Lenovo 5PS7C27998 5YR KYD Add-on SR645 V3_CTLD GPU

Lenovo 5PS7C27998 5-Year Keep Your Drive Service Add-On for ThinkSystem SR645 V3

Overview

The Lenovo 5PS7C27998 is a five-year Keep Your Drive (KYD) service add-on designed specifically for the ThinkSystem SR645 V3 configured with a controlled GPU. KYD coverage means that when a drive fails and Lenovo dispatches a replacement, you retain physical possession of the defective unit — it does not leave your facility. For environments handling regulated data, classified workloads, or sensitive inference models stored on NVMe or SAS media, this matters: returning failed drives to a service depot creates a chain-of-custody gap that many compliance frameworks explicitly prohibit.

Without KYD, standard depot-return service requires surrendering the failed drive for failure analysis and component recycling. With the Lenovo 5PS7C27998 add-on attached to your SR645 V3 support contract, that requirement is waived. You keep the drive, and you control its disposition — whether that means secure erasure, degaussing, or physical destruction per your data governance policy.

Key Features

• 5-Year Coverage Duration: Matches the typical lifecycle of a ThinkSystem SR645 V3 deployment, so you are not managing service contract renewals mid-cycle on a platform you intend to run for the full depreciation period.
• Drive Retention on Failure: Failed server storage media stays on-site. No depot return, no third-party handling of drives that may contain proprietary AI models, patient data, or regulated financial records.
• Designed for GPU-Configured SR645 V3: The CTLD GPU designation in the part number ties this add-on to ThinkSystem SR645 V3 units ordered in a controlled GPU configuration — confirm your server's configuration code before purchasing to ensure compatibility.
• Compliance Posture Support: KYD coverage supports audit documentation for frameworks that require demonstrable control over decommissioned storage media, including HIPAA, NIST 800-88, and DoD 5220.22-M environments.

Integration and Compatibility

The 5PS7C27998 is validated for the ThinkSystem SR645 V3 platform in GPU-controlled configurations. It functions as an add-on to an existing Lenovo service contract — it does not stand alone as a base warranty. Verify that your SR645 V3 purchase includes a compatible base service tier before attaching this KYD add-on. Consult your Lenovo service agreement documentation to confirm stacking eligibility and coverage start date alignment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does Keep Your Drive (KYD) coverage mean in practice?

A: When a covered drive fails and Lenovo ships a replacement, you are not required to return the defective drive. You retain it on-site and manage its disposal according to your own data security policy.

Q: Is the 5PS7C27998 a standalone warranty or an add-on?

A: It is an add-on service. It must be attached to a qualifying base Lenovo service contract for the ThinkSystem SR645 V3 — it does not provide standalone coverage.

Q: Which server model is this compatible with?

A: The 5PS7C27998 is validated for the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 V3 in a controlled GPU (CTLD GPU) configuration. Confirm your server's configuration code matches before ordering.

Q: Does this KYD add-on cover all drives in the SR645 V3?

A: Coverage scope is defined by the terms of your Lenovo service agreement. Review your contract documentation or contact Lenovo pre-sales to confirm which drive types and slots are covered under the KYD add-on for your specific configuration.

Eden Phillips

The 5PS7C27998 is a narrow but important procurement line item for SR645 V3 GPU deployments where data residency is non-negotiable. The five-year KYD term is the key spec here — it aligns service coverage to the full depreciation window of the platform, meaning you are not renegotiating drive-retention terms mid-deployment when your compliance posture may have tightened.

Technical Highlights:

• 5-Year Term: Covers the SR645 V3 through its full production lifecycle without requiring a mid-cycle contract amendment to maintain KYD status.
• Drive Retention Mechanism: Eliminates the depot-return requirement on failed media — critical when drives hold GPU inference models, training checkpoints, or regulated datasets that cannot leave the building.
• GPU Configuration Specificity: The CTLD GPU designation ties this SKU to a specific SR645 V3 build profile — mismatching the configuration code at procurement is the most common ordering error on this add-on.

Deployment Considerations:

• Attach this add-on at initial server purchase or before the base warranty activates — retroactive attachment eligibility varies by contract and region.
• KYD does not accelerate replacement dispatch; it only changes the disposition requirement for the failed unit. Your base service tier still governs response time SLAs.

This add-on is the right call for ThinkSystem SR645 V3 GPU nodes running in HIPAA, FedRAMP, or classified-adjacent environments where every failed drive must remain under physical custody of the owning organization through its full decommission lifecycle.