IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node
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Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2)
Components
Specification
Disk drive bays
Two 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays supporting SAS, SATA, and SSD drives. Optional
eXFlash support for up to eight 1.8” SSDs.
Maximum
internal storage
With two 2.5” hot-swap drives: Up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2.5" NL SAS HDDs, or up to 1.8 TB with
900 GB 2.5" SAS HDDs, or up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2.5" SATA HDDs, or up to 512 GB with 256 GB
2.5" SATA SSDs. Intermix of SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs is supported. With eXFlash 1.8”
SSDs and ServeRAID M5115 RAID adapter: Up to 1.6 TB with eight 200 GB 1.8” SSDs.
RAID support
RAID 0 and 1 with integrated LSI SAS2004 controller. Optional ServeRAID M5115 RAID
controller with RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 support and 1 GB cache. Supports up to eight 1.8” SSD with
expansion kits. Optional flash-backup for cache, RAID 6/60, SSD performance enabler.
Network
interfaces
x2x models: Two 10 Gb Ethernet ports with Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Ethernet
LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) controller; Emulex BE3 based.
x1x models: None standard; optional 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet adapters.
PCI Expansion
slots
Two I/O connectors for adapters. PCI Express 3.0 x16 interface.
Ports
USB ports: One external. Two internal for embedded hypervisor with optional USB Enablement
Kit. Console breakout cable port providing local KVM and serial ports (cable standard with
chassis; additional cables optional).
Systems
management
UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) with Renesas SH7757 controller,
Predictive Failure Analysis, light path diagnostics panel, automatic server restart, remote
presence. Support for IBM Flex System Manager, IBM Systems Director and Active Energy
Manager, IBM ServerGuide.
Security
features
Power-on password, administrator's password, Trusted Platform Module 1.2.
Video
Matrox G200eR2 video core with 16 MB video memory integrated into the IMM2. Maximum
resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors.
Limited
warranty
3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/NBD.
Operating
systems
supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 and 11, VMware ESX 4. See "Supported operating systems" for details.
Service and
support
Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs®: 4-hour or 2-hour response
time, 8-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, remote technical support for IBM
hardware and selected IBM and OEM software.
Dimensions
Width: 215 mm (8.5”), height 51 mm (2.0”), depth 493 mm (19.4”).
Weight
Maximum configuration: 6.98 kg (15.4 lb).
The x240 servers are shipped with the following items:
Statement of Limited Warranty
Important Notices
Documentation CD that contains the
Installation and User's Guide
