Lenovo ThinkAgile VX630 V3

A 1-2 socket 1U VMware vSAN hyperconverged Integrated System / Certified Node built on the ThinkSystem SR630 V3, offered with 5th Gen (Emerald Rapids) or 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) Intel Xeon Scalable processors, aimed at SMB, ROBO and VDI workloads.

Memory

Slots: 32 DIMM with 2 processors (16 per processor), 8 channels per processor, 2 DIMMs per channel
Max capacity: 8 TB using 32 × 256 GB 3DS RDIMMs
Type: Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMM, 9x4 RDIMM, or 3DS RDIMM; up to 5600 MHz at 1 DPC, up to 4400 MHz at 2 DPC
Protection: ECC, SDDC (x4 DIMMs), ADDDC (x4 DIMMs excluding 9x4 RDIMMs, Gold/Platinum CPUs only), memory mirroring

Storage

Front drive bays: 4 × 3.5", or 4/6/8/10 × 2.5" hot-swap (SAS/SATA, NVMe, or AnyBay)
Rear drive bays: 2 × 2.5" hot-swap or 2 × 7 mm hot-swap (SATA or NVMe)
Boot drives: 2 × M.2 SATA/NVMe internal module, or 2 × 7 mm hot-swap RAID-capable drives
Storage controller: Up to 12 × onboard NVMe ports, NVMe Retimer adapter; 12 Gb SAS/SATA non-RAID 440-8i or 440-16i HBAs; drives organized into disk groups (up to 5 for OSA configurations; ESA is storage-tier only, no disk groups)
Note: EDSFF drive bays are not supported; no onboard SATA controller, no SATA HDDs, and Persistent Memory is not supported

Graphics

Options: Up to 3 × single-wide GPUs (Integrated System) or 1 × single-wide GPU up to 150 W (Certified Node)

Expansion

Slots: Up to 3 × PCIe 5.0 rear slots (3 × x16 low-profile; or 1 × x16 FHHL + 1 × x16 low-profile; or 1-2 × x16 low-profile combined with rear 2.5"/7 mm drive bays), plus a dedicated OCP 3.0 slot; slot 3 requires two processors
Note: For 2.5" front-drive configurations, a RAID adapter or HBA can be installed in a dedicated area without using a PCIe slot

Networking

OCP 3.0 (dedicated slot): PCIe 5.0 x16 host interface; 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE and 100GbE adapters; one port can share XCC2 sideband (Wake-on-LAN, NC-SI)
PCIe adapters: Up to 3 adapters: 10GBASE-T, 10GbE, 25GbE, 100GbE

Power

Supplies: Up to 2 × hot-swap redundant AC, 750 W / 1100 W / 1800 W, 80 PLUS Platinum or Titanium, 220 V; 750/1100 W also support 110 V; 240 V DC in China only

Ports

Front: 1 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s), 1 × USB 2.0 (also XCC local management), external diagnostics port, optional VGA
Rear: 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 + 1 × USB 2.0, 1 × VGA, 1 × RJ-45 1GbE XCC management; optional DB-9 serial (slot 3); optional second RJ-45 XCC port (OCP slot)
Internal: 1 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector for OS/license key

Physical

Dimensions: 440 mm (17.3 in) W × 43 mm (1.7 in) H × 773 mm (30.4 in) D
Weight: Up to 26.3 kg (58 lb)
Cooling: Up to 8 × N+1 redundant hot-swap 40 mm fans, configuration dependent; one fan integrated in each PSU; optional Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module (open-loop direct water cooling)

Management

Controller: XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2, ASPEED AST2600 BMC); optional XCC Platinum for remote KVM, remote media mounting, boot capture, power capping, System Guard, CNSA/FIPS 140-3/NIST 800-193 modes, Neighbor Groups
Tools: XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrator plugins, XClarity Energy Manager, XClarity Provisioning Manager (UEFI, F1)
Video: Embedded graphics, 16 MB, integrated in XCC2, up to 1920×1200 60 Hz
Security: Chassis intrusion switch, power-on/admin password, Root of Trust with TPM 2.0 and Platform Firmware Resiliency, optional lockable front bezel, Secure Boot

Operating systems

Hypervisor: VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 (factory installed, IS) or ESXi 7.0 U3 (factory installed, CN)
Software stack: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF); licenses obtained through a Broadcom seller or authorized partner
Cluster sizing: VCF: minimum 4 nodes for a management domain. VVF: 3-host minimum vSAN cluster (2-node ROBO deployment supported with a witness appliance, requires vSAN 7.0+), maximum 64 hosts

Processors

Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
Intel Xeon Silver 4510
Intel Xeon Silver 4510T
Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+
Intel Xeon Gold 5512U
Intel Xeon Gold 5515+
Intel Xeon Gold 5520+
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6530
Intel Xeon Gold 6534
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6548N
Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
Intel Xeon Gold 6554S
Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U
Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+
Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+
Intel Xeon Platinum 8570
Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N
Intel Xeon Platinum 8580
Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V
Intel Xeon 5423N
Intel Xeon 5433N
Intel Xeon 6403N
Intel Xeon 6423N
Intel Xeon 6433N
Intel Xeon 6443N
Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U
Intel Xeon Silver 4410T
Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N
Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
Intel Xeon Gold 5418N
Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Intel Xeon Gold 6434
Intel Xeon Gold 6434H
Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6448H
Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6454S
Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8450H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+
Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V
Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
Intel Xeon Platinum 8468
Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H