase PDU 46M4116 OU 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A PDU 46M4119 OU 24 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A PDU 46M4134 OU 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 50A 3 Phase PDU 46M4137 OU 12 C19 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Enterprise PDUs 71762MX Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71762NX Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU WW 71763MU Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 Phase 60A PDU NA 71763NU Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19
22. 3500 M5 00KC334 ARZ2 System x3500 M5 Cable Management Kit 00AL538 A5N4 System x3500 M5 Tower to Rack Conversion Kit Monitor kits and keyboard trays 17238BX 1723HC1 fc A3EK 1U 18 5 Standard Console 17238EX 1723HC1 fc A3EL 1U 18 5 Enhanced Media Console Console switches 1754D2X 1754HC2 fc 6695 Global 4x2x32 Console Manager GCM32 1754D1X 1754HC1 fc 6694 Global 2x2x16 Console Manager GCM16 1754A2X 1754HC4 fc 0726 Local 2x16 Console Manager LCM16 1754A1X 1754HC3 fc 0725 Local 1x8 Console Manager LCM8 Console cables 43V6147 3757 Single Cable USB Conversion Option UCO 39M2895 3756 USB Conversion Option 4 Pack UCO 46M5383 5341 Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 VCO2 46M5382 5340 Serial Conversion Option SCO Universal management gateway and cables 3858D3X 3858HC1 fc A4X1 Avocent Universal Management Gateway 6000 00AK142 A4X4 UM KVM Module VGA SD Dual RJ45 For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat rack Lenovo System x3500 M5 50 Rack cabinets Supported rack cabinets are listed in the following table Table 36 Rack cabinets
23. 39Y7925 6219 Korea 7A line C13 to KETI 15A 250V 2 8M 39Y7927 6269 India 6A line C13 to Fig 68 2 8M 39Y7928 6210 China 6A line C13 to GB 2099 1 2 8M 39Y7929 6223 Brazil 10A line C13 to NBR 6147 2 8M 39Y7930 6222 Argentina 10A line C13 to IRAM 2063 2 8M 39Y7931 6207 Power Cable C13 NEMA 5 15P 14ft 00CG265 A53E Power Cord Taiwan AC plug 10A 250V 2 8M OPT 00CG267 A53F Power Cord Taiwan AC plug 15A 125V 2 8M OPT 46M2592 A1RF 10A 250V C13 to NEMA 6 15P 2 8m line cord 46M2593 A1RE Japan 10A 100V C13 to JIS C 8303 2 8m line cord Lenovo System x3500 M5 33 Integrated virtualization The server supports the VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisor on one or two SD cards with the optional SD Media Adapter for System x This adapter is in a dedicated connector on the system board as shown in the following figure Figure 12 SD Media Adapter with one SD Card installed When only one SD card is installed in the adapter you can create up to 16 volumes each of which is presented to UEFI as a bootable device When two SD Media cards are inserted volumes can be mirrored RAID 1 across both cards up to a total of eight mirrored volumes The use of mirrored volumes improves system availability because the server remains operational even if one SD card fails The RAI
24. 579 QLogic 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for System x 4 7 42D0501 3578 QLogic 8Gb FC Single port HBA for System x 4 7 SAS 46M0907 5982 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller 4 7 00AE912 A5MO0 N2225 SAS SATA HBA for System x 4 7 00AE916 A5M1 N2226 SAS SATA HBA for System x 4 7 For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat hba PCle SSD adapters The server currently does not support High IOPS SSD adapters Lenovo System x3500 M5 GPU adapters The x3500 M5 server supports graphics processing units GPUs that are listed in the following table Up to two GPUs are supported depending on the number of processors that are installed in a server Table 16 GPU adapters Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 1 CPU 2 CPUs OOFP672 A3YV NVIDIA Quadro K6000 1 2 OOFP676 A5FG NVIDIA Tesla K40c 1 2 The following other rules apply e If two GPUs are installed they must be identical e The first GPU is installed in slot 3 the second GPU is installed in slot 6 and requires the second processor to be installed e The number of GPUs that can be installed depends on the type of power supply that is installed and the type and number of other components that are installed For
25. 6MHz 85W HS 32 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB M5210 1GB 8x 2 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 750 W G2x 25MB 2133MHz 105W Flash HS 32 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2670 v3 12C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB M5210 2GB 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 900 W H2x 30MB 2133MHz 120W Flash HS 32 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2680 v3 12C 2 5GHz 1x 16 GB M5210 2GB 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 900 W J2x 30MB 2133MHz 120W Flash HS 32 HS 2 Rack models 5464 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB M1215 6x 3 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 550 W C3x 15MB 1866MHz 85W HS 12 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2650 v3 10C 2 3GHz 1x 16 GB M5210 1GB 8x2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 750 W G3x 25MB 2133MHz 105W Flash HS 32 HS 2 x in the Machine Type Model MTM represents a country specific letter for example the EMEA MTM is 7983 A5G and the US MTM is 7383 A5U Ask a Lenovo representative for specific information Processor detail Processor quantity and model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed TDP Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server Lenovo System x3500 M5 10 Express models The following table lists the express models Table 3 Express models Part 1 MTM Intel Xeon processorst Memory RAID Drive Drives Slots Optical Power Form two maximum bays std supply factor std max max 2 max United States and Canada
26. D functionality is handled internally by the SD Media Adapter The following table shows the available options The table also indicates whether the option includes the SD Media RAID Adapter and how many SD cards are included Table 20 Virtualization options Part number Feature Description Includes SD Cards code Adapter Included 00ML706 A5TJ SD Media Adapter for Systems x Yes 2 Option 00ML706 includes 2 blank 32GB SD cards 00ML700 AS2V Blank 32GB SD Media for System x No 2 None AS4B RAID Adapter for SD Media w VMware ESXi 5 1 U2 2 SD Yes 2 Media RAIDed None ASCG RAID Adapter for SD Media w VMware ESXi 5 1 U2 1 SD Yes 1 Media Option 00ML 706 includes two 32GB SD cards however for CTO orders feature code A5TJ does not include SD media and the 32GB cards and VMware vSphere preload must be selected separately CTO only Lenovo System x3500 M5 34 Systems management The server contains IMM2 1 which provides advanced service processor control monitoring and an alerting function If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails the IMM2 1 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem records the error in the event log and alerts you to the problem Optionally the IMM2 1 also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities The IMM provides remote server management through the f
27. Half High SATA DVD ROM drive supports the following media and speeds for reading CD ROM 48X CD DA DAE 40X CD R 48X CD RW 40X DVD ROM single layer 16X DVD ROM dual layer 12X DVD R 4 7 GB 16X DVD R DL 12X DVD R 16X DVD R DL 12X DVD RW 4 7 GB 12X DVD RW 12X DVD RAM 4 7 9 4 GB 6X The Half High SATA multiburner drive supports the same media and speeds for reading as HH DVD ROM In addition this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing CD R 24X CD RW 4X High Speed CD RW 10X Ultra Speed CD RW 16X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 8X DVD R 8X DVD R DL 8X DVD RW 6X DVD RW 8X DVD RAM 3X Lenovo System x3500 M5 27 I O expansion options The server supports up to seven PCle 3 0 slots Four slots 1 4 when one CPU is installed or seven slots when two CPUs are installed The following slot form factors are available Slot 1 PCle 3 0 x8 x8 wired full height half length Slot 2 PCle 3 0 x16 x8 wired full height full length Slot 3 PCle 3 0 x16 x16 wired full height full length Slot 4 PCle 3 0 x8 x8 wired full height full length Slot 5 PCle 3 0 x8 x8 wired full height half length requires second processor Slot 6 PCle 3 0 x16 x16 wired full height full length requires second processor Slot 7 PCle 3 0 x16 x16 wired full height full length requires second processor Slots 3 and 6 support double wide GPUs The COM Port Bracket part number 00KC332 is used for makin
28. Hz 1x8GB M1215 6x 3 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W RAID 5 50 HS 12 burner 5464 EJM 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x8GB M1215 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1600MHz 85W RAID 5 50 HS 32 burner 5464 EKM 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 2x8GB M5120 1GB J 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 550W Tower 15MB 1866MHz 85W Flash Cap HS 32 burner 5464 ELM 1x E5 2640 v3 8C 2 6GHz 2x8GB M5120 1GB 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 Multi 1x 750W Tower 20MB 1866MHz 90W Flash Cap HS 32 burner MTM Machine Type Model Processor detail Processor quantity and model number of cores core speed L3 cache memory speed TDP Lenovo System x3500 M5 12 Processor options The x3500 M5 supports the processor options that are listed in the following table The server supports up to two processors This table shows which server models feature each processor as standard If there is no corresponding where used model for a particular processor this processor is available through CTO only Table 4 Processor options Part Feature Standard models number codes Description where used 81Y7113 A5C8 A5MP Intel Xeon E5 2603 v3 6C 1 6GHz 15MB 1600MHz 85W A2x 81Y7114 A5C9 A5MQ Intel Xeon E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 15MB 1600MHz 85W B2x 81Y7115 A5CA A5MR Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 15MB 1866MHz 85W C2x C3x C4x
29. M FoD is an optional feature which is available in System x environments that centralizes simplifies and automates the data encryption key management process to help minimize risk and reduce operational costs SKLM FoD offers a simple and robust solution for key storage key serving and key lifecycle management for self encrypting drives SEDs in local and distributed System x environments The FoD upgrade can be configured with the ServeRAID M5210 and M1215 RAID controllers paired with SEDs The following table lists SKLM FoD part numbers Lenovo System x3500 M5 36 Table 23 Security Key Lifecycle Manager FoD part numbers Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported United States Canada Asia Pacific and Japan 0009998 A5U1 IBM SKLM for System x w SEDs FoD per Install w 1Yr S amp S 1 00D9999 AS6C IBM SKLM for System x w SEDs FoD per Install w 3Yr S amp S 1 Latin America Europe Middle East and Africa OOFP648 A5U1 IBM SKLM for System x w SEDs FoD per Install w 1Yr S amp S 1 00FP649 AS6C IBM SKLM for System x w SEDs FoD per Install w 3Yr S amp S 1 Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterp
30. Pac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post warranty maintenance agreements with a well defined scope of services including service hours response time term of service and service agreement terms and conditions ServicePac offerings are country specific that is each country might have its own service types service levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of ServicePacs might be available in a particular country For more information about ServicePac offerings that are available in your country see the ServicePac Product Selector at this website https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac The following table describes the warranty service definitions Table 24 Warranty service definitions Term Description Onsite repair A service technician comes to the server s location for equipment repair 24x7x2 hour Aservice technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including holidays 24x7x4 hour Aservice technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service around the clock every day including holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four business hours aft
31. RSS and Transmit Side Scaling TSS Message Signal Interrupt MSI and Message Signal Interrupt Extension MSI X support Support for jumbo frames up to 9600 bytes Lenovo System x3500 M5 28 The following table lists other supported network adapters Table 14 Network adapters Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 1 CPU 2 CPUs 40 Gb Ethernet 00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX 3 40GbE FDR IB VPI Adapter 4 7 10 Gb Ethernet 4471370 A5GZ Broadcom NetXtreme 2x10GbE BaseT Adapter 4 7 94Y5180 A4Z6 Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter 4 7 49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP Adapter 4 7 49Y7970 A2ED Intel X540 T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter 4 7 00D9690 A3PM Mellanox ConnectX 3 10 GbE Adapter 4 7 90Y4600 A3MR QLogic 8200 Dual Port 10GbE SFP VFA 4 7 00Y5624 A3MT QLogic 8200 VFA FCoE iSCSI License for System x FoD 4 7 Features on Demand upgrade for 90Y4600 47C9977 A522 Solarflare SFN7122F 2x10GbE SFP Flareon Ultra 4 7 1 Gb Ethernet 42C1780 2995 Broadcom NetXtreme 2xGbE BaseT Adapter 4 7 90Y9370 A2V4 Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port GbE Adapter 4 7 90Y9352 A2V3 Broadcom NetXtreme Quad Port GbE Adapter 4 7 49Y4230 5767 Intel Ethernet Dual Port Server Adapter 1340 12 4 7 49Y4240 5768 Intel Ethernet Q
32. S nor SATA HDDs can be configured with SSDs within the same RAID array Lenovo System x3500 M5 16 Backplanes The following table lists the available backplanes for the x3500 M5 Standard models ship with one 8x 2 5 inch hot swap backplane or one 6x 3 5 inch hot swap backplane as listed Table 7 Internal storage backplane configure to order Feature Name Models Maximum code where used supported A5D4 System x3500 M5 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS All other 2 e 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives standard e Connect to 1 adapter 2 ports or 2 adapters 1 port each models e Supported by M5210 M1215 or N2215 ASN5 System x3500 M5 2 5 inch Hot Swap SAS 8 16 2 e 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives e Includes a SAS expander e Connects to backplane A5D4 to support up to 16 drives per port e Supported by M5210 M1215 or N2215 ASD5 System x3500 M5 3 5 inch Hot Swap SAS C3x C4x 2 e 6x 3 5 inch hot swap drives e Supported by M5210 M1215 or N2215 A5UM System x3500 M5 3 5 inch Simple Swap 1 e 6x 3 5 inch simple swap drives e Connections to onboard SATA ports A5D2 System x3500 M5 3 5 inch Simple Swap 1 e 6x 3 5 inch simple swap drives e Connections to RAID controller Lenovo System x3500 M5 The following table list the available hot swap drive bay upgrades Table 8 Drive bay upgrade options Option part number Name
33. al holes can be grouped more densely than round holes which provides more efficient airflow through the system e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification and management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs Lenovo System x3500 M5 4 Operator panel with system LEDs Pull out label tab Optional light path diagnostics panel Optional 2nd optical drive in 5 25 inch drive bay Lenovo System x3500 M5 The following figure shows the front of the server TPM physical presence button Figure 2 Front view of the System x3500 M5 Locations of key components and connectors Ambient temperature sensor 2x USB 2 0 ports Optical drive Locking drive cover 6x hot swap 3 5 inch HDD bays 16x hot swap 2 5 inch HDD bays Other drive configurations available The following figure shows the rear of the server 4x PCle 3 0 adapter slots Four 1 GbE ports 2x USB 3 0 ports NN w 2x USB 2 0 ports Dedicated IMM2 port Hot swap ee NMI reset power supplies i 3 pinhole Video port 3x PCle 3 0 i Cover adapter slots SSB lock key Figure 3 Rear view of the System x3500 M5 The following figure shows the locations of key components inside the server Brackets for Hypervisor amp tape 6Gb SATA 5 25 RAID supercaps USB 3 0 ports ports drive bays PCle slots 1 4 CPU 1 Serial port header CPU 1and SD Me
34. arks Lenovo the Lenovo logo and For Those Who Do are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both These and other Lenovo trademarked terms are marked on their first occurrence in this information with the appropriate symbol or indicating US registered or common law trademarks owned by Lenovo at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of Lenovo trademarks is available on the Web at http www lenovo com legal copytrade html The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both Lenovo RackSwitch Lenovo logo ServeRAID ServerProven System x ToolsCenter TruDDR4 The following terms are trademarks of other companies Intel Intel Xeon Intel logo Intel Inside logo and Intel Centrino logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Lenovo System x3500 M5 54
35. clusive Only one operational memory mode can be enabled on a server and it is a system wide setting The following table shows the characteristics of the supported DIMMs Tables cells that are highlighted with a gray background indicate when the number of DIMMs per channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at a rated speed Table 6 Maximum memory speeds DIMM specification RDIMM LRDIMM Rank Single rank Dual rank Quad rank Part numbers 46W0784 4 GB 46W0792 8 GB 46W0796 16 GB 46W0800 32 GB 46W0788 8 GB 95Y4812 64 GB Rated speed 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz Rated voltage 1 2V 1 2V 1 2V 1 2V Maximum quantity supported 24 24 24 24 Maximum DIMM capacity 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 64 GB Maximum memory capacity 192 GB 192 GB 384 GB 1 5 TB Maximum memory at rated 64 GB 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB speed Maximum operating speed 1 DIMM per channel 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2 DIMMs per channel 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 2133 MHz 3 DIMMs per channel 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 1866 MHz Support for 64 GB LRDIMMs is planned for a later date The maximum quantity that is supported is shown for two processors installed Lenovo System x3500 M5 Internal storage The internal drive bays of the x3500 M5 are shown in the followi
36. dapter to backplane Lenovo System x3500 M5 18 Drive bay configurations The following figure shows how models with eight 2 5 inch drive bays can be upgraded to a total of 32 drive bays In such configurations all drives are connected to one RAID controller Supported adapters are the ServeRAID M5210 ServeRAID M1215 and N2215 host bus adapter Upgrade path 2 5 inch drives with single RAID adapter j Add g Add Add 5 00AL540 is 00AL540 00AL541 8x 2 5 8x 2 5 expander expander 8x 2 5 8x 2 5 expander expander Figure 6 Configurations of 2 5 inch drives with one RAID adapter The following figure shows how models with eight 2 5 inch drive bays can be upgraded to a total of 32 drive bays that use two RAID controller for added performance Supported adapters are the ServeRAID M5210 ServeRAID M1215 and N2215 host bus adapter Add F 00AL540 Add Add 3 00 539 BBB ooaL540 JENIE ooAL541 E 8x 2 5 expander 8x 2 5 expander Figure 7 Configurations of 2 5 inch drives with two RAID adapters Lenovo System x3500 M5 19 The following figure shows how models with six 3 5 inch hot swap drive bays can be upgraded to 12 drive bays Such a configuration requires two RAID controllers Supported adapters are the ServeRAID M5210 ServeRAID M1215 and N2215 host bus adapter 3 5 inch hot swap drives two RAID adapters required Add 00AL542 Adapter fE
37. dia CPU2and 4x hot swap HDD drive 12 DIMMs adapter 12 DIMMs fans bays Figure 4 Inside view of the System x3500 M5 Lenovo System x3500 M5 Standard specifications The following table lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Components Specification Form factor Tower or 5U Rack Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v3 product family CPUs with 18 cores 2 8 GHz core speeds or 14 cores 2 6 GHz 12 cores up to 2 6 GHz 10 cores 2 3 GHz 8 cores up to 2 6 GHz 6 cores up to 2 4 GHz Two QPI links up to 9 6 GT s each Up to 2133 MHz memory speed Up to 45 MB L3 cache Chipset Intel C612 Memory Up to 24 DIMM sockets 12 DIMMs per processor RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are supported Memory types cannot be intermixed Memory speed up to 2133 MHz Memory With RDIMMs Up to 384 GB with 24x 16 GB RDIMMs and two processors maximums With LRDIMMs Up to 1 5 TB with 24x 64 GB LRDIMMs and two processors Memory ECC Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs memory mirroring and memory rank sparing protection Disk drive bays e Up to 32x 2 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA HDDs e Up to 12x 3 5 inch hot swap SAS SATA HDDs or SSDs e Up to 6x 3 5 inch simple swap SATA HDDs e Two 5 25 inch drive bays for optical drives Maximum e 72 TB with 12x 6TB 3 5 inch NL SAS or NL SATA hot swap HDDs internal storage e 51 2 TB with 32x 1 6TB 2 5 inch SAS hot swap SSDs e 38 4
38. e server supports RDIMMs and LRDIMMs e Mixing types of memory RDIMMs and LRDIMMs is not supported e The maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in the server depends on the number of processors e All DIMMs in the server operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of the follow ing factors e Memory speed that is supported by the specific processor e Lowest of maximum operating speeds for selected memory configuration that depends on quantity of DIMMs per channel as shown under Maximum operating speed section in the following table Lenovo System x3500 M5 The following memory protection technologies are supported ECC Memory mirroring Memory rank sparing Chipkill for x4 based memory DIMMs Chipkill works only in independent channel mode the default is operational mode and supports only x4 based memory DIMMs If memory mirroring is used DIMMs must be installed in pairs a minimum of one pair per each processor Both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size If memory rank sparing is used a minimum of one quad rank LRDIMM or two single rank or dual rank RDIMMs must be installed per populated channel the DIMMs do not need to be identical In rank sparing mode one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs installed Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing modes are mutually ex
39. er remote problem determination is completed We provide service 8 00 a m 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday Friday excluding holidays If after 1 00 p m it is determined that onsite service is required the customer can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day For noncritical service requests a service technician arrives by the end of the following business day 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location on the business day after we business day receive your call following remote problem determination We provide service 8 00 a m 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday Friday excluding holidays In general the following types of ServicePacs are available e Warranty and maintenance service upgrades e One two three four or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage e Onsite repair from next business day to four or two hours e One or two years of warranty extension e Remote technical support services One or three years with 24x7 coverage severity 1 or 9x5 next business day for all severities Installation and startup support for System x servers Remote technical support for System x servers Software support Support Line e Microsoft or Linux software e VMware e IBM Systems Director Lenovo System x3500 M5 39 Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the fol
40. f Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Backup units category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tape Lenovo System x3500 M5 44 Top of rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top of rack Ethernet switches that are listed in the following table Table 32 Top of rack switches Part number Description 1 Gb top of rack s witches 7309BAX RackSwitch G7028 24 ports 7309CAX RackSwitch G7028 48 ports 7309CAX RackSwitch G7052 0446013 RackSwitch G8000R 7309CFC RackSwitch G8000F 7309G52 RackSwitch G8052R 730952F RackSwitch G8052F 10 Gb top of rack switches 7309DRX RackSwitch G8264CS Rear to Front 7309DFX RackSwitch G8264CS Front to Rear 7309BR6 RackSwitch G8124ER 7309BF7 RackSwitch G8124EF 7309G64 RackSwitch G8264R 730964F RackSwitch G8264F 7309CR9 RackSwitch G8264TR 7309CF9 RackSwitch G8264TF 40 Gb top of rack switches 8036BRX RackSwitch G8332 Rear to Front 8036BFX RackSwitch G8332 Front to Rear 8036ARX RackSwitch G8316R 8036AFX RackSwitch G8316F For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Top of rack switches category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tor Le
41. g an external serial port available at the rear of the server This option includes the bracket and the cable The COM Port option is mounted in one of the PCle slots and that PCle slot cannot be used The following table lists the PCle slot options Table 13 System x3500 M5 COM Port Kit ordering information Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 00KC332 ARZO System x3500 M5 COM Port Kit 1 Network adapters The x3550 M5 supports four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports with the following features A Broadcom BCM5719 chip Four Gigabit Ethernet ports NIC Teaming load balancing and failover Ethernet features Compliant with 1 Gb Ethernet IEEE 802 3 802 3u and 802 3ab PHY specifications Integrated PHY for 10 100 1000 Mbps for multispeed full and half duplex auto negotiation Automatic MDI crossover IEEE 802 3x compliant flow control support IEEE 1588 protocol and 802 1AS time synchronization implementation IEEE802 3az Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE I O Virtualization features e O Virtualization support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft virtual machine queue VMQ e Function Level Reset FLR e IEEE 802 1q Virtual Local Area Network VLAN tagging support Stateless offload and performance features TCP IP and User Datagram Protocol UDP checksum offload TCP segmentation offload TCO Large Send Offload LSO Receive Side Scaling
42. he nstallation and User s Guide One 2 8 m C13 line cord country specific Notes e Rack models include a rail kit but do not include a cable management arm Order the CMA separately by using part number 00KC334 e EMEA models do not contain line cord It must be purchased separately Lenovo System x3500 M5 9 Standard models The following table lists the standard models Table 2 Standard models MTM Intel Xeon processorst Memory RAID Drive bays Drives Slots GbE Optical Power two maximum std max std supply max std max Tower models 5464 1x E5 2603 v3 6C 1 6GHz 1x8GB M1215 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 550 W A2x 15MB 1600MHz 85W HS 32 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2609 v3 6C 1 9GHz 1x8GB M1215 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 550 W B2x 15MB 1600MHz 85W HS 32 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB M1215 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 550 W C2x 15MB 1866MHz 85W HS 32 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2620 v3 6C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB M1215 6x 3 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 550 W C4x 15MB 1866MHz 85W HS 12 HS 2 5464 1x E5 2630 v3 8C 2 4GHz 1x 16 GB M1215 8x 2 5 inch Open 4 7 4 DVD 1x 550 W D2x 20MB 186
43. he memory upgrade 47C8656 47C8660 or 47C8664 Features on Demand FoD upgrades for ServeRAID adapters are applied system wide that is one FoD upgrade is required to activate the feature on all RAID controllers of the same type installed in the server The ServeRAID M1215 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port Two internal mini SAS HD connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SSDs LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps RAID on Chip ROC controller Support for RAID levels 0 1 and 10 standard support for RAID 5 50 with optional FoD upgrade Zero Controller Cache no battery flash backup Optional support for self encrypting drives SEDs with MegaRAID SafeStore with RAID 5 upgrade Fixed stripe size of 64 KB Lenovo System x3500 M5 22 The ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controller has the following specifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port Two x4 HD mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SSDs and SAS Expanders Supports RAID 0 1 and 10 Supports RAID 5 and 50 with optional M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 upgrade Optional support for self encrypting drives SEDs with MegaRAID SafeStore with RAID 5 upgrade Supports 1 GB non backed cache or 1 GB 2 GB or 4 GB flash backed cache PCle 3 0 x8 host inte
44. is presented as an illustration The result obtained in other operating environments may vary Lenovo may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you Any references in this publication to non Lenovo Web sites are provided for convenience only and do not in any manner serve as an endorsement of those Web sites The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this Lenovo product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk Any performance data contained herein was determined in a controlled environment Therefore the result obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly Some measurements may have been made on development level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems Furthermore some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment Copyright Lenovo 2014 All rights reserved Lenovo System x3500 M5 53 This document was created or updated on December 30 2014 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks e Send your comments in an e mail to redbooks us ibm com This document is available online at http www ibm com redbooks abstracts tips1242 html Tradem
45. l Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks which allows an application to run in its own isolated space that is protected from all other software running on a system Energy efficiency The x3500 M5 offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy reduce operational costs increase energy availability and contribute to the green environment e Energy efficient planar components help lower operational costs e High efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum and Titanium certifications e Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v3 product families offer significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits e Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw e Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments e Low voltage 1 2 V DDR4 memory DIMMs use up to 20 less energy compared to 1 35 V DDR3 DIMMs e SSDs use as much as 80 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs e The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes which is a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagon
46. lenovo ia N WHO DO Lenovo System x3500 M5 Lenovo Press Product Guide The Lenovo System x3500 M5 server provides outstanding performance for your business critical applications Its energy efficient design supports more cores memory and data capacity in a scalable Tower or 5U Rack package that is easy to service and manage With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 processors you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability Suggested use business critical workloads cloud computing virtualization virtual desktop big data analytics SAP applications database management point of sale Figure 1 shows the System x3500 M5 Figure 1 The Lenovo System x3500 M5 Did you know The x3500 M5 offers a flexible scalable design and simple upgrade path to 32 HDDs with up to seven PCle 3 0 slots and up to 1 5 TB of memory The onboard Ethernet solution provides four standard integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports without occupying PCle slots Comprehensive systems management tools with the next generation Integrated Management Module II make it easy to deploy integrate service and manage Lenovo System x3500 M5 Key features A high performance dual socket tower server the Lenovo System x3500 M5 can deliver the scalability reliable performance and optimized efficiency for your business critical applications Start with the basics and upgrade as your business changes without jeopardizi
47. lowing standards FCC Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Class A Canada ICES 003 issue 5 Class A UL IEC 60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 07 NOM 019 Argentina IEC60950 1 Japan VCCI Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 2006 Class A AS NZS 60950 1 Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A CNS14336 1 GB9254 Class A GB17625 1 China CCC GB4943 1 Korea KN22 Class A KN24 External disk storage expansion The server supports attachment to external storage expansion enclosures such as the EXP2500 series by using the ServeRAID M5225 SAS SATA Controller The server can also be attached to supported external storage systems such as the IBM System Storage DS3500 series by using a supported HBA For more information see the following table Table 25 RAID controllers and options for external disk storage expansion Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 12 Gb RAID controllers 00AE938 A5ND ServeRAID M5225 2GB SAS SATA Controller 4 Feature on Demand FoD upgrades for the M5225 4708706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade T 4708710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator 1 4708712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler 1 One FoD upgrade for the M5225 activates the
48. mize system performance e Upto 1 5 TB of memory capacity with 64 GB load reduced DIMMs or LRDIMMs support for 64 GB LRDIMMs is planned for a later date e The 12 Gbps SAS internal storage connectivity doubles the data transfer rate compared to 6 Gb SAS solutions to maximize performance of storage I O intensive applications e Up to 32 drive bays with internal backup and optical drive at the same time provide a flexible and scalable all in one platform to meet increasing demands e Flexible and scalable internal storage configurations provide for up to 72 TB of storage capacity e The use of solid state drives SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning hard disk drives HDDs can significantly improve I O performance An SSD can support up to 100 times more I O operations per second IOPS than a typical HDD e The server has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports e The server offers up to seven PCI Express PCle 3 0 I O expansion slots e With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This integration helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance e Support for up to two NVIDIA Quadro graphics processing units GPUs to maximize computing power Lenovo System x3500 M5 2 Availability and serviceability The x3500 M5 provides the following features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime The se
49. ng existing investments Virtualizing the PC infrastructure into one server can provide access to a powerful server with abundant storage space while significantly reducing IT costs Scalability and performance The x3500 M5 offers the following features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs e Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to two processors each with up to 18 cores up to 45 MB of L3 cache and up to 9 6 GT s QPI interconnect links e Supports up to two processors 36 cores and 72 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Intelligent and adaptive system performance with energy efficient Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power TDP e Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core up to two threads per core e Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better use the hardware for virtualization workloads e Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2 0 AVX 2 0 enable acceleration of enterprise class workloads including databases and enterprise resource planning e Upto 2133 MHz memory speeds with two DIMMs per channel that are running at 2133 MHz to help maxi
50. ng figure gt gt 2x 5 25 inch drive bays 8x 2 5 inch drive bays Blank EM shield 6x 3 5 inch hot swap drive bays Figure 5 Internal drive bays The System x3500 M5 server supports the following internal storage configurations e Configurations with 2 5 inch hot swap drives 8x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 1 RAID adapter 16x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 1 RAID adapter 16x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 2 RAID adapters 24x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 1 RAID adapter 24x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 2 RAID adapters 32x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 1 RAID adapter 32x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 2 RAID adapters e Configurations with 3 5 inch hot swap drives e 6x 3 5 inch hot swap hard disk drives 1 RAID adapter e 12x 3 5 inch hot swap hard disk drives 2 RAID adapters e Configurations with 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch hot swap drives 6x 3 5 inch hot swap hard disk drives 16x 2 5 inch hot swap drives 2 RAID adapters e Configurations with 3 5 inch simple swap drives e 6x 3 5 inch simple swap hard disk drives 6 Gb SATA onboard connectors e 6x 3 5 inch simple swap hard disk drives 1 adapter Note A configuration of 12 simple swap drives is not supported The following drive type mixing rules apply e Hot swap SATA HDDs and hot swap SAS HDDs can be intermixed on the same backplane but cannot be intermixed in the same RAID array e Hot swap SATA HDDs and hot swap SAS HDDs can be intermixed with SSDs on the same backplane but SA
51. novo System x3500 M5 45 Uninterruptible power supply units The server supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply UPS units that are listed in the following table Table 33 Uninterruptible power supply units Part number Description Rack mounted or tower UPS units 55941AX RT1 5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 100 125VAC 55941KX RT1 5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55942AX RT2 2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 100 125VAC 55942KX RT2 2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55943AX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 100 125VAC 55943KX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55945KX RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55946KX RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55948KX RT8kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55949KX RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS 200 240VAC 55948PX RT8kVA 6U 3 1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS 380 415VAC 55949PX RT11kVA 6U 3 1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS 380 415VAC Rack mounted UPS units 53951AX 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53951KX 1500VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53952AX 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 100V 120V 53952KX 2200VA LCD 2U Rack UPS 230V 53953AX 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 100 V 120 V 53953JX 3000VA LCD 3U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53956AX 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 200 V 208 V 53956KX 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS 230 V 53959KX 11000VA LCD 5U Rack UPS 200V 208V 2
52. ollers and additional options that are used for internal disk storage of the x3500 M5 server Table 9 RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage Part Feature Description Maximum Standard models number code supported where used 12 Gb Controllers 46C9114 A45W ServeRAID M1215 SAS SATA Controller 2 A2x B2x C2x C3x C4x D2x 46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS SATA Controller 2 G2x G3x H2x J2x 4708675 A3YY N2215 SAS SATA HBA 2 6 Gb Controllers 46M0907 5982 6Gb SAS HBA 4 Hardware upgrades for the M5210 4708656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 2 47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 2 G2x G3x 47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 2 H2x J2x 47C8668 A3Z3 ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash RAID 5 Upgrade 2 Feature on Demand upgrades for the M1215t 00AE930 A5H5 ServeRAID M1200 Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade it Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5210 47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade 1f 47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade it 47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator it 4708712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler it Requires cac
53. ollowing industry standard interfaces Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI Version 2 0 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Version 3 Common Information Model CIM Web browser The optional Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade is required for enabling remote presence and blue screen capture features The remote presence feature provides the following functions e Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel colors regardless of the system state e Remotely accessing the server by using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client e Mapping the CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server e Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive The blue screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating system hang condition A system administrator can use the blue screen capture to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition Table 19 lists the remote management option Table 21 Remote management option Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 90Y3901 A1ML Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade 1 All standard models include basic light path
54. presence Security Power on password administrator s password two TPMs On the IMM2 1 TPM 1 2 and on the features host TPM 1 2 2 0 Lockable front bezel Video Matrox G200eR2 with 16 MB memory integrated into the IMM2 1 Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors Operating Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 2012 and 2008 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 VMware vSphere ESXi 5 1 and 5 5 supported Limited Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 NBD warranty Service and Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo 4 hour or 2 hour response time support 8 hour fix time 1 year or 2 year warranty extension remote technical support for Lenovo hardware and selected Lenovo and third party Microsoft Linux VMware software Dimensions Tower Width 218 mm 8 6 in depth 720 mm 28 3 in height 440 mm 17 25 in With rack conversion kit Width 423 mm 16 6 in depth 706 mm 27 8 in height 218 mm 8 6 in Weight Tower 45 5 kg 100 3 Ib fully configured 30 8 kg 67 9 Ib minimum configuration With rack conversion kit 44 2 kg 97 4 Ib fully configured 29 5 kg 65 Ib minimum configuration Lenovo System x3500 M5 The x3500 M5 servers are shipped with the following items Statement of Limited Warranty Important Notices Registration flyer Documentation CD that contains t
55. ps NL SAS 3 5 inch G2HS 512e SED 12 3 5 inch hot swap HDDs 12 Gbps NL SATA 81Y9794 A22T 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS HDD 12 81Y9798 A22S 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS HDD 12 49Y6002 A3W9 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS HDD 12 3 5 inch hot swap HDDs 6 Gbps NL SATA 00FN113 A5VD 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 00FN128 A5VF 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 00FN143 A5VH 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 00FN158 A5VK 5TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 00FN173 A5VM 6TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 3 5 inch simple swap HDDs 6 Gbps NL SATA 00FN118 A5VE 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS 512e HDD 6 00FN133 A5VG 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS 512e HDD 6 00FN148 A5VJ 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS 512e HDD 6 00FN163 A5VL 5TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS 512e HDD 6 00FN178 A5VN 6TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS 512e HDD 6 81Y9810 A22W 2TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS HDD 6 81Y9814 A22V 3TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS HDD 6 49Y6012 A3WA 4TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3 5 inch G2SS HDD 6 Lenovo System x3500 M5 24 Table 10 Drive options for internal disk storage Part 2
56. rdware compatibility page for the x3500 M5 http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us xseries 5464 html Lenovo Press Product Guides for System x servers and options http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pgbycat System x Configuration and Options Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog XREF System x Reference http www redbooks ibm com xref System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry portal http ibm com support entry portal Downloads Hardware Systems System_x System_x3500_M5 IBM System Storage Interoperation Center SSIC http www ibm com systems support storage ssic Lenovo System x3500 M5 52 Notices Lenovo may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in all countries Consult your local Lenovo representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to a Lenovo product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that Lenovo product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any Lenovo intellectual property right may be used instead However it is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any other product program or service Lenovo may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document The furnishing of this document does not gi
57. rface Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller The N2215 SAS SATA HBA has the following specifications Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS SATA ports Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port Two x4 HD mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8643 Supports connections to SAS SATA HDDs and SSDs Optimized for SSD performance No RAID support PCle 3 0 x8 host interface Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the RAID adapters category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat raid Lenovo System x3500 M5 23 Internal drive options The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3500 M5 server Table 10 Drive options for internal disk storage Part 1 Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported 3 5 inch hot swap HDDs 12 Gbps NL SAS 00FN188 A5VP 2TB 7 2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 00FN208 A5VQ 4TB 7 2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 00FN228 A5VR 6TB 7 2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3 5 inch G2HS 512e HDD 12 3 5 inch hot swap SEDs 12 Gbps NL SAS 00FN238 A5VS 2TB 7 2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3 5 inch G2HS 512e SED 12 00FN248 A5VT 4TB 7 2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3 5 inch G2HS 512e SED 12 00FN258 A5VU 6TB 7 2K 12Gb
58. rise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Enterprise Linux Server SLES 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with XEN VMware vSphere 5 5 ESXi VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi Some operating systems might have support delayed until 60 or 90 days after general availability For more information about the supported specific versions and service levels and any other prerequisites see the following ServerProven website http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos matrix shtml Physical and electrical specifications The server features the following dimensions and weight approximate e Tower Width 218 mm 8 6 in Depth 720 mm 28 3 in Height 440 mm 17 25 in Weight fully configured 45 5 kg 100 3 Ib Weight minimum configuration 30 8 kg 67 9 Ib e With rack conversion kit Width 423 mm 16 6 in Depth 706 mm 27 8 in Height 218 mm 8 6 in Weight fully configured 44 2 kg 97 4 Ib Weight minimum configuration 29 5 kg 65 Ib minimum configuration Lenovo System x3500 M5 37 The server features the following supported environment e Air temperature Server on 5 40 C 41 to 104 F altitude 0 950 m 3 100 ft Server on 5 28 C 41 82 F altitude 915 m 3 000 ft 3050 m 10 000 ft Server off with standby power 5 45 C 41 113 F Storage 1 60 C 34 140 F Shipping
59. rver offers Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure Tool less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as CPU memory and adapter cards Offers hot swap drives that support RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime Supports the ability to have redundant hot swap power supplies and redundant hot swap fans to provide availability for business critical applications The optional light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This feature simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability Predictive Failure Analysis PFA detects when system components processors VRMs memory disks fans and power supplies operate outside of standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of possible failure which increases uptime SSDs offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime Built in Integrated Management Module II IMM2 1 continuously monitors system parameters triggers alerts and performs recovery actions if there is a failure to minimize downtime Built in diagnostics by using Dynamic Systems Analysis DSA Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty next
60. tion External tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives 87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure 87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure with Nema 5 15P LineCord Tape enclosure adapters with cables 44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit 40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures 00D2786 RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge 00D2787 RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge 00D2788 RDX Internal USB 3 0 Dock with 1TB Cartridge 49Y9898 Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive 00D8924 Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive External backup units 362532Y RDX External USB 3 0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge 362550Y RDX External USB 3 0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge 36251TY RDX External USB 3 0 Dock with 1TB Cartridge 3628L5X Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive with US line cord 3628N5X Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive without line cord These external tape drives can be ordered through the System x sales channel The server might support other tape drives that are not listed in this table For more information see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center SSIC at this website http www ibm com systems support storage ssic For more information see the list o
61. uad Port Server Adapter 1340 14 4 7 Require SFP optical transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased separately For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Networking adapters category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat networkadapters Lenovo System x3500 M5 29 Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs that are supported by the x3500 M5 server Table 15 Storage adapters Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 1 CPU 2 CPUs 16 Gb Fibre Channel 81Y1675 A2XV Brocade 16Gb FC Dual port HBA for System x 4 7 81Y1668 A2XU Brocade 16Gb FC Single port HBA for System x 4 7 81Y1662 A2W6 Emulex 16Gb FC Dual port HBA for System x 4 7 81Y1655 A2W5 Emulex 16Gb FC Single port HBA for System x 4 7 00Y3341 A3KX QLogic 16Gb FC Dual port HBA for System x 4 7 00Y3337 A3KW QLogic 16Gb FC Single port HBA for System x 4 7 8 Gb Fibre Channel 46M6050 3591 Brocade 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for System x 4 7 46M6049 3589 Brocade 8Gb FC Single port HBA for System x 4 7 42D0494 3581 Emulex 8Gb FC Dual port HBA for System x 4 7 42D0485 3580 Emulex 8Gb FC Single port HBA for System x 4 7 42D0510 3
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63. versal Rack PDU Brazil 39Y8961 DPI Universal Rack PDU India OU Basic PDUs 46M4122 OU 24 C13 16A 3 Phase PDU 46M4125 OU 24 C13 30A 3 Phase PDU 46M4128 OU 24 C13 30A PDU 46M4131 OU 24 C13 32A PDU 46M4140 OU 12 C19 12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4143 OU 12 C19 12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU For more information see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category at this website http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat power Lenovo System x3500 M5 48 Rack options The x3500 M5 server can be installed in the rack with the Tower to Rack Conversion Kit 00AL538 The resulting server is a 5U rack mountable server as shown in the following figure Figure 15 The x3500 M5 with the 5U Tower to Rack Conversion Kit included slide kit shown The Tower to Rack Conversion Kit 00AL538 includes a cable management arm however standard rack models for example 5464 C3x and G3x do not include a cable management arm Thefore the arm must be ordered separately by using part number 00KC334 Lenovo System x3500 M5 49 The tower to rack conversion kit supported cable management arm kit rack console switches monitor kits aad management gateways are listed in the following table Table 35 Rack options Part number Feature code Description Rack options for the x
64. y standards From a service and support standpoint System x memory automatically assumes the system s warranty and service and support provided worldwide The following table lists the available memory options for the x3500 M5 server Table 5 Memory options Part Feature Description Maximum Standard number code supported models where used RDIMMs 2133 MHz 46W0784 A5B6 4GB TruDDR4 Memory 1Rx8 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 24 12 per CPU 2133MHz LP RDIMM 46W0788 A5B5 8GB TruDDR4 Memory 1Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 24 12 per CPU A2x B2x 2133MHz LP RDIMM 46W0792 A5B8 8GB TruDDR4 Memory 2Rx8 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 24 12 per CPU 2133MHz LP RDIMM 46W0796 A5B7 16GB TruDDR4 Memory 2Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 24 12 per CPU All other 2133MHz LP RDIMM models LRDIMMs 2133 MHz 46W0800 A5B9 32GB TruDDR4 Memory 4Rx4 1 2V PC417000 CL15 24 12 per CPU 2133MHz LP LRDIMM 95Y4812 ASUK 64GB TruDDR4 Memory 4Rx4 1 2V PC4 17000 CL15 24 12 per CPU 2133MHz LP LRDIMM Support for 64 GB LRDIMMs is planned for a later date The server supports up to 12 DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 24 DIMMs when two processors are installed Each processor has four memory channels there are three DIMMs per channel The following rules apply when the memory configuration is selected e Th

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