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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4 is a 2U rack server from Lenovo, powered by Intel Xeon 6700P-series or 6500P-series processors, with up to 8x 2.5-inch or 8x E3.S hot-swap drive bays, all front accessible.

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Product SKU

SR650a V4

Form Factor

2U rack

Processor

One or two Intel Xeon 6700P-series or 6500P-series processors (formerly codenamed "Granite Rapids"). Supports processors up to 86 cores and 172 threads, core speeds of up to 4.0 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 350 W.

GPU Support

Support for up to 4x double-wide GPUs or 8x single-wide GPUs, installed in the front slots

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 and MRDIMMs are supported. RDIMMs operate at up to 6400 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 5200 MHz at 2 DPC. MRDIMMs are supported up to 8000 MHz at 1 DPC (no support for 2 DPC).

Drive Bays

Up to 8x 2.5-inch or 8x E3.S hot-swap drive bays, all front accessible
• 2.5-inch drives can be SAS, SATA, or NVMe
• E3.S drives are NVMe
M.2 support, for OS boot and drive storage support:
• 2x front or rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays, or
• Internal M.2 module supporting up to two M.2 drives
See Supported drive bay combinations for details. AnyBay bays support SAS, SATA or NVMe drives. NVMe bays only support NVMe drives.

Expansion Slots

Up to 8x slots at the front for GPUs, up to 6x slots at the rear, plus 2x OCP slots. All slots are PCIe 5.0. The use of Riser 3 and 6 requires 2 processors.
• Riser 2 (Rear): 3x full-height slots, two x16 and one x8 (CPU 1)
• Riser 3 (Rear): 3x full-height slots, two x16 and one x8 (CPU 2)
• Riser 6 (Front): 4x full-height slots (CPU 2)
• Riser 7 (Front): 4x full-height slots (CPU 1)
Other slot configurations are available. See the I/O expansion for details. The server also supports rear hot-swap M.2 drives, instead of slot 8.
All configurations include at the rear of the server:
• 2x OCP slots with PCIe 5.0 x16 or x8 connection
For 2.5-inch front drive configurations, the server supports the installation of a CFF RAID adapter or HBA in a dedicated area that does not consume any of the rear PCIe slots.

Chipset

None. Integrated into the processor

Maximum Memory

Up to 8TB by using 32x 256GB 3DS RDIMMs

Memory Protection

ECC, SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), and memory mirroring.

Maximum Internal Storage

• 2.5-inch drives:
– 245.76TB using 8x 30.72TB 2.5-inch SAS SSDs
– 61.44TB using 8x 7.68TB 2.5-inch SATA SSDs
– 491.52TB using 8x 61.44TB 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs
– 19.2TB using 8x 2.4TB 2.5-inch SAS HDDs
• EDSFF drives
– 491.52TB using 8x 61.44TB E3.S EDSFF NVMe SSDs

Storage Controller

• Onboard NVMe ports with optional RAID support using Intel VROC
• NVMe RAID support using a Tri-mode RAID adapter
• 12 Gb SAS/SATA RAID adapters, PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 3.0 host interface
• 12 Gb SAS/SATA HBA (non-RAID), PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 3.0 host interface

Network

Two dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slots with a PCIe 5.0 host interface, either x8 or x16. Support a variety of 2-port and 4-port adapters with up to 400 GbE network connectivity. One port of each installed OCP adapter can optionally be shared with the XClarity Controller (XCC) management processor for Wake-on-LAN and NC-SI support.

Ports

Front: External diagnostics port, optional 2x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) port, one supports XCC local management, optional Mini DisplayPort (miniDP) v1.1a video port.
Rear: 2x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) ports, 1x VGA video port, 1x RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management. Optional DB-9 COM serial port (installs in a slot). Support for an optional second RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management (installs in OCP adapter slot). Support for an optional adapter to share an incoming remote management network connection across 4 servers (installs in an OCP slot).
Internal: Optional 1x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) connector for operating system or license key purposes

Cooling

6x (with two processors installed) or 5x (with one processor installed) single-rotor or dual-rotor hot swap 60 mm fans, configuration dependent. Fans are N+1 redundant, tolerating a single-rotor failure. One fan integrated in each power supply. For customers with water infrastructure in their data center, the server also supports open-loop water cooling for efficient heat removal.

Power Supply

Up to two hot-swap redundant AC power supplies, 80 PLUS Platinum or 80 PLUS Titanium certification. 800W, 1300W, 2000W, 2700W and 3200W AC options. All AC power supplies support 230V power; some also support 115V input supply. In China only, all power supply options support 240 V DC. Support for HVDC and -48V DC power supply options.

System Management

Operator panel with status LEDs. Optional External Diagnostics Handset with LCD display. Clarity Controller 3 (XCC3) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC) and OpenBMC, XClarity One centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Optional XCC3 Premier to enable remote control functions and other features.

Security

Chassis intrusion switch, Power-on password, administrator's password, Root of Trust module supporting TPM 2.0 and Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR).

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, Ubuntu Server.

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: 445 mm (17.5 in.), height: 87 mm (3.4 in.), depth: 924 mm (36.4 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details.

Weight

Maximum weight: 38.8 kg (85.5 lb)

Overview

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4 is a 2U rack server from Lenovo, powered by Intel Xeon 6700P-series or 6500P-series processors.

It supports 32 DIMM slots with two processors. Maximum memory reaches up to 8TB by using 32x 256GB 3DS RDIMMs. Storage is provided by up to 8x 2.5-inch or 8x E3.S hot-swap drive bays, all front accessible. Expansion is provided by up to 8x slots at the front for GPUs, up to 6x slots at the rear, plus 2x OCP slots. All slots are PCIe 5.0. The use of Riser 3. Networking is provided by Two dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slots with a PCIe 5.0 host interface, either x8 or x16. Support a variety of 2-port and 4-port adapters with up.

Key Features

  • Processor: One or two Intel Xeon 6700P-series or 6500P-series processors (formerly codenamed “Granite Rapids”). Supports processors up to 86 cores and 172 threads, core speeds of up to 4.0 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 350 W.
  • 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 and MRDIMMs are supported. RDIMMs operate at up to 6400 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 5200 MHz at 2 DPC. MRDIMMs are supported up to 8000 MHz at 1 …
  • Maximum memory: Up to 8TB by using 32x 256GB 3DS RDIMMs
  • Storage: Up to 8x 2.5-inch or 8x E3.S hot-swap drive bays, all front accessible / 2.5-inch drives can be SAS, SATA, or NVMe / E3.S drives are NVMe …
  • Maximum internal storage: 2.5-inch drives: / 245.76TB using 8x 30.72TB 2.5-inch SAS SSDs / 61.44TB using 8x 7.68TB 2.5-inch SATA SSDs …
  • Expansion: Up to 8x slots at the front for GPUs, up to 6x slots at the rear, plus 2x OCP slots. All slots are PCIe 5.0. The use of Riser 3 and 6 requires 2 processors. / Riser 2 (Rear): 3x full-height slots, two x16 and one x8 (CPU 1) / Riser 3 (Rear): 3x full-height slots, two x16 and one x8 (CPU 2) …
  • GPU support: Support for up to 4x double-wide GPUs or 8x single-wide GPUs, installed in the front slots
  • Networking: Two dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slots with a PCIe 5.0 host interface, either x8 or x16. Support a variety of 2-port and 4-port adapters with up to 400 GbE network connectivity. One port of each installed OCP adapter can optionally be shared with the XClarity Controller (XCC) management processor for …
  • Cooling and power: 6x (with two processors installed) or 5x (with one processor installed) single-rotor or dual-rotor hot swap 60 mm fans, configuration dependent. Fans are N+1 redundant, tolerating a single-rotor failure. One fan integrated in each power supply. For customers with water infrastructure in their data …
  • Management and security: Operator panel with status LEDs. Optional External Diagnostics Handset with LCD display. Clarity Controller 3 (XCC3) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC) and OpenBMC, XClarity One centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and …
  • Physical: Width: 445 mm (17.5 in.), height: 87 mm (3.4 in.), depth: 924 mm (36.4 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details. Maximum weight: 38.8 kg (85.5 lb)

Applications

  • Enterprise virtualization and private cloud
  • Databases and business-critical applications
  • AI inference and high-performance computing
  • Software-defined storage and data analytics

Configuration, availability and lead time depend on the required quantity, chassis and CPU platform, and delivery destination. Send your requirement to receive a quotation.

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