System x iDataPlex dx360 M4

The System x® iDataPlex® dx360 M4 compute node is designed to optimize density and performance within typical data center infrastructure limits. The unique half-depth form factor is designed to help you improve compute density in your space-constrained data center while also improving system cooling and energy efficiency. With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon processors including the new Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2, you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability.

Suggested use: Web 2.0, HPC clusters and large corporate data processing.

Figure 1. Two dx360 M4 compute nodes installed into a 2U iDataPlex chassis

With options from highly efficient low-voltage 60 W processors to high-performance 135 W processors, you can precisely balance your performance needs against energy usage. Up to two Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) or coprocessors can also be included as expansion options for those specialty workload needs. Networking choices include Ethernet up to 10 Gbps and InfiniBand connectivity. You can also choose from three storage configurations based on performance and capacity needs. A range of power supply selections round out flexible configuration options, so you can choose the right option to support your workloads within your data center power and cooling envelope and budget limits.

System x iDataPlex is an innovative data center solution that maximizes performance and optimizes energy and space efficiencies.

The iDataPlex dx360 M4 server is a modular, highly dense system, designed around a highly flexible architecture for companies running large scale-out data centers that need energy efficiency, optimized cooling, extreme scalability, high density at the data center level, and high performance at an affordable price. iDataPlex solutions can help cost-effectively scale processing power to meet even the most demanding high-performance computing workloads.

The iDataPlex design is a data center solution for customers finding limitations in their scale-out computing environments. By delivering customized solutions that help reduce overall data center costs, Lenovo addresses the business growth challenges in the massive scale-out marketplace. The iDataPlex solution incorporates innovative ways to integrate x86-based processing performance at the node, rack, and data center levels. The iDataPlex solution provides customers with outstanding energy and cooling efficiency, multi-rack level manageability, complete flexibility in configuration, and minimal deployment effort.

A typical iDataPlex solution consists of multiple fully populated rack installations. The groundbreaking iDataPlex solution offers increased density in a new rack design. It uses the dimensions of a standard 42U enterprise rack but can hold 100U of equipment, populated with up to 84 servers, plus sixteen 1U vertical slots for switches, appliances, and power distribution units (PDUs). This added density addresses the major problems that prevent most data centers today from reaching their full capacity: insufficient electrical power and excess heat.

The energy-efficient design of the iDataPlex servers and chassis can significantly reduce the incoming energy requirement compared with standard 1U servers. In addition, the optional liquid-cooled Rear Door Heat eXchanger mounted to the back of the rack can remove 100% of the heat generated within the rack, drawing it from the data center before it exits the rack. It can even go beyond that, to the point of helping to cool the data center itself and reducing the need for Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units. This allows racks to be positioned much closer together, eliminating the need for hot aisles between rows of fully populated racks.

With the iDataPlex chassis design, air needs to travel only 20 inches front to back, rather than the 30 plus inches of a typical enterprise server. This shallow depth is part of the reason that the cooling efficiency of iDataPlex servers is so high—shorter distance means better airflow. In addition, the new design uses four large 80 mm fans per 2U chassis for more efficiency and lower noise than the eight small 40 mm fans used in standard 1U servers. The increased air pressure resulting from the shorter distance through the rack and the larger fans makes for one of the most efficient air-cooled solutions on the market.

Unlike most conventional racks, which are often left largely empty due to power and cooling limitations, the iDataPlex Rack can be fully populated, while removing all rack heat from the data center (up to 100,000 BTUs or 30 kW), using the Rear Door Heat eXchanger. In addition, iDataPlex chassis uses highly efficient (80 PLUS Platinum) power supplies, reducing energy draw and waste heat further.

Scalability and performance

The dx360 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:

• The Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family improves productivity by offering superior system performance with 12-core processors and up to 3.5 GHz core speeds, up to 25 MB of L3 cache, and QPI interconnect links of up to 8 GTps.
• Two processors, up to 24 cores, and 48 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi-threaded applications.
• Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor TDP.
• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multi-threaded applications by enabling simultaneous multi-threading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
• Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads.
• Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVT) significantly improve floating point performance for compute-intensive technical and scientific applications compared to previous generation processors.
• Support for high-performance Intel coprocessors and NVIDIA GPGPU adapters which offer significant additional single-precision floating point performance per server.
• 16 DIMMs of registered 1866 MHz or 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC memory provide speed, high availability, and a memory capacity of up to 512 GB.
• The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of or along with traditional spinning 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.
• PCI Express 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum bandwidth by 60% (8 GT/s per link) compared with the previous generation of PCI Express 2.0.
• Support for 10 Gb Ethernet and FDR mezzanine cards that offer network performance without consuming a PCIe slot.
• With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family. This helps to dramatically reduce I/O latency and increase overall system performance.
• Four USB 2.0 front-mounted ports for connectivity to external flash drives, optical drives, tape drives, and other USB devices.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the dx360 M4:

• The server includes an Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) 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.
• Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 support enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
• Systems Director is included for proactive systems management. It offers comprehensive systems management tools that help to increase up-time, 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.
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware-based resistance to malicious software attacks, allowing the application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other software running on a system.

Energy efficiency

iDataPlex offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to the green environment:

• A shallow chassis design that minimizes the air flow from the front to the back of the server, thereby maximizing cooling effectiveness.
• The dx360 M4 is Energy Star 2.0 compliant. Energy Star is the trusted, US government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, with the goal of helping customers save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. For the Power and Performance Data Sheet, see http://.com/systems/x/hardware/energy-star
• Optional Rear Door Heat eXchanger that uses liquid cooling to remove from the data center, all heat generated by the servers.
• Large 80 mm fans to maximize air flow efficiencies.
• Choice of three power supplies to match the processor and GPGPU configuration of your servers and maximize energy efficiency.
• The Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family offers significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power (TDP) limits.
• Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw.
• Low-voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments.
• Low-voltage 1.35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15% less energy than 1.5 V DDR3 RDIMMs.
• Solid state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning 2.5-inch HDDs.
• The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes in the front and rear of the casing, which can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system.
• Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power management features with actual real-time energy monitoring, reporting, and capping features.

Availability and serviceability

The dx360 M4 and the iDataPlex infrastructure provide many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• The 2U chassis supports redundant power supply options, which means greater system uptime.
• All components can be removed from the front of the rack by sliding out the trays or the chassis for easy, quick servicing.
• Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as HDDs and memory.
• The dx360 M4 offers memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable memory failure.
• Optional RAID arrays enable the server to keep operating in the event of a failure to any one drive.
• Solid-state drivers (SSDs) offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
• Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) detects when system components (processors, memory, and hard disk drives) operate outside of standard thresholds and generates pro-active alerts in advance of possible failure, therefore increasing uptime.
• Built-in Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) continuously monitors system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovering actions in case of failures to minimize downtime.
• The IMM2 offers optional remote management capability to enable remote keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) control of the server.
• Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5. Optional service upgrades available.

Figure 2 shows the two dx360 M4 servers installed in the iDataPlex dx360 M4 2U chassis.

Figure 2. Front view of 2U chassis with two dx360 M4 servers installed

Figure 3 shows the rear of the 2U chassis showing the shared fan pack and power supplies.

Figure 3. Rear view of the iDataPlex 2U chassis

Figure 4 shows the locations of key components inside the server.

Figure 4. Inside view of the iDataPlex dx360 M4

The following table lists the standard specifications.

The dx360 M4 servers are shipped with the following items:

• Statement of Limited Warranty
• Important Notices
• Documentation CD that contains the Installation and User's Guide

The following table lists the standard models.

Table 2. Standard models

† Processor detail: Processor quantity and model, cores, core speed, L3 cache, memory speed, power consumption.
* Models 42x and 62x include a Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port QDR/FDR10 Mezzanine Card, 90Y6338, which installs in the dedicated mezzanine slot.

Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server.

The dx360 M4 is supported in the System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 2U chassis, type 7913. The standard chassis model is listed in the following table.

Table 3. Standard 2U chassis models

The chassis ships with these:

• Rail kit
• AC power cord, 12A, IEC320 C14 to C13

One or two servers are supported in the 2U chassis depending on the whether a PCIe tray is attached:

• Compute-intensive configurations

  For the highest compute performance, two servers are installed in one single 2U chassis. Each server can have:

  • Two PCIe 3.0 x16 full-height/half-length adapters (a total of four in the 2U chassis)
  • One 3.5" simple-swap SATA drive, or two 2.5" simple swap SAS/SATA HDDs, or SSDs, or four 1.8" simple-swap SSDs
  
  Figure 2 shows this chassis configuration.
• GPU and coprocessor configurations

  The PCIe tray (feature code A1UH) attaches to a single dx360 M4 server and forms a 2U server that installs in the 2U chassis. With two 2U riser cards, the combined unit has the following expansions:

  • Two double-wide PCIe graphics cards in the upper half of the chassis, slots 3 and 4, each PCIe 3.0 x16 supporting full-height, full-length, double-width PCIe adapters
  • Two PCIe cards in the lower half of the chassis, slots 1 and 2, each PCIe 3.0 x8 supporting full-height, half-length PCIe adapters
  • Two disk bays on the left for either two 3.5-inch disk drives, four 2.5-inch disk drives, or eight 1.8-inch solid-state disks

Figure 5 shows the configuration with the PCIe tray.

Figure 5. PCIe tray

Each iDataPlex chassis provides a shared high-efficiency power supply and fans. The iDataPlex uses Direct Dock Power to power the nodes in the chassis. Industry standard power cords power each node, but the cords are attached to the rack in a fixed location. When you slide in the chassis, the power receptacle of the chassis simply connects to the power cord, which means that you do not have to access the rear of the rack to attach the power cord.

The dx360 M4 supports the processor options listed in the following table.

* Processor detail: model, core speed, cores, L3 cache, memory speed, TDP power

Lenovo DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal System x performance and throughput. Lenovo memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime. From a service and support standpoint, Lenovo memory automatically assumes the system warranty, and Lenovo provides service and support worldwide.

The dx360 M4 supports DDR3 memory. The server supports up to eight DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 16 DIMMs when two processors are installed. Each processor has four memory channels, and there are two DIMMs per memory channel (2 DPC). Up to 16 LRDIMMs, RDIMMs or UDIMMs are supported (8 per processor).

In the dx360 M4, the maximum memory speed of a configuration is the lower of the following two values:

• The memory speed of the processor (See Table 4.)
• The memory speed of the DIMM (See Table 5 or Table 6)

The server supports both 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs. Mixing 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported. In such a case all DIMMs operate at 1.5 V.

The following memory protection technologies are supported:

• ECC
• Memory mirroring
• Memory rank sparing

If memory mirroring is used, then DIMMs must be installed in pairs (minimum of one pair per each CPU), and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size. If memory sparing is used, then DIMMs must be installed in sets of three, and all DIMMs in the same set must be identical in type and size.

The following two tables lists memory options available for the dx360 M4 server. The first table is memory options for systems with E5-2600 processors. The second table is memory options for systems with E5-2600 v2 processors.

The following table shows the maximum memory speeds that are achievable for systems with E5-2600 processors based on the installed DIMMs and the number of DIMMs per channel. In the table, cells highlighted with a grey background indicate when the specific combination of DIMM voltage and number of DIMMs per channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at rated speed.

The following table shows the maximum memory speeds that are achievable for systems with E5-2600 v2 processors based on the installed DIMMs and the number of DIMMs per channel. In the table, cells highlighted with a grey background indicate when the specific combination of DIMM voltage and number of DIMMs per channel still allows the DIMMs to operate at rated speed.

As described in "Chassis configurations," the iDataPlex dx360 M4 server supports 3.5" simple-swap SATA drives, 2.5" simple-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs, or 1.8" simple-swap SSDs. The number of drives supported depends on the configuration as listed in the following table. The table also lists the adapters supported for each drive configuration.

Table 9. Drive type and RAID adapter support.

The following table lists the RAID controllers and additional options used for internal disk storage of the dx360 M4 server.

Table 10. RAID controllers for internal storage

The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:

• Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports.
• One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087).
• 6 Gbps throughput per port.
• Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller.
• x4 PCI Express 2.0 host interface.
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10.
• SAS and SATA drives are supported, but the mixing of SAS and SATA in the same integrated volume is not supported.
• Supports up to two integrated volumes.
• Supports up to two global hot-spare drives.
• Supports drive sizes greater than 2 TB for RAID 0, 1E, and 10 (not RAID 1).
• Fixed stripe size of 64 KB.

The ServeRAID M1115 adapter has the following specifications:

• Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Two x4 mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
• Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M1100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
• 6 Gbps throughput per port
• PCIe x8 Gen 3 host interface
• Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller

The ServeRAID M5110 adapter has the following specifications:

• Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Two x4 mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
• Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
• Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
• Supports 512 MB battery-backed cache or 512 MB or 1 TB flash-backed cache
• 6 Gbps throughput per port
• PCIe x8 Gen 3 host interface
• Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller

The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter has the following specifications:

• Four internal SATA connectors
• One external SAS x4 connector (SFF-8088)
• PCI Express x8 2.0 host interface
• SAS Controller: LSI SAS2008
• 6 Gbps per port data transfer rate
• MD2 small form factor
• High performance I/O Processor: PowerPC® 440 @ 533 MHz
• RAID levels : None (uses RAID as provided by external disk enclosures)
• Maximum endpoint devices: 512

The 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA has the following specifications:

• Two internal mini-SAS x4 connectors (SFF-8087)
• PCI Express x8 2.0 host interface
• SAS Controller: LSI SAS2008
• 6 Gbps per port data transfer rate
• MD2 small form factor
• High performance I/O Processor: PowerPC 440 @ 533MHz
• RAID levels : None (uses RAID as provided by external disk enclosures)
• Maximum endpoint devices: 256

For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid

The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of dx360 M4 server.

Table 11. Disk drive options for internal disk storage

The server does not support internal tape drive options.

The server does not support an internal optical drive option, however, you can connect an external USB optical drive. See http://support.lenovo.com/en/documents/pd011281 for information about available external optical drives from Lenovo.

The dx360 M4 supports GPU adapters and coprocessors when the PCIe tray is attached, as described in "Chassis configurations." The following table lists the supported adapters.

The operating systems supported by each GPU and coprocessor adapter is listed in the Supported operating systems section.

Table 12. GPU and coprocessor support

The dx360 M4 offers two Gigabit Ethernet ports with the following features:

• Intel I350 Gb Ethernet controller
• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T applications (802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab)
• IPv6 Offloads: Checksum, LSO
• Wake on LAN support
• Virtualization: I/OAT, VMDq (8 queues per port), SR-IOV (PCI SIG compliant)
• 16 TX & 16 RX queues per port
• Supports MSI-X
• Supports SGMII, SCTP, NC-SI
• Supports IEEE 1588 (TimeSynch) per packet
• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet

The iDataPlex dx360 M4 server also supports an additional mezzanine card with a dedicated PCIe x8 slot at the front of the chassis, as shown in Figure 2. The supported adapters are listed in the following table.

Table 13. Mezzanine adapters

* Not supported in systems with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors.
** Not supported in systems with Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors

Table 14. Network adapters

* Not supported in systems with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors.
** Not supported in systems with Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors

The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the dx360 M4 server.

Table 15. Storage adapters

The server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in the following table.

Table 16. High IOPS SSD adapters

For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the PCIe SSD Adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ssdadapter

The System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 2U chassis, type 7913, supports up to two redundant hot-plug power supplies, providing N+N redundancy. These High Efficiency (HE) Platinum AC power supplies are 80 PLUS Platinum certified to allow for the best efficiency values of your data center. Power supplies support 100 - 240 V. The following table lists the power supplies.

Table 17. Power supplies

The power supply options support the following configuration maximums:

System x 550W High Efficiency Platinum AC Power Supply:

• Processors with TDP of 70 W or less
• Two processors
• Eight UDIMMs
• Any drive configurations
• PCIe slots (no PCIe tray support)
• 1+1 redundant (second power supply is redundant)

System x 750W High Efficiency Platinum AC Power Supply:

• Processors with TDP of 80 W or less
• Two processors
• 16 DIMMs
• Any drive configurations
• PCIe slots (no PCIe tray support)
• 1+1 redundant (second power supply is redundant)

System x 900W High Efficiency Platinum AC Power Supply:

• All processors
• Two processors
• 16 DIMMs
• Any drive configurations
• PCIe slots and PCIe tray support
• 1+1 redundant (second power supply is redundant)

The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in a USB socket inside the server. The following table lists the virtualization options.

Table 18. Virtualization options

The server contains Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), 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 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem. Optionally, the IMM2 also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities.

The IMM2 provides remote server management through 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 virtual media key is required to enable the remote presence and blue-screen capture features. The remote presence feature provides the following functions:

• Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors, regardless of the system state
• Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
• 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
• Uploading a diskette image to the IMM2 memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive

The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM2 restarts the server when the IMM2 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. The following table lists the remote management option.

Table 19. Remote management option

The dx360 M4 with E5-2600 v2 processors supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
• VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)

The dx360 M4 with E5-2600 processors supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
• VMware ESX 4.1
• VMware ESXi 4.1
• VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)

See the Operating System Interoperability Guide for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other prerequisites: http://lenovopress.com/osig

The supported GPU and coprocessor adapters can be used with the operating systems as listed in the following table:

Table 20. Operating system support for GPU and coprocessor adapters

Operating system
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition (SP2)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition (SP2)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition (SP2)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition (SP2)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
Microsoft HPC Server 2008	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T (SP2)	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 w/ Xen for AMD64/EM64T (SP1)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T (SP4)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition (U4)	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition (U9)	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server w/ Xen x64 Edition	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
VMware vSphere (ESXi) 5.1 (U1)	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N
VMware vSphere (ESXi) 5.0	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
VMware ESXi 4.1	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

dx360 M4:

• Width: 444 mm (17.5")
• Height: 46 mm (1.8")
• Depth: 509 mm (20.0")
• Weight: 6.7 kg (with 1 processor and 2 DIMMs)

dx360 M4 2U chassis dimensions:

• Width: 446 mm (17.6")
• Height: 87 mm (3.4")
• Depth: 555 mm (21.8")
• Weight: 5.4 kg (shell without power supplies), 7.2 kg (with two power supplies)

Supported environment

Temperature:

• Server powered on: 5 - 40 °C (50 - 104 °F)
• Server powered off: 5 - 45 °C (50 - 113 °F)

Relative humidity: 10 - 80%

Electrical requirements

• Models with 900 W power supplies:
  • 100 - 127 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 7.8 A
  • 200 - 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 3.8 A
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
    • Minimum configuration: 0.12 kVA
    • Maximum configuration: 1.04 kVA
• Models with 750 W power supplies:
  • 100 - 127 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 5.3 A
  • 200 - 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 2.6 A
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
    • Minimum configuration: 0.12 kVA
    • Maximum configuration: 0.86 kVA
• Models with 550 W power supplies:
  • 100 - 127 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 5.3 A
  • 200 - 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 2.6 A
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
    • Minimum configuration: 0.12 kVA
    • Maximum configuration: 0.63 kVA

BTU output

• Minimum configuration: 348 Btu/hr (120 watts)
• Maximum configuration: 3013 Btu/hr (1040 watts)

Noise level

• 5.7 bels (idle)

The System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 has a 3-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. Lenovo offers the warranty service upgrades through ServicePacs, discussed in this section. The ServicePac 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 available in your country visit the ServicePac Product Selector here:

https://www-304..com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac

The following table explains warranty service definitions in more detail.

Table 21. Warranty service definitions

In general, these are the types of ServicePacs:

• Warranty and maintenance service upgrades
  • One, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
  • Onsite repair from next business day to 4 or 2 hours
  • One or 2 years of warranty extension
• 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
    • Microsoft or Linux software
    • VMware
    • Systems Director

The server conforms to the following international standards:

• Energy Star 2.0
• FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
• Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A
• UL/IEC 60950-1
• CSA C22.2 No. 69950-1-03
• NOM-019
• Argentina IEC60950-1
• Japan VCCI, Class A
• Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006, Class A
• IEC-60950-1:2001 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
• Taiwan BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336
• China CCC (4943.1-2011), GB 9254-2008 Class A, GB 17625.1:2003
• Korea KN22, Class A; KN24
• Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1, GOST R 51318.22-99, GOST R 51318.24-99, GOST R 51317.3.2-2006, GOST R 51317.3.3-99
• IEC 60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
• CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
• CISPR 22, Class A
• TUV-GS (EN60950-1 /IEC60950-1,EK1-ITB2000)

The dx360 M4 and the iDataPlex dx360 M4 2U chassis are designed to be installed in the System x iDataPlex Rack, machine type 7825. This 100U rack (50U in each half) was specifically designed with a reduced depth to meet high-density data center requirements. It allows infrastructure components, such as switches and power distribution units, to be installed into the rack in vertical pockets without sacrificing valuable server space. The following figure shows the iDataPlex Rack.

Figure 6. System x iDataPlex Rack, machine type 7825

The following figure compares the footprint of the iDataPlex rack with enterprise racks.

Figure 7. Comparing the footprint of the iDataPlex rack with enterprise racks

The iDataPlex dx360 M4 2U chassis can be installed in the iDataPlex rack or a standard enterprise rack. Rail kits are listed in the following table.

Table 22. Rail kits

Direct Dock Power is an innovative way to connect power cords to servers. The power cords are industry standard cables, but each is attached to the rack in a fixed location. When you slide in the chassis, the power receptacle of the chassis simply connects to the power cord, which means that you do not have to access the rear of the rack to attach the power cord.

The following figure shows the Direct Dock Power mounting.

Figure 8. Direct Dock Power

With the standard rack rail kit, 90Y6335, the rack is supported in the enterprise racks listed in the following table.

Table 23. Rack cabinets

For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks

Lenovo offers an alternative to standard air cooling systems with the Rear Door Heat eXchanger (part number 43V6048). The Rear Door Heat eXchanger replaces the existing rear door of an iDataPlex rack and provides an extremely efficient water-based cooling solution. The exchanger dissipates heat generated by all servers and provides the data center with cooling at the most efficient place, which is immediately behind the exhaust of the system fans.

The Rear Door Heat eXchanger has the following specifications:

• Dimensions:
  • Width: 1190 mm (46.9 in.)
  • Depth: 120 mm (4.7 in.)
  • Height: 1995 mm (78.5 in.)
  
  The heat exchanger adds 127 mm (5 in.) to iDataPlex Rack depth if the casters are removed.
• Doorway dimensions:
  • Minimum height: 2020 mm (79.5 in.)
  • Recommended height: 2057 mm (81 in.)
• Weight:
  • 77 kg (170 lb) empty
  • 91 kg (200 lb) full, with water

Depending on conditions, the Rear Door Heat eXchanger can extract all heat produced by equipment using 30 kWh of energy (while operating at 90 - 94% of the door’s maximum efficiency). The Rear Door Heat eXchanger does not use electricity.

The server supports the rack console switches and monitor kits listed in the following table.

Table 24. Rack options

For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the KVM Switches & Consoles category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/kvm

The server supports attachment to external storage expansion enclosures by using the ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller. The server can also be attached to supported external storage systems by using a supported HBA (see the earlier "Storage HBA" section). The following table shows the RAID controllers and options for external disk storage expansion.

Table 25. RAID controllers and options for external disk storage expansion

* These M5120 features upgrades require a cache memory upgrade (81Y4487 or 81Y4559).

The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

• Eight external 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port
• Two external x4 mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8088)
• Supports RAID 0, 1, and 10
• Supports RAID 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
• Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 upgrade
• Supports 512 MB or 1 GB flash-backed cache
• PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
• Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller
• Supports connectivity to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures

For more information, see the Lenovo Press Product Guide ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for System x, TIPS0858, found at the following web page:
https://lenovopress.com/tips0858-serveraid-m5120

The controllers support connectivity to the external expansion enclosures that are listed in the following table. Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy-chained per one controller external port. For better performance, distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both controller ports.

Table 26. External expansion enclosures

The external SAS cables listed in the following table support connectivity between external expansion enclosures and the controller.

Table 27. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures

The following table lists the drives that are supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures.

Table 28. Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures

The following table lists the hard disk drives that are supported by EXP2524 external expansion enclosures.

Table 29. Drive options for EXP2524 external expansion enclosures

Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DE Series and ThinkSystem DM Series external storage systems for high-performance storage. See the DE Series and DM Series product guides for specific controller models, expansion enclosures and configuration options:

• ThinkSystem DE Series Storage
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/de-series#rt=product-guide
• ThinkSystem DM Series Storage
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/dm-series#rt=product-guide
• ThinkSystem DG Series Storage
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/dg-series#rt=product-guide

The following table lists the external backup options that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Backup units category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/backup

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

For more information see these resources:

• Lenovo Press publication Implementing an System x iDataPlex Solution, SG24-7629
  http://lenovopress.com/sg247629
• ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the dx360 M4
  http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/scaleout.shtml
• Configuration and Option Guide
  https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/SCOD-3ZVQ5W
• xREF - System x Reference
  http://lenovopress.com/xref