ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana

 

ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana is a high-performance 2U dual-socket rack server designed to meet the dynamic needs of modern businesses.

Description

ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana is a high-performance 2U dual-socket rack server designed to meet the dynamic needs of modern businesses. Whether you require a powerful computing solution for virtualization, data analytics, or business-critical applications, this server delivers the reliability, scalability, and efficiency required for seamless operations. Built to support Intel Xeon Scalable processors, it ensures robust processing power, coupled with up to 1TB of DDR4 memory, making it an excellent choice for businesses looking to optimize performance without compromising cost-efficiency.

Scalability and Storage Flexibility

One of the standout features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 is its highly adaptable storage capacity. It accommodates up to 16x 2.5-inch or 12x 3.5-inch drive bays, supporting SAS/SATA SSDs and HDDs, which allows businesses to scale storage based on evolving needs. This flexibility ensures that enterprises can efficiently handle large datasets, shared file systems, and high-speed transactional workloads, making the server ideal for database management, virtualization, and cloud computing applications.

Enhanced Efficiency and Intelligent Management

To enhance operational efficiency, the SR550 rack server integrates Lenovo XClarity Controller, an advanced management suite that centralizes and automates the control of hardware, software, and firmware. This intuitive interface simplifies IT administration, reducing system downtime and improving overall efficiency. Additionally, redundant 80 PLUS Titanium and Platinum-certified power supplies help achieve up to 96% energy efficiency, lowering power consumption and operational costs, making it a cost-effective investment for enterprises of all sizes.

Designed for Extreme Workloads and Harsh Environments

Engineered to meet ASHRAE A4 compliance standards, the ThinkSystem SR550 is built to perform even under high-temperature conditions up to 45°C (113°F). This capability ensures uninterrupted functionality in various environments, making it a perfect choice for businesses in Ghana that operate in demanding conditions.

Whether you are running a local business, a remote office, or a large-scale enterprise, the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana provides exceptional scalability, security, and reliability. Its future-ready architecture and intelligent system management make it an ideal choice for businesses seeking a high-performance, cost-effective, and energy-efficient IT infrastructure.

Features:

Cost-efficient performance

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Ghana 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.*

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.

Technical Specifications:

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.
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 1920×1200 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.
Warranty One-year (7X03) or three-year (7X04) customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited warranty with 9×5 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.).
Weight Minimum configuration: 19 kg (41.9 lb), maximum: 26 kg (57.3 lb)