Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Rack Server

Select this affordable, all-purpose rack server for local/remote sites

The 2U ThinkSystem SR550 2P rack server is designed for a balance of processing power, storage capacity, and cost. It provides selectable I/O options and tiered systems management.

ThinkSystem SR550

The ThinkSystem SR550 utilizes a versatile 2U rack design and flexible storage configurations, offering both software and hardware RAID options. The system's enterprise-class RAS features and XClarity HW/SW/FW management suite deliver centralized, automated management.

Feature highlights

Incorporates the latest processor, memory, storage, I/O, and networking technologies

• Industry-leading reliability and customer satisfaction (per independent industry surveys)
• Balanced features and scalability for greater value
• Shared components across the ThinkSystem portfolio for reduced parts inventory, quicker servicing, and higher availability
• Easy-to-use XClarity enterprise-class systems management that leverages industry standards, such as RedFish
• Highly energy-efficient, with ASHRAE A2 compliance, and A4 compliance (with limitations) for up to 45°C continuous operation

Essential and priced within reach

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 dual-socket 2U rack server is ideal for small to large organizations that need performance, storage capacity, flexible I/O, and resiliency. With industry-leading reliability† and customer satisfaction‡, and designed to handle a wide range of workloads, SR550 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.

† 2016-2017 Global Hardware, Server OS Reliability Report, ITIC; October 2016.

‡ 2H16 Corporate IT Buying Behavior and Customer Satisfaction Study, TBR; December 2016.

Flexible to grow with your business

SR550 offers numerous features to increase performance and flexibility. It features two Intel® Xeon® Scalable family CPUs, with 43% more cores, faster memory, increased I/O, and more storage capacity than the previous generation*. SR550 is available with up to 120TB of storage, a 50% increase. Software and hardware RAID with simple-swap hard drives make it easy to manage storage needs. SR550 also supports two internal M.2 boot drives, freeing up the other drive bays for additional storage capacity. Front USB 3.0 ports and optional front VGA simplify deployment and servicing. Plus, up to six PCIe adapter slots and several choices of optional 1GbE/10GbE LOM and NICs, 80 PLUS Platinum, and Titanium PSUs, and continuous operation at 45°C provide additional flexibility and cost savings.

* Compared to the prior-generation Lenovo ThinkServer RD450

Easily managed

Lenovo XClarity Controller is an all-new hardware embedded management engine common in every ThinkSystem server. XClarity Controller features an uncluttered graphical user interface, includes industry-standard Redfish-compliant REST APIs, and enables booting in half the time of prior-generation servers, with up to 6x faster firmware updates.

Tech specs

Form Factor/Height: 2U Rack

Processor (max)/Cache (max): Up to 2x Intel® Xeon® Platinum processors, up to 125W

Memory: Up to 768GB in 12x slots, using 64GB DIMMs; 2666MHz TruDDR4

Expansion Slots: Up to 6x PCIe 3.0 (with 2x processors) via multiple riser options (either all-PCIe, or PCIe and ML2)

Drive Bays: Up to 16x HS or 8x SS LFF; plus up to 2x mirrored M.2 boot (opt. RAID 1)

HBA/RAID Support: Software RAID std. (up to 8 ports);up to 16-port HBAs/or HW RAID with flash cache

Security and Availability Features: TPM 1.2/2.0; PFA; HS/redundant drives and PSUs; operating temp up to 45°C (with limitations); front-access diagnostics via dedicated USB port,opt. redundant cooling

Network Interface: 2x 1GbE ports + 1x dedicated 1GbE management port (std); 1x opt. 10GbE LOM

Power: 2x hot-swap/redundant (Energy Star 2.1): 550W/750W 80 PLUS Platinum; or 750W 80 PLUS Titanium

Systems Management: XClarity Controller embedded management, XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management

Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Server, SLES, RHEL, VMware vSphere. Visit lenovopress.com/osig for details.

Limited Warranty: 1- and 3-year customer replaceable unit and on-site service, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrades

Specifications may vary depending upon region.