Introduction

The Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 2-socket 4U rack-mountable tower server provides outstanding performance and industry-leading reliability. Now available with second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, the ST550 is ideal for small-to-medium businesses, distributed enterprises, retail, educational institutions and branch offices.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem ST550 server, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the ST550 and consider its use in IT solutions.

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor family

Intel Xeon Silver

Processor generation

2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable

Processor model

4208

Processor frequency

2.1 GHz

Processor boost frequency

3.2 GHz

Processor cores

8

Processor cache

11 MB

Motherboard chipset

Intel® C624

Number of processors installed

1

Memory

Internal memory

32 GB

Internal memory type

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory slots

12x DIMM

ECC

Yes

Memory clock speed

2933 MHz

Memory layout (slots x size)

1 x 32 GB

Storage

RAID support

Yes

RAID levels

0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

Supported RAID controllers

930-8i

Internal drive bays

8

Graphics

On-board graphics card

Yes

On-board graphics card model

Matrox G200

Maximum graphics card memory

16 MB

Network

Ethernet LAN

Yes

Cabling technology

10/100/1000Base-T(X)

Ports & interfaces

USB 2.0 ports quantity

5

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

3

VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity

1

Design

Chassis type

Tower (4U)

Product colour

Black

Redundant fans support

Yes

Performance

Performance management

XClarity Enterprise

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Yes

Software

Compatible operating systems

Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi

Power

Redundant power supply (RPS) support

Yes

Power supply

750 W

Number of main power supplies

1

Weight & dimensions

Width

176 mm

Depth

660 mm

Height

438 mm

Weight

36 kg