Lenovo ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter User Guide

: June 3, 2024
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Lenovo ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter
ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter
Features
Technical specifications
Server support
Operating system support
Warranty
References
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Lenovo ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter

ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter

Product Guide
The ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter is an advanced programmable computational accelerator that provides provide optimized acceleration for workloads in financial computing, machine learning, computational storage, high performance computing, and database search and analysis. The low-profile adapter is built on Xilinx UltraScale+ architecture includes 8GB HBM2 memory, 100GbE networking, and a PCIe 4.0 host interface. The Xilinx Vitis and Vitis AI development tools enable both Xilinx and third- party accelerated applications and solutions.
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter.

Figure 1. ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter
Did you know?
Customers can use the Xilinx Vitis Unified Software Platform to develop accelerated applications using RTL, C/C++ or OpenCL programming languages. Customers can also work with a growing ecosystem of hardware-accelerated partner libraries and pre-built applications to maximize their investment in on-premise data acceleration.
Some of the key 3rd party solutions available today are with Graph Analytics with TigerGraph, and Storage compression / decompression with Eideticom, with additional solutions being constantly developed.

Part number information
The following table shows the part number for the adapter.
Table 1. Ordering information

Part number	Feature code	Description
4XC7A76757	BLC2	ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter

The part numbers include the following:

One Xilinx adapter
Low-profile (2U) and full-height (3U)
adapter brackets Documentation

Supported cables and transceivers
This section lists the supported transceivers and cables.
Table 2. Supported transceivers

Part number	Feature code	Description

100Gb transceivers
7G17A03539| AV1D| Lenovo 100GBase-SR4 QSFP28 Transceiver
4M27A67042| BFH1| Lenovo 100Gb SR4 QSFP28 Ethernet Transceiver

The following table lists the supported fiber optic cables and Active Optical Cables. Table 3. Optical cables

Part number	Feature code	Description

QSFP 40Gb Optical Cables (these cables require a transceiver)
00VX003| AT2U| Lenovo 10m QSFP+ MPO-MPO OM3 MMF Cable
00VX005| AT2V| Lenovo 30m QSFP+ MPO-MPO OM3 MMF Cable
QSFP28 100Gb Ethernet Active Optical Cables
4Z57A10844| B2UZ| Lenovo 1m 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable
7Z57A03546| AV1L| Lenovo 3m 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable
7Z57A03547| AV1M| Lenovo 5m 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable
7Z57A03548| AV1N| Lenovo 10m 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable
7Z57A03549| AV1P| Lenovo 15m 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable
7Z57A03550| AV1Q| Lenovo 20m 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable

The following table lists the supported direct-attach copper (DAC) cables. Table 4. Copper cables

Part number	Feature code	Description

QSFP-to-QSFP 40Gb Cables
49Y7890| A1DP| 1m QSFP+-to-QSFP+ cable
49Y7891| A1DQ| 3m QSFP+-to-QSFP+ cable
00D5810| A2X8| 5m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable
00D5813| A2X9| 7m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable
QSFP28 100Gb Ethernet Passive DAC Cables
7Z57A03561| AV1Z| Lenovo 1m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable
7Z57A03562| AV20| Lenovo 3m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable
7Z57A03563| AV21| Lenovo 5m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable

Features

The ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter offers a number of features, including the following:

Built for Performance & Efficiency
- Faster application performance from 8GB of HBM memory (32 AXI channel access) and PCIe Gen4 interconnect
  Low latency network capability through 100GbE networking
Optimized Performance Across Broadest Range of Workloads
- Accelerates compute, network, storage workloads
- Maximized and future proof application performance as workloads and algorithms evolve through reconfigurable fabric – unlike fixed-architecture alternatives
Deploy in Any Server – From On-premises to Cloud
- Built for scale out architectures with a low-profile form factor and low 75-watt power envelope
Powerful Developer Platform
- Take advantage of a large and growing library of Xilinx and partner applications Develop differentiated solutions leveraging Xilinx’s Vitis unified software platform
Computational Storage Acceleration
- Alveo U50 delivers the fastest and most flexible PCIe-based compression/decompression acceleration
- Lower cost – Alveo U50 accelerated compression delivers 33% lower cost. (Based on 10GB/sec throughput and 2:1 compression)
Financial Simulation – Grid Computing
- Fastest time to insight
- Reduced operational costs and maximum power efficiency
- Deterministic latency delivers consistent performance
Ultra-Low Latency Networking
- 20x lower latency
- Alveo U50 delivers sub-500ns trading time vs CPU latency of 10µs
- Deterministic throughput timing
Deep Learning Inference Acceleration
- 10x higher throughput – translated symbols per second
- 25x lower latency
- Significantly improved power efficiency per node
Database Analytics Acceleration
- Higher query throughput & response time than
- CPU Higher cost effectiveness per node
- Reduced Operational cost
- Real time results

Technical specifications

The Xilinx Alveo U50 adapter has the following specifications:

Architecture: UltraScale+
Form factor: single-slot low-profile half-length
Logic resources:
- Lookup tables: 872,000
- Registers: 1,743,000
- DSP slices: 5,952
Memory:
- 8 GB HBM2 high-bandwidth memory
- Band widtah: 316 GB/s peak, 201 GB/s nominal
Network interface: 1-port QSFP28 (100GbE)
Clock precision: IEEE 1588
Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x16, dual PCIe 4.0 x8, CCIX Thermal solution: Passive
Power (TDP): 75W maximum, 50W typical

Server support

The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are supported.
Table 5. Server support (Part 1 of 2)

Part Number

|

Description

|

Edge

| 1S Intel V2|

2S Intel V2

|

AMD

|

Dense V2

| 4S V2|

8S

---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X)| SE450 (7D8T)| ST50 V2 (7D8K / 7D8J)| ST250 V2 (7D8G / 7D8F)| SR250 V2 (7D7R / 7D7Q)| ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74)| SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71)| SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73)| SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23)| SR635 (7Y98 / 7Y99)| SR655 (7Y00 / 7Z01)| SR645 (7D2Y / 7D2X)| SR665 (7D2W / 7D2V)| SD630 V2 (7D1K)| SD650 V2 (7D1M)| SD650-N V2 (7D1N)| SN550 V2 (7Z69)| SR850 V2 (7D31 / 7D32)| SR860 V2 (7Z59 / 7Z60)| SR950 (7X11 / 7X12)
4XC7A76757| ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter| N| N| N| N| N| N| Y| Y| N| N| N| Y| Y| N| N| N| N| N| N| N

Table 6. Server support (Part 2 of 2)

Part Number

|

Description

| 1S Intel V1| 2S Intel V1| Dense V1| 4S V1
---|---|---|---|---|---
ST50 (7Y48 / 7Y50)| ST250 (7Y45 / 7Y46)| SR150 (7Y54)| SR250 (7Y52 / 7Y51)| ST550 (7X09 / 7X10)| SR530 (7X07 / 7X08)| SR550 (7X03 / 7X04)| SR570 (7Y02 / 7Y03)| SR590 (7X98 / 7X99)| SR630 (7X01 / 7X02)| SR650 (7X05 / 7X06)| SR670 (7Y36 / 7Y37)| SD530 (7X21)| SD650 (7X58)| SN550 (7X16)| SN850 (7X15)| SR850 (7X18 / 7X19)| SR850P (7D2F / 2D2G)| SR860 (7X69 / 7X70)
4XC7A76757| ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| Y| Y| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| N

Operating system support

The Xilinx Alveo U50 adapter supports the operating systems listed in the following table.
Tip: This table is automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
Table 7. Operating system support for ThinkSystem Xilinx Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Adapter, 4XC7A76757

Regulatory approvals
The Xilinx Alveo U50 adapter has the following hardware certifications:

Safety Compliance:
- UL 60950-1, 2nd Edition, 2014-10-14 (Information Technology Equipment – Safety – Part 1: General Requirements)
- CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, 2nd Edition, 2014-10-14 (Information Technology Equipment -Safety – Part 1: General Requirements)
- EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2012+A12:2011+A2:2013 (European Union)
- IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition); Am 1:2009 (International)
- EU LVD Directive 2014/35/EU
- IEC 62368-1:2014 (2nd Edition)
EMC Compliance:
- FCC Part 15 – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (USA)
- CAN ICES-3(A)/NMB-3(A) – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Canada)
- CISPR 32 – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (International)
- EN55032: 2015 – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (European Union) EN55035:2017 – Immunity (European Union)
- EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
- VCCI (Class A)– Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Japan)
- CNS13438 – Radiated & Conducted Emissions (Taiwan)
- CNS 15663 – RoHS (Taiwan)
- AS/NZS CISPR 32 – Radiated and Conducted Emissions (Australia/New Zealand) Article 58-2 of Radio Waves Act, Clause 3 (Korea)
Regulatory Compliance Markings:
- UL Listed Accessories Mark for the USA and Canada CE mark
- FCC markings
- VCCI marking
- Australian C-Tick mark
- Korea MSIP mark
- Taiwan BSMI mark
- German GS mark

Physical specifications
The Xilinx Alveo U50 adapter has the following physical specifications:

Length: 168 mm (6.6 inches)
Width: 69 mm (2.71 inches)
Weight: 325g

Operating environment
The Xilinx Alveo U50 adapter is supported in the following environment:

Temperature:
- Operating: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F)
- Storage: -40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F)
Humidity:
- Operating: 8% to 80%
- Storage: 5% to 95%

Warranty

One year limited warranty. When installed in a Lenovo server, the adapter assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.
Related links and publications
For more information, refer to these web resources:

Xilinx U50 product web page:
http://www.xilinx.com/U50
Application catalog for Xilinx adapters:
https://www.xilinx.com/content/xilinx/en/products/app-store/alveo/all- apps.html
Vitis Unified Software Platform:
https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vitis/vitis-platform.html
ServerProven compatibility
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven

Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:

Coprocessors and Accelerators 100 Gb
Ethernet Connectivity
Ethernet Adapters

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