ThinkSystem HS350X V3

The Lenovo ThinkSystem Ready Node HS350X V3 is an ideal Dense storage, 1-socket 2U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for future growth. The HS350X V3 is based on the new 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids") and on the 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (formerly codenamed "Emerald Rapids").

The HS350X V3 is designed to handle a broad range of workloads: including Business Applications, big data analytics, Cloud, Database, AI/data lakes, data observability, file shares/object buckets (Cloudian), multimedia streaming, VDI, Virtualization and backup and recovery (Commvault).

The HS350X V3 server has been designed to take advantage of the features of the 5th and 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, such as the full performance of 330W 64-core processor, support for 5600 MHz memory and PCIe Gen 5.0/4.0 support. The HS350X V3 is optimized for flexible storage configurations with multiple drive options and supporting up to 24x 3.5” drives in the front. This level of flexibility ensures that you can configure the server optimal for Object and backup Storage and a broad range of other workloads.

Key features

Combining performance and flexibility, the HS350X V3 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 HS350X V3 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs: 

• Supports one 5th or 4th generation Intel Xeon Processor Scalable processor
• Up to 64 cores and 128 threads
• Core speeds of up to 2.2 GHz
• TDP ratings of up to 350 W
• Support for DDR5 memory DIMMs to maximize the performance of the memory subsystem:
• Up to 16 DDR5 memory DIMMs, 16 DIMMs per processor
• 8 memory channels per processor (2 DIMMs per channel)
• Supports 1 DIMM per channel operating at 4800 MHz
• Supports 2 DIMMs per channel operating at 4400 MHz
• Using 64G RDIMMs, the server supports up to 1TB of system memory
• Supports 24x 3.5-inch drive bays for lower-cost high-capacity HDD storage. 
• Supports up to 2x U.2 NVMe drives in a rear bay.
• Supports high-speed RAID controllers from Broadcom providing 12 Gb SAS connectivity to the drive backplanes. A variety of PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 RAID adapters are available.
• Supports M.2 drives for convenient operating system boot functions or data storage. Available M.2 adapters support either one M.2 drive or two M.2 drives. Optional RAID with the use of Intel VROC.
• Up to 4x PCIe slots (3x rear), plus a slot dedicated to an OCP 3.0 adapter. 
• The server has a dedicated industry-standard OCP 3.0 small form factor (SFF) slot, with a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, supporting Ethernet network adapters and fibre adapter. 
• 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 100GbE network connection.

Availability and serviceability

The HS350X V3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• Designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• The server offers hot-swap drives, supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
• The server has up to two hot-swap redundant power supplies and up to six 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.
• NVMe Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer more reliability and performance than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
• Auto restart in the event of a momentary loss of AC power 
• Three-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 HS350X V3:

• Ethernet connector on the OCP module can also function as a management connector using the shared management capacity. (BMC management).
• UEFI-based, 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.
• 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
• 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 7mm and M.2 drives.
• 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..

Energy efficiency

The HS350X V3 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, and increase energy availability:

• Energy-efficient system board components help lower operational costs.
• High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum certifications
• Solid-state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning 2.5-inch HDDs.
• 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.