Lenovo-ThinkSystem SR860 V3

Description

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3 is a high-end 4U, four-socket enterprise server engineered for organizations that require exceptional processing power, massive memory capacity, high-speed storage, and extensive expansion capabilities.

Designed for mission-critical and data-intensive environments, the SR860 V3 provides a scalable platform that can grow from two to four processors, allowing organizations to increase computing capacity as workload requirements expand. It is particularly suited to SAP HANA, transactional databases, analytics, big-data processing, enterprise resource planning, AI, machine learning, and high-density virtualization.

High-Performance Intel Xeon Scalable Processing

The SR860 V3 supports two or four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

Supported processors can provide up to 60 cores per CPU, with processor TDPs reaching up to 350W. The four-socket architecture uses a mesh topology with three UPI links between processors, providing the scalability required for demanding enterprise workloads.

This makes the SR860 V3 ideal for:

Mission-critical applications
SAP HANA
Large transactional databases
Enterprise virtualization
AI and machine learning
Big-data analytics
High-performance computing
ERP systems
Scientific and technical computing

Massive DDR5 Memory Capacity

The server provides 64 DDR5 DIMM slots, with up to 16 DIMMs allocated to each processor.

It supports Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMM and 3DS RDIMM memory, with memory speeds of up to 4800 MT/s. The system can support up to 16TB of standard system memory using supported 256GB 3DS RDIMMs.

This substantial memory capacity is particularly valuable for:

SAP HANA
In-memory databases
Large virtual-machine environments
Big-data analytics
AI workloads
High-performance computing
Memory-intensive enterprise applications

Extensive Storage Capacity

The SR860 V3 offers substantial storage flexibility in its 4U chassis.

Depending on the configuration, it supports up to:

48 × 2.5-inch drives
24 direct-connect NVMe drives
2 × 7mm boot drives
2 × M.2 internal boot drives

This allows organizations to configure the server for high-capacity enterprise storage, low-latency NVMe applications, or a combination of storage technologies.

Direct-connect NVMe storage is particularly valuable for databases, HPC, analytics, transactional workloads, and applications where storage latency can become a performance bottleneck.

Advanced PCIe Expansion

The SR860 V3 provides substantial I/O expansion capacity, with configurations supporting up to:

16 PCIe slots, including 12 Gen5 and 4 Gen4
Up to 18 Gen4 PCIe slots in certain configurations
Additional expansion configurations depending on the installed hardware

This extensive expansion capability allows installation of:

High-speed network adapters
Fibre Channel adapters
RAID controllers
Storage adapters
GPU accelerators
Specialized PCIe cards
Data-processing accelerators

GPU Acceleration

The SR860 V3 is designed for demanding GPU-accelerated workloads.

It can support up to:

4 × double-width GPUs, up to 350W each
8 × single-width GPUs, up to 75W each

GPU acceleration makes the platform particularly suitable for:

Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Deep learning
3D modeling
Scientific computing
Data analytics
Rendering
High-performance computing

High-Speed Networking

The server includes two dedicated OCP 3.0 networking slots, supporting network adapters ranging from 1GbE through 100GbE, depending on the selected adapter.

This enables the SR860 V3 to integrate into high-performance enterprise networks, storage networks, virtualization clusters, and data-intensive computing environments.

Enterprise RAID and Storage Controllers

The SR860 V3 supports ThinkSystem PCIe RAID and HBA adapters, allowing administrators to select storage architectures according to performance, redundancy, and capacity requirements.

Lenovo XClarity Management

The SR860 V3 incorporates Lenovo XClarity Controller with Redfish support for enterprise server management.

Management capabilities include:

Hardware health monitoring
Remote server administration
System diagnostics
Firmware management
Hardware inventory
Alerting
Remote troubleshooting

Lenovo also supports XClarity Administrator and XClarity Integrator technologies for centralized infrastructure management.

High Availability and Reliability

The SR860 V3 is designed for mission-critical environments and incorporates multiple availability features, including:

Hot-swap and redundant drives
Redundant power supplies
Redundant fans
Predictive Failure Analysis
Light Path Diagnostics
Front-access diagnostic capabilities
Optional external diagnostics panel

The platform supports up to four hot-swap Platinum or Titanium power supplies, with N+N redundancy available for appropriate configurations.

Enterprise Security

The SR860 V3 incorporates Lenovo security technologies including ThinkShield, a hardware Root of Trust, Platform Firmware Resiliency, TPM 2.0/TCM support, and an optional chassis intrusion switch.

These features are designed to help protect server firmware, hardware, configuration, and workloads throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.

Ideal Applications

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3 is ideal for:

SAP HANA
Mission-critical databases
Enterprise virtualization
AI and machine learning
Big-data analytics
High-performance computing
Enterprise resource planning
In-memory computing
Scientific computing
GPU-accelerated applications
3D modeling
Data-intensive enterprise applications

Key Specifications

Feature	Specification
Product	Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3
Form Factor	4U Rack Server
Processor	4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable
CPU Sockets	4
Processor Configuration	2 or 4 CPUs
Maximum Cores	Up to 60 cores per CPU
Maximum CPU TDP	Up to 350W
Memory	Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMM / 3DS RDIMM
DIMM Slots	64
Maximum Standard Memory	Up to 16TB
Memory Speed	Up to 4800 MT/s
Storage	SAS / SATA / NVMe
2.5″ Drive Support	Up to 48
Direct NVMe	Up to 24 drives
Boot Storage	Up to 2 × 7mm or 2 × M.2
PCIe Expansion	Up to 16 Gen5/Gen4 slots or up to 18 Gen4, configuration dependent
Networking	2 × OCP 3.0
Network Speeds	Up to 100GbE with supported adapters
GPU Support	Up to 4 × double-width or 8 × single-width GPUs
Power Supply	Up to 4 × hot-swap Platinum/Titanium PSUs
Management	Lenovo XClarity Controller / Redfish
Security	ThinkShield / RoT / TPM 2.0
Primary Use	AI / SAP HANA / Database / HPC / Virtualization

Configuration Note

The SR860 V3 is highly configurable, so the actual processor models, memory, drive configuration, RAID/HBA cards, network adapters, GPUs, risers, and power supplies can vary between individual systems.

For your online-store listing, the safest approach is to use “Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3” as the platform description and then specify the exact installed CPU, RAM, storage, RAID, GPU, and PSU configuration separately for each inventory unit. Lenovo identifies SR860 V3 machine types including 7D93, 7D94, and 7D95.