IBM 68Y7030 — Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)
Identity
This listing is for an OEM service part carrying the printed part number 68Y7030, an IBM / Lenovo Flex System component. Across the secondary market 68Y7030 is identified consistently as a Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM), generally as the marketing or option number, with 68Y7032 and 00AN232 quoted as the associated FRU numbers. No IBM or Lenovo parts document naming 68Y7030 directly was located during research, so this identification rests on consistent reseller data. T.E.S confirms the exact model from the unit label before dispatch.
What is confirmed about 68Y7030
The printed part number is 68Y7030, an IBM / Lenovo Flex System part.
It is identified consistently across the reseller market as a Flex System Chassis Management Module.
Associated part numbers appearing in the same cross-references: 68Y7032, 00AN232, 00Y3390, 00FG624, 00FL873, 00D7112, 46W0923, 46W0955.
Reseller specification blocks describe one RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T network management interface on the module.
As a product class, the Flex System CMM is the chassis management controller: it provides the chassis web and CLI management interface, chassis-level monitoring and remote management, and occupies the chassis management bay.
It is a chassis management module. It is not a switch module, not a compute node and not a PCIe card.
What is not yet confirmed
This list is deliberate. It is what T.E.S could not establish from documentation, and it is read off the physical unit before dispatch rather than guessed at here.
Whether this unit is a CMM or a CMM2. The Flex System line shipped two generations of chassis management module, they differ in capability and in supported chassis firmware levels, and the large list of associated part numbers above spans both. Generation is not derivable from 68Y7030 alone and is the single most important thing to check on this part.
Whether 68Y7030 is the option number or the service number. Reseller sources treat it as the marketing number with 68Y7032 and 00AN232 as FRUs, but T.E.S could not confirm that against a Lenovo parts document.
Which Flex System chassis this specific unit is supported in, and at what chassis firmware level.
Firmware level on the module, and any residual configuration, IP settings or user accounts left by the previous owner.
Whether any Flex System Manager or Feature-on-Demand entitlement was ever attached to this module. Assume none transfers.
Request label photos before you order
Ask us for photographs of this unit's product label and we will send them before you commit to anything. This is a single unit, and the CMM-versus-CMM2 question is the one that decides whether it works in your chassis at your firmware level. We will photograph the full label and module face so you can check it against your chassis documentation before you commit. If the label does not match what is described on this page, we say so and re-quote or cancel — we do not ship a substitute and hope it fits. Quote part number 68Y7030 when you contact us.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly am I buying with 68Y7030?
A refurbished IBM / Lenovo Flex System service part whose printed number is 68Y7030. It is identified consistently across the market as a Flex System Chassis Management Module, with 68Y7032 and 00AN232 quoted as associated FRU numbers. T.E.S located no IBM or Lenovo parts document naming 68Y7030 directly, so the generation and supported-chassis list are treated as unconfirmed and read off the unit before dispatch.
Is 68Y7030 a CMM or a CMM2?
Not established, and this is the most important open question on this part. Flex System shipped two generations of chassis management module and the part numbers cross-referenced against 68Y7030 in the market — 68Y7032, 00AN232, 00Y3390, 00FG624 and others — span both. The two are not always interchangeable at a given chassis firmware level. Ask us for label photographs and check them against your chassis documentation before ordering.
Will T.E.S confirm the exact model before shipping 68Y7030?
Yes, as a standard dispatch step. We read the printed part number and the module marking off the physical unit before it leaves. If it is a different management module generation than described here, we contact you before shipping rather than after.
What if 68Y7030 turns out not to fit my chassis?
Tell us the Flex System chassis and its firmware level before you order and we check the unit's markings against that first. Because T.E.S has not verified a support matrix for 68Y7030, we would rather do that check with you up front than have you discover the mismatch on installation. If it does not match, we re-quote or cancel; if it ships and we misread the label, it comes back at our cost.
Is the 68Y7030 module tested?
It is cleaned, visually inspected and bench-tested where a suitable test topology is available. For a chassis management module that requires a matching Flex System chassis on the bench, which is not always available. Ask what was actually done to this unit and we will tell you rather than implying more.
Will there be old settings or accounts on the 68Y7030 module?
Possibly. A chassis management module retains IP settings, user accounts and configuration from its previous chassis unless it has been reset. We reset management modules where we have a chassis available to do it in, but we cannot always guarantee it for this part. Ask before ordering and we will tell you the actual state of this unit.
Why T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS
T.E.S IT-SOLUTIONS supplies refurbished enterprise networking and server hardware from EU stock to a B2B market. On OEM service parts whose exact model is not established by the part number alone, we publish what we can verify and name what we cannot, instead of filling the gap with plausible-sounding specifications. Every unit is photographed and its label read before dispatch. If the unit differs from this page, we tell you before we ship.