Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V4 Server

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V4 is an ideal 2-socket 1U rack server for customers that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. The SR630 V4 is based on two Intel Xeon 6700-series processors with the new Efficient-cores (E-cores), formerly codenamed "Sierra Forest-SP".

The SR630 V4 is designed for high density and scale-out workloads in various customer segments including cloud service providers (CSP) and telecommunication industry customers.

Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V4

The SR630 V4 server has been designed to take advantage of the features of the new Intel Xeon 6 processors, such as the full performance of processors up to 144 cores and 330W TDP, support for 6400 MHz memory and PCIe Gen 5.0 support. The server also offers onboard NVMe PCIe ports that allow direct connections to up to 16x NVMe SSDs, which results in faster access to store and access data.

Combining performance and flexibility, the SR630 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 SR630 V4 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs:

• Supports one or two Intel Xeon 6700-series processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores)
  • Up to 144 cores
  • Core speeds of up to 2.4 GHz
  • TDP ratings of up to 330 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 64GB RDIMMs, the server supports up to 2TB of system memory
• Planned support for Compute Express Link (CXL) memory DIMMs in an E3.S 2T form factor. 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. (planned for 1Q/2025)
• Planned support for up to three single-width GPUs, each up to 75W for substantial processing power in a 1U system. (planned for 1Q/2025)
• Supports up to 12x 2.5-inch NVMe hot-swap drive bays, by using combinations of front-accessible (up to 10 bays) and rear-accessible (2 bays).
• Planned support for up to 16x E3.S 1T NVMe drives, a new form factor drive for high-density and high-performance storage. (planned for 1Q/2025)
• Supports up to 16x NVMe drives without oversubscription of PCIe lanes (1:1 connectivity) and without the need for additional NVMe adapters. The use of NVMe drives maximizes drive I/O performance, in terms of throughput and latency.
• 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 (planned) or rear of the server as hot-swap drives.
• Supports up to 5x PCIe slots, 3x at the rear of the server and 2x at the front of the server. Also supports 2x OCP slots, either two in the rear of the server, or one in the rear plus one in the front of the server.
• 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.

Availability and serviceability

The SR630 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. Note: ADDDC in not supported with 9x4 RDIMMs.
• 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 NVMe M.2 drives to be configured as a redundant pair.
• The server has up to two hot-swap redundant power supplies and up to eight hot-swap redundant fans to provide availability for business-critical applications.
• Optional front-accessible slots and drives so that most major components and cables (except power) are located at the front of the server
• 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 SR630 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 SR630 V4 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, and increase energy availability:

• The server supports an advanced direct-water cooling (DWC) capability with the Lenovo Neptune Processor DWC Module, where heat from the processors is removed from the rack and the data center using an open loop and coolant distribution units, resulting in lower energy costs
• Energy-efficient system board components help lower operational costs.
• High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum and 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.

The ThinkSystem SR630 V4 improves on the previous generation SR630 V3, as summarized in the following table.

The following figure shows the architectural block diagram of the SR630 V4, showing the major components and their connections.

Figure 7. SR630 V4 system architectural block diagram

The following table lists the standard specifications.

ThinkSystem SR630 V4 models can be configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC).

Topics in this section:

• CTO models
• Base feature codes
• Preconfigured models

CTO models

ThinkSystem SR630 V4 models can be configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC).

Configure-to-order (CTO) models are used to create models with factory-integrated server customizations. For CTO models, two types of base CTO models are available for the SR630 V4 as listed in the columns in the following table:

• General purpose base CTO models are for general business (non-HPC) and is selectable by choosing General Purpose mode in DCSC.
• AI and HPC base models are intended for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Performance Computing (HPC) configurations and solutions are enabled using the AI & HPC Hardware - ThinkSystem Hardware mode in DCSC. These configurations, along with Lenovo EveryScale Solutions, can also be built using System x and Cluster Solutions Configurator (x-config). Tip: Some HPC and AI models are not listed in DCSC and can only be configured in x-config.

Preconfigured server models may also be available for the SR630 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 SR630 V4 server.

Base feature codes

Models of the SR630 V4 are defined based on the configuration of front drives and front slots. 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.

• Models for EMEA region

Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server.

The SR630 V4 supports the Intel Xeon 6700 series processors. The server supports one or two processors.

Topics in this section:

• Processor options
• Processor features
• Intel On Demand feature licensing
• One-processor configurations
• Thermal requirements by processor
• Lenovo Processor Neptune Air Module - Closed-loop liquid cooling
• Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module - Open-loop liquid cooling
• UEFI operating modes

Processor options

All supported processors have the following characteristics:

• 8 DDR5 memory channels at 2 DIMMs per channel
• Up to 4 UPI links between processors at up to 24 GT/s
• 88 PCIe 5.0 I/O lanes

The following table lists the Intel Xeon 6700-series processors with E-cores that are currently supported by the SR630 V4.

• 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 6700-series processors with E-cores that are supported in the SR630 V4.

The following table summarizes the key features of the Intel Xeon 6700-series processors with E-cores that are supported in the SR630 V4.

Intel On Demand feature licensing

Intel Xeon 6 processors do not support Intel On Demand feature licensing for Accelerators.

For details about what configurations are supported with each, see the Thermal Rules section in the Lenovo Docs site for the SR630 V4:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/thermal_rules

Ordering information is listed in the following table.

Lenovo Processor Neptune Air Module - Closed-loop liquid cooling

The Lenovo Processor Neptune Air Module is a closed-loop liquid-cooled processor heatsink, and on the SR630 V4, can be used to lower power consumption due to lower fan speeds. Internal testing has shows a 56% fan power saving per node and 5% rack-level power saving with the use of closed-loop liquid cooling.

For configurations using processors 250W<TPD≤300W, the use of the closed-loop heatsink allows for a 5°C higher ambient temperature compared to using air-cooled performance heatsinks.

The following figure shows the placement of the components in the closed-loop liquid-cooled solution. Cold plates are mounted on top of each processor and these are connected via aluminum tubes to a radiator that is placed in front of the system fans. The tubes contain a mixture of water and ethylene glycol (EGW). The liquid is actively pumped through the pipes in a closed loop to remove the heat from the processors.

Figure 8. SR630 V4 with the Lenovo Processor Neptune Air Module

The Processor Neptune Air Module is only available in CTO orders, not as a field upgrade. Ordering information is listed in the following table.

The closed-loop liquid-cooled heatsink has the following requirements:

• Either one or two CPUs are supported
• Hot-swap M.2 drive bays are supported
• The following components are not supported:
  • Internal M.2 adapter (2.5-inch drive bay chassis)
  • Front PCIe slots
  • Rear drive bays
  • GPUs
  • Internal (CFF) RAID adapters or HBAs

For additional support information including configurations and ambient temperature requirements, see the Thermal Rules page for the Neptune Air module:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/thermal_rules#thermal_rules__thermal_rules_for_servers_with_lacm

Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module - Open-loop liquid cooling

The SR630 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 an 80% fan power saving per node and 27% 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.

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 2 is not available for adapters - the water loop is routed through the space otherwise occupied by slot 2
• Only the following slot configurations are supported:
  • 2x Low profile x16 slots, in slot 1 and slot 3
  • 1x Low profile x16 slot in slot 1, and 2x 7mm drives in slot 3
• Rear 2.5-inch drive bays are not supported
• RAID flash power module (supercap) support is limited only to positions 1 (2.5-inch drives only) or position 3 (slot 3), as described in the RAID flash power module (supercap) support section. Location 2 on the air baffle is not 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 for the direct water cooling module:

https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/thermal_rules#server-models-with-direct-water-cooling-module

The following figure shows the Lenovo Neptune Processor DWC Module installed in the SR630 V4.

Figure 10. Lenovo Neptune Processor DWC Module installed in the SR630 V4

The following table lists the feature codes that allow you to specify the mode you wish to preset in the factory for CTO orders.

The preset modes for the SR630 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.

The SR630 V4 uses Lenovo TruDDR5 memory operating at up to 6400 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 2TB of memory using 32x 64GB RDIMMs and two processors.

With 6th Gen Intel Xeon processors, DIMMs operate at the following speeds, up to the memory bus speed of the processor selected. See the Processor features section for specifics.

• 1 DIMM per channel (DPC): Up to 6400 MHz
• 2 DPC using RDIMMs: Up to 5200 MHz

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 6400 MHz memory options that are currently supported by the SR630 V4.

For more information on DDR5 memory, see the Lenovo Press paper, Introduction to DDR5 Memory, available from https://lenovopress.com/lp1618.

The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration:

• The SR630 V4 only supports quantities of 8 or 16 DIMMs per processor, as follows:
  • 32GB DIMMs are only supported 8 DIMMs per processor (1 DIMM per channel)
  • 64GB DIMMs are supported 8 or 16 DIMMs per processor (1 or 2 DPC)
  • Other quantities are not supported
• The server with Intel Xeon 6700-series E-core processors only supports RDIMMs
• Planned memory support:
  • Intel Xeon 6700 E-core processors are planned to support CXL memory
  • Future Intel Xeon 6 processors are planned to support 3DS RDIMMs, MCRDIMMs and CXL memory
• Mixing x4 and x8 DIMMs is not supported
• Mixing of DIMM rank counts (1R, 2R) is not supported

For best performance, consider the following:

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 not supported.

The SR630 V4 supports up to 12x 2.5-inch drives. Support is also planned for up to 16x E3.S 1T or 8x E3.S 2T drive bays, depending on the selected chassis and backplane configuration. The server also supports configurations without any drive bays if desired.

The server supports front and rear drive bays, are as follows:

• Up to 10x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe drive bays at the front of the server
• 2x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe drive bays at the rear of the server

The server also supports one or two M.2 drives, in two possible locations:

• Installed in an M.2 adapter internal to the server (non-hot-swap)
• Hot-swap in the rear of the server

It is also planned to support the following in 1Q/2025:

• Front 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives
• Front 16x E3.S 1T hot-swap bays
• Front 8x E3.S 2T hot-swap bays
• Front M.2 hot-swap drive bays
• Rear 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives

In this section:

• NVMe drive support
• Front drive bays
• Rear drive bays
• Storage configurations
• Field upgrades
• M.2 drives
• SED encryption key management with SKLM

The specifics of these configurations are covered in the Storage configurations section.

In addition, the SR630 V4 supports two M.2 NVMe drives for use as boot drives, as described in the M.2 drives section

Front drive bays

The front drive bay zone supports the following configurations. All drives bays are hot-swap, and all NVMe drive support is PCIe Gen5.

• 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays without support for front PCIe slots:
  • 4x NVMe (Gen5)
  • 8x NVMe (Gen5)
  • 10x NVMe (Gen5)
• 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays with support for front PCIe slots
  • 4x NVMe (Gen5)
• Drive-less configuration - No backplane and no drives (supports field upgrades)

These configurations are shown in the following figures. The feature codes listed correspond to the feature codes listed in the table below the figures.

The following figure shows the supported 2.5-inch drive bay configurations that don't support front PCIe slots. With 4 or 8 drive bays, the server supports optional hot-swap M.2 drives mounted at the front of the server. Support for front-mounted hot-swap M.2 drive bays is planned for 1Q/2025.

Figure 11. SR630 V4 front drive bay configurations - 3.5-inch and EDSFF drive bays

The following figure shows the supported 2.5-inch drive bays drive bay configurations that do support front PCIe slots. Front slots can be used with rear slots. See the I/O expansion for details.

Figure 12. SR630 V4 front drive bay configurations - 2.5-inch drive bays without front PCIe slot support

The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table. Most front backplanes are also available as part numbers for field upgrades using upgrade kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.

Rear drive bays

The use of rear 2.5-inch drive bays has the following configuration rules:

• With 2.5-inch rear drive bays, only slot 1 is available. Slot 2 and 3 are not available
• Rear 2.5-inch drives are not supported with either of the following:
  • Open-loop water cooling
  • Rear-mounted hot-swap M.2 drives

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Field upgrades

The SR630 V4 is orderable without drive bays, allowing you to add a backplane, cabling and controllers as field upgrades. The following table summarizes the option part numbers you will need to order for each available drive configuration.

Configuration rules:

• For front drive bays, backplane kits do not include cables. Cables must be ordered separately.
• For Rear drive bays, backplane kits included cables.
• There is no upgrade path to add drive bays if the SR630 V4 already has a backplane, without removing the existing backplane. For example, you cannot upgrade an 8x 2.5-inch drive bay to 10 bays without first removing the existing backplane.

The following table lists the part numbers needed for each storage configuration.

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.

The following figure shows the SR630 V4 with front and rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays.

Figure 14. Hot-swap M.2 drive bays

The following figure shows the rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays.

Figure 15. Rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays

The supported M.2 module is listed in the following table. For field upgrades see the M.2 field upgrades section below.

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.

M.2 field upgrades for internal M.2

For field upgrades to add one of the supported internal M.2 adapters, the SR630 V4 also requires an additional M.2 cable kit. Ordering information is listed in the following table.

M.2 field upgrades for hot-swap M.2

In addition to the ThinkSystem SR630 V4 M.2 RAID B540p 2HS SATA/NVMe Kit (4XH7A96836), 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. The M.2 drive needs to be ordered separately.

Figure 16. Components of the ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U Hot Swap M.2 SATA/NVMe Drive Assembly Kit

The SR630 V4 currently supports NVMe drives for maximum performance. SAS and SATA drive support is planned with the use of a SAS/SATA RAID adapter or HBA. Initial support is for 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe drives and there is planned support for E3.S 1T and E3.S 2T NVMe drives.

For RAID support with NVMe drives, SR630 V4 supports Intel VROC NVMe RAID. See the Intel VROC section for ordering information.

The server also supports M.2 drives for additional storage or OS boot functions. See the M.2 drives section for details.

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

The following tables list the drive options for internal storage of the server.

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.

The server supports the external USB optical drive listed in the following table.

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.

The SR630 V4 supports a total of up to 5x PCIe slots, 3x at the rear and 2x at the front, plus 2x OCP 3.0 SFF slots for networking. The OCP slots can be either both at the rear of the server, one can be at the front and one at the rear. Slot availability is based on riser selection and drive bays configured. The use of slot 3 and the front slots require that both processors be installed.

Topics in this section:

• Rear slots
• Front slots
• Slot field upgrades
• Serial port

Figure 17. SR630 V4 rear slot configurations

The rear-accessible slots and riser cards are as follows:

• Riser 1: Slots 1 & 2 (connect to CPU 1)
  • Slot 1: Full height, PCIe 5.0 x8 or x16, depending on the configuration
  • Slot 2: Low Profile, PCIe 5.0 x16 (only in configuration A and B in the above figure)
• Riser 2: Slot 3 (connects to CPU 2)
  • Slot 3: Low Profile or FHHL, PCIe 5.0 x16 (only in configuration A, C, and E)
• OCP slots:
  • OCP slot 6 (connects to CPU 1): PCIe 5.0 x8 or x16 (can be configured as x16 with the addition of a x16 OCP Cable Kit, feature C1YK)
  • OCP slot 7 (connects to CPU 2): PCIe 5.0 x8 or x16 (can be configured as x16 with the addition of a x16 OCP Cable Kit, feature C1YK)

The following table lists the CTO feature codes for the rear slots. For part numbers, see the Rear slot configurations table.

The following table lists the supported rear slots configurations in the SR630 V4. The Cfg column matches the slot configurations shown in the preceding figure. Ordering information is as follows:

• For CTO orders, order the feature codes listed for the configuration, both riser and cage feature codes (2, 3, or 4 feature codes, depending on the configuration)
• For field upgrades, order the part numbers listed for the configuration (1 or 2 part numbers, depending on the configuration). The part numbers include both the risers and cages needed for that configuration.

The front-accessible slots and riser cards are as follows:

• Slot 4: Low Profile, PCIe 5.0 x16 (connects to CPU 2)
• Slot 5: FHHL, PCIe 5.0 x16 (connects to CPU 1)
• Front OCP slot (Slot 8) (connects to CPU 1)
  • With 1 CPU installed, front OCP is PCIe 5.0 x8
  • With 2 CPUs installed, front OCP is PCIe 5.0 x16

Ordering information is listed in the following table.

Configuration notes:

• The use of front slots requires base feature code C1XF as described in the Base feature codes section.
• Front slots can be used in conjunction with rear drive bays. See Storage configurations for details.
• The front OCP slot is automatically derived by the configurator with riser 4 (slot 5).
• The server only supports one or two OCP slots, so with front PCIe slots configured in a 2-processor system, a single rear OCP is optional. If selected, the rear OCP will be located in OCP slot 2 and connected to CPU 2.
• The use of the Lenovo Neptune Liquid to Air (L2A) Module (feature C1XK) is not supported.
• The security bezel is not supported with front PCIe slots.
• Front M.2 hot-swap drive bays is not supported with front PCIe slots.

Slot field upgrades

Slot configurations can also be ordered as field upgrades using option part numbers, as listed in the following table.

For details on which configurations these are supported in, see the Rear slot configurations table.

Configuration notes:

• Riser option part numbers include the riser card and the bracket that the riser card mounts in. For cabled risers, the option part numbers include the cable needed to connect the riser to the system board.
• The ThinkSystem V4 1U/2U OCP x16 Enablement Cable Kit (4X97A97300) is used to convert a rear OCP slot from PCIe x8 to PCIe x16, which is beneficial if you have, or plan to have, a PCIe x16 OCP adapter installed. The kit includes a cable that plugs into system board connector PCI 10 for OCP slot 1, or connector PCI 12 for OCP slot 2 (see the block diagram in the System architecture section).
• For 1-socket configurations with front slots, the front OCP slot is configured as a PCIe x8 slot. If a second processor is added as a field upgrade, it is not supported to upgrade the front OCP slot to PCIe x16 due to cabling differences.

The server has two dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slots each with a PCIe x16 host interface. The OCP slots can either be both located at the rear of the server or one at the front of the server and one at the rear. 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.

The following table lists additional supported network adapters that can be installed in the regular PCIe slots.

* Performance fans may be required. See the Cooling section
† In the SR630 V4, this adapter requires a full-height bracket and must be installed in a full-height slot. The use of a low-profile bracket and slot is not supported.

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

Support for Fibre Channel host bus adapters is planned.

Support for SAS adapters for external storage is planned.

Support for GPU adapters is planned.

The SR630 V4 server has up to eight 40 mm hot-swap variable-speed fans. The fans are implemented as 2-in-1 fan modules where each module contains two fans, side by side.

Figure 20. Fan module

Three fan modules (six fans) are needed when one processor is installed and four fan modules (eight fans) are required when two processors are installed. The server offers N+1 rotor redundancy.

Depending on the configuration, the server can be configured with one of the following:

• Standard fans, which are single-rotor 23K RPM fans
• Performance fans, which are dual-rotor 28K RPM fans

Ordering information for the fans is listed in the following table.

Configuration rules:

• Fan types cannot be mixed

• Use performance fans when your server is installed with any of the following adapters:
  • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter
• Use performance fans and the ambient temperature must be limited to 30°C or lower when your server is installed with any of the following adapters:
  • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter V2 with Active Fiber cables
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 IB/100GbE VPI 1-port x16 PCIe 3.0 HCA
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 IB/100GbE VPI 2-port x16 PCIe 3.0 HCA
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR IB/200GbE Single Port x16 PCIe Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 1-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NDR400 OSFP 1-port PCIe Gen5 Adapter
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NDR200/HDR QSFP112 2-port PCIe Gen5 x16 InfiniBand Adapter
• The ambient temperature must be limited to 30°C or lower when 100/200 GB NIC adapters with active transceivers and fiber cables installed; and 35°C or lower when the adapters use passive copper cables.

For additional details on configuration requirements, see the Thermal Rules page on the Lenovo Docs site:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/thermal_rules

The SR630 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.

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. For China customers, all power supplies support 240V DC.

For inlet current requirements, see the Physical and electrical specifications section.

Power supply options do not include a line cord. 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 SR630 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: 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.

The SR630 V4 contains an integrated service processor, XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3), which provides advanced control, monitoring, and alerting functions. The XCC3 is based on the AST2600 baseboard management controller (BMC) using a dual-core ARM Cortex A7 32-bit RISC service processor running at 1.2 GHz.

Topics in this section:

• System I/O Board
• Local management
• System status with XClarity Mobile
• Remote management
• MicroSD for XCC local storage
• XCC3 Premier
• Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
• Lenovo XClarity Administrator
• Lenovo XClarity Integrators
• Lenovo XClarity Essentials
• Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
• Lenovo Capacity Planner

System I/O Board

The SR630 V4 implements a separate System I/O Board that connects to the system board as shown in the Internal view in the Components and connectors section. The System I/O Board contains all the connectors visible at the rear 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.

Figure 21. System I/O Board

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.

Front DisplayPort video port and Front/Internal USB ports

The rear USB ports are standard on all models of the SR630 V4, however the front and internal USB ports are optional, and can be configured in the factory in CTO orders, or as field upgrades using option part numbers. Similarly, the rear VGA port is standard on all models, however a front MiniDP video port can be configured CTO or added as a field upgrade.

For CTO orders, the feature codes are listed in the following table.

Configuration rules:

• The Front USB ports and MiniDP (C1YQ) requires that the Internal USB port (C1YR) also be selected
• For CTO orders to select feature C1YQ, you will need to deselect feature C1YP
• Feature C1YQ is required to use XClarity Mobile, as described in the System status with XClarity Mobile section.
• Feature C1YQ is not supported with E3.S drive bay configurations

For field upgrades, the part numbers listed in the following table are available.

Configuration notes for field upgrades:

• If you order ThinkSystem 1U/2U V4 Front Media Bay Option Kit 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 is required to use XClarity Mobile, as described in the System status with XClarity Mobile section.
• ThinkSystem 1U/2U V4 Front Media Bay Option Kit is not supported with E3.S drive bay configurations

Figure 23. SR630 V4 External Diagnostics Handset

The External Diagnostics Handset allows quick access to system status, firmware, network, and health information. The LCD display on the unit 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

The port itself is standard in all models, however the handset is a separate orderable component. Ordering information for the handset is listed in the following table.

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, the 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

The steps to connect the mobile device are as follows:

1. 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)
2. Connect the mobile device via a USB cable to the server's USB port with the management symbol
3. In iOS or Android settings, enable Personal Hotspot or USB Tethering
4. Launch the Lenovo XClarity Mobile app

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 1U/2U V4 Front Media Bay Option Kit (4X97A96850) as described in the Local management section
• XClarity Mobile cannot be used with E3.S drive configurations, since these configurations don't support the front USB port

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

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 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 1Q/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

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.

For more information about System Guard, see https://pubs.lenovo.com/xcc2/NN1ia_c_systemguard

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 SR630 V4. The software can be downloaded and used at no charge to discover and monitor the SR630 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.

For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1200

For more information about all the available Lenovo XClarity Integrators, see the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide: https://lenovopress.com/tips1200-lenovo-xclarity-administrator

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.

Topics in this section:

• Security features
• Platform Firmware Resiliency - Lenovo ThinkShield
• Intel Transparent Supply Chain
• Security standards

Security features

The SR630 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 SR630 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 24. Lockable front security bezel

The dimensions of the security bezel are:

• Width: 435 mm (17.1 in.)
• Height: 40 mm (1.6 in.)
• Width: 30 mm (1.2 in.)

The following table lists the security options for the SR630 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 SR630 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 SR630 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).

Security standards

The SR630 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
• 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

The following table lists the rack installation options that are available for the SR630 V4.

The following table summarizes the rail kit features and specifications.

Notes:

1. There are no CMA mounting brackets preinstalled on the rail. The CMA mounting brackets are contained in the CMA option kit package. Before installing the CMA, you need to install the CMA mounting brackets first. For detailed instructions, refer to the documentation that comes with the CMA option kit.
2. If you want to install the rails and a 0U PDU into the same rack, the rack must meet the height and depth requirements. See the sections below for details, Rack cabinets with parallel 0U PDUs and Rack cabinets with perpendicular 0U PDUs.
3. For best performance, it is recommended that you install the rails to the racks with a 719-mm distance (28.31-inch, Lenovo rack default distance) between the front and rear mounting flanges.
4. The rail length refers to the distance measured when the rail is not extended.

The SR630 V4 supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2022
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64-bit

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#servers=sr630-v4-7dg8-7dg9

The SR630 V4 with 2.5-inch drives 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: 440 mm (17.3 inches)
• Height: 43 mm (1.7 inches)
• Depth: 788 mm (31 inches)

The following table lists the detailed dimensions. See the figure below for the definition of each dimension.

Figure 25. Server dimensions

The server has the following weight:

• Maximum weight: 20.2 kg (44.5 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:

• Input voltage: -48 to -60 Vdc
• Inlet current (1300W power supply): 29.8 A

The SR630 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 SR630 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:

• Ambient temperature requirements
• Temperature and humidity
• Acoustical noise emissions
• Shock and vibration
• Particulate contamination

Ambient temperature requirements

The restrictions to ASHRAE support are as follows:

• Use performance fans and the ambient temperature must be limited to 30°C or lower when your server is installed with any of the following adapters:
  • ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter V2 with Active Fiber cables
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 IB/100GbE VPI 1-port x16 PCIe 3.0 HCA
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 IB/100GbE VPI 2-port x16 PCIe 3.0 HCA
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR IB/200GbE Single Port x16 PCIe Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 1-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NDR400 OSFP 1-port PCIe Gen5 Adapter
  • ThinkSystem Nvidia ConnectX-7 NDR200/HDR QSFP112 2-port PCIe Gen5 x16 InfiniBand Adapter
• The ambient temperature must be limited to 30°C or lower when 100/200 GB NIC adapters with active transceivers and fiber cables installed; and 35°C or lower when the adapters use passive copper cables.

Air-cooled and Closed-loop liquid cooling requirements

The restrictions to ASHRAE support are as follows (cooling by air or Processor Neptune Air Module):

• The ambient temperature must be no more than 30°C if your server meets the following conditions:
  • 300 W < TDP ≤ 350 W
  • NeptAir module
  • High-performance fan-packs
  • Any M.2 NVMe drive
  • Memory modules with capacity equal to or smaller than 64 GB
• The ambient temperature must be no more than 35°C if your server meets any of the following conditions:
  • 205 W < TDP ≤ 300 W
  • High-performance fan-packs
  • ≥ 100 GbE AOC transceiver with high-performance fan-packs
    • 30°C when 225 < TDP ≤ 300
    • 35°C when 185 ≤ TDP ≤ 225
  • Any M.2 NVMe drive
  • Memory modules with capacity equal to or smaller than 64 GB
• The ambient temperature must be no more than 35°C if your server meets any of the following conditions:
  • 185 W < TDP ≤ 205 W
  • Standard fan-packs
  • PCIe network interface cards (NICs) and OCP modules
  • ≥ 100 GbE AOC transceiver with high-performance fan-packs
  • Any M.2 NVMe drive
  • Memory modules with capacity equal to or smaller than 64 GB

Open-loop liquid cooling requirements

The restrictions to ASHRAE support are as follows (cooling by Processor Neptune Core Module):

• The ambient temperature must be no more than 35°C if your server meets the following conditions:
  • TDP ≤ 350
  • NeptCore module
  • Standard fan-packs
  • ≥ 100 GbE AOC transceiver
    • 30°C when installed with standard fan-packs
    • 35°C when installed with high-performance fan-packs
  • Any M.2 NVMe drive
  • Memory modules with capacity equal to or smaller than 64 GB

Water requirements:

• 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

For additional information, see the Environmental specifications and Thermal rules sections in the product documentation:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/server_specifications_environmental
https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/thermal_rules

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: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
  • Shipment/storage: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
• 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% 

Acoustical noise emissions

The server has the following acoustic noise emissions declaration:

Typical configuration:

• Sound power level (L_WAd):
  • Idle: 5.5 Bel
  • Operating (50% CPU TDP): 6.0 Bel
  • Operating (100% CPU TDP): 7.2 Bel
• Sound pressure level (L_pAm):
  • Idle: 43.7 dBA
  • Operating (50% CPU TDP): 48.5 dBA
  • Operating (100% CPU TDP): 60.5 dBA

Storage-rich configuration:

• Sound power level (L_WAd):
  • Idle: 6.2 Bel
  • Operating (100% CPU TDP): 7.8 Bel
  • Operating (100% IOPS workload): 8.1 Bel
• Sound pressure level (L_pAm):
  • Idle: 51.1 dBA
  • Operating (100% CPU TDP): 65.5 dBA
  • Operating (100% IOPS workload): 68.8 dBA

Notes:

• Idle mode: The steady-state condition in which the server is powered-on but not operating any intended function.
• Standard configuration: 10x 2.5" chassis, 4x standard fan-packs, 2x 205W processors, 2x standard heat sinks, 16x 64 GB RDIMMs, 10x 2.5" NVMe drives, ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP adapter on slot 6, 2x 800W PSUs
• Storage-right configuration: 10x 2.5" chassis, 4x high-performance fan-packs, 2x 330W processors, 2x performance heat sinks, 16x 64 GB RDIMMs, 10x 2.5" NVMe drives, ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP adapter on slot 6, 2x 1300W PSUs
• These sound power levels are measured in controlled acoustical environments according to procedures specified by ISO 7779 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.

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/

The Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module is the liquid-based processor cooling offering for the SR630 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 26. Water manifold connections

Configuration requirements:

• Maximum number of SR630 V4 servers support in a rack:
  • 48U rack: 38 servers
  • 42U rack with in-rack CDU: 35 servers
  • 42U rack without in-rack CDU: 38 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 Bar)

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

The SR630 V4 has a 1-year or 3-year warranty based on the machine type of the system:

• 7DG8 - 1 year warranty
• 7DG9 - 3 year warranty

The standard warranty terms are customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite (for field-replaceable units FRUs only) with standard call center support during normal business hours and 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered.

Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for your data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide. Available offerings include:

• Premier Support

  Premier Support provides a Lenovo-owned customer experience and delivers direct access to technicians skilled in hardware, software, and advanced troubleshooting, in addition to the following:

  • Direct technician-to-technician access through a dedicated phone line
  • 24x7x365 remote support
  • Single point of contact service
  • End to end case management
  • Third-party collaborative software support
  • Online case tools and live chat support
  • On-demand remote system analysis
• Warranty Upgrade (Preconfigured Support)

  Services are available to meet the on-site response time targets that match the criticality of your systems.

  • 3, 4, or 5 years of service coverage
  • 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions
  • Foundation Service: 9x5 service coverage with next business day onsite response. YourDrive YourData is an optional extra (see below).
  • Essential Service: 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (available only in select markets). Bundled with YourDrive YourData.
  • Advanced Service: 24x7 service coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (available only in select markets). Bundled with YourDrive YourData.
• Managed Services

  Lenovo Managed Services provides continuous 24x7 remote monitoring (plus 24x7 call center availability) and proactive management of your data center using state-of-the-art tools, systems, and practices by a team of highly skilled and experienced Lenovo services professionals.

  Quarterly reviews check error logs, verify firmware & OS device driver levels, and software as needed. We’ll also maintain records of latest patches, critical updates, and firmware levels, to ensure you systems are providing business value through optimized performance.

• Technical Account Management (TAM)

  A Lenovo Technical Account Manager helps you optimize the operation of your data center based on a deep understanding of your business. You gain direct access to your Lenovo TAM, who serves as your single point of contact to expedite service requests, provide status updates, and furnish reports to track incidents over time. In addition, your TAM will help proactively make service recommendations and manage your service relationship with Lenovo to make certain your needs are met.

• Enterprise Server Software Support

  Enterprise Software Support is an additional support service providing customers with software support on Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE, and VMware applications and systems. Around the clock availability for critical problems plus unlimited calls and incidents helps customers address challenges fast, without incremental costs. Support staff can answer troubleshooting and diagnostic questions, address product comparability and interoperability issues, isolate causes of problems, report defects to software vendors, and more.

• YourDrive YourData

  Lenovo’s YourDrive YourData is a multi-drive retention offering that ensures your data is always under your control, regardless of the number of drives that are installed in your Lenovo server. In the unlikely event of a drive failure, you retain possession of your drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Your data stays safely on your premises, in your hands. The YourDrive YourData service can be purchased in convenient bundles and is optional with Foundation Service. It is bundled with Essential Service and Advanced Service.

• Health Check

  Having a trusted partner who can perform regular and detailed health checks is central to maintaining efficiency and ensuring that your systems and business are always running at their best. Health Check supports Lenovo-branded server, storage, and networking devices, as well as select Lenovo-supported products from other vendors that are sold by Lenovo or a Lenovo-Authorized Reseller.

Examples of region-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 spare parts.

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.

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 ARS page, https://lenovopress.com/lp1266-reduce-e-waste-and-grow-your-bottom-line-with-lenovo-ars.

• 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.

The SR630 V4 conforms to the following standards:

• ANSI/UL 62368-1
• IEC 62368-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
• CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1
• Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan, TP EAC 037/2016 (for RoHS)
• CE, UKCA Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN62368-1, EN55035, EN61000-3-11, EN61000-3-12, (EU) 2019/424, and EN IEC 63000 (RoHS))
• UL Green Guard, UL2819
• Energy Star 4.0
• EPEAT (NSF/ ANSI 426) Bronze
• Japanese Energy-Saving Act
• EU2019/424 Energy Related Product (ErP Lot9)
• TCO Certified
• China CCC certificate, GB17625.1; GB4943.1; GB/T9254
• China CECP certificate, CQC3135
• China CELP certificate, HJ 2507-2011

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

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

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

The following table lists the supported KVM consoles.

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

Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality, excellence, and trustworthiness. Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world.

We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.

We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.

We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.

Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.

The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.

1. Partner Technical Webinar - OneIQ
   2024-07-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Partner Technical Webinar - OneIQ
   
   

   In 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 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: 071224
2. FY25Q1 Intel Xeon 6 Update
   2024-06-04 | 5 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   FY25Q1 Intel Xeon 6 Update
   
   

   Lenovo is announcing two new servers based on the Intel® Xeon® 6 family of processors. The new Intel® Xeon® 6 family of processors builds on the previous processor generations, adding new features and improving others.
   This Quick Hit introduces the new processor family and the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V4 and SD520 V4 servers that use it.

   Published: 2024-06-04
   Length: 5 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: SXXW2535a
3. SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
   2024-06-04 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
   Details
   SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
   
   

   Join Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
   • Challenges in the SAP environment
   • Lenovo On-premise Solutions for SAP
   • Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions

   Published: 2024-06-04
   Length: 60 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Course code: DSAPF101
4. Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
   2024-05-29 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
   
   

   This 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 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: SXXW1110r7
5. VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI
   2024-05-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
   Details
   VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI
   
   

   Join 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 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Course code: DVCLD212
6. Partner Technical Webinar - ISG Portfolio Update
   2024-04-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Partner Technical Webinar - ISG Portfolio Update
   
   

   In 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 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: 041224
7. Partner Technical Webinar – StorMagic
   2024-03-19 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Partner Technical Webinar – StorMagic
   
   

   March 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 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: 030824
8. Intel Transparent Supply Chain on Lenovo Servers
   2024-01-29 | 12 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Intel Transparent Supply Chain on Lenovo Servers
   
   

   This course introduces the Intel Transparent Supply Chain (TSC) program, explains how the program works, and discusses the benefits of the Intel TSC program to customers. Adding the Intel TSC feature to an order is explained.
   
   Course objectives:
   • Describe the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program
   • Explain how the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program works
   • Discuss the benefits of the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program to Lenovo customers
   • Explain how to add Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program feature to an order

   Published: 2024-01-29
   Length: 12 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: SXXW1230
9. Family Portfolio: Storage Controller Options
   2024-01-23 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Family Portfolio: Storage Controller Options
   
   

   This 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.
   
   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

   Published: 2024-01-23
   Length: 25 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: SXXW1111
10. Lenovo-Intel Sustainable Solutions QH
    2024-01-22 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo-Intel Sustainable Solutions QH
    
    

    This 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 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXXW2524a
11. FY24Q3 Intel Servers Update
    2023-12-11 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    FY24Q3 Intel Servers Update
    
    

    This update is designed to help you discuss the features and customer benefits of Lenovo servers that use the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors. Lenovo has also introduced a new server, the ThinkSystem SD650-N V3, which expands the supercomputer server family. Reasons to call your customer and talk about refreshing their infrastructure are also included as a guideline.

    Published: 2023-12-11
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXXW2522a
12. Partner Technical Webinar - Data Center Limits and ISG TAA Compliance
    2023-05-16 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - Data Center Limits and ISG TAA Compliance
    
    

    In this 60-minute replay, we had two topics. First Vinod Kamath, Lenovo Distinguished Engineer for Data Center Cooling presented on the Systems Configuration and Data Center Ambient Limits. Second, Shama Patari, Lenovo Trade Council, and Glenn Johnson, Lenovo Principal Engineer for Supply Chain presented on ISG TAA Compliance.

    Published: 2023-05-16
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: 051223
13. Lenovo Sustainable Computing
    2022-09-16 | 4 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo Sustainable Computing
    
    

    This Quick Hit describes the Lenovo sustainable computing program, and the many ways in which Lenovo strives to respect and protect the environment.

    Published: 2022-09-16
    Length: 4 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXXW2504a

For more information, see these resources:

• Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V4 product page:
  https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/servers-storage/servers/racks/lenovo-thinksystem-sr630-v4/len21ts0035
• ThinkSystem SR630 V4 datasheet
  https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/datasheet/ds0185-lenovo-thinksystem-sr630-v4
• Interactive 3D Tour of the ThinkSystem SR630 V4:
  https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1985
• ThinkSystem SR630 V4 drivers and support
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/products/servers/thinksystem/sr630v4/7dg9/downloads
• Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V4 product publications:
  https://pubs.lenovo.com/sr630-v4/
  • User Guide, which includes:
    • System Configuration Guide
    • Hardware Maintenance Guide
  • Rack Installation Guides
  • Messages and Codes Reference
  • UEFI Manual for ThinkSystem Servers
• SR630 V4 hardware repair & replacement videos:
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-Cco5vT5AB-w2w_5B8zq3qv
• User Guides for options:
  https://serveroption.lenovo.com
• ServerProven hardware compatibility:
  http://serverproven.lenovo.com