ThinkSystem SR550 Oman

 

ThinkSystem SR550 Oman

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Oman is a robust 2U dual-socket rack server engineered to meet the evolving demands of modern enterprises. Whether you’re managing virtualized environments, big data analytics, or business-critical applications, this server offers a perfect blend of performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Description

ThinkSystem SR550 Oman

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Oman is a robust 2U dual-socket rack server engineered to meet the evolving demands of modern enterprises. Whether you’re managing virtualized environments, big data analytics, or business-critical applications, this server offers a perfect blend of performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Designed to support Intel Xeon Scalable processors, the SR550 delivers exceptional computing power, complemented by up to 1TB of DDR4 memory, ensuring smooth operations for businesses aiming to enhance productivity while optimizing IT budgets.

Flexible Storage & Scalability for Growing Business Needs

One of the standout capabilities of the ThinkSystem SR550 is its highly adaptable storage architecture. Supporting up to 16x 2.5-inch or 12x 3.5-inch drive bays, it is compatible with SAS/SATA SSDs and HDDs, allowing businesses to scale storage capacity as needs grow. This flexibility makes it an excellent choice for managing large datasets, high-speed transactions, and complex database systems. Whether you’re handling cloud-based workloads, enterprise virtualization, or large-scale data storage, the SR550 adapts effortlessly, making it a versatile solution for modern IT environments.

Intelligent Management & Energy Efficiency

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 simplifies IT management with the Lenovo XClarity Controller, an advanced suite that centralizes hardware, software, and firmware administration. This streamlined automation reduces downtime, enhances system efficiency, and optimizes IT resources. Furthermore, 80 PLUS Titanium and Platinum-certified power supplies ensure up to 96% energy efficiency, reducing power consumption and operational costs—a significant advantage for enterprises looking to build a cost-effective and sustainable IT infrastructure.

Built for Performance in Harsh Conditions

Designed to withstand challenging environments, the ThinkSystem SR550 complies with ASHRAE A4 standards, ensuring reliable operation even at temperatures up to 45°C (113°F). This makes it particularly well-suited for businesses in Oman, where high temperatures are a common challenge. Its durable design guarantees stability, making it an ideal choice for data centers, remote offices, and industrial IT environments.

Future-Ready IT Infrastructure for Oman Businesses

Whether you’re running a small business, a large-scale enterprise, or a remote office, the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 delivers the scalability, security, and reliability required for seamless IT operations. Its future-proof architecture, combined with intelligent system management and cost-efficient performance, makes it a top-tier investment for businesses seeking a high-performance yet budget-friendly rack server solution.

Features:

Cost-efficient performance

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Oman 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)