Skip to main content

Environmental specifications

Ambient temperature/altitude/humidity​

The server is designed for standard data center environment and is recommended to be placed in industrial data center. Depending on hardware configurations, the server complies with ASHRAE Class A2, ASHRAE Class A3, or Class A4 specifications with certain thermal restrictions. For detailed thermal information, see Thermal rules. System performance may be impacted when operating temperature is outside permitted conditions.

Ambient temperature

  • Operating

    • ASHRAE class A2: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)

      The maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 300 m (984 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft)

    • ASHRAE class A3: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)

      The maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 175 m (574 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft)

    • ASHRAE class A4: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)

      The maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 125 m (410 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft)

  • Server off: -10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F)

  • Shipment/storage: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

Maximum altitude3050 m (10 000 ft)
Relative humidity (non-condensing)

  • Operating:

    • ASHRAE class A2: 20%–80%; maximum dew point: 21°C (70°F)

    • ASHRAE class A3: 8%–85%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)

    • ASHRAE class A4: 8%–90%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)

  • Shipment/storage: 8%–90%

Vibration and shock​

The server has the following vibration and shock limits:

  • Vibration

    • Operating: 0.21 G rms at 5 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 minutes across 3 axes

    • Non-operating: 1.04 G rms at 2 Hz to 200 Hz for 15 minutes across 6 surfaces

  • Shock

    • Operating: 15 G for 3 milliseconds in each direction (positive and negative X, Y, and Z axes)

    • Non-operating:

      • 23-31 kg: 35 G for 152 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces

      • 32 kg - 68 kg: 35 G for 136 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces

Acoustic noise emissions​

The server has the following acoustic noise emissions declaration.

ConfigurationSound power levels (LWAd)Sound pressure level (LpAm)
Typical

  • Idling: 5.9 Bel

  • Operating: 6.2 Bel

  • Idling: 42.6 dBA

  • Operating: 45.8dBA

Storage

  • Idling: 7.6 Bel

  • Operating: 7.6 Bel

  • Idling: 60 dBA

  • Operating: 60.3 dBA

GPU

  • Idling: 7.2 Bel

  • Operating: 8.5 Bel

  • Idling: 56.3 dBA

  • Operating: 68.5 dBA

The declared sound levels are based on the following configurations, which may change depending on configurations/conditions, for example high-power processors and GPUs, and high-power network adapters such as the Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR/200GbE QSFP56 PCIe Adapters or the Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter.

ConfigurationProcessorMemoryDriveRAID adapterOCP cardPower supplyGPU adapter
Typical2 x 165W CPUs8 x 64G DIMMs8 x 2.4 TB SAS HDDsRAID 940-8iIntel X710-T2L 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP2 x 750W PSUsNo
Storage2 x 165W CPUs16 x 64G DIMMs20 x 14 TB SAS HDDsRAID 940-8i2 x 1100W PSUsNo
GPU2 x 205W CPUs32 x 64G DIMMs16 x 2.4 TB SAS HDDsRAID 940-8i2 x 1800W PSUs3 x V100S GPUs
Note

  • These sound levels were measured in controlled acoustical environments according to procedures specified by ISO7779 and are reported in accordance with ISO 9296.

  • Government regulations (such as those prescribed by OSHA or European Community Directives) may govern noise level exposure in the workplace and may apply to you and your server installation. The actual sound pressure levels in your installation depend upon a variety of factors, including the number of racks in the installation; the size, materials, and configuration of the room; the noise levels from other equipment; the room ambient temperature, and employee's location in relation to the equipment. Further, compliance with such government regulations depends on a variety of additional factors, including the duration of employees' exposure and whether employees wear hearing protection. Lenovo recommends that you consult with qualified experts in this field to determine whether you are in compliance with the applicable regulations.

Particulate contamination​

Attention
Airborne particulates (including metal flakes or particles) and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the device that is described in this document.

Risks that are posed by the presence of excessive particulate levels or concentrations of harmful gases include damage that might cause the device to malfunction or cease functioning altogether. This specification sets forth limits for particulates and gases that are intended to avoid such damage. The limits must not be viewed or used as definitive limits, because numerous other factors, such as temperature or moisture content of the air, can influence the impact of particulates or environmental corrosives and gaseous contaminant transfer. In the absence of specific limits that are set forth in this document, you must implement practices that maintain particulate and gas levels that are consistent with the protection of human health and safety. If Lenovo determines that the levels of particulates or gases in your environment have caused damage to the device, Lenovo may condition provision of repair or replacement of devices or parts on implementation of appropriate remedial measures to mitigate such environmental contamination. Implementation of such remedial measures is a customer responsibility.

Table 1. Limits for particulates and gases. Limits for particulates and gases
ContaminantLimits
Reactive gases
Severity level G1 as per ANSI/ISA 71.04-19851:

  • The copper reactivity level shall be less than 200 Angstroms per month (Å/month ≈ 0.0035 μg/cm2-hour weight gain).2

  • The silver reactivity level shall be less than 200 Angstroms per month (Å/month ≈ 0.0035 μg/cm2-hour weight gain).3

  • The reactive monitoring of gaseous corrosivity must be conducted approximately 5 cm (2 in.) in front of the rack on the air inlet side at one-quarter and three-quarter frame height off the floor or where the air velocity is much higher.

Airborne particulates

Data centers must meet the cleanliness level of ISO 14644-1 class 8.

For data centers without airside economizer, the ISO 14644-1 class 8 cleanliness might be met by choosing one of the following filtration methods:

  • The room air might be continuously filtered with MERV 8 filters.

  • Air entering a data center might be filtered with MERV 11 or preferably MERV 13 filters.

For data centers with airside economizers, the choice of filters to achieve ISO class 8 cleanliness depends on the specific conditions present at that data center.

  • The deliquescent relative humidity of the particulate contamination should be more than 60% RH.4

  • Data centers must be free of zinc whiskers.5

  • 1 ANSI/ISA-71.04-1985. Environmental conditions for process measurement and control systems: Airborne contaminants. Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • 2 The derivation of the equivalence between the rate of copper corrosion growth in the thickness of the corrosion product in Å/month and the rate of weight gain assumes that Cu2S and Cu2O grow in equal proportions.
  • 3 The derivation of the equivalence between the rate of silver corrosion growth in the thickness of the corrosion product in Å/month and the rate of weight gain assumes that Ag2S is the only corrosion product.
  • 4 The deliquescent relative humidity of particulate contamination is the relative humidity at which the dust absorbs enough water to become wet and promote ionic conduction.
  • 5 Surface debris is randomly collected from 10 areas of the data center on a 1.5 cm diameter disk of sticky electrically conductive tape on a metal stub. If examination of the sticky tape in a scanning electron microscope reveals no zinc whiskers, the data center is considered free of zinc whiskers.