Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7521
A 2-socket 2U hyperconverged Certified Node built on the ThinkSystem SR650, optimized for high-performance workloads such as databases and collaboration; sold with 1st Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors at launch and later requalified for 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable, with Nutanix software licensed separately from Nutanix or a reseller.
Memory
- Slots
- 24 DIMM slots (up to 12 per processor, 6 memory channels/socket, 2 DPC)
- Type
- RDIMMs and 3DS RDIMMs, up to 2933 MHz at 2 DIMMs per channel
- Max
- Up to 3.0 TB
- Protection
- ECC, SDDC (x4-based DIMMs), ADDDC (x4-based DIMMs, requires Gold or Platinum processors), patrol and demand scrubbing
Storage
- Bays
- 24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap; or 20 × SAS/SATA + 4 × AnyBay; or 12 × SAS/SATA + 4 × AnyBay
- 24-bay Hybrid
- 4 cache SSDs + 12-20 capacity HDDs (steps of 2); 6 cache SSDs + 12-18 HDDs; 8 cache SSDs + 16 HDDs
- 24-bay All Flash
- 4-24 SAS/SATA SSDs (steps of 2); or 4 NVMe SSDs + 8-20 SAS/SATA SSDs (steps of 2)
- 16-bay Hybrid
- 4 cache SSDs + 12 capacity HDDs
- 16-bay All Flash
- 4-16 SAS/SATA SSDs (steps of 2); or 4 NVMe SSDs + 8-12 SAS/SATA SSDs (steps of 2)
- Boot
- 2 × M.2 non-hot-swap SATA SSDs, RAID-1
- Controller
- 430-8i HBA or 430-16i HBA
Expansion
- Slot 1
- PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8, full-height half-length
- Slot 2
- PCIe 3.0 x8, full-height half-length (absent if Slot 1 is x16)
- Slot 3
- PCIe 3.0 x8, full-height half-length
- Slot 4
- PCIe 3.0 x8, low profile
- Slot 5
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full-height half-length
- Slot 6
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full-height half-length
- Slot 7
- PCIe 3.0 x8 (internal storage controller)
Networking
- LOM
- 2× or 4× 10 GbE base network ports, RJ-45 or SFP+
- Adapters
- 10GBASE-T, 10 GbE SFP+, 25 GbE SFP28, or 40 GbE QSFP28 network adapters
- Management
- 1 × RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for systems management
Power
- Supplies
- 2 × redundant hot-swap 550 W, 750 W, or 1100 W (100-240 V), or 1600 W (200-240 V) High Efficiency Platinum; or 750 W (200-240 V) High Efficiency Titanium
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB 2.0 (XClarity Controller access), 1 × USB 3.0, 1 × VGA
- Rear
- 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × VGA
Physical
- Dimensions
- 445 × 87 × 764 mm (17.5 × 3.4 × 30.1 in), W×H×D
- Weight
- 32 kg (70.5 lb) maximum
- Cooling
- 6 hot-swap system fans, N+1 redundant
Management
- Controller
- XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise (Pilot 4 chip); proactive platform alerts; light path diagnostics; XClarity Provisioning Manager
- Software
- XClarity Administrator, XClarity Pro, optional XClarity Energy Manager
- Security
- Power-on and administrator passwords, secure firmware updates, TPM 2.0, optional security bezel
Operating systems
- Hypervisors
- Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V
- Software
- Certified Node: Nutanix Acropolis Starter, Pro and Ultimate editions (licenses purchased separately from Nutanix or a Nutanix reseller)
Processors
- Intel Xeon Silver 4208
- Intel Xeon Silver 4215
- Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
- Intel Xeon Silver 4216
- Intel Xeon Gold 5215
- Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
- Intel Xeon Gold 5217
- Intel Xeon Gold 5218
- Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
- Intel Xeon Gold 6222V
- Intel Xeon Gold 6226
- Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
- Intel Xeon Gold 6230
- Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
- Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
- Intel Xeon Gold 6234
- Intel Xeon Gold 6238
- Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
- Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
- Intel Xeon Gold 6240
- Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
- Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
- Intel Xeon Gold 6242
- Intel Xeon Gold 6244
- Intel Xeon Gold 6248
- Intel Xeon Gold 6252
- Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L