Lenovo ThinkAgile HX5520
The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX5520 is a storage-dense 2U dual-socket Nutanix hyperconverged appliance engineered for big data clusters, file services, and backup targets. Featuring up to 14 LFF 3.5-inch drive bays paired with fast SSD caching and dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors, it maximizes storage capacity per node in Nutanix clusters.
Specifications
| Brand | Lenovo |
|---|---|
| Family | ThinkAgile HX |
| Form factor | 2U rack |
| Released | May 2018 |
| End of sale | Jun 2022 |
| End of support | Jun 2027 |
| Processor | Up to 2x 1st or 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 26 cores each (up to 150W TDP) |
| Memory | 16x DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 1TB DDR4-2933 ECC RDIMM |
| Storage pools | Up to 14x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays (hybrid HDD with NVMe/SATA SSD cache tiers) |
| Hypervisor | Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi, or Microsoft Hyper-V |
| Network | Dual or quad 10GbE / 25GbE optical SFP28 ports plus management interface |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-swap 750W or 1100W Platinum power supplies |
| Management | Nutanix Prism and Lenovo XClarity |
Compatible parts
Memory
7X77A01303 ThinkSystem 16GB TruDDR4 2666MHz (2Rx8 1.2V) RDIMM
7X77A01304 ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR4 2666MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM
Works together
How the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX5520 connects to servers, storage and the network: 1 way, with the parts and products on each path.
Hyperconverged cluster
Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.
Adapters for the server
4XC7A08238 ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
4XC7A08248 Lenovo ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
4XC7A08295 ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
7XC7A05523 Lenovo ThinkSystem Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
Switches
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE0152T RackSwitch 1U rack
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE10032 1U rack
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032 1U rack
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032T RackSwitch 1U rack
Optics
46C3447 Lenovo ThinkSystem 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
7G17A03537 Lenovo ThinkSystem 25Gb SFP28 SR Optical Transceiver
QSFP-100G-CWDM4-AR Arista 100GBASE-CWDM4 QSFP28 Optical Transceiver Module
Plan and size it
- Draw this setup in the topology planner mrplanb.com
- Add up rack power and space rack-density.com
- Hypervisor advisor: which platform fits you mrplanb.com
- VM platform Ledger: hypervisors scored mrplanb.com
- Virtualization storage Ledger: scored storage platforms mrplanb.com
- Lenovo ServerProven (Lenovo compatibility) lenovo.com
Check compatibility with Lenovo
Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Lenovo has tested with the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX5520.
- Compatibility Lenovo ServerProven (options and OS compatibility)
- Specifications Lenovo Press product guides
- Support Lenovo Data Center Support
Equivalent models from other brands
FAQ
What maximum raw storage capacity can a single HX5520 node provide?
With 14x 16TB enterprise HDDs, a single node delivers up to 224TB of raw capacity before Nutanix compression and deduplication.
What Nutanix storage tiers are used in the HX5520?
It uses an automatic two-tier architecture: high-speed SSDs for read/write caching and high-capacity HDDs for cold data.
Buying or selling ThinkAgile HX5520?
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Sources
- Lenovo ThinkAgile HX5520 Appliance Product Guide, checked 2026-10-28