Key ports and slots for a Lenovo x3650 M5 server

This information provides an example of the key ports and slots on the server, and describes how they are used by the software.

For more information about the server, see the manufacturer's documentation.

For more information about hardware requirements, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009260

Figure 1. (E5-2600 v3) Key ports and slots

Figure 2. (E5-2600 v4) Key ports and slots

Table 1. Server and Ethernet ports
Server port	How that port is used by the software IBM Spectrum Virtualize™
Ethernet 1	Dedicated technician port that is used for initialization or service
Ethernet 2	Management IP 1 and service IP
Ethernet 3	Management IP 2 and service IP
Ethernet 4	Unused
System management (IMM)	Is not configured or used by the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.

Table 2. Server PCIe slots
Server PCIe slot	How that slot is used by the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software
Slot 1	Supported FC HBA
Slot 2	Supported FC or iSCSI HBA
Slot 3	Supported FC or iSCSI HBA
Slot 4	Is not used by the software
Slot 5	Is not used by the software.
Slot 6*	Supported FC HBA
Slot 7*	Supported FC or iSCSI HBA
Slot 8*	Supported FC or iSCSI HBA

*Slots 6, 7, and 8 require the installation of a processor in CPU socket 2 because the PCI lanes for this server are split between CPU sockets.

Note: The boot drive slots are labeled 0 - 7. The IBM Spectrum Virtualize software displays the slots as slot_id 0 - 7. The status of the boot drive slots can be seen in the service assistant tool GUI via the technician port (Ethernet port1) or displayed by viewing the output from the sainfo lsbootdrive or svcinfo lsnodebootdrive commands. Node error 543 might be seen in the service assistant tool if the boot drives are not shown in boot drive slots 0 and 1.