Abstract
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 is an ideal 2-socket 1U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as cost-optimized performance and flexibility for future growth. Designed to handle a wide range of workloads, such as IT infrastructure, collaboration, and entry cloud, it can be the foundation of your online business.
This product guide provides essential technical and pre-sales information on the SR530 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 SR530 server and consider its use in IT solutions.
Keeping bank branches running smoothly with a high-availability server platform.
While digital banking is taking off, BBVA México knows that it’s still vital to deliver a smooth in-branch experience for every customer. To equip its branch personnel with always-on access to the tools they need to deliver exceptional customer services, the bank deployed ultra-reliable Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 servers.
Founded in 1932, BBVA México is one of the country’s leading financial services organizations. A subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BBVA Mexico provides a wide range of retail and commercial banking products, employs 36,000 people and serves approximately 19 million clients in Mexico.
Introduction
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 is an ideal 2-socket 1U rack server for small businesses up to large enterprises that need industry-leading reliability, management, and security, as well as cost-optimized performance and flexibility for future growth. Designed to handle a wide range of workloads, such as IT infrastructure, collaboration, and entry cloud, it can be the foundation of your online business.
Featuring the second generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Xeon SP Gen 2), the SR530 server offers a balance of performance, capacity and value. The SR530 server supports up to two processors, up to 768 GB of 2933 MHz TruDDR4 memory, 8x 2.5-inch or 4x 3.5-inch drive bays with an extensive choice of SAS/SATA SSDs and SAS/SATA HDDs, and flexible I/O expansion options with a LOM slot and up to 3x PCIe slots.
The SR530 server offers basic software RAID or advanced hardware RAID protection and a wide range of networking options, including embedded LOM, selectable LOM, ML2, and PCIe network adapters. The next-generation Lenovo XClarity Controller, which is built into the SR530 server, provides advanced service processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions.
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem SR530 server with 3.5-inch front hot-swap drives. Other drive configurations are also available.
Did you know?
The SR530 server delivers impressive compute power per watt, featuring 80 PLUS Titanium and Platinum redundant power supplies that can deliver 96% (Titanium) or 94% (Platinum) efficiency at 50% load when connected to a 200 – 240 V AC power source.
The SR530 server is designed to meet ASHRAE A4 standards (up to 45 °C) in select configurations, which enable customers to lower energy costs, while still maintaining world-class reliability.
Key features
The SR530 server offers a balance of processing power, expandability, and cost for small and medium businesses up to the large enterprise. Ease of use and comprehensive systems management tools help make deployment easier and efficient design improves your business environment and helps save operational costs.
Specifications
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor family | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Processor model | 4208 |
| Processor frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| Processor boost frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor cores | 8 |
| Processor cache | 11 MB |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel C622 |
| Execute Disable Bit | Y |
| Embedded options available | N |
| Internal memory | 32 GB |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed | 2933 MHz |
| Maximum storage capacity | 122.88 TB |
| RAID support | N |
| Optical drive type | N |
| On-board graphics card | Y |
| On-board graphics card model | Matrox G200 |
| Maximum graphics card memory | 16 MB |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 2 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 3 |
| Serial ports quantity | 1 |
| PCI Express x8 slots | 1 |
| PCI Express x16 slots | 1 |
| Chassis type | Rack (1U) |
| Product colour | Silver |
| Redundant fans support | Y |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | Y |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version | 1.2 |
| Operating system installed | N |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | Y |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Y |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology | Y |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Y |
| Intel TSX-NI | Y |
| Intel 64 | Y |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Y |
| Power supply | 750 W |
| Redundant power supply (RPS) support | Y |
| Number of redundant power supplies installed | 1 |
| Power supply input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| Width | 435 mm |
| Depth | 750 mm |
| Height | 43 mm |
| Weight | 10.2 kg |
