Description
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 dual-socket 2U rack server is ideal for small to large organizations that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as cost-optimized performance, storage capacity, and flexible I/O. Designed to handle a wide range of workloads, the SR550 server cost-effectively performs complex analytics on structured and unstructured data, speeds transactional systems, and powers through collaboration workloads with ever-growing data sets and large files shared within an organization.
Cost-efficient performance
The ThinkSystem SR550 features a balance of performance, capacity, and value in a 2U form factor. Essential performance components are delivered in a combination that is designed to elevate the cost efficiency of the system, allowing the SR550 to meet both the workload needs and the budgetary needs of the enterprise.
Workload optimized support
New second-generation Intel® Xeon® processor Scalable family CPUs offer increased performance of 36% over the previous generation*, support for faster 2933MHz TruDDR4 memory, and Intel’s Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) which accelerates processor performance on Deep Learning and AI workloads. Up to 6% increases in per-core performance and hardware security mitigations round out the enhanced capabilities featured in this next-generation processor technology from Intel.*
* Based on Intel internal testing, August 2018.
Empowering IT management
Lenovo XClarity Controller is the embedded management engine in all ThinkSystem servers that is designed to standardize, simplify, and automate foundation server management tasks. Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a virtualized application that centrally manages ThinkSystem servers, storage, and networking, which can reduce provisioning time up to 95% versus manual operation. Running XClarity Integrator helps you streamline IT management, speed provisioning, and contain costs by seamlessly integrating XClarity into an existing IT environment.
Specifications
Attribute | Specification |
Intel Xeon Processor | 1x Silver 4210 10C 85W 2.2G |
Memory | 1x 32GB 2933 |
RAID | 930-8i |
Drive bays and Drives | 8x 2.5" SAS/16, Open bay |
Power supply | 1x 750W |
Machine types | 7X03 - 1 year warranty |
7X04 - 3 year warranty | |
Form factor | 2U rack-mount. |
Processor | Up to two Intel Xeon Gen 2 Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum processors: |
Up to 22 cores (1.9 GHz core speeds) | |
Up to 3.8 GHz core speeds (4 cores) | |
Two UPI links up to 10.4 GT/s each | |
Up to 30.25 MB cache | |
Up to 2933 MHz memory speed | |
1st Gen Intel Xeon processors are also supported. | |
Chipset | Intel C622. |
Memory | Up to 12 DIMM sockets (6 DIMMs per processor; six memory channels per processor with one DIMM per channel). Support for RDIMMs and LRDIMMs. Memory types cannot be intermixed. Memory speed up to 2933 MHz depending on the processor selected. |
Memory protection | Error correction code (ECC), SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs, requires Intel Xeon Gold or Platinum processors), memory mirroring, memory rank sparing, patrol scrubbing, and demand scrubbing. |
Memory capacity | Up to 768 GB with 12x 64 GB RDIMMs (Up to 384 GB per processor). |
Drive bays | 8 LFF SATA Simple Swap drive bays |
8 LFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays | |
12 LFF SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays | |
Up to 16 SFF hot-swap drive bays: 8x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8x 2.5" SAS/SATA | |
Internal storage capacity | 2.5-inch drives: |
491.52TB using 16x 30.72TB 2.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs | |
38.4TB using 16x 2.4TB 2.5-inch HDDs | |
3.5-inch drives: | |
240TB using 12x 20TB 3.5-inch HDDs | |
184.32TB using 12x 15.36TB 3.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs | |
Storage controller | 6 Gb Onboard SATA AHCI |
6 Gb Onboard SATA RAID (Intel RSTe) | |
12 Gb SAS/SATA RAID adapters with up to 8GB flash-backed cache | |
12 Gb SAS/SATA HBA (non-RAID) | |
Optical drive bays | None. Support for an external USB DVD RW Optical Disk Drive (See Optical drives). |
Network interfaces | 2x Integrated 1 GbE RJ-45 ports (no 10/100 Mb support) |
Onboard LOM slot for two additional 1/10 Gb Ethernet ports: | |
2x 1 GbE RJ-45 ports (no 10/100 Mb support) | |
2x 10 GbE RJ-45 ports (no 10/100 Mb support) | |
2x 10 GbE SFP+ ports (no 10/100 Mb support) | |
Optional Mezzanine LOM (ML2) slot for dual-port 10 GbE cards with SFP+ or RJ-45 connectors. | |
1x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet systems management port. | |
I/O expansion slots | Up to six slots. Slot 4 is the fixed slots on the system planar, and the remaining slots depend on the riser cards installed. The slots are as follows: |
Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x16 or PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length (PCIe x16 slot is double-wide) | |
Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length (not present if the slot 1 is PCIe x16) | |
Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x8 or ML2 x8; full-height, half-length | |
Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x8; low profile (vertical slot on system planar) | |
Slot 5: PCIe 3.0 x16; full-height, half-length | |
Slot 6: PCIe 3.0 x8; full-height, half-length | |
Slot 5 requires the second processor to be installed. | |
Ports | Front: 1x USB 2.0 port with XClarity Controller access and 1x USB 3.0 port; optional 1x VGA port. |
Rear: 2x USB 3.0 ports and 1x VGA port; optional 1x DB-9 serial port. | |
Cooling | Three (one processor) or four (two processors) non-hot-swap system fans with N+1 redundancy. |
Power supply | Up to two redundant hot-swap 550 W or 750 W (100 - 240 V) High Efficiency Platinum or 750 W (200 - 240 V) High Efficiency Titanium AC power supplies. HVDC support (PRC only). |
Video | Matrox G200 with 16 MB memory integrated into the XClarity Controller. Maximum resolution is 1920x1200 at 60 Hz with 32 bits per pixel. |
Hot-swap parts | Drives (select models) and power supplies. |
Systems management | XClarity Controller (XCC) Standard, Advanced, or Enterprise (Pilot 4 chip), proactive platform alerts, XClarity Provisioning Manager, XClarity Essentials, XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrators for VMware vCenter and Microsoft System Center, XClarity Energy Manager, Capacity Planner. |
Security features | Power-on password, administrator's password, secure firmware updates, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or 2.0 (configurable UEFI setting). Optional lockable front bezel. Optional Trusted Cryptographic Module (TCM) or Nationz TPM (available only in PRC). Optional Lenovo Business Vantage security software (available only in PRC). |
Operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi. See the Operating systems section for specifics. |
Warranty | One-year (7X03) or three-year (7X04) customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered. |
Service and support | Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 6-hour or 24-hour committed service repair (select areas), warranty extension up to 5 years, 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions, YourDrive Your Data, Enterprise Software Support, and Basic Hardware Installation Services. |
Dimensions | Width: 445 mm (17.5 in.), height: 87 mm (3.4 in.), depth: 764 mm (30.1 in.). See Physical specifications for details. |
Weight | Minimum configuration: 19 kg (41.9 lb), maximum: 26 kg (57.3 lb) |