Description

ThinkSystem SR550 Rack Server Nigeria

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Nigeria is a powerful 2U dual-socket rack server, crafted to provide optimal performance, flexibility, and scalability for businesses of all sizes. Designed to handle a wide variety of workloads, this server delivers outstanding value, making it a top choice for small to large organizations. Equipped with Intel Xeon Scalable processors, it supports up to 1 TB of DDR4 memory, allowing for high-speed processing and efficient multitasking. The server’s extensive storage options—ranging from 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch drive bays—accommodate various SAS/SATA SSDs and HDDs, while its flexible I/O expansion ensures that it can evolve with growing business demands.

This versatile server supports both software and hardware RAID options, providing advanced data protection, and is equipped with enterprise-class reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. The integrated Lenovo XClarity management suite simplifies and automates system management, enabling centralized control and streamlined operations. Additionally, the SR550’s energy-efficient power supplies—80 PLUS Titanium and Platinum—deliver impressive energy savings while maintaining high performance.

The ThinkSystem SR550 Nigeria is particularly well-suited for virtualization, complex data analytics, and collaboration workloads that involve large files and datasets. It ensures smooth processing for both structured and unstructured data, supporting rapid transactional systems. Furthermore, its compliance with ASHRAE A4 standards (up to 45°C) contributes to lower energy consumption without compromising performance. For businesses seeking reliable, cost-effective, and scalable solutions, the ThinkSystem SR550 Nigeria offers the perfect balance of performance, storage, and flexibility.

Key Features

Cost-efficient performance

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Nigeria 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)