Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Product Manual

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Server

Product Guide

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 is an ideal 2-socket 2U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that
need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility for
future growth. The SR650 server is designed to handle a wide range of workloads, such as databases,
virtualization and cloud computing, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), enterprise applications, collaboration/email,
and business analytics and big data.
Featuring the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family, the SR650 server offers scalable performance, storage
capacity, and I/O expansion. The SR650 server supports up to two processors, up to 3 TB of 2666 MHz TruDDR4
memory, up to 24x 2.5-inch or 14x 3.5-inch drive bays with an extensive choice of NVMe PCIe SSDs, SAS/SATA
SSDs, and SAS/SATA HDDs, and flexible I/O expansion options with the LOM slot, the dedicated storage
controller slot, and up to 6x PCIe slots.
The SR650 server offers basic or advanced hardware RAID protection and a wide range of networking options,
including selectable LOM, ML2, and PCIe network adapters. The next-generation Lenovo XClarity Controller, which
is built into the SR650 server, provides advanced service processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions.
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem SR650.
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650
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The SR650 server features a unique AnyBay design that allows a choice of drive interface types in the same drive
bay: SAS drives, SATA drives, or U.2 NVMe PCIe drives.
The SR650 server offers onboard NVMe PCIe ports that allow direct connections to the U.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs,
which frees up I/O slots and helps lower NVMe solution acquisition costs.
The SR650 server delivers impressive compute power per watt, featuring 80 PLUS Titanium and Platinum
redundant power supplies that can deliver 96% (Titanium) or 94% (Platinum) efficiency at 50% load when
connected to a 200 - 240 V AC power source.
The SR650 server is designed to meet ASHRAE A4 standards (up to 45 °C [113 °F]) in select configurations, which
enable customers to lower energy costs, while still maintaining world-class reliability.
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