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Abstract
In March, several storage and adapters options became available for the ThinkSystem SR950. Highlights include a new 25Gb SFP28 adapter plus new support for Omni Path adapters and a 100Gb InfiniBand adapter.
Introduction
In March, several storage and adapters options became available for the ThinkSystem SR950. Highlights include a new 25Gb SFP28 adapter plus new support for Omni Path adapters and a 100Gb InfiniBand adapter. This article highlights the new options and provides the relevant part numbers.
Intel XXV710-DA2 PCIe 25Gb Two Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter
The Intel XXV710 25Gb dual-port Ethernet adapter is a flexible follow-on to the X710 10Gb adapters and is best suited for existing 10Gb customers where they need to maintain 10Gb network support plus provide the investment protection of supporting 25GbE network speeds. By providing unmatched features for server and network virtualization, small packet performance, and low power; the data center network is flexible, scalable, and resilient.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem Intel XXV710-DA2 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7XC7A05523 | B0WY | ThinkSystem Intel XXV710-DA2 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter |
For details on the adapter, see the Intel XXV710 product guide.
QLogic QL41262 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter
The ThinkSystem QLogic QL41262 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter is based on eighth generation technology from Cavium and features Universal Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) to offer concurrent support for RoCE, RoCE v2, and iWARP. It is suitable for existing 10Gb customers who want to maintain 10Gb network support plus provide the investment protection of supporting 25GbE network speeds.
Figure 2. ThinkSystem QLogic QL41262 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4XC7A08228 | B21R | ThinkSystem QLogic QL41262 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Ethernet Adapter |
For more information about the adapter, see the QLogic QL41262 product guide.
Intel Omni-Path Architecture OPA 100 Host Fabric Adapters
Intel Omni-Path Architecture (OPA) is a family of PCIe adapters, switches, cables, and management software that provides high-performance connectivity between servers.
Figure 3. Intel OPA 100 Series Single-port PCIe 3.0 x16 HFA
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 00WE023 | AU0A | Intel OPA 100 Series Single-port PCIe 3.0 x8 HFA |
| 00WE027 | AU0B | Intel OPA 100 Series Single-port PCIe 3.0 x16 HFA |
For more information, see the Intel OPA adapter product guide.
Mellanox ConnectX-4 1x100GbE / EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter
ConnectX-4 from Mellanox is a family of high-performance and low-latency InfiniBand adapters. These adapters address virtualized infrastructure challenges, delivering best-in-class performance to various demanding markets and applications. Providing true hardware-based I/O isolation with unmatched scalability and efficiency, achieving the most cost-effective and flexible solution for Web 2.0, Cloud, data analytics, database, and storage platforms.
Figure 4. Mellanox ConnectX-4 1x100GbE/EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 00KH924 | ASWQ | Mellanox ConnectX-4 1x100GbE/EDR IB QSFP28 VPI Adapter |
For more information about this and other ConnectX-4 adapters, see the ConnectX-4 product guide.
Broadcom NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb Ethernet Adapters
The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters are a family of high performance PCI Express adapters. The adapters are available with either two ports or four ports.
Figure 5. NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7ZT7A00482 | AUZX | Lenovo ThinkSystem NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Broadcom |
| 7ZT7A00484 | AUZV | Lenovo ThinkSystem NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Broadcom |
For information about the Broadcom NetXtreme adapters, see the NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapters product guide.
Intel I350 PCIe 1Gb Ethernet Adapters
Intel I350 Gigabit Ethernet adapters from Lenovo build on Intel's history of delivering Ethernet products with flexible design and robust driver support. Available in either 1-port fiber configuration or a 2/4-port copper configuration, these adapters offer excellent price/performance, enhanced power-savings, and market-leading I/O virtualization technologies that includes SRIOV and VMDq.
Figure 6. Lenovo ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter By Intel
Table 6. Ordering part number and feature code
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
| 7ZT7A00533 | AUZZ | Lenovo ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter By Intel |
| 7ZT7A00534 | AUZY | Lenovo ThinkSystem I350-T2 PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Intel |
| 7ZT7A00535 | AUZW | Lenovo ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter By Intel |
For more information on the I350 adapters, see the Intel I350 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters product guide.
Intel P4500 4.0TB Entry NVMe PCI HHHL Flash Adapter
The Intel P4500 Entry NVMe SSDs are general-purpose yet high-performance drives with a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. They are designed for greater performance and endurance in a cost-effective design, and to support a broader set of workloads.
The Intel P4500 adapters are based on Intel-developed controller, firmware, and leading manufacturing process NAND flash memory. Rigorous qualification and compatibility testing by Lenovo ensures a highly reliable SSD.
Figure 7. ThinkSystem HHHL Intel P4500 4.0TB Entry NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7SD7A05776 | B11Z | ThinkSystem HHHL Intel P4500 4.0TB Entry NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter |
For details on the flash storage adapter, see the Intel P4500 adapter product guide.
Conclusion
The SR950 is a very configurable system in terms of processors, memory, storage and I/O. Understanding the available options will help you optimize the SR950 to best match your needs for performance, scalability and capabilities.
Further reading
For further reading, see these resources
This article is one in a series on the ThinkSystem SR950 and SR850 servers:
- Five Highlights of the ThinkSystem SR950
- Five Highlights of the ThinkSystem SR850
- Choosing between Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 and SR950
- Workloads for 4-Socket and 8-Socket Servers
- Usability in the Design of the ThinkSystem SR950
- The Value of Refreshing Your 4-Socket Servers with the ThinkSystem SR950
- ThinkSystem SR950 Memory Decisions
- ThinkSystem SR950 Server Configurations
- The Value of Refreshing Your 8-Socket Servers with the ThinkSystem SR950
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 New Options and Features - December 2017
- ThinkSystem SR950 Performance Leadership
- Lenovo Servers for Mission Critical Workloads
- Microsoft and Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 – A Perfect Match
- Accelerate Your 4- and 8-Socket Server Refresh Cycle
- SAP Business Process Applications and Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 – A Perfect Match
- ThinkSystem SR950 New Options - March 2018
- SAP HANA and Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 – A Perfect Match
- ThinkSystem SR950 Performance Leadership Continues
- New Solution for SAP HANA - Lenovo ThinkAgile HX
- The Advantages of Keeping Mission Critical Workloads On-Premises vs Going to the Cloud
- SQL Server Migration and Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950
About the author
Randall Lundin is a Senior Product Manager in the Lenovo Infrastructure Solution Group. He is responsible for planning and managing ThinkSystem servers. Randall has also authored and contributed to numerous Lenovo Press publications on ThinkSystem products.
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