Lenovo What's New January 2019 User Guide (+ PDF)

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What’s New January 2019

Product Information

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 is a mainstream 2U 2-socket server
with industry-leading reliability, management, and security
features. It is designed to handle a wide range of workloads. The
server previously supported up to 12 NVMe drives, but new
configurations have been announced with more NVMe drives: 16 NVMe
drives + 8 SAS/SATA drives, 20 NVMe drives, and 24 NVMe drives.

The ThinkSystem SR670 is a 2-socket GPU-rich server that
supports four double-wide high-performance GPUs. Lenovo has added
support for SAS drive controllers, SAS drives, an additional GPU,
and support for Omni Path Architecture. New options include support
for an additional processor, Omni Path Architecture, internal SAS
HBAs and RAID controllers, external SAS HBA, SAS HDDs and SSDs, and
GPUs.

The ThinkSystem KVM console switches now have product guides
available to describe the products.

Product Usage Instructions

To use the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 server:

Ensure proper power supply and network connectivity.
Install the desired number of NVMe drives according to the
chosen configuration. Refer to the product guide for specific
installation instructions.
Follow the server management and security features provided by
Lenovo for efficient operation.

To use the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670 server:

Ensure proper power supply and network connectivity.
Install the desired GPUs, SAS drives, and additional processor
according to the desired configuration. Refer to the product guide
for specific installation instructions.
Follow the server management and security features provided by
Lenovo for efficient operation.

To use the Lenovo ThinkSystem KVM console switches:

Connect the KVM switch to the desired servers using the
appropriate cables.
Refer to the product guide for specific instructions on using
the digital or analog KVM switch.
Manage and control multiple servers using the KVM switch.

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ThinkSystem SR650 – NVMe-rich configurations
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 is a mainstream 2U 2-socket server with industry-leading reliability, management, and security features, and is designed to handle a wide range of workloads.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem SR650 with 24 NVMe drives Previously, the server supported up to 12 NVMe drives, however, this month, we announced new configurations with more NVMe drives:
16 NVMe drives + 8 SAS/SATA drives 20 NVMe drives 24 NVMe drives Learn more about these configurations: Paper, NVMe-Rich Configurations of the ThinkSystem SR650 https://lenovopress.com/LP0904 14-minute walkthrough video https://lenovopress.com/LP0905 SR650 Product Guide https://lenovopress.com/lp0644-lenovo-thinksystem-sr650-server

ThinkSystem SR670 – New Options

What’s New – January 2019

ThinkSystem SR670 – New Options
The SR670 is a 2-socket GPU-rich server supporting four double-wide high-performance GPUs. In January, Lenovo added support for SAS drive controllers, SAS drives, an additional GPU and support for Omni Path Architecture.

Figure 2. Front view of the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670
New options we announced this month:
New support for an additional processor Intel Xeon Gold 6148 20C 150W 2.4GHz Processor
New support for Omni Path Architecture Intel OPA 100 Series Single-port PCIe 3.0 x16 HFA, 00WE027
New support for internal SAS HBAs and RAID controllers ThinkSystem SR670 RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash, 4Y37A16227 ThinkSystem SR670 RAID 530-8i PCIe Adapter, 4Y37A16225 ThinkSystem SR670 RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache Adapter, 4Y37A16226 ThinkSystem SR670 430-8i SAS/SATA HBA, 4Y37A16228
New support for an external SAS HBA ThinkSystem 430-8e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA, 7Y37A01090
New support for SAS HDDs and SSDs ThinkSystem 2.5″ 300GB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD, 7XB7A00024 ThinkSystem 2.5″ 600GB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD, 7XB7A00025 ThinkSystem 2.5″ 1.2TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD, 7XB7A00027 ThinkSystem 2.5″ HUSMM32 400GB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 7N47A00124 ThinkSystem 2.5″ PM1645 800GB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A13653 ThinkSystem 2.5″ PM1645 1.6TB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A13654
New support for GPUs ThinkSystem SR670 AMD Radeon Instinct MI25 16Gb PCIe Passive GPU, 4C57A16224
Read about the new options in the SR670 product guide: https://lenovopress.com/lp0923-thinksystem-sr670-server

ThinkSystem KVM Switch product guides

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ThinkSystem KVM Switch product guides
Although not new to Lenovo (they were announced July 2018), the ThinkSystem KVM console switches now have product guides to describe the products.
ThinkSystem Digital 2x1x16 KVM Switch Product Guide https://lenovopress.com/lp1058-thinksystem-digital-2x1x16-kvm-switch ThinkSystem Analog 1×8 KVM Switch Product Guide https://lenovopress.com/lp1057-thinksystem-analog-1×8-kvm-switch
Figure 3. Lenovo ThinkSystem Digital 2x1x16 KVM Switch (front and rear)
Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following: ThinkSystem SR670 Server ThinkSystem SR650 Server

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