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Abstract

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes are designed for deploying industry-leading hyperconvergence software from Nutanix on Lenovo enterprise platforms that feature the second generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Xeon SP Gen 2).

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes deliver fully validated and integrated Lenovo hardware and firmware, certified and preloaded with Nutanix software. Nutanix brings the benefits of web-scale technologies to enterprise applications through enterprise storage, data protection, infrastructure resilience, management and analytics, and security.

This product guide provides essential technical and pre-sales information on the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines.

This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node and consider its use in IT solutions.

Note: This product guide describes ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes featuring the second generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Xeon SP Gen 2). For ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes featuring the first generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Xeon SP Gen 1), refer to the following Lenovo Press product guide:

Change History

Changes in the April 12, 2023 update:

  • Updated Part Numbers for Systems Management -  See Systems Management section
    • Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Endpoint w/1 Yr SW S&S, 00MT201
    • Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Endpoint w/3 Yr SW S&S, 00MT202
    • Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Endpoint w/5 Yr SW S&S, 00MT203

Introduction

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes are designed for deploying industry-leading hyperconvergence software from Nutanix on Lenovo enterprise platforms that feature the second generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Xeon SP Gen 2).

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes deliver fully validated and integrated Lenovo hardware and firmware, certified and preloaded with Nutanix software. Nutanix brings the benefits of web-scale technologies to enterprise applications through enterprise storage, data protection, infrastructure resilience, management and analytics, and security.

The ThinkAgile HX7821 is a 4U rack-mount certified node that supports four processors, up to 6 TB of TruDDR4 memory with up to 2933 MHz memory speeds, 16x SAS/SATA and 8x AnyBay SFF hot-swap drive bays with an extensive choice of NVMe PCIe, SAS, and SATA SSDs and SAS HDDs, and flexible network connectivity options with 1/10 GbE RJ-45, 10 GbE SFP+, 10/25 GbE SFP28, and 25/40 GbE QSFP+ ports.

Several common uses for the ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node that is optimized for high-performance workloads include databases, e-mail and collaboration, and workload-balancing clusters.

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node is shown in the following figure.

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node

Did you know?

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes are built on industry-leading Lenovo ThinkSystem servers that feature enterprise-class reliability, management, and security.

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes deliver fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware that is certified with Nutanix software.

Key features

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes are designed for the industry’s most feature-rich hyperconverged infrastructure from Nutanix. Nutanix brings the benefits of web-scale technologies to enterprise applications through enterprise storage, data protection, infrastructure resilience, management and analytics, and security.

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes offer the following key features:

  • Built on proven and reliable Lenovo ThinkSystem servers featuring Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family that provide compute power for a variety of workloads and applications.
  • Deliver fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware that is certified with Nutanix software.
  • Preloaded with Nutanix software and ready for out-of-box deployment (software licenses are not included).
  • Provide flexibility in using the existing Nutanix term-based software licenses and active support contracts or purchasing new software licenses and support contracts from Nutanix.
  • Offer optional Lenovo Professional Services to get customers up and running quickly.

The Nutanix software running on the HX Certified Nodes deliver the following key features:

  • A natively integrated solution for data protection and continuous availability at VM granularity that gives administrators an affordable range of options to meet the recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO) for different applications.
  • A fault resistant platform, with no single point of failure and no bottlenecks with shared-nothing architecture, where all data, metadata and services are distributed to all nodes within the cluster, that is built to detect, isolate and recover from failures anywhere in the system.
  • An intuitive user-centric management experience to simplify every aspect of the IT infrastructure lifecycle and provide a single pane of glass to monitor and control Nutanix clusters, with simplified workflows and rich automation for common administrative tasks.
  • Powerful security features, such as two-factor authentication and data-at-rest encryption, with a security development lifecycle that is integrated into product development to help customers meet the most stringent security requirements.

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the front view of the HX7821 Certified Node.

HX7821 Certified Node front view
Figure 2. HX7821 Certified Node front view

The front of the HX7821 Certified Node includes the following components:

  • 16x SAS/SATA and 8x AnyBay SFF hot-swap drive bays
  • One VGA port
  • One USB 2.0 port with XClarity Controller access
  • One USB 2.0 port
  • A Power button
  • Status LEDs
  • A Pull-out LCD panel

The following figure shows the rear view of the HX7821 Certified Node.

HX7821 Certified Node rear view
Figure 3. HX7821 Certified Node rear view

The rear of the HX7821 Certified Node includes the following components:

  • PCIe Riser Card 1 (optional): Up to four PCIe slots
  • I/O Tray:
    • Three PCIe slots
    • One ML2 slot
    • One LOM card slot
  • PCIe Riser Card 2 (optional): Up to four PCIe slots
  • One 1 GbE port for XClarity Controller
  • One DB-9 serial port
  • Two USB 3.0 ports
  • One VGA port
  • Four hot-swap power supplies

System specifications

The following table lists the system specifications of the ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node.

Table 1. HX7821 Certified Node system specifications
Attribute Specification
Form factor 4U Rack-mount.
Processor Four Intel Xeon Gold or Platinum Gen 2 processors.
Chipset Intel C624.
Memory 48 DIMM slots (up to 12 DIMMs per processor; six memory channels per processor with two DIMMs per channel) with support for the following DIMM types and capacities:
  • TruDDR4 RDIMMs:
    • 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB Performance+ 2933 MHz.
    • 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB 2933 MHz.
    • 16 GB and 32 GB 2666 MHz.
  • TruDDR4 3DS RDIMMs:
    • 128 GB Performance+ 2933 MHz.
    • 128 GB 2933 MHz.
    • 64 GB 2666 MHz.
Memory capacity Up to 6 TB.
Memory protection Error correction code (ECC), Single Device Data Correction (SDDC; for x4-based memory DIMMs), Adaptive Double Device Data Correction (ADDDC; for x4-based memory DIMMs), patrol scrubbing, and demand scrubbing.
Drive bays 16x SAS/SATA and 8x AnyBay SFF hot-swap.
Internal storage Hybrid:
  • 2 cache drives: From 4 to 10 capacity drives in increments of 2 drives.
  • 4 cache drives and 8 or from 12 to 20 capacity drives in increments of 2 drives.
  • 6 cache drives and from 12 to 18 capacity drives in increments of 2 drives.
  • 8 cache drives and 16 capacity drives.
All Flash:
  • From 4 to 24 SAS or SATA SSDs in increments of 2 drives.
  • 2 NVMe PCIe SSDs and 4 or 6 SAS or SATA SSDs.
  • 4 NVMe PCIe SSDs and from 8 to 20 SAS or SATA SSDs in increments of 2 drives.
Storage controller 2x 430-16i HBAs (12 Gbps SAS/6 Gbps SATA; non-RAID). Onboard NVMe (non-RAID).
Network interfaces
  • 2x or 4x 1/10 GbE RJ-45 or 10 GbE SFP+ base network ports.
  • 2x, 4x, 6x, or 8x 10 GbE SFP+, 25 GbE SFP28, or 40 GbE QSFP+ optional expansion ports.
  • 1x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for systems management.
Boot drive 2x M.2 non-hot-swap SSDs up to 480 GB (RAID-1).
I/O expansion slots Up to 15 I/O expansion slots:
  • Riser Card 1 (if present):
    • PCIe x8 Riser Card:
      • Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
    • PCIe x16 Riser Card:
      • Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
  • I/O tray:
    • Slot 5: PCIe 3.0 x16; low profile.
    • Slot 6: PCIe 3.0 x16; low profile.
    • Slot 7: PCIe 3.0 x8; low profile.
    • Slot 8: ML2 x16; low profile (not used).
    • Slot 9: LOM Card slot (PCIe 3.0 x8 interface).
  • Riser Card 2 (if present):
    • PCIe x8 Riser Card:
      • Slot 10: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 11: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 12: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 13: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
    • PCIe x16 Riser Card:
      • Slot 12: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 13: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
  • Compute tray: Internal PCIe 3.0 x8 (for an internal storage controller).
  • Storage tray: Internal PCIe 3.0 x8 (for an internal storage controller).
Ports
  • Front: 1x USB 2.0 port with XClarity Controller access, 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x VGA port.
  • Rear: 2x USB 3.0 ports, 1x VGA port, 1x DB-9 serial port.
Cooling Six hot-swap fans with N+1 redundancy in the compute tray.
Power supply Four redundant hot-swap 1600 W or 2000 W (200 - 240 V) High Efficiency power supplies (80 PLUS Platinum certified).
Video Matrox G200 with 16 MB memory integrated into the XClarity Controller. Maximum resolution is 1920x1200 at 60 Hz with 32 bits per pixel.
Hot-swap parts SSDs and HDDs, power supplies, and fans.
Systems management XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise (Pilot 4 chip), proactive platform alerts, light path diagnostics, XClarity Provisioning Manager, XClarity Administrator and XClarity Pro, XClarity Energy Manager (optional).
Security features Power-on password, administrator's password, secure firmware updates, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or 2.0 (configurable UEFI setting).
Software Nutanix Acropolis Pro and Ultimate editions (licenses purchased separately from Nutanix).
Hypervisors
  • Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (Bundled with AOS).
  • VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 2.
  • VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3.
  • VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 1.
  • VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 3.
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (Hyper-V).
Warranty and support Three-, four-, or five-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with selectable service levels: 9x5 coverage with next business day (NBD) parts delivered (base warranty), 9x5 coverage with NBD onsite response (Foundation Service), 24x7 coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (select areas) (Essential Service), or 24x7 coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (select areas) (Advanced Service). Also available are 1-year and 2-year post-warranty extensions, YourDrive YourData, and Enterprise Software Support.
Dimensions Height: 173 mm (6.8 in.), width: 447 mm (17.6 in.), depth: 800 mm (31.5 in.)
Weight Maximum configuration: 58.7 kg (129.4 lb)

Factory-integrated models

Factory-integrated models of the ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes are configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
http://dcsc.lenovo.com

During the configuration process, you are selecting one of the base Configure-to-Order (CTO) models first, and then you are adding components (processors, memory, drives, and network adapters) to the selected model according to the output from the Nutanix Sizer tool:
http://services.nutanix.com/

Note: You are required to engage a Lenovo representative in the project that includes the ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes.

The following table lists the base CTO model of the ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node.

Table 2. Base CTO model
Description Machine Type/Model
ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node 7Y96CTO1WW

The following table lists the base chassis for the HX7821 Certified Node.

Table 3. Base chassis
Description Feature code
ThinkAgile HX782x Base B4EE

The HX7821 Certified Nodes ship with the following items:

  • Electronic Publications Flyer
  • Fixed Rail Kit
  • Four customer-selected power cables

Processors

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node ships with four processors. The following table lists the processor options that are available for selection.

Support for additional processors: The table below lists the processors supported across all configurations. Additional processors may also be supported. Please contact your Lenovo representative regarding the support of additional options through our Special Bid ordering process.

Table 4. Processor options
Description Feature code* Quantity
Intel Xeon Gold processors
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 10C 85W 2.5GHz Processor B4HN 4
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L 10C 85W 2.5GHz Processor B4P9 4
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 8C 115W 3.0GHz Processor B4HM 4
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 16C 125W 2.3GHz Processor B4HL 4
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 18C 125W 2.2GHz Processor B4HK 4
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S 18C 125W 2.7GHz Processor B6CW 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6222V 20C 115W 1.8GHz Processor B6CV 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 12C 125W 2.7GHz Processor B6CL 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 20C 125W 2.1GHz Processor B4HJ 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6234 8C 130W 3.3GHz Processor B6CK 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 22C 140W 2.1GHz Processor B6CJ 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6238M 22C 140W 2.1GHz Processor B6CM 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L 22C 140W 2.1GHz Processor B6CR 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 18C 150W 2.6GHz Processor B4HH 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M 18C 150W 2.6GHz Processor B6CN 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L 18C 150W 2.6GHz Processor B6CS 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 16C 150W 2.8GHz Processor B4HG 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 8C 150W 3.6GHz Processor B4HF 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 12C 165W 3.3GHz Processor B6PD 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 20C 150W 2.5GHz Processor B4HE 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 24C 150W 2.1GHz Processor B4HC 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6252N 24C 150W 2.3GHz Processor B6CT 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 18C 200W 3.1GHz Processor B4HD 4
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V 24C 135W 1.9GHz Processor B6CU 4
Intel Xeon Platinum processors
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 125W 2.2GHz Processor B5RZ 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 24C 165W 2.4GHz Processor B4HB 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 24C 165W 2.4GHz Processor B4NZ 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L 24C 165W 2.4GHz Processor B4P7 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 24C 205W 2.9GHz Processor B4HA 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 26C 205W 2.7GHz Processor B4H9 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276 28C 165W 2.2GHz Processor B4H8 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M 28C 165W 2.2GHz Processor B4NY 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 28C 165W 2.2GHz Processor B4P6 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 28C 205W 2.7GHz Processor B4H7 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M 28C 205W 2.7GHz Processor B4NX 4
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 205W 2.7GHz Processor B4P5 4

The following table lists the specifications of the processors for the certified nodes.

Processor specifications table abbreviations:

  • UPI: Ultra Path Interconnect
  • TDP: Thermal Design Power
  • HT: Hyper-Threading
  • TB: Turbo Boost 2.0
  • VT-x: Virtualization Technology
  • VT-d: Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O
  • RAS: Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability
    • Std: Standard RAS
    • Adv: Advanced RAS
Table 5. Processor specifications
CPU
model
Cores /
threads
Core speed
(Base / TB Max)
Cache Max DDR4
speed
Max memory
capacity
per socket
UPI
links
TDP
HT
TB
VT-x
VT-d
RAS
Intel Xeon Gold processors
5215 10 / 20 2.5 / 3.4 GHz 13.75 MB 2666 MHz 1 TB 2x 10.4 GT/s 85 W Y Y Y Y Adv
5215L 10 / 20 2.5 / 3.4 GHz 13.75 MB 2666 MHz 4.5 TB 2x 10.4 GT/s 85 W Y Y Y Y Adv
5217 8 / 16 3.0 / 3.7 GHz 11 MB 2666 MHz 1 TB 2x 10.4 GT/s 115 W Y Y Y Y Adv
5218 16 / 32 2.3 / 3.9 GHz 22 MB 2666 MHz 1 TB 2x 10.4 GT/s 125 W Y Y Y Y Adv
5220 18 / 36 2.2 / 3.9 GHz 24.75 MB 2666 MHz 1 TB 2x 10.4 GT/s 125 W Y Y Y Y Adv
5220S 18 / 36 2.2 / 3.9 GHz 24.75 MB 2666 MHz 1 TB 2x 10.4 GT/s 125 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6222V 20 / 40 1.8 / 3.6 GHz 27.5 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 115 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6226 12 / 24 2.7 / 3.7 GHz 19.25 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 125 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6230 20 / 40 2.1 / 3.9 GHz 27.5 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 125 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6234 8 / 16 3.3 / 4.0 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3X 10.4 GT/s 130 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6238 22 / 44 2.1 / 3.7 GHz 30.25 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3X 10.4 GT/s 140 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6238M 22 / 44 2.1 / 3.7 GHz 30.25 MB 2933 MHz 2 TB 3X 10.4 GT/s 140 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6238L 22 / 44 2.1 / 3.7 GHz 30.25 MB 2933 MHz 4.5 TB 3X 10.4 GT/s 140 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6240 18 / 36 2.6 / 3.9 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6240M 18 / 36 2.6 / 3.9 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 2 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6240L 18 / 36 2.6 / 3.9 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 4.5 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6242 16 / 32 2.8 / 3.9 GHz 22 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6244 8 / 16 3.6 / 4.4 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6246 12 / 24 3.3 / 3.9 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6248 20 / 40 2.5 / 3.9 GHz 27.5 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6252 24 / 48 2.1 / 3.7 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6252N 24 / 48 2.3 / 3.6 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 150 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6254 18 / 36 3.1 / 4.0 GHz 24.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 200 W Y Y Y Y Adv
6262V 24 / 48 1.9 / 3.6 GHz 33 MB 2400 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 135 W Y Y Y Y Adv
Intel Xeon Platinum processors
8253 16 / 32 2.2 / 3 GHz 22 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 125 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8260 24 / 48 2.4 / 3.9 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8260M 24 / 48 2.4 / 3.9 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 2 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8260L 24 / 48 2.4 / 3.9 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 4.5 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8268 24 / 48 2.9 / 3.9 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 205 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8270 26 / 52 2.7 / 4 GHz 35.75 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 205 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8276 28 / 56 2.2 / 4 GHz 38.5 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8276M 28 / 56 2.2 / 4 GHz 38.5 MB 2933 MHz 2 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8276L 28 / 56 2.2 / 4 GHz 38.5 MB 2933 MHz 4.5 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 165 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8280 28 / 56 2.7 / 4 GHz 38.5 MB 2933 MHz 1 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 205 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8280M 28 / 56 2.7 / 4 GHz 38.5 MB 2933 MHz 2 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 205 W Y Y Y Y Adv
8280L 28 / 56 2.7 / 4 GHz 38.5 MB 2933 MHz 4.5 TB 3x 10.4 GT/s 205 W Y Y Y Y Adv

Memory

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes support Lenovo TruDDR4 memory. TruDDR4 memory uses the highest-quality components sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only memory that meets strict requirements is selected. It is compatibility tested and tuned to maximize performance and reliability.

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes support 24 or 48 DIMMs with four processors. Each processor has six memory channels (two integrated memory controllers with three memory channels per memory controller), and there are two DIMMs per channel.

The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration:

  • The certified node supports RDIMMs or 3DS RDIMMs with rated speeds of 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz.
  • The following memory capacities are supported by the certified node: 384 GB, 768 GB, 1.125 TB, 1.5 TB, 2.25 TB, 3 TB, 4.5 TB, and 6 TB.
  • In the configurations with other than 1.125 TB, 2.25 TB, or 4.5 TB of memory capacity, all DIMMs in the certified node must be of the same type, speed, rank, and capacity (the same part number or feature code).
  • In the configuration with 1.125 TB, 2.25 TB, or 4.5 TB of memory capacity, a combination of DIMMs with different capacities is used, and all DIMMs in the certified node must be of the same type and speed.
  • All DIMMs in the certified node operate at the same speed, which is determined as the lowest value of:
    • DIMM rated speed (2666 MHz or 2933 MHz).
    • Memory speed supported by the specific processor (2666 MHz or 2933 MHz).
    • Memory speed for the selected quantity of DIMMs per channel:
      • One DIMM per channel (1 DPC): 2933 MHz.
      • Two DIMMs per channel (2 DPC)
        • Performance+ DIMMs: 2933 MHz.
        • Other supported DIMMs: 2666 MHz.
    Note: Maximum memory speed can be achieved when Max performance mode is enabled in UEFI.
  • Certified node configurations with more than 1 TB of memory capacity per socket require processors that support up to 2 TB (M-suffix) or 4.5 TB (L-suffix) per socket. Certified node configurations with more than 2 TB of memory capacity per socket require processors that support up to 4.5 TB per socket (L-suffix).

The following memory protection technologies are supported:

  • ECC
  • SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs)
  • ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs)
  • Patrol scrubbing
  • Demand scrubbing

The following table lists the supported memory configurations that are available for selection.

Table 6. Memory configuration selection options
Description Part number Feature code Quantity
384 GB
768 GB
1.125 TB
1.5 TB
2.25 TB
3 TB
4.5 TB
6 TB
ThinkSystem 2933 MHz Performance+ RDIMMs
16GB TruDDR4 Performance+ 2933MHz (2Rx8 1.2V) RDIMM None* B5N6 24 - - - - - - -
32GB TruDDR4 Performance+ 2933MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM None* B5N7 - 24 - - - - - -
64GB TruDDR4 Performance+ 2933MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM None* B5N8 - - - 24 - 48 - -
ThinkSystem 2933 MHz Performance+ 3DS RDIMMs
128GB TruDDR4 Perf.+ 2933MHz (4Rx4 1.2V) 3DS RDIMM None* B5N9 - - - - - 24 - 48
ThinkSystem 2933 MHz RDIMMs
16GB TruDDR4 2933MHz (2Rx8 1.2V) RDIMM 4ZC7A08708 B4H2 24 - 24
+
24
- - - - -
32GB TruDDR4 2933MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM 4ZC7A08709 B4H3 - 24 48 24
+
24
- - -
64GB TruDDR4 2933MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM 4ZC7A08710 B4H4 - - - 24 48 - -
ThinkSystem 2933 MHz 3DS RDIMMs
128GB TruDDR4 2933MHz (4Rx4 1.2V) 3DS RDIMM 4ZC7A15113 B587 - - - - - 24 24
+
24^
48
ThinkSystem 2666 MHz RDIMMs
16GB TruDDR4 2666 MHz (2Rx8 1.2V) RDIMM 7X77A01303 AUNC 24 - 24
+
24
- - - - -
32GB TruDDR4 2666 MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM 7X77A01304 AUND - 24 48 - - - -

* Factory-installed only; no field upgrade.
^ This memory combination operates at up to 2666 MHz.

Internal storage

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Node provides 16x SAS/SATA and 8x AnyBay SFF hot-swap drive bays for configurable storage capacity, and it contains two internal M.2 SATA non-hot-swap SSDs configured in a RAID-1 drive group for software preload.

The following table lists the internal storage options for the HX7821 Certified Node.

Table 7. Internal storage options
Description Feature code Quantity
Backplanes
ThinkSystem 2.5" SAS/SATA 2x2 Bay Backplane Kit AUN6 2
ThinkSystem 2.5" SAS/SATA/NVMe 2x2 Bay Backplane Kit AUN5 4
M.2 enablement kit
ThinkSystem M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit AUMV 1

Configuration notes:

  • Two SAS/SATA backplanes, four AnyBay (SAS/SATA/NVMe) backplanes, and one M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit are derived by the configurator.
  • The M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit is connected to the Intel PCH via the PCIe link, and the kit supports two M.2 SATA SSDs configured in a RAID-1 drive group for software preload.

The following table lists the storage controllers for internal storage of the HX7821 Certified Node.

Table 8. Controllers for internal storage
Description Feature code Quantity
ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA (non-RAID) AUNM 2

Configuration notes:

  • Two low profile SAS HBAs for internal storage are derived by the configurator, and they occupy the dedicated PCIe x8 slots on the compute and storage trays.
  • The onboard NVMe interfaces provide PCIe 3.0 x4 JBOD (non-RAID) connectivity to the U.2 NVMe PCIe cache SSDs in the AnyBay drive bays.

Drives for internal storage

The system supports the drives listed in the following tables.

Configuration notes:

  • For hybrid configurations, the system supports 4-20 capacity drives (HDDs) depending on the quantity of the cache drives (SSDs):
    • 2 cache drives: 4-10 capacity drives in increments of 2 drives.
    • 4 cache drives: either 8 or 12-20 capacity drives in increments of 2 drives.
    • 6 cache drives: 12-18 capacity drives in increments of 2 drives.
    • 8 cache drives: 16 capacity drives.
  • For All Flash configurations, the system supports from 4 to 24 SSDs depending on the selected SSD types:
    • 4-24 SAS or SATA SSDs in increments of 2 drives.
    • 2 NVMe PCIe SSDs and 4 or 6 SAS or SATA SSDs.
    • 4 NVMe PCIe SSDs and 8-20 SAS or SATA SSDs in increments of 2 drives.
  • All NVMe PCIe SSDs in the system must be of the same model and capacity. All SAS or SATA SSDs in the system must be of the same model and capacity. All HDDs in the system must be of the same type and capacity.
  • The M.2 drives are used for software preload. Two M.2 SATA SSDs are required for selection, and they must be of the same model and capacity.

The following tables list the hard disk drive and solid-state drive options for the internal disk storage of the server.

M.2 drives:

M.2 drive support: The use of M.2 drives requires an additional adapter as described in the Internal storage section.

Table 9. 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
Part number Feature Description Maximum
supported
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 12 Gb SAS 10K
7XB7A00069 B0YS ThinkSystem 2.5" 2.4TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD 20
Table 10. 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SATA HDDs
Part number Feature Description Maximum
supported
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA
7XB7A00036 AUUE ThinkSystem 2.5" 1TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD 20
7XB7A00037 AUUJ ThinkSystem 2.5" 2TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD 20
Table 11. 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS SSDs
Part number Feature Description Maximum
supported
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 12 Gb SAS - Mainstream (3-5 DWPD)
4XB7A17062 B8HU ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1645a 800GB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A17063 B8J4 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1645a 1.6TB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A13653 B4A0 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1645 800GB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A13654 B4A1 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1645 1.6TB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7N47A00118 AUMD ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1635a 800GB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7N47A00119 AVRG ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1635a 1.6TB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 12 Gb SAS - Entry / Capacity (<3 DWPD)
4XB7A17054 B91C ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643a 3.84TB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A17055 B91D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643a 7.68TB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 16
4XB7A17056 BC4R ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643a 15.36TB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 8
4XB7A13645 B4A7 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7N47A00121 AUMK ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1633a 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
Table 12. 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SATA SSDs
Part number Feature Description Maximum
supported
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Mainstream (3-5 DWPD)
4XB7A13634 B49M ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4610 480GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A13635 B49N ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4610 960GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A13636 B49P ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4610 1.92TB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7SD7A05722 B0ZQ ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 480GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7SD7A05721 B0ZR ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 960GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7SD7A05720 B0ZS ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 1.92TB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
7SD7A05762 B10Z ThinkSystem 2.5" 5100 1.92TB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Entry (<3 DWPD)
4XB7A13622 B49B ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4510 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A13623 B49C ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4510 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A10198 B34L ThinkSystem 2.5" PM883 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
4XB7A10199 B34M ThinkSystem 2.5" PM883 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD 24
Table 13. 2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 3.0 & 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Part number Feature Description Maximum
supported
2.5-inch SSDs - PCIe 3.0 NVMe - Performance (10+ DWPD)
7N47A00083 B2ZJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P4800X 750GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 HS SSD 4
2.5-inch SSDs - PCIe 4.0 NVMe - Mixed Use
4XB7A17152 BCFV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5600 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 4
4XB7A17153 BCFR ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5600 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 4
4XB7A17154 BCFS ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5600 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 4
2.5-inch SSDs - PCIe 4.0 NVMe - Read Intensive
4XB7A17145 BCFT ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5500 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 4
4XB7A17146 BCFW ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5500 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 4
4XB7A17147 BCFU ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5500 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 4

Note: NVMe PCIe SSDs support surprise hot removal and hot insertion, provided the operating system supports PCIe SSD hot-swap.

Table 14. M.2 SATA drives
Part number Feature Description Maximum
supported
M.2 SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Entry (<3 DWPD)
7N47A00130 AUUV ThinkSystem M.2 128GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD 2
4XB7A14049 B5S4 ThinkSystem M.2 5100 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD 2
7SD7A05703 B11V ThinkSystem M.2 5100 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD 2
4XB7A17071 B8HS ThinkSystem M.2 5300 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD 2
4XB7A17073 B919 ThinkSystem M.2 5300 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD 2

I/O expansion

The HX7821 Certified Node supports one LOM card slot and up to 14 I/O expansion slots: Three PCIe slots and one ML2 slot in the I/O tray, one PCIe slot in the Compute tray, one PCIe slot in the Storage tray, and up to eight PCIe slots with up to two riser cards.

The slot form factors are as follows:

  • Riser Card 1 (if present):
    • PCIe x8 Riser Card:
      • Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
    • PCIe x16 Riser Card:
      • Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
  • I/O tray:
    • Slot 5: PCIe 3.0 x16; low profile.
    • Slot 6: PCIe 3.0 x16; low profile.
    • Slot 7: PCIe 3.0 x8; low profile.
    • Slot 8: ML2 x16; low profile (not used).
    • Slot 9: LOM Card slot (PCIe 3.0 x8 interface).
  • Riser Card 2 (if present):
    • PCIe x8 Riser Card:
      • Slot 10: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 11: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 12: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 13: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length.
    • PCIe x16 Riser Card:
      • Slot 12: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
      • Slot 13: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length.
  • Compute tray: Internal PCIe 3.0 x8 (for an internal storage controller).
  • Storage tray: Internal PCIe 3.0 x8 (for an internal storage controller).

Riser 1 supplies slots 1-4, and Riser 2 supplies slots 10-13. The slots that are available for use depend on the number of riser cards that are installed, as shown in the following table.

Table 15. Slots available for use
Riser Card 1 Riser Card 2 Slots available for use
Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 3 Processor 4
None None LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 - -
None PCIe x8 LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 10, 11, 12, 13 -
None PCIe x16 LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 12, 13 -
PCIe x8 None LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 - 1, 2, 3, 4
PCIe x8 PCIe x8 LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 10, 11, 12, 13 1, 2, 3, 4
PCIe x8 PCIe x16 LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 12, 13 1, 2, 3, 4
PCIe x16 None LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 - 3, 4
PCIe x16 PCIe x8 LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 10, 11, 12, 13 3, 4
PCIe x16 PCIe x16 LOM, 7, 8* 5, 6 12, 13 3, 4

* Slot 8 is an ML2 slot (not available for PCIe adapter installation).

The following table lists available PCIe riser card options.

Table 16. PCIe riser cards
Description Part number Feature code Quantity
(min / max)
ThinkSystem SR950 (2) x16 PCIe Riser 7XC7A03961 AUN1 0 / 2
ThinkSystem SR950 (4) x8 PCIe Riser 7XC7A03962 AUN2 0 / 2

Network connectivity

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes provide base two- or four-port 1/10 GbE RJ-45 or 10 GbE SFP+ network connectivity with the onboard Intel X722 NIC and a LOM card installed in the certified node. Two, four, six, or eight additional 10 GbE SFP+, 10/25 GbE SFP28, or 25/40 GbE QSFP+ expansion ports can be selected, if required.

The following table lists the network adapter options that are available for selection.

Table 17. Network adapter selection options
Description Part number Feature code Quantity
(min / max)
1/10 GbE RJ-45 base ports
ThinkSystem 10Gb 2-port Base-T LOM (RJ-45) 7ZT7A00548 AUKL 0 / 1
ThinkSystem 10Gb 4-port Base-T LOM (RJ-45) 7ZT7A00549 AUKM 0 / 1
10 GbE SFP+ base ports
ThinkSystem 10Gb 2-port SFP+ LOM 7ZT7A00546 AUKJ 0 / 1
ThinkSystem 10Gb 4-port SFP+ LOM 7ZT7A00547 AUKK 0 / 1
10 GbE SFP+ expansion ports
Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter 7ZT7A00537 AUKX 0 / 4
10/25 GbE SFP28 expansion ports
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 01GR250 AUAJ 0 / 4
25/40 GbE QSFP+ expansion ports
Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ex 25/40GbE 2-port Low-Latency Adapter 4XC7A08229 B31C 0 / 4^

^ For 25 GbE connectivity, the ConnectX-5 adapter requires the optional Mellanox QSA 100G to 25G Cable Adapters (4G17A10853) (one per port); the supported cables include 25 GbE passive DAC and active optical cables (25 GbE transceivers not supported) (see Transceivers and cables for 25 GbE SFP28 ports for details).

Configuration notes:

  • One of the 1/10 GbE RJ-45 or 10 GbE SFP+ LOM cards is required for selection, and it provides base network connectivity. Optional expansion ports can be selected, if needed.
  • The 10 GbE and 25 GbE PCIe network adapters are supported in the full-high and low-profile PCIe x8 and x16 slots supplied by the I/O Tray and Riser Cards 1 and 2.
  • The 40 GbE PCIe network adapters are supported in the full-high and low-profile PCIe x16 slots supplied by the I/O Tray and Riser Cards 1 and 2.
  • Supported transceivers or DAC cables should be purchased for the SFP+, SFP28, and QSFP+ ports, and UTP Category 6 cables should be purchased for the 10 GbE RJ-45 ports. The maximum number of transceivers or cables that are supported per adapter equals the quantity of the adapter ports, and all adapter ports must have the same type of the transceiver or cable selected.

    The following transceivers and cables can be purchased:

The following table lists cables for the 10 GbE RJ-45 ports.

Table 18. Cables for 10 GbE RJ-45 ports
Description Part number Feature code
UTP Category 6 cables (Green) for 10 GbE RJ-45 ports
0.75m Cat6 Green Cable 00WE123 AVFW
1.0m Cat6 Green Cable 00WE127 AVFX
1.25m Cat6 Green Cable 00WE131 AVFY
1.5m Cat6 Green Cable 00WE135 AVFZ
3m Cat6 Green Cable 00WE139 AVG0
10m Cat6 Green Cable 90Y3718 A1MT
25m Cat6 Green Cable 90Y3727 A1MW

The following table lists transceivers and cables for the 10 GbE SFP+ ports.

Table 19. Transceivers and cables for 10 GbE SFP+ ports
Description Part number Feature code
10 GbE SFP+ SR transceivers for 10 GbE SFP+ ports
Lenovo 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Transceiver 46C3447 5053
Lenovo 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Transceiver 00FE331 B0RJ
Optical cables for 10 GbE SFP+ SR transceivers
Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN499 ASR5
Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN502 ASR6
Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN505 ASR7
Lenovo 5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN508 ASR8
Lenovo 10m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN511 ASR9
Lenovo 15m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN514 ASRA
Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN517 ASRB
Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN520 ASRC
Passive SFP+ DAC cables for 10 GbE SFP+ ports
Lenovo 0.5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00D6288 A3RG
Lenovo 1m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 90Y9427 A1PH
Lenovo 1.5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00AY764 A51N
Lenovo 2m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00AY765 A51P
Lenovo 3m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 90Y9430 A1PJ
Lenovo 5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 90Y9433 A1PK
Lenovo 7m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00D6151 A3RH
Active SFP+ DAC cables for 10 GbE SFP+ ports
Lenovo 1m Active DAC SFP+ Cable 00VX111 AT2R
Lenovo 3m Active DAC SFP+ Cable 00VX114 AT2S
Lenovo 5m Active DAC SFP+ Cable 00VX117 AT2T
SFP+ active optical cables for 10 GbE SFP+ ports
Lenovo 1m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL634 ATYX
Lenovo 3m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL637 ATYY
Lenovo 5m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL640 ATYZ
Lenovo 7m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL643 ATZ0
Lenovo 15m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL646 ATZ1
Lenovo 20m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL649 ATZ2

The following table lists transceivers and cables for the 25 GbE SFP28 ports.

Table 20. Transceivers and cables for 25 GbE SFP28 adapters
Description Part number Feature code
25 GbE SFP28 SR transceivers for 25 GbE SFP28 ports
Lenovo 25GBase-SR SFP28 Transceiver 7G17A03537 AV1B
Optical cables for 25 GbE SFP28 SR transceivers
Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN499 ASR5
Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN502 ASR6
Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN505 ASR7
Lenovo 5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN508 ASR8
Lenovo 10m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN511 ASR9
Lenovo 15m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN514 ASRA
Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN517 ASRB
Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN520 ASRC
Passive copper cables for 25 GbE SFP28 ports
Lenovo 1m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable 7Z57A03557 AV1W
Lenovo 3m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable 7Z57A03558 AV1X
Lenovo 5m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable 7Z57A03559 AV1Y
Active optical cables for 25 GbE SFP28 ports
Lenovo 3m 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable 7Z57A03541 AV1F
Lenovo 5m 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable 7Z57A03542 AV1G
Lenovo 10m 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable 7Z57A03543 AV1H
Lenovo 15m 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable 7Z57A03544 AV1J
Lenovo 20m 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable 7Z57A03545 AV1K

The following table lists transceivers and cables for the 40 GbE QSFP+ ports.

Table 21. Transceivers and cables for 40 GbE QSFP+ ports
Description Part number Feature code
Optical transceivers for 40 GbE QSFP+ ports
Lenovo 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Transceiver 49Y7884 A1DR
Optical cables for 40 GbE QSFP+ SR4 transceivers
Lenovo 10m QSFP+ MPO-MPO OM3 MMF Cable 00VX003 AT2U
Lenovo 30m QSFP+ MPO-MPO OM3 MMF Cable 00VX005 AT2V
Passive DAC cables for 40 GbE QSFP+ ports
Lenovo 1m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 49Y7890 A1DP
Lenovo 3m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 49Y7891 A1DQ
Lenovo 5m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 00D5810 A2X8
Lenovo 7m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 00D5813 A2X9
Active optical cables for 40 GbE QSFP+ ports
Lenovo 1m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 7Z57A04256 AX42
Lenovo 3m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL652 ATZ3
Lenovo 5m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL655 ATZ4
Lenovo 7m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL658 ATZ5
Lenovo 15m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL661 ATZ6
Lenovo 20m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL664 ATZ7
25 GbE SFP28 cable adapter for 40 GbE QSFP+ ports
Mellanox 100G QSFP28 to 25G SFP28 Cable Adapter 4G17A10853 B306

Power supplies and cables

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes ship with four power supplies. The following table lists the power supply options that are available for selection.

Table 22. Power supplies
Description Feature code Quantity
High Efficiency 1600W Power Supply for SR950 (200-240VAC only) AUPJ 4
High Efficiency 2000W Power Supply for SR950 (200-240VAC only) B5KD 4

Configuration notes:

  • For N+N power redundancy, the power supplies should provide sufficient power without oversubscription for the selected node configuration. To ensure that the right power supply is chosen, you should always validate your node configuration using the latest version of the Lenovo Capacity Planner:
    http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lcp
  • All four power supplies in the certified node must be identical.

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes ship with four customer-configured power cords. The following table lists the rack power cables and line cords that can be ordered for the HX7821 Certified Nodes.

Table 23. Power cables
Description Part number Feature code
Rack power cables
1.0m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 00Y3043 A4VP
1.0m, 13A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08367 B0N5
1.5m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7937 6201
1.5m, 13A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08368 B0N6
2.0m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08365 B0N4
2.0m, 13A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08369 6570
2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08366 6311
2.8m, 13A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08370 6400
2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C20 Rack Power Cable 39Y7938 6204
4.3m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7932 6263
4.3m, 13A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08371 6583
Line cords
Argentina 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to IRAM 2073 Line Cord 39Y7930 6222
Argentina 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to IRAM 2073 Line Cord 81Y2384 6492
Australia/New Zealand 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to AS/NZS 3112 Line Cord 39Y7924 6211
Australia/New Zealand 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to AS/NZS 3112 Line Cord 81Y2383 6574
Brazil 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to NBR 14136 Line Cord 69Y1988 6532
Brazil 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to NBR14136 Line Cord 81Y2387 6404
China 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to GB 2099.1 Line Cord 39Y7928 6210
China 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to GB 2099.1 Line Cord 81Y2378 6580
Denmark 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to DK2-5a Line Cord 39Y7918 6213
Denmark 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to DK2-5a Line Cord 81Y2382 6575
Europe 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to CEE7-VII Line Cord 39Y7917 6212
Europe 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to CEE7-VII Line Cord 81Y2376 6572
India 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to IS 6538 Line Cord 39Y7927 6269
India 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to IS 6538 Line Cord 81Y2386 6567
Israel 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to SI 32 Line Cord 39Y7920 6218
Israel 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to SI 32 Line Cord 81Y2381 6579
Italy 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to CEI 23-16 Line Cord 39Y7921 6217
Italy 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to CEI 23-16 Line Cord 81Y2380 6493
Japan 2.8m, 12A/250V, C13 to JIS C-8303 Line Cord 4L67A08357 6533
Japan 4.3m, 12A/250V, C13 to JIS C-8303 Line Cord 4L67A08362 6495
Korea 2.8m, 12A/250V, C13 to KS C8305 Line Cord 39Y7925 6219
Korea 4.3m, 12A/250V, C13 to KS C8305 Line Cord 81Y2385 6494
South Africa 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to SABS 164 Line Cord 39Y7922 6214
South Africa 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to SABS 164 Line Cord 81Y2379 6576
Switzerland 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to SEV 1011-S24507 Line Cord 39Y7919 6216
Switzerland 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to SEV 1011-S24507 Line Cord 81Y2390 6578
Taiwan 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to CNS 10917-3 Line Cord 81Y2375 6317
Taiwan 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to CNS 10917-3 Line Cord 81Y2389 6531
United Kingdom 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to BS 1363/A Line Cord 39Y7923 6215
United Kingdom 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to BS 1363/A Line Cord 81Y2377 6577
United States 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to NEMA 6-15P Line Cord 46M2592 A1RF
United States 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to NEMA 6-15P Line Cord 4L67A08361 6373

Rack installation

The HX7821 Certified Nodes ship with the rail kit shown in the following table.

Table 24. Rail kit
Description Feature code Quantity
Rail Kit (screw-in, fixed) A4AA 1

The following table summarizes the rail kit features and specifications.

Table 25. Rail kit features and specifications summary
Feature Screw-in Fixed Rail
CMA None
Rail type Fixed
Rail length (supporting flange) 545.1 mm (21.46 in.)
Tool-less installation No
In-rack maintenance No*
1U PDU support Yes
0U PDU support Limited**
Rack type IBM and Lenovo 4-post, IEC standard-compliant
Mounting holes Square or round
Mounting flange thickness 2 mm (0.08 in.) – 3.3 mm (0.13 in.)
Distance between front and rear mounting flanges^ 711.2 mm (28 in.) – 914.4 mm (36 in.)

* While certain servicing tasks require the certified node to be removed from the rack cabinet, the majority of certified node components can be serviced from the front or rear of the certified node, which does not require the removal of the certified node from the rack cabinet.
** If a 0U PDU is used, the rack cabinet must be at least 1100 mm (43.31 in.) deep.
^ Measured when mounted on the rack, from the front surface of the front mounting flange to the rear most point of the rail.

Software

The ThinkAgile HX HX7821 Certified Nodes support the following hypervisors that are installed on the 2x M.2 SSDs configured in a RAID-1 drive group:

  • Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) (Bundled with AOS)
  • VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 2
  • VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3
  • VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 1
  • VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 3
  • VMware ESXi 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (Hyper-V)

The following table lists the hypervisors available for selection.

Table 26. Hypervisors
Description Feature code Quantity
Nutanix SW Stack on Nutanix AHV (default selection) B15S 1
Nutanix SW Stack on VMware ESXi 6.5 B15R 1
Nutanix SW Stack on VMware ESXi 6.7 B63T 1
Nutanix SW Stack on VMware ESXi 7.0 BFT6 1
Nutanix SW Stack on Hyper-V 2016 B63U 1

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes are shipped with the Nutanix software preloaded. Nutanix software licenses and software support are not included. Customers can use the existing Nutanix term-based software licenses and active support contracts, or they can purchase term-based software licenses and support contracts from Nutanix.

Configuration notes:

  • The HX Certified Nodes support the Nutanix Software Pro and Ultimate editions; the Starter edition is not supported.
  • The HX7821 Certified Nodes (Xeon SP Gen 2) can be deployed as a cluster of 3 or more nodes (AOS 5.11 or later).
  • The HX Certified Nodes support firmware updates from Nutanix Prism with the ThinkAgile HX Lifecycle Manager (UEFI, XCC, drives, network adapters, and SAS HBAs).

Systems management

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes support the following systems management tools:

Lenovo XClarity Controller

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes contain Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise, which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions.

XClarity Controller Enterprise offers the following capabilities for the HX Certified Nodes:

  • Gathering and viewing system information and inventory
  • Monitoring system status and health
  • Alerting and notifications
  • Event logging
  • Syslog alerting
  • Configuring security
  • Updating system firmware
  • Real-time power usage monitoring
  • Displaying graphics for real-time and historical power usage data and temperature
  • Capping power usage
  • Remotely controlling power (Power on, Power off, Restart)

The XClarity Controller provides remote server management through the following interfaces:

  • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3
  • Common Information Model (CIM)
  • Data Center Manageability Interface (DCMI) Version 1.5
  • Redfish REpresentational State Transfer (REST) API
  • Web browser with HTML5 support
  • Command-line interface
  • Virtual Operator Panel with XClarity Mobile App via the front USB port with XClarity Controller access

Virtual Operator Panel provides quick access to system status, firmware, network, health, and alerts information. With proper authentication, it also allows to configure systems management and network settings and to control system power (Power on, Power off, Restart). The Virtual Operator Panel can be accessed from the XClarity Mobile App running on the Android or iOS mobile device that is connected to the front USB port with XClarity Controller access (See Components and connectors).

Light path diagnostics

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes include basic light path diagnostics, which provides the system LEDs on the front of the certified node (see Components and connectors) and the LEDs near the monitored components (for example, the DIMM error LEDs on the system board). Also, the ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes offer an LCD display panel, which provides quick access to system status, firmware, network, and health information.

Lenovo XClarity Administrator and XClarity Pro

Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized systems management solution that helps administrators deliver infrastructure faster. This solution integrates easily with Lenovo x86 servers, appliances, certified nodes, Top-of-Rack Ethernet switches, and storage systems, providing automated agent-less discovery, inventory, monitoring, and alerts across multiple systems. In addition, some managed endpoints support firmware updates and configuration management.

Lenovo XClarity Administrator is an optional software component for the ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes which can be used to manage firmware upgrades outside of the Nutanix Prism software.

Notes:

  • Lenovo XClarity Administrator can be downloaded and used at no charge to discover and monitor HX Certified Nodes and manage firmware upgrades for them.
  • Optional Lenovo XClarity Pro subscription license that can be selected in the configurator provides software support for XClarity Administrator for the duration of the selected warranty period. If Lenovo XClarity software support is required, the XClarity Pro option must be selected.

The XClarity Pro license can be added during the initial purchase by selecting one of the software options listed in the following table.

Table 27. XClarity Pro selection options
Description Feature code Quantity (per node)
XClarity Pro B0W3 1

Also, XClarity Pro licenses can be added after the initial deployment by purchasing one of the software license options listed in the following table.

Table 28. Lenovo XClarity Pro license options
Part number Feature code Description Quantity
(per node)
00MT201 1339 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Endpoint w/1 Yr SW S&S 1
00MT202 1340 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Endpoint w/3 Yr SW S&S 1
00MT203 1341 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Endpoint w/5 Yr SW S&S 1

 

Lenovo XClarity Administrator is available from Lenovo at no charge, and it offers the following features:

  • Auto-discovery and monitoring of HX Certified Nodes
  • Firmware updates and compliance enforcement
  • External alerts and notifications via SNMP traps, syslog remote logging, and e-mail
  • Secure connections to managed endpoints
  • NIST 800-131A or FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic standards between the management solution and managed endpoints
  • Integration into existing higher-level management systems such as cloud automation and orchestration tools through REST APIs, providing extensive external visibility and control over hardware resources
  • An intuitive, easy-to-use GUI
  • Scripting support with Windows PowerShell, providing command-line visibility and control over hardware resources

For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1200

Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager

Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager provides a stand-alone, web-based agent-less power management console that provides real time data and enables customers to observe, plan and manage power and cooling for Lenovo servers and appliances. Using built-in intelligence, XClarity Energy Manager identifies power consumption trends and ideal power settings, and it performs cooling analysis so that customers can define and optimize their power-saving policies.

Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager offers the following capabilities:

  • Monitors room, row, rack, and device levels in the data center
  • Reports vital system information, such as power, temperature and resource utilization
  • Monitors inlet temperature to locate hot spots, reducing the risk of data or device damage
  • Provides finely-grained controls to limit platform power in compliance with IT policy
  • Generates alerts when a user-defined threshold is reached

Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager license is included in the XClarity Controller Enterprise upgrade.

For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager web page:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lxem

Physical specifications

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes have the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

  • Height: 173 mm (6.8 in.)
  • Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
  • Depth: 800 mm (31.5 in.)
  • Weight (maximum): 58.7 kg (129.4 lb)

Operating environment

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes comply with ASHRAE class A2 specifications. The node performance might be impacted when the operating temperature is outside the ASHRAE A2 specifications. Depending on the hardware configuration, some HX7821 Certified Nodes comply with ASHRAE class A3 and class A4 specifications. To comply with ASHRAE class A3 and class A4 specifications, the HX7821 Certified Nodes must meet the following hardware configuration requirement: Processors with TDP more than or equal to 150 W not installed.

The HX Certified Nodes are supported in the following environment:

  • Air temperature:
    • Operating:
      • ASHRAE Class A4: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 125-m (410-ft) increase in altitude
      • ASHRAE Class A3: 5 °C - 40 °C (41 °F - 104 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 175-m (574-ft) increase in altitude
      • ASHRAE Class A2: 10 °C - 35 °C (50 °F - 95 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 300-m (984-ft) increase in altitude
    • Non-operating: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F)
    • Storage: -40 °C - +60 °C (-40 °F - 140 °F)
  • Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
  • Humidity:
    • Operating:
      • ASHRAE Class A4: 8% - 90% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 24 °C (75 °F)
      • ASHRAE Class A3: 8% - 85% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 24 °C (75 °F)
      • ASHRAE Class A2: 8% - 80% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 21 °C (70 °F)
    • Storage: 8% - 90% (non-condensing)
  • Electrical: 200 - 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz / 60 Hz
  • Acoustics (maximum configuration, operating): 6.1 bels
  • Vibration:
    • Operating: 0.21 G rms at 5 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 minutes across 3 axes
    • Non-operating: 1.04 G rms at 2 Hz to 200 Hz for 15 minutes across 6 surfaces
  • Shock:
    • Operating: 15 G for 3 milliseconds in each direction (positive and negative X, Y, and Z axes)
    • Non-operating:
      • 12 kg - 22 kg: 50 G for 152 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces
      • 23 kg - 31 kg: 35 G for 152 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces

The following table lists the maximum system power load, rated inlet current, and system heat output based on the power supply and source voltage.

Table 29. Rated system power, inlet current, and system heat output
Power supply Source voltage Maximum power
load per system
(four power supplies)
Rated current
per inlet
System
heat output
1600 W Platinum 200 - 240 V AC 4176 W 8.7 A 14249 BTU/hour
2000 W Platinum 200 - 240 V AC 5280 W 11 A 18016 BTU/hour

Regulatory compliance

The ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes conform to the following regulations:

  • United States: FCC Part 15, Class A; UL 60950-1
  • Canada: ICES-003/NMB-03, Class A; CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1
  • Mexico: NOM-19
  • Argentina: IEC60950-1
  • European Union: CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, IEC/EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
  • Germany: TUV-GS (IEC/EN60950-1, EK1-ITB2000)
  • Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus: EAC (TR CU 004/2011, TR CU 020/2011)
  • China: CCC GB4943.1, GB9254 Class A, GB17625.1
  • India: BIS
  • Japan: VCCI, Class A
  • Taiwan: BSMI CNS13438, Class A; CNS14336-1
  • Korea: KN22, Class A; KN24
  • Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A
  • Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS)
  • Energy Star 3.0

Warranty and support

The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes can be configured with a three-, four, or five-year hardware warranty and various levels of service coverage with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

The base warranty provides 9x5 Next Business Day response with parts delivered. Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for a customer's data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide.

The following Lenovo support services are available for selection:

  • Warranty service level upgrades (Preconfigured Support) are available to meet the on-site response time targets that match the criticality of customer's systems:
    • 3, 4, or 5 years of service coverage.
    • 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions.
    • Foundation Service: 9x5 service coverage with next business day onsite response, with optional YourDrive YourData.
    • Essential Service: 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (available only in select regions), bundled with YourDrive YourData.
    • Advanced Service: 24x7 service coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (available only in select regions), bundled with YourDrive YourData.
  • Managed Services

    Lenovo Managed Services provide continuous 24x7 remote monitoring (plus 24x7 call center availability) and proactive management of a customer's data center using state of the art tools, systems, and practices by a team of highly skilled and experienced Lenovo services professionals.

    Quarterly reviews check error logs, verify firmware and operating system device driver levels, and software as needed. Lenovo will also maintain records of latest patches, critical updates, and firmware levels, to ensure customer's systems are providing business value through optimized performance.

  • Technical Account Management (TAM)

    A Lenovo Technical Account Manager helps customers optimize operations of their data centers based on a deep understanding of customer's business. Customers gain direct access to a Lenovo TAM, who serves as their single point of contact to expedite service requests, provide status updates, and furnish reports to track incidents over time. Also, a TAM helps proactively make service recommendations and manage service relationship with Lenovo to make certain that customer's needs are met.

  • Enterprise Software Support

    Lenovo Enterprise Software Support is an additional support service that provides customers with software support on Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE, and VMWare applications and systems. Around the clock availability for critical problems plus unlimited calls and incidents helps customers address challenges fast, without incremental costs. Support staff can answer troubleshooting and diagnostic questions, address product compatibility and interoperability issues, isolate causes of problems, report defects to software vendors, and more.

  • YourDrive YourData

    Lenovo’s YourDrive YourData service is a multi-drive retention offering that ensures that customer's data is always under their control, regardless of the number of drives that are installed in their Lenovo server. In the unlikely event of a drive failure, customers retain possession of their drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Customer's data stays safely on customer premises, in their hands. The YourDrive YourData service can be purchased in convenient bundles with Foundation, Essential, or Advanced services.

  • Health Check

    Having a trusted partner who can perform regular and detailed health checks is central to maintaining efficiency and ensuring that customer systems and business are always running at their best. Health Check supports Lenovo-branded server, storage, and networking devices, as well as select Lenovo-supported products from other vendors that are sold by Lenovo or a Lenovo-Authorized Reseller.

Some regions might have different warranty terms and conditions than the standard warranty. This is due to local business practices or laws in the specific region. Local service teams can assist in explaining region-specific terms when needed. Examples of region-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.

If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs). Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.

If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spare parts.

Lenovo support services are region-specific. Not all support services are available in every region. For information about Lenovo support services that are available in a specific region, refer to the following resources:

For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, refer to the following documents:

Deployment services

The following optional Lenovo Professional Services are available for the ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes to get customers up and running quickly:

  • Basic Hardware Installation Services
    • Unpacking and inspecting the systems
    • Installing options and mounting the systems in a rack cabinet
    • Connecting the systems to electrical power and network
    • Checking and updating firmware to the latest levels
    • Verifying operations
    • Disposal of the packaging materials (within the customer site)
  • Nutanix deployment services - Base (per node)
    • Conducting remote preparation and planning
    • Verifying firmware versions and performing firmware updates, if needed
    • Installing and configuring hypervisor and Nutanix controller VM
    • Creating Nutanix cluster
    • Configuring storage
    • Configuring administrative features
  • Nutanix deployment services - Advanced (per cluster)
    • Configuring and integrating a virtualized environment:
      • Nutanix containers and Acropolis (AHV) cluster; or
      • VMware vCenter Server and vSphere cluster; or
      • Microsoft Hyper-V cluster and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
    • Transferring knowledge
  • Nutanix deployment services - Advanced with XClarity (per cluster)
    • Nutanix deployment services - Advanced
    • Installing Lenovo XClarity
    • Configuring Lenovo XClarity network settings and performing discovery and inventory
    • Installing system updates

Ethernet LAN switches

The following table lists the Ethernet LAN switches that are offered by Lenovo that can be used with the ThinkAgile HX7821 Certified Nodes for network connectivity.

Table 30. Ethernet LAN switches
Description Part number
1 Gb Ethernet switches (IPMI management)
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152T RackSwitch (Rear to Front) 7Y810011WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152TO RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE) 7Z320O11WW
Lenovo RackSwitch G7028 (Rear to Front) 7159BAX
Lenovo RackSwitch G7052 (Rear to Front) 7159CAX
Lenovo CE0128TB Switch (3-Year Warranty) 7Z340011WW
Lenovo CE0128TB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty) 7Z360011WW
Lenovo CE0128PB Switch (3-Year Warranty) 7Z340012WW
Lenovo CE0128PB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty) 7Z360012WW
Lenovo CE0152TB Switch (3-Year Warranty) 7Z350021WW
Lenovo CE0152TB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty) 7Z370021WW
Lenovo CE0152PB Switch (3-Year Warranty) 7Z350022WW
Lenovo CE0152PB Switch (Limited Lifetime Warranty) 7Z370022WW
10 Gb Ethernet switches (10 GbE host connectivity)
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032 RackSwitch (Rear to Front) 7159A1X
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032T RackSwitch (Rear to Front) 7159B1X
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1064TO RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE) 7Z330O11WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1072T RackSwitch (Rear to Front) 7159C1X
Lenovo RackSwitch G8272 (Rear to Front) 7159CRW
25 Gb Ethernet switches (10 GbE / 25 GbE host connectivity)
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch (Rear to Front) 7159E1X
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572O RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE) 7Z210O21WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2580O RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE) 7Z330O21WW
100 Gb Ethernet switches (40 GbE/100 GbE aggregation layer; 10 GbE / 25 GbE breakout host connectivity)
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE10032 RackSwitch (Rear to Front) 7159D1X
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE10032O RackSwitch (Rear to Front, ONIE) 7Z210O11WW

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Top-of-rack Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/switches#rt=product-guide

Rack cabinets

The following table lists the supported rack cabinets.

Table 31. Rack cabinets
Part number Description
93072RX 25U Standard Rack (1000mm)
93072PX 25U Static S2 Standard Rack (1000mm)
7D6DA007WW ThinkSystem 42U Onyx Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
7D6DA008WW ThinkSystem 42U Pearl Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
1410-O42 Lenovo EveryScale 42U Onyx Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet
1410-P42 Lenovo EveryScale 42U Pearl Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet
93604PX 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack
93614PX 42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack
93634PX 42U 1100mm Dynamic Rack
93634EX 42U 1100mm Dynamic Expansion Rack
93074RX 42U Standard Rack (1000mm)
7D6EA009WW ThinkSystem 48U Onyx Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
7D6EA00AWW ThinkSystem 48U Pearl Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
1410-O48 Lenovo EveryScale 48U Onyx Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet
1410-P48 Lenovo EveryScale 48U Pearl Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet

For specifications about these racks, see the Lenovo Rack Cabinet Reference, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1287-lenovo-rack-cabinet-reference

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks

Power distribution units

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo.

Table 32. Power distribution units
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
ANZ
ASEAN
Brazil
EET
MEA
RUCIS
WE
HTK
INDIA
JAPAN
LA
NA
PRC
0U Basic PDUs
00YJ776 ATZY 0U 36 C13/6 C19 24A 1 Phase PDU N Y Y N N N N N N Y Y Y N
00YJ779 ATZX 0U 21 C13/12 C19 48A 3 Phase PDU N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ777 ATZZ 0U 36 C13/6 C19 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
00YJ778 AU00 0U 21 C13/12 C19 32A 3 Phase PDU Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
0U Switched and Monitored PDUs
00YJ783 AU04 0U 12 C13/12 C19 Switched and Monitored 48A 3 Phase PDU N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ781 AU03 0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 24A 1 Phase PDU N N Y N Y N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ782 AU02 0U 18 C13/6 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
00YJ780 AU01 0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
1U Switched and Monitored PDUs
4PU7A81117 BNDV 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU - ETL N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
4PU7A77467 BLC4 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and Monitored 80A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N
4PU7A77469 BLC6 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 60A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
4PU7A77468 BLC5 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A81118 BNDW 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU - CE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
46M4002 5896 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4004 5894 1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4003 5897 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4005 5895 1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U Ultra Density Enterprise PDUs (9x IEC 320 C13 + 3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
71763NU 6051 Ultra Density Enterprise C19/C13 PDU 60A/208V/3PH N N Y N N N N N N Y Y Y N
71762NX 6091 Ultra Density Enterprise C19/C13 PDU Module Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U C13 Enterprise PDUs (12x IEC 320 C13 outlets)
39M2816 6030 DPI C13 Enterprise PDU Plus Module (WW) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8941 6010 DPI C13 Enterprise PDU Module (WW) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U C19 Enterprise PDUs (6x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
39Y8948 6060 DPI C19 Enterprise PDU Module (WW) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8923 6061 DPI Three-phase 60A/208V C19 Enterprise PDU (US) N N Y N N N Y N N N Y Y N
1U Front-end PDUs (3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
39Y8938 6002 DPI Single-phase 30A/120V Front-end PDU (US) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8939 6003 DPI Single-phase 30A/208V Front-end PDU (US) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8934 6005 DPI Single-phase 32A/230V Front-end PDU (International) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8940 6004 DPI Single-phase 60A/208V Front-end PDU (US) Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N
39Y8935 6006 DPI Single-phase 63A/230V Front-end PDU (International) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U NEMA PDUs (6x NEMA 5-15R outlets)
39Y8905 5900 DPI 100-127V NEMA PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Line cords for 1U PDUs that ship without a line cord
40K9611 6504 4.3m, 32A/380-415V, EPDU/IEC 309 3P+N+G 3ph wye (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9612 6502 4.3m, 32A/230V, EPDU to IEC 309 P+N+G (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9613 6503 4.3m, 63A/230V, EPDU to IEC 309 P+N+G (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9614 6500 4.3m, 30A/208V, EPDU to NEMA L6-30P (US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9615 6501 4.3m, 60A/208V, EPDU to IEC 309 2P+G (US) Line Cord N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
40K9617 6505 4.3m, 32A/230V, Souriau UTG Female to AS/NZ 3112 (Aus/NZ) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9618 6506 4.3m, 32A/250V, Souriau UTG Female to KSC 8305 (S. Korea) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

Uninterruptible power supply units

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.

Table 33. Uninterruptible power supply units
Part number Description
55941AX RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
55941KX RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55942AX RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
55942KX RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55943AX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
55943KX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55945KX RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55946KX RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55948KX RT8kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55949KX RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55948PX RT8kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC)
55949PX RT11kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC)
55943KT† ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Standard UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets)
55943LT† ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Long Backup UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets)
55946KT† ThinkSystem RT6kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output)
5594XKT† ThinkSystem RT10kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output)

† Only available in China and the Asia Pacific market.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

Lenovo Financial Services

Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality, excellence, and trustworthiness. Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world.

We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.

We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.

We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.

Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.

For your region-specific offers, please ask your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/lenovo-financial-services/

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