x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Part 1: Enhancements by release date | Part 2: Defect fixes by release date
Part 1: Enhancements by release date
Release
date
Build
level
Summary
10 February
2015
1.27.4.x
3 February
2015
27 January
2015
1.27.3.x
1. Availability
1. Availability indicators (indicated by A, B, C, or D)
indicators refreshed
for x-config selectable features are refreshed.
2. Education materials
2. Education materials (English version) are updated to
updated
support Lenovo rebranding.
No new enhancements with this release
1.27.2.x
1. PureFlex System
solution updates
20 January
2015
1.27.1.x
1. Updated URL in
JNLP
2. Simplified PureFlex
System selection
3. Availability
indicators show ship
time
4. Updated CAE
Application Ready
templated solution
13 January
2015
1.26.6.x
1. PureFlex System
solution updates
2. Fully redundant
storage network
16 December
2014
1.26.5.x
1. x-config rebranding
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Description
1. 6195 storage is now available, V7K Expansion Unit
rules and quantities have been updated, and 93634CX has been withdrawn.
1. The JNLP file is updated to replace a server URL
that is available for Lenovo employees using
PartnerConnect, enabling x-config to launch.
2. Instructions and a button on the PureFlex System
selection page are clarified to simplify PureFlex
configuration.
3. Hovering over an availability indicator (A, B, C, or
D) will display a message indicating the lead time
represented by the single-letter availability indicator
code.
4. x-config now provides support for one additional
Application Ready CAE configuration under the
Express "No-options solutions" interface,
"Application_Ready_Solution_Cluster_CAE_Haswe
ll_v1.01.cse".
1. Lenovo storage is enabled for PureFlex solutions,
and CPU and memory default selections and
quantity of V7K Exp Units are updated.
2. v3700 Storage will now be cabled with two
connections from controller to expansion when
"fully redundant" is checked in the storage network
preferences.
1. Effective 6 January 2015, the x-config user interface
reflects the transition from IBM to Lenovo.
x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
9 December
2014
1.26.4.x
2 December
2014
1.26.3.x
25 November
2014
18 November
2014
1.26.2.x
1.26.1.x
Summary
1. SAP HANA (X5)
Scale-Out templates
removed
2. "Superset"
configuration added
to Application
Ready templated
solutions
3. Availability
indicators refreshed
1. At the request of the Brand, the following SAP
HANA (X5) Scale-Out templated solutions were
removed from the x-config Express "No-options
solutions" interface:
 SAP HANA Scale-Out V2.0 Large x3950 X5
(8 Socket).cse
 SAP HANA Scale-Out V2.0 Medium x3950
X5 (4 Socket).cse
 SAP HANA Scale-Out V2.0 Small x3690 X5
(2 Socket).cse
2. x-config now provides support for one additional
Application Ready "superset" configuration for
Computer-Aided Engineering Independent Software
Vendors (CAE ISVs) with M5 nodes under the
Express "No-options solutions" interface:
Application_Ready_Solution_Cluster_CAE_Haswel
l.cse.
3. Availability indicators (indicated by A, B, C, or D)
for x-config selectable features are refreshed.
1. PureFlex System
1. MT7903 ITEs are included in the PureFlex System
solution update
solution.
2. Title changes for
2. The headings of "Linux Default Operating System"
software headlines
and "Microsoft Default Operating System" replace
on the Cluster
the former headings of "AC Model Default
Preferences 
Operating System" and "MC Model Default
Software tab
Operating System", respectively.
No new enhancements with this release
1. Added SAP/HANA
X6 templated
solutions for Lenovo
configurations
2. "More info" in
incompatible part
number warning
messages
3. Warning displays
when products
removed due to
racked device size
change
4. Revised warning
message about xconfig version
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Description
1. x-config now provides support for new rack-based
SAP/HANA X6 templated solutions under the
Express "No-options solutions" interface for Lenovo
configurations with a country designation of United
States.
2. In the screen where x-config displays the messages
that were generated by rule checks, users can view
descriptions about the listed incompatible parts via
hover text or by clicking a "More info" link.
3. x-config now displays a warning message when
products are removed from a configuration due to a
size change in a racked device.
4. A warning message displays when a user starts an xconfig version has not been updated in 14 days. This
message is now updated with a note that users
should ignore this message at the start of the year as
no x- config updates are delivered at year-end.
x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
11 November
2014
1.25.6.x
Summary
Description
1. Availability
indicators refreshed
1. Availability indicators (indicated by A, B, C, or D)
for x-config selectable features are refreshed.
2. GSS 2.5 replaces
GSS 2.0
2. GSS 2.5 replaces GSS 2.0.
3. Static warning
message about not
combining IBM
parts and Lenovo
parts on the same
order
4. 14B Bill of
Materials (BOM)
release
3. IBM products and Lenovo products cannot be on the
same order. From 11 - 17 November 2014, the
"Message" tab will display a message stating "IBM
and Lenovo products cannot be on the same order
and each must use the IBM or Lenovo customer
number respectively. Refer to transition instructions
from IBM".
4. The 14B Bill of Materials (BOM) release is now
available, as described in the following two rows.
Added with 14B BOM on 11 November 2014:
Systems and Infrastructure
 Systems
– Nx360m5 air and water cooled
– x3550m5
– X3650m5
– x240m5
 System refreshes
– PureScale - x240, x280, x440, x880x6 LOM Models
– Congo x440 IVB Refresh (12/2 Announce)
– GA6 I/O Options and Plan Updates
 Infrastructure
– NXL DWC chassis
– NXL n1200 manifold
– 4x GPU tray for NXL (1Q15)
 GSS
– GSS 2.5 6 TB SAS HD JBOD models
 Graphics Adapters
– nVidia Tesla K80
Continued on next page
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x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
Summary
Description
Added with 14B BOM on 11 November 2014 (continued):
Network Switches and GPUs
 Switches – OEM
 Extreme Summit X460-48T (oPSE)
 Edge-Core 4600-54T 1GbE Switch (PSE)
 Edge-Core 4600-54T 1GbE Switch (oPSE)
 Extreme Summit X670V-48x-BF (PSE)
 Extreme Summit X670V-48x-FB (oPSE)
 Extreme Summit X670V-48t-BF-AC (PSE)
 Extreme Summit X670V-48t-FB (oPSE)
 Edge-Core 5600-52X 10GbE Switch (PSE)
 Edge-Core 5600-52X 10GbE Switch (oPSE)
 Extreme Summit X770-32q 40GbE Switch (PSE)
 Extreme Summit X770-32q 40GbE Switch (oPSE)
 Edge-Core 6700-32X 40GbE Switch (PSE)
 Edge-Core 6700-32X 40GbE Switch (oPSE)
 Switches – Lenovo
 Brocade SAN 48B-5 (December announce)
Networking Adapters
 Network Adapters
 Solarflare SFN7122F 2x10GbE SFP+ Flareon Ultra for IBM System x
 Mellanox Connect-IB FDR IB Single-port PCIe 3.0 x16 HCA
 Mellanox Connect-IB FDR IB Single-port PCIe 3.0 x8 HCA
 IBM Flex System CN4058 8-Port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
 IBM Flex System EN6132H 2-Port 40Gb Ethernet Adapter
 IBM Flex System EN4172 2-port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
 IBM Flex System CN4052 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro 40GbE / FDR IB VPI ML2 for nx360 M5 WCT
 Mellanox Single-Port Connect-IB PCIe x16 Adapter for nx360 M5 WCT
 Intel QDR Adapter for NXL DWC
Continued on next page
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x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
Summary
Description
Added with 14B BOM on 11 November 2014 (continued):
Storage
 Storage
 Lenovo Storage MT changes (EXP25XX, V3700)
 DDN SFA12KX FDR InfiniBand Based Singlet Bundle
 IBM System x GSS 60-slot JBOD (58x6TB SAS)
 IBM System x GSS 60-slot JBOD (58x6TB SAS HDD+2x200GB SSD)
 Storage Adapters
 LSI9308-8e Outback - 2 (Indian Woods)
 LSI9308-16e Outback- 4 ( Indian Farms)
 N2225 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
 N2226 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
 ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x
 IBM SD Media RAID Adapter for System x
 ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x
 Drives
 800GB DDN Write Intensive 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 1.2TB DDN Write Intensive 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 1.6TB DDN Mixed Use 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 2TB DDN Read Intensive 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 1.2TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS 10K 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 300GB DDN 12Gb/s SAS 15K 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 600GB DDN 12Gb/s SAS 15K 2.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 6TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS 7.2K 3.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 2TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS SED 7.2K 3.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 4TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS SED 7.2K 3.5in Drive Module for SS7K
 800GB DDN Write Intensive 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 1.2TB DDN Write Intensive 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 1.6TB DDN Mixed Use 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 2TB DDN Read Intensive 6Gb/s SSD 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 1.2TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS 10K 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 300GB DDN 12Gb/s SAS 15K 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 600GB DDN 12Gb/s SAS 15K 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 6TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS 7.2K 2.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 2TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS SED 7.2K 3.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 4TB DDN 6Gb/s SAS SED 7.2K 3.5in Drive Module for SS8K
 IBM GSS 6TB 512e 12Gb/s SAS 7.2K 3.5in HDD
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x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
Summary
Description
Removed with 14B BOM on 11 November 2014:
Servers
 Systems/Chassis
• X3650m4 HD – remains for GSS only; not supported in general configs
• X3550m4 – remains for GSS only; not supported in general configs
• X3650m4
• X3650m4 BD
• nx360m4
• HS23
• BC-H
• X240 (ivybridge)
 Adapters - Storage
 ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x
 LSI SAS9201-16e Quad-port miniSAS x8 PCIe 2.0 SAS HBA
 LSI SAS9206-16e Quad-port x4 HD-miniSAS x8 PCIe 3.0 SAS HBA - remains for GSS
only; not supported in general configs
 N2125 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
 Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x
 Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x
 QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x
 QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x
 Adapters – Network
 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port QDR/FDR10 Mezz Card
 Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI Single-port FDR-10/10GbE HCA
 Mellanox ConnectX-3 VPI Dual-port FDR-10/10GbE HCA
Storage/Networking
 Networking – OEM
 Edge-Core ECS5610-52S 10GbE Switch (PSE)
 Edge-Core ECS5610-52S 10GbE Switch (oPSE)
 LG-E ES-4052G 1GbE Switch (PSE)
 LG-E ES-4052G 1GbE Switch (oPSE)
 Mellanox SX6036 FDR-10 InfiniBand Switch (PSE)
 Mellanox SX6036 FDR-10 InfiniBand Switch (oPSE)
 FDR10 adapters and cables
 Storage
 DDN SFA12K-40 InfiniBand Based Singlet Bundle
 IBM GSS JBOD Model 1 (58x2TB HDD)
 IBM GSS JBOD Model 2 (58x2TB HDD+2x200GB SSD)
4 November
1.25.5.x
No new enhancements with this release
2014
28 October
1.25.4.x
1. GSS for HANA
1. x-config now supports a GSS for HANA solution
2014
available via
via the Express user interface.
Express user
interface
21 October
2014
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1.25.3.x
1. Big Data Express
user interface
change
1. The new "MES/Upgrade" field enables the user to
indicate whether or not this solution is an upgrade.
x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
Summary
14 October
2014
7 October
2014
1.25.2.x
No new enhancements with this release
1.25.1.x
1. Availability
indicators refreshed
1. Availability indicators (indicated by A, B, C, or D)
for x-config selectable features are refreshed.
2. Copy function
2. Users can now copy text, including part numbers,
descriptions, and list prices, from the x-config Item
View page. This content can then be pasted in
external documents or spreadsheets as needed.
3. Convert Non-Cluster
configuration to
Cluster
configuration
4. IBM license
replaced with
Lenovo disclaimer
5. Install instructions
include Google
Chrome browser
Description
3. x-config now includes the option to convert a NonCluster configuration to an Intelligent Cluster
configuration.
4. When users open x-config they will be presented
with a Lenovo disclaimer rather than an IBM license
agreement.
5. The published x-config installation instructions now
include instructions for the Google Chrome browser
in addition to instructions for Firefox and Internet
Explorer.
Part 2: Defect fixes by release date
Release
date
Build
level
Defect number
Description
10 February
2015
1.27.4.x
1.
2.
BHAIN6019196
BHAIN6021291
1.
2.
3 February
2015
1.27.3.x
1.
2.
3.
4.
BHAIN5998223
BHAIN5999673
BHAIN6010151
BHAIN6017111
1.
2.
3.
27 January
2015
1.27.2.x
1.
2.
BHAIN5978507
BHAIN5984623
20 January
2015
13 January
2015
1.27.1.x
1.
BHAIN5963336
1.26.6.x
1.
2.
BHAIN5900794
BHAIN5908753
16 December
2014
1.26.5.x
1.
2.
3.
4.
BHAIN5850558
BHAIN5863503
BHAIN5870015
BHAIN5873371
4.
1.
2.
1.
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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allowing the selection of parts that can't be
Entry SSDs 00FN298, 00FN327 and 00FN332 SOVA Validation Error
x3650 M4 - quote request
[ref:_00D30lq7J._500a0pnj7r:ref ]
no selection of FC 5053 with Emulex VFA5 and
10G fiber
RE:CPOM 201500031I - GENCI_IDRIS_IBM –
Clarification
xConfig Error
Issue to export to epricer (csv) and quote group
xls
URGENT V7000 GEN 2 Configuration Issue
x-config prevents to set FC5978 with another
FCA17T
allowing erroneously PCI card in the NXL
expansion tray
Lenovo: 512e HDD issue in DX360M4
A problem in selecting RAID 10 option for an
x3550 M5 node
allowing invalid pci riser card 2 configuration on
x3550 M5
Lenovo: req # 7052558 & 7052596
not adding a required part when using 512e
HDD's
x-config updates for current and previous quarter
Release
date
Build
level
9 December
2014
2 December
2014
1.26.4.x
1.
BHAIN5831780
1.26.3.x
1.
2.
BHAIN5798397
BHAIN5810908
25 November
2014
18 November
2014
11 November
2014
1.26.2.x
n/a
1.26.1.x
n/a
1.
2.
3.
BHAIN5723722
BHAIN5730783
BHAIN5731221
4 November
2014
28 October
2014
1.25.5.x
1.
2.
3.
4.
BHAIN5677619
BHAIN5677617
BHAIN5693336
BHAIN5693414
21 October
2014
14 October
2014
7 October
2014
1.25.3.x
1.
BHAIN5648119
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Defect number
1.25.6.x
n/a
1.25.4.x
n/a
1.25.2.x
1.25.1.x
n/a
Description
1.
a problem in making an x3550 M5 node with
10GbE SFP (This is not fixed completely)
1. HDD's for the rear HDD cage in the 5460 not
allowed
2. xConfig allowing the selection of 2 cards that are
for Slot 2
No production-reported problem fixes were included
in this release.
No production-reported problem fixes were included
in this release.
1. x-config: Modeling: Lenovo FW: xconfig low
end storage
2. SEV 2 IN Request for KVM, console
network
3. GPFS Storage Server in x-config
No production-reported problem fixes were included
in this release.
1. SOVA validation error for an x3650 M5 node
2. error message at saving an x3650 M5 node with
900W PSU
3. A problem in making an x240 M5 node
4. problem in making x3650 M5 node with 900W
PSU and 2x 120W/105
No production-reported problem fixes were included
in this release.
1. x-config is adding an unannounced FC to the
5467 MTM
No production-reported problem fixes were included
in this release.