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Lenovo System x3100 M5 Tower Server

Brand: Lenovo
Model Number: T-x3100-M5

Get reliability and performance in a tower

4U/5U tower server that delivers business-class performance, energy efficiency, and reliability in a compact tower.

System x3100 M5

System x3100 M5 is powered by the latest Intel® processors, with energy-saving low-voltage memory and hard drive hot-swap capabilities. The server offers built-in data protection and flexible storage options.

Feature highlights

  • Delivers new performance capabilities, powered by Intel® processors and energy-saving low-voltage memory
  • Safeguards and boosts your growing business with hard drive hot-swap capabilities,† 40°C operating temperature enhancement kit,‡ four PCIe slots, storage choices, and flexible options
  • Performance capabilities, powered by Intel processors (choice of Intel Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3 series, Core™ i3, Pentium®, or Celeron®)
  • Energy-saving, low-voltage memory
  • Upgradable operating temperature (up to 40°C) with optional temperature enhancement kit for optimized energy efficiency
  • Built-in data protection with up to four RAID levels and the reliability you expect from System x: Standard ServeRAID -0,-1,-10, plus RAID-5 available via Feature on Demand
  • Flexible storage options for up to 24TB of capacity: 4 x 3.5-inch or 8 x 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) plus hot-swap options for minimized downtime
  • USB 3.0 for up to 10 times faster data transfer
  • Graphics processor: NVDIA K600 GPU available for graphics support
  • Compact mini 4U design or flexible 5U for redundant, energy-smart 80 PLUS® Silver power supply

† Model dependent.

‡ Available at extra cost.

Reliability, performance

The single-socket System x3100 M5 server provides business-class reliability and performance in a compact tower, optimized for small to medium-sized businesses and distributed environments. Equipped with the latest Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 processors, USB 3.0 for fast data transfer, and four levels of RAID for enhanced data protection, the x3100 M5 brings new levels of performance to your workloads. This efficient tower offers upgrade potential when your requirements grow.

Workload flexibility

Whether your workloads include basic infrastructure, web server, or file and print, the x3100 M5 delivers. Choose your storage preference from models with four 3.5-inch simple-swap HDD bays, or get the hot-swap versatility of eight 2.5-inch bays or four 3.5-inch hot-swap bays. Business-class reliability features—such as standard RAID, basic light path diagnostics, and optional redundant power supplies and fans—protect your data and facilitate outstanding uptime for your business at great value. Select configurations of the x3100 M5 are part of the TopSeller Portfolio, designed to meet the needs of small and midsized businesses. Easy to manage, TopSeller models vary by country.

Tech specs

Form Factor/Height: 4U/5U with tower-to-rack kit

Processor: Up to one Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3 series (quad-core), Core™ i3 series (dual-core), Pentium® series (dual-core), or Celeron® processor (dual-core)

Cache/Memory: UP to 8 MB per processor (model dependent)/Up to 32 GB via 4 slots (UDIMM)

Media Bays: Up to 2 5.25-inch half-high bays, support for DVD-ROM or multiburner, half-high SATA DVD-ROM standard in standard models

Disk Bays: Up to 4 3.5-inch or 8 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs)

RAID Support: Integrated ServeRAID C100 RAID-0, -1, (RAID-5 upgrade via Feature on Demand (FoD)), optional hardware RAID-0, -1, -10 or RAID-5, -50 or RAID-6, -60

Power Supply: 1/2 300 W or 350 W fixed (4U models); or 430 W 80 PLUS® Silver certified redundant (5U models)

Hot-Swap Components: Up to 4 3.5-inch or 8 2.5-inch HDDs, 460 W hot-swap redundant PSUs

Network Interface: 2 x 1 Gbps Ethernet

Expansion Slots: Up to 4 PCIe (2 PCIe 3.0, 2 PCIe 2.0) slots (x16, x8, x8, x4 physical; x8, x8, x4, x1 electrical)

USB Ports: 2 front (USB 3.0)/4 back (USB 2.0)/2 internal

Internal Storage: Up to 24TB

Energy Efficiency: Fixed power supply compliant with 80 PLUS® Bronze, redundant power supply compliant with 80 PLUS Silver, 40° C operating temperature for wide ambient range

Systems Management: Integrated Management Module 2 (IMM2) standard with IMPI 2.0 and Serial over LAN, optional upgrade to remote presence via Feature on Demand

Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2008/R2, SBS 2011, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware (subject to availability)

Warranty: 1-year customer replaceable unit and on-site limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available

Specifications may vary depending upon region.