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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3

Veeam Ready Repository - Primary Target
Alliance Partner:

Lenovo
Alliance Product:

ThinkSystem
Program Category:

Veeam Ready Repository - Primary Target
Category Description:

Solutions certified as a primary backup target. Passing all compatibility/functional tests, as well as extensive performance tests for both backup and restore operations
Article ID:

1892
Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 13
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Disk DAS
Publication date:

2025-11-20
Last modified date:

2026-01-16
This Veeam Ready test was performed with storage having a configuration that includes SSD/Flash.  As such, this classification only applies to similar configurations in which the same amount or more SSD drives are used.  The use of non-SSD drives may negatively impact performance.

Product Details

Model number: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3
Storage Category: RAID storage array

Details for Veeam Backup & Replication v12 testing: 
Drive quantity, size, type: 12 x 600GB HDD (SAS 2.5 -  10K 12Gbps ) - backup storage
Storage configuration: RAID6 HDDs with 256k strip size
Firmware version: 3.30 (Build 3.30 (Build ID: ESE127C)
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Server
Connection protocol and speed: Direct attached, 12 Gbit/s SAS-3

Details for Veeam Backup & Replication v13 testing: 
Drive quantity, size, type: 4 x 3.84TB 24Gbps  SAS 2.5" SSD (SED), model: Lenovo MZILG3T8HCLS-V7
Storage configuration: RAID5 SSDs with 256K strip size
Firmware version: 6.00 ESX338T 2024-11-15
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Server 2025
File system: Windows ReFS
Connection protocol and speed: Direct attached, 22.5 Gbit/s SAS-4

Additional support: All configurations of Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 with specifications equivalent or greater than the above

General product family overview:
Combining performance and flexibility, the SR650 V3 server is a great choice for enterprises of all sizes. The server offers a broad selection of drive and slot configurations and offers numerous high-performance features.

Veeam Testing Configuration

Veeam Build Number: 

  • 12.3.1.1139
  • 13.0.1.180

Vendor recommended configuration

Vendor Settings for Veeam Backup & Replication v12 testing:

  • Caching used: yes
  • Read/write caching: ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i with 4 GB write-cache
  • Multipathing / link aggregation used: no
  • Array deduplication used in testing: no
  • Array compression used in testing: no

 

Vendor Settings for Veeam Backup & Replication v13 testing:

  • Caching used: no
  • Multipathing / link aggregation used: no
  • Array deduplication used in testing: no
  • Array compression used in testing: no

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