Chassis support
The x240 M5 Compute Node is supported in the Flex System chassis as listed in the following table.
Table 4. Chassis support
Chassis models
Description
Supports x240 M5 (9532)
with E5-2600 v4 processors
8721-HC1 based:
8721-A1x, LRx, DCx
8721-K1G, E1Y, E2Y
Lenovo Flex System Enterprise Chassis
with CMM (68Y7030) standard
No
8721-HC2 based:
8721-ALx, DLx
8721-E3Y, E4Y
Lenovo Flex System Enterprise Chassis
with CMM2 (00FJ669) standard
Yes
7385-DCx
Lenovo Flex System Carrier-Grade Chassis
Yes (non-NEBS)
Up to 14 x240 M5 Compute Nodes can be installed in the chassis; however, the actual number that can be
installed in a chassis depends on the following factors:
TDP power rating for the processors that are installed in the x240 M5
Number of power supplies that are installed in the chassis
Capacity of the installed power supplies (2100 W or 2500 W)
Chassis power redundancy policy that is used (N+1 or N+N)
The following table provides guidelines about what number of x240 M5 Compute Nodes can be installed. For
more information, use the Power Configurator, which is found at the following website:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-PWRCONF
The following color coding was used In the table:
Green = No restriction on the number of x240 M5 Compute Nodes that can be installed
Yellow = Some bays must be left empty in the chassis
Table 5. Maximum number of x240 M5 Compute Nodes that can be installed based on installed power supplies
and power redundancy policy used
x240 M5
TDP
rating
2100 W power supplies installed
2500 W power supplies installed
N+1, N=5
6 power
supplies
N+1, N=4
5 power
supplies
N+1, N=3
5 power
supplies
N+N, N=3
6 power
supplies
N+1, N=5
6 power
supplies
N+1, N=4
5 power
supplies
N+1, N=3
4 power
supplies
N+N, N=3
6 power
supplies
50 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
55 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
65 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
75 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
85 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
90 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
105 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
14
14
120 W
14
14
11
11
14
14
13
14
135 W
14
13
11
11
14
14
12
13
145 W
14
13
11
11
14
14
12
13
Processor options
Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 (E5-2600 v4)
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