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Lenovo ThinkAgile MX450

Lenovo's single-socket 2U ThinkAgile MX450 Edge Integrated System (machine type 7DG7, built on the ThinkEdge SE450 edge server) for 3rd Generation "Ice Lake" Intel Xeon Scalable processors, preloaded with the Azure Local operating system and remotely claimed/managed through ThinkShield Key Vault — aimed at retail, branch-office and other edge sites running Microsoft's hyperconverged Azure Local stack in a ruggedized, compact 300 mm or 360 mm-deep chassis.

Memory

Slots
8 DIMM (1 per memory channel, 8 channels, single processor)
Max
1 TB with 8 × 128 GB TruDDR4 3DS RDIMM
Types
TruDDR4 RDIMM (16 GB) and 3DS RDIMM (128 GB), up to 3200 MHz; all DIMMs must match type and capacity
Protection
ECC, SDDC (x4 DIMMs), ADDDC (x4 DIMMs, requires Gold/Platinum processor), memory mirroring

Storage

Bays
Up to 4 × internal non-hot-swap trayless NVMe or SATA SSD bays (ThinkEdge SE450 Internal HDD Cage)
Boot
Up to 2 × M.2 SATA SSDs (480 GB or 960 GB), RAID-1, via M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit and optional M.2 RAID B540i-2i adapter
Controller
4 × onboard SATA ports (Intel VROC SATA RAID), up to 4 × onboard NVMe ports; optional ThinkSystem 4350-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA
Drive options
M.2 5400 PRO SATA (480/960 GB) and M.2 7450 PRO NVMe (480 GB+) read-intensive SSDs; 2.5" U.2 7mm PM9A3 NVMe (1.92/3.84 TB) trayless SSDs

Graphics

Onboard
Matrox G200, 16 MB, integrated into XClarity Controller; max 1920×1200 32bpp at 60 Hz
Double-wide GPU
Up to 2 × NVIDIA L40 48GB PCIe Gen4 passive GPU
Single-wide GPU
Up to 4 × NVIDIA L4 24GB, or up to 4 × NVIDIA A2 16GB, PCIe Gen4 passive GPU

Expansion

OCP
Dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slot, PCIe 4.0 x16 host interface (availability depends on PCIe lane usage elsewhere); one port shareable with XCC for Wake-on-LAN/NC-SI
PCIe
Additional network and GPU adapters via ThinkEdge SE450 Riser 1 (standard) and optional Riser 2

Networking

OCP adapters
Intel X710-T2L 10GBASE-T 2-port, Intel E810-DA2 10/25 GbE SFP28 2-port, or Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25 GbE SFP28 2-port
PCIe adapters
Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port or 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port; Intel E810-DA2 or XXV710-DA2 10/25 GbE SFP28 2-port; Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25 GbE SFP28 2-port; Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100 GbE QSFP56 2-port

Power

PSU options
Up to 2 × hot-swap: 1100 W Titanium or Platinum AC, 1800 W Platinum AC, or 1100 W -48V DC (front-mounted, reversed fan rotation vs. other ThinkSystem servers)
Cooling
6 × simple-swap 60 mm dual-rotor fans (standard), N+1 redundant in most configurations

Ports

Front
2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s), 1 × VGA, 1 × USB 2.0 (XCC local management only), dedicated RJ-45 1 GbE remote-management port, external diagnostics port, NMI pinhole

Physical

Form factor
2U rack, 300 mm or 360 mm depth
Dimensions (300 mm)
445 mm W × 87 mm H × 323 mm D (17.5 × 3.4 × 12.7 in)
Dimensions (360 mm)
445 mm W × 87 mm H × 383 mm D (17.5 × 3.4 × 15.1 in)
Weight
14.8 kg (32.7 lb) 300 mm chassis; 17.4 kg (38.4 lb) 360 mm chassis
Machine type
7DG7

Management

BMC
XClarity Controller (XCC) on ASPEED AST2600; optional XCC Advanced (remote KVM) or Enterprise (remote media mount, boot capture, power capping)
Tools
Lenovo XClarity Administrator, XClarity Provisioning Manager (F1 boot), XClarity Energy Manager, XClarity Mobile app
Edge management
ThinkShield Key Vault Portal for remote claim/activation; ThinkShield Edge Mobile Management app for on-site claim/activation and fleet unlock after tamper
Security
TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, chassis intrusion detection, lockable top cover, optional locking front security bezel with duplicate status LEDs, SED support, power-on and administrator passwords
Warranty
3-year (varies by geography) customer-replaceable-unit and onsite limited hardware warranty with ThinkAgile Premier Support; optional service upgrades

Operating systems

Preloaded
Microsoft Azure Local operating system
Optional
Windows Server 2022 license (Standard: 2 guest OS licenses; Datacenter: unlimited guest OS licenses)

Processors

  • Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4314
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4316
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5317
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6326
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6330
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6330N
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6354
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8352V
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y