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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V2

Lenovo's entry-level 1-socket 1U rack server (machine types 7D7R/7D7Q) for Intel Xeon E-2300 or Pentium "Comet Lake Refresh" processors, with up to 128 GB of TruDDR4 memory and up to ten 2.5" or four 3.5" drives. Aimed at growing small-to-medium businesses, retail and distributed offices.

Memory

Slots
4 DIMM (2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel)
Max
128 GB using 4 x 32 GB TruDDR4 UDIMM
Types
Lenovo TruDDR4 ECC UDIMM, 3200 MHz with Xeon E-2300, 2666 MHz with Pentium
Protection
ECC

Storage

Configurations
10 x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA; 8 x 2.5" hot-swap SATA-only or SAS/SATA; 4 x 3.5" hot-swap SATA-only or SAS/SATA; 4 x 3.5" simple-swap all-SATA; 4 x 3.5" simple-swap (3x SATA + 1x NVMe)
M.2
Two M.2 drives in an M.2 adapter installed in a PCIe slot
RAID / HBA
Onboard 6 Gb SATA (up to 8 drives) with Intel RSTe software RAID 0/1/10/5/50; 12 Gb SAS/SATA RAID adapters and HBAs
Max capacity
18 TB using 10 x 1.8 TB 2.5" HDDs; 88 TB using 4 x 22 TB 3.5" HDDs; 9.6 TB using 10 x 960 GB 2.5" SSDs
Optical
No internal optical or tape drive bays

Expansion

Riser: two x8 slots
Slot 1: PCIe 4.0 x8 (open-ended), 25 W, low profile; Slot 2: PCIe 4.0 x8 in an x16 connector, 25 W, FHHL; Slot 3 (internal): PCIe 3.0 x4 in an x8 connector, 25 W, low profile
Riser: one x16 slot
Slot 1: not connected; Slot 2: PCIe 4.0 x16, 75 W, FHHL; Slot 3 (internal): PCIe 3.0 x4 in an x8 connector, 25 W, low profile
Note
Slots 1 and 2 run PCIe Gen 4 with a Xeon processor, PCIe Gen 3 with a Pentium processor

Networking

Onboard
2 x 1000BASE-T RJ-45 (Broadcom BCM5720); one port can be shared with XCC management. Separate dedicated 1GbE RJ-45 for XCC.
PCIe adapters
1GbE: Broadcom 5719 4-port, Broadcom 5720 2-port, Intel I350-T2/T4. 10GBASE-T: Broadcom 57416 2-port, Intel X550-T2, Intel X710-T4L 4-port. 10GbE SFP+: Intel X710-DA4. 25GbE: Broadcom 57414 2-port, Intel E810-DA2 2-port
External storage
ThinkSystem 430-8e and 440-8e 12Gb SAS/SATA HBAs

Power

PSU options
1 x fixed 300 W, 80 PLUS Gold; 2 x hot-swap 450 W redundant, 80 PLUS Platinum (Energy Star/ErP Lot 9 with Xeon only)
Cooling
4 non-hot-swap variable-speed system fans, single rotor, not redundant

Ports

Front
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s), 1 x USB 2.0 (XClarity Mobile), optional VGA
Rear
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s), 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45 systems management, 2 x RJ-45 GbE, 1 x serial port

Physical

Form factor
1U rack-mount
Dimensions
435 mm W x 43 mm H x 545 mm D (17.1 x 1.7 x 21.5 in); 482 mm across the EIA flanges
Weight
12.3 kg (27.1 lb) maximum
Shipping dimensions
610 x 196 x 860 mm
Machine types
7D7R (1-year warranty), 7D7Q (3-year warranty)

Management

BMC
Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC); optional XClarity Controller Advanced for remote control
Tools
XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrator, XClarity Energy Manager; UEFI-based XClarity Provisioning Manager
Local
Operator panel with status LEDs
Security
Power-on/administrator passwords, TPM 2.0, optional lockable front bezel
Warranty
1 or 3 years (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite, 9x5 next business day

Operating systems

Supported
Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi (7.0 U3, 8.0, 8.0 U1/U2/U3 factory preload; not with an NVIDIA GPU)

Processors

  • Intel Pentium G6405
  • Intel Pentium G6405T
  • Intel Pentium G6505
  • Intel Pentium G6505T
  • Intel Pentium G6605
  • Intel Xeon E-2314
  • Intel Xeon E-2324G
  • Intel Xeon E-2334
  • Intel Xeon E-2336
  • Intel Xeon E-2356G
  • Intel Xeon E-2374G
  • Intel Xeon E-2378
  • Intel Xeon E-2378G
  • Intel Xeon E-2386G
  • Intel Xeon E-2388G