Lenovo Flex System x440 Product Manual

Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
Product Guide
A building block for the ® PureFlex™ System family, the Flex System™ x440 Compute Node is a four-socket Intel
Xeon processor-based server optimized for high-end virtualization, mainstream database deployments, and
memory-intensive high performance environments. It is price-performance optimized with a wide range of
processors, memory, and I/O options to help you match system capabilities and cost to workloads without
compromise. With a dense design, the Flex System x440 Compute Node can help reduce floor space 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.
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