| Product SKU | SR780a V3 |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | 5U rack. |
| Processor | Two 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed "Emerald Rapids"). Supports a processor with 56 cores, core speed of 2.7 GHz, and TDP rating of 350W. Supports PCIe 5.0 for high performance I/O. |
| Chipset | Intel C741 "Emmitsburg" chipset, part of the platform codenamed "Eagle Stream" |
| GPUs | Choice of: |
| Memory | 32 DIMM slots with two processors (16 DIMM slots per processor). Each processor has 8 memory channels, with 2 DIMMs per channel (DPC). Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMMs are supported. DIMMs operate at up to 5600 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 4400 MHz at 2 DPC. |
| Maximum Memory | Up to 4TB with 32x 128GB RDIMMs |
| Persistent Memory | Not supported. |
| Memory Protection | ECC, SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs excluding 9×4 RDIMMs, requires Platinum or Gold processors), and memory mirroring. |
| Drive Bays | Up to 12x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives: |
| OS Boot Drives | Support for two internal M.2 drives with optional Intel VROC NVMe RAID support for OS boot and data storage functions |
| Maximum Internal Storage | 174.08 TB using 8x 15.36 TB front NVMe drives + 4x 12.8 TB rear NVMe drives |
| Storage Controller | Onboard NVMe (Non-RAID) |
| Network | Supports 8x high-performance network adapters up to 400 Gb/s connectivity with GPU Direct support. Supports a NVIDIA BlueField-3 2-port 200Gb adapter for the User/Control Plane and a Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 2-port 10/25GbE adapter for management. |
| Expansion Slots | Up to 11x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots: |
| Ports | Front: 1x USB 3.2 G1 (5 Gb/s) port, 1x USB 2.0 port (also for XCC local management), 1x Mini DisplayPort video port. |
| Cooling | CPUs, GPUs and NVLink switches are cooled using 6th Gen Lenovo Neptune water cooling, implemented using 4x water loops. Up to 75% of the heat generated by the server is removed using warm water. All other components are cooled using fans. |
| Power Supply | Eight hot-swap redundant AC power supplies with up to N+N redundancy. 80 PLUS Titanium certification. 2600 W AC power supplies requiring 220 V AC supply. |
| System Management | Integrated Diagnostics Panel with status LEDs and pull-out LCD display. XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC). Dedicated rear Ethernet port for XCC2 remote access for management. XClarity One for centralized infrastructure management, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Optional XCC Platinum to enable remote control functions and other features. |
| Security | Power-on password, administrator's password, Root of Trust module supporting TPM 2.0 and Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR). |
| Operating System | Ubuntu Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware ESXi. |
| Warranty | Three-year or one-year (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9×5 next business day (NBD). |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.), height: 219 mm (8.6 in.), depth: 942 mm (37.1 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details. |
| Weight | Maximum: 92 kg (202 lbs) |
Servers
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3 is a 5U rack server from Lenovo, powered by Two 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, with up to 12x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives.
Overview
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3 is a 5U rack server from Lenovo, powered by Two 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
It supports 32 DIMM slots with two processors. Maximum memory reaches up to 4TB with 32x 128GB RDIMMs. Storage is provided by up to 12x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives. Expansion is provided by up to 11x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots. Networking is provided by 8x high-performance network adapters up to 400 Gb/s connectivity with GPU Direct support. Supports a NVIDIA BlueField-3 2-port.
Key Features
- Processor: Two 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed “Emerald Rapids”). Supports a processor with 56 cores, core speed of 2.7 GHz, and TDP rating of 350W. Supports PCIe 5.0 for high performance I/O.
- Memory: 32 DIMM slots with two processors (16 DIMM slots per processor). Each processor has 8 memory channels, with 2 DIMMs per channel (DPC). Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMMs are supported. DIMMs operate at up to 5600 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 4400 MHz at 2 DPC.
- Maximum memory: Up to 4TB with 32x 128GB RDIMMs
- Storage: Up to 12x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives: / Front: 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays / Rear: 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays (replaces one of the rear PCIe slots)
- Maximum internal storage: 174.08 TB using 8x 15.36 TB front NVMe drives + 4x 12.8 TB rear NVMe drives
- Expansion: Up to 11x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots: / Front: 8x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots with GPU Direct support / Rear: Up to 3x PCIe 5.0 FHHL slots (two x16 slots, or two x8 slots + one x16 slot) …
- Networking: Supports 8x high-performance network adapters up to 400 Gb/s connectivity with GPU Direct support. Supports a NVIDIA BlueField-3 2-port 200Gb adapter for the User/Control Plane and a Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 2-port 10/25GbE adapter for management.
- Cooling and power: CPUs, GPUs and NVLink switches are cooled using 6th Gen Lenovo Neptune water cooling, implemented using 4x water loops. Up to 75% of the heat generated by the server is removed using warm water. All other components are cooled using fans. …
- Management and security: Integrated Diagnostics Panel with status LEDs and pull-out LCD display. XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC). Dedicated rear Ethernet port for XCC2 remote access for management. XClarity One for centralized infrastructure …
- Physical: Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.), height: 219 mm (8.6 in.), depth: 942 mm (37.1 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details. Maximum: 92 kg (202 lbs)
Applications
- Enterprise virtualization and private cloud
- Databases and business-critical applications
- AI inference and high-performance computing
- Software-defined storage and data analytics
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