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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