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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3

Veeam Ready Appliance
Alliance Partner:

Lenovo
Alliance Product:

ThinkSystem
Program Category:

Veeam Ready Appliance
Category Description:

Servers certified to support the Veeam Software Appliance or Veeam Infrastructure Appliance deployments. Passing all compatibility/functional tests, as well as extensive performance tests for both backup and restore operations.
Article ID:

2517
Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 13
Features and Attributes:
  • All-in-one (bare-metal)
  • Immutability
Publication date:

2026-07-28
Last modified date:

2026-07-28

Product details

Product model name and version: ThinkSystem SR650 V3
Product firmware version: 5.50
Hardware Compatibility List: Red Hat https://catalog.redhat.com/en/hardware/system/detail/6526#certifications
Hardware health monitoring:

  • Redfish support level: System health and Disk health
  • Alternative health reporting options: SNMP, SMTP

Additional support: All configurations of the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 appliance for the Veeam Hardened Repository with specifications equivalent to or greater than those above.

Bill of Materials (BOM)
Storage type: Direct attached
CPU
Number of sockets  2
Model number INTEL(R) XEON(R) SILVER 4510
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Memory
Total GB 32
Memory model DRR 5
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This can be customized during the purchase of the server with a minimum requirement of the above listed CPU.
Network adapters tested
Model

Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
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RAID controller(s) tested
Model ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
Firmware version 6.82
Is the RAID controller capable of presenting virtual volumes / LUNs from one RAID set Yes
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Operating system boot device(s)
Disk type NVMe
Size 960GB
Quantity 2
Model MZ1L2960HCJR-00A07
Cache policy Smart Write
Strip size used 256k
Data protection method RAID 1
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Backup storage drive(s)
Disk type SATA
Size 4 TB
Quantity 12
Model SHD7A23125
Cache policy Smart Write
Strip size used 256k
Data protection method RAID 50
Storage network speed 12Gbit/s SAS-3
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Veeam testing configuration

Veeam Software Appliance - 13.0.1.1067

Vendor recommended configuration

Documentation with guidelines on RAID controller configuration, Remote access settings, UEFI settings, and firmware upgrade instructions:

  • For the most up-to-date step-by-step instructions and screenshots, please visit the vendor's website.
  • Archive PDF of the vendor documentation.

Vendor contacts

Customer support contact:

How to install Veeam Software Appliance

Please refer to the guide: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/deployment_linux_iso_install.html

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