Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3520-G
A 2-socket, 2U hyperconverged appliance combining VMware vSAN/ESXi with a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650-derived platform; 16x 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap bays. Ships factory-built and factory-configured via Lenovo's DCSC configurator with a Lenovo representative; supports both 1st Gen (Skylake) and 2nd Gen (Cascade Lake) Intel Xeon Scalable processors depending on machine type.
Memory
- Slots
- 24 DIMM (12 per processor, 2 per channel)
- Max
- 3 TB (24 x 128 GB 3DS RDIMM, two processors)
- Speed
- Up to 2933 MT/s (2nd Gen platform); 2666 MT/s (1st Gen platform)
- Types supported
- RDIMM, 3DS RDIMM (1st Gen platform also supported LRDIMM)
- Protection
- ECC, SDDC, ADDDC (Gold/Platinum CPUs), patrol scrubbing, demand scrubbing
Storage
- Drive bays
- 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA hot-swap (front)
- Configurations
- 1 drive group: 1 cache + 2-7 capacity drives. 2 groups: 1 cache + 2-6 (Gen 2) or 2-7 (Gen 1) capacity drives each. 3 groups: 1 cache + 2-3 (Gen 2) or 2-4 (Gen 1) capacity drives each. 4 groups: 1 cache + 2 capacity drives each
- Storage controller
- 2nd Gen: 430-8i or 430-16i HBA (12 Gbps SAS/6 Gbps SATA). 1st Gen: 430-16i HBA only
- Boot drive
- 2 x M.2 non-hot-swap SATA SSD, RAID-1 (1st Gen platform: up to 480 GB per drive)
- Max capacity (1st Gen spec)
- Hybrid up to 33.6 TB (14 x 2.4 TB HDD); All-flash up to 107.52 TB (14 x 7.68 TB SSD)
Expansion
- Slots
- Up to 7 x PCIe 3.0 slots (slots 4 and 7 fixed; others depend on riser cards)
- Slot 1
- PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8, full-height/half-length (x16 slot is double-wide)
- Slot 2
- PCIe 3.0 x8, full-height/half-length (not present if slot 1 is x16)
- Slot 3
- PCIe 3.0 x8 or ML2, full-height/half-length
- Slot 4
- PCIe 3.0 x8, low profile (vertical, system planar)
- 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 (dedicated to the internal RAID/HBA controller)
- GPU support
- 2nd Gen platform: up to 3 x double-wide or 5 x single-wide GPUs. 1st Gen platform: up to 2 x Tesla M10/M60/MI25/V340, 3 x Quadro P620/Tesla P4000/V100 FHHL, or 4 x Tesla T4
Networking
- LOM
- Onboard LOM slot, adapter with up to 4 x 1 GbE or 10 GbE ports
- Add-in adapters
- Up to 2 additional PCIe network adapters: 1/10 GbE RJ-45, 10 GbE SFP+, or 10/25 GbE SFP28 (SFP28 not supported on the withdrawn 7Y14 machine type)
- Management
- 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port (XClarity Controller)
Power
- Supplies
- 1 or 2 x redundant hot-swap, 1100 W (100-240 V) or 1600 W (200-240 V) High Efficiency Platinum
Ports
- Front
- 1 x USB 2.0 (XClarity Controller access), 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA (optional)
- Rear
- 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet (systems management)
Physical
- Form factor
- 2U rack-mount
- Dimensions
- 445 mm W x 87 mm H x 764 mm D (17.5 x 3.4 x 30.1 in); 1st Gen platform depth 720 mm (28.3 in)
- Weight
- Max configuration 32 kg (70.5 lb)
- Cooling
- 5 (one processor) or 6 (two processors) hot-swap system fans, N+1 redundant
Management
- Controller
- Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise, Pilot 4 chip
- Tools
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator with Integrator for VMware vCenter, optional Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
- Security
- Power-on/admin password, secure firmware updates, TPM 1.2 or 2.0 (configurable), optional lockable front bezel
- Video
- Matrox G200, 16 MB, integrated in XCC; max 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz, 32bpp
Operating systems
- Hypervisors
- VMware ESXi (1st Gen/7Y14: ESXi 6.5 U1 factory preload; 7Y94: ESXi 6.5 U2/U3, 6.7, 6.7 U1-U3 factory preload)
- Software
- VMware vSAN (Standard/Advanced/Enterprise/Enterprise Plus/ROBO/Desktop), vSphere (Standard/Enterprise Plus/ROBO), HCI Kit, Horizon, VMware Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server (Foundation/Standard)
Processors
- Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
- Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
- Intel Xeon Silver 4108
- Intel Xeon Silver 4110
- Intel Xeon Silver 4112
- Intel Xeon Silver 4114
- Intel Xeon Silver 4116
- Intel Xeon Gold 5115
- Intel Xeon Gold 5117
- Intel Xeon Gold 5118
- Intel Xeon Gold 5120
- Intel Xeon Gold 5122
- Intel Xeon Gold 6126
- Intel Xeon Gold 6128
- Intel Xeon Gold 6130
- Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
- Intel Xeon Gold 6136
- Intel Xeon Gold 6138
- Intel Xeon Gold 6142
- Intel Xeon Gold 6142M
- Intel Xeon Gold 6148
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
- Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
- Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
- Intel Xeon Silver 4208
- Intel Xeon Silver 4210
- Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
- Intel Xeon Silver 4210T
- Intel Xeon Silver 4214
- Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
- Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
- 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 5218B
- Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
- Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
- Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
- Intel Xeon Gold 5222
- Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
- 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 6230T
- Intel Xeon Gold 6234
- Intel Xeon Gold 6238
- Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
- Intel Xeon Gold 6240
- Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
- Intel Xeon Gold 6242
- Intel Xeon Gold 6246
- Intel Xeon Gold 6248
- Intel Xeon Gold 6252
- Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
- Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8256