All stock codes associated to this product
5458B2M, 2561878, 883436563093
Overview
The Lenovo System x3250 M5 single-socket 1U rack server is designed for small
businesses and first-time server buyers looking for a solution to improve
business efficiency. It delivers several innovative features in a compact 1U
form factor with a competitive price. The System x3250 M5 provides
next-generation performance in an innovative and compact design with flexible
configuration options, built-in security, and systems management capabilities.
It leverages the next-generation quad-core Intel Xeon processor E3- 1200 v3
product family technology
Suggested use: Small-to-medium businesses looking for file and printer
servers, web serving, and small business infrastructure.
The following figure shows the System x3250 M5 server
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The x3250 M5 offers a flexible and scalable design and a simple upgrade path
to eight HDDs plus an optical drive at the same time. The flexible onboard
Ethernet solution provides two standard integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and
two additional integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports with an optional software
feature for an on-demand upgrade without a need to buy additional hardware.
Comprehensive systems management tools with the next-generation Integrated
Management Module II (IMM2) make it easy to deploy, integrate, service, and
manag
The x3250 M5 includes features not typically seen in this class of system,
such as standard RAID-0, 1, and 10 with the ServeRAID C100 for simple-swap SATA
models, remote control capabilities even when the machine is powered off, and
basic light path diagnostics on processor, memory, and hard drives. This
flexible 1U rack-mountable server is also highly upgradable and expandable,
scaling from low-cost, fixedfunction models to feature-rich, highly available
model
Key features
The System x3250 M5 server is a compact, cost-effective, single-processor 1U
rack server that has been optimized to provide outstanding availability,
manageability, and performance features to small-tomedium-sized businesses,
retail stores, or distributed enterprises
Scalability and performance
The x3250 M5 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve
scalability, and reduce costs:
- The Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 product family improves productivity
by offering affordable single-socket system performance with four-core
processors with up to 3.6 GHz core speeds, up to 8 MB of L3 cache.
- Choice of processors with up to four cores to enable the effective use of
multithreaded applications.
- Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost
Technology 2.0 allows processor cores to run at maximum speeds during peak
workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power (TDP)
- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded
applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading 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 use the hardware for
virtualization workloads.
- Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) significantly improve floating
point performance for compute-intensive technical and scientific applications
- The four 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC memory UDIMMs provide speed, high availability,
and a memory capacity of up to 32 GB
- The server offers up to four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports with a
convenient Lenovo Features on Demand (FoD) upgrade process that does not
require the purchase of additional hardware
- The server offers PCI Express 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities that improve
the theoretical maximum bandwidth by almost 100% (8 GTps per link using
128b/130b encoding) compared to the PCI Express 2.0 (5 GTps per link using
8b/10b encoding).
- With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is
integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 product family. Such
integration reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance
- Up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap drive bays or four 3.5-inch
hot-swap or simple-swap drive bays provide maximum internal storage capacity
in a compact 1U form factor
- The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of, or along with,
traditional spinning drives (hard disk drives or 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.
Availability and serviceability
The x3250 M5 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase
system uptime
- ECC memory provides error correction not available in PC-class "servers"
that use parity memory. Avoiding system crashes (and data loss) due to soft
memory errors can mean greater system uptime
- Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable
parts, such as processor, memory, and adapter cards.
- The server offers simple-swap or hot-swap drives with support for an
affordable ServeRAID or advanced hardware RAID redundancy for data protection
and greater system uptime
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer significantly better reliability than
traditional HDDs for greater uptime
- The server offers two redundant hot-swap power supplies and five redundant
non-hot-swap fans to provide cost-efficient availability for applications.
- Basic light path diagnostics detects when system components (processors,
memory, and hard disk drives) operate outside of standard thresholds and
generates proactive alerts in advance of possible failures, therefore
increasing uptime.
- Built-in Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) continuously monitors
system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of
failure, to minimize downtime.
- Built-in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Analysis (DSA) Preboot speed up
troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time.
- Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next
business day 9x5. Optional service upgrades are available.
Manageability and security
Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of
the x3250 M5
- The server includes an Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) to monitor
server availability and perform remote management
- An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies
error handling
- Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts on memory, SAS/SATA hard disk
drives, fans, power supplies, and temperature
- Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support enables advanced
cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote
attestation.
- Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instructions
(AES-NI) support provides faster and stronger encryption
- 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 an
application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other software
running on a system
Energy efficiency
The x3250 M5 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy,
reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a
green environment
- Energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs
- Energy Star 2.0 compliant
- 80 PLUS certified power supplies enable greater energy savings while
providing flexibility to meet your business needs.
- The optional thermal enhancement option kit allows the use of x3250 M5
servers in environments with temperature limits extended to 40 degrees C. It
also helps lower fan speeds depending on the environment's temperature to
lower acoustic noise and energy use.
- The Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 product family offers better
performance over the previous generation, while fitting into the same 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 the demands
of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication
environments
- Low-voltage 1.35 V DDR3 memory UDIMMs consume up to 19% less energy
compared to 1.5 V DDR3 UDIMMs
- Solid-state drives may consume as much as 80% less power than traditional
spinning 2.5-inch HDDs
- The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes, a part of Calibrated Vectored
Cooling technology. Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round
holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system
Specifications
Machine type
|
5458 |
Form
factor |
1U
rack-mount |
Processor |
Intel Xeon Processor
E3-1230 v3 3.3 GHz 8MB cache 1600MHz 4C (80W) |
Memory |
Four dual inline memory
module (DIMM) sockets. Support for UDIMMs. DIMM speeds up to 1600
MHz. |
Memory
maximums |
Up to 32 GB with 4x 8
GB UDIMMs. |
Memory
protection |
ECC |
Disk drive
bays |
up to four 3.5-inch
SATA simple-swap drive bays. |
Maximum internal
storage |
up to 24 TB with 6 TB
3.5-inch NL SAS/SATA HDDs |
RAID
support |
RAID 0, 1, and 10 with
the C100. RAID 0, 1, and 10 with the H1110, M1115, or optional M5110.
Optional upgrade to RAID 5 is available for the C100. Optional upgrade to
RAID 5 and 50 is available for the M1115 |
Optical drive
bays |
One, for models with
2.5" drives. Support for optional DVD-ROM or
Multiburner |
Tape drive
bays |
None. |
Network
interfaces |
Up to four integrated
Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports with the onboard BCM5719
controller (two ports are enabled, and additional two ports require the
optional software FoD upgrade to enable them) |
I/O expansion
slots |
Up to two slots,
depending on the riser cards installed. The slots are
specified: |
|
Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x4
(x4-wired); dedicated slot for H1110 |
|
Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x8
(x8-wired); full-height, half-length |
Ports |
Two USB 3.0 ports on
the front. Four USB 2.0 ports, one DB-15 video port, one DB-9 serial port,
and four RJ-45 GbE network ports on the rear. One internal USB port (for
embedded hypervisor). |
Cooling |
Calibrated Vectored
Cooling with five redundant non-hot-swap system fans. |
Power
supply |
Up to two redundant
hot-swap 460 W AC power supplies (80 PLUS certification), or one fixed 300
W AC power supply (80 PLUS certification) |
Hot-swap
parts |
Hard drives (model
dependent) and power supplies (model dependent) |
Systems
management |
UEFI, Integrated
Management Module II (IMM2), Light path diagnostics with LEDs for DIMMs,
processor, slots, fans, and power supplies. Automatic Server Restart, IBM
Systems Director, and ServerGuide. Optional IMM Advanced FoD Upgrade for
remote presence (graphics, keyboard and mouse, virtual
media). |
Security
features |
Power-on password,
administrator's password, and TPM. |
Video |
Matrox G200eR2 with 16
MB memory integrated into the IMM2. Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75
Hz with 16 M colors |
Operating
systems |
Microsoft Windows
Server 2012 R2, 2012, and 2008 R2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6,
and 7; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and 12; VMware vSphere
(ESXi) 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0 |
Limited
warranty |
Three-year
customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site limited warranty with 9x5 next
business day (NBD). |
Service and
support |
Optional service
upgrades (country-specific) are available through ServicePac offerings:
4-hour or 2-hour response time, 8 hours fix time, one-year or two-year
warranty extension, remote technical support for Lenovo hardware and
selected Lenovo and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware)
software. |
Dimensions |
Height: 43 mm (1.7
in.), width: 435 mm (17.1 in.), depth: 576 mm (22.7
in.) |
Weight |
Minimum configuration:
8.6 kg (19.0 lb), maximum: 12.3 kg (27.1
lb) |