Key Features; Scalability And Performance - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 Product Manual

Key features

The SR250 server is a compact, cost-effective, single-processor 1U rack server that has been optimized to
provide enterprise-class features to small-to-medium-sized businesses, retail stores, or distributed
enterprises.

Scalability and performance

The SR250 server offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:
Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with the Intel Xeon E Processor family
with up to 6-core processors and up to 3.8 GHz core speeds, up to 12 MB of last level cache (LLC), up
to 2666 MHz memory speeds, and up to 8 GT/s bus speed.
Choice of processors with up to six cores and up to 12 threads to enable the effective use of
multithreaded applications.
Intelligent and adaptive system performance with energy efficient Intel Turbo Boost 2.0
Technology allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily
going beyond processor thermal design power (TDP).
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by
enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating
system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads.
Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) enable acceleration of enterprise-class and high
performance computing (HPC) workloads.
Provides memory speed, availability, and capacity of up to 64 GB memory with up to four 2666 MHz
DDR4 ECC UDIMMs.
Offers flexible and scalable internal storage in a 1U rack form factor with up to 10x 2.5-inch drives for
performance-optimized configurations or up to 4x 3.5-inch drives for capacity-optimized configurations,
providing a wide selection of SAS/SATA HDD/SSD and PCIe NVMe SSD types and capacities.
Provides I/O scalability with the onboard LOM interface and up to three PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 I/O
expansion slots in a 1U rack form factor.
Reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance with Intel Integrated I/O Technology that
embeds the PCI Express 3.0 controller into the Intel processors.
Availability and serviceability
The SR250 server provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
Offers ECC protection which provides error correction not available in PC-class "servers" that use parity
memory.
Provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts (such as memory DIMMs and adapter cards)
with tool-less cover removal.
Offers data protection and greater system uptime with a choice of affordable onboard SATA RAID or
advanced hardware RAID redundancy, along with hot-swap drives (select models).
Provides availability for business-critical applications with redundant hot-swap power supplies (select
models).
Allows preventive actions in advance of possible failure, thereby increasing server uptime and
application availability with Proactive Platform Alerts (including PFA and SMART alerts) for memory,
internal storage (SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs, NVMe SSDs, M.2 SSDs), RAID controllers, and server
ambient and sub-component temperatures.
Continuously monitors system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of
failure to minimize downtime with Built-in XClarity Controller (XCC).
Provides quick access to system status, firmware, network, health, and alerts information via Virtual
Operator Panel from the XClarity Mobile App running on the Android or iOS mobile device that is
connected to the front USB port with XClarity Controller access.
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