2024年3月22日发(作者：苏盼雁)
Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
Product Guide (withdrawn product)
The Lenovo Flex System x440 Compute Node is a four-socket Intel Xeon processor-based server that is
optimized for high-end virtualization, mainstream database deployments, and memory-intensive, high-
performance environments.
Based on the Intel Xeon E5-4600 processors, it is price-performance optimized with a selection of processors,
memory, and I/O options to help you match system capabilities and cost to workloads without compromise. The
Flex System x440 Compute Node can help reduce floor space that is used and lower data center power and
cooling costs.
Suggested usage: Database, virtualization, and enterprise applications.
Figure 1 shows the Flex System x440 Compute Node.
Figure 1. The Flex System x440 Compute Node
Did you know?
Flex System is a new category of computing that integrates multiple server architectures, networking, storage,
and system management capability into a single system that is easy to deploy and manage. Flex System has full,
built-in virtualization support of servers, storage, and networking to speed provisioning and increased resiliency. In
addition, it supports open industry standards, such as operating systems, networking and storage fabrics,
virtualization, and system management protocols, to easily fit within existing and future data center environments.
Flex System is scalable and extendable with multi-generation upgrades to protect and maximize IT investments.
Click here to check for updates
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Key features
This section describes the key features of the compute node.
Scalability and performance
The x440 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:
The Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 product family improves productivity by offering superior system
performance with 8-core processors and up to 2.9 GHz core speeds, up to 20 MB of L3 cache, and up to
two 8 GTps QPI interconnect links.
Up to four processors, 32 cores, and 64 threads maximize the concurrent execution 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) improve floating-point performance for compute-intensive
technical and scientific applications compared to Intel Xeon 5600 series processors.
Up to 48 DDR3 ECC memory RDIMMs provide speeds up to 1600 MHz and a memory capacity of up to
768 GB. Load-reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs) are supported with a maximum capacity of 1.5 TB of memory.
The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of or along with traditional hard disk drives (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.
Up to 32 virtual I/O ports per compute node with integrated 10 Gb Ethernet ports, offering the choice of
Ethernet, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or FCoE connectivity. With models without integrated 10 Gb ports, you
can have up to 64 virtual I/O ports by installing four CN4054 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters.
The x440 offers PCI Express 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum
bandwidth by 60% (8 GTps per link), compared with the previous generation of PCI Express 2.0.
With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon
processor E5 family. This configuration reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance.
Support for high-bandwidth I/O adapters, up to four in each x440 Compute Node. Support for 10 Gb
Ethernet, 16 Gb Fibre Channel, and FDR InfiniBand.
Availability and serviceability
The x440 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
Chipkill, memory mirroring, and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable
memory failure.
Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as processor,
memory, and adapter cards.
Hot-swap drives supporting integrated RAID 1 redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
A light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs to quickly lead the technician to failed (or
failing) components. This panel simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve
system availability.
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA), which detects when system components (such as processors, memory,
and hard disk drives) operate outside of standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of
possible failure, therefore increasing uptime.
Solid-state drives (SSDs), which offer better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
Built-in Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) continuously monitors system parameters, triggers
alerts, and performs recovering actions in case of failures to minimize downtime.
Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917) (withdrawn product)2
2024年3月22日发(作者：苏盼雁)
Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
Product Guide (withdrawn product)
The Lenovo Flex System x440 Compute Node is a four-socket Intel Xeon processor-based server that is
optimized for high-end virtualization, mainstream database deployments, and memory-intensive, high-
performance environments.
Based on the Intel Xeon E5-4600 processors, it is price-performance optimized with a selection of processors,
memory, and I/O options to help you match system capabilities and cost to workloads without compromise. The
Flex System x440 Compute Node can help reduce floor space that is used and lower data center power and
cooling costs.
Suggested usage: Database, virtualization, and enterprise applications.
Figure 1 shows the Flex System x440 Compute Node.
Figure 1. The Flex System x440 Compute Node
Did you know?
Flex System is a new category of computing that integrates multiple server architectures, networking, storage,
and system management capability into a single system that is easy to deploy and manage. Flex System has full,
built-in virtualization support of servers, storage, and networking to speed provisioning and increased resiliency. In
addition, it supports open industry standards, such as operating systems, networking and storage fabrics,
virtualization, and system management protocols, to easily fit within existing and future data center environments.
Flex System is scalable and extendable with multi-generation upgrades to protect and maximize IT investments.
Click here to check for updates
Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917) (withdrawn product)1
Key features
This section describes the key features of the compute node.
Scalability and performance
The x440 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:
The Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 product family improves productivity by offering superior system
performance with 8-core processors and up to 2.9 GHz core speeds, up to 20 MB of L3 cache, and up to
two 8 GTps QPI interconnect links.
Up to four processors, 32 cores, and 64 threads maximize the concurrent execution 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) improve floating-point performance for compute-intensive
technical and scientific applications compared to Intel Xeon 5600 series processors.
Up to 48 DDR3 ECC memory RDIMMs provide speeds up to 1600 MHz and a memory capacity of up to
768 GB. Load-reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs) are supported with a maximum capacity of 1.5 TB of memory.
The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of or along with traditional hard disk drives (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.
Up to 32 virtual I/O ports per compute node with integrated 10 Gb Ethernet ports, offering the choice of
Ethernet, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or FCoE connectivity. With models without integrated 10 Gb ports, you
can have up to 64 virtual I/O ports by installing four CN4054 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapters.
The x440 offers PCI Express 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum
bandwidth by 60% (8 GTps per link), compared with the previous generation of PCI Express 2.0.
With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon
processor E5 family. This configuration reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance.
Support for high-bandwidth I/O adapters, up to four in each x440 Compute Node. Support for 10 Gb
Ethernet, 16 Gb Fibre Channel, and FDR InfiniBand.
Availability and serviceability
The x440 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
Chipkill, memory mirroring, and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable
memory failure.
Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as processor,
memory, and adapter cards.
Hot-swap drives supporting integrated RAID 1 redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
A light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs to quickly lead the technician to failed (or
failing) components. This panel simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve
system availability.
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA), which detects when system components (such as processors, memory,
and hard disk drives) operate outside of standard thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of
possible failure, therefore increasing uptime.
Solid-state drives (SSDs), which offer better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
Built-in Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) continuously monitors system parameters, triggers
alerts, and performs recovering actions in case of failures to minimize downtime.
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