ThinkSystem ST550 Platform Specifications Product Specifications Reference (PSREF) Components Specification Form factor Tower or 4U rack Dimensions Without foot stands and security door: Height: 425.5 mm (16.8 in). Width: 175.8 mm (6.92 in). Depth: 666.4 mm (26.24 in) Weight Maximum configuration: 81.35 lb (36.9 kg) Processor Up to two 125W Intel Xeon Scalable family processors, Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Up to 20 cores at 2.0GHz, up to 3.6GHz with 4 cores. Two processors are connected with two UPI (Ultra Path Interconnect) links up to 10.4GT/s Chipset Intel C621 Platform Controller Hub Memory Up to 12 DIMM sockets. Each processor supports up to 6 DIMM sockets with 6 channels. DDR4-2666. RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are supported, but memory types cannot be intermixed Memory capacity With RDIMMs: Up to 384GB with 12 x 32 GB RDIMMs and two processors With LRDIMMs: Up to 768GB with 12 x 64 GB LRDIMMs and two processors Memory protection ECC, memory mirroring, and memory sparing Storage controllers Supports the following RAID/HBA adapters: RAID adapter Interface Drive type RAID levels JBOD Cache Cache protection FastPath Max qty For SS bays Onboard SATA 6Gbps SATA SATA 0/1/10/5 Yes None None No - For HS bays 530-8i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS 0/1/10/5/50 Yes None None Yes 2 730-8i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS 0/1/10/5/50 Yes 1GB None No 2 930-8i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Yes 2GB Flash backup Yes 2 930-16i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Yes 4GB Flash backup Yes 1 930-24i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Yes 4GB Flash backup Yes 1 430-8i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS - Yes None None - 2 430-16i 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS - Yes None None - 1 430-8e 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS - Yes None None - 6 930-8e 12Gbps SAS SATA/SAS 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Yes 4GB Flash backup Yes 6 Note: 730-8i is available in China only. All RAID/HBA adapters should be placed in slot 1 firstly. Disk drive bays Supports 4 or 8 front 3.5" SATA simple-swap bays. Or 4 or 8 front 3.5" SATA/SAS HS bays. Or 8 or 16 front 2.5" SATA/SAS HS bays with maximum 4 AnyBay. Optional 4 front 2.5" HS bays are supported on hot-swap models, takes place in two 5.25" bays location Optional one or two internal M.2 SSD for boot, dual M.2 SSD supports mirroring Internal storage For 3.5" SS bay 3.5" HDD, SATA6Gbps, 7.2K 1TB/2TB/4TB/6TB/8TB/10TB For 3.5" bay (3.5" disks or 2.5" disks with 3.5" tray) 3.5" HDD, SATA6Gbps, 7.2K 1TB/2TB/4TB/6TB/8TB/10TB 3.5" HDD, SAS12Gbps, 7.2K 1TB/2TB/4TB/6TB/10TB 2.5" HDD, SAS12Gbps, 15K 300GB/600GB 2.5" SSD, SATA6Gbps 240GB/480GB For 2.5" bay 2.5" HDD, SATA6Gbps, 7.2K 1TB/2TB 2.5" HDD, SAS12Gbps, 7.2K 1TB/2TB 2.5" HDD, SAS12Gbps, 10K 300GB/600GB/900GB/1.2TB/1.8TB 2.5" HDD, SAS12Gbps, 15K 300GB/600GB/900GB 2.5" SSD, SAS12Gbps 400GB/800GB/3.84TB 2.5" SSD, SATA6Gbps 240GB/480GB 2.5" NVMe SSD, AnyBay 1.92TB/3.84TB M.2 SATA SSD 32GB/128GB Optical Two 5.25" bays for optical and tape drive. Supports DVD-ROM or DVD±RW drives, half-height. Supports LTO-6 SAS, LTO-7 SAS, and RDX USB 3.0 tape drives Network interfaces Integrated one dedicated management port plus two GbE ports. Optional PCIe adapters are supported. NC-SI and Wake-on-LAN are available on GbE port 1 (See right) Security features Power-on and admin password. Trusted Platform Module, TCG 1.2 compliant, upgrade to 2.0 via UEFI setting. Optional TCM in China only. Optional lockable security bezel. Optional chassis intrusion switch Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2012 R2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3/6.9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2/11 SP4. VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.5/6.0 U3 Systems management XClarity Controller Standard, optional upgrades to Advanced or Enterprise are available. Energy Manager. XClarity Administrator. Provisioning Manager. Essen- tials. LEDs on front panel show the status of power, ID, network, simple-swap disks, and system error GPU support Up to two optional NVIDIA Quadro P2000 or Quadro P6000 Components Specification Base warranty MT 7X09: 1-year limited onsite service with 9x5/NBD MT 7X10: 3-year limited onsite service with 9x5/NBD Power supply Supports one fixed 450W 80 PLUS Gold qualified AC power supply, non-hot swap, no redundant. Or up to two redundant hot-swap 550W/750W/1100W 80 PLUS Platinum qualified AC power supplies. Or up to two redundant hot-swap 750W Titanium qualified AC power supplies. 750W Titanium is 200V - 240V, others are 100V - 240V Video Integrated Matrox G200 in XClarity Controller Cooling Up to four fans with one for redundant. Two fans for single processor, three fans for dual processor or single processor with 4 x 2.5" HS bay installed. 4th fan is N + 1 redundant or GPU installed Front ports One XClarity Controller USB connector, one USB 3.0 Rear ports One VGA, two USB 3.0, four USB 2.0, two ethernet (RJ-45), one XClarity Con- troller network connector. Optional COM port Environmental specification Supports ASHRAE A4 with limitations. Temperature - operating A4: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F) A3: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) A2: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Temperature - non operating (no package) -10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F) Temperature - non operating (with package) -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) Altitude - operating (Unpressurized): 0-10000ft (0-3048m) Humidity - operating, non-condensing A4: 8%~90%. A3:8%~85%. A2:20%~80% Humidity - storage (with package), non-condensing 8%~90% Models should meet the following requirements to support A3 and A4: • System rear fan required, no system fan fail • 450W fixed power supply not installed, redundant power supplies required • NVMe SSD not installed • GPU not installed • When 4 x 2.5" bay installed, only support up to 2TB SAS HDD/SSD and all SATA HDD/SSD Environmental certification Energy Star Server 2.1 certified. More environmental information please see: www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/environment/ Lenovo, July 2017 System unique options 7X77A03475 ThinkSystem ST550 2.5" SATA/SAS 4-Bay Backplane Kit 7X77A03476 ThinkSystem ST550 2.5" Anybay 8-Bay Backplane Kit 7TP7A04369 ThinkSystem ST550 2.5" 8-Bay Backplane Kit 7TP7A04370 ThinkSystem ST550 3.5" SATA/SAS 4-Bay Backplane kit 7X77A03481 ThinkSystem ST550 3.5" Simple Swap Bracket Plate 7X77A03484 ThinkSystem ST550 4U Security Bezel 7X77A03485 ThinkSystem ST550 CMA kit 7X77A03488 ThinkSystem ST550 4U Tower to Rack Conversion Kit 7Z17A02577 ThinkSystem ST550 COM Port Upgrade Kit 7XH7A06781 ThinkSystem ST550 Front Mid FAN Module for 4x2.5" ODD conversion 7TP7A04371 ThinkSystem ST550 Rear FAN Module for RDN FAN 2xUSB 2.0 2xUSB 3.0 + XClarity Controller network connector GbE port 1 2xUSB 2.0 GbE port 2 VGA Optional redundant PSU (Fixed PSU is also located here) Expansion slots Slot 1 (CPU1) PCIe 3.0 x8, full height, half length Slot 2 (CPU1) PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, half length Slot 3 (CPU1) PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, double-width Slot 4 (CPU2) PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 elec), full height, full length Slot 5 (CPU2) PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, double-width Slot 6 (CPU1) PCIe 3.0 x8 (x4 elec), full height, full length Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Note: All expansion cards and redundant PSU are optional.