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- Introduction
- Did you know?
- Key features
- Components and connectors
- System architecture
- Standard specifications
- Models
- Processors
- Memory options
- Internal storage
- Controllers for internal storage
- Internal drive options
- Internal backup units
- Optical drives
- I/O expansion
- Network adapters
- Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- SAS adapters for external storage
- Flash storage adapters
- GPU adapters
- Cooling
- Power supplies
- Integrated virtualization
- Systems management
- Security
- Rack installation
- Operating system support
- Physical and electrical specifications
- Operating environment
- Warranty and Support
- Services
- Regulatory compliance
- External drive enclosures
- External storage systems
- External backup units
- Top-of-rack Ethernet switches
- Fibre Channel SAN switches
- Uninterruptible power supply units
- Power distribution units
- Rack cabinets
- KVM console options
- Lenovo Financial Services
- Seller training courses
- Related publications and links
- Related product families
- Trademarks
Abstract
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 is a 1-socket 2U server that features the AMD EPYC 7002 "Rome" and AMD EPYC 7003 "Milan" families of processors. With up to 64 cores per processor and support for the PCIe 4.0 standard for I/O, the SR655 offers the ultimate in single-socket server performance.
This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the ThinkSystem SR655 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 SR655 and consider its use in IT solutions.
Delivering better student and staff services at 60% lower cost:
How the University of Auckland chose Lenovo ThinkSystem solutions with AMD EPYC™ processors to power its software-defined hyperconverged infrastructure, boosting flexibility, performance, and ease of management.
Deepening our understanding of the universe:
How Nikhef uses Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, powered by AMD EPYC™ CPUs and AMD Radeon™ GPUs, to support trailblazing subatomic physics research.
Building a high-performance, future-ready IT foundation for international growth:
How HUF HAUS modernized its data center with Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, powered by AMD EPYC™ processors and all-flash storage, and enhanced office and remote workplaces with Lenovo PCs – boosting employee performance and productivity, reducing costs, and facilitating international business growth.
Optimizing workflows for cinema and TV visual effects:
How benuts deployed Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 servers powered by 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Lenovo Storage D3284 solutions to enable teams to handle more client projects in parallel, shortening time to market.
Enabling scalability and resilience for mission-critical airport systems as passenger numbers soar:
How Xinjiang Civil Aviation Information Network Co, Ltd used a hyperconverged solution based on Lenovo ThinkAgile VX7520 appliances, powered by VMware vSAN™, to enable scalable, reliable, and high-performance data processing that helps keep civil air travel in Xinjiang flowing smoothly.
Delivering IT services with a difference, backed by a dependable partner.
Connecting with consumers worldwide:
Empowering employees to conduct market research interviews from anywhere with a VDI powered by Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and AMD EPYC™ processors.
Adding extra layers of protection
Synectics creates state-of-the-art surveillance and security systems based on Lenovo servers featuring AMD EPYC™ processors, delivering market-leading capabilities to customers in a range of industries.
Delivering design excellence, faster than ever
Design consultancy DAR helps design and engineering teams run complex simulations up to 5x faster with Lenovo ThinkSystem servers featuring AMD EPYC™ processors.
Building share in the multi-billion-dollar cloud market
To grow its managed cloud services business rapidly, Pappaya Cloud partnered with Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to deploy a platform based on Lenovo ThinkSystem servers powered by AMD EPYC™ processors.
Change History
Changes in the August 27, 2024 update:
- Added the following HDDs - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93788
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93787
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93786
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93785
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 20TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93784
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 20TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93783
Walkthrough video with David Watts and Russ Resnick
Introduction
The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 is a 1-socket 2U server that features the AMD EPYC 7002 "Rome" and AMD EPYC 7003 "Milan" families of processors. With up to 64 cores per processor and support for the PCIe 4.0 standard for I/O, the SR655 offers the ultimate in single-socket server performance. With up to 128 PCIe lanes, the server is ideal for workloads that can take advantage of GPU processing and high-performance NVMe drives.
Suggested uses: AI Inference, VDI, OLTP, Analytics, software-defined storage, rack-based workstations
Did you know?
By using a high-performance server with only one processor installed, you can take advantage of lower software costs when the software licensing is using a per-socket model.
The SR655 has been designed to take advantage of the features of the EPYC 7002 and 7003 processors, such as the full performance of 280W 64-core processors, support for 3200 MHz memory and PCIe Gen 4.0 support. Competitive servers that are based on the older EPYC 7001 "Naples" designs may not be able to offer these performance features.
Key features
Combining performance and flexibility, the SR655 server is a great choice for enterprises of all sizes. The server offers a broad selection of drive and slot configurations and offers high performance features that industries such as finance, healthcare and telco need. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design can improve your business environment and can help save operational costs.
Scalability and performance
The SR655 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs:
- Supports the AMD EPYC 7002 and EPYC 7003 families family of processors
- Supports processors with up to 64 cores and 128 threads, core speeds of up to 4.1 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 280W.
- Support for up to 16 TruDDR4 memory DIMMs, with 8 memory channels and 2 DIMMs per channel. With 1 DIMM installed per channel (8 DIMMs total), memory operates at up to 3200 MHz. With 2 DIMMs per channel (16 DIMMs total), memory operating at up to 2933 MHz.
- Using 128GB 3DS DIMMs, the server supports up to 2TB of system memory.
- Supports 2 double-width GPUs up to 300W each, or 6 single-width GPUs up to 75W each. A 6:1 ratio of GPUs to CPUs means substantial processing power is available with just one CPU.
- Supports up to 32x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, by using combinations of front-accessible (up to 24 bays), mid-accessible (up to 8), and rear-accessible (up to 4) drive bays.
- Supports 3.5-inch drive bays for lower-cost high-capacity storage. 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive bays can be mixed in several combinations.
- Supports 16x SATA drives using the onboard SATA controller (no additional adapter needed), enabling lower cost, high capacity storage solution for cold storage workloads.
- Supports up to 28x NVMe drives without oversubscription of PCIe lanes (1:1 connectivity), or up to 32x NVMe drives with a 2:1 oversubscription. The use of NVMe drives maximizes drive I/O performance, in terms of throughput, bandwidth, and latency.
- Supports high-speed RAID controllers from Broadcom providing 12 Gb SAS connectivity to the drive backplanes. A variety of RAID adapters are available, with cache and support for up to 24 drives on a single controller.
- Supports M.2 drives for convenient operating system boot functions or data storage. Available M.2 adapters support either one M.2 drive or two M.2 drives in a RAID 1 configuration for performance and reliability.
- The server has a dedicated industry-standard OCP 3.0 small form factor (SFF) slot, with a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, supporting a variety of Ethernet network adapters. Simple-swap mechanism with thumbscrews and pull-tab enables tool-less installation and removal of the adapter. Supports shared BMC network sideband connectivity to enable out-of-band systems management.
- The server offers PCI Express 4.0 I/O expansion capabilities that doubles the theoretical maximum bandwidth of PCIe 3.0 (16GT/s in each direction for PCIe 4.0, compared to 8 GT/s with PCIe 3.0). A PCIe 4.0 x16 slot provides 64 GB/s bandwidth, enough to support a 400GbE network connection.
- A total of up to 9 PCIe 4.0 slots (8 with rear access, 1 internal for a RAID adapter) plus a slot dedicated to the OCP adapter.
Availability and serviceability
The SR655 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
- The server uses ECC memory and supports memory RAS features including Single Device Data Correction (SDDC, also known as Chipkill), Patrol/Demand Scrubbing, DRAM Address Command Parity with Replay, and DRAM Uncorrected ECC Error Retry.
- The server offers hot-swap drives, supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
- The M.2 SATA RAID Boot Adapter supports RAID-1 which enables two installed M.2 drives to be configured as a redundant pair.
- The server has up to two hot-swap redundant power supplies and six hot-swap redundant fans to provide availability for business-critical applications.
- The power-source-independent light path diagnostics uses LEDs to lead the technician to failed (or failing) components, which simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve system availability.
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer more reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
- The built-in ASPEED AST2500 baseboard management controller (BMC) continuously monitors system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of failures to minimize downtime.
- Proactive Platform Alerts: Voltage regulators, memory, fans, power supplies, server ambient and subcomponent temperatures. Alerts can be surfaced through the BMC to managers such as Lenovo XClarity Administrator. These proactive alerts let you take appropriate actions in advance of possible failure, thereby increasing server uptime and application availability.
- Web-based ThinkSystem System Manager (TSM) provides remote access to the BMC for remote management.
- Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite (LXPM Lite) tool can be used to install an operating system on the server and perform system diagnostics.
- Three-year or one-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, 9 x 5 next business day. Optional service upgrades are available.
Manageability and security
Systems management features simplify local and remote management of the SR655:
- Supports Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite (LXPM Lite) for system setup and firmware upgrades.
- An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.
- Support for industry standard management protocols, IPMI 2.0, SNMP 3.0, Redfish REST API, serial console via IPMI
- An integrated hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0 enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
- Administrator and power-on passwords help protect from unauthorized access to the server.
- Support for Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager, which captures real-time power and temperature data from the server and integrates with Redfish-based applications to provide automated controls to lower energy costs.
- Supports AMD Secure Root-of-Trust, Secure Run and Secure Move features to minimize potential attacks and protect data as the OS is booted, as applications are run and as applications are migrated from server to server.
- Supports Secure Boot to ensure only a digitally signed operating system can be used.
- Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) NI support for faster, stronger encryption.
Energy efficiency
The SR655 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, and increase energy availability:
- Energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs.
- High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum and Titanium certifications
- Low-voltage 1.2 V DDR4 memory offers energy savings compared to 1.35 V and 1.5 V DDR3 DIMMs.
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning 2.5-inch HDDs.
- The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes, which can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system and thus keeping your system cooler.
- Optional Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager provides power and thermal monitoring to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs.
Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the server.
The following figure shows the components visible from the rear of the server. As shown, there are three different configurations available
System architecture
The following figure shows the architectural block diagram of the SR655, showing the major components and their connections.
Figure 5. SR655 system architectural block diagram
* Riser 1 has a x16 system board connection. For 32 lanes, the riser receives 16 lanes from two x8 onboard slimline connectors via cables
** Riser 3 and Internal slot are connected to onboard connectors; no system board slots
Standard specifications
The following table lists the standard specifications.
Components | Specification |
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Machine types | 7Y00 - 1 year warranty 7Z01 - 3 year warranty |
Form factor | 2U rack. |
Processor | One AMD EPYC 7002 Series processor (formerly codenamed "Rome") or AMD EPYC 7003 Series processors (formerly codenamed "Milan"). Supports processors up to 64 cores, core speeds of up to 4.1 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 280W. |
Memory | 16 DIMM slots. The processor has 8 memory channels, with 2 DIMMs per channel. Lenovo TruDDR4 RDIMMs are supported. DIMMs are available in two speeds: 3200 MHz and 2933 MHz. With 3200 MHz memory, the server supports a 3200 MHz memory bus speed at 1 DIMM per channel (DPC) and 2933 MHz at 2 DPC. With 2933 MHz memory, the server supports a 2933 MHz memory bus speed at both 1 and 2 DPC. |
Memory maximum | Up to 2TB with 16x 128GB 3DS RDIMMs |
Persistent memory | Not supported. |
Memory protection | ECC, SDDC, Patrol/Demand Scrubbing, DRAM Address Command Parity with Replay, DRAM Uncorrected ECC Error Retry, Post Package Repair |
Disk drive bays |
Up to 20x 3.5-inch or 32x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays*:
With 2.5-inch drive bays, mid (internal) bays and rear drives are mutually exclusive. See Supported drive bay combinations for details. Mid bays are hot-swap drive bays and are accessible by removing the top cover of the server. 4x 3.5-inch front drive bays can be configured as AnyBay supporting SAS, SATA or NVMe. 2.5-inch drive bays can be configured as NVMe, supporting 28x NVMe drives with direct connections (no oversubscription), or 32x NVMe drives with 2:1 oversubscription. * Note: The server supports at most 32 drives, even though there are 36 physical 2.5-inch drive bays. |
Maximum internal storage |
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Storage controller |
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Optical drive bays | No internal optical drive. |
Tape drive bays | No internal backup drive. |
Network interfaces | Dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slot with PCIe 4.0 x16 host interface. Supports a variety of 2-port and 4-port adapters with 1GbE, 10GbE and 25GbE network connectivity. One port can optionally be shared with the ASPEED management processor for Wake-on-LAN and NC-SI support. |
PCI Expansion slots |
A total of up to 9 PCIe 4.0 slots (8 with rear access, 1 internal for a RAID adapter) plus a slot dedicated to the OCP adapter. Slot availability is based on riser selection. Slot length is dependent on the use of a mid-chassis drive cage: If the mid drive cage is present then slots are half-length; if the mid drive cage is not present, then slots are full-length.
* The use of 32 lanes with Riser 1 or the use of Riser 3 imposes restrictions on the use of the onboard SATA controller or the use of the M.2 Module or both. See the I/O expansion section for details. |
Ports |
Front: Two USB 3.1 G1 (5 Gb/s) ports, optional VGA port. Rear: USB 3.1 G1 (5 Gb/s) ports, one VGA video port, one DB-9 serial port, and one RJ-45 1GbE systems management port. Internal: Optional M.2 module supporting up to two M.2 drives (for OS boot and drive storage support; not available in all configurations). |
Cooling | Five or six N+1 redundant single-rotor hot swap 60 mm fans, configuration dependent. One fan integrated in each power supply. |
Power supply | Up to two hot-swap redundant AC power supplies (all 80 PLUS Platinum certification): 550 W, 750 W, 1100 W and 1600 W AC options, supporting 220 V AC. 550 W, 750 W and 1100 W options also support 110V input supply. In China only, all power supply options support 240 V DC. Also available is a 1100W power supply with a -48V DC input. |
Video | Onboard graphics with 512 MB memory with 2D hardware accelerator, integrated into the ASPEED AST2500 BMC management processor. Maximum resolution is 1920x1200 at 60Hz, 32bpp |
Hot-swap parts | Drives, power supplies, and fans. |
Systems management | ASPEED AST2500 embedded management processor, XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite (LXPM Lite) for system setup and firmware upgrades. XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure management, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Light path diagnostics for local failure detection and reporting. |
Security features | Power-on password, administrator's password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), supporting TPM 2.0. In China only, optional Nationz TPM 2.0. Optional lockable front security bezel. Optional chassis intrusion switch. |
Operating systems supported | Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 10 & 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi. See the Operating system support section for specifics. |
Limited warranty | Three-year or one-year (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 next business day (NBD). |
Service and support | Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 6-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, software support for Lenovo hardware and some third-party applications. |
Dimensions | Width: 445 mm (17.5 in.), height: 87 mm (3.4 in.), depth: 764 mm (30.1 in.). See Physical and electrical specifications for details. |
Weight | Maximum: 35.4 kg (78.0 lb) |
Models
ThinkSystem SR655 models can be configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC).
Configure-to-order (CTO) models are used to create models with factory-integrated server customizations. For CTO models, two types of base CTO models are available for the SR655 as listed in the columns in the following table:
- General purpose base CTO models are for general business (non-HPC) and is selectable by choosing General Purpose mode in DCSC.
- AI and HPC base models are intended for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Performance Computing (HPC) configurations and solutions are enabled using the AI & HPC Hardware - ThinkSystem Hardware mode in DCSC. These configurations, along with Lenovo EveryScale Solutions, can also be built using System x and Cluster Solutions Configurator (x-config). Tip: Some HPC and AI models are not listed in DCSC and can only be configured in x-config.
Controlled GPU models: The "Controlled GPU" base CTO models listed in the table are the only models that support high-performance GPUs and accelerators. These models are classified under US Government ECCN regulations and have limited market and customer availability. All other base models do not support high-performance GPUs.
Preconfigured server models may also be available for the SR655, however these are region-specific; that is, each region may define their own server models, and not all server models are available in every region.
The following table lists the base CTO models of the ThinkSystem SR655 server.
The SR655 can now run Windows 10 and Windows 11, however only a subset of adapters and drives can be installed. For ease of configuration, the following Base CTO models have been announced to assist building a configuration that can be used with the client operating systems. For more information, see the Windows 10 and Windows 11 section.
Models of the SR655 are defined based on whether the server has 2.5-inch drive bays at the front (called the 24x 2.5" chassis) or whether it has 3.5-inch drive bays at the front (called the 12x 3.5" chassis). For models, the feature codes for these chassis bases are as listed in the following table.
The following tables list the available models, grouped by region.
- Models for Australia and New Zealand
- Models for South East Asian countries (ASEAN)
- Models for Brazil
- Models for EMEA countries
- Models for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea (HTK)
- Models for India
- Models for Japan
- Models for Latin American countries (except Brazil)
- Models for USA and Canada
Refer to the Specifications section for information about standard features of the server.
Models for Australia and New Zealand
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for South East Asian countries (ASEAN)
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for Brazil
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for EMEA countries
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea (HTK)
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for India
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for Japan
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for Latin American countries (except Brazil)
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Models for USA and Canada
† Processor description: AMD EPYC model, number of cores, thermal design power (TDP), core frequency
* Slots are listed as (x, y, z) where x = number of rear-accessible x16 slots, y = number of rear-accessible x8 slots, z = number of internal x8 slots
Processors
The SR655 supports processors in the AMD EPYC family of processors. The server supports one processor.
Processor options
The table below lists the supported AMD processors.
All supported processors have the following characteristics:
- Third and second-generation AMD EPYC processors (formerly codenamed "Milan" and "Rome" respectively)
- 7 nm process technology
- Eight DDR4 memory channels
- 128 PCIe 4.0 I/O lanes
Part numbers: Processors do not include an option part number because there are no field upgrades supported.
Processor features
The following table lists the features of the supported processors.
P suffix: Processor models with a P suffix are designated as single-socket processors. They have identical features to the non-P equivalent processors.
The following table lists the features of the supported processors.
† The maximum single-core frequency at with the processor is capable of operating
* This processor supports 8 memory channels at 3200 MHz, however performance is optimized for 4 channels at 2666 MHz
** Processors with a P suffix are single-socket capable processors
UEFI operating modes
The SR655 offers preset operating modes that affect energy consumption and performance. These modes are a collection of predefined low-level UEFI settings that simplify the task of tuning the server to suit your business and workload requirements.
The following table lists the feature codes that allow you to specify the mode you wish to preset in the factory for CTO orders.
Feature code | Description |
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BFYA | Operating mode selection for: "Maximum Efficiency Mode" |
BFYB | Operating mode selection for: "Maximum Performance Mode" |
The preset modes for the SR655 are as follows:
- Maximum Efficiency Mode (feature BFYA): Maximizes performance/watt efficiency while maintaining reasonable performance
- Maximum Performance Mode (feature BFYB): Achieves maximum performance but with higher power consumption and lower energy efficiency.
For details about these preset modes, and all other performance and power efficiency UEFI settings offered in the SR655, see the paper "Tuning UEFI Settings for Performance and Energy Efficiency on AMD Processor-Based ThinkSystem Servers", available from https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1267.
Memory options
The SR655 uses Lenovo TruDDR4 memory operating at up to 3200 MHz. The processors have 8 memory channels and support 2 DIMMs per channel, for a total of 16 DIMMs. The server supports up to 2TB of memory using 16x 128 GB 3DS RDIMMs.
The server supports these memory DIMMs:
- 2933 MHz DIMMs, that operate at 2933 MHz both at 1 DIMM per channel and 2 DIMMs per channel
- 3200 MHz DIMMs, that operate at 3200 MHz at 1 DIMM per channel, and at 2933 MHz at 2 DIMMs per channel
Note that if the processor selected has a memory bus speed of 2666 MHz, then all DIMMs will operate at 2666 MHz, even if the DIMMs are rated for a higher speed MHz.
The following table lists the memory options that are available for the server.
Lenovo TruDDR4 memory uses the highest quality components that are sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only memory that meets the strict requirements of Lenovo is selected. It is compatibility tested and tuned to maximize performance and reliability. From a service and support standpoint, Lenovo TruDDR4 memory automatically assumes the system warranty, and Lenovo provides service and support worldwide.
* Supported in the SR655 only with an EPYC 7002 processor. Not supported with an EPYC 7003 processor.
The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration:
- The 128GB 2933 MHz 3DS RDIMM, 4ZC7A15113, is only supported in the SR655 with an EPYC 7002 processor.
- The server supports RDIMMs and 3DS RDIMMs
- Mixing of RDIMMs and 3DS RDIMMs is not supported
- Mixing x4 and x8 DIMMs is supported, but not in the same channel
- Mixing of DIMM rank counts is supported. Follow the required installation order installing the DIMMs with the higher rank counts first.
- Mixing of DIMM capacities is supported, however only two different capacities are supported all channels of the processor (eg 32GB and 64GB). Follow the required installation order installing the larger DIMMs first.
- Mixing of 3200 MHz and 2933 MHz DIMMs is supported. Installed memory will operate at the lower speed.
- Memory mirroring and memory rank sparing are not supported.
- When a GPU is added as a field upgrade, all empty DIMM slots must have a dummy DIMM blank installed in each DIMM slot, to ensure the optimal air flow. Ordering information is in the following table. For CTO orders, the dummy DIMMs are derived by the configurator.
Part number | Description | Quantity required |
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4M27A11810 | ThinkSystem Dummy DIMM Package Kit (contains 24 dummy memory DIMMs) |
1 |
For best performance, consider the following:
- Ensure the memory installed is at least the same speed as the memory bus of the selected processor.
- Populate memory DIMMs in quantities of 8 or 16, so that all memory channels are used.
- Populate memory channels so they all have the same total memory capacity.
- For more details on how to best configure the memory subsystem for performance, refer to the Lenovo Press paper “Balanced Memory Configurations with 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen AMD EPYC Processors” available from
https://lenovopress.com/lp1268-balanced-memory-configurations-with-amd-epyc-processors
The following memory protection technologies are supported:
- ECC detection/correction
- SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs; look for "x4" in the DIMM description)
- Patrol/Demand Scrubbing
- DRAM Address Command Parity with Replay
- DRAM Uncorrected ECC Error Retry
- Post Package Repair
Internal storage
The SR655 supports up to 20x 3.5-inch or 32x 2.5-inch drive bays, depending on the selected chassis and backplane configuration. Drives can be all SAS, all SATA, or all NVMe, or combinations of all three (not in the same RAID array, if configured). The server also supports configurations without any drive bays if desired.
All drives are hot-swap and are accessible from the front, from the rear, or from drive bays that are located in the middle of the server (accessible when you remove the top cover of the server).
The three drive zones are as follows:
- Front: up to 12x 3.5-inch or 24x 2.5-inch, hot-swap bays
- Mid (internal): up to 4x 3.5-inch or 8x 2.5-inch, hot-swap bays
- Rear: up to 4x 3.5-inch or 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
The server also supports one or two M.2 drives, installed in an M.2 adapter.
In this section:
NVMe drive support
PM983 hot-swap support: To support hot-swap of PM983 NVMe drives, the server needs to have UEFI v2.0 (Build ID CFE108O) or later installed.
The SR655 supports NVMe drives to maximize storage performance, as follows:
- Up to 28 NVMe drives without oversubscription (that is, each x4 drive has a full x4 (4 lanes) connection to the processor)
- 24 NVMe drives in the front bays
- 4 NVMe drives in the rear bays
- Up to 32 NVMe drives with a 2:1 oversubscription (that is, each x4 drive has a x2 connection (2 lanes) to the processor)
- 24 NVMe drives in the front bays
- 8 NVMe drives in the mid bays
- Up to 4x NVMe drives in a 3.5-inch drive configuration
- All installed in front bays
The specifics of these configurations plus other NVMe-rich configurations are covered in the Supported drive bay combinations and Adapters selections sections.
15mm NVMe drives: 15mm NVMe SSDs are not supported in the mid or rear drive bays due to thermal requirements. Only 7mm NVMe drives are supported in those zones. See the PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs table and PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs table for specifics.
Front drive bays
The front drive bay zone supports the following configurations:
- 3.5-inch drive bays
- No drives and no backplane (supports field upgrades)
- 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (no upgrades)
- 12x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (no upgrades)
- 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4x 3.5-inch AnyBay (AnyBay supports SAS or SATA or NVMe drives) (no upgrades)
- 2.5-inch drive bays
- No drives and no backplane (supports field upgrades)
- 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (supports field upgrades to 16 or 24 drives)
- 16x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (supports field upgrades to 24 drives)
- 24x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (no upgrades)
- 8x 2.5-inch NVMe (supports field upgrades to 16 or 24 drives)
- 16x 2.5-inch NVMe (supports field upgrades to 24 drives)
- 24x 2.5-inch NVMe (no upgrades)
- 8x 2.5-inch NVMe + 8x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (supports upgrade to 16x SAS/SATA)
- 8x 2.5-inch NVMe + 16x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (no upgrades)
These configurations are shown in the following figure.
Figure 6. SR655 front drive bay configurations
The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table.
* Backplanes are available as part numbers for field upgrades using upgrade kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.
† Does not support PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives
The use of NVMe drives may limit the use of PCIe slots or M.2 drives as described in the I/O expansion section.
280W processor support: There are some restrictions regarding the use of some drive configurations with a 280W processor installed due to thermal restrictions. See the Operating environment section for details.
Mid drive bays
The SR655 supports hot-swap drives installed in the middle of the server chassis. The drive bays are accessible by removing the top lid of the server and levering the mid drive chassis.
The following configurations are supported:
- 4x 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays
- 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays
- 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe drive bays
The drive bays in the open position are shown in the following figure.
Note: The figure shows an M.2 Module installed in the 2.5-inch drive bays, however installing the M.2 Module in this location is currently not supported
Figure 7. Mid-chassis drive bays
The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table.
* Backplanes are available as part numbers for field upgrades using upgrade kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.
‡ 2.5-inch drive backplanes for the mid-chassis area must be installed in pairs. NVMe and SAS/SATA cannot be mixed.
The use of drive bays in the mid-chassis area has the following configuration rules:
- Processors with TDP higher than 155W are not supported
- Full-length adapter cards are not supported
- GPUs (including low profile GPUs such as the T4) are not supported
- If 2.5-inch mid-chassis drive bays are configured then rear drive bays are not supported. See the Supported drive bay combinations section for more information.
- The use of NVMe drives in the mid bays requires to use of a PCIe switch
Rear drive bays
The SR655 supports hot-swap drives installed at the rear of the server chassis. Supported configurations are as follows:
- 4x 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays
- 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays
- 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap NVMe drive bays
The configurations are shown in the following figure.
Figure 8. Rear drive bay configurations
The backplanes used to provide these drive bays are listed in the following table.
* Backplanes are available as part numbers for field upgrades using upgrade kits, as described in the Field upgrades section below.
The use of rear drive bays has the following configuration rules:
- GPUs are not supported
- If 3.5-inch rear drive bays are configured:
- Only slots 3 and 6 are available, as described in the I/O expansion section
- The intrusion switch is not supported.
- If 2.5-inch rear drive bays are configured
- Slots 7 and 8 are not available, as described in the I/O expansion section
- The intrusion switch may be support via Special Bid.
- The use of NVMe drives in rear bays requires the use of a PCIe switch
Supported drive bay combinations
This section describes the various combinations of 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives that the server supports. The drive bay combinations are grouped based on the drive type at the front of the server, 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch.
3.5-inch drive bay chassis
The following table shows the supported combinations when the server is configured with a 3.5-inch chassis (where the front drive bays are 3.5-inch). In this configuration:
- When the front bays are 3.5-inch bays, the mid bays are also 3.5-inch bays, however the rear zone can be either 2.5-inch SAS/SATA or 3.5-inch SAS/SATA
- NVMe is only supported in the front bays, using the AnyBay backplane (which offers 4x NVMe-capable drive bays)
The choice of storage controller for each configuration is listed in the Adapter selections section.
2.5-inch drive bay chassis
The server has 36 drive bays in total, however up to 32 drives are supported in a configuration.
The following table shows the supported combinations when the server is configured with a 2.5-inch chassis (where the front drive bays are 2.5-inch). In this configuration:
- With the 2.5-inch chassis, all drive bays are 2.5-inch bays. No 3.5-inch drives are supported with the 2.5-inch chassis.
- Mid bays and Rear bays cannot be used concurrently
The choice of storage controller for each configuration is listed in the Adapter selections section.
Adapter selections
The following tables lists the supported drive bay combinations plus the list of supported controller combinations supported by each of those drive bay combinations. Information about the controllers can be found in the Controllers for internal storage section.
General rules for adapters:
- The RAID 730-8i 1G cannot be used for connection to the rear drive bays
- Only the RAID 530-8i or the 430-8i HBA can be selected when a separate controller is needed for the rear drive bays
- The RAID 730-8i 2G cannot be used in the same server as the RAID 730-8i-1G or RAID 930-8i
- The M.2 Adapter is not supported in configurations of 16 or more 2.5-inch NVMe drives in the front bays
- For performance reasons, select the 1610-4P NVMe switch adapter instead of the 810-4P NVMe switch adapter, when available
* The use of the 810-4P with 4 drives or 1611-8P with 8 drives results in PCIe lane oversubscription. For better NVMe drive performance without oversubscription, use a 1610-4P instead (not supported in configuration T)
Field upgrades
This section lists the available field upgrade option part numbers for storage upgrades.
- Backplane kits
- Cable kits for 440 HBAs and RAID 940 adapters
- Cable kit for Onboard SATA controller upgrades
- Cable kit for 1611-8P adapter
- Supercap kit
Backplane kits
The following table lists the option part numbers for the backplane kits that allow you to add additional drive bays as field upgrades. The table also lists what major components are included in each kit.
When adding drive bays, you will also need to add the appropriate storage controller(s). Consult the tables in the Adapter selections section to determine what controller sections are supported and what additional controllers you will need. Controllers are described in the Controllers for internal storage section.
Use with X40 adapters: These backplane kits in the table below include SAS/SATA cables for use with the onboard SATA controller or with RAID 930, 730, 530 adapters and 430 HBAs (collectively called X30 adapters). If you are adding or upgrading to RAID 940 adapters or 440 HBAs (collectively called X40 adapters), you will need to also order an X40 cable kit. See the Cable kits for 440 HBAs and RAID 940 adapters section for details.
Part number |
Description and contents of the upgrade kits | Maximum supported |
---|---|---|
Front - 3.5-inch drive backplanes (see Front drive bays) | ||
4XH7A09829 |
ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" SATA/SAS 8-Bay Backplane Kit
|
1 |
4XH7A09830 |
ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" SATA/SAS 12-Bay Backplane Kit
|
1 |
4XH7A09831 |
ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 4 Gen3 AnyBay 12-Bay BP Kit
|
1 |
Front - 2.5-inch drive backplanes (see Front drive bays) | ||
4XH7A09832 |
ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" SATA/SAS 8-Bay Backplane Kit
|
3 |
4XH7A09833 |
ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" NVMe Gen4 8-Bay Backplane Kit
|
3 |
Mid - 3.5-inch drive backplane (see Mid drive bays) | ||
4XH7A09850 |
ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" SATA/SAS 4-Bay Middle Drive Kit
|
1 |
Mid - 2.5-inch drive backplanes (see Mid drive bays) | ||
4XH7A09854 |
ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" SATA/SAS 8-Bay Middle Drive Kit
|
1 |
4XH7A09857 |
ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" NVMe Gen4 8-Bay Middle Drive Kit
|
1 |
Rear - 3.5-inch drive backplane (see Rear drive bays) | ||
4XH7A09851 |
ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" SATA/SAS 4-Bay Rear Drive Kit
|
1 |
Rear - 2.5-inch drive backplanes (see Rear drive bays) | ||
4XH7A09855 |
ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" SATA/SAS 4-Bay Rear Drive Kit
|
1 |
4XH7A09858 |
ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" NVMe Gen4 4-Bay Rear Drive Kit
|
1 |
† AnyBay bays support SAS or SATA or NVMe drives
Cable kits for 440 HBAs and RAID 940 adapters
The backplane kits listed in the preceding table include cables for use with the onboard SATA controller or with RAID 930, 730, 530 adapters and 430 HBAs (collectively called X30 adapters). If you wish to use the backplane kits with RAID 940 adapters or 440 HBAs (collectively called X40 adapters), then you will also need to order an additional X40 cable kit to use instead of the cables in the backplane kit.
Tip: When adding an X40 adapter, you will order both the backplane kit and the relevant X40 cable kit, however the SAS/SATA data cable(s) in the backplane kit will not be used.
Upgrades from onboard SATA: If you are upgrading a system that currently uses the onboard SATA controller and has all necessary backplanes, simply order the relevant X40 cable kit as listed in the table.
Cable kit for Onboard SATA controller upgrades (X30 adapters only)
If your existing server is configured with drive backplanes that are connected to onboard SATA ports and you wish to upgrade to an X30 RAID adapter or SAS HBA (RAID 930, 730, 530 adapters and 430 HBAs), you will need to order the cable kit listed in the following table along with the adapter(s). The cable kit includes the additional cables you will need to connect the existing backplane to the new X30 adapter. Note that the kit includes the cables needed for all supported combinations of backplanes; this means that some of the cables in the kit will not be used.
For X40 RAID adapters and HBAs, instead order one of the X40 cable kits listed in the Cable kits for 440 HBAs and RAID 940 adapters section.
The cables in the kit are used with existing backplanes as listed in the following table.
Cable kit for the 1611-8P adapter
The backplane kit part numbers listed in the Drive bay field upgrades table that include NVMe connections (that is, NVMe backplanes and AnyBay backplanes) only include cables for use with 1610-4P or 810-4P NVMe adapters. If you wish to use these backplane kits with the 1611-8P NVMe adapter, then you will also need to order an additional cable kit to use instead of the cables in the backplane kit.
Tip: When adding an 1611-8P adapter, you will order both the backplane kit and the 1611-8P cable kit, however the NVMe data cables in the backplane kit will not be used.
Part number | Description |
---|---|
4X97A83644 | ThinkSystem SR655 1611-8P NVMe Switch Adapter Cable Kit |
Supercap kit
If you plan to add one of the RAID adapters that includes a Flash power module (supercap) as a field upgrade, then you will also need to order a Supercap installation kit for the power module. For CTO orders, the components in the installation kit are automatically derived when you select the RAID adapter. The adapters that this applies to are as follows:
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
- ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
- ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
- ThinkSystem RAID 930-24i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-32i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter
The power module installation kit list listed in the following table.
The following figure shows the location and use of the components of the option kit.
M.2 drives
The server supports one or two M.2 form-factor SATA drives for use as an operating system boot solution or as additional storage. The M.2 drives install into an M.2 module which is mounted horizontally in the server adjacent to the internal storage controller slot as shown in the Components and connectors section.
Configuration rules:
- When the onboard SATA controller is used in conjunction with M.2 then at most 12 SATA drives can be configured
- M.2 is not supported in configurations of 16 or more 2.5-inch NVMe drives in the front bays.
- Performance fans are required for enhanced cooling. See the Cooling section for ordering information. In CTO orders, the performance fans will be automatically derived in the order.
Field upgrades: When ordering either option part number as a field upgrade, you will also need to order the M.2 Cable Kit which includes the necessary cables to connect the M.2 modules to the server. For CTO orders, the cable kit is not required; the cable and brackets are automatically included in the order. For field upgrades, you will also need to order the performance fans if they are not already installed in your server. See the Cooling section for ordering information.
Supported drives are listed in the Internal drive options section.
The SATA RAID Enablement Kit has the following features:
- Supports one or two SATA M.2 drives
- Support 42mm, 60mm and 80mm drive form factors (2242, 2260 and 2280)
- RAID support via an onboard Marvell 88SE9230 SATA RAID Controller
- Support JBOD, RAID-0 and RAID-1 (RAID support requires two M.2 drives)
- PCIe 2.0 x2 host interface; 6Gbps SATA connection to the drives
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature through I2C
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
The SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit has the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- When two drives installed, they must be either both SATA or both NVMe
- Support 42mm, 60mm and 80mm drive form factors (2242, 2260 and 2280)
- JBOD support only; no RAID support
- Either 6Gbps SATA or PCIe 3.0 x1 interface to the drives depending on the drives installed
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature through I2C
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
For further details about M.2 components, see the ThinkSystem M.2 Drives and M.2 Adapters product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0769-thinksystem-m2-drives-adapters
Controllers for internal storage
The SR655 offers a variety of controller options for internal drives:
- Onboard SATA ports for up to 16 SATA drives
- RAID adapters and HBAs for SAS/SATA drives
- Onboard NVMe ports (for up to 16 NVMe drives)
- NVMe adapters for configurations of 20 or more NVMe drives
The server also supports M.2 adapters for boot drives.
The following table lists the adapters used for the internal storage of the server.
* The RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache adapter is not available in USA and Canada.
** When 4x3.5" rear drive bays are configured, the 930-24i or 940-32i can only be installed in slot 3. When 4x2.5" rear drive bays are configured, the 930-24i or 940-32i can only be installed in slots 1 or 2.
For a comparison of the functions of the supported storage adapters, see the ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288#sr655-support=SR655
Configuration notes:
- Mixing of adapter families not supported: It is not supported to have a configuration with a mix of X30 and X40 adapter families. For example, you cannot build a configuration with a 930 RAID adapter and 940 RAID adapter.
- Tri-Mode not supported: In the SR655, the Tri-Mode (Trimode) feature of the RAID 940-8i and 940-16i adapters (support for NVMe U.3 drives) is not supported.
- Gen 3 NVMe Switch Adapters and Gen 4 NVMe drives: The 810-4P and 1610-4P NVMe Switch Adapters operate at PCIe 3.0 speeds. When PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives are attached to an NVMe Switch Adapter, the drives will only operate at PCIe 3.0 speeds.
- M.2 and onboard SATA: If you are configuring M.2 and onboard SATA, then at most 12 SATA drives can be connected.
- Field upgrades: If you are adding a RAID adapter to the SR655 as a field upgrade, you may need a Supercap Installation Kit as described in the Field upgrades section.
- RAID 530-8i firmware: If you plan to use the RAID 530-8i in the SR655, it must have firmware 50.3.0-1032 or later applied before it can be used in the server. If the adapter you plan to use has older firmware (for example, you are using an adapter you previously purchased), it must first be upgrade by installing it in another server and upgrading the firmware there. For more information, see Support tip HT509177.
For more information about the adapters see the product guides in the RAID adapters or HBA sections of the Lenovo Press web site:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
Internal drive options
The following tables list the drive options for internal storage of the server.
2.5-inch hot-swap drives:
3.5-inch hot-swap drives:
M.2 drives:
M.2 drive support: The use of M.2 drives requires an additional adapter as described in the M.2 drives subsection.
SED support: The tables include a column to indicate which drives support SED encryption. The encryption functionality can be disabled if needed. Note: Not all SED-enabled drives have "SED" in the description.
* All NVMe drives, with the exception of PM983 drives, are only supported in the front drive bays due to thermal requirements
* All NVMe drives, with the exception of PM983 drives, are only supported in the front drive bays due to thermal requirements
No support for 3.5-inch AnyBay backplane: The 3.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs listed in the table above are not supported with the ThinkSystem 2U 3.5" AnyBay 12-Bay Backplane (AUR8, 4XH7A09831).
Internal backup units
The server does not supports any internal backup units, such as tape drives or RDX drives. External backup units are available as described in the External backup units section.
Optical drives
The server supports the external USB optical drive listed in the following table.
Part number | Feature code | Description |
---|---|---|
7XA7A05926 | AVV8 | ThinkSystem External USB DVD RW Optical Disk Drive |
The drive is based on the Lenovo Slim DVD Burner DB65 drive and supports the following formats: DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-R DL, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM.
I/O expansion
The server supports a total of up to 9 PCIe 4.0 slots (8 with rear access, 1 internal for a RAID adapter or HBA) plus a dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slot for networking. Slot availability is based on riser selection.
Slot length is dependent on the use of a mid-chassis drive cage: If the mid drive cage is present then slots are half-length; if the mid drive cage is not present, then slots are full-length.
The following figure shows the locations of the rear-accessible slots for each configuration selection. The OCP slot in located in the lower-left corner.
The slots and riser cards are as follows:
- Riser 1: Slots 1, 2 and 3 - all FHHL or FHFL (16 or 32 lanes)
- Option 1*: x16, x8, x8 (all physically x16 slots)
- Option 2*: x16, x16, NC (slot 3 not connected)
- Option 3: NC, NC, x16 (1U riser; slot 1 and slot 2 not connected)
- Option 4: x16, NC, NC (slot 2 and slot 3 not connected)
- Riser 2: Slots 4, 5, and 6 - slot size varies (32 lanes)
- Option 1: x16, x8, x8 (all physically x16 slots)
- Option 2: x16, x16, NC (slot 6 not connected)
- Option 3: NC, NC, x16 (1U riser; slot 4 and slot 5 not connected)
- Riser 3: Slots 7 and 8 - both FHHL or FHFL (16 or 32 lanes)
- Option 1*: x8, x8 (both physically x16 slots)
- Option 2*: x16, x16
- Slot 9: Internal PCIe 4.0 x8 low-profile slot for internal drive controller (physically a x16 slot)*
* The use of 32 lanes with Riser 1 or the use of Riser 3 or Slot 9 imposes restrictions on the use of the onboard SATA controller or the use of the M.2 Module or both. See the Riser restrictions table below for details.
The riser cards used to provide the above slot combinations are listed in the following table.
† Not supported with the NVIDIA A100 GPU
* Option part number 4XF7A72373 and 4XH7A09842 includes the GPU power cable
§ Option part number 4XH7A09843 includes a bracket to hold two RAID adapter flash power modules (supercaps)
As described in this section, the use of some risers results in limitations on the use of NVMe drives, the onboard SATA controller, and M.2 drives. This is due to the dual use of some of the PCIe slimline connectors on the system board - use with riser cards and use with these other functions. The following table summarizes the restrictions.
Tip: The drive bay restrictions in the table refer to the front drive bays.
The choice of riser also determine which rear drive bays are possible, as listed in the following table.
Network adapters
The server has a dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slot with PCIe 4.0 x16 host interface. See Figure 3 for the location of the OCP slot.
The following table lists the supported OCP adapters. One port can optionally be shared with the ASPEED management processor for Wake-on-LAN and NC-SI support. Only 1 OCP card can be installed in the server.
280W processor support: There are some restrictions regarding the use of some OCP adapters with a 280W processor installed due to thermal restrictions. See the Operating environment section for details.
Some larger configurations of front drive bays limit whether a 10Gb or faster OCP adapter can be installed or whether performance fans must be installed. Details are listed in the following table. See the Cooling section for performance fan ordering information.
Installation & removal: Before installing or removing an OCP adapter, power off your server and disconnect power cords first. See Support tip HT509768 for details.
For more information, including the transceivers and cables that each adapter supports, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ethernet
The following table lists additional supported network adapters that can be installed in the regular PCIe slots.
* For these adapters, high performance cooling fans must be installed. See the Cooling section for details.
For more information, including the transceivers and cables that each adapter supports, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Networking adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ethernet
Fibre Channel host bus adapters
The following table lists the Fibre Channel HBAs supported by the SR655.
Note that the Emulex LPe35000 adapters are supported either with EPYC 7002 "Rome" processors or with EPYC 7003 "Milan" processors, as indicated in the table.
No Windows 10/11 support: None of the adapters listed in the table are supported with Windows 10 or Windows 11.
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
SAS adapters for external storage
The following table lists SAS HBAs and RAID adapters supported by SR655 server for use with external storage.
No Windows 10/11 support: None of the adapters listed in the table are supported with Windows 10 or Windows 11.
* See configuration rules below
For a comparison of the functions of the supported storage adapters, see the ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288#sr655-support=SR655&internal-or-external-ports=External
Configuration rules
The following configuration rules apply to the use of the RAID 930-8e and RAID 940-8e adapters and the flash power module (supercaps) that each adapter requires:
- If the 3.5-inch mid-chassis drive cage is configured, then the maximum number of flash power modules (and therefore the maximum number of 930/940-8e adapters) is 2
- If one or more GPUs are installed, then the maximum number of flash power modules and 930/940-8e adapters is 3.
- If any internal RAID adapters with flash power modules are installed, the maximum number of 930/940-8e adapters supported is further reduced by that number.
Mixing storage adapter families: The following HBA/RAID adapter combinations are supported:
- X30 external adapters with other X30 adapters (internal or external)
- X40 external adapters with other X40 adapters (internal or external)
- X40 external adapters with X350 internal adapters
The following HBA/RAID adapter combinations are not supported:
- X30 adapters (internal or external) with X40 adapters (internal or external)
- X30 adapters (internal or external) with X350 internal adapters
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Host bus adapters and RAID adapters categories:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
Flash storage adapters
All PCIe Flash Storage adapters supported by the server are withdrawn from marketing.
The SR655 supports the PCIe Flash Storage adapters listed in the following table.
No Windows 10/11 support: None of the adapters listed in the table are supported with Windows 10 or Windows 11.
For details about these adapters, see the Lenovo Press product guides in the Flash Adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ssdadapter
Configuration rules
The following configuration requirements must be met when installing flash storage adapters:
- GPU adapters are not supported.
- Processor TDP greater than 155W is not supported
- Ambient temperature 35 °C or lower
- Performance fans are required and will be derived by the configurator for configure-to-order builds.
- When adding Flash adapters as field upgrades, you will be required to replace all standard fans with performance fan modules. The ordering part number is listed in the following table - you will be required to order 6 fans.
GPU adapters
The SR655 supports the following graphics processing units (GPUs).
* When installed, the adjacent slot (2, 5, or 8 respectively) will not be usable
** 8x NVIDIA T4 are supported via Special Bid
† The MI210 is supported only with EPYC 7003 "Milan" processors. Not supported with EPYC 7002 "Rome" processors
‡ The RTX A6000, RTX A4500, and RTX A2000 are currently only supported with Windows 10/11 orders.
For information about these GPUs, see the ThinkSystem GPU Summary, available at:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0768-thinksystem-thinkagile-gpu-summary
The following figure shows the slots where double-wide (top image) and single-wide (bottom) are installed.
Figure 11. Slots used for GPUs
Configuration rules
The following configuration requirements must be met when installing GPUs:
- Some NVIDIA A Series GPUs are available as two feature codes, one with a CEC chip and one without a CEC chip (ones without the CEC chip have "w/o CEC" in the name). The CEC is a secondary Hardware Root of Trust (RoT) module that provides an additional layer of security, which can be used by customers who have high regulatory requirements or high security standards. NVIDIA uses a multi-layered security model and hence the protection offered by the primary Root of Trust embedded in the GPU is expected to be sufficient for most customers. The CEC defeatured products still offer Secure Boot, Secure Firmware Update, Firmware Rollback Protection, and In-Band Firmware Update Disable. Specifically, without the CEC chip, the GPU does not support Key Revocation or Firmware Attestation. CEC and non-CEC GPUs of the same type of GPU can be mixed in field upgrades.
- All GPUs installed must be identical
- Double-wide GPUs are installed in the top slots of each riser (see I/O expansion for the location of the risers and slots).The adjacent slots are not available for use.
- For double-wide GPUs and the T4 GPU, the following front drive bay restrictions apply:
- Maximum of 8x 3.5-inch front drive bays supported (12 bays not supported)
- Maximum of 16x 2.5-inch front drive bays supported (24 bays not supported)
- Rear drive bays and mid-chassis drive bays are not supported.
- Flash storage adapters are not supported.
- 1600W power supplies (or in some configurations, 1100W power supplies) are required.
- Processor TDP and ambient temperature limitations are listed in the following table.
When GPUs are installed, the necessary riser cards will be derived. The following table shows the riser cards for double-wide GPUs. In such a configuration, slots 1, 4, 7 are x16 used by the GPUs, slots 2, 5, 8 are inaccessible. The remaining slots 3 and 6 are available for x8 adapters.
NVIDIA A100 support: When installing an NVIDIA A100 GPU as a field upgrade to either Slot 4 or Slot 7, Riser 2 Kit V2 (4XF7A72372) or Riser 3 Kit V2 (4XF7A72373) is required. The previous riser kits (4XH7A09840 or 4XH7A09842, now withdrawn) are not supported.
* Not supported with the NVIDIA A100 GPU
The following table shows the riser cards for 6x single-wide GPUs. With 6 GPUs installed, slots 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 are x16 slots used by the GPUs. The remaining slots 3 and 6 are not connected.
Under Special Bid conditions, the server supports 8x NVIDIA T4 GPUs. The following table shows the riser cards for 8x NVIDIA T4 GPUs. With 8 GPUs installed, all rear PCI slots (slots 1-8) are used by the GPUs. Note that four of the GPUs are connected using x8 host interfaces.
GPU field upgrades
A cooling kit, DIMM fillers and auxiliary power cable kits may be required for GPU field upgrades.
When ordering GPUs as part of a CTO configuration, the necessary cooling features are automatically selected as part of the order. However when ordering the GPUs as field upgrades, you will need to also order the necessary thermal kit. One part number is needed per server.
- 4H47A38664 is for NVIDIA T4 upgrades
- 4H47A38663 is for V100/V100S GPU upgrades
NVIDIA P620 GPUs: A thermal kit is not required when installing NVIDIA Quadro P620 GPUs.
When a GPU is added as a field upgrade, all empty DIMM slots must have a dummy DIMM blank installed in each DIMM slot, to ensure the optimal air flow. Ordering information is in the following table.
Part number | Description | Quantity required |
---|---|---|
4M27A11810 | ThinkSystem Dummy DIMM Package Kit (contains 24 dummy memory DIMMs) |
1 |
When ordering double-wide GPUs as part of a CTO configuration, the necessary auxiliary power cables are automatically selected as part of the order. However when ordering the GPUs as field upgrades, you will need to also order the power cable separately. One part number contains 3 cables and only 1 needed per server.
Note: The T4 and P620 GPUs do not require an auxiliary power cable.
Cooling
The SR655 server has six 60 mm single-rotor hot-swap variable-speed fans and either 5 or 6 fans are standard depending on the configuration. The server offers N+1 redundancy, meaning that one fan can fail and the server still operates normally. The server also has one additional fan integrated in each of the two power supplies.
Under all of the following conditions, only 5 fans are required:
- No M.2 Module
- No internal riser slot
- No mid drive bays
- No GPUs
- No flash storage adapter
- No Riser 3
For all other configurations, all 6 fans are required. For fan requirements for OCP adapters, see the table in the Network adapters section
Part number | Feature code | Description | Maximum supported |
---|---|---|---|
4F17A14485 | B5W4 | ThinkSystem SR655 2U Fan Module | 6 |
4F17A14484 | B5W3 | ThinkSystem SR655 Performance Fan Module | 6 |
Some configurations, such as the use of high-TDP processors or the addition of mid drive bays, rear drive bays, GPUs, flash storage adapters, M.2 drives, or Ethernet adapters of 100 GbE or higher, or Ethernet adapters of 4-port 10GbE or 10/25GbE or higher, will require the use of higher-RPM performance fans and an upgraded processor heatsink.
For configure-to-order builds, the DCSC configurator will automatically select the required components. For field upgrades, the option part numbers may include the upgraded components when they are needed, or you may need to order the performance fans separately.
See these sections for details:
Power supplies
The server supports up to two redundant hot-swap power supplies.
The power supply choices are listed in the following table. Both power supplies used in server must be identical.
Tip: Use Lenovo Capacity Planner to determine exactly what power your server needs:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lcp
* -48V DC power supply is only available via Special Bid
Dual-voltage power supplies are auto-sensing and support both 110V AC (100-127V 50/60 Hz) and 220V AC (200-240V 50/60 Hz) power. For China customers, all AC power supplies support 240V DC.
All supported AC power supplies have a C14 connector. The -48V DC power supply has a Positronic PLB3W3M1000/AA connector.
Power supply options do not include a line cord.
For server configurations, the inclusion of a power cord is model dependent. Configure-to-order models can be configured without power cords if desired.
Power cords
Line cords and rack power cables with C13 connectors can be ordered as listed in the following table.
110V customers: If you plan to use the 1100W power supply with a 110V power source, select a power cable that is rated above 10A. Power cables that are rated at 10A or below are not supported with 110V power.
Integrated virtualization
The server supports booting from an operating system or hypervisor installed on an M.2 solid-state drive. See the M.2 drives section for details and the list of available options.
You can download supported VMware vSphere hypervisor images from the following web page and load it on the M.2 drive using the instructions provided:
https://vmware.lenovo.com/content/custom_iso/
Systems management
The server contains an integrated service processor which provides advanced control, monitoring, and alerting functions. The service processor is based on the ASPEED AST2500 baseboard management controller (BMC).
- Local management
- Remote management
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator
- Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite
- Lenovo XClarity Essentials
- Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
Local management
The SR655 offers a front operator panel with key LED status indicators, as shown in the following figure.
Tip: The Network LED only shows network activity of the installed OCP network adapter.
The server offers light path diagnostics. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the ASPEED service processor lights LEDs inside the server to help you diagnose the problem and find the failing part. The SR655 has fault LEDs next to the following components:
- Each memory DIMM
- Each drive bay
- Each system fan
- Each power supply
The front of the server also houses an information pull-out tab (also known as the network access tag). See Figure 2 for the location. A label on the tab shows the network information (MAC address and other data) to remotely access the service processor.
Remote management
Remote server management is provided through industry-standard interfaces:
- Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3 (traps and gets)
- Redfish support to the Redfish Schema 2018.1 (DMTF DSP0266 1.5.0 compliant)
- Web browser - HTML 5-based browser interface (Java and ActiveX not required) using a responsive design (content optimized for the device being used - laptop, tablet, phone) with NLS support
Remote connectivity is provided by a dedicated 1Gb Ethernet management port (see the locations of ports at the rear of the server in the Components and connectors section). Remote management can also be performed via the first port of the installed OCP adapter using the shared management capability of the adapter via NC-SI. NC-SI connectivity is 10/100 Mbps Ethernet.
IPMI via the Ethernet port (IPMI over LAN) is supported, however it is disabled by default. For CTO orders you can specify whether you want to the feature enabled or disabled in the factory, using the feature codes listed in the following table.
Part number | Feature code | Description |
---|---|---|
CTO only | B7XZ | Disable IPMI-over-LAN (default) |
CTO only | B7Y0 | Enable IPMI-over-LAN |
A virtual presence (iKVM remote control and virtual media) capability also comes standard in the server for remote server management.
The remote control functions include the following:
- Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1920x1080 at 60 Hz and 32 bits per pixel, regardless of the system state
- Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
- Full remote administration with seamless access from UEFI POST through to operating system load
- OS independent - no drivers or OS agents required
- Support for up to four remote users simultaneously
The remote media functions include:
- USB 2.0 compliant connectivity
- Up to four simultaneously mounted diskette, HDD, CD, DVD, USB flash drive, or image files
- Optional encryption on connections
- Requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or later
- Can be used as a boot device
- Persistent session across system reset (but not across AC power loss)
Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource management solution designed to reduce complexity, speed response, and enhance the availability of Lenovo systems and solutions. Lenovo XClarity Administrator provides agent-free hardware management for ThinkSystem servers, in addition to other Lenovo servers. The administration dashboard is based on HTML 5 and allows fast location of resources so tasks can be run quickly.
On the SR655, XClarity Administrator v3.2.0 or later is required for full firmware-update support, managed authentication, and remote control. The baseboard management controller firmware should be v3.56 or later.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator supports the following functions on the SR655:
- Asset management
- Hardware monitoring
- Hardware management
- Configuration management
- Firmware compliance and updates
- Device authentication using an LDAP server
- Remote control
- Warranty status
- Automatic problem notification (call home)
For details of these functions, see the paper Introduction to Managing ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 Servers with Lenovo XClarity Administrator, available from https://lenovopress.com/lp1419
The following functions are not supported:
- Network interfaces using IPv6 link-Local Address (LLA) (only IPv4 addresses and global unicast IPv6 address are supported)
- Server configuration other than BIOS configuration using configuration patterns
- Windows OS device driver updates
- Operating system deployment
- Virtually reseating a server
- Single sign-on to the management controller interface
For more information about Lenovo XClarity Administrator, including ordering part numbers, see the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide: https://lenovopress.com/tips1200-lenovo-xclarity-administrator
Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite
Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite (LXPM Lite) v2 is an embedded application for system setup and firmware upgrades. The tool is accessed during system boot by pressing F11 when prompted.
The software tool provides the following functions:
- Easy-to-use, language-selectable graphical interface
- Integrated help system
- Automatic hardware detection
- Ability to install an operating system and device drivers either in an unattended mode or manually
- Ability to clone the settings in one server to other similarly configured Lenovo servers
- Supports RAID setup
- Diagnostics for memory test, hard disk drive test, and RAID log collection.
The LXPM Lite user interface is shown in the following figure.
Figure 13. Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite user interface (pre-production server)
For more information about LXPM Lite, see the following support page:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT507133
Lenovo XClarity Essentials
Lenovo offers the following XClarity Essentials software tools that can help you set up, use, and maintain the server at no additional cost:
- Lenovo Essentials OneCLI
OneCLI is a collection of server management tools that uses a command line interface program to manage firmware, hardware, and drivers. It provides functions to collect full system health information (including health status), configure system settings, update BMC/UEFI firmware (in-band and out-of-band), and update drivers.
Note: OneCLI on the SR655 currently does not support firmware update of adapters. For UEFI settings, all OneCLI commands are supported. For BMC settings, OneCLI support is limited to network, ntp, dns, account commands and the following VPD parameters: VPD.Model, VPD.SerialNumber, VPD.AssetTag, VPD.UUID.
- Lenovo Essentials UpdateXpress
The UpdateXpress tool is a standalone GUI application for firmware and device driver updates that enables you to maintain your server firmware and device drivers up-to-date and help you avoid unnecessary server outages. The tool acquires and deploys individual updates and UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs) which are integration-tested bundles.
Note: UpdateXpress on the SR655 is currently limited to only support BMC and UEFI firmware updates.
- Lenovo Essentials Bootable Media Creator
The Bootable Media Creator (BOMC) tool is used to create bootable media for offline firmware update.
For more information and downloads, visit the Lenovo XClarity Essentials web page:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-center
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager provides a stand-alone, web-based agent-less power management console that provides real time data and enables you to observe, plan and manage power and cooling for Lenovo servers. Using built-in intelligence, it identifies server power consumption trends and ideal power settings and performs cooling analysis so that you can define and optimize power-saving policies.
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager offers the following capabilities:
- Monitors room, row, rack, and device levels in the data center
- Reports vital server information, such as power, temperature and resource utilization
- Monitors inlet temperature to locate hot spots, reducing the risk of data or device damage
- Provides finely-grained controls to limit platform power in compliance with IT policy
- Generates alerts when a user-defined threshold is reached
Note: In the SR655, system power capping function is not supported on Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager.
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager is an optional software component that is licensed on a per managed node basis, that is, each managed server requires a license. To manage systems, a node license pack should be purchased. The following table lists the geo-specific Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager software license options.
For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager web page:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lxem
Lenovo Capacity Planner is a power consumption evaluation tool that enhances data center planning by enabling IT administrators and pre-sales professionals to understand various power characteristics of racks, servers, and other devices. Capacity Planner can dynamically calculate the power consumption, current, British Thermal Unit (BTU), and volt-ampere (VA) rating at the rack level, improving the planning efficiency for large scale deployments.
For more information, refer to the Capacity Planner web page:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-lcp
Security
The SR655 server offers the following security features:
- Administrator and power-on password
- Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0
- Optional Nationz TPM 2.0, available only in China (CTO only)
- Optional chassis intrusion switch (CTO only)
- Optional lockable front security bezel
The server is NIST SP 800-147B compliant.
The optional lockable front security bezel is shown in the following figure and includes a key that enables you to secure the bezel over the drives and system controls thereby reducing the chance of unauthorized or accidental access to the server.
Figure 14. Lockable front security bezel
The dimensions of the security bezel are:
- Width: 437 mm (17.2 in.)
- Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.)
- Width: 23 mm (0.9 in.)
The following table lists the security options for the SR655.
Intrusion switch support: The intrusion switch is mounted on the Riser 2 cage. As a result, the intrusion switch requires a 2U riser in the Riser 2 position (either riser B5VU or B5VY). The intrusion switch is not supported if the server has 3.5-inch rear drive bays configured. The use of the intrusion switch with 2.5-inch rear drive bays requires a special bid (CORE) configuration.
* Not available as a field upgrade. The component is CTO or in pre-configured models only.
Rack installation
The following table lists the rack installation options that are available for the server.
The VGA Upgrade Kit allows you to upgrade your server by adding a VGA video port to the front of the server (if the server does not already come with a front VGA port). When the front VGA is in use, the rear VGA port is automatically disabled.
The following table summarizes the rail kit features and specifications.
* For 0U PDU support, the rack must be at least 1100 mm (43.31 in.) deep without a CMA, or at least 1200 mm (47.24 in.) deep if a CMA is used.
** For 0U PDU support with the friction rail kit, the rack must be at least 1000 mm (39.37 in.) deep.
*** Measured when mounted on the rack, from the front surface of the front mounting flange to the rear most point of the rail.
Rack shipment: The following restrictions apply when shipping the SR655 in a rack:
- No 2.5-inch rear drive bays
- No mid drive bays
- Maximum of 1x double-width GPU installed
Operating system support
Topics in this section:
EPYC 7003 support
The SR655 with EPYC 7003 processors supports the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Xen SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP5
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64-bit
- VMware ESXi 6.7 U3
- VMware ESXi 7.0 U2
- VMware ESXi 7.0 U3
- VMware ESXi 8.0
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U1
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U2
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U3
- Windows 10 (x64)
- Windows 11
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Xen SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Xen SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Xen SP5
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 64-bit
- VMware ESXi 6.5 U3
- VMware ESXi 6.7 U3
- VMware ESXi 7.0
- VMware ESXi 7.0 U1
- VMware ESXi 7.0 U2
- VMware ESXi 7.0 U3
- VMware ESXi 8.0
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U1
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U2
- VMware ESXi 8.0 U3
- Windows 10 (x64)
- Windows 11
For a complete list of supported, certified and tested operating systems, plus additional details and links to relevant web sites, see the Operating System Interoperability Guide:
- SR655 with EPYC 7003: https://lenovopress.com/osig#servers=sr655-7y00-7z01-epyc-7003
- SR655 with EPYC 7002: https://lenovopress.com/osig#servers=sr655-7y00-7z01-epyc-7002
VMware ESXi preload
For configure-to-order configurations, the server can be preloaded with VMware ESXi installed on M.2 cards. Ordering information is listed in the following table.
Configuration rule:
- An ESXi preload cannot be selected if the configuration includes an NVIDIA GPU (ESXi preload cannot include the NVIDIA driver)
Windows 10 and Windows 11
The SR655 can now run Windows 10 and Windows 11, however only a subset of adapters and drives can be installed. For ease of configuration, additional Base CTO models 7Z01CTO2WW and 7Y00CTO2WW have been created to assist building a configuration that can be used with the client operating systems. See the Models section for details.
The XClarity management toolset is supported with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows client license: A Windows client license for the system cannot be ordered from Lenovo nor can the OS be preloaded on the system in the factory. For the Windows license and for preloads, please contact your Lenovo business partner. A Windows Pro license is required as a qualifying base OS license in order to use a client Volume License offering.
See the part number tables in the following sections to see which adapters are supported with Windows 10 and Windows 11:
GPU recommended: Lenovo recommends that if you plan to install Windows 10 or 11 on this server to run graphics-intensive applications, then you should selected a dedicated graphics adapter (GPU).
The following components are not supported:
- SAS HDDs and SSDs
- Fibre Channel adapters
- InfiniBand adapters
- External storage adapters
- Flash storage adapters
Physical and electrical specifications
The SR655 has the following overall physical dimensions, excluding components that extend outside the standard chassis, such as EIA flanges, front security bezel (if any), and power supply handles:
- Width: 445 mm (17.5 inches)
- Height: 87 mm (3.4 inches)
- Depth: 764 mm (30.1 inches)
The following table lists the detailed dimensions. See the figure below for the definition of each dimension.
The shipping (cardboard packaging) dimensions of the SR655 are as follows:
- Width: 592 mm (23.3 inches)
- Height: 282 mm (11.1 inches)
- Depth: 992 mm (39.1 inches)
Weight:
- Maximum weight: 35.4 kg (78.0 lb)
Electrical specifications for AC power supplies:
- Electrical - Input voltage
- 100 - 127 (nominal) V AC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz
- 200 - 240 (nominal) V AC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz
- 180 - 300 V DC (China only)
- Inlet current:
- 100-127 V:
- 550W power supply: 6.2 A
- 750W power supply: 8.4 A
- 1100W power supply: 12 A
- 200-240 V:
- 550W power supply: 3.0 A
- 750W power supply: 4.1 A
- 1100W power supply: 6 A
- 1600W power supply: 8.7 A
- 100-127 V:
Electrical specifications for DC input power supply:
- Input voltage: -48 to -60 Vdc
- Inlet current (1100W power supply): 26 A
Operating environment
The ThinkSystem SR655 server complies with ASHRAE Class A2 specifications, and depending on the hardware configuration, also complies with ASHRAE Class A3 and Class A4 specifications. System performance may be impacted when operating temperature is outside ASHRAE A2 specification.
The restrictions to ASHRAE A2 support are as follows:
- With 24x NVMe front drive bays + 8x mid-chassis drive bays, ambient temperature cannot exceed 30°C
- With 8x 3.5-inch front drives + 6x single-wide GPUs, ambient temperature cannot exceed 30°C
- With 8x 3.5-inch or 8x 2.5-inch front drives + 3x double-wide GPUs, ambient temperature cannot exceed 30°C
See the GPU adapters section for details.
To comply with ASHRAE A3 and A4 specifications, the server models must meet the following hardware configuration requirements:
- Processor TDP greater than 155W not supported; the only exception is a configuration with 24x 2.5-inch front drive bays, where the processor TDP cannot exceed 120W.
- No support for 12x 3.5-inch front drive bays (the 8x 3.5-inch bay configuration is supported)
- No support for NVMe drives
- No support for rear drive bays or mid drive bays
- No support for GPUs
- No support for M.2
- No support for PCIe flash storage adapters
- No support for OCP networking adapters of 10Gb or faster
- No support for Ethernet adapters of 10GbE or faster
- No support for DIMMs of 128GB or larger capacity
The following additional restrictions apply if the server has a 280W processor installed:
- With either of the following drive bay configurations, slots 1, 2, 3 and the OCP slot cannot be used, and ambient temperature cannot exceed 35°C:
- 12x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front drives (no mid drives, no rear drives)
- 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drives (no mid drives, no rear drives)
- With either of the following drive bay configurations, slot 3 and the OCP slot cannot be used, and ambient temperature cannot exceed 30°C:
- 12x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front drives + 4x 3.5-inch rear drives (no mid drives)
- 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drives + 4x 3.5-inch rear drives (no mid drives)
- With any of the following drive bay configurations, the following OCP adapters cannot be used and ambient temperature cannot exceed 35°C:
- 24x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (no mid drives, no rear drives)
- 24x 2.5-inch NVMe (no mid drives, no rear drives)
- 8x 2.5-inch NVMe + 16x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (no mid drives, no rear drives)
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08240
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08239
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08242
- The following drive bay configurations are not supported:
- 12x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front drives + any mid drives
- 8x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drives + any mid drives
The following additional restriction apply if the server has either the EPYC 7313 or 7313P processor installed:
- The ambient temperature cannot exceed 30°C if the following drive bays are configured:
- 12x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front drives + 4x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA mid drives
- 8x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drives + 4x 3.5-inch AnyBay mid drives
Temperature and humidity
The server is supported in the following environment:
- Air temperature:
- Operating:
- ASHRAE Class A2: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 300 m (984 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- ASHRAE Class A3: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 175 m (574 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- ASHRAE Class A4: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 125 m (410 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
- Server off: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
- Shipment/storage: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
- Operating:
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Relative Humidity (non-condensing):
- Operating
- ASHRAE Class A2: 8% to 80%; maximum dew point: 21°C (70°F)
- ASHRAE Class A3: 8% to 85%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
- ASHRAE Class A4: 8% to 90%; maximum dew point: 24°C (75°F)
- Shipment/storage: 8% to 90%
- Operating
Heat output
The server generates the following heat/thermal output:
- Minimum configuration: 421 BTU/hr, 123 W
- Maximum configuration: 5606 BTU/hr, 1643 W
Acoustical noise emissions
The server has the following acoustic noise emissions declaration:
- Sound power level (LWAd):
- Idling: 6.2 Bel (typical), 7.0 Bel (Storage rich), 7.0 Bel (GPU rich)
- Operating: 6.2 Bel (typical), 7.2 Bel (storage rich), 8.5 Bel (GPU rich)
- Sound pressure level (LpAm):
- Idling: 46 dBA (Typical), 54 dBA (Storage rich), 54 dBA (GPU rich)
- Operating: 47 dBA (Typical), 56 dBA (Storage rich), 69 dBA (GPU rich)
Notes:
- The sound levels were measured in controlled acoustical environments according to procedures specified by ISO7779 and are reported in accordance with ISO 9296.
- The declared acoustic sound levels are based on the following configurations, which may change depending on configuration/conditions:
- Typical: 1x 155W CPU, 16x 32GB RDIMM, 16x 2.5" HDD, RAID 930-16i, 10GBASE-T 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 2x 750W PSU
- Storage rich: 1x 155W CPU, 16x 64GB RDIMM, 20x3.5" HDD, RAID 930-24i, 10GBASE-T 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 2x 750W PSU
- GPU rich: 1x 155W CPU, 16x 64GB RDIMM, 8x 2.5" HDD, RAID 930-8i, 10GBASE-T 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 3x V100 GPU, 2x 1600W PSU
Shock and vibration
The server has the following vibration and shock limits:
- Vibration:
- Operating: 0.21 G rms at 5 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 minutes across 3 axes
- Non-operating: 1.04 G rms at 2 Hz to 200 Hz for 15 minutes across 6 surfaces
- Shock:
- Operating: 15 G for 3 milliseconds in each direction (positive and negative X, Y, and Z axes)
- Non-operating:
- 23 kg - 31 kg: 35 G for 152 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces (3x GPU config, 2.5” config)
- 32 kg - 68 kg: 35 G for 136 in./sec velocity change across 6 surfaces (20x 3.5” HDD config)
Weight information for SR655 measuring in shock & vibration test:
- 3.5"x 12 HS + 3x DW GPU: 31.74 (kg)
- 3.5"x 12 HS + Mid 3.5"x4 HS + Rear 3.5"x4 HS: 35.74 (kg)
- 2.5"x 24 HS + Mid 2.5"x8 HS + Rear 2.5"x4 HS: 29.49 (kg)
Particulate contamination
Airborne particulates (including metal flakes or particles) and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might damage the system that might cause the system to malfunction or stop working altogether.
The following specifications indicate the limits of particulates that the system can tolerate:
- Reactive gases:
- The copper reactivity level shall be less than 200 Angstroms per month (Å/month)
- The silver reactivity level shall be less than 200 Å/month
- Airborne particulates:
- The room air should be continuously filtered with MERV 8 filters.
- Air entering a data center should be filtered with MERV 11 or preferably MERV 13 filters.
- The deliquescent relative humidity of the particulate contamination should be more than 60% RH
- Environment must be free of zinc whiskers
For additional information, see the Specifications section of the documentation for the server, available from the Lenovo Documents site, https://pubs.lenovo.com/
Warranty and Support
The SR655 has a 1-year or 3-year warranty based on the machine type of the system:
- 7Y00 - 1 year warranty
- 7Z01 - 3 year warranty
The standard warranty terms are customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite (for field-replaceable units FRUs only) with standard call center support during normal business hours and 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered.
Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for your data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide. Available offerings include:
- Premier Support
Premier Support provides a Lenovo-owned customer experience and delivers direct access to technicians skilled in hardware, software, and advanced troubleshooting, in addition to the following:
- Direct technician-to-technician access through a dedicated phone line
- 24x7x365 remote support
- Single point of contact service
- End to end case management
- Third-party collaborative software support
- Online case tools and live chat support
- On-demand remote system analysis
- Warranty Upgrade (Preconfigured Support)
Services are available to meet the on-site response time targets that match the criticality of your systems.
- 3, 4, or 5 years of service coverage
- 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions
- Foundation Service: 9x5 service coverage with next business day onsite response. YourDrive YourData is an optional extra (see below).
- Essential Service: 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (available only in select markets). Bundled with YourDrive YourData.
- Advanced Service: 24x7 service coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (available only in select markets). Bundled with YourDrive YourData.
- Managed Services
Lenovo Managed Services provides continuous 24x7 remote monitoring (plus 24x7 call center availability) and proactive management of your data center using state-of-the-art tools, systems, and practices by a team of highly skilled and experienced Lenovo services professionals.
Quarterly reviews check error logs, verify firmware & OS device driver levels, and software as needed. We’ll also maintain records of latest patches, critical updates, and firmware levels, to ensure you systems are providing business value through optimized performance.
- Technical Account Management (TAM)
A Lenovo Technical Account Manager helps you optimize the operation of your data center based on a deep understanding of your business. You gain direct access to your Lenovo TAM, who serves as your single point of contact to expedite service requests, provide status updates, and furnish reports to track incidents over time. In addition, your TAM will help proactively make service recommendations and manage your service relationship with Lenovo to make certain your needs are met.
- Enterprise Server Software Support
Enterprise Software Support is an additional support service providing customers with software support on Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE, and VMware applications and systems. Around the clock availability for critical problems plus unlimited calls and incidents helps customers address challenges fast, without incremental costs. Support staff can answer troubleshooting and diagnostic questions, address product comparability and interoperability issues, isolate causes of problems, report defects to software vendors, and more.
- YourDrive YourData
Lenovo’s YourDrive YourData is a multi-drive retention offering that ensures your data is always under your control, regardless of the number of drives that are installed in your Lenovo server. In the unlikely event of a drive failure, you retain possession of your drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Your data stays safely on your premises, in your hands. The YourDrive YourData service can be purchased in convenient bundles and is optional with Foundation Service. It is bundled with Essential Service and Advanced Service.
- Health Check
Having a trusted partner who can perform regular and detailed health checks is central to maintaining efficiency and ensuring that your systems and business are always running at their best. Health Check supports Lenovo-branded server, storage, and networking devices, as well as select Lenovo-supported products from other vendors that are sold by Lenovo or a Lenovo-Authorized Reseller.
Examples of region-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.
If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs). Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.
If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spare parts.
Lenovo Service offerings are region-specific. Not all preconfigured support and upgrade options are available in every region. For information about Lenovo service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, refer to the following resources:
- Service part numbers in Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
http://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/services - Lenovo Services Availability Locator
http://lenovolocator.com/
For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, please refer to the following documents:
- Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty for Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) Servers and System Storage
http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht503310 - Lenovo Data Center Services Agreement
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht116628
Services
Lenovo Services is a dedicated partner to your success. Our goal is to reduce your capital outlays, mitigate your IT risks, and accelerate your time to productivity.
Note: Some service options may not be available in all markets or regions. For more information, go to https://www.lenovo.com/services. For information about Lenovo service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.
Here’s a more in-depth look at what we can do for you:
- Asset Recovery Services
Asset Recovery Services (ARS) helps customers recover the maximum value from their end-of-life equipment in a cost-effective and secure way. On top of simplifying the transition from old to new equipment, ARS mitigates environmental and data security risks associated with data center equipment disposal. Lenovo ARS is a cash-back solution for equipment based on its remaining market value, yielding maximum value from aging assets and lowering total cost of ownership for your customers. For more information, see the ARS page, https://lenovopress.com/lp1266-reduce-e-waste-and-grow-your-bottom-line-with-lenovo-ars.
- Assessment Services
An Assessment helps solve your IT challenges through an onsite, multi-day session with a Lenovo technology expert. We perform a tools-based assessment which provides a comprehensive and thorough review of a company's environment and technology systems. In addition to the technology based functional requirements, the consultant also discusses and records the non-functional business requirements, challenges, and constraints. Assessments help organizations like yours, no matter how large or small, get a better return on your IT investment and overcome challenges in the ever-changing technology landscape.
- Design Services
Professional Services consultants perform infrastructure design and implementation planning to support your strategy. The high-level architectures provided by the assessment service are turned into low level designs and wiring diagrams, which are reviewed and approved prior to implementation. The implementation plan will demonstrate an outcome-based proposal to provide business capabilities through infrastructure with a risk-mitigated project plan.
- Basic Hardware Installation
Lenovo experts can seamlessly manage the physical installation of your server, storage, or networking hardware. Working at a time convenient for you (business hours or off shift), the technician will unpack and inspect the systems on your site, install options, mount in a rack cabinet, connect to power and network, check and update firmware to the latest levels, verify operation, and dispose of the packaging, allowing your team to focus on other priorities.
- Deployment Services
When investing in new IT infrastructures, you need to ensure your business will see quick time to value with little to no disruption. Lenovo deployments are designed by development and engineering teams who know our Products & Solutions better than anyone else, and our technicians own the process from delivery to completion. Lenovo will conduct remote preparation and planning, configure & integrate systems, validate systems, verify and update appliance firmware, train on administrative tasks, and provide post-deployment documentation. Customer’s IT teams leverage our skills to enable IT staff to transform with higher level roles and tasks.
- Integration, Migration, and Expansion Services
Move existing physical & virtual workloads easily, or determine technical requirements to support increased workloads while maximizing performance. Includes tuning, validation, and documenting ongoing run processes. Leverage migration assessment planning documents to perform necessary migrations.
Regulatory compliance
The SR655 server conforms to the following standards:
- Energy Star 3.0
- FCC: Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
- Canada ICES-003, issue 6, Class A
- UL/IEC 60950-1
- CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1
- NOM-019
- Argentina IEC60950-1
- Japan VCCI, Class A
- Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 32, Class A; AS/NZS 60950.1
- IEC 60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
- China CCC (GB4943.1), GB9254 Class A, GB17625.1
- Taiwan BSMI CNS13438, Class A; CNS14336-1
- Korea KN32, Class A; KN35
- Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan, EAC: TP TC 004/2011(for Safety); TP TC 020/2011(for EMC)
- CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, and EN61000-3-3)
- CISPR 32, Class A
- TUV-GS (EN60950-1 /IEC60950-1, EK1-ITB2000)
- India BIS certification
External drive enclosures
The server supports attachment to external drive enclosures using a RAID controller with external ports or a SAS host bus adapter. Adapters supported by the server are listed in the SAS adapters for external storage section.
Note: Information provided in this section is for ordering reference purposes only. For the operating system and adapter support details, refer to the interoperability matrix for a particular storage enclosure that can be found on the Lenovo Data Center Support web site:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
For details about supported drives, adapters, and cables, see the following Lenovo Press Product Guides:
- Lenovo Storage D1212 and D1224
http://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0512 - Lenovo Storage D3284
http://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0513 - Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1681
External storage systems
Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DE Series and ThinkSystem DM Series external storage systems for high-performance storage. See the DE Series and DM Series product guides for specific controller models, expansion enclosures and configuration options:
- ThinkSystem DE Series Storage
https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/de-series#rt=product-guide - ThinkSystem DM Series Storage
https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/dm-series#rt=product-guide - ThinkSystem DG Series Storage
https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinksystem/dg-series#rt=product-guide
External backup units
The server supports both USB-attached RDX backup units and SAS-attached tape drives.
The following table lists the available external SAS tape backup options.
Tip: Verify the end-to-end support of an IBM tape backup solution through the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC): http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Backup units category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/backup
The following table lists the external RDX backup options available.
For more information, see the Lenovo RDX USB 3.0 Disk Backup Solution product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/tips0894-rdx-usb-30
Top-of-rack Ethernet switches
The following table lists the Ethernet LAN switches that are offered by Lenovo.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following switch categories:
- 1 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/1gb?rt=product-guide
- 10 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/10gb?rt=product-guide
- 25 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/25gb?rt=product-guide
- 40 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/40gb?rt=product-guide
- 100 Gb Ethernet switches: https://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/100Gb?rt=product-guide
Fibre Channel SAN switches
Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DB Series of Fibre Channel SAN switches for high-performance storage expansion. See the DB Series product guides for models and configuration options:
- ThinkSystem DB Series SAN Switches:
https://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack#rt=product-guide
Uninterruptible power supply units
The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.
† Only available in China and the Asia Pacific market.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups
Power distribution units
The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo.
For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu
Rack cabinets
The following table lists the supported rack cabinets.
For specifications about these racks, see the Lenovo Rack Cabinet Reference, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1287-lenovo-rack-cabinet-reference
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks
KVM console options
The following table lists the supported KVM consoles.
The following table lists the keyboards supported with the 1U 18.5" Standard Console (now withdrawn).
Note: These keyboards are not supported with the ThinkSystem 18.5" LCD Console.
The following table lists the available KVM switches and the options that are supported with them.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the KVM Switches and Consoles category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/kvm
Lenovo Financial Services
Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality, excellence, and trustworthiness. Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world.
We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.
We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.
We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.
Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.
For your region-specific offers, please ask your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/lenovo-financial-services/
Seller training courses
The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.
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Family Portfolio: ThinkSystem Rackmount Servers powered by AMD
2024-10-09 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFamily Portfolio: ThinkSystem Rackmount Servers powered by AMDAfter completing this course, you will be able to identify products and features within the ThinkSystem AMD rack server family, describe unique innovations that this product family uses and recognize when a specific product should be selected.
Published: 2024-10-09
Length: 25 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1216r9 -
Partner Technical Webinar - OneIQ
2024-07-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - OneIQIn this 60-minute replay, Peter Grant, Field CTO for OneIQ, reviewed and demo’d the capabilities of OneIQ including collecting data and analyzing. Additionally, Peter and the team discussed how specific partners (those with NA Channel SA coverage) will get direct access to OneIQ and other partners can get access to OneIQ via Distribution or the NA LETS team.
Published: 2024-07-15
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 071224 -
SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
2024-06-04 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsSAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP LandscapesJoin Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
Published: 2024-06-04
• Challenges in the SAP environment
• Lenovo On-premise Solutions for SAP
• Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DSAPF101 -
Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
2024-05-29 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Data Center Product PortfolioThis course introduces the Lenovo data center portfolio, and covers servers, storage, storage networking, and software-defined infrastructure products. After completing this course about Lenovo data center products, you will be able to identify product types within each data center family, describe Lenovo innovations that this product family or category uses, and recognize when a specific product should be selected.
Published: 2024-05-29
Length: 20 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1110r7 -
VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI
2024-05-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AIJoin JD Dupont, NVIDIA Head of Americas Sales, Lenovo partnership and Veer Mehta, NVIDIA Solution Architect on an interactive discussion about cloud to edge, designing cloud Solutions with NVIDIA GPUs and minimizing private\hybrid cloud OPEX with GPUs. Discover how you can use what is done at big public cloud providers for your customers. We will also walk through use cases and see a demo you can use to help your customers.
Published: 2024-05-22
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DVCLD212 -
Partner Technical Webinar - ISG Portfolio Update
2024-04-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - ISG Portfolio UpdateIn this 60-minute replay, Mark Bica, NA ISG Server Product Manager reviewed the Lenovo ISG portfolio. He covered new editions such as the SR680a \ SR685a, dense servers, and options that are strategic for any workload.
Published: 2024-04-15
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 041224 -
Partner Technical Webinar – StorMagic
2024-03-19 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar – StorMagicMarch 08, 2024 – In this 60-minute replay, Stuart Campbell and Wes Ganeko of StorMagic joined us and provided an overview of StorMagic on Lenovo. They also demonstrated the interface while sharing some interesting use cases.
Published: 2024-03-19
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 030824 -
Intel Transparent Supply Chain on Lenovo Servers
2024-01-29 | 12 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsIntel Transparent Supply Chain on Lenovo ServersThis course introduces the Intel Transparent Supply Chain (TSC) program, explains how the program works, and discusses the benefits of the Intel TSC program to customers. Adding the Intel TSC feature to an order is explained.
Published: 2024-01-29
Course objectives:
• Describe the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program
• Explain how the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program works
• Discuss the benefits of the Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program to Lenovo customers
• Explain how to add Intel® Transparent Supply Chain program feature to an order
Length: 12 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1230 -
Family Portfolio: Storage Controller Options
2024-01-23 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFamily Portfolio: Storage Controller OptionsThis course covers the storage controller options available for use in Lenovo servers. The classes of storage controller are discussed, along with a discussion of where they are used, and which to choose.
Published: 2024-01-23
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Describe the classes of storage controllers
• Discuss where each controller class is used
• Describe the available options in each controller class
Length: 25 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1111 -
Lenovo-Intel Sustainable Solutions QH
2024-01-22 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo-Intel Sustainable Solutions QHThis Quick Hit explains how Lenovo and Intel are committed to sustainability, and introduces the Lenovo-Intel joint sustainability campaign. You will learn how to use this campaign to show customers what that level of commitment entails, how to use the campaign's unsolicited proposal approach, and how to use the campaign as a conversation starter which may lead to increased sales.
Published: 2024-01-22
Length: 10 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW2524a -
Family Introduction: Rack and Tower
2024-01-19 | 11 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFamily Introduction: Rack and TowerThis course is designed to give Lenovo sales and partner representatives a foundation on the characteristics of the rack and tower server family. As an introduction to the family, this course also includes positioning, when to use a product, and keywords a client may use when discussing a rack product.
Published: 2024-01-19
Course Objectives:
• Family Characteristics
• Priority Positioning
• Product Usage
• Keywords and Phrases
Length: 11 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1100r3 -
FY24Q3 Intel Servers Update
2023-12-11 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFY24Q3 Intel Servers UpdateThis update is designed to help you discuss the features and customer benefits of Lenovo servers that use the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors. Lenovo has also introduced a new server, the ThinkSystem SD650-N V3, which expands the supercomputer server family. Reasons to call your customer and talk about refreshing their infrastructure are also included as a guideline.
Published: 2023-12-11
Length: 15 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW2522a -
Partner Technical Webinar - Data Center Limits and ISG TAA Compliance
2023-05-16 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - Data Center Limits and ISG TAA ComplianceIn this 60-minute replay, we had two topics. First Vinod Kamath, Lenovo Distinguished Engineer for Data Center Cooling presented on the Systems Configuration and Data Center Ambient Limits. Second, Shama Patari, Lenovo Trade Council, and Glenn Johnson, Lenovo Principal Engineer for Supply Chain presented on ISG TAA Compliance.
Published: 2023-05-16
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 051223 -
Lenovo Sustainable Computing
2022-09-16 | 4 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Sustainable ComputingThis Quick Hit describes the Lenovo sustainable computing program, and the many ways in which Lenovo strives to respect and protect the environment.
Published: 2022-09-16
Length: 4 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW2504a
Related publications and links
For more information, see these resources:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 product page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/servers/racks/ThinkSystem-SR655-Server/p/77XX7SRSR75 - Interactive 3D Tour of the ThinkSystem SR655:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1183 - Lenovo Press video walk-through of the ThinkSystem SR655:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1185 - ThinkSystem SR655 drivers and support
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/products/servers/thinksystem/sr655/7z01/downloads - Lenovo Hardware Installation & Removal Videos on the SR655:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 product publications:
http://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp- Quick Start
- Rack Installation Guide
- Setup Guide
- Hardware Maintenance Manual
- Messages and Codes Reference
- Memory Population Reference
- ServerProven hardware compatibility:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven
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Full Change History
Changes in the August 27, 2024 update:
- Added the following HDDs - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93788
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93787
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93786
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93785
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 20TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93784
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 20TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2, 4XB7A93783
Changes in the August 6, 2024 update:
- Added the following OCP and PCIe adapters - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80567
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80566
Changes in the May 22, 2024 update:
- Removed the 2.5-inch drives as not announced:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90868
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90869
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90870
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90871
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A95567
Changes in the May 14, 2024 update:
- Added the following drives - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90868
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90869
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90870
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A90871
- ThinkSystem 2.5" ER3 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A95567
Changes in the April 23, 2024
- Added the following network adapters - Network adapters section:
- Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 01GR250
- ThinkSystem Intel I350 1GbE RJ45 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter V2, 4XC7A88428
Changes in the April 11, 2024
- The Retimer adapter is withdrawn from the SR655:
- ThinkSystem 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe Retimer Adapter, 4C57A65446
Changes in the March 6, 2024 update:
- The following preconfigured models for customers in North America are now withdrawn:
- 7Z01A05FNA, 7Z01A05ENA
Changes in the March 5, 2024 update:
- Added the following drive - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893a 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A87528
Changes in the February 13, 2024 update:
- New models for customers in the North America market - Models section
- 7Z011004NA, 7Z011005NA
- Added support for the following adapter - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem AMD X3522 10/25GbE DSFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter (Low Latency), 4XC7A84827
Changes in the December 31, 2023 update:
- Added storage configurations using RAID 940, RAID 540 and 440 HBA adapters - Adapter selections section
Changes in the December 12, 2023 update:
- New models with 3rd Gen processors for customers in North America - Models section:
- 7Z01A05ENA, 7Z01A05FNA
Changes in the December 5, 2023 update:
- New 2.5-inch SATA SSD drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90872
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90873
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90874
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90875
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90876
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90877
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90884
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90885
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90886
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90887
- New 3.5-inch SATA SSD drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90878
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90879
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90880
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90881
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90882
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90883
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90888
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90889
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90890
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD v2, 4XB7A90891
- New M.2 drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A89422
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A90049
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A90230
Changes in the November 28, 2023:
- New listing of available Seller Training Courses for Lenovo sellers and business partners that are related to the SR655 - Seller training courses section
Changes in the November 14, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following drive - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 6500 ION 30.72TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A91176
Changes in the October 31, 2023 update:
- New support for the following RAID adapter - Controllers for internal storage section
- ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 8GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A09721
- Added the VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 preload - Operating system support section
Changes in the August 29, 2023 update:
- Added the following internal storage adapter - Controllers for internal storage section:
- ThinkSystem 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe Retimer Adapter, 4C57A65446
Changes in the August 25, 2023 update:
- Added a note that the 3.5-inch AnyBay backplane does not support PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives - Internal drive options section
Changes in the August 22, 2023 update:
- Added the following new 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processor feature codes and part numbers - Processors section:
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7203 8C 120W 2.8GHz Processor, BY56
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7203P 8C 120W 2.8GHz Processor, BY57
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7303 16C 130W 2.4GHz Processor, BY58
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7303P 16C 130W 2.4GHz Processor, BY59
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7643P 48C 225W 2.3GHz Processor, BY5A
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7663P 56C 240W 2.0GHz Processor, BY5B
Changes in the August 8, 2023 update:
- Added the following 2.5-inch SATA drives - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" CM893a 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A89423
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893a 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A87524
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893a 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A87525
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893a 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A87526
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893a 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A87527
Changes in the July 25, 2023 update:
- Added the following 2.5-inch NVMe drives - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 PM9A3 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A90099
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 PM9A3 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A90100
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 PM9A3 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A90101
- Added the following M.2 drives (for customers in China only) - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER2 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A90105
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER2 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A90106
- The following PCIe flash storage adapters are withdrawn from marketing, effective July 31, 2023:
- ThinkSystem HHHL PM1735 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe4.0 x8 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A14075
- ThinkSystem HHHL PM1735 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe4.0 x8 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A14076
- ThinkSystem HHHL PM1735 6.4TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe4.0 x8 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A14077
Changes in the June 8, 2023 update:
- The following 2nd Gen EPYC processors are withdrawn - Processors section:
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7252 8C 120W 3.1GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F32 8C 180W 3.7GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7502 32C 180W 2.5GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7552 48C 200W 2.2GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7662 64C 225W 2.0GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7702 64C 200W 2.0GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7742 64C 225W 2.25 GHz Processor
Changes in the May 23, 2023 update:
- Added the VMware ESXi 8.0 U1 preload - Operating system support section
- Added the following 3.5-inch HDDs - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 22TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A83766
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 22TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A83765
- The server now supports up to 440TB of internal storage using 20x 22TB 3.5-inch HDDs
Changes in the March 30, 2023 update:
- Added a note that Tri-Mode (NVMe drive support of RAID controllers) is not supported on this server - Controllers for internal storage section
Changes in the March 24, 2023 update:
- The following DC power supply continues to be available for this server (special bid only) - Power supplies section:
- ThinkSystem 1100W -48V DC Power Supply, 4P57A15363
Changes in the March 23, 2023 update:
- The following DC power supply is withdrawn - Power supplies section:
- ThinkSystem 1100W -48V DC Power Supply, 4P57A15363
Changes in the February 22, 2023 update:
- Mixing of 3200 MHz and 2933 MHz DIMMs is supported - Memory options section
Changes in the January 14, 2023 update:
- When M.2 is configured in a server using onboard SATA, then at most 12 SATA drives can be connected - M.2 drives section
Changes in the December 18, 2022 update:
- For the NVIDIA A40 GPU, feature BEL4 has been withdrawn and is replaced by feature BQZQ - GPU adapters section
Changes in the November 22, 2022 update:
- Added the following drives:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82291
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82292
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82289
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82290
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82261
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82258
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82262
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82259
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82263
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82260
- ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82286
- ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82287
- ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82288
Changes in the November 15, 2022 update:
- Temporarily removed the NVMe Retimer adapter as not supported - Controllers for internal storage section:
- ThinkSystem 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe Retimer Adapter, 4C57A65446
Changes in the November 8, 2022 update:
- Added the following OCP network adapters - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA4 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80269
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-T4L 10GBase-T 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80268
- Added the following PCIe network adapters - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA4 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80267
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-T2L 10GBase-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80266
- Added the NVMe Retimer adapter - Controllers for internal storage section:
- ThinkSystem 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe Retimer Adapter, 4C57A65446
- Added Retimer adapter to storage configurations O, P, R - Adapter selections section
- Added the following adapter for external storage - SAS adapters for external storage section
- ThinkSystem 440-8e SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA, 4Y37A78837
- Added the following power supplies - Power supplies section:
- ThinkSystem V1 750W (230Vac) Titanium Hot Swap Power Supply, 4P57A82020
- Added the following ESXi preload - Operating system support section:
- VMware ESXi 8.0 (Factory Installed), BMT5
- Added information about UEFI performance presets - Processors section
- The following adapter is now withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00533
Changes in the November 8, 2022 update:
- Added the following OCP network adapters - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA4 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80269
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-T4L 10GBase-T 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80268
- Added the following PCIe network adapters - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA4 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80267
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-T2L 10GBase-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A80266
- Added the NVMe Retimer adapter - Controllers for internal storage section:
- ThinkSystem 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe Retimer Adapter, 4C57A65446
- Added Retimer adapter to storage configurations O, P, R - Adapter selections section
- Added the following adapter for external storage - SAS adapters for external storage section
- ThinkSystem 440-8e SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA, 4Y37A78837
- Added the following power supplies - Power supplies section:
- ThinkSystem V1 750W (230Vac) Titanium Hot Swap Power Supply, 4P57A82020
- Added the following ESXi preload - Operating system support section:
- VMware ESXi 8.0 (Factory Installed), BMT5
- Added information about UEFI performance presets - Processors section
Changes in the September 2, 2022 update:
- The following options are withdrawn from marketing - Internal drive options section:
- 4XB7A83214 ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 400GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83215 ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 800GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83216 ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 1.6TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83217 ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 3.2TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83218 ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 400GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83219 ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 800GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83220 ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 1.6TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
- 4XB7A83221 ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 3.2TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD
Changes in the August 23, 2022 update:
- The server now supports Windows 10 and Windows 11, however only a subset of adapters and drives are supported
- New CTO base models - Models section
- Information about supported and non-supported adapters - Operating system support section
- Additional column added to part number tables in these sections:
- The following 2.5-inch SAS SSDs are supported - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 400GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83214
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 800GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83215
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 1.6TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83216
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3750 3.2TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83217
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80318
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80319
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80320
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80321
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80322
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80323
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80340
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80341
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80342
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80343
- The following 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs are supported - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A13943
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A13631
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A17133
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A17136
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A13971
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A84056
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A79649
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A83097
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 PM1733a 30.72TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A81999
- The following 3.5-inch SAS SSDs are supported - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 400GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83218
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 800GB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83219
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 1.6TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83220
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3750 3.2TB Write Intensive SAS 12Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A83221
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80324
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80325
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80326
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80327
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80328
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80344
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80345
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80346
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A80347
- The following 3.5-inch NVMe SSDs are supported - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A76778
- ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A76779
- ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A17144
- ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A17148
- The following GPUs are now supported - GPU adapters section:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A2 16GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC, BQZT
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A71310 (currently only supported CTO with Windows 10/11 orders)
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A76726 (currently only supported CTO with Windows 10/11 orders)
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A76720 (currently only supported CTO with Windows 10/11 orders)
Changes in the July 19, 2022 update:
- The following options are withdrawn from marketing:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quadro P620 2GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A11584
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 300GB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD, 7XB7A00024
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 300GB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD, 7XB7A00063
- ThinkSystem U.2 Toshiba CM5-V 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A08518
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Toshiba CM5-V 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A08534
- ThinkSystem Marvell QL41232 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08264
- ThinkSystem HHHL Kioxia CM5-V 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A38234
- ThinkSystem HHHL Kioxia CM5-V 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A38237
Changes in the June 22, 2022 update:
- Preconfigured models with EPYC 7002 processors for the EMEA market have now been withdrawn - Models section
Changes in the May 6, 2022 update:
- New models for customers in the Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea market:
- 7Z011000CN, 7Z011001CN, 7Z011002CN, 7Z011003CN
- Various preconfigured models are now withdrawn, including all models for the ASEAN market - Models section (configure-to-order is still available for all markets)
Changes in the April 13, 2022 update:
- Added the following accelerator - GPU adapters section:
- ThinkSystem AMD Instinct MI210 PCIe Gen4 Passive Accelerator, 4X67A81102
Changes in the March 18, 2022 update:
- Added a note that RAID and HBA adapter families (X30, X40) cannot be mixed - Controllers for internal storage section
Changes in the March 3, 2022 update:
- Added the following part number - Rack installation section:
- ThinkSystem SR550/SR590/SR650 EIA Latch w/ VGA Upgrade Kit v2, 4XH7A83033
Changes in the February 15, 2022 update:
- New SAS HBA for external storage connectivity - SAS adapters for external storage section:
- ThinkSystem 440-16e SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA, 4Y37A09724
Changes in the February 11, 2022 update:
- New models for customers in USA & Canada - Models section
- 7Z01A053NA
- New models for customers in EMEA - Models section
- 7Z01A052EA, 7Z01A054EA, 7Z01A055EA, 7Z01A056EA, 7Z01A058EA
Changes in the January 25, 2022 update:
- Support for new RAID controller - Controllers for internal storage section:
- ThinkSystem RAID 540-8i PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A78834
Changes in the January 8, 2022 update:
- The following GPUs are withdrawn - GPU adapters section:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA Tesla V100S 32GB PCIe Passive GPU, 4X67A13124
Changes in the December 14, 2021 update:
- Added the following 64Gb Fibre Channel adapter - Fibre Channel host bus adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Emulex LPe36002 64Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter, 4XC7A77485
Changes in the November 23, 2021 update:
- New SSD drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A72438
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A72439
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A72440
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A72441
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A72442
- New HDD drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem SR635/SR655 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A17223
- ThinkSystem SR635/SR655 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A17226
- ThinkSystem SR635/SR655 3.5" 14TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A17224
- ThinkSystem SR635/SR655 3.5" 14TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A38184
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A80284
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A80285
- The following HDDs are withdrawn (replaced by the drives above):
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 7XB7A00067
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 7XB7A00068
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 14TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A13906
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 14TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A13907
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A13911
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A13914
Changes in the November 9, 2021 update:
- New storage adapter support - Controllers for internal storage section:
- ThinkSystem 440-8i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA, 4Y37A78601
- ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA, 4Y37A78602
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A09728
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A78600
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-32i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A09733
- New cable kits for field upgrades that include 440 HBAs or 940 RAID adapters - Field upgrades section:
- ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" SAS/SATA 8-Bay X40 RAID Cable Kit, 4XH7A61124
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" SAS/SATA 8-Bay X40 RAID Cable Kit, 4XH7A61122
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" SAS/SATA 12-Bay X40 RAID Cable Kit, 4XH7A61123
- ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" & 3.5" SAS/SATA 4/8-Bay Middle Backplane X40 RAID Cable Kit, 4XH7A61129
- ThinkSystem SR655 2.5" & 3.5" SAS/SATA 4-Bay Rear Backplane X40 RAID Cable Kit, 4XH7A61131
- Updated drive tables to remove withdrawn drives - Internal drive options section
Changes in the September 10, 2021 update:
- Added information about updated OneCLI and UpdateXpress support - Lenovo XClarity Essentials section
- The following GPU is withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA Tesla V100 32GB PCIe Passive GPU, 4X67A12088
Changes in the August 24, 2021 update:
- New Intel SSD families - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem S4620 Mixed Use SATA 6Gb SSDs
- ThinkSystem S4520 Read Intensive SATA 6Gb SSDs
- New support for the following OCP networking adapters - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08294
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A62582
- New support for the following PCIe networking adapters - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08295
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A62580
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08297
- Added missing 10GBASE-T adapter - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08245
- New support for the following GPUs - GPU adapters section:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU, 4X67A76581
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU, 4X67A72593
- New feature code BK7W for ThinkSystem Toolless Friction Rail v2 - Rack installation section
- Added ambient temperature requirement for configurations with an EPYC 7313 or 7313P processor installed - Operating environment section
Changes in the August 11, 2021:
- Added Particulate contamination information - Operating environment section
Changes in the June 29, 2021 update:
- The following drives are not supported in the SR655:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A38266
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A38130
- The replacements drives are the following - Internal drive options section
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A76340
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A76341
Changes in the June 28, 2021 update:
- Clarified that the use of the Intrusion switch with 2.5-inch rear drive bays requires a Special Bid (CORE) configuration - Security section
- The SR655 with an EPYC 7003 processor currently does not support a 128GB DIMM - Memory options section
Changes in the June 8, 2021 update:
- New factory-installed preload support for VMware ESXi 7.0 U2 - Operating system support section
- The following drives are withdrawn from marketing - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" SS530 1.6TB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10231
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5200 960GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10239
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P4510 4.0TB Entry NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10205
- ThinkSystem 3.5" SS530 1.6TB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10235
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 5200 960GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10244
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 7SD7A05703
- New models for the Latin America market:
- 7Z01A04ZLA
- 7Z01A050LA
Changes in the June 1, 2021 update:
- New 2.5-inch drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3732 400GB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70006
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3732 800GB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70005
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3732 1.6TB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70004
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3732 3.2TB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70003
- New 2.5-inch SED drive option - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Nytro 3732 800GB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD SED, 4XB7A70007
- New 3.5-inch SSD drives options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3732 400GB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70011
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3732 800GB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70010
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3732 1.6TB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70009
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Nytro 3732 3.2TB Performance SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A70008
- New 3.5-inch HDD drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A76340
- ThinkSystem SR655 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A76341
Changes in the May 5, 2021 update:
- Updated the list of XClarity Administrator functions supported on the server - Lenovo XClarity Administrator section
Changes in the April 13, 2021 update:
- The server supports the new AMD EPYC 7003 "Milan" processors - Processor options section
- New Emulex LPe35000 32Gb PCIe Fibre Channel V2 adapters for use in servers with EPYC 7003 processors - Fibre Channel host bus adapters section
Changes in the March 9, 2021 update:
- GPU auxiliary power cable now available as a part number - GPU adapters section
- ThinkSystem SR655 GPU Cable Kit, 4X97A59853
- Updated the supported quantity of these adapters - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter V2, 4XC7A08316
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08241
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08248
- The use of Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 adapters requires high-performance fans - Network adapters section
- Lowered the acoustic levels (sound power and sound pressure) for the GPU rich configuration - Operating environment
Changes in the January 15, 2021 update:
- Corrected the feature code for the SR655 x16/x16 PCIe Riser 3 Kit V2, B5W1 - GPU adapter section
Changes in the January 8, 2021 update:
- Added the ordering information for -48V DC power supply cable - Power supplies section
Changes in the December 22, 2020 update:
- 8x NVIDIA T4 supported via Special Bid - GPU adapters section
Changes in the December 9, 2020 update:
- Updated the maximum internal storage values - Standard specifications section
Changes in the December 8, 2020 update:
- New drive option - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A38266
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 18TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A38130
- ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1645a 6.4TB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17065
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1645a 6.4TB Mainstream SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17068
- Updated table of processor and thermal requirements for GPUs - GPU adapters section
- No processor restriction for most GPU configurations
- Added A100 and V100S information
Changes in the November 24, 2020 update:
- New memory support - Memory options section:
- ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR4 3200 MHz (2Rx8 1.2V) RDIMM-A, 4ZC7A15123
- New GPU support - GPU adapters section:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU, 4X67A13135
- New Riser 2 V2 and Riser 3 V2 Kits replacing the existing kits - I/O expansion section
- ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x8/x8 PCIe Riser 2 FH/LP Kit V2, 4XF7A72372
- ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x16 PCIe Riser 3 Kit V2, 4XF7A72373
- New ESXi 7.0 U1 preload - Operating systems section
Changes in the November 4, 2020 update:
- Marked the following drives as withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5200 480GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10238
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5200 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10154
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 5200 480GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10243
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 5200 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A10159
Changes in the October 27, 2020 update:
- The server currently supports up to 6x NVIDIA T4 GPUs
Changes in the September 8, 2020 update:
- New support for flash storage adapters - Flash storage adapters section:
- ThinkSystem HHHL PM1735 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x8 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A14075
- ThinkSystem HHHL PM1735 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x8 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A14076
- ThinkSystem HHHL PM1735 6.4TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x8 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A14077
- New PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem U.3 Kioxia CM6-V 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17112
- ThinkSystem U.3 Kioxia CM6-V 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17113
- ThinkSystem U.3 Kioxia CM6-V 6.4TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17114
- ThinkSystem U.3 Kioxia CM6-V 800GB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A64175
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P5500 1.92TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17145
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P5500 3.84TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17146
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P5500 7.68TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17147
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P5600 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17152
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P5600 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17153
- ThinkSystem U.2 Intel P5600 6.4TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17154
- ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 7.68TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38283
- ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 15.36TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38284
- New SAS SSD drive option - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1643a 7.68TB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17059
- New SED drive options - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5300 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD SED, 4XB7A38141
- ThinkSystem 2.5" 5300 3.84TB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD SED, 4XB7A64222
Changes in the August 25, 2020 update:
- New Dummy Memory DIMM Kit, needed for GPU field upgrades - Memory options and GPU adapters sections
- New OCP network adapter options - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-T2L 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port + 5720 1GbE 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
- New PCIe network adapter options - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter V2
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
- New support for Fibre Channel adapters - Fibre Channel host bus adapters section
- ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2770 32Gb 1-Port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter
- ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2772 32Gb 2-Port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter
- New support for P620 GPU - GPU adapters section
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quadro P620 2GB PCIe Active GPU
- The server now supports up to 8x NVIDIA Tesla T4 GPUs - GPU adapters section
- New power supply options - Power supplies section:
- ThinkSystem 750W (230V) Titanium Hot-Swap Power Supply
- ThinkSystem 1100W -48V DC Power Supply
- Support for VMware ESXi 7.0 as a factory preload - Operating system support section
- Updated the acoustic noise emissions declaration - Operating environment section
Changes in the July 28 & 31, 2020 updates:
- New feature codes for the 550W and 1100W power supplies - Power supplies section
- The 810-4P and 1610-4P NVMe Switch Adapters operate at PCIe 3.0 speeds which means that when PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives are attached to an NVMe Switch Adapter, the drives will only operate at PCIe 3.0 speeds - Controllers for internal storage section
- The server supports at most 16x 16TB drives. The 16TB drives cannot be installed in the mid drive bays - Internal drive options section
Changes in the July 28, 2020 update:
- New feature codes for the 550W and 1100W power supplies - Power supplies section
- The 810-4P and 1610-4P NVMe Switch Adapters operate at PCIe 3.0 speeds which means that when PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives are attached to an NVMe Switch Adapter, the drives will only operate at PCIe 3.0 speeds - Controllers for internal storage section
Changes in the July 21, 2020 update:
- New models for the Australia & New Zealand market:
- 7Z01A04LAU
- 7Z01A04MAU
- 7Z01A04NAU
- 7Z01A04PAU
- 7Z01A04QAU
- 7Z01A04RAU
- 7Z01A04SAU
- 7Z01A04TAU
- 7Z01A04UAU
- 7Z01A04VAU
- 7Z01A04WAU
Changes in the July 10, 2020 update:
- Corrected the processor used in the following A/NZ and EMEA models:
- 7Z01A04HAU
- 7Z01A04AEA
- 7Z01A04BEA
Changes in the June 10, 2020 update:
- Expanded the information on server dimensions - Physical and electrical specifications section
Changes in the May 19, 2020 update:
- New support for 16TB HDDs - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A13911
- ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD, 4XB7A13914
- New option part number for the cable management arm for the Toolless Slide Rail - Rack installation section
- New model for customers in the North America market:
- 7Z01A04GNA
Changes in the April 28, 2020 update:
- New 2.5-inch SSDs - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38274
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38271
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38275
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38272
- ThinkSystem 2.5" Multi Vendor 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38273
- ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 1.92TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38196
- ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 3.84TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38197
- New 3.5-inch SSDs - Internal drive options section:
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38279
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38276
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38281
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38277
- ThinkSystem 3.5" Multi Vendor 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38278
- New Flash Storage adapters - Flash storage adapters section
- ThinkSystem HHHL Kioxia CM5-V 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A38234
- ThinkSystem HHHL Kioxia CM5-V 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A38237
- ThinkSystem HHHL Kioxia CM5-V 6.4TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A38240
- Removed the vendor column from the memory options table - the vendor mixing rule no longer applies - Memory options section
Changes in the April 14, 2020 update:
- New AMD processor options - Processor options section
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F32 8C 180W 3.7GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F52 16C 240W 3.5GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 240W 3.2GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7532 32C 200W 2.4GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7662 64C 225W 2.0GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7H12 64C 280W 2.6GHz Processor
- The server now supports high-performance processors with TDP values up to 280W and core frequencies up to 3.7 GHz
- New OCP Ethernet adapter - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- New feature codes and descriptions for Middle and Rear Backplanes - Mid drive bays and Rear drive bays sections
- Added information about the use of the 280W processor and limits on Fibre Channel and networking adapters - Operating environment section
- Updated the ASHRAE A3 & A4 requirements - Operating environment section
Changes in the April 14, 2020 update:
- New AMD processor options - Processor options section
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F32 8C 180W 3.7GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F52 16C 240W 3.5GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 240W 3.2GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7532 32C 200W 2.4GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7662 64C 225W 2.0GHz Processor
- ThinkSystem AMD EPYC 7H12 64C 280W 2.6GHz Processor
- The server now supports high-performance processors with TDP values up to 280W and core frequencies up to 3.7 GHz
- New OCP Ethernet adapter - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- New feature codes and descriptions for Middle and Rear Backplanes - Mid drive bays and Rear drive bays sections
- Added information about the use of the 280W processor and limits on Fibre Channel and networking adapters - Operating environment section
- Updated the ASHRAE A3 & A4 requirements - Operating environment section
Changes in the April 1, 2020 update:
- Updated the models table for North America - all models are now standard models
Changes in the December 19, 2019 update:
- New processor selections - Processor section
- New models for the EMEA market - EMEA models table
- 7Z01A048EA
- 7Z01A049EA
- 7Z01A04AEA
- 7Z01A04BEA
- 7Z01A04CEA
- 7Z01A04DEA
- 7Z01A04EEA
- 7Z01A04FEA
- New support for NVMe switch adapter - Controllers for internal storage section
- ThinkSystem 1610-4P NVMe Switch Adapter
- Updated the table of adapter selections for 2.5" drives with new configurations using the 1610-4P NVMe adapter
- The server now supports up to 28 NVMe drives without PCIe lane oversubscription - NVMe drive support section
- New drive options - Internal drive options section
- Micron 5300 Entry & Mainstream SATA SSDs
- Micron 5300 M.2 SSDs
- Intel S4510 Entry SATA SSDs
- Intel P4510 Entry NVMe SSDs
- Intel P4610 Mainstream NVMe SSDs
- Samsung PM1645a Entry SAS SSDs
- Samsung PM1645a Mainstream SAS SSDs
- HGST SS530 Performance SAS SSDs
- PM983 NVMe drives now support hot-swap functionality with the latest UEFI firmware
- New OCP adapters - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Intel I350 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08277
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08242
- The use of M.2 drives requires the performance fans be installed - M.2 drives section
- Updated the OCP support table with additional drive bay configuration support - Table 44
- Support for PCIe Ethernet and InfiniBand adapters - Network adapters section
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00496
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 QSFP56 2-port PCIe InfiniBand Adapter, 4C57A14178
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR QSFP56 1-port PCIe 4 InfiniBand Adapter, 4C57A15326
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100 QSFP56 1-port PCIe InfiniBand Adapter, 4C57A14177
- Additional cooling requirements with the use of the HDR and HDR100 adapters - Cooling and Operating environment sections
- New chassis intrusion switch - Security section
- 750W Titanium Hot-Swap Power Supply temporarily withdrawn - Power supplies section
Changes in the November 19 & 20, 2019 updates:
- The following flash storage adapters are now withdrawn from marketing - Flash storage adapters section:
- ThinkSystem HHHL Toshiba CM5-V 1.6TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A08520
- ThinkSystem HHHL Toshiba CM5-V 3.2TB Mainstream NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Flash Adapter, 4XB7A08521
- Temporarily removed the Micron 5300 drives - they are planned for December for the SR655
Changes in the October 29, 2019 update:
- New M.2 Cable Kit for field upgrades - M.2 drives section
Changes in the September 24 & 28, 2019 updates:
- The following network adapters are now supported - PCIe network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00533
- ThinkSystem I350-T2 PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00534
- ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00535
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00537
- IPMI over LAN is disabled by default, but can be enabled in CTO orders - Remote management section
- The server supports up to 7 of the following adapters (previously 8 supported):
- Fibre Channel adapters - Table 44
- Emulex 16Gb Gen6 FC Dual-port HBA
- Emulex 16Gb Gen6 FC Single-port HBA
- QLogic 16Gb Enhanced Gen5 FC Dual-port HBA
- QLogic 16Gb Enhanced Gen5 FC Single-port HBA
- ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2740 PCIe 32Gb 1-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter
- ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2742 PCIe 32Gb 2-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter
- ThinkSystem Emulex LPe35000 32Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter
- ThinkSystem Emulex LPe35002 32Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter
- Ethernet adapters - Table 43
- Intel X550-T2 Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
- ThinkSystem Marvell QL41232 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
- ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
- Fibre Channel adapters - Table 44
Changes in the September 24, 2019 update:
- The following network adapters are now supported - PCIe network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00533
- ThinkSystem I350-T2 PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00534
- ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00535
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00537
- IPMI over LAN is disabled by default, but can be enabled in CTO orders - Remote management section
Changes in the September 24, 2019 update:
- The following network adapters are now supported - PCIe network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem I350-F1 PCIe 1Gb 1-Port SFP Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00533
- ThinkSystem I350-T2 PCIe 1Gb 2-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00534
- ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00535
- ThinkSystem Intel X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00537
Changes in the September 10 & 12, 2019 updates:
- Added models for Brazil previously announced
- 7Z01A03UBR
- 7Z01A03SBR
- 7Z01A03QBR
- 7Z01A03TBR
- Added new models for LA geography (except Brazil)
- 7Z01A041LA
- 7Z01A040LA
- 7Z01A03XLA
- 7Z01A03YLA
- 7Z01A03ZLA
- New feature codes for most power supplies - Power Supplies section
Changes in the September 10, 2019 update:
- Added models for Brazil previously announced
- 7Z01A03UBR
- 7Z01A03SBR
- 7Z01A03QBR
- 7Z01A03TBR
- Added new models for LA geography (except Brazil)
- 7Z01A041LA
- 7Z01A040LA
- 7Z01A03XLA
- 7Z01A03YLA
- 7Z01A03ZLA
Changes in the September 6 & 9, 2019 updates:
- Removed the following OCP adapters that are no longer supported - Network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08237
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08242
- Added a note about RAID 530-8i firmware - Controllers for internal storage section
Changes in the September 1, 2019 update:
- The NVMe hot-swap restriction is limited to the PM983 NVMe drives - NVMe support section
Changes in the August 9 and 10, 2019 updates:
- Updated Table 19 regarding the support of the M.2 adapter with 16 or more 2.5-inch NVMe drives (configs M-T)
- Updated Table 37 regarding the use of NVMe drives with certain riser cards
- Added Table 38 listing the supported rear drive bay configurations for each riser card
Changes in the August 9, 2019 update:
- Updated to Table 37 regarding the use of NVMe drives with certain riser cards
- Added Table 38 listing the supported rear drive bay configurations for each riser card
First published: 7 August 2019
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