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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Did you know?
- Key features
- Comparing the SR650 V4 to the SR650 V3
- Components and connectors
- System architecture
- Standard specifications
- Models
- Processors
- Memory
- Internal storage
- Controllers for internal storage
- Internal drive options
- Internal backup units
- Optical drives
- I/O expansion
- Network adapters
- GPU adapters
- Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- SAS adapters for external storage
- Cooling
- Power supplies
- Systems management
- Security
- Rack installation
- Operating system support
- Physical and electrical specifications
- Operating environment
- Water infrastructure for the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module
- RM100 In-Rack Coolant Distribution Unit
- Warranty upgrades and post-warranty support
- Services
- Lenovo TruScale
- Regulatory compliance
- External drive enclosures
- External storage systems
- External backup units
- Fibre Channel SAN switches
- Uninterruptible power supply units
- Power distribution units
- Rack cabinets
- KVM console options
- Lenovo Financial Services
- Seller training courses
- Related publications and links
- Related product families
- Trademarks
Abstract
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V4 is an ideal 2-socket 2U rack server for customers that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. With two Intel Xeon 6700-series or 6500-series processors, the SR650 V4 is designed for high density and scale-out workloads in various customer segments.
This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 server, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the SR650 V4 and consider its use in IT solutions.
Walkthrough video with David Watts and Russ Resnick
Introduction
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V4 is an ideal 2-socket 2U rack server for customers that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. The SR650 V4 is based on two Intel Xeon 6700-series or Xeon 6500-series processors, with Performance-cores (P-cores), formerly codenamed "Granite Rapids-SP".
The SR650 V4 is designed to handle a wide range of workloads, such as databases, virtualization and cloud computing, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), infrastructure security, systems management, enterprise applications, collaboration/email, streaming media, web, and HPC.
Did you know?
The SR650 V4 server supports a variety of cooling options including the new Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core module which uses open-loop liquid cooling to remove the heat from processors, memory, and voltage regulators. This Neptune Core module can remove more than 80% of heat from the server using liquid cooling, resulting in up to 35.9% power savings at the data center level. See the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module section for details.
For additional GPU support in a 2U rack form factor, with support for 4 double-wide GPUs with NVLInk, consider the ThinkSystem SR650a V4 server.
Key features
Combining performance and flexibility, the SR650 V4 server is a great choice for enterprises of all sizes. The server offers a broad selection of drive and slot configurations and offers numerous high performance features. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design can improve your business environment and can help save operational costs.
Scalability and performance
The ThinkSystem SR650 V4 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs:
- Supports one or two Intel Xeon 6700-series or 6500-series processors with Performance-cores (P-cores)
- Up to 86 cores and 172 threads
- Core speeds of up to 4 GHz
- TDP ratings of up to 350 W
- Support for DDR5 memory DIMMs to maximize the performance of the memory subsystem:
- Up to 32 DDR5 memory DIMMs, 16 DIMMs per processor
- 8 memory channels per processor (2 DIMMs per channel)
- Supports 1 DIMM per channel operating at 6400 MHz
- Supports 2 DIMMs per channel operating at 5200 MHz
- Using 256GB 3D RDIMMs, the server supports up to 8TB of system memory
- Support for MRDIMMs for increased memory bandwidth with memory bus speeds of up to 8000 MHz.
- Support for Compute Express Link (CXL) memory DIMMs in an E3.S 2T form factor, up to 12x CXL DIMMs with two processors. With CXL 2.0 for next-generation workloads, you can reduce compute latency in the data center and lower TCO. CXL is a protocol that runs across the standard PCIe physical layer and can support both standard PCIe devices as well as CXL devices on the same link.
- Supports up to 10x single-width GPUs or 2x double-wide GPUs, for substantial processing power in a 2U system. For support for 4x double-wide GPUs, consider the ThinkSystem SR650a V4 server.
- Supports up to 40x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, by using combinations of front-accessible (up to 24 bays), mid bays (8 bays) and rear-accessible (8 bays).
- Supports 36x NVMe drives without oversubscription of PCIe lanes (1:1 connectivity). The use of NVMe drives maximizes drive I/O performance, in terms of throughput and latency.
- Supports up to 16x 3.5-inch drive bays for lower-cost high-capacity HDD storage. 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive bays can be mixed if desired.
- Support for up to 32x E3.S 1T NVMe drives, a new form factor drive for high-density and high-performance storage.
- Supports high-speed RAID controllers providing 12 Gb SAS connectivity to the drive backplanes. A variety of PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 RAID adapters are available.
- Supports M.2 drives for convenient operating system boot functions or data storage. M.2 drives can be internally mounted or can be mounted at the front or rear of the server as hot-swap drives. Optional RAID-0 or RAID-1.
- Up to 10x PCIe slots (rear accessible), plus two slots dedicated to OCP 3.0 adapters. 2.5-inch drive configurations also support an additional internal bay for a cabled RAID adapter or HBA.
- The server has up to two dedicated industry-standard OCP 3.0 slots supporting a variety of Ethernet network adapters. A simple-swap mechanism with a thumbscrew and pull-tab enables tool-less installation and removal of the adapter. The adapter supports shared BMC network sideband connectivity to enable out-of-band systems management.
- The server offers PCI Express 5.0 I/O expansion capabilities that doubles the theoretical maximum bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 (32GT/s in each direction for PCIe Gen 5, compared to 16 GT/s with PCIe Gen 4 and 8 GT/s with PCIe Gen 3). A PCIe 5.0 x16 slot provides 128 GB/s bandwidth, enough to support a dual-port 200GbE network connection or a single-port 400GbE connection.
Availability and serviceability
The SR650 V4 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
- Designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- The server offers Single Device Data Correction (SDDC, also known as Chipkill), Adaptive Double-Device Data Correction (ADDDC, also known as Redundant Bit Steering or RBS), and memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable memory failure.
- The server offers hot-swap drives, supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
- Available M.2 boot adapters support RAID-1 (using onboard hardware RAID or using Intel VROC) which can enable two M.2 drives to be configured as a redundant pair.
- The server has up to two hot-swap redundant power supplies and up to six hot-swap redundant fans to provide availability for business-critical applications.
- The light path diagnostics feature uses LEDs to lead the technician to failed (or failing) components, which simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve system availability.
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer more reliability and performance than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
- Proactive Platform Alerts (including PFA and SMART alerts): Processors, voltage regulators, memory, internal storage (SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs, NVMe SSDs, M.2 storage, flash storage adapters), fans, power supplies, RAID controllers, server ambient and subcomponent temperatures. Alerts can be surfaced through the XClarity Controller to managers such as Lenovo XClarity Administrator, VMware vCenter, and Microsoft System Center. These proactive alerts let you take appropriate actions in advance of possible failure, thereby increasing server uptime and application availability.
- The built-in XClarity Controller continuously monitors system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of failures to minimize downtime.
- Built-in diagnostics in UEFI, using Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, speed up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time.
- Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager supports diagnostics and can save service data to a USB key drive or remote CIFS share folder for troubleshooting and reduce service time.
- Auto restart in the event of a momentary loss of AC power (based on power policy setting in the XClarity Controller service processor)
- Offers a diagnostics port on the front of the server to allow you to attach an external diagnostics handset for enhanced systems management capabilities.
- Support for the XClarity Administrator Mobile app running on a supported smartphone or tablet and connected to the server through the service-enabled USB port, enables additional local systems management functions.
- Three-year or one-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty (varies by geography), 9 x 5 next business day. Optional service upgrades are available.
Manageability and security
Systems management features simplify local and remote management of the SR650 V4:
- The server includes XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3) to monitor server availability. Optional upgrade to XCC3 Premier to provide remote control (keyboard video mouse) functions, support for the mounting of remote media files (ISO and IMG image files), boot capture and power capping. XCC3 Premier also offers additional features such as Neighbor Groups, System Guard, a CNSA-compliant security mode, a FIPS 140-3-compliant mode, and enhanced NIST 800-193 support.
- Dedicated Ethernet port at the rear of the server for remote management (BMC management). Optional support for a second dedicated BMC management port, installed in the OCP adapter bay.
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers comprehensive hardware management tools that help to increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities.
- UEFI-based Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, accessible from F1 during boot, provides system inventory information, graphical UEFI Setup, platform update function, RAID Setup wizard, operating system installation function, and diagnostic functions.
- Support for Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager which captures real-time power and temperature data from the server and provides automated controls to lower energy costs.
- An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.
- Support for industry standard management protocols, IPMI 2.0, SNMP 3.0, Redfish REST API, serial console via IPMI
- An integrated hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0 enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
- Administrator and power-on passwords help protect from unauthorized access to the server.
- Supports Secure Boot to ensure only a digitally signed operating system can be used. Supported with HDDs and SSDs, as well as M.2 drives.
- Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) NI support for faster, stronger encryption.
- Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supported operating system.
- Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware-based resistance to malicious software attacks, allowing an application to run in its own isolated space, protected from all other software running on a system.
- Additional physical security features are an available chassis intrusion switch and available lockable front bezel.
Energy efficiency
The SR650 V4 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, and increase energy availability:
- The server supports advanced Lenovo Neptune Core direct-water cooling (DWC) capabilities, where heat from key components is removed from the rack and the data center using an open loop and coolant distribution units, resulting in lower energy costs:
- Processor Neptune Core Module uses liquid cooling to remove heat from the processors
- Compute Complex Neptune Core Module uses liquid cooling to remove heat from the processors, memory and voltage regulators
- Energy-efficient system board components help lower operational costs.
- High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Titanium certifications
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning 2.5-inch HDDs.
- Support for Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification, analysis, and policy-based management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs.
- The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes, which can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system and thus keeping your system cooler.
Comparing the SR650 V4 to the SR650 V3
The ThinkSystem SR650 V4 improves on the previous generation SR650 V3, as summarized in the following table.
Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the SR650 V4.
Figure 2. Front view of the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 with 2.5-inch drive bays
For details on the front ports, including the optional front VGA port and optional external diagnostic port, see the Local management section.
The following figure shows the front configurations of the SR650 V4. The server supports either 2.5-inch hot-swap drives (8, 16 or 24 drive bays) or 3.5-inch hot-swap drives (8 or 12 bays) at the front. The server also supports up to 32 E3.S 1T hot-swap drive bays or up to 12 E3.S 2T bays for CXL memory.
Figure 3. Front view configurations of the ThinkSystem SR650 V4
The following figure shows the components visible from the rear of the server. The figure shows one configuration, with ten PCIe slots, however there are additional rear configurations which include 3.5-inch drive bays or 2.5-inch drive bays, and rear-accessible hot-swap M.2 drive bays.
Figure 4. Rear view of the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 (configuration with ten PCIe slots)
The following figure shows the rear of the server when configured with open-loop cooling, either using the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module or the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module. The inlet and outlet water hoses are routed through slot 8.
System architecture
The following figure shows the architectural block diagram of the SR650 V4, showing the major components and their connections.
Figure 7. SR650 V4 system architectural block diagram
Most of the PCIe connections are implemented using cables, which maximizes the flexibility in how the server can be configured. For example, the block diagram below shows how a configuration with 10 rear slots is connected.
Figure 8. SR650 V4 system architectural block diagram with 10 slots
Standard specifications
The following table lists the standard specifications.
| Components | Specification |
|---|---|
| Machine types | 7DGC - 1 year warranty 7DGD - 3 year warranty 7DK2 - 3 year warranty - SR650 V4 with Compute Complex Neptune Core liquid cooling |
| Form factor | 2U rack |
| Processor | One or two Intel Xeon 6700P-series or 6500P-series processors (formerly codenamed "Granite Rapids"). Supports processors up to 86 cores and 172 threads, core speeds of up to 4.0 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 350 W. |
| Chipset | None. Integrated into the processor |
| Memory | 32 DIMM slots with two processors (16 DIMM slots per processor). Each processor has 8 memory channels, with 2 DIMMs per channel (DPC). 16 DIMM slots with 2 processors when the Compute Complex Neptune Core liquid cooling is used (machine type 7DK2). Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMMs and MRDIMMs are supported. RDIMMs operate at up to 6400 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 5200 MHz at 2 DPC. MRDIMMs are supported up to 8000 MHz. CXL 2.0 memory is also supported, up to 12 DIMMs (6 per processor) installed in E3.S 2T drive bays. |
| Memory maximum | Up to 8TB by using 32x 256GB 3DS RDIMMs |
| Memory protection | ECC, SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), and memory mirroring. |
| Disk drive bays |
Up to 16x 3.5-inch or 40x 2.5-inch or 32x E3.S hot-swap drive bays:
M.2 support, for OS boot and drive storage support:
See Supported drive bay combinations for details. AnyBay bays support SAS, SATA or NVMe drives. NVMe bays only support NVMe drives. |
| Maximum internal storage |
|
| Storage controllers |
|
| Optical drive bays | No internal optical drive. |
| Tape drive bays | No internal backup drive. |
| Network interfaces | Two dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slots with a PCIe 5.0 host interface, either x8 or x16. Support a variety of 2-port and 4-port adapters with up to 400 GbE network connectivity. One port of each installed OCP adapter can optionally be shared with the XClarity Controller (XCC) management processor for Wake-on-LAN and NC-SI support. |
| PCI Expansion slots |
Up to 10x slots, all at the rear, plus 2x OCP slots. All slots are PCIe 5.0. The use of Riser 3 and 4 requires 2 processors.
Other slot configurations are available. See the I/O expansion for details. The server also supports rear 2.5" or 3.5" drive bays, and rear hot-swap M.2 drives, instead of some slots. If the server has 8x 2.5-inch rear drive bays, then Riser 1 slots are full-height. All configurations include at the rear of the server:
For 2.5-inch front drive configurations, the server supports the installation of a CFF RAID adapter or HBA in a dedicated area that does not consume any of the rear PCIe slots. |
| GPU support | Support for up to 10x single-wide GPUs or 2x double-wide GPUs |
| Ports |
Front: External diagnostics port, optional 2x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) port, one supports XCC local management, optional Mini DisplayPort (miniDP) v1.1a video port. Rear: 2x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) ports, 1x VGA video port, 1x RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management. Optional DB-9 COM serial port (installs in a slot). Support for an optional second RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management (installs in OCP adapter slot). Support for an optional adapter to share an incoming remote management network connection across 4 servers (installs in an OCP slot). Internal: Optional 1x USB 3 (5 Gb/s) connector for operating system or license key purposes |
| Cooling | 6x (with two processors installed) or 5x (with one processor installed) single-rotor or dual-rotor hot swap 60 mm fans, configuration dependent. Fans are N+1 redundant, tolerating a single-rotor failure. One fan integrated in each power supply. For customers with water infrastructure in their data center, the server also supports open-loop water cooling for efficient heat removal. |
| Power supply | Up to two hot-swap redundant AC power supplies, 80 PLUS Platinum or 80 PLUS Titanium certification. 800W, 1300W, 2000W, 2700W and 3200W AC options. All AC power supplies support 230V power; some also support 115V input supply. In China only, all power supply options support 240 V DC. Support for HVDC and -48V DC power supply options. |
| Video | Embedded graphics with 16 MB memory with 2D hardware accelerator, integrated into the XClarity Controller 3 management controller. Two video ports (rear VGA and optional front Mini DisplayPort); both can be used simultaneously if desired. Maximum resolution is 1920x1200 32bpp at 60Hz. |
| Hot-swap parts | Drives, power supplies, and fans. |
| Systems management | Operator panel with status LEDs. Optional External Diagnostics Handset with LCD display. Clarity Controller 3 (XCC3) embedded management based on the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC) and OpenBMC, XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Optional XCC3 Premier to enable remote control functions and other features. |
| Security features | Chassis intrusion switch, Power-on password, administrator's password, Root of Trust module supporting TPM 2.0 and Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR). Optional lockable front security bezel. |
| Operating systems supported | Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, Ubuntu Server. See the Operating system support section for specifics. |
| Limited warranty | Three-year or one-year (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 next business day (NBD). |
| Service and support | Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 6-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, software support for Lenovo hardware and some third-party applications. |
| Dimensions | Width: 445 mm (17.5 in.), height: 87 mm (3.4 in.), depth: 796 mm (31.3 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details. |
| Weight | Maximum weight: 38.8 kg (85.5 lb) |
Models
ThinkSystem SR650 V4 models can be configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC).
Topics in this section:
CTO models
ThinkSystem SR650 V4 models can be configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC).
Preconfigured server models may also be available for the SR650 V4, however these are region-specific; that is, each region may define their own server models, and not all server models are available in every region.
The following table lists the base CTO models of the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 server.
The SR650 V4 uses an additional machine type of 7DK2 for water-cooled servers using the Compute Complex Neptune Core Module, where memory is water-cooled in addition to the two CPUs, as listed in the following table.
Servers of machine type 7DK2 share components with machine types 7DGD and 7DGC, however the system board is different. Specifically, there are fewer DIMM slots and the DIMM slots are spaced wider apart to accommodate the heat-transfer components.
CTO models for Windows 10 and Windows 11
The SR650 V4 can run Windows 10 and Windows 11, however only a subset of adapters and drives can be installed. For ease of configuration, the following Base CTO models have been announced to assist building a configuration that can be used with the client operating systems.
Base feature codes
Models of the SR650 V4 are defined based on the configuration of front drives. The feature codes for these chassis bases are as listed in the following table.
Preconfigured models
The following tables list the available preconfigured models, grouped by region.
Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server.
Common to all models:
- Power supplies are Platinum unless otherwise stated
- All models include a Toolless Slide Rail Kit
Models for Asia Pacific region
The following table lists the models for the Asia Pacific region: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam
† Processor description: Processor model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
Models for EMEA region
† Processor description: Processor model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
Processors
The SR650 V4 supports one or two of the following Intel processors:
- Intel Xeon 6500-series with P-cores (formerly "Granite Rapids" or GNR)
- Intel Xeon 6700-series with P-cores (formerly "Granite Rapids" or GNR)
Topics in this section:
Processor options
The following table lists the Intel Xeon 6500 and 6700-series processors with P-cores that are supported by the SR650 V4.
Compute Complex Neptune Core Module support: As described in the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module - Open-loop liquid cooling section, two processors are required. As a result, if you are configuring the SR650 V4 with machine type 7DK2, then the CPUs with a maximum quantity of only 1 processor are not supported.
* These processors are only supported in 1-socket configurations; configure-to-order (CTO) only, no field upgrades are supported, not supported with Compute Complex Neptune Core (machine type 7DK2)
Processor features
Processors supported by the SR650 V4 include embedded accelerators to add even more processing capability:
- QuickAssist Technology (Intel QAT)
Help reduce system resource consumption by providing accelerated cryptography, key protection, and data compression with Intel QuickAssist Technology (Intel QAT). By offloading encryption and decryption, this built-in accelerator helps free up processor cores and helps systems serve a larger number of clients.
- Intel Dynamic Load Balancer (Intel DLB)
Improve the system performance related to handling network data on multi-core Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Intel Dynamic Load Balancer (Intel DLB) enables the efficient distribution of network processing across multiple CPU cores/threads and dynamically distributes network data across multiple CPU cores for processing as the system load varies. Intel DLB also restores the order of networking data packets processed simultaneously on CPU cores.
- Intel Data Streaming Accelerator (Intel DSA)
Drive high performance for storage, networking, and data-intensive workloads by improving streaming data movement and transformation operations. Intel Data Streaming Accelerator (Intel DSA) is designed to offload the most common data movement tasks that cause overhead in data center-scale deployments. Intel DSA helps speed up data movement across the CPU, memory, and caches, as well as all attached memory, storage, and network devices.
- Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (Intel IAA)
Run database and analytics workloads faster, with potentially greater power efficiency. Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (Intel IAA) increases query throughput and decreases the memory footprint for in-memory database and big data analytics workloads. Intel IAA is ideal for in-memory databases, open source databases and data stores like RocksDB, Redis, Cassandra, and MySQL.
The processors also support a separate and encrypted memory space, known as the SGX Enclave, for use by Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). The size of the SGX Enclave supported varies by processor model. Intel SGX offers hardware-based memory encryption that isolates specific application code and data in memory. It allows user-level code to allocate private regions of memory (enclaves) which are designed to be protected from processes running at higher privilege levels.
The following table summarizes the key features of the Intel Xeon 6500 and 6700 P-cores processors that are supported in the SR650 V4.
‡ These processors not have UPI links and are rich one-socket (R1S) processors
Intel On Demand feature licensing
Intel Xeon 6 processors do not support Intel On Demand feature licensing for Accelerators.
One-processor configurations
The SR650 V4 can be used with one processor installed. Most core functions of the server (including the XClarity Controller) are connected to processor 1 as shown in the System architecture section.
With only one processor, the server has the following capabilities:
- 16 memory DIMMs
- Riser 1 (slots 1 & 2) and Riser 2 (slots 3, 4, 5)
- OCP slot 1
- Up to 16x 2.5-inch NVMe drives using onboard NVMe connections (24x NVMe supported using Tri-Mode)
- Up to 16x E3.S 1T NVMe drives
- Up to 6x CXL memory modules in E3.S 2T drive bays
- Internal RAID adapter or HBA (CFF form factor)
- M.2 drives
Processor cooling
The SR650 V4 offers four implementations to remove heat from the processors:
- Entry heatsinks, suitable for configurations that generate lower heat levels, and processors ≤ 205W
- Standard heatsinks with integrated heat pipes, suitable for configurations that generate lower heat levels, and processors ≤ 330W
- Performance heatsinks with separate radiator connected heat pipes, suitable for most configurations
- Open-loop liquid cooling of the processors, as described in the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module section
- Open-loop liquid cooling of the processors and memory, as described in the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module section
For details about what configurations are supported with each, see the Thermal Rules section in the Lenovo Docs site for the SR650 V4:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/thermal_rules
Ordering information is listed in the following table.
| Feature code | Description | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cooling options for machine types 7DGD and 7DGC | ||
| BPDQ | ThinkSystem SR650 V3 AL Extrusion Entry Heatsink | Entry 2U heatsink. Automatically selected based on the server configuration. |
| BPDR | ThinkSystem SR850 V3/SR650 V3 Standard Heatsink w/ Heatpipes | Standard 2U heatsink. Automatically selected based on the server configuration. |
| C3QR | ThinkSystem V4 2U Performance Heatsink | Performance 2U heatsink. Automatically selected based on the server configuration. |
| C1XH | ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Processor Neptune Core Module | Enables open-loop liquid cooling of the processors. See the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module section. |
| Cooling options for machine type 7DK2 (CPU+Memory water cooling) | ||
| C6AY | ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Compute Complexity Neptune Core Module | Enables open-loop liquid cooling of the processors, memory and voltage regulators. See the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module section. |
Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module - Open-loop liquid cooling
The SR650 V4 also supports advanced direct-water cooling (DWC) capability with the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module. This module implements a liquid cooling solution where heat from the processors is removed from the rack and the data center using an open loop and coolant distrubution units.
With the Processor Neptune Core Module, all heat generated by the processors is removed from the server using water. This means that the server fans and data center air conditioning units only need to remove the heat generated by the other components. This results in lower air conditioning costs and it enables the use of slower fans which results in lower overall power consumption.
Internal testing has shows a 63% fan power saving per node and 24.7% rack-level power saving with the use of open-loop liquid cooling. Power savings are configuration dependent.
The following figure shows the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module.
Figure 9. Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module
The Processor Neptune Core Module also includes a leak detection module which can detect a leakage of more than 0.5ml (about 10 drops) along the length of the tube and then issue an event to the XClarity Controller. XCC will then post an error to the System Event Log and enable further actions. Once the liquid evaporates, a further event is issue to XCC.
The Processor Neptune Core Module is only available in CTO orders, not as a field upgrade. Ordering information is listed in the following table.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CTO only | C1XH* | ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Processor Neptune Core Module |
* In DCSC, this feature code is listed in the Processor tab
Configuration notes:
- The Processor Neptune Core Module requires water infrastructure be available in the rack cabinet and data center, as described in the Water infrastructure section.
- All processor SKUs are supported
- Either one or two CPUs are supported
- All front drive bay configurations are supported
- Slot 8 is not available for adapters - the water loop is routed through the space otherwise occupied by slot 8
- Rear drive bays are supported
- M.2 adapters are supported based on the configurations in the Storage configurations section
- Standard fans can be configured in most configurations
- The use of a cable management arm (CMA) is not supported
For more information, see the Thermal Rules page:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr650-v4/thermal_rules
Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module - Open-loop liquid cooling
The SR650 V4 also supports advanced direct-water cooling (DWC) of the processors, memory DIMMs, and voltage regulators (collectively called the compute complex) with the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module. This heat is removed from the rack and the data center using an open loop and coolant distrubution units.
With this solution, all heat generated by the compute complex is removed from the server using water, which means that the server fans and data center air conditioning units only need to remove the heat generated by the other components. This results in lower air conditioning costs and it enables the use of slower fans which results in lower overall power consumption.
Internal testing has shows an 92% fan power saving per node and 35.9% rack-level power saving with the use of open-loop liquid cooling. Power savings are configuration dependent. A rack cabinet with 20x SR650 V4 servers using 100% air cooling (PUE 1.6) requires 44.8 kW of data center power, including data center cooling costs, whereas 20x servers with Compute Complex Neptune Core Module with 80% liquid cooling (PUE 1.05) and 20% air cooling (PUE 1.6) requires 28.7 kW of data center power. This represents a 35.9% power saving at the rack level.
The following figure shows the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module. The water flows past all DIMMs in parallel and then passes across both processors.
Figure 10. Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module
The Compute Complex Neptune Core Module also includes a leak detection module which can detect a leakage of more than 0.5ml (about 10 drops) along the length of the tube and then issue an event to the XClarity Controller. XCC will then post an error to the System Event Log and enable further actions. Once the liquid evaporates, a further event is issue to XCC.
The Compute Complex Neptune Core Module is only available in CTO orders, not as a field upgrade. The component listed in the following table will be automatically derived by the configurator when you build a server using machine type 7DK2 (see Models section).
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CTO only | C6AY | ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Compute Complexity Neptune Core Module |
Configuration notes:
- The SR650 V4 must be configured using machine type 7DK2.
- The Compute Complex Neptune Core Module requires water infrastructure be available in the rack cabinet and data center, as described in the Water infrastructure section.
- Two processors are required; single-processor configurations are not supported
- All processor SKUs are supported except those that are only supported in 1-socket configurations
- Up to 16 DIMMs are supported, 8 per processor (1 DIMM per channel)
- Drive bay configurations are supported as listed in the the Storage configurations section.
- Slot 8 is not available for adapters - the water loop is routed through the space otherwise occupied by slot 8
- M.2 adapters are supported based on the configurations in the Storage configurations section
- Standard fans can be configured in most configurations
- The use of a cable management arm (CMA) is not supported
For more information, see the Thermal Rules page for the direct water cooling module:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr650-v4/thermal_rules
UEFI operating modes
The SR650 V4 offers preset operating modes that affect energy consumption and performance. These modes are a collection of predefined low-level UEFI settings that simplify the task of tuning the server to suit your business and workload requirements.
The following table lists the feature codes that allow you to specify the mode you wish to preset in the factory for CTO orders.
UK and EU customers: For compliance with the ERP Lot9 regulation, you should select feature C3JB. For some systems, you may not be able to make a selection, in which case, it will be automatically derived by the configurator.
The preset modes for the SR650 V4 are as follows:
- General Computing - Power Efficiency (feature C3JB): This workload profile optimizes the performance per watt efficiency with a bias towards performance. This workload profile is analogous to “Efficiency – Favor Performance” operating mode on ThinkSystem V3 servers. This profile contains settings for ENERGY STAR® and ERP Lot9 compliance.
- General Computing - Peak Frequency (feature C3JA): This workload profile is defined by the requirement to drive the highest core frequencies out of a processor across a subset of cores available – not for all cores active. This workload profile benefits workloads requiring either high per core and / or overall CPU package frequency. These workloads may have variable resource demands, are relatively insensitive to overall platform latency, and are generally CPU clock constrained. Tuning a system for highest possible core frequency may mean allowing inactive cores to transfer in and out of sleep states (C-states), which allows active cores to run at higher frequency for different durations of time. Allowing cores to go into low power states allows for higher per core frequency but can introduce “jitter” in the systems clock frequency.
- General Computing - Max Performance (feature C3J9): This workload profile maximizes the absolute performance of the system without regard for power savings. Power savings features are disabled. This operating mode should be used when an application can sustain work across all cores simultaneously and is Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA) aware.
- High Performance Computing (HPC) (feature C3J8): This profile is for customers running large-scale scientific and engineering workloads. These environments tend to be clustered environments where each node performs at maximum utilization for extended periods of time, and the application is Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA) aware.
Memory
The SR650 V4 uses Lenovo TruDDR5 memory operating at up to 8000 MHz. The server supports up to 32 DIMMs with 2 processors. The processors have 8 memory channels and support 2 DIMMs per channel (DPC). The server supports up to 8TB of memory using 32x 256GB RDIMMs and two processors. The server also supports up to 12x CXL memory DIMMs (6 per CPU) which are installed in E3.S 2T drive bays.
DIMMs operate at the following speeds, up to the memory bus speed of the processor selected. See the Processor features section for specifics.
- RDIMMs and 3DS RDIMMs:
- 1 DIMM per channel: Up to 6400 MHz
- 2 DIMMs per channel using RDIMMs: Up to 5200 MHz
- MRDIMMs (support for MRDIMMs is processor-model dependent)
- 1 DIMM per channel: 8000 MHz
- CXL 2.0 DIMMs - installs in E3.S 2T front drive bays
- Up to 12 DIMMs per server (6 per CPU)
Water-cooled memory: The SR650 V4 can also be configure to implement water-cooling for installed memory DIMMs using the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module. The server is limited to 16 DIMM slots (8 DIMMs per processor, 1 DIMM per channel). For more information see the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module section.
Lenovo TruDDR5 memory uses the highest quality components that are sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only memory that meets the strict requirements of Lenovo is selected. It is compatibility tested and tuned to maximize performance and reliability. From a service and support standpoint, Lenovo TruDDR5 memory automatically assumes the system warranty, and Lenovo provides service and support worldwide.
The following table lists the RDIMMs, 3DS RDIMMs, and MRDIMMs memory that are currently supported by the SR650 V4. These DIMMs are installed in the DIMM slots adjacent to the processors. The table also lists the supported quantities. The "CPU+Mem water cooled" DIMM quantity column is when the server is configured to use Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core Module for water-cooled memory.
| Part number |
Feature code |
Description | DRAM technology |
Quantities supported per CPU (double for 2 CPUs) | |
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| P-cores CPUs | P-cores CPU+Mem water cooled |
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| x4 RDIMMs | |||||
| 4X77A90964 | C0U9 | ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (1Rx4) RDIMM | 16Gb | 4, 8 per CPU | 4, 8 per CPU |
| 4X77A90966 | C0TQ | ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM | 16Gb | 4, 8, 16 per CPU | 4, 8 per CPU |
| 4X77A90997 | BZ7D | ThinkSystem 96GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM | 24Gb | 4, 8, 16 per CPU | 4, 8 per CPU |
| 4X77A90993 | C0U1 | ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM | 32Gb | 8, 16 per CPU | 8 per CPU |
| x8 RDIMMs | |||||
| 4X77A90963 | C0U2 | ThinkSystem 16GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (1Rx8) RDIMM | 16Gb | 4, 8 per CPU | 4, 8 per CPU |
| 4X77A90965 | BYTJ | ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM | 16Gb | 4, 8, 12, 16 per CPU | 4, 8 per CPU |
| 4X77A90996 | BZ7C | ThinkSystem 48GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM | 24Gb | 4, 8 per CPU | 4, 8 per CPU |
| 3DS RDIMMs | |||||
| 4X77A90994 | C0U0 | ThinkSystem 256GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (4Rx4) 3DS RDIMM | 16Gb | 8, 16 per CPU | 8 per CPU |
| MRDIMMs (operate at 8000 MHz in the SR650 V4) (Note: Not all processors support MRDIMMs - see Processor features) | |||||
| 4X77A90998 | C0TY | ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 8800MHz (2Rx8) MRDIMM | - | 8 per CPU | 8 per CPU |
| 4X77A90999 | C0TX | ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 8800MHz (2Rx4) MRDIMM | - | 8 per CPU | 8 per CPU |
The following table lists the CXL memory that are currently supported by the SR650 V4. These memory options are installed in the front E3.S 2T drive bays at the front of the server.
For servers that have a combination of DDR5 memory and CXL memory, you can specify how you want to the memory spaces to be presented to the operating system. For CTO orders, you can specify the factory to set the memory mode, as described in the table below. The memory mode can also be changed in UEFI at a later stage.
Memory mirroring: The use of memory mirroring is mutually exclusive with both of these modes.
For more information on this memory, see the following Lenovo Press papers,
The following rules apply when specifying the memory configuration:
- The tables above list the supported quantities per processor. For two processors, install the same number of DIMMs to each processor. Other quantities are not supported.
- Only a subset of processors support MRDIMMs - see the table in the Processor features section for specifics.
- All memory installed DIMMs, except for CXL memory, must be identical part numbers; mixing not supported
- CXL memory can be mixed with the following RDIMMs
- ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM, 4X77A90966
- ThinkSystem 96GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM, 4X77A90997
- ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 6400MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM, 4X77A90993
- CXL memory is installed in E3.S 2T drive bays, however hot-swap functionality is not supported
For best performance, consider the following:
- Ensure the memory installed is at least the same speed as the memory bus of the selected processor.
- Populate all memory channels.
The following memory protection technologies are supported:
- ECC detection/correction
- Bounded Fault detection/correction
- SDDC (for 10x4-based memory DIMMs; look for "x4" in the DIMM description)
- ADDDC (for 10x4-based memory DIMMs)
- Memory mirroring
See the Lenovo Press article "RAS Features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem Intel Servers" for more information about memory RAS features: https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1711-ras-features-of-the-lenovo-thinksystem-intel-servers
If memory channel mirroring is used, then DIMMs must be installed in pairs (minimum of one pair per processor), and both DIMMs in the pair must be identical in type and size. 50% of the installed capacity is available to the operating system.
Memory rank sparing is implemented using ADDDC/ADC-SR/ADDDC-MR to provide DRAM-level sparing feature support.
Internal storage
The SR650 V4 has three drive bay zones and supports up to 16x 3.5-inch or 40x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays or a combination of drive bays, depending on the selected chassis and backplane configuration. The server also supports configurations with E3.S 1T and E3.S 2T drive bays including support for CXL memory in the E3.S 2T form factor. The server supports configurations without any drive bays if desired.
The three drive bay zones are as follows:
- Front:
- Up to 12x 3.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
- Up to 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
- Up to 32x E3.S 1T or 12x E3.S 2T hot-swap drive bays (or a mix of 1T/2T drive bays)
- Middle:
- 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
- Rear:
- 4x 3.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
- Up to 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
All drives are hot-swap and are accessible from the front, from the rear, or from drive bays that are located in the middle of the server (accessible when you remove the top cover of the server).
The server also supports one or two M.2 drives, in three possible locations, configuration dependent:
- Installed in an M.2 adapter internal to the server (non-hot-swap)
- Hot-swap in the rear of the server
- Hot-swap in the front of the server
In this section:
The SR650 V4 supports NVMe drives to maximize storage performance.
- In a 2.5-inch drive configuration, the server supports up to 36 NVMe drives without oversubscription (that is, each x4 drive has a dedicated x4 (4 lanes) connection to the processor)
- Up to 24 installed in front bays
- Up to 28 installed in the front and rear bays
- Up to 32 installed in front and mid bays
- Up to 36 installed in front, mid and rear bays
- In a 3.5-inch drive configuration, the server supports up to 4x 3.5-inch NVMe or 8x 2.5-inch NVMe drives without oversubscription
- In a E3.S front drive configuration, the server supports up to 32x NVMe drives without oversubscription:
- 32x E3.S 1T NVMe drives at the front
- 12x E3.S 2T NVMe drives at the front
- Combinations of E3.S 1T and 2T drive bays
In addition, the SR650 V4 supports two M.2 NVMe drives for use as boot drives, as described in the M.2 drives section
The specifics of these configurations are covered in the Storage configurations section. The tables in those sections indicate the number of NVMe drives in each configuration. The storage configuration tables also include a column that indicates the number of PCIe slots that are available.
The number of NVMe drives affects the number of PCIe slots that are available, as listed in the following tables. This is because the onboard PCIe MCIO connectors are used for both slots and NVMe drives.
RAID 940 Tri-Mode support
The RAID 940-8i and RAID 940-16i adapters also support NVMe through a feature named Tri-Mode support (or Trimode support). This feature enables the use of NVMe U.3 drives at the same time as SAS and SATA drives. Tri-Mode requires an AnyBay backplane. Cabling of the controller to the backplanes is the same as with SAS/SATA drives, and the NVMe drives are connected via a PCIe x1 link to the controller.
NVMe drives connected using Tri-Mode support provide better performance than SAS or SATA drives: A SATA SSD has a data rate of 6Gbps, a SAS SSD has a data rate of 12Gbps, whereas an NVMe U.3 Gen 4 SSD with a PCIe x1 link will have a data rate of 16Gbps. NVMe drives typically also have lower latency and higher IOPS compared to SAS and SATA drives. Tri-Mode is supported with U.3 NVMe drives and requires an AnyBay backplane.
Tri-Mode requires U.3 drives: Only NVMe drives with a U.3 interface are supported. U.2 drives are not supported. See the Internal drive options section for the U.3 drives supported by the server.
Front drive bays
The front drive bay zone supports the following configurations:
- 8x or 12x 3.5-inch drive bays (hot-swap)
- 8x, 16x or 24x 2.5-inch drive bays (hot-swap)
- Up to 32x E3.S 1T drive bays (hot-swap)
- Up to 12x E3.S 2T drive bays for CXL memory (non-hot-swap)
- No backplanes and no drives (supports field upgrades)
The specific combinations that are supported in the SR650 V4 are shown in the following figures. The feature codes listed are the backplane feature codes when ordering CTO and correspond to the feature codes listed in the table below the figure.
Figure 11. SR650 V4 front drive bay configurations - 3.5-inch drive bays
Figure 12. SR650 V4 front drive bay configurations - 2.5-inch drive bays, all the same drive type
Figure 13. SR650 V4 front drive bay configurations - 2.5-inch drive bays, combinations
Figure 14. SR650 V4 front drive bay configurations - E3.S drive bays, all the same drive type
Figure 15. SR650 V4 front drive bay configurations - E3.S drive bays, combinations
The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table.
Field upgrades: All front backplanes are available as part numbers for field upgrades along with require cable option kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.
The use of front drive bays has the following configuration rules:
- The SR650 V4 also supports configurations without any drive bays, allowing for drive bay upgrades as described in the field upgrades section.
- If 3.5-inch front drive bays are used, an internal (CFF) RAID adapter or HBA is not supported as the adapter and bays occupy the same physical space
- Any of the following front drive configurations can be configured with front-mounted hot-swap M.2 drives, as described in the M.2 drives section:
- Any 8x 2.5-inch and 16x 2.5-inch drive configuration (SAS/SATA, AnyBay, or NVMe)
- Any E3.S configuration with 6 or fewer backplanes
Mid drive bays
The SR650 V4 supports hot-swap drives installed in the middle of the server chassis. The drive bays are accessible by removing the top lid of the server and levering the mid drive chassis up at the front.
The following configurations are supported:
- 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays
- 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe drive bays
The drive bays in the open position are shown in the following figure.
M.2 support: When mid drive bays are configured, the M.2 adapter is installed on the mid drive bay mechanical as shown in the images.
Figure 16. Mid-chassis drive bays
The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table.
‡ 2.5-inch drive backplanes for the mid-chassis area must be installed in pairs. NVMe and SAS/SATA cannot be mixed.
Field upgrades: Backplanes are available as part numbers for field upgrades along with require cable option kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.
The use of drive bays in the mid-chassis area has the following configuration rules:
- All processors are supported. Higher TDP processors will require the performance heatsinks.
- Full-length adapter cards are not supported
- GPUs (including low profile GPUs such as the NVIDIA L4) are not supported
- The mid drive bays and slots 2 & 10 share the same power connectors, so mid drive bays are mutually exclusive with slots 2 and 10. The only exception to this is config 27 with 8x mid drives and 8x rear drives - this configuration also supports slots 1 & 2.
Rear drive bays
The SR650 V4 supports hot-swap drives installed at the rear of the server chassis. Supported configurations are as follows:
- 3.5-inch hot-swap drives
- 4x SAS/SATA drive bays
- 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
- 4x SAS/SATA drive bays
- 4x NVMe Gen5 drive bays
- 4x AnyBay Gen5 drive bays
- 8x SAS/SATA drive bays
The configurations are shown in the following figure.
Figure 17. Rear 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive bay configurations
The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table.
Field upgrades: Backplanes are available as part numbers for field upgrades along with require cable option kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.
The use of rear drive bays has the following configuration rules:
- The use of rear bays restricts the number of slots and the choice of risers that are supported. See the I/O expansion section for details.
Storage configurations
This section describes the various combinations of front and rear drives that the server supports, as well as M.2 support.
Tip: These tables are based on Storage Configs v1.5
In this section the divided in two groups, configurations for machine types 7DGD and 7DGC (air cooled, closed loop cooling, open loop CPU-only cooling) and configurations for machine type 7DK2 (Compute Complex Neptune open-loop CPU+Memory cooling):
- Overview of storage configs - 3.5-inch front drive bays
- Overview of storage configs - 2.5-inch front drive bays
- Overview of storage configs - E3.S front drive bays
- Overview of storage configs - Compute Complex Neptune Core
- Details of storage configs - 3.5-inch front drives
- Details of storage configs - 2.5-inch front drives
- Details of storage configs - E3.S front drives
- Details of storage configs - Compute Complex Neptune Core
The following tables summarize the storage configurations for the SR650 V4. For details, including processor requirements, cooling options, M.2 support, and controller selections, see the Details tables.
Overview of storage configs - 3.5-inch front drive bays
The following table summarizes the storage configurations with 3.5-inch front drives bays.
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Overview of storage configs - 2.5-inch front drive bays
The following table summarizes the storage configurations with 2.5-inch front drives bays.
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Overview of storage configs - E3.S front drive bays
The following table summarizes the storage configurations with E3.S front drives bays.
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Overview of storage configs - Compute Complex Neptune Core
The following table summarizes the storage configurations for servers with the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core open-loop water cooling. Drive configurations include 2.5-inch and E3.S front drives bays.
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Details of storage configs - 3.5-inch front drives
The following table lists the detailed storage configurations with 3.5-inch front drives bays.
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Details of storage configs - 2.5-inch front drives
The following table lists the detailed storage configurations with 2.5-inch front drives bays.
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Details of storage configs - E3.S front drives
The following table lists the detailed storage configurations with E3.S front drives bays.
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Details of storage configs - Compute Complex Neptune Core
The following table lists the detailed storage configurations for servers with the Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune Core open-loop water cooling. Drive configurations include 2.5-inch and E3.S front drives bays.
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Field upgrades
The SR650 V4 is orderable without drive bays, allowing you to add a backplane, cabling and controllers as field upgrades. The server also supports upgrading some configurations by adding additional front drive bays (for example, upgrading from 8 to 16x 2.5-inch drive bays).
Upgrade path: The key criteria for upgrade support is to ensure that the target configuration is one of the supported drive bay configurations as listed in the Supported drive bay combinations section.
To add drive bays you will need to order both drive backplanes and cable kits. Backplane kits do not include cables.
In this section:
- Drive bay field upgrades - 3.5-inch chassis
- Drive bay field upgrades - 2.5-inch chassis
- Drive bay field upgrades - E3.S chassis
- Drive bay field upgrades - Compute Complex Neptune water cooling
- Adding an Internal (CFF) RAID adapter or HBA
- Adding an Internal SAS Expander
- Replacement cable routing walls
- RAID flash power module (supercap) support
- 2.5-inch drive bay fillers
When adding drive bays, you will also need to add the appropriate storage controller(s). Consult the tables in the Storage configurations section to determine what controller sections are supported and what additional controllers you will need. Controllers are described in the Controllers for internal storage section.
Drive bay field upgrades - 3.5-inch chassis
The table below lists the backplane kits and cable kits needed to build one of the supported 3.5-inch chassis configurations.
The Config numbers listed here match the configuration listed in the Storage configuration Overview and Details sections.
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For more information about the backplane kits and cable kits, see the Lenovo server options site:
https://serveroption.lenovo.com/cable_kit_options/
Tip: The configurations listed in the table below are not in numerical order.
Drive bay field upgrades - 2.5-inch chassis
The tables below lists the backplane kits and cable kits needed to build one of the supported 2.5-inch chassis configurations.
The Config numbers listed here match the configuration listed in the Storage configuration Overview and Details sections.
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Note: Front drive cable kits are based on the location of the backplane in the server. The three backplane locations are BP1, BP2 and BP3 as shown in the following figure.
Figure 18. Backplane numbering
For more information about the backplane kits and cable kits, see the Lenovo server options site:
https://serveroption.lenovo.com/cable_kit_options/
Tip: The configurations listed in the table below are not in numerical order.
Drive bay field upgrades - E3.S chassis
The tables below lists the backplane kits and cable kits needed to build one of the supported configurations with E3.S drive bays.
The Config numbers listed here match the configuration listed in the Storage configuration Overview and Details sections.
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Note: The table indicates the locations of each E3.S backplane. The locations of the 8 backplanes (BP1 to BP8) are shown in the following figure.
Figure 19. E3.S backplane numbering
For more information about the backplane kits and cable kits, see the Lenovo server options site:
https://serveroption.lenovo.com/cable_kit_options/
Tip: The configurations listed in the table below are not in numerical order.
| Config (# of CPUs) |
BP1 | BP3 | BP5 | BP7 | Backplane and cable kits required (all required) Some configs also require replacement cable walls |
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| 59 (1P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T |
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| 60 (2P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T |
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| 62 (2P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T |
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| 64 (2P) | 2x 2T | 2x 2T | 2x 2T | 2x 2T |
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| 67 (2P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 2x 2T | 2x 2T |
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| 69 (2P) | 4x 1T | 2x 2T | 4x 1T | 2x 2T |
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| 70 (2P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T |
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| 71 (2P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T |
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| 72 (2P) | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T | 4x 1T |
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Drive bay field upgrades - Compute Complex Neptune water cooling
The tables below lists the backplane kits and cable kits needed to build one of the supported configurations using Lenovo Compute Complex Neptune water cooling.
The Config numbers listed here match the configuration listed in the Storage configuration Overview and Details sections.
Return to Field upgrades.
For more information about the backplane kits and cable kits, see the Lenovo server options site:
https://serveroption.lenovo.com/cable_kit_options/
Tip: The configurations listed in the table below are not in numerical order.
Adding an Internal (CFF) RAID adapter or HBA
If you want to add an internal (CFF) storage adapter (HBA or RAID adapter) to a configuration, you will need to order the cable kit as listed in the following table. Suitable upgrades are either replacing an existing adapter in a rear PCIe slot, or adding the CFF adapter to a server without any storage adapter installed.
Adding an Internal SAS Expander
If you want to add an internal (CFF) SAS Expander adapter to a configuration, you will need to order the cable kit as listed in the following table.
Replacement cable routing walls
Cable walls are used to guide signal and power cables through the server and to maximize airflow across the components. The server comes with 1U cable walls at both side of the processor board. It is recommended to replace the 1U cable walls with 2U cable walls when there are more than five cables routed at one side.
The 2U cable walls are required for some E3.S configurations and will be automatically derived for CTO orders. For field upgrades, see the Drive bay field upgrades - E3.S chassis section, where the table indicates when replacement cable walls are required.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
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| 4X97B04305 | C3RS |
ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 2U Cable Wall Option Kit
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For details on installing the cable wall replacements, see the SR650 V4 User Guide:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr650-v4/cable_wall_replacement_2u
RAID flash power module (supercap) support
If you plan to add one of the RAID adapters that includes a RAID flash power module (supercap) as a field upgrade, then you will also need to order a Supercap installation kit for the power module. For CTO orders, the components in the installation kit are automatically derived when you select the RAID adapter.
The adapters that this applies to are as follows:
- Any supported RAID 940 adapter
- Any supported RAID 9350 adapter
There are up to four possible locations for supercaps, depending on the air baffle or mid-chassis drive bays installed, as follows:
- Standard air baffle: 4 supercaps
- GPU air baffle: 4 supercaps
- 2.5-inch mid-chassis drive bays: 2 supercaps
See the following User Guide page for the specifics on the locations:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr650-v4/supercap_replacement
Supercap holders are integrated into the air baffles and mid-chassis drive cage. No additional components are needed.
M.2 drives
In this section:
- M.2 ordering information
- VROC RAID support for the B340i-2i adapter
- M.2 adapter features
- M.2 field upgrades for internal M.2
- M.2 field upgrades for hot-swap M.2
The SR650 V4 supports one or two M.2 form-factor SATA or NVMe drives for use as an operating system boot solution or as additional storage.
M.2 drives can be installed in one of the following locations:
- Internal to the server (non-hot-swap) on an M.2 module which is mounted horizontally in the server. RAID is either integrated or with the use of VROC, depending on the M.2 adapter selected. Locations are as follows:
- In servers without mid-chassis drives, the M.2 module is mounted on the air baffle
- With a mid-chassis drive cage, the M.2 module is mounted on the drive cage, as shown in the Mid drive bays section.
- Rear-mounted hot-swap M.2 drives with integrated RAID.
- Front-mounted hot-swap M.2 drives with integrated RAID. Only supported with E3.S and 2.5-inch front drive configurations.
The following figure shows the SR650 V4 with front and rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays.
Figure 20. Hot-swap M.2 drive bays
The following figure shows the components of the rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays.
Figure 21. Rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays
The following figure shows the components of the front hot-swap M.2 drive bays.
Figure 22. Front hot-swap M.2 drive bays
M.2 ordering information
The supported M.2 module is listed in the following table. For field upgrades see the M.2 field upgrades section below.
* For CTO orders in DCSC, to select the front hot-swap M.2, you will need to select ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Hot-Swap Controller Board (feature C217) which will then derive ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Adapter (feature C0TT) plus any other needed components.
Configuration notes:
- M.2 is not supported with all storage configurations - see Storage configurations for details.
- For CTO orders, all other necessary components, except for the M.2 drives themselves, will be automatically included in the order. For drives, see the Internal drive options section.
- For field upgrades of the internal M.2, an additional cable is needed as described in the M.2 field upgrades for internal M.2 section below.
- For field upgrades of the rear or front hot-swap M.2, one additional kit is needed for each M.2 drive you plan to install, as described in the M.2 field upgrades for hot-swap M.2 section below.
- Rear M.2 is not supported with open-loop water cooling
VROC RAID support for the B340i-2i adapter
ThinkSystem M.2 B340i-2i NVMe Enablement Adapter (4Y37A91802) optionally supports RAID with the use of Intel VROC. For CTO orders, ordering information is listed in the following table.
* The part numbers enable VROC for all installed drives, not just M.2
M.2 adapter features
The ThinkSystem M.2 B340i-2i NVMe Enablement Adapter (4Y37A91802) has the following features:
- Supports one or two NVMe M.2 drives (SATA not supported)
- Drives are not hot-swap
- Support M.2 2280 (80mm) drive form factor only
- No built-in RAID support (optionally supports Intel VROC NVMe RAID)
- PCIe 5.0 x4 host interface; PCIe 5.0 x2 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- Supports SED drive encryption
The ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B545i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter (4Y37A93746) has the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- Drives are not hot-swap
- Supports M.2 2242, 2260, 2280 drive form factors (42mm, 60mm, 80mm)
- RAID support via an onboard Broadcom SAS3808N RAID Controller
- With 1 drive, supports JBOD
- With 2 drives, supports 2-drive RAID-0, 2-drive RAID-1, or JBOD
- PCIe 4.0 x2 host interface; PCIe 4.0 x1 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- Supports SED drive encryption
The ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B450p-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit (4XH7B03860) has the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- Each drive is installed in a hot-swap carrier
- Support M.2 2280 (80mm) drive form factor only
- RAID support via an onboard Broadcom SAS3808N RAID Controller
- With 1 drive, supports JBOD
- With 2 drives, supports 2-drive RAID-0, 2-drive RAID-1, or JBOD
- PCIe 4.0 x2 host interface; PCIe 4.0 x1 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- Supports SED drive encryption
The ThinkSystem SR650 V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit for (4XH7B03857) has the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- Each drive is installed in a hot-swap carrier
- Support M.2 2280 (80mm) drive form factor only
- RAID support via an onboard Broadcom SAS3808N RAID Controller
- With 1 drive, supports JBOD
- With 2 drives, supports 2-drive RAID-0, 2-drive RAID-1, or JBOD
- PCIe 4.0 x2 host interface; PCIe 4.0 x1 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- Supports SED drive encryption
M.2 field upgrades for internal M.2
For field upgrades to add one of the supported internal M.2 adapters, the SR650 V4 also requires an additional M.2 cable kit. Ordering information is listed in the following table.
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 4XH7B03859 | ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 Internal M.2 Enablement Cable kit | 1 |
M.2 field upgrades for hot-swap M.2
This section applies to both the front hot-swap M.2 and rear hot-swap M.2.
In addition to the M.2 adapter kit (4XH7B03860 for rear, or 4XH7B03857 for front as listed in the M.2 adapters table), for each M.2 drive you want to add to the server as a hot-swap drive, you will also need to a drive kit which supplies the M.2 adapter, drive tray, and drive heatsink that are needed. One kit is required for each M.2 drive.
The following figure shows the components of the ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Hot Swap M.2 SATA/NVMe Drive Assembly Kit (4XH7A96837), used for hot-swap M.2 (for both front and rear drive bays, not for internal M.2). The M.2 drive needs to be ordered separately.
Figure 23. Components of the ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Hot Swap M.2 SATA/NVMe Drive Assembly Kit
SED encryption key management with SKLM
The server supports self-encrypting drives (SEDs) as listed in the Internal drive options section. To effectively manage a large deployment of these drives in Lenovo servers, IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM) offers a centralized key management solution.
The IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager software is available from Lenovo using the ordering information listed in the following table.
Controllers for internal storage
The SR650 V4 offers a variety of controller options for internal drives:
- For 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives:
- RAID adapters and HBAs for SAS/SATA drives (PCIe slot-based)
- RAID adapters and HBAs for SAS/SATA drives (cabled in a dedicated space)
- Onboard NVMe ports with RAID support using Intel VROC NVMe RAID
- Tri-Mode support using RAID 940 adapters for NVMe drives, with RAID provided by the RAID adapter
- For E3.S EDSFF drives:
- Onboard NVMe ports with RAID support using Intel VROC NVMe RAID
- For M.2 drives (see M.2 drives section)
- SATA controller integrated on the M.2 adapters
- NVMe controller integrated on the M.2 adapters (Intel VROC for RAID)
As well as supporting RAID adapters and HBAs that install in a PCIe slot, the SR650 V4 with 2.5-inch front drive bays supports a custom form factor (CFF) adapter that is mounted in the server and cabled to one of the onboard NVMe ports.
The following table lists the adapters used for the internal storage of the server. For VROC ordering information, see the Intel VROC section.
No Onboard SATA support: The processors in the SR650 V4 do not offer onboard SATA support. For SATA drives, you will need either a RAID adapter or an HBA.
| Part number | Feature code | Description | Max Qty | Slots | Supercap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onboard NVMe - PCIe 5.0 - RAID using Intel VROC. | |||||
| CTO only | BC4V | Non RAID NVMe | 1 | None | No |
| SAS HBA - PCIe 3.0 | |||||
| 4Y37A72481 | BJHJ | ThinkSystem 4350-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA | 2 | 1-10 | No |
| SAS HBA - PCIe 4.0 | |||||
| 4Y37A78602 | BM50 | ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA | 2 | 1-10 | No |
| 4Y37A09725 | B8P1 | ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb Internal HBA | 1 | CFF* | No |
| SAS Expander | |||||
| 4Y37A09736 | B8P6 | ThinkSystem 48 port 12Gb Internal Expander | 1 | CFF* | No |
| RAID Adapter - PCIe 3.0 | |||||
| 4Y37A72482 | BJHK | ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter | 3 | 1-10 | No |
| 4Y37A72483 | BJHL | ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter | 3 | 1-10 | Included |
| 4Y37A72485 | BJHN | ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter | 2 | 1-10 | Included |
| RAID Adapter - PCIe 4.0 | |||||
| 4Y37A93012 | C0TU | ThinkSystem RAID 545-8i PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | 3 | 1-10 | No |
| 4Y37A09728 | B8NY | ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | 3 | 1-10 | Included |
| 4Y37A09730 | B8NZ | ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | 2 | 1-10 | Included |
| 4Y37A09735 | B8P0 | ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Internal Adapter | 1 | CFF* | Included |
| NVMe (Tri-Mode support) | |||||
| 4Y37A09728† | BGM1 | ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter for U.3 | 3 | 1-10 | Included |
| 4Y37A09730† | BDY4 | ThinkSystem Raid 940-16i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter for U.3 | 1 | 1-10 | Included |
| 4Y37A09735† | BGM2 | ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Internal Adapter for U.3 | 1 | CFF* | Included |
* CFF (custom form factor) is the name for the cabled internal adapter form factor that doesn't occupy a standard PCIe slot
† with Tri-Mode enabled, the adapter supports PCIe 4.0 x1 connectivity to NVMe drives with U.3 interface
Configuration notes:
- Supercap support limits the number of RAID adapters installable: The table lists whether the adapter includes a power module (supercap) to power the flash memory. The server supports between 1 and 3 supercaps depending on the server configuration as described in the RAID flash power module (supercap) support section. The number of supercaps supported also determines the maximum number of RAID adapters with flash that can be installed in the server.
- Field upgrades: If you are adding a RAID adapter with supercap to the server as a field upgrade, you may need a supercap holder as described in the RAID flash power module (supercap) support section.
The onboard NVMe support has the following features:
- Support integrated into the Intel processor
- Each drive has PCIe 5.0 x4 host interface
- Supports JBOD
- Supports RAID using Intel VROC
For specifications about the RAID adapters and HBAs supported by the SR650 V4, see the ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Comparison, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288-lenovo-thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference#sr650-v4-support=SR650%2520V4
For details about these adapters, see the relevant product guide:
- SAS HBAs: https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
- RAID adapters: https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
RAID 940 Tri-Mode support
The RAID 940-8i and RAID 940-16i adapters also support NVMe through a feature named Tri-Mode support (or Trimode support). This feature enables the use of NVMe U.3 drives at the same time as SAS and SATA drives. Tri-Mode requires an AnyBay backplane. Cabling of the controller to the backplanes is the same as with SAS/SATA drives, and the NVMe drives are connected via a PCIe x1 link to the controller.
NVMe drives connected using Tri-Mode support provide better performance than SAS or SATA drives: A SATA SSD has a data rate of 6Gbps, a SAS SSD has a data rate of 12Gbps, whereas an NVMe U.3 Gen 4 SSD with a PCIe x1 link will have a data rate of 16Gbps. NVMe drives typically also have lower latency and higher IOPS compared to SAS and SATA drives. Tri-Mode is supported with U.3 NVMe drives and requires an AnyBay backplane.
Tri-Mode requires U.3 drives: Only NVMe drives with a U.3 interface are supported. U.2 drives are not supported. See the Internal drive options section for the U.3 drives supported by the server.
Intel VROC onboard RAID
Intel VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) is a feature of the Intel processor that enables Integrated RAID support.
On the SR650 V4, Intel VROC provides RAID functions for the onboard NVMe controller (Intel VROC NVMe RAID).
VROC NVMe RAID offers RAID support for any NVMe drives directly connected to the ports on the server's system board or via adapters such as NVMe retimers or NVMe switch adapters. On the SR650 V4, RAID levels implemented are based on the VROC feature selected as indicated in the following table. RAID 1 is limited to 2 drives per array, and RAID 10 is limited to 4 drives per array. Hot-spare functionality is also supported.
Performance tip: For best performance with VROC NVMe RAID, the drives in an array should all be connected to the same processor. Spanning processors is possible however performance will be unpredictable and should be evaluated based on your workload.
The SR650 V4 supports the VROC NVMe RAID offerings listed in the following table.
Configuration notes:
- If a feature code is ordered in a CTO build, the VROC functionality is enabled in the factory. For field upgrades, order a part number and it will be fulfilled as a Feature on Demand (FoD) license which can then be activated via the XCC management processor user interface.
- Intel VROC NVMe is supported on all Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Virtualization support: Virtualization support for Intel VROC is as follows:
- VROC (VMD) NVMe RAID: VROC (VMD) NVMe RAID is supported by ESXi, KVM, Xen, and Hyper-V. ESXi support is limited to RAID 1 only; other RAID levels are not supported. Windows and Linux OSes support VROC RAID NVMe, both for host boot functions and for guest OS function, and RAID-0, 1, 5, and 10 are supported. On ESXi, VROC is supported with both boot and data drives.
Internal drive options
The following tables list the drive options for internal storage of the server.
2.5-inch hot-swap drives:
- 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
- 2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
- 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SATA SSDs
- 2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs
- 2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
EDSFF hot-swap drives:
3.5-inch hot-swap drives:
M.2 drives:
M.2 drive support: The use of M.2 drives requires an additional adapter as described in the M.2 drives subsection.
SED support: The tables include a column to indicate which drives support SED encryption. The encryption functionality can be disabled if needed. Note: Not all SED-enabled drives have "SED" in the description.
Internal backup units
The server does not supports any internal backup units, such as tape drives or RDX drives. External backup units are available as described in the External backup units section.
Optical drives
The server supports the external USB optical drive listed in the following table.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7XA7A05926 | AVV8 | ThinkSystem External USB DVD RW Optical Disk Drive |
The drive is based on the Lenovo Slim DVD Burner DB65 drive and supports the following formats: DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-R DL, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM.
I/O expansion
The SR650 V4 supports a total of up to 10x PCIe slots plus 2x OCP slots, all at the rear of the server. Slot availability is based on riser selection and drive bays configured.
Internal (CFF) RAID adapter/HBA: For configurations with 2.5-inch front drive bays, an internal RAID adapter or HBA (also known as CFF or custom form factor) can be installed in a dedicated space and cabled to a PCIe 4.0 x8 connector, thereby freeing up a slot for other purposes. E3.S configurations do not support a RAID adapter.
Topics in this section:
The following figure shows the locations of the rear-accessible slots. The rear OCP slots are located below the PCIe slots. All slots are PCIe Gen 5.
Figure 24. SR650 V4 rear slots
The supported slot and riser card combinations are as follows:
- Riser 1: Slots 1 & 2 (connects to CPU 1), low-profile slots (full height when configured with 8x 2.5-inch rear drive bays)
- Choice 1: x8, x8
- Choice 2: x16, x16
- Riser 2: Slots 3, 4 & 5 (connects to CPU 1), full-height slots
- Choice 1: x8, x16, x16
- Choice 2: Empty, x16, x16 (use with double-wide GPU in slot 4)
- Choice 3: x16, x16, Empty
- Choice 4: Empty, Empty, x16 (use with 4x3.5-inch or 8x2.5-inch rear drive bays)
- Riser 3: Slots 6, 7 & 8 (connects to CPU 2), full-height slots
- Choice 1: x8, x16, x16
- Choice 2: Empty, x16, x16 (use with double-wide GPU in slot 7)
- Choice 3: x16, x16, Empty
- Choice 4: Empty, Empty, x16 (use with any 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch rear drive bays)
- Riser 4: Slots 9 & 10 (connects to CPU 2), low-profile slots
- Choice 1: x8, x8
- Choice 2: x16, x16
All x8 slots are open-ended slots, which means they can physically support x16 adapters even though only 8 lanes (x8) will be connected.
In addition, the server has two OCP slots:
- OCP1 (connects to CPU 1)
- Choice 1: x8
- Choice 2: x16 (requires ThinkSystem SR650 V4/SR630 V4 x16 OCP Cable Kit, feature C1YK)
- OCP2 (connects to CPU 2)
- Choice 1: x8
- Choice 2: x16 (requires ThinkSystem SR650 V4/SR630 V4 x16 OCP Cable Kit, feature C1YK)
Slots can be used in conjunction with rear 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive bays. Slot 8 can instead be configured as a pair of hot-swap M.2 drives. Combinations are shown in the following figure.
Riser 1 slots: With most configurations, slots 1 and 2 (Riser 1) are Low Profile slots, however with the 8x 2.5-inch drive configuration, the slots in Riser 1 are Full Height slots.
Slot ordering information
In the SR650 V4, slots are configured one slot at a time, based on customer need for PCIe slots. This is different to prior generations, where slots were configured at the complete riser level, not the slot level.
The DCSC configurator includes a new slot configuration wizard which will automate the selection of slots and riser cages, based on the adapters and rear drive bays selected. The wizard includes a visual representation of where each adapter is to be placed.
The SR650 V4 uses a modular riser card design for Riser 2 and Riser 3, in that risers start with only 1 slot (slot 5 or slot 8) and can be configured with additional slots as needed. Additional slots can be configured CTO and built in the factory, or can be added as field upgrades after delivery. Slots 5 and 8 are connected to riser slots on the system board. The other slots (slots 4 & 3 for Riser 2 and slots 7 & 6 for Riser 3) are connected via cables to additional PCIe connectors on the system board. This "pay-as-you-go" design ensures that your server configuration only includes the adapter slots you need, thereby minimizing the cost of the overall server solution.
Tip: For Riser 2 and Riser 3, you do not need to select the lower slots before selecting upper slots. For example, you can select slots for Slot 3 and Slot 4, but leave Slot 5 empty.
The two slots in Riser 1 and Riser 4 are installed as a pair. Both must be selected and installed at the same time.
The following table lists the ordering information for the rear slots.
Figure 26. SR650 V4 rear slots
* 4XH7B03848 also includes backplane and cage for 8x2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays
Slot field upgrades
Slot configurations can also be ordered as field upgrades using option part numbers, as listed in the following table.
Figure 27. SR650 V4 rear slots
Serial port
The SR650 V4 optionally supports a RS-232 serial port by adding a COM port bracket to either slot 5 or slot 8.
Ordering information is shown in the following table.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4X97A97253 | C3FB | ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U COM Port Upgrade Kit |
The bracket is shown in the following figure. The option part number includes both Low Profile and Full Height brackets.
Network adapters
The server has two dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slots each with either a PCIe x8 or x16 host interface. The OCP slots are both located at the rear of the server. See Figure 3 for the location of the OCP slots.
The following table lists the supported OCP adapters. One port can optionally be shared with the XCC management processor for Wake-on-LAN and NC-SI support.
* See the Adapters with Generic firmware section
† OCP x16 enablement cable required; see below
The table above indicates the PCIe width of host interface for each adapter. All adapters with a PCIe x16 interface will require that the OCP slots have a x16 connection, using the cable kit listed in the following table.
The following table lists additional supported network adapters that can be installed in the regular PCIe slots.
* See the Adapters with Generic firmware section
‡ Auxiliary cable required; see below
The NVIDIA ConnectX-8 8240 adapter (2x 400Gb) and ConnectX-8 8180 adapter (1x 800Gb) both require the use of an Auxiliary cable which plugs into a second PCIe x16 connection. The combination of the x16 host interface of the adapter plus the x16 connection of the Auxiliary cable results in a PCIe 5.0 x32 connection, needed for 800 Gb networking connectivity. Ordering information for the Auxiliary cable is listed in the following table. For CTO orders, the cable is automatically selected when one of the ConnectX-8 is selected.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4X97B05994 | C8WC | ThinkSystem 1U/2U V4 NVIDIA ConnectX-8 Aux Cable Kit |
For more information, including the transceivers and cables that each adapter supports, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ethernet
Adapters with Generic firmware
As indicated in the tables of supported adapters, some adapters are now offered by Lenovo with standard vendor firmware (look for "Generic FW" or "Generic" in the adapter names). These adapters are supported in Lenovo servers however there are currently limitations on the use of Lenovo management tools.
Support in Lenovo XClarity management tools for adapters with generic firmware is per the following table.
Tip: Always use firmware that is obtained from Lenovo sources to ensure the firmware is fully tested by Lenovo and is supported. You should not use firmware that is obtained from the vendor web site, unless directed to do so by Lenovo support.
GPU adapters
This section describes the supported GPUs.
4x DW GPU support? If you are looking for support for 4 double-wide GPUs with NVLInk in a 2U rack form factor, consider the ThinkSystem SR650a V4 server.
GPU part numbers
The SR650 V4 supports the following graphics processing units (GPUs).
* When a double-wide GPU is installed in slot 4, slot 3 is unavailable; similarly when a double-wide GPU is installed in slot 7, slot 6 is unavailable
For information about these GPUs, see the ThinkSystem GPU Summary, available at:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0768-thinksystem-thinkagile-gpu-summary
GPU configuration rules
The following configuration requirements must be met when installing GPUs:
- The table includes a Controlled GPU column. If a GPU is listed as Controlled, that means the GPU is not offered in certain markets, as determined by the US Government. If a GPU is listed as No, that means the GPU is not controlled and is available in all markets.
- All GPUs installed must be identical
- When a double-wide GPU is installed in slot 4 or 7, the adjacent slot 3 and 6 respectively is not available
- Middle drive bays and Rear drive bays are not supported
- 12x 3.5-inch backplanes are not supported
For additional GPU requirements, see the Thermal rules page in the User Guide:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr650-v4/thermal_rules
GPU Full Length Thermal Option Kit
When installing any full-length GPU as a field upgrade, you will also need to order the GPU Enablement Kit as listed in the following table. This kit is only required for full-length GPUs and is not required for low profile GPUs such as the NVIDIA L4. See the GPU part number table above for GPU form factors.
GPU cable kits
The following cable kits are offered to provide auxiliary power cables for GPUs that require one. See the GPU part numbers section to see which GPUs require an auxiliary power cable.
Configuration notes:
- This cable kit is only required for field upgrades; factory (CTO) orders will automatically include any required cables.
- This cable kit is only required for GPUs that require an auxilary power cable. See the GPU part number table.
- The cable kit is only required if you are adding additional GPUs to a server that already has at least one GPU installed from a CTO order. If you are doing a field upgrade to install the first DW GPU to a server, order the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 Full Length GPU Thermal Option Kit, 4X67B04303 instead, since 4X67B04303 includes the necessary power cables.
Fibre Channel host bus adapters
The following table lists the Fibre Channel HBAs supported by the SR650 V4.
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
SAS adapters for external storage
The following table lists SAS HBAs and RAID adapters supported by SR650 V4 server for use with external storage.
* The RAID adapter use a flash power module (supercap), which needs to be installed in one of the available locations in the server. For field upgrades, ensure the server configuration supports the required number of supercaps. See the RAID flash power module (supercap) support section for details.
For a comparison of the functions of the supported storage adapters, see the ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1288#sr650-v4-support=SR650%2520V4&internal-or-external-ports=External
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Host bus adapters and RAID adapters categories:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
Cooling
The SR650 V4 optionally supports open-loop water cooling to remove heat from the processors and memory. For details of available cooling methods, see the Processor cooling section.
The SR650 V4 server has up to six 60 mm hot-swap variable-speed fans. Five fans are needed when one processor is installed and six fans are required when two processors are installed. The server offers N+1 rotor redundancy. The server also has one or two additional fans integrated in each of the two power supplies.
System fan choices are as follows:
- Standard fans, single-rotor 24K RPM
- High performance fans, dual-rotor, 20K RPM
- Ultra performance fans, dual-rotor, 21K RPM
Fan selection is based on the configuration of the server, as follows:
Standard fans: Under the following conditions, Standard fans can be used:
- Processor with any TDP with Lenovo Neptune Core liquid cooling (Processor or Compute Complex cooling)
- 2.5-inch drives: 16xSAS/SATA+8xAnyBay, 8xSAS/SATA+16xAnyBay, 24xSAS/SATA, 24xAnyBay
- 3.5-inch drives: 12xSAS/SATA, 12xAnyBay
- Processor TDP ≤ 205W with air-cooled heatsink with any of these front drive bays
- 2.5-inch drives: 16xSAS/SATA+8xAnyBay, 8xSAS/SATA+16xAnyBay, 24xSAS/SATA, 24xAnyBay
- Processor TDP ≤ 185W with air-cooled heatsink with any of these front drive bays
- 3.5-inch drives: 12xSAS/SATA, 12xAnyBay
- Memory ≤ 32GB RDIMMs (any quantity)
- No mid-chassis or rear drive backplanes
- No GPUs
- Ambient temperature 35°C or lower
Performance fans: If any of the above conditions are not met, Performance fans are required.
Ultra fans: Under the following conditions, Ultra fans are required:
- E3.S front drives
- 36x 2.5-inch NVMe drive bays (24 front, 8 mid, 4 rear)
Ordering information for the fans is listed in the following table.
Power supplies
The SR650 V4 supports up to two redundant hot-swap power supplies.
The power supply choices are listed in the following table. If two power supplies are installed, both power supplies used in server must be identical.
Topics in this section:
Tip: When configuring a server in the DCSC configurator, power consumption is calculated precisely by interfacing with Lenovo Capacity Planner. You can therefore select the appropriate power supply for your configuration. However, do consider future upgrades that may require additional power needs.
* In the SR650 V4, ThinkSystem 2000W 230V/115V Titanium CRPS Premium Hot-Swap Power Supply (4P57A88689) is only supported with high-range voltage (200-240V) even though the power supply includes 115V in the description
Supported voltage ranges are as follows:
- The 230V/115V AC power supplies support both low-range (100-127V 50/60 Hz) and high-range (200-240V 50/60 Hz) power, except where noted. For China customers, all power supplies support 240V DC.
- The -48V DC power supply supports voltage range -44V to -54V DC.
- The HVAC/HVDC power supply supports voltage ranges 200-277V AC single phase, and 240-380V DC
For inlet current requirements, see the Physical and electrical specifications section.
Power supply options do not include a line cord. See the tables below for details about supported line cords, including the power cords for the DC power supplies. For server configurations, the inclusion of a power cord is model dependent. Configure-to-order models can be configured without power cords if desired.
The SR650 V4 supports both CRPS and CRPS Premium power supplies. CRPS Premium power supplies offer the following additional features:
- Over-subscription
- More accurate power metering
- Virtual reseat
- Enhanced fault detection
- System cooling assist (fan override)
- Fault LEDs
- VPD support
- Zero-output mode support (cold redundancy mode)
Power supply LEDs
CRPS Premium power supplies have two LEDs:
- Power output/fault LED:
- Green: The server is on and the power supply is working normally
- Green, slow blinking (1 flash/sec): The power supply is in Zero-output/Standby mode (see below)
- Green, fast blinking (5 flashes/sec): The power supply unit is in firmware update mode
- Yellow: The power supply unit may have failed.
- Off: The server is powered off, or the power supply is not working properly
- Power input LED:
- Green: The power supply is connected to the input power source
- Off: The power supply is disconnected from the AC power source or a power problem has occurred
CRPS power supplies have one LED:
- Green: The server is on and the power supply is working normally
- Green, blinking: The power supply unit is in firmware update mode
- Yellow: Either the power supply has failed, or two power supplies are installed but one is not connected to the input power source
- Yellow, blinking: The power supply is indicating a warning such as over-temperature warning, over-current warning, or a slow fan speed
- Off: The server is powered off, or the power supply is not working properly
Zero-output mode: When Zero-output mode (also known as Standby mode or Cold Redundancy mode) is configured in XCC and the server power load is sufficiently low, one of the installed power supplies enters into the Standby state while the other one delivers entire load. When the power load increases, the standby power supply will switch to Active state to provide sufficient power to the server. Zero-output mode can be enabled or disabled in the XClarity Controller web interface, Server Configuration > Power Policy. If you select Disable, then both power supplies will be in the Active state.
Supported with CRPS Premium only: Zero-output mode is supported with CRPS Premium power supplies, but not with CRPS non-Premium power supplies
Power cords
Line cords and rack power cables with C13 connectors can be ordered as listed in the following table.
115V customers: If you plan to use the 1300W power supply with a low-range (100-127V) power source, select a power cable that is rated above 10A. Power cables that are rated at 10A or below are not supported with low-range power.
Power cords (C19 connectors)
Line cords and rack power cables with C19 connectors can be ordered as listed in the following table.
Systems management
The SR650 V4 contains an integrated service processor, XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3), which provides advanced control, monitoring, and alerting functions. The XCC3 is based on an OpenBMC design, using the AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC) with a dual-core ARM Cortex A7 32-bit RISC service processor running at 1.2 GHz.
Topics in this section:
- System I/O Board (DC-SCM)
- Local management
- System status with XClarity Mobile
- Remote management
- Shared connectivity for remote management
- MicroSD for XCC local storage
- XCC3 Premier
- Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
- Lenovo XClarity One
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator
- Lenovo XClarity Integrators
- Lenovo XClarity Essentials
- Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
- Lenovo Capacity Planner
System I/O Board (DC-SCM)
The SR650 V4 implements a separate System I/O Board, also known as the DC-SCM (Data Center Secure Control Module, DCSCM), that connects to the system board as shown in the Internal view in the Components and connectors section. The System I/O Board contains connectors that are accessible from the exterior of the server as shown in the following figure.
Note: The NMI (non-maskable interrupt) button is not accessible from the rear of the server. Lenovo recommends using the NMI function that is part of the XCC user interfaces instead.
The board also has the following components:
- XClarity Controller 3, implemented using the ASPEED AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC).
- Root of Trust (RoT) module - implements Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) hardware Root of Trust (RoT) which enables the server to be NIST SP800-193 compliant. For more details about PFR, see the Security section.
- MicroSD card port to enable the use of a MicroSD card for additional storage for use with the XCC3 controller. XCC3 can use the storage as a Remote Disc on Card (RDOC) device (up to 4GB of storage). It can also be used to store firmware updates (including N-1 firmware history) for ease of deployment.
Tip: Without a MicroSD card installed, the XCC controller will have 100MB of available RDOC storage.
Ordering information for the supported Micro SD cards are listed in the MicroSD for XCC local storage section.
Local management
The SR650 V4 offers a front operator panel with key LED status indicators, as shown in the following figure.
Tip: The Network LED only shows network activity of an installed OCP network adapter. The LED shows activity from both OCP adapters if two are installed.
Figure 32. Front operator controls are on the left and right side of the server
Front DisplayPort video port and Front/Internal USB ports
The rear USB ports and VGA video port are standard on all models of the SR650 V4, however the front and internal USB ports, and front MiniDP video port are optional, and can be configured in the factory in CTO orders, or as field upgrades using option part numbers.
Internal USB port: The internal USB port supports USB drives that have an overall length of less than 30mm. See the USB flash drive section for the supported drive.
For CTO orders, the feature codes are listed in the following table.
* Feature C1YR must also be selected
Configuration rules:
- The Internal USB port (C1YR) can be selected without also selecting the front USB/MiniDP ports
- The Front USB ports and MiniDP requires that the Internal USB port (C1YR) also be selected
- The front USB ports are required to use XClarity Mobile, as described in the System status with XClarity Mobile section.
For field upgrades, the part numbers listed in the following table are available.
| Part number | Description | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 4XF7B03892 |
ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 Left Rack Latch with USB/MiniDP Option kit
|
Adds Internal USB 3 port (5 Gb/s), 2x Front USB 3 ports (5 Gb/s), MiniDP 1.1a video port See the USB flash drive section for supported USB drives for internal USB port. |
| 4XF7A99087 |
ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Internal USB I/O Board Option kit
|
Adds Internal USB 3 port (5 Gb/s) only. |
Configuration notes for field upgrades:
- If you order ThinkSystem 1U/2U V4 Front Media Bay Option kit (4X97A96850) for use in a server that already has the internal USB port installed (feature C1YR), the USB I/O board from the kit will not be needed as it is a duplicate of what is already installed.
- ThinkSystem 1U/2U V4 Front Media Bay Option kit (4X97A96850) is required to use XClarity Mobile, as described in the System status with XClarity Mobile section.
External Diagnostics Handset
The SR650 V4 optionally has a port to connect an External Diagnostics Handset as described in the preceding section. The External Diagnostics Handset has the same functions as the Integrated Diagnostics Panel but has the advantages of not consuming space on the front of the server plus it can be shared among many servers in your data center. The handset has a magnet on the back of it to allow you to easily mount it on a convenient place on any rack cabinet.
Figure 33. External Diagnostics Handset
The External Diagnostics Handset allows quick access to system status, firmware, network, and health information. The LCD display and the function buttons give you access to the following information:
- Active alerts
- Status Dashboard
- System VPD: machine type & mode, serial number, UUID string
- System firmware levels: UEFI and XCC firmware
- XCC network information: hostname, MAC address, IP address, DNS addresses
- Environmental data: Ambient temperature, CPU temperature, AC input voltage, estimated power consumption
- Active XCC sessions
- System reset action
Ordering information for the External Diagnostics Handset with is listed in the following table.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4TA7A64874 | BEUX | ThinkSystem External Diagnostics Handset |
Information pull-out tab
The front of the server also houses an information pull-out tab (also known as the network access tag). See Figure 2 for the location. A label on the tab shows the network information (MAC address and other data) to remotely access the service processor.
Light path diagnostics
The server offers light path diagnostics. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, XCC lights LEDs inside the server to help you diagnose the problem and find the failing part.
The server has fault LEDs next to the following components:
- Each memory DIMM
- Each drive bay
- Each power supply
System status with XClarity Mobile
The XClarity Mobile app includes a tethering function where you can connect your Android or iOS device to the server via USB to see the status of the server.
The steps to connect the mobile device are as follows:
- Enable USB Management on the server, by holding down the ID button for 3 seconds (or pressing the dedicated USB management button if one is present)
- Connect the mobile device via a USB cable to the server's USB port with the management symbol
- In iOS or Android settings, enable Personal Hotspot or USB Tethering
- Launch the Lenovo XClarity Mobile app
Once connected you can see the following information:
- Server status including error logs (read only, no login required)
- Server management functions (XClarity login credentials required)
Configuration notes:
- The use of XClarity Mobile requires front USB ports. If your server doesn't already include front USB ports, order the field upgrade ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 Left Rack Latch with USB/MiniDP Option kit (4XF7B03892) as described in the Local management section
Remote management
The server offers a dedicated RJ45 Ethernet port at the rear of the server for remote management via the XClarity Controller 2 management processor. The port supports 10/100/1000 Mbps speeds.
Remote server management is provided through industry-standard interfaces:
- Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3 (no SET commands; no SNMP v1)
- Common Information Model (CIM-XML)
- Representational State Transfer (REST) support
- Redfish support (DMTF compliant)
- Web browser - HTML 5-based browser interface (Java and ActiveX not required) using a responsive design (content optimized for device being used - laptop, tablet, phone) with NLS support
IPMI via the Ethernet port (IPMI over LAN) is supported, however it is disabled by default. For CTO orders you can specify whether you want to the feature enabled or disabled in the factory, using the feature codes listed in the following table.
The SR650 V4 also supports the use of an OCP adapter that provides an additional redundant Ethernet connection to the XCC3 controller. Ordering information is listed in the following table.
| Part number | Feature code | Description | Maximum quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4XC7A99825 | C1XD | ThinkSystem V4 Management NIC Adapter Kit | 1 |
The use of this adapter allows concurrent remote access using both the connection on the adapter and the onboard RJ45 remote management port provided by the server. The adapter and onboard port have separate IP addresses.
Configuration rules:
- The adapter is only supported in OCP slot 1
Shared connectivity for remote management
To reduce the number of Ethernet connections needed for remote management, the SR650 V4 supports an adapter that installs in the OCP slot that allows four servers to share the one Ethernet connection. The adapter implements a 5-port Gigabit switch based on the Microchip KSZ9896 switch chip. Ordering information is listed in the following table.
The adapter has four RJ45 ports. One port of the adapter connects to the local remote management port and the other three adapter ports connect to the remote management ports of three nearby servers. Either the included short Cat5e cables can be used or customer-supplied Cat5e Ethernet cables can be used.
Configuration notes:
- The adapter is only supported in OCP slot 1
- When the adapter is installed in slot 1, OCP slot 2 is disabled and cannot be used
- The OCP slot in the other three servers can be used for network connectivity, if desired.
MicroSD for XCC local storage
The server includes a MicroSD card port to enable the use of a MicroSD card for additional storage for use with the XCC controller. XCC can use the storage as a Remote Disc on Card (RDOC) device (up to 4GB of storage). It can also be used to store firmware updates (including N-1 firmware history) for ease of deployment.
Tip: Without a MicroSD card installed, the XCC controller will have 100MB of available RDOC storage.
Ordering information for the supported Micro SD cards is listed in the following table.
XCC3 Premier
The XCC3 service processor in the SR650 V4 supports an upgrade to the Premier level of features. XCC3 Premier in ThinkSystem V4 servers is equivalent to the XCC2 Premium offering in ThinkSystem V3 servers.
XCC3 Premier adds the following functions:
- Enterprise Strict Security mode - Enforces CNSA 1.0 level security
- Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel, regardless of the system state
- Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
- International keyboard mapping support
- Redirecting serial console via SSH
- Component replacement log (Maintenance History log)
- Access restriction (IP address blocking)
- Displaying graphics for real-time and historical power usage data and temperature
- Mapping the ISO and image files located on the local client as virtual drives for use by the server
- Mounting the remote ISO and image files via HTTPS, SFTP, CIFS, and NFS
- Power capping
- License for XClarity Energy Manager
The following additional XCC3 Premier features are planned for 2Q/2025
- System Guard - Monitor hardware inventory for unexpected component changes, and simply log the event or prevent booting
- Neighbor Group - Enables administrators to manage and synchronize configurations and firmware level across multiple servers
- Syslog alerting
- Lenovo SED security key management
- Boot video capture and crash video capture
- Virtual console collaboration - Ability for up to 6 remote users to be log into the remote session simultaneously
- Remote console Java client
- System utilization data and graphic view
- Single sign on with Lenovo XClarity Administrator
- Update firmware from a repository
Ordering information is listed in the following table. XCC3 Premier is a software license upgrade - no additional hardware is required.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7S0X000XWW | SCY0 | Lenovo XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3) Premier |
With XCC3 Premier, for CTO orders, you can request that System Guard be enabled in the factory and the first configuration snapshot be recorded. To add this to an order, select feature code listed in the following table. The selection is made in the Security tab of the DCSC configurator.
| Feature code | Description |
|---|---|
| BUT2 | Install System Guard |
For more information about System Guard, see https://pubs.lenovo.com/xcc2/NN1ia_c_systemguard
Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager (LXPM) is a UEFI-based application embedded in ThinkSystem servers and accessible via the F1 key during system boot.
LXPM provides the following functions:
- Graphical UEFI Setup
- System inventory information and VPD update
- System firmware updates (UEFI and XCC)
- RAID setup wizard
- OS installation wizard (including unattended OS installation)
- Diagnostics functions
Lenovo XClarity One
Lenovo XClarity One is a hybrid cloud-based unified Management-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, built for growing enterprises. XClarity One is powered by Lenovo Smarter Support, a powerful AI-driven platform that leverages predictive analytics to enhance the performance, reliability, and overall efficiency of Lenovo servers.
XClarity One is the next milestone in Lenovo’s portfolio of systems management products. Now you can leverage the benefits of a true next-generation, hybrid cloud-based solution for the deployment, management, and maintenance of your infrastructure through a single, centralized platform that delivers a consistent user experience across all Lenovo products.
Key features include:
- AI-powered Automation
Harnesses the power of AI and predictive analytics to enhance the performance and reliability of your infrastructure with proactive protection.
- AI-Powered Predictive Failure Analytics - predict maintenance needs before the failure occurs, with the ability to visualize aggregated actions in customer dashboard.
- AI-Powered Call-Home - A Call-Home serviceable event opens a support ticket automatically, leveraging AI technology for problem determination and fast resolution.
- AI-Powered Premier Support with Auto CRU - uses AI to automatically dispatch parts and services, reducing service costs and minimizing downtime.
- Secure Management Hub
Lenovo’s proprietary Management Hub is an on-premises virtual appliance that acts as the bridge between your infrastructure and the cloud.
- On-Premises Security with Cloud Flexibility - your infrastructure has no direct connection to the cloud, greatly reducing your attack surface from external threats while still having the deployment benefits, flexibility, and scalability of a cloud solution.
- Authentication and Authorization - built on a Zero Trust Architecture and requiring OTP Application authentication for all users to handle the support of all customers’ servers and client devices. Role-based access controls help define and restrict permissions based on user roles.
- AI-Powered Management
Go beyond standard system management leveraging AI algorithms to continuously learn from data patterns to optimize performance and predict potential issues before they impact operations.
- AI Customizable Insights and Reporting - Customize AI-generated insights and reports to align with specific business objectives, enabling data-driven decision-making and strategic planning.
- AI-driven scalability and flexibility - Guided with AI-driven predictions, the platform supports dynamic scaling of resources based on workload demands.
- Monitor and Change - AI Advanced analytics capabilities providing deep insights into server performance, resource utilization, and security threats, to detect anomalies and suggest optimizations in real-time. NLP capabilities enabling administrators to interact with the platform using voice commands or text queries.
- Upward Integration - Integrated with Lenovo Open Cloud Automation (LOC-A), Lenovo Intelligent Computer Orchestration (LiCO) and AIOps engines providing an end-to-end management architecture across Lenovo infrastructure and devices solutions.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility - Compatibility across different server types and cloud environments
Lenovo XClarity One is an optional management component. License information for XClarity One is listed in the following table.
For more information, see these resources:
- Lenovo XClarity One datasheet:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/ds0188-lenovo-xclarity-one - Lenovo XClarity One product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1992-lenovo-xclarity-one
Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource management solution designed to reduce complexity, speed response, and enhance the availability of Lenovo systems and solutions. It provides agent-free hardware management for ThinkSystem servers, in addition to ThinkServer, System x, and Flex System servers. The administration dashboard is based on HTML 5 and allows fast location of resources so tasks can be run quickly.
Because Lenovo XClarity Administrator does not require any agent software to be installed on the managed endpoints, there are no CPU cycles spent on agent execution, and no memory is used, which means that up to 1GB of RAM and 1 - 2% CPU usage is saved, compared to a typical managed system where an agent is required.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator is an optional software component for the SR650 V4. The software can be downloaded and used at no charge to discover and monitor the SR650 V4 and to manage firmware upgrades.
If software support is required for Lenovo XClarity Administrator, or premium features such as configuration management and operating system deployment are required, Lenovo XClarity Pro software subscription should be ordered. Lenovo XClarity Pro is licensed on a per managed system basis, that is, each managed Lenovo system requires a license.
The following table lists the Lenovo XClarity software license options.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers the following standard features that are available at no charge:
- Auto-discovery and monitoring of Lenovo systems
- Firmware updates and compliance enforcement
- External alerts and notifications via SNMP traps, syslog remote logging, and e-mail
- Secure connections to managed endpoints
- NIST 800-131A or FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic standards between the management solution and managed endpoints
- Integration into existing higher-level management systems such as cloud automation and orchestration tools through REST APIs, providing extensive external visibility and control over hardware resources
- An intuitive, easy-to-use GUI
- Scripting with Windows PowerShell, providing command-line visibility and control over hardware resources
Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers the following premium features that require an optional Pro license:
- Pattern-based configuration management that allows to define configurations once and apply repeatedly without errors when deploying new servers or redeploying existing servers without disrupting the fabric
- Bare-metal deployment of operating systems and hypervisors to streamline infrastructure provisioning
For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1200
Lenovo XClarity Integrators
Lenovo also offers software plug-in modules, Lenovo XClarity Integrators, to manage physical infrastructure from leading external virtualization management software tools including those from Microsoft and VMware.
These integrators are offered at no charge, however if software support is required, a Lenovo XClarity Pro software subscription license should be ordered.
Lenovo XClarity Integrators offer the following additional features:
- Ability to discover, manage, and monitor Lenovo server hardware from VMware vCenter or Microsoft System Center
- Deployment of firmware updates and configuration patterns to Lenovo x86 rack servers and Flex System from the virtualization management tool
- Non-disruptive server maintenance in clustered environments that reduces workload downtime by dynamically migrating workloads from affected hosts during rolling server updates or reboots
- Greater service level uptime and assurance in clustered environments during unplanned hardware events by dynamically triggering workload migration from impacted hosts when impending hardware failures are predicted
For more information about all the available Lenovo XClarity Integrators, see the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide: https://lenovopress.com/tips1200-lenovo-xclarity-administrator
Lenovo XClarity Essentials
Lenovo offers the following XClarity Essentials software tools that can help you set up, use, and maintain the server at no additional cost:
- Lenovo Essentials OneCLI
OneCLI is a collection of server management tools that uses a command line interface program to manage firmware, hardware, and operating systems. It provides functions to collect full system health information (including health status), configure system settings, and update system firmware and drivers.
- Lenovo Essentials UpdateXpress
The UpdateXpress tool is a standalone GUI application for firmware and device driver updates that enables you to maintain your server firmware and device drivers up-to-date and help you avoid unnecessary server outages. The tool acquires and deploys individual updates and UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs) which are integration-tested bundles.
- Lenovo Essentials Bootable Media Creator
The Bootable Media Creator (BOMC) tool is used to create bootable media for offline firmware update.
ThinkSystem V4 servers: The format of UEFI and BMC settings has changed for ThinkSystem V4 servers, to align with OpenBMC and Redfish requirements. See the documentation of these tools for details. As a result, the following versions are required for these servers:
- OneCLI 5.x or later
- UpdateXpress 5.x or later
- BOMC 14.x or later
For more information and downloads, visit the Lenovo XClarity Essentials web page:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-center
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager (LXEM) is a power and temperature management solution for data centers. It is an agent-free, web-based console that enables you to monitor and manage power consumption and temperature in your data center through the management console. It enables server density and data center capacity to be increased through the use of power capping.
LXEM is a licensed product. A single-node LXEM license is included with the XClarity Controller Premier upgrade as described in the XCC3 Premier section. If your server does not have the XCC Premier upgrade, Energy Manager licenses can be ordered as shown in the following table.
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| 4L40E51621 | Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager Node License (1 license needed per server) |
For more information about XClarity Energy Manager, see the following resources:
- Lenovo Support page:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lxem - User Guide for XClarity Energy Manager:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/lxem/
Lenovo Capacity Planner
Lenovo Capacity Planner is a power consumption evaluation tool that enhances data center planning by enabling IT administrators and pre-sales professionals to understand various power characteristics of racks, servers, and other devices. Capacity Planner can dynamically calculate the power consumption, current, British Thermal Unit (BTU), and volt-ampere (VA) rating at the rack level, improving the planning efficiency for large scale deployments.
For more information, refer to the Capacity Planner web page:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lcp
Security
Topics in this section:
Security features
The SR650 V4 server offers the following electronic security features:
- Secure Boot function of the Intel Xeon processor
- Support for Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) hardware Root of Trust (RoT) - see the Platform Firmware Resiliency section
- Firmware signature processes compliant with FIPS and NIST requirements
- System Guard (part of XCC3 Premier) - Proactive monitoring of hardware inventory for unexpected component changes
- Administrator and power-on password
- Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0
- For China users, optional Nationz TPM 2.0 module
- Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with support for enterprise key managers - see the SED encryption key management section
The server is NIST SP 800-147B compliant.
The SR650 V4 server also offers the following optional physical security features:
- Optional chassis intrusion switch
- Optional lockable front security bezel
The optional lockable front security bezel is shown in the following figure and includes a key that enables you to secure the bezel over the drives and system controls thereby reducing the chance of unauthorized or accidental access to the server.
Figure 34. Lockable front security bezel
The dimensions of the security bezel are:
- Width: 435 mm (17.1 in.)
- Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.)
- Width: 30 mm (1.2 in.)
The following table lists the security options for the SR650 V4.
Platform Firmware Resiliency - Lenovo ThinkShield
Lenovo's ThinkShield Security is a transparent and comprehensive approach to security that extends to all dimensions of our data center products: from development, to supply chain, and through the entire product lifecycle.
The ThinkSystem SR650 V4 includes Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) hardware Root of Trust (RoT) which enables the system to be NIST SP800-193 compliant. This offering further enhances key platform subsystem protections against unauthorized firmware updates and corruption, to restore firmware to an integral state, and to closely monitor firmware for possible compromise from cyber-attacks.
PFR operates upon the following server components:
- UEFI image – the low-level server firmware that connects the operating system to the server hardware
- XCC image – the management “engine” software that controls and reports on the server status separate from the server operating system
- FPGA image – the code that runs the server’s lowest level hardware controller on the motherboard
The Lenovo Platform Root of Trust Hardware performs the following three main functions:
- Detection – Measures the firmware and updates for authenticity
- Recovery – Recovers a corrupted image to a known-safe image
- Protection – Monitors the system to ensure the known-good firmware is not maliciously written
These enhanced protection capabilities are implemented using a dedicated, discrete security processor whose implementation has been rigorously validated by leading third-party security firms. Security evaluation results and design details are available for customer review – providing unprecedented transparency and assurance.
The SR650 V4 includes support for Secure Boot, a UEFI firmware security feature developed by the UEFI Consortium that ensures only immutable and signed software are loaded during the boot time. The use of Secure Boot helps prevent malicious code from being loaded and helps prevent attacks, such as the installation of rootkits. Lenovo offers the capability to enable secure boot in the factory, to ensure end-to-end protection. Alternatively, Secure Boot can be left disabled in the factory, allowing the customer to enable it themselves at a later point, if desired.
The following table lists the relevant feature code(s).
Tip: If Secure Boot is not enabled in the factory, it can be enabled later by the customer. However once Secure Boot is enabled, it cannot be disabled.
Security standards
The SR650 V4 supports the following security standards and capabilities:
- Industry Standard Security Capabilities
- Intel CPU Enablement
- Intel Trust Domain Extensions (Intel TDX)
- Intel Crypto Acceleration
- Intel QuickAssist Software Acceleration
- Intel Platform Firmware Resilience Support
- Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
- Intel Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key
- Intel Total Memory Encryption
- Intel AES New Instructions (AES-NI)
- Intel OS Guard
- Execute Disable Bit (XD)
- Intel Boot Guard
- Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)
- Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
- Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
- Microsoft Windows Security Enablement
- Credential Guard
- Device Guard
- Host Guardian Service
- TCG (Trusted Computing Group) TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0
- UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Forum Secure Boot
- Intel CPU Enablement
- Hardware Root of Trust and Security
- Independent security subsystem providing platform-wide NIST SP800-193 compliant Platform Firmware Resilience (PFR)
- Management domain RoT supplemented by the Secure Boot features of XCC
- Platform Security
- Boot and run-time firmware integrity monitoring with rollback to known-good firmware (e.g., “self-healing”)
- Non-volatile storage bus security monitoring and filtering
- Resilient firmware implementation, such as to detect and defeat unauthorized flash writes or SMM (System Management Mode) memory incursions
- Patented IPMI KCS channel privileged access authorization (USPTO Patent# 11,256,810)
- Host and management domain authorization, including integration with CyberArk for enterprise password management
- KMIP (Key Management Interoperability Protocol) compliant, including support for IBM SKLM and Thales KeySecure
- Reduced “out of box” attack surface
- Configurable network services
For more information on platform security, see the paper “How to Harden the Security of your ThinkSystem Server and Management Applications” available from https://lenovopress.com/lp1260-how-to-harden-the-security-of-your-thinksystem-server.
- Standards Compliance and/or Support
- NIST SP800-131A rev 2 “Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths”
- NIST SP800-147B “BIOS Protection Guidelines for Servers”
- NIST SP800-193 “Platform Firmware Resiliency Guidelines”
- ISO/IEC 11889 “Trusted Platform Module Library”
- Common Criteria TCG Protection Profile for “PC Client Specific TPM 2.0”
- European Union Commission Regulation 2019/424 (“ErP Lot 9”) “Ecodesign Requirements for Servers and Data Storage Products” Secure Data Deletion
- Optional FIPS 140-2 validated Self-Encrypting Disks (SEDs) with external KMIP-based key management
- Product and Supply Chain Security
- Suppliers validated through Lenovo’s Trusted Supplier Program
- Developed in accordance with Lenovo’s Secure Development Lifecycle (LSDL)
- Continuous firmware security validation through automated testing, including static code analysis, dynamic network and web vulnerability testing, software composition analysis, and subsystem-specific testing, such as UEFI security configuration validation
- Ongoing security reviews by US-based security experts, with attestation letters available from our third-party security partners
- Digitally signed firmware, stored and built on US-based infrastructure and signed on US-based Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
- Manufacturing transparency via Intel Transparent Supply Chain (for details, see https://lenovopress.com/lp1434-introduction-to-intel-transparent-supply-chain-on-lenovo-thinksystem-servers)
- TAA (Trade Agreements Act) compliant manufacturing, by default in Mexico for North American markets with additional US and EU manufacturing options
- US 2019 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) Section 889 compliant
Rack installation
The following table lists the rack installation options that are available for the SR650 V4.
For supported racks, see the Rack cabinets section.
See the Rail Kit comparison for the specifications of each rail kit:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1838-thinksystem-and-thinkedge-rail-kit-reference#availability=Available&sr650-v4-support=SR650%2520V4
Tip: The Advanced rail kits add support for threaded mounting holes.
Operating system support
The SR650 V4 supports the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64-bit
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U3
- Windows 11
For a complete list of supported, certified and tested operating systems, plus additional details and links to relevant web sites, see the Operating System Interoperability Guide: https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/osig
For configure-to-order configurations, the SR650 V4 can be preloaded with VMware ESXi. Ordering information is listed in the following table.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CTO only | BZ97 | VMware ESXi 8.0 U3 (Factory Installed) |
| CTO only | C91V | VMware ESXi 9.0 (Factory Installed) |
Configuration rule:
- An ESXi preload cannot be selected if the configuration includes an NVIDIA GPU (ESXi preload cannot include the NVIDIA driver)
You can download supported VMware vSphere hypervisor images from the following web page and install it using the instructions provided:
https://vmware.lenovo.com/content/custom_iso/
Physical and electrical specifications
The SR650 V4 has the following overall physical dimensions, excluding components that extend outside the standard chassis, such as EIA flanges, front security bezel (if any), and power supply handles:
- Width: 445 mm (17.5 inches)
- Height: 87 mm (3.4 inches)
- Depth: 796 mm (31.3 inches)
The following table lists the detailed dimensions. See the figure below for the definition of each dimension.
The shipping (cardboard packaging) dimensions of the SR650 V4 are as follows:
- Width: 592 mm (23.3 inches)
- Height: 282 mm (11.1 inches)
- Depth: 992 mm (39.1 inches)
The server has the following weight:
- Maximum weight: 38.8 kg (85.5 lb)
The server has the following electrical specifications for AC input power supplies:
- Input voltage:
- 100 to 127 (nominal) Vac, 50 Hz or 60 Hz
- 200 to 240 (nominal) Vac, 50 Hz or 60 Hz
- 180 to 300 Vdc (China only)
- Inlet current: see the following table.
Electrical specifications for -48V DC input power supply, 4P57A88625:
- Input voltage: -48 to -60 Vdc
- Inlet current: 29.8 A
Electrical specifications for HVAC/HVDC power supply, 4P57A88627:
- Input voltage ranges:
- 200-277V AC single phase
- 240-380V DC
- Inlet current:
- AC: 7.2 A
- DC: 6.2 A
Operating environment
The SR650 V4 server complies with ASHRAE Class A2 specifications with most configurations, and depending on the hardware configuration, also complies with ASHRAE Class A3 and Class A4 specifications. System performance may be impacted when operating temperature is outside ASHRAE A2 specification.
Depending on the hardware configuration, the SR650 V4 server also complies with ASHRAE Class H1 specification. System performance may be impacted when operating temperature is outside ASHRAE H1 specification.
Topics in this section:
Water requirements
The SR650 V4 has the following requirements for open-loop liquid cooling:
- Maximum pressure: 3 bars
- Water inlet temperature and flow rates:
- 50°C (122°F) inlet temperature: 1.5 liters per minute (lpm) per server
- 45°C (113°F) inlet temperature: 1 liter per minute (lpm) per server
- 40°C (104°F) or lower inlet temperature: 0.5 liters per minute (lpm) per server
The water required to initially fill the system side cooling loop must be reasonably clean, bacteria-free water (<100 CFU/ml) such as de-mineralized water, reverse osmosis water, de-ionized water, or distilled water. The water must be filtered with an in-line 50 micron filter (approximately 288 mesh). The water must be treated with anti-biological and anti-corrosion measures. Environment quality must be maintain over the lifetime of the system to receive warranty and support on affecting components. For more information, see Lenovo Neptune Direct Water-Cooling Standards.
Temperature and humidity
The server is supported in the following environment:
- Air temperature:
- Operating:
- ASHRAE Class A2: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 300 m (984 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- ASHRAE Class A3: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 175 m (574 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- ASHRAE Class A4: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 125 m (410 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- ASHRAE Class H1: 5 °C to 25 °C (41 °F to 77 °F); Decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1°C for every 500 m (1640 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- Server off: -10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F)
- Shipment/storage: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
- Operating:
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Relative Humidity (non-condensing):
- Operating
- ASHRAE Class A2: 8% to 80%; maximum dew point: 21°C (70°F)
- ASHRAE Class A3: 8% to 85%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
- ASHRAE Class A4: 8% to 90%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
- ASHRAE Class H1: 8% to 80%; Maximum dew point: 17°C (63°F)
- Shipment/storage: 8% to 90%
- Operating
Acoustical noise emissions
The server has the following acoustic noise emissions declaration.
Modes:
- Idle mode: The steady-state condition in which the server is powered-on but not operating any intended function.
- Operating mode 1: The maximum acoustic output of 50% CPU TDP or active storage drives
- Operating mode 2: The maximum acoustical output of 100% CPU TDP or GPU TDP
The declared acoustic sound levels are based on the following configurations, which may change depending on configuration or conditions.
- Min: 2 x 250 W CPUs, 8 x 64 GB RDIMMs, 8 x 2.5" SAS HDDs, 1 x RAID 940-8i, 1 x ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 2 x 1300 W PSUs
- Typical: 2 x 270 W CPUs, 16 x 64 GB RDIMMs, 16 x 2.5" SAS HDDs, 1 x RAID 940-16i, 2 x ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 2 x 1300W PSUs
- GPU rich: 2 x 350 W CPUs, 2 x H100 NVL GPUs, 16 x 64 GB RDIMMs, 8 x 2.5" NVMe drives, 2 x ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 2 x 2700W PSUs
- Storage rich: 2 x 270 W CPUs, 16 x 64 GB RDIMMs, 16 x 3.5" SAS HDDs, 1 x RAID 940-16i, 2 x ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 2 x 1300 W PSUs
Notes:
- These sound levels were measured in controlled acoustical environments according to procedures specified by ISO7779 and are reported in accordance with ISO 9296.
- The declared sound levels may change depending on configuration/conditions.
- Government regulations (such as those prescribed by OSHA or European Community Directives) may govern noise level exposure in the workplace and may apply to you and your server installation. The actual sound pressure levels in your installation depend upon a variety of factors, including the number of racks in the installation; the size, materials, and configuration of the room; the noise levels from other equipment; the room ambient temperature, and employee's location in relation to the equipment. Further, compliance with such government regulations depends on a variety of additional factors, including the duration of employees' exposure and whether employees wear hearing protection. Lenovo recommends that you consult with qualified experts in this field to determine whether you are in compliance with the applicable regulations.
Shock and vibration
The server has the following vibration and shock limits:
- Vibration:
- Operating: 0.21 G rms at 5 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 minutes across 3 axes
- Non-operating: 1.04 G rms at 2 Hz to 200 Hz for 15 minutes across 6 surfaces
- Shock:
- Operating: 15 G for 3 milliseconds in each direction (positive and negative X, Y, and Z axes)
- Non-operating:
- 12 kg - 22 kg: 50 G for 152 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces
- 23 kg - 31 kg: 35 G for 152 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces (3x GPU config, 2.5” config)
- 32 kg - 68 kg: 35 G for 136 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces (16x 3.5” HDD config)
Particulate contamination
Airborne particulates (including metal flakes or particles) and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might damage the system that might cause the system to malfunction or stop working altogether.
The following specifications indicate the limits of particulates that the system can tolerate:
- Reactive gases:
- The copper reactivity level shall be less than 200 Angstroms per month (Å/month)
- The silver reactivity level shall be less than 200 Å/month
- Airborne particulates:
- The room air should be continuously filtered with MERV 8 filters.
- Air entering a data center should be filtered with MERV 11 or preferably MERV 13 filters.
- The deliquescent relative humidity of the particulate contamination should be more than 60% RH
- Environment must be free of zinc whiskers
For additional information, see the Specifications section of the documentation for the server, available from the Lenovo Documents site, https://pubs.lenovo.com/
Water infrastructure for the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module
The Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module is the liquid-based processor cooling offering for the SR650 V4, as described in the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module section.
The open-loop cooling module requires the following water infrastructure components in the rack cabinet and data center:
- Supported 42U or 48U rack cabinet
The 42U or 48U Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (machine types 7D6D or 7D6E) are supported. Two 0U mounting points are required for the water manifolds, at the rear of the rack cabinet, one either side.
For information about the 42U and 48U Heavy Duty Rack Cabinets, see the product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1498-lenovo-heavy-duty-rack-cabinets - 38-port water manifold (machine type 7DE6), installed in the rear of the rack cabinet
The manifold provides quick-disconnect couplings that each server in the rack are connected to. Ordering information is in the table below.
- Coolant distribution unit (CDU), either in-rack or in-row
In-rack CDUs are installed at the bottom of the rack cabinet. The supported in-rack CDU is as follows:
- Lenovo Neptune DWC RM100 In-Rack CDU; see the RM100 In-Rack Coolant Distribution Unit section
In-row CDUs are separate cabinets that are typically installed at the end of a row of rack cabinets. Examples of suitable in-row CDUs include (but not limited to):
- CoolTera FS400 310KW CDU
- Vertiv Liebert XDU60 60KW CDU
- Hose kit to connect to the CDU to the manifold
Ordering information is in the table.
The following figure shows the major components of the solution.
Figure 36. Water manifold connections
Configuration requirements:
- Maximum number of SR650 V4 servers support in a rack:
- 48U rack: 19 servers
- 42U rack with in-rack CDU: 18 servers
- 42U rack without in-rack CDU: 19 servers
- Inlet water flow rate:
- 0.5 LPM: Maximum 40°C inlet water temperature
- 1.0 LPM: Maximum 45°C inlet water temperature
- 1.5 LPM: Maximum 50°C inlet water temperature
- Water pressure requirement:
- Maximum operating node inlet pressure = 43.5 psi (3 bars)
Note: Water quality must be maintained over the lifetime of the system to receive warranty and support on affecting components. For water quality requirement, see Lenovo Neptune Direct Water-Cooling Standards
The 38-drop water manifold and hoses can be ordered as part numbers or by using the CTO process in the configurators using CTO model 7DE6CTO1WW. The following table lists the ordering information for the water manifold for the Processor Neptune Core Module.
Configuration notes:
- This water connection solution described here cannot be used with the DW612S enclosure as the water requirements are different.
- The hoses for in-row CDUs that are listed in the table above have Eaton FD83 quick-disconnect couplings
RM100 In-Rack Coolant Distribution Unit
The RM100 In-Rack Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) can provide 100kW cooling capacity within the rack cabinet. It is designed as a 4U high rack device installed at the bottom of the rack. The CDU is supported in the 42U and 48U Heavy Duty Rack Cabinets.
For information about the 42U and 48U Heavy Duty Rack Cabinets, see the product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1498-lenovo-heavy-duty-rack-cabinets
The following figure shows the RM100 CDU.
Figure 37. RM100 In-Rack Coolant Distribution Unit
The CDU can be ordered using the CTO process in the configurators using machine type 7DBL. The following table lists the base CTO model and base feature code.
| CTO model | Base feature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7DBLCTOLWW | BRL4 | Lenovo Neptune DWC RM100 In-Rack CDU |
For details and exact specification of the CDU, see the In-Rack CDU Operation & Maintenance Guide:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/hdc_rackcabinet/rm100_user_guide.pdf
Professional Services: The factory integration of the In-Rack CDU requires Lenovo Professional Services review and approval for warranty and associated extended services. Before ordering CDU and manifold, contact the Lenovo Professional Services team ( ).
Warranty upgrades and post-warranty support
The SR650 V4 has a 1-year or 3-year warranty based on the machine type of the system:
- 7DGC - 1 year warranty
- 7DGD - 3 year warranty
- 7DK2 - 3 year warranty
Our global network of regional support centers offers consistent, local-language support enabling you to vary response times and level of service to match the criticality of your support needs:
- Standard Next Business Day – Best choice for non-essential systems requiring simple maintenance.
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- Premier Enhanced Storage Support 24x7 4-Hour Response – Best choice for storage systems where maximum uptime is critical.
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Regulatory compliance
The SR650 V4 conforms to the following standards:
- CE, UKCA Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN62368-1, EN55035, EN61000-3-11, EN61000-3-12, (EU) 2019/424, and EN IEC 63000 (RoHS))
- FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
- Canada ICES-003, issue 7, Class A
- CISPR 32, Class A, CISPR 35
- Korea KS C 9832 Class A, KS C 9835
- Japan VCCI, Class A
- Taiwan BSMI CNS15936, Class A; CNS15598-1; Section 5 of CNS15663
- Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 32, Class A; AS/NZS 62368.1
- China CCC certificate, GB17625.1; GB4943.1; GB/T9254
- China CECP certificate, CQC3135
- China CELP certificate, HJ 2507-2011
External drive enclosures
The server supports attachment to external drive enclosures using a RAID controller with external ports or a SAS host bus adapter. Adapters supported by the server are listed in the SAS adapters for external storage section.
Note: Information provided in this section is for ordering reference purposes only. For the operating system and adapter support details, refer to the interoperability matrix for a particular storage enclosure that can be found on the Lenovo Data Center Support web site:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
For details about supported drives, adapters, and cables, see the following Lenovo Press Product Guides:
- Lenovo Storage D1212 and D1224
http://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0512 - Lenovo Storage D3284
http://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0513 - Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1681
External storage systems
Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DE Series, ThinkSystem DG Series and ThinkSystem DM Series external storage systems for high-performance storage. See the DE Series, DG Series and DM Series product guides for specific controller models, expansion enclosures and configuration options:
- ThinkSystem DE Series Storage
https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/de-series#rt=product-guide - ThinkSystem DM Series Storage
https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/dm-series#rt=product-guide - ThinkSystem DG Series Storage
https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/dg-series#rt=product-guide
External backup units
The following table lists the external backup options that are offered by Lenovo.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Backup units category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/backup
Fibre Channel SAN switches
Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DB Series of Fibre Channel SAN switches for high-performance storage expansion. See the DB Series product guides for models and configuration options:
- ThinkSystem DB Series SAN Switches:
https://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack#rt=product-guide
Uninterruptible power supply units
The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.
† Only available in China and the Asia Pacific market.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups
Power distribution units
The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo.
For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu
Rack cabinets
The following table lists the supported rack cabinets.
For specifications about these racks, see the Lenovo Rack Cabinet Reference, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1287-lenovo-rack-cabinet-reference
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks
KVM console options
The following table lists the supported KVM consoles.
The following table lists the keyboards supported with the 1U 18.5" Standard Console (now withdrawn).
Note: These keyboards are not supported with the ThinkSystem 18.5" LCD Console.
The following table lists the available KVM switches and the options that are supported with them.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the KVM Switches and Consoles category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/kvm
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The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.
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Q4 Solutions Launch ThinkSystem SR630 V4, SR650 V4, SR650a V4 Update Quick Hit
2025-02-12 | 5 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsQ4 Solutions Launch ThinkSystem SR630 V4, SR650 V4, SR650a V4 Update Quick HitThis Quick Hit covers 3 new Lenovo servers – the ThinkSystem SR630 V4, SR650 V4, and SR650a V4 - designed to drive today's workloads and elevate data centers of any size to AI-enabled powerhouses. With designed-in and proven reliability, ThinkSystem V4 servers with Intel® Xeon 6 processors deliver a secure, AI-ready, scalable data center building block. Your customers will enjoy efficient, high-performing AI and other compute-intensive app execution with any one of these servers.
Published: 2025-02-12
Length: 5 minutesCourse code: SXXW1204r14aStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
ThinkSystem Rack and Tower Introduction for ISO Client Managers
2024-12-10 | 20 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsThinkSystem Rack and Tower Introduction for ISO Client ManagersIn this course, you will learn about Lenovo’s Data Center Portfolio, its ThinkSystem Family and the key features of the Rack and Tower servers. It will equip you with foundational knowledge which you can then expand upon by participating in the facilitated session of the curriculum.
Published: 2024-12-10
Course Objectives:
• By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Identify Lenovo’s main data center brands.
• Describe the key components of the ThinkSystem Family servers.
• Differentiate between the Rack and Tower servers of the ThinkSystem Family.
• Understand the value Rack and Tower servers can provide to customers.
Length: 20 minutesCourse code: DSRTO101r2Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Partner Technical Webinar - Server Update with Mark Bica
2024-11-26 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - Server Update with Mark BicaIn this 60-minute replay, Mark Bica, Lenovo Product Manager gave an update on the server portfolio. Mark presented on the new V4 Intel servers with Xeon 6 CPUs. He reviewed where the new AMD 5th Gen EPYC CPUs will be used in our servers. He followed with a review of the GPU dense servers including SR680, SR680a, SR575 and SR780a. Mark concluded with a review of the SC777 and SC750 that were introduced at TechWorld.
Published: 2024-11-26
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: 112224Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Partner Technical Webinar - LenovoPress updates and LPH Demo
2024-11-13 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - LenovoPress updates and LPH DemoIn this 60-minute replay, we had 3 topics. First, David Watts, Lenovo Sr Manager LenovoPress, gave an update on LenovoPress and improvements to finding Seller Training Courses (both partner and Lenovo). Next, Ryan Tuttle, Lenovo LETS Solution Architect, gave a demo of Lenovo Partner Hub (LPH) including how to find replays of Partner Webinars in LPL. Finally, Joe Murphy, Lenovo Sr Manager of LETS NA, gave a quick update on the new Stackable Warranty Options in DCSC.
Published: 2024-11-13
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: 110824Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Virtual Facilitated Session - ThinkSystem Rack and Tower Primer for ISO Client Managers
2024-10-31 | 90 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVirtual Facilitated Session - ThinkSystem Rack and Tower Primer for ISO Client ManagersIn this Virtual Instructor-Led Training Session, ISO Client Managers will be able to build on the knowledge gained in Module 1 (eLearning) of the ThinkSystem Rack and Tower Server Primer for ISO Client Managers curriculum.
Published: 2024-10-31
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<span style="color:red; font-weight:bold;"> IMPORTANT! </span> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> Module 1 (eLearning) must be completed to be eligible to participate in this session. Please note that places are subject to availability. If you are selected, you will receive the invite to this session via email. </span>
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Length: 90 minutesCourse code: DSRTO102Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Partner Technical Webinar - OneIQ
2024-07-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - OneIQIn this 60-minute replay, Peter Grant, Field CTO for OneIQ, reviewed and demo’d the capabilities of OneIQ including collecting data and analyzing. Additionally, Peter and the team discussed how specific partners (those with NA Channel SA coverage) will get direct access to OneIQ and other partners can get access to OneIQ via Distribution or the NA LETS team.
Published: 2024-07-15
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: 071224Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
2024-06-04 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsSAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP LandscapesJoin Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
Published: 2024-06-04
• Challenges in the SAP environment
• Lenovo On-premise Solutions for SAP
• Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: DSAPF101Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
2024-05-29 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Data Center Product PortfolioThis course introduces the Lenovo data center portfolio, and covers servers, storage, storage networking, and software-defined infrastructure products. After completing this course about Lenovo data center products, you will be able to identify product types within each data center family, describe Lenovo innovations that this product family or category uses, and recognize when a specific product should be selected.
Published: 2024-05-29
Length: 20 minutesCourse code: SXXW1110r7Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI
2024-05-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AIJoin JD Dupont, NVIDIA Head of Americas Sales, Lenovo partnership and Veer Mehta, NVIDIA Solution Architect on an interactive discussion about cloud to edge, designing cloud Solutions with NVIDIA GPUs and minimizing private\hybrid cloud OPEX with GPUs. Discover how you can use what is done at big public cloud providers for your customers. We will also walk through use cases and see a demo you can use to help your customers.
Published: 2024-05-22
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: DVCLD212Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Partner Technical Webinar - ISG Portfolio Update
2024-04-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - ISG Portfolio UpdateIn this 60-minute replay, Mark Bica, NA ISG Server Product Manager reviewed the Lenovo ISG portfolio. He covered new editions such as the SR680a \ SR685a, dense servers, and options that are strategic for any workload.
Published: 2024-04-15
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: 041224Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Partner Technical Webinar - StorMagic
2024-03-19 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - StorMagicMarch 08, 2024 – In this 60-minute replay, Stuart Campbell and Wes Ganeko of StorMagic joined us and provided an overview of StorMagic on Lenovo. They also demonstrated the interface while sharing some interesting use cases.
Published: 2024-03-19
Length: 60 minutesCourse code: 030824Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Family Portfolio: Storage Controller Options
2024-01-23 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFamily Portfolio: Storage Controller OptionsThis course covers the storage controller options available for use in Lenovo servers. The classes of storage controller are discussed, along with a discussion of where they are used, and which to choose.
Published: 2024-01-23
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Describe the classes of storage controllers
• Discuss where each controller class is used
• Describe the available options in each controller class
Length: 25 minutesCourse code: SXXW1111Start the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo-Intel Sustainable Solutions QH
2024-01-22 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo-Intel Sustainable Solutions QHThis Quick Hit explains how Lenovo and Intel are committed to sustainability, and introduces the Lenovo-Intel joint sustainability campaign. You will learn how to use this campaign to show customers what that level of commitment entails, how to use the campaign's unsolicited proposal approach, and how to use the campaign as a conversation starter which may lead to increased sales.
Published: 2024-01-22
Length: 10 minutesCourse code: SXXW2524aStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Related publications and links
For more information, see these resources:
- Lenovo SR650 V4 product page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/servers-storage/servers/racks/thinksystem-sr650-v4/LEN21TS0042 - ThinkSystem SR650 V4 datasheet
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/datasheet/ds0194-lenovo-thinksystem-sr650-v4 - Interactive 3D Tour of the ThinkSystem SR650 V4:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2138 - ThinkSystem SR650 V4 drivers and support
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/products/servers/thinksystem/sr650v4/7dgd/downloads - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V4 product publications:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr650-v4/- User Guide, which includes:
- System Configuration Guide
- Hardware Maintenance Guide
- Rack Installation Guides
- Messages and Codes Reference
- UEFI Manual for ThinkSystem Servers
- User Guide, which includes:
- User Guides for options:
https://serveroption.lenovo.com - ServerProven hardware compatibility:
http://serverproven.lenovo.com
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