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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR680a V4

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR680a V4 is a 8U rack server from Lenovo, powered by Two Intel Xeon 6700P-series processors, with 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives.

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Product SKU

SR680a V4

Form Factor

8U rack.

Processor

Two Intel Xeon 6700P-series processors (formerly codenamed "Granite Rapids"). Supports processors up to 86 cores and 172 threads, core speeds of up to 2.7 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 350 W.

GPU Support

8x NVIDIA HGX B300 SXM GPUs connected through CX8 NVSwitch

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. RDIMMs operate at up to 6400 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 5200 MHz at 2 DPC.

Drive Bays

8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives.

Expansion Slots

4x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots
1x OCP slot with PCIe 5.0 x16 host interface
Slots are located at the front of the server

Power Supply

Eight hot-swap redundant power supplies. 3200W AC with N+1 redundancy or 3800W HVAC with N+N redundancy. 80 PLUS Titanium certification.

Cooling

6x front-mounted dual-rotor fans for the CPU and storage subsystem, N+1 redundant. 15x rear-mounted dual-rotor fans for the GPU subsystem, N+1 redundant. One fan integrated in each power supply. Front-to-rear airflow.

System Management

Integrated Diagnostics Panel with status LEDs and pull-out LCD display. XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC). Dedicated front Ethernet port for XCC3 remote access for management. XClarity Administrator, XClarity One, and XClarity Orchestrator for centralized infrastructure management, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Includes XCC3 Premier to enable remote control functions and other features.

Chipset

None. Integrated into the processor

GPUs

NVIDIA HGX B300 NVL8 8-GPU complex

Maximum Memory

Up to 4TB by using 32x 128GB RDIMMs

Memory Protection

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

OS Boot Drives

Support for two M.2 hot-swap drives with integrated RAID support for OS boot and data storage functions. Located at the front of the server.

Maximum Internal Storage

122.88TB using 8x 15.36TB 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs

Storage Controller

Onboard NVMe (Non-RAID)

Network

8x OSFP 800 Gb/s interfaces with GPU Direct support, located at the front of the server

Ports

Front: 4x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) port (one also for XCC local management), 1x VGA video port, 1x RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management. Rear: None.

Security

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

Operating System

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Server.

Warranty

Three-year 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: 351 mm (13.8 in.), depth: 924 mm (36.3 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details.

Weight

Maximum: 124.7 kg (275 lbs)

Overview

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR680a V4 is a 8U rack server from Lenovo, powered by Two Intel Xeon 6700P-series processors (formerly codenamed “Granite Rapids”). Supports processors up to 86 cores and 172 threads, core speeds of up to 2.7 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 350 W.

It supports 32 DIMM slots with two processors. Maximum memory reaches up to 4TB by using 32x 128GB RDIMMs. Storage is provided by 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives. Expansion is provided by 4x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots. Networking is provided by 8x OSFP 800 Gb/s interfaces with GPU Direct support, located at the front of the server.

Key Features

  • Processor: Two Intel Xeon 6700P-series processors (formerly codenamed “Granite Rapids”). Supports processors up to 86 cores and 172 threads, core speeds of up to 2.7 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 are supported. RDIMMs operate at up to 6400 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 5200 MHz at 2 DPC.
  • Maximum memory: Up to 4TB by using 32x 128GB RDIMMs
  • Storage: 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, supporting PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives.
  • Maximum internal storage: 122.88TB using 8x 15.36TB 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs
  • Expansion: 4x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots / 1x OCP slot with PCIe 5.0 x16 host interface / Slots are located at the front of the server
  • Networking: 8x OSFP 800 Gb/s interfaces with GPU Direct support, located at the front of the server
  • Cooling and power: 6x front-mounted dual-rotor fans for the CPU and storage subsystem, N+1 redundant. 15x rear-mounted dual-rotor fans for the GPU subsystem, N+1 redundant. One fan integrated in each power supply. Front-to-rear airflow. Eight hot-swap redundant power supplies. 3200W AC with N+1 redundancy or 3800W …
  • Management and security: Integrated Diagnostics Panel with status LEDs and pull-out LCD display. XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC). Dedicated front Ethernet port for XCC3 remote access for management. XClarity Administrator, XClarity One, and …
  • Physical: Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.), height: 351 mm (13.8 in.), depth: 924 mm (36.3 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details. Maximum: 124.7 kg (275 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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