Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 ServerProduct GuideLenovo ThinkSystem SR650 is an ideal 2-socket 2U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises thatneed industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as maximizing performance and flexibility forfuture growth. The SR650 server is designed to handle a wide range of workloads, such as databases,virtualization and cloud computing, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), enterprise applications, collaboration/email,and business analytics and big data.Featuring the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family, the SR650 server offers scalable performance, storagecapacity, and I/O expansion. The SR650 server supports up to two processors, up to 3 TB of 2666 MHz TruDDR4memory, up to 24x 2.5-inch or 14x 3.5-inch drive bays with an extensive choice of NVMe PCIe SSDs, SAS/SATASSDs, and SAS/SATA HDDs, and flexible I/O expansion options with the LOM slot, the dedicated storagecontroller slot, and up to 6x PCIe slots.The SR650 server offers basic or advanced hardware RAID protection and a wide range of networking options,including selectable LOM, ML2, and PCIe network adapters. The next-generation Lenovo XClarity Controller, whichis built into the SR650 server, provides advanced service processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions.The following figure shows the ThinkSystem SR650.Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650Did you know?The SR650 server features a unique AnyBay design that allows a choice of drive interface types in the same drivebay: SAS drives, SATA drives, or U.2 NVMe PCIe drives.The SR650 server offers onboard NVMe PCIe ports that allow direct connections to the U.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs,which frees up I/O slots and helps lower NVMe solution acquisition costs.The SR650 server delivers impressive compute power per watt, featuring 80 PLUS Titanium and Platinumredundant power supplies that can deliver 96% (Titanium) or 94% (Platinum) efficiency at 50% load whenconnected to a 200 - 240 V AC power source.The SR650 server is designed to meet ASHRAE A4 standards (up to 45 °C [113 °F]) in select configurations, whichenable customers to lower energy costs, while still maintaining world-class reliability.Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Server 1