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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3 Server - System Overview

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Lenovo SR780a V3 front

Ideal for AI workloads including modeling, training, simulation, rendering, financial tech, and scientific research, the ThinkSystem SR780a V3 GPU server supports a NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU adapter to enable software-defined, hardware-accelerated IT infrastructures. Each GPU is also capable of splitting its resources into 7 parts through MIG or Multi-instance GPU. Up to 3TB of DDR5 memory can be installed when all 32x DIMM slots are filled with 96GB RDIMMs. With one DIMM per memory channel (1DPC) memory can run at up to 5600MHz or at up to 4400MHz with 2DPC. Front-accessible hot-swap drive bays include 8x 2.5-inch drives, while the rear supports 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays in place of one of the rear PCIe slots. All drive bays support NVMe drives with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. Additionally, the SR780a V3 features dual M.2 slots for 22110 form factor cards, convenient for booting the operating system or expanding storage capacity. An optional Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) key enables the 2x M.2 drives to be configured as a redundant pair.

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3 rear

The front of the chassis features 8x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots that can be outfitted with up to 8x NDR 400Gb/s Infiniband network adapters offering high-speed GPU Direct support. The rear offers 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL slots. As an option, one of which can be replaced by 4x additional 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, as previously mentioned. The server is equipped with up to 8x hot-swap redundant power supplies, offering N+N redundancy and each providing up to 2600W of power with 230V Titanium Level Gen2 efficiency. For system management, the built-in XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) monitors system parameters, issues alerts, and initiates recovery actions to minimize downtime and ensure continuous operation.

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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR780a V3 Server - Specifications

Processors - 2 Sockets
  • 2x 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 350W
Memory
  • Up to 4TB using 32x DDR5 DIMMs with maximum frequency at 5600MHz
Drive Bays
  • Up to 12x U.2/U.3 hot-swap NVMe SSDs
  • Up to 2x M.2 for boot (RAID via VROC)
Power Supplies
  • Up to 8x hot-swap power supplies, allowing full N+N redundancy
Front Panel
  • 1x mini -DisplayPort video
  • Pull-out diagnostics panel
  • 1x USB 2.0
  • 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
  • Info tab
  • 8x hot-swap NVMe drive bays
Ports

    Front:

  • 1x USB 3.2 G1 (5 Gb/s) port
  • 1x USB 2.0 port (also for XCC local management)
  • 1x Mini DisplayPort
  • Rear:

  • 2x USB 3.2 G1 (5 Gb/s) ports
  • 1x VGA video port
  • 1x RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management
Expansion Slots
    Up to 10x PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL adapters:

    Front:

  • 8x connected to PCIe switch for GPU connectivity
  • Rear:

  • 2x connected to CPU for CPU connectivity
GPU Support
    Supports 8x high-performance GPUs:
  • 8x NVIDIA HGX H200 GPUs with NVLink interconnects at 900 GB/s
Network Interface
  • 8x high-performance network adapters up to 400 Gb/s connectivity with GPU Direct support
  • Supports a NVIDIA BlueField-3 2-port 200Gb adapter
  • Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 2-port 10/25GbE adapter for management
Management
  • Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC2)
OS Support
  • RHEL
  • Ubuntu
  • Alma Linux
  • Rocky Linux
  • ESXi

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