Description

ThinkSystem ST550 Tower Server Nigeria

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria is a high-performance, dual-socket server designed to meet the demanding needs of medium to large businesses, providing reliable and scalable computing power. Featuring the second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, this 4U tower server offers outstanding enterprise-level capabilities, supporting up to 768 GB of TruDDR4 memory for seamless performance in critical applications such as databases, cloud services, and business-critical workloads. The system is engineered with NVMe support, ensuring faster data access and optimized storage performance, ideal for e-mail, file management, web serving, and POS applications.

The ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria is built for flexibility and reliability with support for hot-swappable power supplies, fans, and drives. The server’s compact design provides excellent rack-mount flexibility, making it an excellent choice for retail, education, distributed enterprises, and branch offices. Lenovo’s enterprise-class RAS technologies and RAID options ensure system uptime and data integrity, while the advanced Lenovo XClarity Administrator simplifies deployment and ongoing management, allowing for centralized and automated control of the server environment.

Furthermore, the integration of the UEFI-based Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager streamlines system setup and diagnostics, while the Lenovo XClarity Controller delivers ongoing system monitoring and alerting, ensuring optimal performance. Whether you are managing e-mail servers, workgroup applications, or point-of-sale systems, the ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria provides an efficient, reliable, and future-ready solution for businesses looking to enhance productivity while maintaining system performance and availability.

Highlights

Optimized system design to meet performance and cost points for almost any workload
The latest processor and memory technologies, along with NVMe drives, offer tremendous performance
AnyBay technology enables great flexibility in storage configurations
Advanced security technologies, including lockable bezel, Kensington lock slot, chassis intrusion switch, and TPM 1.2/2.0
Office-quiet acoustics and compact size make it ideal for under-desk, deskside, or data center rack-mount use

Enterprise enabled, ROBO ready

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria is a scalable 4U tower server that features powerful Intel^® Xeon^® processor Scalable family CPUs. It provides the performance and reliability you expect from the data center, but optimized for office environments, with physical security and whisper-quiet operation. Its compact footprint uses 37 percent less space than its predecessor, making it ideal for under-desk, deskside, or rack-mount use. ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria is ideal for email/file/print and web serving, IT infrastructure, virtualization, VDI, and private cloud.

Compact, secure, flexible

ST550 supports up to 96.4TB of internal storage capacity, and Lenovo AnyBay technology enables the mixing and matching of storage types (U.2/SAS/SATA) in the same bays. Up to 6x PCIe adapter slots and multiple hardware and software RAID options offer the flexibility you need for NICs, GPUs, and other adapters.

Physical and software security technologies, including lockable security bezel, Kensington lock slot, chassis intrusion switch, and TPM 1.2/2.0, are ideal for remote locations without the protection of a data center. ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria also offers money-saving features, such as highly energy-efficient 80 PLUS Platinum and Titanium hot-swap PSUs, continuous operation up to 45°C, and easy centralized management via XClarity software.

High-performance, reliable, manageable

ThinkSystem ST550 Nigeria features more processor cores, memory, and I/O bandwidth than previous generations. It also provides more memory channels; 12Gb SAS interconnects; and support for HDD, SSD, NVMe, and M.2 drives; as well as high-performance GPUs—all at a lower price than previous generations.

Faster processors and memory, more cores, and support for NVMe and M.2 drives contribute to significantly better performance than the previous generation. In addition, optional NVMe drives provide ultra-fast storage that can be tiered for greater application performance. Combining enterprise-class RAS features and shared components across the server portfolio increases reliability, promotes greater peace of mind, and reduces TCO.

XClarity Controller is the management hardware engine inside every ThinkSystem server, and XClarity Administrator centralizes management of your ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile infrastructure. With Redfish APIs and XClarity integrators you can easily integrate the Lenovo infrastructure into higher-level IT applications.

Technical Specifications

Machine type	7X09 – 1 year warranty 7X10 – 3 year warranty
Form factor	Tower or 4U Rack.
Processor	One or two second-gen Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family of processors, either Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum-level processors (formerly codename “Cascade Lake”). 1st Gen Intel Xeon processors are also supported. Supports processors up to 22 cores, core speeds up to 3.8 GHz, and TDP ratings up to 125W. Two Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) links at 10.4 GT/s each.
Chipset	Intel C621 “Lewisburg” chipset
Memory	Up to 12 DIMM sockets (6 DIMMs per processor) supporting Lenovo TruDDR4 DIMMs at up to 2933 MHz. RDIMMs and LRDIMMs (Load Reduced DIMMs) are supported, but memory types cannot be intermixed.
Memory maximums	Up to 768 GB with 12x 64 GB RDIMMs and two processors
Memory protection	ECC, SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs, requires Intel Xeon Gold or Platinum processors), memory mirroring, and memory sparing.
Disk drive bays	Available configurations: 8, 16, or 20x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap (optional support for NVMe drives) 4 or 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap Both 8x 3.5-inch + 4x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap 4 or 8x 3.5-inch SATA simple-swap Additional drive bays (except for 20-bay and hybrid configurations): Two 5.25-inch drive bays for optical drives
Maximum internal storage	2.5-inch drives: 614.4TB using 20x 30.72TB 2.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs 30.72TB using 4x 7.68TB 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs 48TB using 20x 2.4TB 2.5-inch HDDs 3.5-inch drives: 160TB using 8x 20TB 3.5-inch HDDs 122.88TB using 8x 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	Two half-height 5.25-inch bays for optical or tape drives. Supports DVD-ROM or Multiburner. Hot-swap bays can be converted to 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays. (Not available with simple-swap drive configurations.)
Tape drive bays	Two half-height 5.25-inch bays for optical or tape drives. Support for one RDX drive or LTO tape drive.
Network interfaces	Two integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-T ports (RJ-45) based on Intel X722 embedded controller (No 10/100 Mbps support)
PCI Expansion slots	Up to 7 PCIe slots: 6 general purpose PCIe 3.0 slots plus one slot reserved for the M.2 adapter. General purpose slots are as follows: Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x8 (25W) FHHL Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x16 (75W); FHHL Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x16 (75W); FHFL Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 wired) (25W); FHFL (requires second processor) Slot 5: PCIe 3.0 x16 (75W); FHFL (requires second processor) Slot 6: PCIe 3.0 x8 (x4 wired) (25W); FHFL Slots 3 and 5 support double-wide GPUs
Ports	Front: Two USB ports (one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0 port Rear: Six USB ports (four USB 2.0, two USB 3.0), one VGA video, one RJ-45 systems management, two RJ-45 GbE network ports, optional serial port. Internal: One internal USB 3.0 port for RDX drive
Cooling	Supports ASHRAE A2 environments as well as A3/A4 with some limitations. Up to four simple-swap fans: two fans shipped standard on single processor models and three fans shipped on dual processor models or models where there are drive bays in lieu of the optical drive bays. The fourth rear-mounted fan is N+1 redundant, except for certain configurations.
Power supply	Up to two redundant hot-swap 550 W, 750 W or 1100 W High Efficiency Platinum AC power supplies, or 750 W High Efficiency Titanium AC power supplies. Also available is a 450 W fixed (non-hot-swap) power supply. In China only, all hot-swap power supplies also support 240V DC.
Hot-swap parts	Hard drives, power supplies, and fans
Systems management	Operator panel with status LEDs. XClarity Controller embedded management, XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Optional XClarity Controller Advanced to enable remote control functions.
Security features	Power-on password, administrator’s password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), supporting TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0. In China only, optional Trusted Cryptographic Module (TCM). Kensington cable slot. Lockable side cover. Optional lockable front security door and chassis intrusion switch (included with some models).
Video	G200 graphics with 16 MB memory with 2D hardware accelerator, integrated into the XClarity Controller. Maximum resolution is 1920×1200 32bpp at 60Hz.
Operating systems supported	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi.
Limited warranty	Three-year or one-year (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9×5 next business day (NBD).
Service and support	Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 6-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, software support for Lenovo hardware and some third-party applications.
Dimensions	Width: 176 mm (6.9 in.), height: 438 mm (17.2 in.), depth: 660 mm (26 in.).
Weight	Fully configured: 36 kg (79.36 lb)