Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650

Lenovo's original 2-socket 2U rack server (machine types 7X05/7X06) for 1st and 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, with up to 24 SFF or 14 LFF drives, up to 3 TB of DDR4 and up to six rear PCIe 3.0 slots. Suits virtualization, databases and general enterprise workloads.

Memory

Slots: 24 DIMM (12 per processor; 6 channels per CPU, 2 DIMMs per channel)
Types: TruDDR4 RDIMM, 3DS RDIMM; LRDIMM with 1st Gen CPUs only; types cannot be mixed
Speed: Up to 2933 MHz with 2nd Gen CPUs (Performance+ 2933 MHz at 2 DPC); up to 2666 MHz with 1st Gen
Max (2nd Gen): RDIMM 1.5 TB; 3DS RDIMM 3 TB (24 × 128 GB)
Max (1st Gen): RDIMM 768 GB; LRDIMM 1.5 TB; 3DS RDIMM 3 TB
Persistent memory: Up to 12 × Intel Optane DCPMM (2666 MHz), 2nd Gen CPUs only: App Direct up to 7.5 TB total, Memory Mode up to 6 TB
Protection: ECC, SDDC (x4), ADDDC (x4, Gold/Platinum), mirroring, rank sparing, patrol/demand scrubbing

Storage

2.5" configurations: Up to 16 or 24 SFF front hot-swap (SAS/SATA, AnyBay, or 16/20/24 × U.2 NVMe) + optional 2 × 3.5" rear
3.5" configurations: 8 or 12 × 3.5" front (12-bay can include 4 AnyBay) + optional 2 × 3.5" rear; up to 14 LFF
Controllers: 12 Gb SAS/SATA RAID adapters (up to 8 GB flash-backed cache), 12 Gb HBAs, onboard NVMe with Intel VROC, NVMe switch adapters
M.2 boot: One M.2 connector on the system board: Single M.2 Boot Adapter (1 SATA drive) or Dual M.2 Boot Adapter (2 drives, RAID-1 by default)
Optical: None internal; external USB DVD option

Graphics

Onboard: Matrox G200e (16 MB) in XClarity Controller, max 1920×1200 at 60 Hz
Single-wide GPUs: NVIDIA A10, A2, T4, Quadro RTX 4000, Quadro P620, Tesla V100 FHHL, Tesla P4, Quadro P4000, Quadro P600
Double-wide GPUs: NVIDIA A100 80GB/40GB, A800, A30, A16, RTX A6000, Quadro RTX 8000/6000 (special bid), Quadro RTX 5000, Tesla V100S/V100, Quadro P6000, Tesla M10/M60/P40/P100; AMD Radeon Instinct MI25, Radeon Pro V340
Max count: Double-wide: 1 with one CPU / 2 with two CPUs (slots 1 and 5). T4: up to 5 (2nd Gen, two CPUs); A2: up to 5; P4: up to 5
Power: GPUs need 1100 W or 1600 W PSUs (some configs allow 750 W); GPU cable kit 4XH7A08794 for field installs

Expansion

Slot 1: PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8, full-height half-length (riser 1; x16 can be single- or double-wide; single-wide x16 needs CPU 2)
Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x8, full-height half-length (riser 1; absent if slot 1 is double-wide or slot 3 is ML2 x16)
Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x8 or x16, or ML2 x8/x16, full-height half-length (riser 1)
Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x8, low profile, vertical on system board
Slot 5: PCIe 3.0 x16, full-height half-length (riser 2; needs CPU 2)
Slot 6: PCIe 3.0 x16, full-height half-length (riser 2; needs CPU 2)
Slot 7: PCIe 3.0 x8, internal, for the storage controller
LOM: Dedicated LOM card slot
Full-length: Slots 1, 5 and 6 can take full-length cards with the GPU thermal kit
Riser options: Riser 1: x8/x8/x8, x8/x8/x8ML2, x16/x8/x16, x16/x8, x8/x16ML2. Riser 2: x16/x16 (Riser 2 Kit V2 4TA7A70026 needed for A-series GPUs in slot 5)

Networking

LOM: Optional LOM card on Intel X722 (in C624 PCH): 2 or 4 × 1 GbE RJ-45, 2 or 4 × 10 GbE RJ-45, or 2 or 4 × 10 GbE SFP+ (no 10/100 Mb)
ML2: Optional mezzanine ML2 slot: dual-port 10 GbE (SFP+ or RJ-45), or single/dual-port 25 GbE SFP28
Management: 1 × RJ-45 1 GbE XClarity Controller port

Power

PSU options: 550 W Platinum, 750 W Platinum, 750 W Titanium (230 V), 1100 W Platinum, 1600 W Platinum (230 V), 1100 W -48 V DC (special bid)
Redundancy: 1 or 2 hot-swap PSUs; N+N depending on configuration; both must be identical
Connector: AC PSUs use C14 inlets
Cooling: 5 (one CPU) or 6 (two CPUs) hot-swap single-rotor fans, N+1

Ports

Front: 1 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 2.0 with XClarity Controller access, optional VGA
Rear: 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × VGA, 1 × XCC 1 GbE, optional DB-9 serial (uses a PCIe slot position)

Physical

Form factor: 2U rack
Dimensions: 445 mm W × 87 mm H × 764 mm D (17.5 × 3.4 × 30.1 in)
Weight: 19 kg minimum, 32 kg maximum
Machine types: 7X05 (1-year warranty), 7X06 (3-year warranty)

Management

BMC: Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) Standard, Advanced or Enterprise (Pilot 4)
Tools: XClarity Provisioning Manager, XClarity Essentials, XClarity Administrator, XClarity Integrators (vCenter, System Center), XClarity Energy Manager, Capacity Planner
Other: Light path diagnostics, proactive platform alerts, XClarity Mobile via front USB
Security: TPM 1.2/2.0, secure firmware updates, optional lockable bezel; TCM / Nationz TPM in PRC
Announced: Product guide first published 2017-07-11
Withdrawn: 1st Gen CPU configs 2021-02-02; server withdrawn in all markets June 2024 (replacement: SR650 V3)

Operating systems

2nd Gen CPUs: Windows Server 2016/2019/2022; RHEL 7.6-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.3; SLES 12 SP4/SP5, 15-15 SP5; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; VMware ESXi 6.5 U2 through 9.0
1st Gen CPUs: Adds Windows Server 2012 R2 and versions 1709/1803; RHEL 6.9/6.10 and 7.3-7.5 (see guide for full list)

Processors

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
Intel Xeon Silver 4210T
Intel Xeon Silver 4214
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
Intel Xeon Silver 4215
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Intel Xeon Gold 5215
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
Intel Xeon Gold 5222
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
Intel Xeon Gold 6222V
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
Intel Xeon Gold 6234
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Intel Xeon Gold 6238M
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Intel Xeon Gold 6244
Intel Xeon Gold 6246
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Intel Xeon Gold 6252
Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Intel Xeon Gold 6256
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
Intel Xeon Gold 6271C
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
Intel Xeon Gold 5122
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Intel Xeon Gold 6130
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Intel Xeon Gold 6137
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Intel Xeon Gold 6142M
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M