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Abstract

Lenovo BladeCenter® remains an innovative solution to running business solutions. BladeCenter E efficiently integrates servers, storage, networking, I/O, and applications, enabling organizations to build flexible IT infrastructures by using common building blocks. In 7U of rack space, the BladeCenter E chassis can contain up to 14 blade servers, four switch modules, and four power supplies to provide the necessary I/O network switching, power, and cooling to support the individual servers.

Note: This product is withdrawn from marketing.

Change History

Changes in the December 6 update:

  • Added power module FRU rating clarification

Introduction

Lenovo BladeCenter® remains an innovative solution to running business solutions. BladeCenter E efficiently integrates servers, storage, networking, I/O, and applications, enabling organizations to build flexible IT infrastructures by using common building blocks. In 7U of rack space, the BladeCenter E chassis can contain up to 14 blade servers, four switch modules, and four power supplies to provide the necessary I/O network switching, power, and cooling to support the individual servers.

Figure 1 shows the BladeCenter E.

The BladeCenter E
Figure 1. The BladeCenter E

Did you know?

BladeCenter E delivers extreme density, energy efficiency, and reliability for space- and power-constrained enterprise IT environments.

The chassis supports up to four traditional fabrics by using networking switches, storage switches, or pass-through devices. The chassis offers light path diagnostics, one front USB input, and an optical drive.

Key features

This section lists the key features of the BladeCenter E chassis.

Scalability and performance

The BladeCenter E chassis offers numerous features to boost performance and improve scalability:

  • Up to 14 servers with support for the latest generation of BladeCenter blades, which helps provide performance and investment protection.
  • IBM Virtual Fabric offers up to four I/O ports on a single-wide blade and up to four I/O modules in a single chassis, with the choice of Ethernet, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS connectivity.
  • BladeCenter E supports port speeds up to 8 Gbps.
  • BladeCenter E provides up to 288 Gbps of external uplink bandwidth (full-duplex) with up to four IBM 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet switches.
  • A flexible and scalable architecture with integrated servers and networking, storage, and management infrastructure supports your growing business needs.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the BladeCenter E chassis:

  • The high degree of integration in the BladeCenter E chassis reduces the need for server components, replacing numerous fans, KVM and Ethernet cables, power supplies, external switches, and other components.
  • The BladeCenter E chassis includes the Advanced Management Module (AMM). The AMM boosts administrator productivity and reduces skill level requirements, which can help reduce costs, improve overall productivity, and make administration easier by providing a single point of control for the solution. The AMM supports many industry-standard open protocols.
  • The AMM provides extensive security features, including role-based user authentication and access control, LDAP support, and SSH and SSL protocols for secure remote systems management.
  • IBM Systems Director remains a powerful and intelligent solution to manage BladeCenter systems along side rack mount and tower servers. Systems Director uses the hardware’s capabilities by surfacing pertinent information about your blade server. The easy-to-use wizards provide step-by-step instructions and offer automated deployment capabilities.
  • IBM Fabric Manager simplifies the deployment of infrastructure connections by managing network and storage address assignments.

Availability and serviceability

The BladeCenter E chassis provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

  • BladeCenter reduces the number of parts that are required to run the system. By sharing fans, power supplies, systems management, and ports, there are fewer parts to buy and maintain, and fewer components that can fail and cause downtime.
  • Hot-swap components, such as the server, switches, power modules, and blowers, ensure maximum uptime.
  • Redundant components, such as blowers and power modules, ensure that systems can remain available even during hardware maintenance windows and failures.
  • The Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) detects when the system components operate outside of the standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of possible failure, therefore increasing uptime.
  • Dual independent power and signal connectors to the BladeCenter E chassis midplane provide fault tolerance to increase uptime.
  • The light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed (or failing) components. These features simplify servicing, speed up problem resolution, and improve system availability.
  • Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, with next business day 9x5, provides an additional peace of mind.

Energy efficiency

The BladeCenter E chassis offers the following energy-efficient features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment:

  • Energy-efficient components and the component-sharing design of the BladeCenter chassis provides ultimate power and cooling savings.
  • The BladeCenter E helps reduce energy costs with high-efficiency power supplies.
  • The BladeCenter E uses hexagonal ventilation holes, a part of the IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ technology. Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing a more efficient airflow through the system, which helps reduce cooling costs.
  • IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power management features with actual real-time energy monitoring, reporting, and capping features.

Locations of key components

Figure 2 shows the front of the BladeCenter E chassis.

Front of the BladeCenter E chassis
Figure 2. Front of the BladeCenter E chassis

Figure 3 shows the rear of the BladeCenter E chassis.

Rear of the BladeCenter E chassis
Figure 3. Rear of the BladeCenter E chassis

Standard specifications

Table 1 lists the standard specifications of the BladeCenter E chassis.

Table 1. Standard specifications
Components Specification
Machine type x-config: 8677.
Form factor 7U rack-mounted unit.
Server bays 14.
Servers supported Intel Xeon processor-based HS12, HS22, HS22V, HS23, and HS23E servers
IBM POWER® processor-based PS700 servers
Certain older BladeCenter servers
Standard I/O bays Four (Bays 1 - 4). Support for 1 Gb Ethernet, 4 Gb and 8 Gb Fibre Channel, and 3 Gb SAS I/O modules.
Connectivity type Ethernet, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS.
Management modules Up to two redundant hot-swap Advanced Management Modules (AMM): One AMM standard, the second AMM optional.
Optical drive bays One. Support for an optional DVD-ROM or multi-burner.
Ports AMM: One DB-15 video port, two USB 2.0 ports for keyboard and mouse, one RJ-45 serial port, one RJ-45 10/100 Mb Ethernet port for remote management.
Front: One USB 2.0 port.
Cooling IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling with two redundant hot-swap blower modules.
Power modules Up to four redundant hot-swap 2000 W or 2320 W power modules support two power domains; redundancy is provided within a pair in the same power domain. Power modules 1 and 2 supply power to server bays 1 - 6; power modules 3 and 4 supply power to server bays 7 - 14. (See the "Power modules" section for details.)
Hot-swap parts Servers, I/O modules, management modules, power modules, and blowers.
Systems management AMM, light path diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis, IBM Systems Director, and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager. Remote presence (graphics, keyboard and mouse, and virtual media) through AMM.
Security features Role-based user security, LDAP, SSH, and SSL.
Limited warranty Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/next business day response time.
Service and support Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs: 9x5 or 24x7 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware) software.
Dimensions Height: 304 mm (12.0 in.), width: 444 mm (17.5 in.), depth: 711 mm (28.0 in.).
Weight Minimum: 39 kg (85 lb), maximum 102 kg (225 lb).

Models

Table 2 lists the specifications of the standard BladeCenter E models.

Table 2. BladeCenter E standard models
Feature Specifications
Machine type/model 8677-3Tx†* 8677-4Tx†
Server bays (total / open) 14 / 14 14 / 14
Management modules (std. / max.) 1 / 2 1 / 2
Standard I/O bays (total / open) 4 / 4 4 / 4
I/O modules standard None None
Power supplies (std. / max.) 2x 2000 W / 4 2x 2320 W / 4
Blowers (std. / max.) 2 / 2 2 / 2
Optical drive Optional Optional

† x is a region-specific letter (for example, EMEA MTM is 86774TG, and the US MTM is 86774TU).
* The model 3Tx is not available in EMEA.

Supported servers

Table 3 lists the blade servers that are supported in the BladeCenter E. The table also lists the maximum number of installable servers based on the thermal design power (TDP) of the Intel Xeon processor that is installed in the servers.

Table 3. Supported blade servers and maximum quantities
Blade server CPU TDP Maximum number of server per BladeCenter E chassis
2000 W power supplies 2320 W power supplies
BladeCenter HS12 (8028) All 14 14
BladeCenter HS22 (7870)
BladeCenter HS22V (7871)		 130 W None None
95 W 5+6 14
80 W 5+7 14
60 W 6+7 14
40 W 14 14
BladeCenter HS23 (7875, E5-2600 v2) Up to 130 W
(excl. 80 W)†		 None None
80 W† 6+7* 14*
95 W# 5+7*§ 14*§
70 W# 14* 14*
50 W# 14 14
BladeCenter HS23 (7875, E5-2600) Up to 130 W
(excl. 80 W)††		 None None
80 W†† 6+7 14
95 W## 5+7 14
70 W## 14 14
BladeCenter HS23E (8038) 95 W 5+6 14
80 W 5+7 14
Up to 70 W 14 14
BladeCenter HX5 (7872 and 7873) All None None
BladeCenter PS700 All 14** 14**
BladeCenter PS701 All None None
BladeCenter PS702 All None None
BladeCenter PS703 All None None
BladeCenter PS704 All None None

† The support that is shown is for Intel Xeon standard thermal profile processors (all except Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2, E5-2628L v2, E5-2648L v2, and E5-2658 v2).
* When one blower fails, the HS23 (7875, E5-2600 v2) with specified processor TDP only supports ambient temperature of up to 28 °C when installed in the BladeCenter E chassis.
§ The HS23 (7875, E5-2600 v2) with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2658 v2 (95 W) only supports one DIMM per channel when installed in the BladeCenter E chassis.
†† The support that is shown is for Intel Xeon standard thermal profile processors (all except Intel Xeon E5-2648L and E5-2658).
# The support that is shown is for Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2 (50 W), E5-2628L v2 (70 W), E5-2648L v2 (70 W), and E5-2658 v2 (95 W).
## The support that is shown is for Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors: Intel Xeon E5-2648L (70 W) and E5-2658 (95 W).
** Only specific models of the BladeCenter E are supported by the PS700: 8677-3Sx, 4Sx, 3Tx, 4Tx.

For the latest information about the servers that are supported in the BladeCenter E chassis, see IBM ServerProven® at the following web address:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

I/O architecture

The BladeCenter E chassis provides connection paths between the server blade bays and I/O bays through a hardwired dual redundant midplane.

Each blade bay has four dedicated I/O connections (two per midplane) linked to four I/O bays (one blade bay connection to one I/O bay). Thus, each I/O bay has a total of 14 I/O connections (to 14 blade bays). Figure 4 shows the I/O topology.

BladeCenter E I/O topology
Figure 4. BladeCenter E I/O topology

Each blade server has at least two integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports (Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2). Ethernet 1 is routed to I/O bay 1 and Ethernet 2 is routed to I/O bay 2, which means that only Ethernet-capable I/O modules can be used in I/O bays 1 and 2.

I/O expansion cards that you optionally install in blade servers have two ports, which are routed to I/O bays 3 and 4. Thus, depending on the expansion card that is installed, compatible I/O modules must be chosen for those I/O bays. Unless an expansion card is installed in one or more processor blades, there is no need for I/O modules 3 and 4.

The I/O modules must be compatible with the I/O interfaces present in the blade servers. For example, when a Fibre Channel expansion card is installed in a blade server, I/O modules 3 and 4 must also be Fibre Channel-based (that is, an FC switch module), and vice versa. If you install FC switches in bays 3 and 4, then any expansion cards that are installed in all other blade servers in the same chassis must be Fibre Channel.

Table 4 shows the connections between adapter slots in the compute nodes to the switch bays in the chassis.

Table 4. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence
I/O adapter
in each server		 Port on the adapter Corresponding I/O module bay
in the chassis
Onboard 1 Gb Ethernet Port 1 I/O bay 1
Port 2 I/O bay 2
CIOv adapter Port 1 I/O bay 3
Port 2 I/O bay 4

Supported I/O modules

Tables 5 through 7 list the I/O modules that are supported by the BladeCenter E chassis and the corresponding I/O bay into which the I/O module can be installed.

Table 5. Supported Ethernet I/O modules
I/O module Part number Feature code
I/O bay number
1
2
3
4
Gigabit Ethernet
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012* 43W4395 5450 Y Y Y Y
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 46C9272 A3FE Y Y Y Y
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G* 41Y8523 2989 Y Y Y Y
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G 00Y3254 A3FD Y Y Y Y
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110X* 41Y8522 2988 Y Y Y Y
Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110X 00Y3250 A3FC Y Y Y Y
IBM 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module 44W4404 1590 Y Y Y Y
IBM L2/3 Copper GbE Switch Module 32R1860 1495 Y Y Y Y
IBM L2/3 Fiber GbE Switch Module 32R1861 1496 Y Y Y Y
IBM L2-7 Gb Ethernet Switch Module 32R1859 1494 Y Y Y Y
IBM Server Connectivity Module 39Y9324 1484 Y Y Y Y

* Withdrawn, not available for ordering.

Table 6. Supported Fibre Channel I/O modules
I/O module Part number Feature code
I/O bay number
1
2
3
4
4 Gb Fibre Channel
Cisco 4Gb 20 port FC Switch Module* 39Y9280 2983 N N Y Y
Cisco 4Gb 20 port FC Switch Module 44E5696 A3FH N N Y Y
Cisco 4Gb 10 port FC Switch Module* 39Y9284 2984 N N Y Y
Cisco 4Gb 10 port FC Switch Module 44E5692 A3FG N N Y Y
8 Gb Fibre Channel
Brocade Enterprise 20-port 8Gb SAN Switch 42C1828 5764 N N Y Y
Brocade 20-port 8Gb SAN Switch Module 44X1920 5481 N N Y Y
Brocade 10-port 8Gb SAN Switch Module 44X1921 5483 N N Y Y
QLogic 20-Port 8Gb SAN Switch Module 44X1905 5478 N N Y Y
QLogic 20-Port 4/8Gb SAN Switch Module 88Y6406 A24C N N Y Y
QLogic 8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module 44X1907 5482 N N Y Y
QLogic 4/8Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module 88Y6410 A24D N N Y Y

* Withdrawn, not available for ordering.

Table 7. Supported SAS and pass-through I/O modules
I/O module Part number Feature code
I/O bay number
1
2
3
4
SAS modules
SAS Connectivity Module 39Y9195 2980 N N Y Y
Pass-through modules
Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module 44W4483 5452 Y Y Y Y

For more information, see the following Lenovo Press Product Guides:

Optical drives

The BladeCenter E supports one optical drive. The optical drive and USB port are available to any one blade server in the chassis. The drive and USB port cannot be shared among multiple servers. The drive and USB port can be used to install operating systems, update drivers, or to copy data to recordable media.

Table 8 lists the supported optical drives.

Table 8. Supported optical drives
Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported Standard models where used
46M0901 4161 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM 1 -
46M0902 4163 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner 1 -

IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM (part number 46M0901) supports the following media and speeds for reading:

  • CD-ROM 24X
  • CD-R 24X
  • CD-RW 24X
  • DVD-ROM (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD-ROM (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 8X
  • DVD-R (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD-R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 8X
  • DVD+R (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD+R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 8X
  • DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD+RW (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD-RAM (4.7 GB) 5X

IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner (46M0902) supports the same media and speeds for reading as DVD-ROM (46M0901). This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing:

  • CD-R 24X
  • CD-RW 4X
  • High Speed CD-RW 10X
  • Ultra Speed CD-RW 24X
  • Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW 24X
  • DVD-R (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD-R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 6X
  • DVD+R (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD+R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 6X
  • DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 6X
  • DVD+RW (4.7 GB) 8X
  • DVD-RAM (4.7 GB) 5X

Remote management

Remote management functionality is provided by the Advanced Management Module (AMM). The AMM is a hot-swap module that you use to configure and manage all installed BladeCenter components. The AMM provides system management functions and KVM multiplexing for all blade servers in the BladeCenter unit that support KVM. It controls a serial port for remote connection, the external keyboard, mouse, and video connections for use by a local console, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet remote management connection.

The BladeCenter E chassis comes standard with at least one AMM, and it supports up to two redundant hot-swap AMMs in an active/standby configuration. Table 9 shows the AMM ordering information.

Table 9. Advanced Management Module
Part number Feature code Description
2019A1X 1604 Advanced Management Module for BladeCenter

Important: Older BladeCenter E chassis were shipped with the Standard Management Module. If your existing BladeCenter E chassis has the Standard Management Module, then you might need to replace it with the AMM to support newer blades, I/O modules, and software functions that are used in this chassis.

Figure 5 shows the Advanced Management Module.

Advanced Management Module
Figure 5. Advanced Management Module

The following tasks can be performed with AMM:

  • Defining the login IDs and passwords
  • Configuring security settings, such as data encryption and user account security
  • Selecting recipients for alert notification about specific events
  • Monitoring the status of the BladeCenter unit, blade servers, and other BladeCenter components:
    • Event log
    • LEDs
    • Hardware and firmware VPD
    • Fan speeds
    • Temperatures
    • Power usage
  • Discovering other BladeCenter units in the network and enabling access to them through their management-module web interfaces
  • Controlling the BladeCenter unit, blade servers, and other BladeCenter components:
    • Power on/off
    • Firmware update
    • Configuration settings
    • Serial over LAN
  • Configuring power management for BladeCenter unit
  • Accessing the I/O modules to configure them
  • Changing the startup sequence in a blade server
  • Setting the date and time
  • Using a remote console for the blade servers
  • Mounting remote virtual media for the blade servers
  • Changing ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse
  • Changing ownership of the removable-media drives and USB ports (The removable-media drives in the BladeCenter unit are viewed as USB devices by the blade server operating system.)
  • Using IBM Fabric Manager functions
  • Using Service Advisor functions to autonomously inform IBM Support about any critical events that happen

AMM supports the following management methods:

  • Web-based interface with SSL support
  • CLI through Telnet/SSH
  • SMASH Command Line Protocol
  • SNMP

For more information about AMM, see the following product documentation:

Power modules

The BladeCenter E unit comes with one pair of 2000 W or 2320 W (model-dependent) hot-swap power modules in power module bays 1 and 2, and with two IEC 320-C19 to C20 power cables. Each power module has its own IEC 320-C20 power connector.

The power modules in bays 1 and 2 provide power to all the I/O and management modules and to blade bays 1 - 6. The power modules in bays 3 and 4 provide power to blade bays 7 - 14.

Table 10 shows the ordering information for power modules (each part number contains two power modules and two IEC 320-C19 to C20 power cables).

Table 10. Power modules ordering part number and feature code
Part number Feature code Description
39M4675 2105 BladeCenter E 2000 W Power Supply Modules
46M0508 2106 BladeCenter E 2320 W Power Supply Option*

* This option requires the AMM.

Important:

  • Because the existing chassis might have lower capacity power supplies (1200, 1400, 1800, or 2000 W), ensure that the pair of power modules in the same power domain has the same capacity.
  • When you use 2320 W power modules in a BladeCenter E Type 8677 unit, all power modules must be 2320 W modules.
    • 2320 W power module field replaceable units (FRUs) may be listed as either 2320 W or 2500 W part on the power supply label and in the AMM. These power supplies can be used interchangeably in the same power domain.

Acoustic attenuation module

The Acoustic Attenuation Module is an option for BladeCenter E that you can install over the blower modules in the rear of the chassis to reduce decibels in sound-sensitive environments. BladeCenter E generates 74 decibels (7.4 bels) at maximum performance levels. The Acoustic Attenuation Module reduces the decibel level to 69 decibels by using a T-shaped baffle.

Table 11 lists the optional acoustic attenuation module that can be ordered for the BladeCenter E chassis.

Table 11. Acoustic attenuation module ordering part number and feature code
Part number Feature code Description
39M4674 0965 BladeCenter Acoustic Attenuation Module

Physical and electrical specifications

Dimensions and weight (approximate):

  • Height: 304 mm (12.0 in.)
  • Width: 444 mm (17.5 in.)
  • Depth: 711 mm (28.0 in.)
  • Weight:
    • Minimum configuration: 39 kg (85 lb)
    • Maximum configuration: 102 kg (225 lb)

Supported environment:

  • Temperature and humidity:
    • 10.0 - 35.0 degrees C (50 - 95 degrees F) at 0 - 914 m (0 - 3,000 ft)
    • 10.0 - 32.0 degrees C (50 - 90 degrees F) at 914 - 2,133 m (3,000 - 7,000 ft)
    • Relative humidity: 8% - 80%
    • Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft)
  • Supported electrical input:
    • 200 - 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
    • Minimum configuration: 0.4 kVA
    • Maximum configuration:
      • 2000 W power supplies: 6.0 kVA
      • 2320 W power supplies: 7.0 kVA
  • BTU output:
    • Minimum configuration: 1365 Btu/hr (400 watts)
    • Maximum configuration:
      • 2000 W power supplies: 20094 Btu/hr (5889 watts)
      • 2320 W power supplies: 23672 Btu/hr (6938 watts)
  • Acoustical noise emissions:
    • Declared sound power level without acoustic attenuation module: 7.4 bels
    • Declared sound power level with acoustic attenuation module: 6.9 bels

Warranty options

The BladeCenter E has a three-year onsite warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac®, which is described in this section. The IBM 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.

IBM 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 ServicePac might be available in a particular country. For more information about the IBM ServicePac offerings that are available in your country, see the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac.

Table 12 explains warranty service definitions in more detail.

Table 12. Warranty service definitions
Term Description
IBM onsite repair (IOR) A service technician comes to the server's location for equipment repair.
24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed. We provide 24-hour service, every day, including IBM holidays.
24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed. We provide 24-hour service, every day, including IBM holidays.
9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed. We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the client's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays. If it is after 1:00 p.m., and it is determined that onsite service is required, the client can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day. For noncritical service requests, a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day.
9x5 next business day A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location on the business day after we receive your call, following remote problem determination. We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the client's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays.

In general, the following types are the types of IBM ServicePacs that are available for the BladeCenter E:

  • Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:
    • One, two, three, four, or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
    • Onsite repair from the next business day to four or two hours
    • One or two 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
      • IBM Director

Regulatory compliance

The chassis conforms to the following regulations:

  • FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
  • Canada ICES-003, Class A
  • UL 60950
  • CSA C22.2 No. 60950
  • NOM-019
  • Japan VCCI, Class A
  • EN55022 Class A
  • CISPR 22, Class A

External disk storage systems

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:

External backup units

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

Table 13. External backup options
Part number Description
External RDX USB drives
4T27A10725 ThinkSystem RDX External USB 3.0 Dock
External SAS tape backup drives
6160S7E IBM TS2270 Tape Drive Model H7S
6160S8E IBM TS2280 Tape Drive Model H8S
6160S9E IBM TS2290 Tape Drive Model H9S
External SAS tape backup autoloaders
6171S7R IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w/LTO7 HH SAS
6171S8R IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w/LTO8 HH SAS
6171S9R IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w/LTO9 HH SAS
External tape backup libraries
6741A1F IBM TS4300 3U Tape Library-Base Unit
6741A3F IBM TS4300 3U Tape Library-Expansion Unit
Full High 8 Gb Fibre Channel for TS4300
01KP938 LTO 7 FH Fibre Channel Drive
01KP954 LTO 8 FH Fibre Channel Drive
02JH837 LTO 9 FH Fibre Channel Drive
Half High 8 Gb Fibre Channel for TS4300
01KP936 LTO 7 HH Fibre Channel Drive
01KP952 LTO 8 HH Fibre Channel Drive
02JH835 LTO 9 HH Fibre Channel Drive
Half High 6 Gb SAS for TS4300
01KP937 LTO 7 HH SAS Drive
01KP953 LTO 8 HH SAS Drive
02JH836 LTO 9 HH SAS Drive

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

Top-of-rack Ethernet switches

The following table lists the Ethernet LAN switches that are offered by Lenovo.

Table 14. Ethernet LAN switches
Part number Description
1 Gb Ethernet Rack switches
7Y810011WW Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152T RackSwitch (Rear to Front)
7Z320O11WW Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152TO RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE)
7159BAX Lenovo RackSwitch G7028 (Rear to Front)
7159CAX Lenovo RackSwitch G7052 (Rear to Front)
7159G52 Lenovo RackSwitch G8052 (Rear to Front)
7165H1X Juniper EX2300-C PoE Switch
7165H2X Juniper EX2300-24p PoE Switch
1 Gb Ethernet Campus switches
7Z340011WW Lenovo CE0128TB Switch (3-Year Warranty)
7Z360011WW Lenovo CE0128TB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty)
7Z340012WW Lenovo CE0128PB Switch (3-Year Warranty)
7Z360012WW Lenovo CE0128PB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty)
7Z350021WW Lenovo CE0152TB Switch (3-Year Warranty)
7Z370021WW Lenovo CE0152TB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty)
7Z350022WW Lenovo CE0152PB Switch (3-Year Warranty)
7Z370022WW Lenovo CE0152PB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty)
10 Gb Ethernet switches
7159A1X Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032 RackSwitch (Rear to Front)
7159B1X Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032T RackSwitch (Rear to Front)
7Z330O11WW Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1064TO RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE)
7159C1X Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1072T RackSwitch (Rear to Front)
7159CRW Lenovo RackSwitch G8272 (Rear to Front)
7159GR6 Lenovo RackSwitch G8296 (Rear to Front)
7159BR6 Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E (Rear to Front)
25 Gb Ethernet switches
7159E1X Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch (Rear to Front)
7Z210O21WW Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572O RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE)
7Z330O21WW Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2580O RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE)
100 Gb Ethernet switches
7159D1X Lenovo ThinkSystem NE10032 RackSwitch (Rear to Front)
7Z210O11WW Lenovo ThinkSystem NE10032O RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE)

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following switch categories:

Power distribution units

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

Table 15. Power distribution units
Part
number		 Feature
code		 Description
ANZ
ASEAN
Brazil
EET
MEA
RUCIS
WE
HTK
INDIA
JAPAN
LA
NA
PRC
0U Basic PDUs
4PU7A93176 C0QH 0U 36 C13 and 6 C19 Basic 32A 1 Phase PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93169 C0DA 0U 36 C13 and 6 C19 Basic 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93177 C0QJ 0U 24 C13/C15 and 24 C13/C15/C19 Basic 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93170 C0D9 0U 24 C13/C15 and 24 C13/C15/C19 Basic 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
00YJ776 ATZY 0U 36 C13/6 C19 24A 1 Phase PDU N Y Y N N N N N N Y Y Y N
00YJ779 ATZX 0U 21 C13/12 C19 48A 3 Phase PDU N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ777 ATZZ 0U 36 C13/6 C19 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
00YJ778 AU00 0U 21 C13/12 C19 32A 3 Phase PDU Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
0U Switched and Monitored PDUs
4PU7A93181 C0QN 0U 21 C13/C15 and 21 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 48A 3 Phase Delta PDU V2 (60A derated) N Y N N N N N Y N Y N Y N
4PU7A93174 C0D5 0U 21 C13/C15 and 21 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 48A 3 Phase Delta PDU (60A derated) N Y N Y N N Y Y N N N Y N
4PU7A93178 C0QK 0U 20 C13 and 4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93171 C0D8 0U 20 C13 and 4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93182 C0QP 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 63A 3 Phase WYE PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93175 C0CS 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 63A 3 Phase WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93180 C0QM 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93173 C0D6 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93179 C0QL 0U 16 C13/C15 and 16 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 24A 1 Phase PDU v2 (30A derated) N Y N N N N N Y N Y N Y N
4PU7A93172 C0D7 0U 16 C13/C15 and 16 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 24A 1 Phase PDU(30A derated) N Y N Y N N Y Y N N N Y N
00YJ783 AU04 0U 12 C13/12 C19 Switched and Monitored 48A 3 Phase PDU N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ781 AU03 0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 24A 1 Phase PDU N N Y N Y N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ782 AU02 0U 18 C13/6 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
00YJ780 AU01 0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
1U Switched and Monitored PDUs
4PU7A90808 C0D4 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU V2 ETL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A81117 BNDV 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU - ETL N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
4PU7A90809 C0DE 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU V2 CE N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N
4PU7A81118 BNDW 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU - CE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
4PU7A90810 C0DD 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 80A 3P Delta PDU V2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A77467 BLC4 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and Monitored 80A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N
4PU7A90811 C0DC 1U 12 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU V2 N N N N N Y Y N N N N N N
4PU7A77468 BLC5 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A90812 C0DB 1U 12 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 60A 3P Delta PDU V2 N N N N N N N N N Y N N N
4PU7A77469 BLC6 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 60A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
46M4002 5896 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4004 5894 1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4003 5897 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4005 5895 1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U Ultra Density Enterprise PDUs (9x IEC 320 C13 + 3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
71763NU 6051 Ultra Density Enterprise C19/C13 PDU 60A/208V/3PH N N Y N N N N N N Y Y Y N
71762NX 6091 Ultra Density Enterprise C19/C13 PDU Module Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U C13 Enterprise PDUs (12x IEC 320 C13 outlets)
39M2816 6030 DPI C13 Enterprise PDU Plus Module (WW) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8941 6010 DPI C13 Enterprise PDU Module (WW) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U C19 Enterprise PDUs (6x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
39Y8948 6060 DPI C19 Enterprise PDU Module (WW) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8923 6061 DPI Three-phase 60A/208V C19 Enterprise PDU (US) N N Y N N N Y N N N Y Y N
1U Front-end PDUs (3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
39Y8938 6002 DPI Single-phase 30A/120V Front-end PDU (US) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8939 6003 DPI Single-phase 30A/208V Front-end PDU (US) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8934 6005 DPI Single-phase 32A/230V Front-end PDU (International) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8940 6004 DPI Single-phase 60A/208V Front-end PDU (US) Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N
39Y8935 6006 DPI Single-phase 63A/230V Front-end PDU (International) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U NEMA PDUs (6x NEMA 5-15R outlets)
39Y8905 5900 DPI 100-127V NEMA PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Line cords for 1U PDUs that ship without a line cord
40K9611 6504 4.3m, 32A/380-415V, EPDU/IEC 309 3P+N+G 3ph wye (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9612 6502 4.3m, 32A/230V, EPDU to IEC 309 P+N+G (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9613 6503 4.3m, 63A/230V, EPDU to IEC 309 P+N+G (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9614 6500 4.3m, 30A/208V, EPDU to NEMA L6-30P (US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9615 6501 4.3m, 60A/208V, EPDU to IEC 309 2P+G (US) Line Cord N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
40K9617 6505 4.3m, 32A/230V, Souriau UTG Female to AS/NZ 3112 (Aus/NZ) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9618 6506 4.3m, 32A/250V, Souriau UTG Female to KSC 8305 (S. Korea) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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

Uninterruptible power supply units

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

Table 16. Uninterruptible power supply units
Part number Description
Rack-mounted or tower UPS units - 100-125VAC
7DD5A001WW RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (100-125VAC)
55941AX RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
55942AX RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
7DD5A003WW RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (100-125VAC)
55943AX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
Rack-mounted or tower UPS units - 200-240VAC
7DD5A002WW RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55941KX RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55942KX RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A005WW RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55943KX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A007WW RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55945KX RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A008WW RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55946KX RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55948KX RT8kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A00AWW RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55949KX RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55943KT† ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Standard UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets)
55943LT† ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Long Backup UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets)
55946KT† ThinkSystem RT6kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output)
5594XKT† ThinkSystem RT10kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output)
Rack-mounted or tower UPS units - 380-415VAC
55948PX RT8kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC)
55949PX RT11kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC)

† Only available in China and the Asia Pacific market.

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

Rack cabinets

The BladeCenter E chassis is supported in the rack cabinets that are listed in Table 18.

Table 17. Rack cabinets
Part number Description
201886X IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit
93072PX IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack
93072RX IBM 25U Standard Rack
93072SX IBM 25U Standard Rack
93074EX IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension
93074RX IBM 42U Standard Rack
93074SX IBM 42U Standard Rack
93074XX IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension
930842E NetBAY42 Enterprise Expansion Rack Cabinet (EX)
930842S NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack Cabinet
93084EX IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack
93084PX IBM 42U Enterprise Rack
93084RX NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack Cabinet
93084XX NetBAY42 Enterprise Expansion Rack Cabinet (EX)
93604EX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack
93604PX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack
93614EX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack
93614PX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack
93624EX IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack
93624PX IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Rack
93634CX IBM PureFlex™ System 42U Rack
93634DX IBM PureFlex System 42U Expansion Rack
93634EX IBM 42U 1100mm Dynamic Expansion Rack
93634PX IBM 42U 1100mm Dynamic Rack
99564RX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Rack
99564XX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Expansion Rack

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

Rack options

The BladeCenter E chassis supports the rack console switches and monitor kits that are listed in Table 19.

Table 18. Rack options
Part number Description
Monitor kits and keyboard trays
172317X 1U 17in Flat Panel Console Kit
172319X 1U 19in Flat Panel Console Kit
Console switches
1754D2X IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager (GCM32)
1754D1X IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager (GCM16)
1754A2X IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager (LCM16)
1754A1X IBM Local 1x8 Console Manager (LCM8)
Rack conversion options
46M5382 IBM Serial Conversion Option (SCO)
46M5383 IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 (VCO2)
39M2895 IBM USB Conversion Option (UCO)

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

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