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Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7821

The Nutanix-certified-node version of the HX7820: the same 4U, 4-socket Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950-based hardware, sold without a bundled Nutanix software license for customers bringing their own Nutanix Acropolis entitlement.

Memory

Slots
48 DIMM (12 per processor; 6 memory channels x 2 DIMMs per processor)
Max capacity
6 TB (48 x 128 GB TruDDR4 3DS RDIMM, requires L-suffix processors)
Type
TruDDR4 RDIMM 16/32/64 GB at 2666 or 2933 MHz; TruDDR4 3DS RDIMM 64/128 GB at 2666 or 2933 MHz
Protection
ECC, Single Device Data Correction (x4 DIMMs), Adaptive Double Device Data Correction (x4 DIMMs), patrol and demand scrubbing

Storage

Drive bays
16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" AnyBay (SAS/SATA/NVMe) hot-swap
Hybrid configurations
2 cache SSDs + 4-10 capacity HDDs; 4 cache + 8 or 12-20 capacity; 6 cache + 12-18 capacity; 8 cache + 16 capacity (all in increments of 2 drives)
All-flash configurations
4-24 SAS/SATA SSDs (steps of 2); or 2 NVMe PCIe SSDs + 4-6 SAS/SATA SSDs; or 4 NVMe PCIe SSDs + 8-20 SAS/SATA SSDs
Boot drives
2 x M.2 SATA SSDs up to 480 GB, RAID-1, on a mirroring enablement kit
Storage controllers
2 x ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12 Gb HBA (non-RAID); onboard NVMe (non-RAID)

Expansion

I/O slots
Up to 15 PCIe 3.0 slots total, depending on installed riser cards
Riser card 1 or 2 (x8 riser)
4 x PCIe 3.0 x8, full-height half-length (slots 1-4 or 10-13)
Riser card 1 or 2 (x16 riser)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16, full-height half-length (slots 3-4 or 12-13)
I/O tray
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 low profile (slots 5-6), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 low profile (slot 7), 1 x ML2 x16 low profile (slot 8, not used), 1 x LOM card slot, PCIe 3.0 x8 (slot 9)
Compute / storage tray
1 x internal PCIe 3.0 x8 each, dedicated to the internal storage controllers

Networking

Base ports
2 or 4 x 1/10 GbE RJ-45, or 2 or 4 x 10 GbE SFP+, via LOM card
Expansion ports
2, 4, 6 or 8 x 10 GbE SFP+; or 25 GbE SFP28; or 40 GbE QSFP+ adapters
Management
1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for the XClarity Controller

Power

Power supplies
4 x hot-swap 1600 W or 2000 W (200-240 V AC), 80 PLUS Platinum, redundant
Max system power draw
4176 W with four 1600 W PSUs, or 5280 W with four 2000 W PSUs
Rated inlet current
8.7 A per inlet (1600 W PSU) or 11 A per inlet (2000 W PSU)
Heat output
14,249 BTU/hr (1600 W PSUs) or 18,016 BTU/hr (2000 W PSUs)

Ports

Front
1 x USB 2.0 (XClarity Controller access), 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA
Rear
2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x DB-9 serial, 1 x RJ-45 (XClarity Controller)

Physical

Dimensions (H x W x D)
173 x 447 x 800 mm (6.8 x 17.6 x 31.5 in)
Weight
58.7 kg (129.4 lb), maximum configuration
Operating temperature
10-35 C (ASHRAE A2); up to 40 C (A3) or 45 C (A4) if no processor exceeds 150 W TDP
Acoustics
6.1 bels, maximum configuration, operating

Management

Controller
Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise, Pilot 4 chip
Tools
XClarity Provisioning Manager, XClarity Administrator, XClarity Pro; XClarity Energy Manager (optional)
Security
Power-on password, administrator password, secure firmware updates, TPM 1.2 or 2.0 (configurable in UEFI)
Video
Matrox G200, 16 MB, integrated into the XClarity Controller; max 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz, 32 bpp

Operating systems

Hypervisors
Nutanix AHV (bundled with AOS); VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 2, 6.5 Update 3, 6.7 Update 1, 6.7 Update 3; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (Hyper-V)
HCI software
Nutanix Acropolis Pro and Ultimate editions (license purchased separately from Nutanix)

Processors

  • Intel Xeon Gold 5215
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5217
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5218
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5220
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6222V
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6226
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6230
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6234
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6238
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6238M
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6240
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6242
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6244
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6246
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6248
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6252
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6254
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L