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Abstract
Lenovo EveryScale (formerly named Lenovo Scalable Infrastructure or LeSI) is a framework for designing, manufacturing, integrating and delivering data center solutions, with a focus on High Performance Computing (HPC), Technical Computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) environments.
This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the key features and components of Lenovo EveryScale. The product guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about EveryScale solutions.
Advancing research with a liquid-cooled supercomputer.
How Harvard University Faculty of Arts & Sciences Research Computing accelerates ground-breaking research with a new high-performance computing cluster based on Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, and Lenovo Neptune™ liquid cooling technology.
Pushing the boundaries of weather and climate forecasting:
How the Korea Meteorological Administration will deliver more accurate weather forecasts with a state-of-the-art supercomputer based on Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 V2 and SD530 servers, Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, and Lenovo Neptune™ liquid cooling technology.
Unlocking the secrets of the ocean:
A key challenge in commercial salmon farming is to protect fish in their near-shore pens from lice. De-licing is costly and not always effective: ocean currents can return the parasites to reinfest the same fish. To enable the modeling of ocean currents, Oceanbox built a high-performance computing (HPC) platform based on 16 Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 servers, each with two 64-core AMD EPYC™ processors. Through detailed interactive models of predicted ocean currents, services from Oceanbox enable fish-farming companies to analyze the potential impact of parasites. This initial use case is expected to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in efficiency savings to Norway’s large fish-farming industry.
1 of 3 case studies
Change History
Changes to the September 27, 2024 update:
- Added NVIDIA SN5600 800GbE Managed Switch with Cumulus to Table 6 - Ethernet switches section
Introduction
Lenovo EveryScale (formerly named Lenovo Scalable Infrastructure, LeSI) is a framework for designing, manufacturing, integrating and delivering data center solutions, with a focus on High Performance Computing (HPC), Technical Computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) environments.
Benefits
Lenovo EveryScale provides Best Recipe guides to warrant interoperability of hardware, software and firmware among a variety of Lenovo and third-party components.
Addressing specific needs in the data center, while also optimizing the solution design for application performance requires a significant level of effort and expertise. Customers need to choose the right hardware and software components, solve interoperability challenges across multiple vendors, and determine optimal firmware levels across the entire solution to ensure operational excellence, maximize performance, and drive best total cost of ownership.
Lenovo EveryScale reduces this burden on the customer by pre-testing and validating a large selection of Lenovo and third-party components, to create a “Best Recipe” of components and firmware levels that work seamlessly together as a solution. From this testing, customers can be confident that such a best practice solution will run optimally for their workloads, tailored to the client’s needs.
In addition to interoperability testing, Lenovo EveryScale hardware is pre-integrated, pre-cabled, pre-loaded with the best recipe and optionally an OS-image and tested at the rack level in manufacturing, to ensure a reliable delivery and minimize installation time in the customer data center.
With Lenovo EveryScale, customers can focus their efforts on maximizing their business value, instead of consuming valuable resources to design, optimize, install, and support the infrastructure required to meet business demands. Whether the need is for a small AI training solution, a mid-sized HPC cluster, or the world’s largest supercomputers, customers can take advantage of the decades of Lenovo experience, innovation, and expertise in solution deployment with EveryScale. EveryScale delivers optimized IT solutions to the customer pre-integrated, pre-loaded, and tested, and ready to install, increasing time-to-value and reducing deployment risk.
Lenovo EveryScale solutions are based on:
- Industry-leading Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and storage
- Open source and OEM software
- Best-of-breed third-party components especially in high performance networking and acceleration.
Lenovo thoroughly tests and optimizes all Lenovo EveryScale components for reliability, interoperability and maximum performance, so clients can quickly deploy the system and get to work achieving their business goals.
Hardware components
Lenovo EveryScale supports the following hardware components.
Servers
Servers with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
- ThinkSystem SR630 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V3 is an ideal 2-socket 1U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. The SR630 V3 is based on the new 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids"). For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1600-thinksystem-sr630-v3-server">SR630 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR650 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 is an ideal 2-socket 2U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server">SR650 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR850 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V3 is a 4-socket server that is densely packed into a 2U rack design. The server offers technology advances, including fourth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and scale-up capacity with up to 16TB of system memory, up to 12x PCIe slots, and up to 24x 2.5-inch drive bays. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1605-thinksystem-sr850-v3-server">SR850 V3 product guide.
Servers with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
- ThinkSystem SD630 V2
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SD630 V2 is a dense and economical two-socket server in a 0.5U rack form factor. Combining the efficiency and density of blades with the value and simplicity of rack-based servers, the SD630 V2 delivers a cost-efficient scale-out platform that is thermally designed to deliver maximum performance in the smallest footprint. The solution consists of a 2U ThinkSystem DA240 Enclosure containing up to four front-access SD630 V2 servers (nodes). Each node incorporates two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. For more information, see the SD630 V2 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SD650-N V2
The ThinkSystem SD650-N V2 server is the next-generation high-performance GPU-rich server based on Lenovo's fourth generation Lenovo Neptune™ direct water cooling platform. With four NVIDIA A100 SXM4 GPUs and two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, the ThinkSystem SD650-N V2 server combines advanced NVIDIA acceleration technology with the latest Intel processors and Lenovo's market-leading water cooling solution, which results in extreme performance in an extreme dense packaging supporting your accelerated application From Exascale to Everyscale™. For more information, see the SD650-N V2 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR630 V2
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V2 is an ideal 2-socket 1U rack server designed to take full advantage of the features of the 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, such as the full performance of 270W 40-core processors, support for 3200 MHz memory and PCIe Gen 4.0 support. The server also offers onboard NVMe PCIe ports that allow direct connections to 12x NVMe SSDs, which results in faster access to store and access data to handle a wide range of workloads. For more information, see the SR630 V2 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR650 V2
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V2 is an ideal 2-socket 2U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. The SR650 V2 is a very configuration-rich offering, supporting 28 different drive bay configurations in the front, middle and rear of the server and 5 different slot configurations at the rear of the server. This level of flexibility ensures that you can configure the server to meet the needs of your workload. For more information, see the SR650 V2 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR670 V2
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670 V2 is a versatile GPU-rich 3U rack server that supports eight double-wide GPUs including the new NVIDIA A100 and A40 Tensor Core GPUs, or the NVIDIA HGX A100 4-GPU offering with NVLink and Lenovo Neptune hybrid liquid-to-air cooling. The server is based on the new third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (formerly codenamed "Ice Lake"). The server delivers optimal performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI), High Performance Computing (HPC) and graphical workloads across an array of industries. For more information, see the SR670 V2 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR850 V2
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V2 is a 4-socket server that is densely packed into a 2U rack design. The server offers technology advances, including third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with support for Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series, and scale-up capacity with up to 12TB of system memory, up to 7x PCIe slots, and up to 24x 2.5-inch drive bays. It is ideally suited for mission-critical scaling up from 2S systems such as enterprise virtualization, CRM, ERP, SQL databases, VDI and small-mid sized SAP HANA computing environments. For more information, see the SR850 V2 product guide.
Servers with 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors
- ThinkSystem SR635 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 is a 1-socket 1U server that features the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. With up to 96 processor cores and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR635 V3 offers the ultimate in one-socket server performance in a 1U form factor. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1609-thinksystem-sr635-v3-server">SR635 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR645 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 V3 is a 2-socket 1U server that features the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. With up to 96 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR645 V3 offers the ultimate in two-socket server performance in a 1U form factor. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1607-thinksystem-sr645-v3-server">SR645 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR655 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 is a 1-socket 2U server that features the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. With up to 96 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR655 V3 offers the ultimate in one-socket server performance in a 2U form factor. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1610-thinksystem-sr655-v3-server">SR655 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR665 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 is a 2-socket 2U server that features the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. With up to 96 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR665 V3 offers the ultimate in two-socket server performance in a 2U form factor. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1608-thinksystem-sr665-v3-server">SR665 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SD665 V3
The ThinkSystem SD665 V3 Neptune DWC node is the next-generation high-performance server based on the fifth generation Lenovo Neptune™ direct water cooling platform. With two fourth-generation AMD EPYC processors, the ThinkSystem SD665 V3 node combines the latest AMD processors and Lenovo's market-leading water-cooling solution, which results in extreme performance in an extreme dense packaging, supporting your application from Exascale to Everyscale™. For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1612-lenovo-thinksystem-sd665-v3-server">SD665 V3 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR675 V3
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR675 V3 is a versatile GPU-rich 3U rack server that supports eight double-wide GPUs including the new NVIDIA H100 and L40 Tensor Core GPUs, or the NVIDIA HGX H100 4-GPU offering with NVLink and Lenovo Neptune hybrid liquid-to-air cooling. The server is based on the new AMD EPYC 9004 Series processors (formerly codenamed "Genoa"). For more information, see the lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1611-thinksystem-sr675-v3-server">SR675 V3 product guide.
Servers with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors
- ThinkSystem SR645
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 is a 2-socket 1U server that features the AMD EPYC 7002 and 7003 families of processors. With up to 64 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 4.0 standard for I/O, the SR645 offers the ultimate in two-socket server performance in a space saving 1U form factor. For more information, see the SR645 product guide.
- ThinkSystem SR665
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 is a 2-socket 2U server that features the AMD EPYC 7002 and 7003 families of processors. With up to 64 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 4.0 standard for I/O, the SR665 offers the ultimate in two-socket server performance in a 2U form factor. For more information, see the SR665 product guide.
The following table lists all the Lenovo ThinkSystem Servers that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
Storage Expansion Units and Arrays
The Lenovo Expansion Units are designed to provide simplicity, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for small to large businesses. For more information on these products, see the product guides.
- Lenovo Storage D1224 Drive Enclosure
The Lenovo Storage D1224 delivers enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective solution with flexible drive configurations and RAID or JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity. For more information, see the D1224 product guide.
- Lenovo Storage D3284 External High Density Drive Expansion Enclosure
The Lenovo Storage D3284 High Density Expansion Enclosure delivers enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective dense solution with flexible drive configurations of up to 84 drives in 5U and RAID or JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity or Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series storage area network (SAN) array expansion. For more information, see the D3284 product guide.
The following table lists all the Lenovo Storage Enclosures that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
In addition to the storage enclosures listed above, Lenovo EveryScale clusters may leverage the ThinkSystem DE Series Storage arrays.
- ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash Storage Array
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash Storage Arrays are designed to provide performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for customers. These storage arrays deliver enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. For more information, see the DE Series All-Flash Storage Array datasheet.
- ThinkSystem DE Series Hybrid Storage Array
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Hybrid Storage Arrays are designed to provide high performance, simplicity, capacity security, and high availability for customers. These storage arrays deliver enterprise-class storage management capabilities in a performance-optimized system with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. For more information, see the DE Series Hybrid Flash Array datasheet.
The following table lists the DE Series Storage arrays for use with Lenovo EveryScale. These arrays are not fully tested within EveryScale and are not part of the Best Recipe but may be used in conjunction with EveryScale deployments.
Rack Cabinets and Options
The Lenovo rack cabinets are industry-standard 19-inch server cabinets that are designed for high availability server environments. They are optimized to help maximize floor space, expedite installation, simplify cable management, and increase accessibility for improved serviceability. Lenovo also offers rack options, including accessories like a front extension to the rack, heat exchangers and console kits and a rear door heat exchanger, which is part of Lenovo Neptune liquid cooling technologies. These options improve thermal performance and simplify rack management.
The following table lists all the rack cabinets and rack options that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
Other Lenovo ThinkSystem hardware
While Lenovo EveryScale maintains a set of best recipe configurations guaranteeing interoperability, this does not mean that other ThinkSystem hardware is never used. Other Lenovo ThinkSystem hardware system and configurations outside of the defined stack may be compatible with Lenovo EveryScale, though not formally covered by interoperability warranty/support.
For example, the ThinkSystem DM Series Unified Storage Arrays may be part of the optimal hardware choices for a client use case. Because Lenovo EveryScale strives to offer the optimal data center solution to every client, a special bid process is available for incorporating these hardware options. For more information, please check with your Lenovo sales representative.
GPUs
Lenovo EveryScale solutions include GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD. For a summary of GPU features, see the Lenovo ThinkSystem GPU Summary.
Click the links below to read the product briefs:
- NVIDIA Tesla Series
- AMD Instinct MI Series
The following table lists all the graphics processing units (GPU) acceleration options that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
Ethernet switches
Lenovo partners with NVIDIA Networking (formerly Mellanox) to provide Ethernet switches from the Spectrum Ethernet portfolio for Lenovo EveryScale. The Spectrum Ethernet switches are the most advanced on the market and are optimized for high-performance enterprise-class systems and storage. They offer a fully shared buffer to support fair bandwidth allocation and predictably low latency, as well as traffic flow prioritization and optimization technology. Lenovo EveryScale offers the NVIDIA Networking switches pre-installed with the NVIDIA Cumulus Linux Network Operating System, which provides rich routing and automation functionality for large scale applications.
- 1 Gb Ethernet
The NVIDIA Spectrum SN2201 switch has two key use cases: a top-of-rack switch, connecting up to 48x 1G/100M/10M Base-T host-ports with non-blocking 100 GbE spine uplinks, or as an out-of-band (OOB) management switch. Featuring highly advanced hardware and software, along with ASIC-level telemetry and a 16MB fully shared buffer, the SN2201 delivers unique and innovative features to 1G switching. See the SN2201 datasheet.
- 10 and 25 Gb Ethernet
As data-center switching architectures increasingly adopt 100GbE, the SN3420 offers a high-performance, cost-effective way to evolve host connectivity from 10G to 25G. Equipped with 48 ports of 10/25GbE and 12 ports of up to 100GbE in a compact 1U form factor. The SN3420 is an ideal ToR switch platform, delivering a total throughput of up to 2.4 Tb/s with a processing capacity of 3.58 Bpps. The SN3420 enables the seamless use of QSFP28 connections for leaf-spine topology and future-proofing the data center. For more information, see the SN3420 datasheet. Lenovo also offers the half-wide SN2010, with 18x SFP28 ports running at 25Gb/s and 4x QSFP28 ports running at 100Gb/s. The SN3420 is ideal for 25GbE fabrics and larger aggregation scenarios, while the SN2010 is more suited for storage and hyperconverged use cases, as well as small aggregation for HPC deployments. For more information on the SN2010, see the SN2000 series datasheet
- 100 Gb Ethernet
The NVIDIA Networking SN3700C Spectrum-2 Ethernet Switch is a high performance 100 Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 switch family featuring 32 ports; with 32x QSFP28 ports running at 100Gb/s. The SN3700C also fully supports 4-to-1 breakout cables, enabling 128 ports running at 25Gb/s. The 3700C is ideal for high-performance Ethernet fabrics as well as 100G aggregation scenarios. For more information, see the SN3700 series datasheet.
- 200 Gb Ethernet
The NVIDIA Networking SN3700V offers 32 ports of 200GbE in a compact 1U form factor. It enables connectivity to endpoints at different speeds and carries a throughput of 12.8Tb/s, with a landmark 8.33Bpps processing capacity. As an ideal spine solution, the SN3700 allows maximum flexibility, with port speeds spanning from 10GbE to 200GbE per port. For more information, see the SN3700 series datasheet.
The NVIDIA Spectrum-3 SN4600V Ethernet switch offers 64 ports of 200GbE in a 2U form factor doubling the networking capacity over the SN3700. The SN4600V can be used as a high density leaf, fully splittable to up to 128x 10/25/50GbE ports when used with splitter cables. SN4600 allows for maximum flexibility, with ports spanning from 1 to 200GbE and port density that enables full rack connectivity to any server at any speed, and a variety of blocking ratios.
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800 Gb Ethernet
The NVIDIA Spectrum™ SN5000 series switches are the fifth generation of Spectrum Ethernet switches, purpose-built to accelerate data center fabrics. With port speeds spanning from 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to 800GbE, SN5000 series switches deliver accelerated Ethernet to every data center without compromising between performance and feature set.
The SN5600 smart-leaf/spine/super-spine offers 64 ports of 800GbE in a dense 2U form factor. The SN5600 is ideal for accelerated Ethernet deployments and enables both standard leaf/spine designs with top-of-rack switches as well as end-of-row (EoR) topologies. The SN5600 offers diverse connectivity in combinations of 1 to 800GbE and boasts an industry-leading total throughput of 51.2Tb. For more information, see the SN5600 data sheet.
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NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet platform
The NVIDIA Spectrum™-X Ethernet platform is designed specifically to improve the performance and efficiency of Ethernet-based AI clouds. This breakthrough technology achieves 1.6X better AI networking performance, along with consistent, predictable performance in multi-tenant environments. Spectrum-X is built on network innovations powered by the tight coupling of the NVIDIA Spectrum-4 Ethernet switch and NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 SuperNIC. Spectrum-X network optimizations reduce runtimes of massive transformer-based generative AI models and deliver faster time to insight. Read more here.
The following table summarizes all the Lenovo Ethernet Switches that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
The InfiniBand and Ethernet Adapters table summarizes all the Lenovo high-performance Ethernet adapters that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
Ethernet cabling
The following cable types can be purchased, with the lists of cables given in the tables below:
For 200 GbE cables, Lenovo EveryScale also leverages the HDR InfiniBand cables found in the InfiniBand section below.
Note: Generally, Mellanox InfiniBand cables and transceivers work in NVIDIA end-to-end Ethernet systems, however, NVIDIA Ethernet cables and transceivers do NOT work in InfiniBand systems.
The following table lists cables for the 10 GbE and 1 GbE RJ-45 adapters.
The following table lists cables for 10 GbE SFP+ port connection.
The following table lists cables for 25 GbE SFP28 port connection.
The following table lists cables for 100 GbE QSFP28 port connection.
The following table lists cables for 200 GbE QSFP56 port connection.
HDR Cables can be used for 200 GbE: See the list of passive direct-attach copper cables in the InfiniBand cables table.
The following table lists support transceivers.
The following table lists cables for 10 GbE SR SFP+, 25Gbit SR SFP28, 40Gb SR QSFP+ and 100Gb SR QSFP28 transceiver connections.
InfiniBand interconnects
- NVIDIA Networking QM9700 Series
The NVIDIA Quantum-2-based QM9700 and QM9790 switch systems deliver an unprecedented 64 ports of NDR 400Gb/s InfiniBand per port in a 1U standard chassis design. Supporting the latest NDR technology, NVIDIA Quantum-2 brings a high-speed, extremely low-latency and scalable solution. As an ideal rack-mounted InfiniBand solution, the QM9700 and QM9790 NDR InfiniBand fixed-configuration switches allow maximum flexibility, as they enable a variety of topologies. They’re also backwards compatible to previous generations and include expansive software ecosystem support.
Today’s complex research demands ultra-fast processing of high-resolution simulations, extreme-size datasets, and complex, highly parallelized algorithms that need to exchange information in real time. The QM9700 NDR InfiniBand switches extend NVIDIA In-Network Computing technologies and introduce the third generation of NVIDIA SHARP technology, SHARPv3. Creating virtually unlimited scalability for large data aggregation through the data center network, participating in the application’s runtime and reducing the amount of data needed to traverse the network.
By implementing NVIDIA port-split technology, the QM9700 and QM9790 switches provide a double-density radix for 200Gb/s (NDR200) data speeds, reducing the cost of network design and network topologies. Supporting up to 128 ports of 200Gb/s, NVIDIA delivers the densest top-of-rack (TOR) switch available on the market. The QM9700 family of switches enables small to medium-sized deployments to scale with a two-level Fat Tree topology while reducing power, latency, and space requirements. For more information, see the product briefs below:
- Mellanox QM8700 Series
Built with NVIDIA Networking’s Quantum InfiniBand switch device, the QM8700 series provides up to 200Gb/s full bi-directional bandwidth per port. QM8700 is the world’s smartest network switch, designed to enable in-network computing through the Co-Design Scalable Hierarchical Aggregation Protocol (SHARP) technology. The Co-Design architecture enables the usage of all active data center devices to accelerate the communications frameworks using embedded hardware, result in order of magnitude applications performance improvements. For more information, see the product briefs below:
- Mellanox QM8700 – 40-port Non-blocking Managed HDR 200Gb InfiniBand Smart Switch
- Mellanox QM8790 – 40-port Non-blocking Externally-managed HDR 200Gb InfiniBand Smart Switch
- InfiniBand Adapters
Data centers, high scale storage systems and cloud computing require I/O services such as bandwidth, consolidation and unification, and flexibility. NVIDIA Networking InfiniBand adapters provide advanced levels of data center IT performance, efficiency and scalability. In addition, NVIDIA Networking's InfiniBand adapters support traffic consolidation and provides hardware acceleration for server virtualization as well as functioning as both InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters. For more information, see the product briefs below:
- Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR InfiniBand Adapter
- NVIDIA Networking ConnectX-7 NDR Infiniband Adapter
The following table lists all the InfiniBand switches that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters
The following table lists all InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
The following table lists all the InfiniBand cables and transceivers that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
Omni-Path interconnects
Cornelis Networks: Intel spun off the Omni-Path business to Cornelis Networks, an independent Intel Capital portfolio company. Cornelis Networks continues to serve and sell to existing and new customers by delivering leading purpose-built high-performance network products for high performance computing and artificial intelligence.
- Cornelis Omni-Path Express Edge Switch
Cornelis Omni-Path Express Edge Switches deliver 100Gb port bandwidth with low latency at scale. They cost-effectively deliver high bandwidth and use advanced technologies to meet the key challenges to application performance, maximizing message rate while minimizing average and tail latency. For more information, see the product brief:
- OPA Adapters
Omni-Path Express adapters cost-effectively deliver high bandwidth and use advanced technologies to meet the key challenges to application performance, maximizing cluster scalability and message rate while minimizing average and tail latency. For more information, see the product brief:
- Cornelis CN5000 400 Gbps coming soon
The following table lists all the Omni-Path switches that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
The following table lists all Omni-Path adapters that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
The following table lists all the Omni-Path cables that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale.
Software components
Lenovo EveryScale best recipe supports the following software components. The licenses are usually packaged with 3 years subscription and/or support, with the option to extend the license coverage to 5 years. For additional years or renewal of existing licenses bought through Lenovo, please contact your Lenovo Services sales representative.
Operating systems
The following operating systems software is available with Lenovo EveryScale:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (Best Recipe interoperability)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) is the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server orchestrates the hardware resources that fulfill the infrastructure’s basic computing requirements such as CPU, memory, networking, and storage. For more information, see the RHEL product page.
Current EveryScale support: RHEL 9.4
- Rocky Linux (Best Recipe interoperability)
On December 8, 2020, Red Hat announced that they would discontinue development of CentOS, which was a production-ready downstream version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in favor of a newer upstream development variant of that operating system known as "CentOS Stream". In response, original founder of CentOS, Gregory Kurtzer, announced via a comment on the CentOS website that he would again start a project to achieve the original goals of CentOS. It's name was chosen as a tribute to early CentOS co-founder Rocky McGaugh. Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. For More information: Rocky Linux
Current EveryScale support: Rocky Linux 9.4
The following table lists the HPC versions of all the commercial operating systems that are supported by Lenovo EveryScale. Other versions are supported as well, but would exceed the limits of documentation here.
Orchestration and management
The following orchestration software is available with Lenovo EveryScale:
- Confluent (Best Recipe interoperability)
Confluent is Lenovo-developed open source software designed to discover, provision, and manage HPC clusters and the nodes that comprise them. Confluent provides powerful tooling to deploy and update software and firmware to multiple nodes simultaneously, with simple and readable modern software syntax. Additionally, Confluent’s performance scales seamlessly from small workstation clusters to thousand-plus node supercomputers. For more information, see the Confluent documentation.
Note: Confluent is the validated cluster management software for Lenovo EveryScale solutions and optimized for Lenovo EveryScale cluster environments beyond what Lenovo OneCLI as the standalone system management software can provide. We strongly recommend customers leverage Confluent for all Lenovo EveryScale system management.
- Lenovo Intelligent Computing Orchestration (Best Recipe interoperability)
Lenovo Intelligent Computing Orchestration (LiCO) is a Lenovo-developed software solution that simplifies the management and use of distributed clusters for High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) environments. LiCO provides a consolidated Graphical User Interface (GUI) for monitoring and usage of Lenovo EveryScale cluster resources, allowing you to easily run both HPC and AI workloads across a choice of Lenovo infrastructure, including both CPU and GPU solutions to suit varying application requirements. For more information, see the LiCO product guide.
- NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) (ISV supported)
NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) is InfiniBand networking management software that combines enhanced, real-time network telemetry with fabric visibility and control to support scale-out InfiniBand data centers. For more information, see the NVIDIA UFM product page.
The two offerings available from Lenovo are as follows:
- UFM Telemetry for Real-Time Monitoring
The UFM Telemetry platform provides network validation tools to monitor network performance and conditions, capturing and streaming rich real-time network telemetry information, application workload usage, and system configuration to an on-premises or cloud-based database for further analysis.
- UFM Enterprise for Fabric Visibility and Control
The UFM Enterprise platform combines the benefits of UFM Telemetry with enhanced network monitoring and management. It performs automated network discovery and provisioning, traffic monitoring, and congestion discovery. It also enables job schedule provisioning and integrates with industry-leading job schedulers and cloud and cluster managers, including Slurm and Platform Load Sharing Facility (LSF).
The following table lists all Orchestration software available with Lenovo EveryScale. Only LiCO is being fully tested within Lenovo EveryScale and part of the Best Recipe. The other packages are supported by the respective software vendor for use within Lenovo EveryScale.
- UFM Telemetry for Real-Time Monitoring
Programming environment
The following programming software is available with Lenovo EveryScale:
- NVIDIA CUDA
NVIDIA CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model for general computing on graphical processing units (GPUs). With CUDA, developers are able to dramatically speed up computing applications by harnessing the power of GPUs. When using CUDA, developers program in popular languages such as C, C++, Fortran, Python and MATLAB and express parallelism through extensions in the form of a few basic keywords. For more information, see the NVIDIA CUDA Zone.
- NVIDIA HPC Software Development Kit
The NVIDIA HPC SDK C, C++, and Fortran compilers support GPU acceleration of HPC modeling and simulation applications with standard C++ and Fortran, OpenACC directives, and CUDA. GPU-accelerated math libraries maximize performance on common HPC algorithms, and optimized communications libraries enable standards-based multi-GPU and scalable systems programming. Performance profiling and debugging tools simplify porting and optimization of HPC applications, and containerization tools enable easy deployment on-premises or in the cloud. For more information, see the NVIDIA HPC SDK.
The following table lists the relevant ordering part numbers.
Storage Software / File Systems
The following storage software is available with Lenovo EveryScale:
- IBM Spectrum Scale (Best Recipe interoperability)
IBM Spectrum Scale is a cluster file system that provides concurrent access to a single file system or a set of file systems from multiple nodes. The nodes can be SAN attached, network attached, a mixture of SAN and network attached, or in a shared nothing cluster configuration. This enables high performance access to this common set of data to support a scale-out solution or to provide a high availability platform. For more information, see the IBM Spectrum Scale product documentation.
The following storage software systems are not fully tested within Lenovo EveryScale but are available:
- WekaIO (ISV supported)
WekaIO Matrix software is the industry’s first flash-native parallel file system that delivers unmatched performance to the most demanding applications, scaling to massive amounts of data in a single namespace. The software-only solution is an NVMe-native, fully parallel and distributed, POSIX compliant file system designed from the ground up to scale to thousands of compute nodes and petabytes of storage. For more information, see the WekaIO web site.
- BeeGFS (ISV supported)
BeeGFS is a hardware-independent POSIX-compliant parallel file system (a.k.a Software-defined Parallel Storage) developed with a strong focus on performance and designed for ease of use, simple installation, and management. BeeGFS is created on an Available Source development model (source code is publicly available), offering a self-supported Community Edition and a fully supported Enterprise Edition with additional features and functionalities. BeeGFS is designed for all performance-oriented environments including HPC, AI and Deep Learning, Life Sciences, and Oil & Gas (to name a few). For more information, see the BeeGFS website and documentation.
The following table lists the storage software available with Lenovo EveryScale. Only IBM Spectrum Scale file system software is being fully tested within Lenovo EveryScale and part of the Best Recipe. WekaIO and BeeFGS are supported by the respective software vendor for use within Lenovo EveryScale.
* Note: BeeGFS and BeeOND support requires Lenovo Premier Support both on the Server and Storage systems. For Storage components that are part of the BeeGFS system, the BeeGFS Solution Feature Code BHNM.
The following table lists the available WekaIO MatrixFS software.
Lenovo EveryScale factory integration
Lenovo manufacturing implements a robust testing and integration program to insure Lenovo EveryScale components are fully operational when shipped out of the factory. In addition to the standard component level validation performed on all hardware components produced by Lenovo, Lenovo EveryScale performs rack level testing to verify that the Lenovo EveryScale cluster operates as a solution. The rack level testing and validation includes the following:
- Performing a power on test. Assure device power is present, with no error indicators
- Set up RAID (when required)
- Set up storage devices and verify functionality
- Validate network connectivity and functionality
- Verify functionality of server hardware, network infrastructure, and server configuration correctness. Verify health of components
- Configure all devices per Best Recipe software settings
- Perform stress testing of server CPU and memory via software and power cycling
- Data collection for quality records and test results
Lenovo EveryScale onsite installation
Lenovo experts will manage the physical installation of your pre-integrated Racks so you can quickly benefit from your investment. Working at a time convenient to you, the technician will unpack and inspect the systems at your site, finalize the cabling, verify operation, and dispose of the packaging at the on-site location.
Any racked EveryScale solution comes with this basic Lenovo Hardware Installation services included, automatically sized and configured based on the solution scope detailed in the Lenovo EveryScale Hardware Installation Statement of Work.
Customized installation services beyond the basic Lenovo Hardware Installation services are also available to meet the specific needs of the client and for solutions with Client Site Integration Kit.
Before installation, the client should complete the following steps to ensure the hardware will be successfully installed:
- Backing up the data being migrated to the new hardware
- Ensuring the new hardware is available and in place
- Assign a technical lead to act as liaison with Lenovo, who can coordinate access to other resources if required
- Designated data center location has the required power and cooling in place to support purchased solution
- Providing a safe workspace and appropriate access for the technician
Once the client is ready, an expert technician will perform the basic Lenovo Hardware Installation services. This process will include the following:
- Verify receipt and condition of all rack(s) and components
- Verify the client environment is ready for consequent installation
- Unpack and visually inspect hardware for damage
- Place rack(s) and complete installation and inter-rack cabling as specified by the solution configuration
- Connect the equipment to customer-supplied power
- Ensure the equipment is operational: Power on equipment, check for green lights and obvious issues
- Remove packaging and other waste materials to the customer designated dumpster
- Provide completion form for customer to authorize
- If a hardware failure occurs during the installation, service call will be opened.
Additional client requirements beyond the basic Lenovo Hardware Installation services scope, can be offered with customized installation services sized specifically to the client’s needs.
To get operational a final onsite software installation and configuration for the specific environment is required. Lenovo can also provide comprehensive onsite configuration of software, including integration and validation for operating systems and software, virtualization and high-availability configurations.
For additional information, see the Services section.
Client Site Integration Kit onsite installation
Besides shipping fully integrated into the Lenovo 1410 rack cabinet, Lenovo EveryScale solution gives clients the choice of shipping with the Lenovo Client Site Integration Kit (7X74) which allows clients to contract Lenovo or a business partner to install the solution in a rack of their own choosing. The Lenovo Client Site Integration Kit enables clients to gain the interoperability warranty benefit of a Lenovo EveryScale solution while also providing them flexibility in custom-fitting into the client data center.
With the Lenovo Client Site Integration Kit, the Lenovo EveryScale solution is built and tested at the rack level in Lenovo manufacturing just like described for factory integration above. Afterwards it is disassembled again, and Servers, switches and other items are packaged in individual boxes with a ship group box for cables, publications, labeling, and other rack documentation. Clients who do not have the skills in-house can purchase installation services from Lenovo or a business partner for the physical setup. The installation team will install the solution at the customer site into the customer provided rack per racking diagrams and point-to-point instructions.
Operating environment
Lenovo EveryScale does fully comply with ASHRAE class A2 specifications for the air-cooled data center, with ASHRAE class W4 for direct to node water cooling for the Lenovo EveryScale exclusive Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650-N V2.
Depending on the hardware configuration, some server models comply with ASHRAE class A3 and class A4 specifications, however the server performance might be impacted when the operating temperature is outside the ASHRAE A2 specifications. Please find more details in the product guides of the individual components.
- Air temperature:
- Operating: ASHRAE Class A2: 10 °C - 35 °C (50 °F - 95 °F); for altitudes above 900 m (2,953 ft), decrease the maximum ambient temperature by 1 °C for every 300-m (984-ft) increase in altitude
- Non-operating: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F)
- Storage: -40 °C - +60 °C (-40 °F - 140 °F)
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Humidity:
- Operating: ASHRAE Class A2: 8% - 80% (non-condensing); maximum dew point: 21 °C (70 °F)
- Storage: 8% - 90% (non-condensing)
- Electrical:
- 100 - 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz / 60 Hz
- 200 - 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz / 60 Hz
- 180 - 300 V DC (HVDC; supported in China only)
Regulatory compliance
Lenovo EveryScale adopts the conformity of its individual components to international standards, as minimum however
- UL/IEC / CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1
- United States FCC Part 15, Class A
- Canada ICES-003, Class A
- Europe CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3)
- New Zealand/Australia CISPR 22, Class A
- Russia/GOST ME01; IEC-60950-1; GOST R 51318.22, 51317.3.2, and 51317.3.3
- Japan VCCI, Class A
- China CCC Class A
- CISPR 22, Class A
Please find more details on the regulatory compliance for the individual components in their respective product guides.
Warranty upgrades and post-warranty support
Lenovo EveryScale exclusive components (Machine Types 1410, 7X74, 0724, 0449, 7D5F; for the other Hardware and Software components configured within Lenovo EveryScale their respective warranty terms apply) have a three-year customer replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited (for field-replaceable units (FRUs) only) warranty with standard call center support during normal business hours and 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered.
Some countries might have different warranty terms and conditions than the standard warranty. This is due to local business practices or laws in the specific country. Local service teams can assist in explaining country-specific terms when needed. Examples of country-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.
If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs). Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.
If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spares parts.
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.
- Premier Next Business Day – Best choice for essential systems requiring technical expertise from senior-level Lenovo engineers.
- Premier 24x7 4-Hour Response – Best choice for systems where maximum uptime is critical.
- Premier Enhanced Storage Support 24x7 4-Hour Response – Best choice for storage systems where maximum uptime is critical.
For more information, consult the brochure Lenovo Operational Support Services for Data Centers Services.
Warranty Upgrades
The Warranty Upgrades that are available for Lenovo EveryScale are listed in the following tables:
7X74 Integration Kit
Mellanox Ethernet Switches
Mellanox InfiniBand Switches
Intel Omni-Path Switches
Solution Interoperability Support
On top of their individual warranty and maintenance scope or support entitlement, Lenovo EveryScale offers solution-level interoperability support for HPC and AI configurations based on the above selection of Lenovo ThinkSystem portfolio and OEM components.
The extensive testing results in a “Best Recipe” release of software and firmware levels Lenovo warrants to work seamlessly together as a fully integrated data center solution instead of a collection of individual components at the time of implementation.
To see the latest Best Recipe for Lenovo EveryScale, see the following link:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT505184#5
The Solution Support is engaged by opening a hardware ticket based on the Lenovo EveryScale Rack (Model 1410) or Lenovo EveryScale Client Site Integration Kit (Model 7X74). The Lenovo EveryScale Support team then will triage the issue and recommend next steps for you, including potentially to open tickets with other components of the solution.
For issues that require debugging beyond hardware and firmware (Driver, UEFI, IMM/XCC) an additional ticket will have to be opened with the software vendor (e.g. Lenovo SW Support or 3rd party SW vendor) to assist working towards a fix. The Lenovo EveryScale Support team will then work with the SW Support team in isolating root cause and fixing the defect.
For more information about opening tickets, as well as the scope of support for different Lenovo EveryScale components, see the Lenovo EveryScale Support Plan information page.
When a cluster ships the most recent Best Recipe is its compliant version, which is always defined exactly for that specific EveryScale release and the cluster is delivered as a solution of that specific release. Using a Support call clients can request a review if their solution is also compatible with a newer Best Recipe release and if it is, are able to upgrade to that while maintaining solution interoperability support.
As long as a cluster (Model 1410, 7X74) is under Lenovo warranty or maintenance entitlement, full solution interoperability support will be provided for the original Best Recipes. Even when newer Best Recipes are available the previous Recipe will remain valid and supported.
Of course, any client is free to choose to not adhere to the Best Recipe and instead deploy different software and firmware versions or integrate other components that were not tested for interoperability. While Lenovo cannot warrant interoperability with those deviations from the tested scope, a client continues to receive full break & fix support for the components based on the individual warranty and maintenance entitlement of the components. This is comparable to the level of support clients will receive when not buying it as a Lenovo EveryScale solution, but building the solution from individual components – so-called “roll your own” (RYO).
In those cases, to minimize risk we suggest still staying as close as possible to the Best Recipe even when deviating. We also suggest when deviating first to test it on a small portion of the cluster and only roll it out completely if this test was stable.
For clients who need to upgrade the firmware or software of a component – for example due to OS entitlement support issues or Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) fixes – that is part of the best recipe, a support call should be placed on the 1410/7X74 rack and serial number. Lenovo product engineering will review the proposed changes, and advise the client on the viability of an upgrade path. If an upgrade can be supported and is performed, Lenovo EveryScale will note the change in the support records for the solution.
Services
Lenovo Services is a dedicated partner to your success. Our goal is to reduce your capital outlays, mitigate your IT risks, and accelerate your time to productivity.
Note: Some service options may not be available in all countries. For information about Lenovo service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.
Here’s a more in-depth look at what we can do for you:
- Asset Recovery Services
Asset Recovery Services (ARS) helps customers recover the maximum value from their end-of-life equipment in a cost-effective and secure way. On top of simplifying the transition from old to new equipment, ARS mitigates environmental and data security risks associated with data center equipment disposal. Lenovo ARS is a cash-back solution for equipment based on its remaining market value, yielding maximum value from aging assets and lowering total cost of ownership for your customers. For more information, see the article, Reduce E-Waste and Grow Your Bottom Line with Lenovo Asset Recovery Services.
- Assessment Services
An Assessment helps solve your IT challenges through an onsite, multi-day session with a Lenovo technology expert. We perform a tools-based assessment which provides a comprehensive and thorough review of a company's environment and technology systems. In addition to the technology based functional requirements, the consultant also discusses and records the non-functional business requirements, challenges, and constraints. Assessments help organizations like yours, no matter how large or small, get a better return on your IT investment and overcome challenges in the ever-changing technology landscape.
- Design Services
Professional Services consultants perform infrastructure design and implementation planning to support your strategy. The high-level architectures provided by the assessment service are turned into low level designs and wiring diagrams, which are reviewed and approved prior to implementation. The implementation plan will demonstrate an outcome-based proposal to provide business capabilities through infrastructure with a risk-mitigated project plan.
- Basic Hardware Installation
Lenovo experts can seamlessly manage the physical installation of your server, storage, or networking hardware. Working at a time convenient for you (business hours or off shift), the technician will unpack and inspect the systems on your site, install options, mount in a rack cabinet, connect to power and network, check and update firmware to the latest levels, verify operation, and dispose of the packaging, allowing your team to focus on other priorities.
- Deployment Services
When investing in new IT infrastructures, you need to ensure your business will see quick time to value with little to no disruption. Lenovo deployments are designed by development and engineering teams who know our Products & Solutions better than anyone else, and our technicians own the process from delivery to completion. Lenovo will conduct remote preparation and planning, configure & integrate systems, validate systems, verify and update appliance firmware, train on administrative tasks, and provide post-deployment documentation. Customer’s IT teams leverage our skills to enable IT staff to transform with higher level roles and tasks.
- Integration, Migration, and Expansion Services
Move existing physical & virtual workloads easily, or determine technical requirements to support increased workloads while maximizing performance. Includes tuning, validation, and documenting ongoing run processes. Leverage migration assessment planning documents to perform necessary migrations.
- Data Center Power and Cooling Services
The Data Center Infrastructure team will provide solution design and implementation services to support the power and cooling needs of the multi-node chassis and multi-rack solutions. This includes designing for various levels of power redundancy and integration into the customer power infrastructure. The Infrastructure team will work with site engineers to design an effective cooling strategy based on facility constraints or customer goals and optimize a cooling solution to ensure high efficiency and availability. The Infrastructure team will provide the detailed solution design and complete integration of the cooling solution into the customer data center. In addition, the Infrastructure team will provide rack and chassis level commissioning and stand-up of the water-cooled solution which includes setting and tuning of the flow rates based on water temperature and heat recovery targets. Lastly, the Infrastructure team will provide cooling solution optimization and performance validation to ensure the highest overall operational efficiency of the solution.
Lenovo TruScale
Lenovo TruScale XaaS is your set of flexible IT services that makes everything easier. Streamline IT procurement, simplify infrastructure and device management, and pay only for what you use – so your business is free to grow and go anywhere.
Lenovo TruScale is the unified solution that gives you simplified access to:
- The industry’s broadest portfolio – from pocket to cloud – all delivered as a service
- A single-contract framework for full visibility and accountability
- The global scale to rapidly and securely build teams from anywhere
- Flexible fixed and metered pay-as-you-go models with minimal upfront cost
- The growth-driving combination of hardware, software, infrastructure, and solutions – all from one single provider with one point of accountability.
For information about Lenovo TruScale offerings that are available in your region, contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.
Lenovo Financial Services
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Financing your entire solution including hardware, software, and services, ensures more predictability in your project planning with fixed, manageable payments and low monthly payments.
- Device as a Service (DaaS)
Leverage latest technology to advance your business. Customized solutions aligned to your needs. Flexibility to add equipment to support growth. Protect your technology with Lenovo's Premier Support service.
- 24/7 Asset management
Manage your financed solutions with electronic access to your lease documents, payment histories, invoices and asset information.
- Fair Market Value (FMV) and $1 Purchase Option Leases
Maximize your purchasing power with our lowest cost option. An FMV lease offers lower monthly payments than loans or lease-to-own financing. Think of an FMV lease as a rental. You have the flexibility at the end of the lease term to return the equipment, continue leasing it, or purchase it for the fair market value. In a $1 Out Purchase Option lease, you own the equipment. It is a good option when you are confident you will use the equipment for an extended period beyond the finance term. Both lease types have merits depending on your needs. We can help you determine which option will best meet your technological and budgetary goals.
Ask your Lenovo Financial Services representative about this promotion and how to submit a credit application. For the majority of credit applicants, we have enough information to deliver an instant decision and send a notification within minutes.
Lenovo EveryScale solution - DSS-G
Lenovo Distributed Storage Solution for IBM Spectrum Scale (DSS-G) is a software-defined storage (SDS) solution for dense scalable file and object storage suitable for high-performance and data-intensive environments. Enterprises or organizations running HPC, Big Data or cloud workloads will benefit the most from the DSS-G implementation.
DSS-G combines the performance of the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 servers, Lenovo D1224 and D3284 storage enclosures, and industry leading IBM Spectrum Scale software to offer a high performance, scalable building block approach to modern storage needs.
For more information, see the DSS-G product guide.
Lenovo EveryScale solution – NVIDIA Certified OVX Solution
Before you can deploy any new device or autonomous agent in a real-world environment, organizations need to understand how they will behave in the physical world. This can be achieved through first simulating the change in a digital twin. Digital twins must be physically accurate representations of their real-world counterparts. True-to-life simulations require precision timing, ensuring synchronization across the physical and digital worlds with interactions occurring within the same real-time space for all actors in the simulation.
Lenovo and NVIDIA have worked together to deliver real-time remote work and Digital Twin capabilities through the Lenovo EveryScale OVX solution enabled by NVIDIA Omniverse™ Enterprise software and Lenovo ThinkSystem™ platforms leveraging the latest NVIDIA GPU accelerators and networking.
For more information, see the OVX Solution Brief.
Case studies and references
These customers have already implemented Lenovo EveryScale solutions. Click the links to review the customer case studies.
Harvard University Faculty of Arts & Sciences (FAS) Research Computing
- Vienna Scientific Cluster
To push the boundaries of science, researchers need access to high-performance computing (HPC) resources. Supporting academics of all disciplines, the Vienna Scientific Cluster strengthened its HPC infrastructure with a next-generation supercomputer built on Lenovo ThinkSystem servers.
- Leibniz Supercomputing Centre
The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre supports trailblazing scientific research with an energy-efficient, next-generation HPC cluster from Lenovo. As scientific research advances, the need for computation power increases. With a new HPC cluster based on Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 servers with Lenovo Neptune liquid cooling technologies and Intel Xeon Scalable processors, the Leibniz Supercomputing Center is supporting ground-breaking new research. Learn more with this YouTube video.
Related publications and links
For more information, see these resources:
- Lenovo EveryScale product page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/servers/high-density/Lenovo-Scalable-Infrastructure/p/WMD00000276 - Lenovo EveryScale support page:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505184
- Lenovo DSS-G product page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/servers/high-density/Distributed-Storage-Solution-for-IBM-Spectrum-Scale/p/WMD00000275 - LiCO website:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/software/lico/ - Lenovo HPC website:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/solutions/hpc/ - x-config configurator:
https://lesc.lenovo.com/products/hardware/configurator/worldwide/bhui/asit/x-config.jnlp - Best recipe index:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT505184#5
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Full Change History
Changes to the September 27, 2024 update:
- Added NVIDIA SN5600 800GbE Managed Switch with Cumulus to Table 6 - Ethernet switches section
Changes to the September 12, 2024 update:
- Updated the ordering information for the following NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager offerings - Orchestration and management section
- UFM Telemetry
- UFM Enterprise
Changes to the August 2, 2024 update:
- Updated the following under - Hardware components section
- Removed: ThinkSystem SD650 V2, ThinkSystem SD650 V3, ThinkSystem SD650-I V3, ThinkSystem DW612 Enclosure
- Removed: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and components
- Added: Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390 Direct Attached Storage
- Added: NVIDIA L40S
- Updated the following under - Warranty Upgrades section
- New services for NVIDIA SN3420 and NVIDIA SN5600
Changes to the March 22, 2024 update:
- Updated the ordering information for the LiCO HPC AI version - Orchestration and management section
- The LiCO Kubernetes K8S version part numbers have been withdrawn from marketing - Orchestration and management section
Changes to the September 14, 2023 update:
- Restored the BeeGFS feature codes as available with EveryScale but supported by the software vendor - Storage Software / File Systems section
Changes to the August 31, 2023 update:
- Removed BeeGFS as not offered with EveryScale - Storage Software / File Systems section
Changes in the July 10, 2023 update:
- Lenovo EveryScale is the new name for Lenovo Scalable Infrastructure (LeSI)
- Added support for new ThinkSystem V3 systems
- With Intel processors: SR630 V3, SR650 V3, SD650 V3, SD650-I V3, SR850 V3
- With AMD processors: SR635 V3, SR645 V3, SR655 V3, SR665 V3, SD665 V3, SR675 V3
- Added DE6600F and DE6600H storage
- Added support for the NVIDIA H100 NVL on the SR670 V2
- Added support for the new NVIDIA SN3420 switch
- Added the NVIDIA Buefield-3 DPU adapter
- Updated currently supported RHEL and Rocky Linux versions to 9.0
- Removed the following servers and components:
- SR635 and SR655
- DE6000F and DE6000H storage
- NVIDIA SN2410 and NVIDIA AS4610 switches
- 5m and 10m NVIDIA NDRx2 OSFP800 to 4x HDR100 QSFP56 Active Optical Splitter Cables
Changes in the December 15, 2022 update:
- Added AMD Instinct MI210 4x Infinity Fabric Link Bridge Card - GPU section
- Added description of QM9700 series switches - InfiniBand Interconnects section
- Added version support of RHEL and Rocky Linux - Operating systems section
- Added services part numbers for SN2201, SN4600 and QM9700 series switches - Warranty Upgrades section
Changes in the November 22, 2022 update:
- Added NVIDIA Spectrum SN2201 Ethernet Switch - Ethernet Networking section
- Added NVIDIA L40 GPU - GPUs section
- Added InfiniBand switches and rack mount/rail kits - InfiniBand Interconnects section
- Added NDR adapters and NDR cables/transceivers - InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters section
Changes in the September 21, 2022 update:
- Added part numbers for LeSI onsite installation services - LeSI onsite installation section
Changes in the June 24, 2022 update:
- Added GPUs: NVIDIA H100, NVIDIA A100, and AMD MI210 - GPUs section
- Added Mellanox SN4600V 200GbE Managed Switch with Cumulus - Ethernet Networking section
- Added NVIDIA ConnectX-6 DX 200GbE QSFP56 1-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter - InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters section
- Added NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) - Orchestration and management section
- Added information about the NVIDIA Certified OVX Solution
- Removed the following:
- Withdrawn cables and transceivers
- InfiniBand EDR cables
- InfiniBand HDR Low-latency network cables
- xCAT software
Changes in the March 8, 2022 update:
- The Excelero NVMesh offerings have been withdrawn from marketing
Changes in the March 7, 2022 update:
- Added a note the the new PDU offerings available for early ordering now, but shipment will be later in the year - Rack Cabinets and Options section
- Removed the following:
- ThinkSystem SR630 and SR650 servers
- NVIDIA A100 40GB GPU
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
- Mellanox ConnectX-5 adapter
- Mellanox SB7800 EDR and SB7890 EDR InfiniBand switches
- Warranty upgrade part numbers for 1410 racks
Changes in the December 14, 2021 update:
- Added ThinkSystem SR635 and SR665 servers - Lenovo Servers section
- Added new PDU offerings - Rack Cabinets and Options section
- Updated the list of SUSE part numbers - Operating systems section
- Removed the following:
- ThinkSystem SD530 and SR670 servers
- Withdrawn NVIDIA GPUs
- Withdrawn InfiniBand adapters
- Withdrawn rack cabinets
Changes in the October 20, 2021 update:
- Added information and part numbers on NVIDIA CUDA and NVIDIA HPC Software Development Kit - Software components section
Changes in the September 22, 2021 update:
- Updated the information about OPA offerings - Omni-Path Architecture section
Changes in the June 15, 2021 update:
- Updated the LeSI onsite installation section
Changes in the June 1, 2021 update:
- Added ThinkSystem V2 servers - Servers section
- Added NVIDIA Networking SN3700V 200Gb Ethernet switch - Ethernet Networking section
- Added EveryScale Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet - Rack Cabinets and Options section
- Added 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU - Rack Cabinets and Options section
- Added NVIDIA A30 and A10 GPUs and updated the support tables - HPC Acceleration section
- Added low latency InfiniBand cables - InfiniBand Interconnects section
- Added a note regarding the future of CentOS - Software components section
- Added BeeGFS file system - Software components section
- Added Spectrum Scale Erasure Code Edition - Software components section
- Updated Onsite installation section
- Added service part numbers - Warranty and Support section
- Added new case studies and a video - Case studies and references section
Changes in the January 19, 2021 update:
- Added NVIDIA A40 GPU - HPC Acceleration section
- Additional server support of the NVIDIA A100 GPU - HPC Acceleration section
Changes in the September 15, 2020 update:
- Added ThinkSystem SR645 - Servers section
- Added NVIDIA (formerly Mellanox) Ethernet networking switches - Ethernet Networking section
- Added Rack Lift Tool - Rack Cabinets and Options section
- Added NVIDIA A100 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX4000 GPUs - HPC Acceleration section
- Updated the part numbers and feature codes for the following - Software components section
- SLES X86 2 Socket Standard and Priority Subscription
- RHEL for HPC Head Node Standard and Priority Subscription
- Added WekaIO part numbers - Software components section
- Marked the following as withdrawn:
- Lenovo Ethernet networking switches
- NVIDIA Tesla P4000 and P40 GPU
Changes in the April 8, 2020 update:
- Added RTX8000 GPU
- Removed IBM Spectrum Scale part numbers
Changes in the March 15, 2020 update:
- Updated various model numbers
- Added the following GPUs
- NVIDIA Tesla V100S
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000
- Added additional software part numbers
- Spectrum Scale Erasure Code Edition
- Spectrum Scale Data Management Edition
- Spectrum Scale Data Access Edition
- Marked these offerings as withdrawn:
- Spectrum Scale x86 Std Edition Server
Changes in the January 27, 2020 update:
- Changed the machine-type-model numbers (MTMs) from the CTO1 versions to the CTOL versions - Hardware components section
Changes in the January 22, 2020 update:
- Updated links in the InfiniBand Interconnections section
- Added rack packaging details to the Rack Cabinets and Options section
Changes in the December 9, 2019 update:
- Added ThinkSystem SR655
- Added NVIDIA Quadro P2200 - HPC Acceleration section
- Added LiCO Kubernetes version to Orchestration Software - Software components section
- The following components are now marked as withdrawn:
- Lenovo RackSwitch G7052
- Lenovo RackSwitch G7028
- Lenovo RackSwitch G8296
- NVIDIA Quadro P2000 GPU
Changes in the August 26, 2019 update:
- Added additional content to the Storage Expansion Units and Arrays section under Hardware components.
Changes in the August 22, 2019 update:
- Marked the following components withdrawn:
- Mellanox SX6000 Series InfiniBand switches
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 PCIe x8 FDR 1-Port QSFP VPI Adapter
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 PCIe FDR 2-Port QSFP VPI Adapter
- All FDR copper cables
- All FDR optical cables
- 3m Intel OPA 100 Series Passive Copper QSFP28 Cable
Changes in the July 30, 2019 update:
- Added new content from the LeSI 19B release
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quadro RTX5000 16GB GPU, PCIe (active)
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR/200GbE QSFP56 1-port PCIe Adapter
- ThinkSystem Mellanox HDR IB 2x PCIe Aux Kit
- Added oPSE/PSE information for the Mellanox IB switch components
- Removed withdrawn components
Changes in the May 24, 2019 update:
- Added part numbers for InfiniBand warranty service - Warranty options section
- Corrected the feature code for the Mellanox QM87xx RMK w/ Air Duct
Changes in the May 17, 2019 update:
- Added QM87xx InfiniBand switch options - InfiniBand switches table
- Added 30m, 50m and 100m InfiniBand Active Optical Cables - InfiniBand cables table
Changes in the April 30, 2019 update:
- Added a table of Excelero block storage software part numbers
- Corrected the server support of InfiniBand HDR adapters - InfiniBand adapters table
- Corrected the feature code of the Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 IB Single-port x16 PCIe 3.0 HCA - InfiniBand adapters table
Changes in the February 26, 2019 update:
- Added a link to the index for all LeSI Best Recipes - Related publications and links section
Changes in the September 18, 2018 update:
- Added the link to 18B to the Best Recipes table - Solution Interoperability Support section
- Clarified that software component licenses are typically packaged with 3 or 5 years of subscription and support
Changes in the July 14, 2018 update:
- 18B release added SR850 and SR860 support
- Bill of Material tables added for all hardware and software components
First published: 7 June 2018
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