Lenovo ThinkAgile MX3520
Lenovo's 2-socket 2U hyperconverged system (built on the ThinkSystem SR650, for 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors), sold as the MX3520 Appliance (preloaded Microsoft software plus ThinkAgile Advantage single-point support) or the MX Certified Node (validated hardware only), in hybrid HDD+SSD or all-flash SSD storage configurations certified for Microsoft Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI) hyperconverged clusters.
Memory
- Slots
- 24 DIMM (12 per processor, 6 channels per processor, 2 DIMMs per channel)
- Max (DIMMs only)
- 1.5 TB with 24 × 64 GB TruDDR4 RDIMM
- Max (DIMMs + PMem)
- 3.75 TB with 12 × 64 GB RDIMM + 12 × 256 GB Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
- Types
- TruDDR4 RDIMM at 2933 MHz (incl. Performance+) or 2666 MHz; 8/16/32/64 GB capacities
- Persistent memory
- Up to 12 × 128 GB or 256 GB Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory 100 Series (Memory Mode only)
- Protection
- ECC, SDDC and ADDDC (x4 DIMMs; ADDDC requires Gold/Platinum processors), patrol and demand scrubbing
Storage
- All-flash (MX3520-F), 24-bay
- 20 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 × 2.5" AnyBay, or 12 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + 12 × 2.5" AnyBay (NVMe)
- All-flash (MX3520-F), 16-bay
- 12 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 × 2.5" AnyBay, or 8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 × 2.5" AnyBay (NVMe); requires 200/205 W TDP or Gold 6244
- Hybrid (MX3520-H)
- 14 × 3.5" hot-swap: 12 front + 2 rear SAS/SATA, or 8 SAS/SATA + 4 AnyBay front + 2 rear SAS/SATA
- Boot
- 2 × M.2 non-hot-swap SSDs in RAID-1 (M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit)
- Controllers
- 12 Gb SAS/SATA non-RAID 430-8i or 430-16i HBA; onboard NVMe (non-RAID); up to 2 × ThinkSystem 1610-4P NVMe Switch Adapter on all-flash systems
Graphics
- Onboard
- Matrox G200, 16 MB, integrated into XClarity Controller; max 1920×1200 32bpp at 60 Hz
- Double-wide GPU
- Up to 2 × NVIDIA A100 40GB or A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 passive GPU
- Single-wide GPU
- Up to 5 × NVIDIA T4 16GB, or up to 4 × NVIDIA A10 24GB, PCIe passive GPU
Expansion
- All-flash, 10/25 GbE + 1–4 NVMe or 100 GbE
- 2 slots used: Slot 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, Slot 3 PCIe 3.0 x8
- All-flash, 10/25 GbE + 5–12 NVMe
- Up to 5 slots used (Slots 2, 4, 5, 6, 7), PCIe 3.0 x8/x16 mix, plus onboard storage-controller slots
- Hybrid
- 4 slots: Slot 4 (onboard) PCIe 3.0 x8, Slot 5 (Riser 2) PCIe 3.0 x16, Slot 6 (Riser 2) PCIe 3.0 x16, Slot 7 (onboard) PCIe 3.0 x8
- LOM
- One dedicated LOM slot for a 1 GbE or 10 GbE adapter (optional; not usable for RDMA storage traffic)
Networking
- LOM (optional)
- 2- or 4-port 1 GbE RJ-45; or 2- or 4-port 10 GbE Base-T or SFP+
- PCIe (required, 1–2 adapters, must match)
- Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx or ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25 GbE SFP28 2-port; Intel E810-DA2 10/25 GbE SFP28 2-port; Mellanox ConnectX-4 or ConnectX-6 Dx/VPI 100 GbE QSFP28/56 1- or 2-port
- Cluster networking
- 2-node clusters support direct node-to-node or switched connectivity; 3+ node clusters require an external switch
Power
- PSU options
- 2 × hot-swap redundant 1100 W (100–240 V) or 1600 W (200–240 V), 80 PLUS Platinum
- Cooling
- 6 × hot-swap system fans, N+1 redundant
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB 2.0 (XClarity Controller access), 1 × USB 3.0
- Rear
- 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × VGA, 1 × RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb systems-management port
Physical
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Dimensions
- 445 mm W × 87 mm H × 720 mm D (17.5 × 3.4 × 28.3 in)
- Weight
- 32 kg (70.5 lb) maximum
- Machine types
- MX3520-H Appliance and MX3520-F Appliance: 7D5R; MX Certified Node (Hybrid or All Flash): 7Z20
Management
- BMC
- Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise (Pilot 4 chip), proactive platform alerts, light path diagnostics
- Tools
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrator for Microsoft System Center / Admin Center, XClarity Energy Manager (all optional)
- Security
- Power-on and administrator passwords, secure firmware updates, TPM 1.2 or 2.0 (configurable)
- Warranty (Appliance)
- 3, 4 or 5-year CRU and onsite limited warranty with ThinkAgile Advantage Support; 9x5 NBD parts or onsite, 24x7 with 2- or 4-hour response, or 6- or 24-hour committed repair (select areas); also YourDrive YourData, Premier Support, Enterprise Software Support
- Warranty (Certified Node)
- 3, 4 or 5-year CRU and onsite limited warranty; 9x5 NBD parts (base), 9x5 NBD onsite (Foundation), 24x7 4-hour onsite or 24-hour repair (Essential), or 24x7 2-hour onsite or 6-hour repair (Advanced); also 1- and 2-year post-warranty extensions
Operating systems
- Appliance
- Azure Local operating system preloaded (activation via CSP such as Lenovo Cloud Marketplace); optional Windows Server 2022 Datacenter license for guest OS VMs
- Certified Node
- Optional factory-installed or bring-your-own-license Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, or Azure Local OS
Processors
- Intel Xeon Silver 4208
- Intel Xeon Silver 4210
- Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
- Intel Xeon Silver 4214
- Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
- 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 5218N
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
- Intel Xeon Gold 6222V
- Intel Xeon Gold 6226
- Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
- Intel Xeon Gold 6230
- 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 6254
- 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