Description

ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya is a cutting-edge 2-socket 1U rack server designed to deliver exceptional performance, scalability, and reliability for businesses of all sizes—from small enterprises to large-scale data centers. Built with advanced security, intelligent management, and enterprise-grade efficiency, this powerful server is tailored to handle mission-critical workloads such as virtualization, cloud computing, database management, AI and analytics, high-performance computing (HPC), web hosting, enterprise applications, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and infrastructure security.

At its core, the ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya is powered by the 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family, offering outstanding processing power with support for up to two high-core-count processors. This ensures smooth and seamless execution of resource-intensive applications while delivering exceptional computing efficiency.

Massive Memory Capacity for Demanding Applications

One of the standout features of the ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya is its incredible memory capacity of up to 7.5TB. This is achieved through a combination of Lenovo TruDDR4 DIMMs and Intel DC Persistent Memory Modules (DCPMMs), making it a perfect choice for memory-intensive tasks, including AI-driven workloads, real-time analytics, large-scale virtualization, and database applications. Additionally, support for Performance+ 2933 MHz DIMMs provides up to 10% faster speeds compared to standard Intel specifications while maintaining server-grade reliability and stability.

Advanced Storage Flexibility with Lenovo AnyBay Technology

The ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya is designed with unmatched storage flexibility, thanks to Lenovo’s innovative AnyBay technology. This feature allows businesses to configure their storage using a combination of SAS, SATA, and high-speed NVMe PCIe SSDs within the same drive bay, ensuring maximum efficiency and scalability.

The server can support up to:

• 12x 2.5-inch drive bays or
• 4x 3.5-inch drive bays

This flexible storage configuration ensures high-speed data access while providing ample room for future expansion as storage needs grow. Furthermore, onboard NVMe PCIe ports enable direct connections to U.2 NVMe SSDs, reducing reliance on additional expansion cards and lowering overall infrastructure costs.

Enterprise-Grade Reliability, Manageability, and Security

Beyond raw power and scalability, the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya is engineered to deliver enterprise-class reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. It offers flexible I/O configurations, customizable networking options, and Lenovo’s XClarity systems management—a unified platform that streamlines IT administration, reduces complexity, and improves overall efficiency.

With intelligent monitoring, automated system updates, and proactive issue resolution, businesses can ensure seamless operations while minimizing downtime. Whether deployed for AI-driven applications, cloud infrastructure, business-critical databases, or large-scale data processing, the ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya delivers a future-ready, highly scalable solution that empowers enterprises to achieve optimal performance, agility, and efficiency in today’s digital-first landscape.

Features:

Combining performance and flexibility, the ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya server is a great choice for small and medium businesses up to the large enterprise. It can provide outstanding uptime to keep business-critical applications and cloud deployments running safely. Ease of use and comprehensive systems management tools help make deployment easier. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design improve your business environment and help save operational costs.

Scalability and performance

The ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya server offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:

• Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with the second generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family with up to 28-core processors, up to 38.5 MB of last level cache (LLC), up to 2933 MHz memory speeds, and up to 10.4 GT/s Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) links.
  • Support for up to two processors, 56 cores, and 112 threads allows to maximize the concurrent execution of multithreaded applications.
  • Intelligent and adaptive system performance with energy efficient Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power (TDP).
  • Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
  • Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads.
  • Intel Speed Select Technology provides improvements in server utilization and guaranteed per-core performance service levels with more granular control over processor performance.
  • Intel Deep Learning Boost (Vector Neural Network Instruction set [VNNI]) is designed to deliver significant, more efficient Deep Learning (Inference) acceleration for high-performance Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads.
  • Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX-512) enable acceleration of enterprise-class and high performance computing (HPC) workloads.
• Helps maximize system performance for data intensive applications with up to 2933 MHz memory speeds and up to 3 TB of memory capacity with 3DS RDIMMs.
• Boosts the performance of data-intensive applications and delivers consistent service levels at scale for virtualized and cloud environments by using the innovative persistent memory technology that provides a unique combination of affordable large memory capacity and non-volatility for up to 7.5 TB of total server memory capacity, including 3DS RDIMMs and DCPMMs (DC persistent memory modules).
• Offers flexible and scalable internal storage in a 1U rack form factor with up to 12x 2.5-inch drives for performance-optimized configurations or up to 4x 3.5-inch drives for capacity-optimized configurations, providing a wide selection of SAS/SATA HDD/SSD and PCIe NVMe SSD types and capacities.
• Provides flexibility to use SAS, SATA, or NVMe PCIe drives in the same drive bays with a unique AnyBay design.
• Provides I/O scalability with the LOM slot, PCIe 3.0 slot for an internal storage controller, and up to three PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 I/O expansion slots in a 1U rack form factor.
• Reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance with Intel Integrated I/O Technology that embeds the PCI Express 3.0 controller into the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family.

Availability and serviceability

The ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya server provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• Designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Offers protection in the event of a non-correctable memory failure with Single Device Data Correction (SDDC, also known as Chipkill, requires x4-based DIMMs), Adaptive Double Device Data Correction (ADDDC, also known as Redundant Bit Steering [RBS], requires x4-based DIMMs and Intel Xeon Gold or Platinum processors), memory mirroring, and memory rank sparing.
• Provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts (such as processors, memory DIMMs, and adapter cards) with tool-less cover removal.
• Offers data protection and greater system uptime with hot-swap drives supporting basic or advanced RAID redundancy.
• Provides availability for business-critical applications with redundant hot-swap power supplies and redundant hot-swap fans.
• Simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve system availability with light path diagnostics.
• Allows preventive actions in advance of possible failure, thereby increasing server uptime and application availability with Proactive Platform Alerts (including PFA and SMART alerts) for processors, voltage regulators, memory, internal storage (SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs, NVMe SSDs, M.2 storage, flash storage adapters), fans, power supplies, RAID controllers, and server ambient and sub-component temperatures.
• Continuously monitors system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of failure to minimize downtime with Built-in XClarity Controller (XCC).
• Provides quick access to system status, firmware, network, health, and alerts information via Virtual Operator Panel from the XClarity Mobile App running on the Android or iOS mobile device that is connected to the front USB port with XClarity Controller access.
• Speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time with diagnostics built into the XClarity Provisioning Manager.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the SR630ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya server and deliver enterprise-class data protection:

• Provides advanced service processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions with XClarity Controller, a next generation service processor.
• Improves Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) system setup, configuration, updates, simplified error handling, and operating system deployment with the embedded XClarity Provisioning Manager.
• Offers XClarity Essentials software tools that can help you set up, use, and maintain the server.
• Increases uptime, reduces costs, and improves productivity through advanced server management capabilities with Lenovo XClarity Administrator that provides comprehensive hardware management.
• Provides on-the-go monitoring and management of devices in XClarity Administrator from anywhere with the Lenovo XClarity mobile app, which can help improve efficiency and reduce downtime risks.
• Centralizes infrastructure resource management with Lenovo XClarity Integrators for VMware vCenter and Microsoft System Center, extending XClarity Administrator features to virtualization management software tools and enabling users to deploy and manage infrastructure end-to-end.
• Offers advanced cryptographic functionality (such as digital signatures and remote attestation) with an integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) or optional Trusted Cryptographic Module (TCM) or Nationz TPM (available only in PRC).
• Keeps user data safe with Lenovo Business Vantage, a security software tool suite designed to work with the Trusted Cryptographic Module (available only in PRC).
• Offers enterprise-class data protection with advanced RAID and optional self-encrypting drives.
• Provides faster, stronger encryption with industry-standard AES NI support.
• Helps prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks with Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality, when combined with a supporting operating system.
• Enhances security through hardware-based resistance to malicious software attacks with Intel Trusted Execution Technology, allowing an application to run in its own isolated space, protected from all other software running on a system.

Energy efficiency

The ThinkSystem SR630 Kenya server offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to the green environment:

• Delivers impressive compute power per watt, featuring 80 PLUS Titanium and Platinum redundant power supplies.
• Enables customers to lower energy costs with design to meet ASHRAE A4 standards in select configurations.
• Reduces power drawn with Intel Intelligent Power Capability that powers individual processor elements on and off as needed.
• Helps reduce power consumption with variable speed fans.
• Helps achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs with Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager that provides advanced data center power notification, analysis, and policy-based management.

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