Supported Compute Nodes - Lenovo 8721 Product Manual

Supported compute nodes

The following table lists the compute nodes that are supported in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis. The
table also lists the maximum number installable.
Table 3. Supported compute nodes and maximum quantities
Description Machine
type
Lenovo ThinkSystem servers
ThinkSystem SN550 7X16
ThinkSystem SN850 7X15
Lenovo Flex System compute nodes
Flex System x220 7906
Flex System x222 7916
Flex System x240 7162
Flex System x240 8737
Flex System x240 M5 9532
(E5-2600 v3)
Flex System x240 M5 9532
(E5-2600 v4)
Flex System x440 7917
Flex System x440 7167
Flex System x280 X6 7196
Flex System x480 X6 7196
Flex System x880 X6 7196
Flex System x280 X6 7903
Flex System x480 X6 7903
Flex System x880 X6 7903
Flex System Manager 8731-A1x
IBM Power Systems servers
Flex System p24L 1457
Flex System p260 7895-22X
Flex System p270 7954-24X
Flex System p460 7895-42X
† The maximum number of compute nodes supported depends on a number of factors. See below.
** A single Flex System Manager appliance can manage up to 16 chassis
The actual number of compute nodes systems that can be powered on in a chassis depends on these
factors:
The TDP power rating for the processors that are installed in the compute nodes (x86 servers)
The number of power supplies installed in the chassis
The capacity of the power supplies installed in the chassis (2100 W or 2500 W)
The power redundancy policy used in the chassis (N+1 or N+N)
Flex System Enterprise Chassis
Firmware
code base
8721 with CMM1
(IBM signed)
Lenovo signed No
Lenovo signed No
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
Lenovo signed No
IBM signed Supported
Lenovo signed Supported
Lenovo signed No
IBM signed Supported
Lenovo signed Supported
Lenovo signed No
Lenovo signed Supported
Lenovo signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
IBM signed Supported
Supported in chassis
8721 with CMM2
(Lenovo signed)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
No
No
No
No
Maximum
per chassis*
14
7
14
14
14
14
14
14
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1**
14
14
14
7
6