Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530

The Density of Blades, the Economics of Rack Systems

The ThinkSystem SD530 has a modular I/O shuttle design. This high-density server supports HPC and enterprise workloads. It provides superior storage performance and scales with an add-on tray that supports two GPUs per node. XClarity makes management easy.

 ThinkSystem SD530

The highly agile ThinkSystem SD530 is a modular 2U/4-node system that excels at both HPC and enterprise workloads—on the same platform—to increase flexibility while reducing costs.

 Rise to Meet Tomorrow’s Storage Challenges

• Ultra-dense 2U, 4-node platform delivers more in less space
• Extreme compute capability, ready to adapt when you are
• Ultra-agile shuttle design, providing the modularity to transform

 Ready for What's Next

Easily adjusting to new environments and different conditions has been the dictionary definition of adaptability. Now, Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 redefines IT adaptability. SD530 is a single platform designed to excel not only at critical enterprise workload environments (such as virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure, and cloud) but also at high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Combining the efficiency and density of blades with the value and simplicity of rack-based servers, SD530 could very well be the most adaptable server on Earth.

ThinkSystem SD530 consists of a modular 2U Lenovo D2 Enclosure containing up to 4 front-access SD530 servers (nodes). Each node, incorporating 2 powerful Intel® Xeon® processor Scalable family CPUs, achieves up to 56% faster performance than the previous generation. The innovative design of the D2 enclosure provides the flexibility to meet varied needs in the modern data center. For example, multiple D2 Enclosures can be easily daisy-chained together and then managed as a single unit, which reduces cabling costs by as much as 92%, compared to the previous generation, and simplifies administration.

Tech Specs

Form Factor/Height: 2U rack enclosure; 4 independent compute nodes

Processor (max)/Cache (max): Up to 2x Intel® Xeon® Platinum processors, up to 165W

Memory: Up to 1TB in 16x slots, using 64GB DIMMs; 2666MHz TruDDR4

Expansion Slots: 1x shuttle per D2 enclosure: either x8 PCIe Shuttle with 8x PCIe 3.0 x8 slots (2 per node); or x16 PCIe Shuttle with 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (1 per node). Up to 2x external 1U trays (with up to 2 GPUs per node each)

Drive Bays (Total/Hot Swap): Up to 24x (6x per node) HS SFF SAS/SATA HDDs/SSDs; up to 8x (2x per node) HS SFF NVMe SSDs

RAID Support: SW RAID supports JBOD; Entry RAID; opt. HW RAID 12Gb supports JBOD; plus M.2 boot support with optional RAID

Security and Availability Features: TPM 1.2/2.0; PFA; HS/redundant drives, fans, and PSUs; 45°C continuous operation; light path diagnostic LEDs; front-access diagnostics via dedicated USB port

Network Interface: Opt. 8-port EIOM 10Gb SFP+ (two ports per node); Opt. 8-port EIOM 10GbaseT RJ45 (two ports per node)

Power Supply: 2x hot-swap/redundant 1+1 1600W/2000W; or 1x non-redundant 1100W

Hot-Swap Components: Power supplies, fans, SAS/SATA/NVMe storage devices; compute nodes are warm-swap

Systems Management: XClarity Controller embedded management, XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management

Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere. Visit lenovopress.com/osig for details.

Limited Warranty: 1- and 3-year customer replaceable unit and on-site service, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrades