ThinkSystem SN550 Blade Server
Optimized for virtualization, performance, and networking
ThinkSystem SN550 Blade Server
Optimized for virtualization, performance, and networking
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Tech Specs
DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS Form Factor Standard width blade for Flex System Chassis Processor Up to 2 second-generation Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable family up to 165W Memory Up to 3TB in 24x slots, using 128GB DIMMs; 2666MHz / 2933MHz TruDDR4; supports Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Expansion Slots Up to 2x PCIe x16 mezzanine adapters Internal Storage Up to 2x 2.5" bays supporting SAS/SATA HDDs/SSDs, or NVMe/U.2 SSDs; plus 1x or 2x (mirrored) M.2 (SATA) fixed boot drives (optional RAID 1) Network Interface 4x 10GbE LOM with fabric connector; or 2x 10GbE, 4x 10GbE, converged network mezzanine adapters, or 4x 25GbE or 2x 50GbE network mezzanine adapters Power Supply Contained in the chassis Security and Availability Features Lenovo ThinkShield, hot-swap 2.5" SAS/SATA/U.2 drives; operating temperature up to 40°C (with limitations) RAID Support SW RAID standard. (6Gbps SATA); optional HW basic RAID (12Gbps SAS/SATA); optional HW advanced RAID (12Gbps SAS/SATA 2GB flash-backed cache) Systems Management XClarity Controller, XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager OSes Supported Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat, SUSE, VMware vSphere. Visit lenovopress.com/osig for details. Limited Warranty 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite service, next business day 9x5; optional service upgrades Specifications may vary depending upon region.
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3D Tour
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Features and Benefits
Infrastructure made simple
The SN550 is a highly capable compute node that is part of Lenovo’s Flex System blade server architecture. Blade server systems allow for the pooling of system resources; power, cabling, management, networking, and cooling resources are all shared as a function of the blade chassis (see Lenovo Flex System Enterprise Chassis). The blade architecture saves on OPEX costs and allows for optimal server density, positioning Flex System well for both resource- and space-constrained environments.
Next-generation memory technology
Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory delivers a new, flexible tier of memory designed specifically for data center workloads that offers an unprecedented combination of high capacity, affordability and persistence. This technology will have a significant impact on real-world data center operations, reduction of restart times from minutes down to seconds, 1.2x virtual machine density, dramatically improved data replication with 14x lower latency and 14x higher IOPS, and greater security for persistent data built into hardware.*
* Based on Intel internal testing, August 2018.
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.*
* Based on Intel internal testing, August 2018.
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.
