Features and Benefits

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
Highlights

Enterprise enabled, ROBO ready

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 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. ST550 is ideal for email/file/print and web serving, IT infrastructure, virtualization, VDI, and private cloud.

Enterprise enabled, ROBO ready

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. ST550 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.

Compact, secure, flexible

High-performance, reliable, manageable

ST550 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.

Tech Specs

DESCRIPTIONSPECIFICATIONS
Form Factor/Height4U rackable tower
ProcessorUp to 2 second-generation Intel® Xeon® Platinum processor, up to 125W
MemoryUp to 768GB in 12x DIMM slots using 64GB DIMMs; 2666 and 2933MHz TruDDR4
Expansion SlotsUp to 6x PCIe 3.0 (with 2x processors)
Drive BaysUp to 16x 2.5″ (including 4 NVMe) or 8x 3.5″ bays; Plus up to 4x 2.5″ and 2x internal M.2 boot
HBA/RAID SupportSoftware RAID (4x ports) standard; optional hardware RAID (up to 24x ports); up to 16-port HBAs
Security and Reliailability FeaturesLenovo ThinkShield, lockable security bezel, Kensington lock slot, chassis intrusion switch, TPM 1.2/2.0, Predict Failure Analysis, hot-swap/redundant drives, redundant PSUs
Network Interface2x 1GbE ports standard; See ST550 product guide for more options
Power (Energy Star 2.1 compliant)1x 450W 80 PLUS Gold (fixed); or 2x 550W/750W/1100W 80 PLUS Platinum (hot-swap/redundant N+1); or 2x 750W 80 PLUS Titanium (hot-swap/redundant)
Systems ManagementXClarity Controller embedded management, XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management
Operating Systems SupportedMicrosoft Windows Server, SUSE, Red Hat, VMware vSphere. Visit lenovopress.com/osig for details.
Limited Warranty1-year and 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite service, next business day 9×5