Lenovo ThinkAgile MX3531
Lenovo's 2-socket 2U hyperconverged Certified Node (built on the ThinkSystem SR650 V2, machine type 7D66, for 3rd Generation "Ice Lake" Intel Xeon Scalable processors) — the licence-free counterpart to the MX3530 Appliance, delivering the same validated hardware and firmware certified for Microsoft Azure Local, with Windows Server Datacenter or Azure Local OS as optional (not preloaded-by-default) software.
Memory
- Slots
- 32 DIMM (16 per processor, 8 channels per processor, 2 DIMMs per channel)
- Max (DIMMs only)
- 4 TB with 32 × 128 GB 3DS RDIMM
- Max (DIMMs + PMem)
- 6 TB with 16 × 128 GB 3DS RDIMM + 16 × 256 GB Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series
- Types
- Lenovo TruDDR4 RDIMM (16/32/64 GB) and 3DS RDIMM (128 GB), up to 3200 MHz
- Persistent memory
- Up to 16 × 128 GB or 256 GB Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series (Memory Mode only)
- Protection
- ECC, SDDC (x4 DIMMs), ADDDC (x4 DIMMs, requires Gold/Platinum processors), memory mirroring
Storage
- Hybrid (MX3531-H) front
- 12 × 3.5" SAS/SATA or 12 × 3.5" AnyBay hot-swap
- Hybrid (MX3531-H) rear
- 2 × or 4 × 3.5" SAS/SATA, or 4 × 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap
- All-flash (MX3531-F) front
- 24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA, 16 × 2.5" or 24 × 2.5" NVMe, or 16 × 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 × 2.5" AnyBay
- All-flash (MX3531-F) rear
- 4 × 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap
- Boot
- 1–2 × M.2 SATA drives (internal adapter) or 1–2 × 7mm hot-swap SATA/NVMe drives (rear)
- Controllers
- Onboard NVMe (non-RAID); 12 Gb SAS/SATA non-RAID 430-8i, 430-16i or 440-16i internal HBA
- Hybrid config rules
- Two-tier cache + capacity; capacity drives are HDDs (min. 4), cache drives are SAS/SATA or NVMe SSDs (min. 2, max. 6); cache must be ≥10% of capacity storage
- All-flash config rules
- Single-tier (min. 4 drives, same feature code) or two-tier cache+capacity (min. 2 cache + 4 capacity, cache ≥10% of capacity)
Graphics
- Onboard
- Matrox G200, 16 MB, integrated into XClarity Controller; max 1920×1200 32bpp at 60 Hz
- Double-wide GPU
- Up to 3 × NVIDIA A2 16GB, A16 64GB, or L40 48GB PCIe Gen4 passive GPU
- Single-wide GPU
- Up to 8 × NVIDIA L4 24GB, or up to 4 × NVIDIA A10 24GB, PCIe Gen4 passive GPU
Expansion
- Slots
- Up to 8 × PCIe 4.0 full-height, rear-access slots (via 3 risers), plus a dedicated OCP 3.0 slot; slots 4–8 require two processors
- OCP
- Dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slot, PCIe 4.0 x16 host interface, 10/25 GbE adapters; one port shareable with XCC for Wake-on-LAN/NC-SI
Networking
- OCP adapters
- 1/10 GbE RJ-45 or 10/25 GbE SFP28 (Broadcom, Intel E810-DA2 or Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx), 2- or 4-port
- PCIe adapters
- Up to 8 × 1 GbE, 10GBASE-T, 10/25 GbE SFP28, or up to 6 × 100 GbE QSFP56 Ethernet adapters
- Guidance
- Only certain adapters are certified for particular Azure Local traffic types — see Lenovo's Certified Configurations for Azure Local V2 Servers (LP1520)
Power
- PSU options
- 500 W, 750 W, 1100 W and 1800 W AC (80 PLUS Platinum or Titanium), 220 V (500/750/1100 W also 110 V); 1100 W -48V DC option; China also 240 V DC on all options
- Cooling
- 6 × (two processors) or 5 × (one processor) dual-rotor hot-swap 60 mm fans, N+1 redundant
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s), 1 × USB 2.0 (XCC local management), external diagnostics port, optional VGA
- Rear
- 3 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s), 1 × VGA, 1 × RJ-45 1 GbE XCC remote-management port, optional DB-9 serial (slot 3)
- Internal
- 1 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 for OS/license key purposes
Physical
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Dimensions
- 445 mm W × 87 mm H × 764 mm D (17.5 × 3.4 × 30.1 in)
- Weight
- 38.8 kg (85.5 lb) maximum
- Machine type
- 7D66 (2U Certified Node, 3-year base warranty)
Management
- BMC
- Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC), optional External Diagnostics Handset; optional Integrated Diagnostics Panel on 8x/16x 2.5" front-drive models
- Tools
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrator plugins, XClarity Energy Manager; optional XCC Advanced/Enterprise for remote control
- Security
- Chassis intrusion switch, power-on and administrator passwords, TPM 2.0 (Nationz TPM 2.0 in China), optional lockable front security bezel
- Warranty
- 3, 4 or 5-year CRU and onsite limited hardware warranty with selectable service levels: 9x5 NBD parts delivered (base), 9x5 NBD onsite (Foundation Service), 24x7 4-hour onsite or 24-hour committed repair (Essential Service), or 24x7 2-hour onsite or 6-hour committed repair (Advanced Service); also 1- and 2-year post-warranty extensions, YourDrive YourData, Enterprise Software Support
- Software maintenance
- 3, 4 or 5-year software support and subscription matching the hardware warranty term
Operating systems
- Options (all optional, not preloaded by default)
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter, Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, or Azure Local OS
- Licensing
- Customers can use existing Windows Server Datacenter licenses or purchase new licenses from Lenovo or Microsoft; Lenovo-purchased licenses can be factory-installed or shipped for on-site installation
Processors
- Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
- Intel Xeon Silver 4310
- Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
- Intel Xeon Silver 4314
- Intel Xeon Silver 4316
- Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 5317
- Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
- Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
- Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 5320
- Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
- Intel Xeon Gold 6326
- Intel Xeon Gold 6330
- Intel Xeon Gold 6330N
- Intel Xeon Gold 6334
- Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6338
- Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
- Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
- Intel Xeon Gold 6342
- Intel Xeon Gold 6346
- Intel Xeon Gold 6348
- Intel Xeon Gold 6354
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8352V
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8380