ThinkSystem ST45 V3

The ThinkSystem ST45 V3 server is an office-friendly tower server that has been optimized to provide enterprise-class features to small businesses, retail, educational institutions and branch offices.

Scalability and performance

The ST45 V3 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:

• Improved single-socket processor performance:
• AMD EPYC 4004 CPU
• Up to 12 cores and core speeds up to 3.8 GHz
• Up to two 5200 MHz TruDDR5 UDIMMs provide speed and capacity of up to 64 GB.
• Two PCIe slots for I/O expansion, one PCIe x16 and one PCIe x1.
• Support for NVMe M.2 drive for OS boot operations.
• Support for three 3.5-inch non-hot-swap (NHS) drive bays and one 2.5-inch drive, or, support for two 3.5-inch non-hot-swap (NHS) drive bays, one 2.5-inch drive and one ODD drive. Providing flexible internal storage capacity.
• The use of SSDs instead of, or along with, traditional spinning drives (HDDs) can significantly improve I/O performance.

Availability and serviceability

The ST45 V3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• EPYC 4004 RAS features include on-chip ECC/parity, on-package link CRC, PCIe LCRC, PCIe ECRC, and PCIe uncorrected error detection. Correction of single-bit memory errors and PCIe correctable errors support is limited to the hardware layer and offer no support for WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) or EDAC (Error Detection And Correction).
• Designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• The server supports UDIMM memory with ECC protection which provides error correction not available in PC-class "servers" that use parity memory. Avoiding system crashes (and data loss) due to soft memory errors means greater system uptime.
• Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as memory and adapter cards.
• A choice of affordable onboard SATA RAID or advanced hardware RAID redundancy offers data protection and greater system uptime.
• The use of SSDs can provide better reliability than the use of traditional HDDs, for greater uptime.
• Power-on Self-Test (POST).
• The Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Lite tool can be used to install an operating system on the server and perform system diagnostics.
• One-year or three-year customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited warranty with next business day response. Optional service upgrades are available.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local management of the ST45 V3:

• An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.
• An integrated hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0 enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
• Administrator and power-on passwords help protect from unauthorized access to the server.
• A padlock loop at the rear of the server plus an optional intrusion switch on the cover of the server help detect and prevent unauthorized physical access to the internal components of the server.
• A slot for a Kensington-style cable lock helps prevent theft.

Energy efficiency

The ST45 V3 offers the following energy saving features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment:

• 80 PLUS Platinum-certified power supply (select models) enables greater energy savings while providing flexibility to meet your business needs.
• The ThinkSystem Capacity Planner tool provides information about the power consumption and electric current calculation for the different configurations of servers and other devices, which helps plan deployment of servers and devices in an efficient way.
• Energy star certification.