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OVERVIEW

The Lenovo ST250 is the foundation for this product line. This platform can support a single Intel Xeon E-2200 series CPUs and up to 128GB of memory. Storage can be configured in a tiered storage configuration of 3x HDDs with 1x SSDs, 4x HDDs, or 4x SSDs to meet specific workload demands.

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • Support high clock Xeon-E CPUs
  • Workloads appropriate for 128GB of memory (or less)
  • Power efficiency
  • Non-rackmount (tower)

Design

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REAR VIEW

COMPONENT DETAIL



 

Configuration

CHASSIS

The chassis for this configuration can be configured as a four (4) 3.5” drive bay or eight (8) 3.5” drive bay ST250.. 7Y45CTO1WW (B403) (with either one (1) or two (2) 4M17A12788 supporting either four (4) or eight (8) 3.5” disks) provides a hardware-only foundation for this configuration, or 7Y51CTO3WW (B3YZ) is available as a complete Scale Computing solution, including software, from Lenovo.

 

CPU

The CPUs listed in the component detail section reflect the tested, qualified parts. The Lenovo ST250 in this configuration is capable of operating with any Xeon-E CPU offered by Lenovo..

 

MEMORY

Xeon E-2200 CPUs support 2666MT/s DDR4 memory bus speeds with up to 2 memory channels. Actual configured speed and active channels depend on the CPU selection and DIMM population.

 

STORAGE

The ST250 can be configured in one of the following disk arrangements. For all systems, all disks must be identical in capacity. Hard disks may be configured using four (4) or eight (8) bays by utilizing either one (1) or two (2) 4M17A12788 hot-swap backplane hits. All flash systems are limited to four (4) disks utilizing a single 4M17A12788 backplane kit.

4-Drive Configuration :

 

8-Drive Configuration :

 

NETWORKING

The certified Lenovo ST250 configuration is limited to the onboard RJ45 GbE ports:

No additional network adapters are supported.

 

POWER SUPPY

It is recommended for the system to be configured with the 550W (110-230V) platinum-rated power supplies. Power cables rated for at least 10A (@120V) should be used with the 550W power supply.

 

SYSTEM SETTINGS

Installation of HC3 (HCOS) requires system BIOS/UEFI settings to be adjusted to expected values.