Product guide

IBM NeXtScale nx360 M5 8
Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2)
Components Specification
Network
interfaces
Integrated two-port Gigabit Ethernet (Broadcom BCM5717) with RJ45 connectors. One port
dedicated for use by the operating system, and one configurable either as shared by the
operating system and Integrated Management Module (IMM) or as dedicated to the IMM.
Optional third GbE port for dedicated IMM2 access. Optionally, two InfiniBand ports or two 10
GbE ports through a Mezzanine LOM Gen 2 (ML2) adapter slot. ML2 adapters support shared
access to the IMM.
PCI Expansion
slots
nx360 M5 without PCIe Native Expansion Tray:
One PCIe 3.0 x16 ML2 adapter slot
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One PCIe 3.0 x16 full-height half-length slot (or two 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays)
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One PCIe 2.0 x8 slot for internal RAID controller
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nx360 M5 with PCIe Native Expansion Tray:
One PCIe 3.0 x16 ML2 adapter slot
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One PCIe 3.0 x8 full-height half-length slot (or two 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays)
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One PCIe 2.0 x8 slot for internal RAID controller
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Two PCIe 3.0 x16 full-height full-length double-width slots
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Ports Front of the server : KVM connector; with the addition of a console breakout cable (1 cable
standard with the chassis) supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port, and two USB 1.1 ports
for local console connectivity. Two 1 Gbps Ethernet ports with RJ45 connectors. Optional third
GbE port for dedicated IMM2 access. Internal : One internal USB port for VMware ESXi
hypervisor key. Rear of the enclosure (provided by the Fan and Power Controller for chassis
management): Gb Ethernet connection (RJ45) for remote management
Cooling Supplied by the NeXtScale n1200 enclosure. 10 hot-swap dual-rotor 80 mm system fans with
tool-less design.
Power supply Supplied by the NeXtScale n1200 enclosure. Up to six hot-swap power supplies either 900 W or
1300 W depending on the chassis model. Support power policies N+N or N+1 power
redundancy. 80 PLUS Platinum certified.
Systems
management
UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2.1) with Renesas SH7758 controller,
Predictive Failure Analysis, Light Path Diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, and IBM
ServerGuide. Browser-based chassis management through an Ethernet port on the Fan and
Power Controller at the rear of the enclosure. IMM2 upgrades are available to IMM2 Standard
and IMM2 Advanced for web GUI and remote presence features.
Video Matrox G200eR2 video core with 16 MB DDR3 video memory that is integrated into the IMM2.
Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 with 16M colors (32 bpp) at 75 Hz, or 1680x1050 with 16M
colors at 60 Hz.
Security
features
Power-on password, administrator's password, and Trusted Platform Module 1.2.
Operating
systems
supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 12, Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 6, VMware vSphere 5.1 and 5.5
Limited
warranty
Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/NBD.
Service and
support
Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePac®: 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 some IBM and OEM software.
Dimensions nx360 M5 server: Width: 216 mm (8.5 in.), height: 41 mm (1.6 in.), depth: 659 mm (25.9 in.).
n1200 enclosure: Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.), height: 263 mm (10.4 in.), depth: 915 mm (36 in.).
Weight nx360 M5 maximum weight: 6.17 kg (13.6 lb).
n1200 enclosure: Fully configured (stand-alone): 112 kg (247 lb), empty chassis 28 kg (62 lb).