Lenovo 5PS7C20483 3YR KYD Add-on SR650 V4

Lenovo 5PS7C20483 3-Year Keep Your Drive Add-On for ThinkSystem SR650 V4

Overview

The Lenovo 5PS7C20483 is a single-license, 3-year Keep Your Drive (KYD) service add-on scoped exclusively to the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 rack server. KYD coverage means that in the event of a drive replacement under warranty, you retain the failed media — a requirement for any deployment where drive disposal must stay inside your security boundary: government, healthcare, finance, or any site operating under data-residency mandates. Without this add-on, standard Lenovo warranty terms require the defective drive to be returned to the service depot, which is incompatible with those compliance postures.

The 5PS7C20483 is an add-on, not a standalone service contract — it must be paired with an active base warranty on the covered SR650 V4 unit. Coverage is on-site, meaning a Lenovo field technician comes to your location rather than requiring you to ship the server, which matters for dense rack environments where drive swaps need to happen in place.

Key Features

• Keep Your Drive entitlement: Failed drives stay in your possession at end of service. For environments with data classification requirements, this eliminates the chain-of-custody gap that a depot return creates.
• 3-year term: Aligns with typical server refresh cycles, keeping coverage current through the productive life of the SR650 V4 without requiring annual renewals.
• On-site service type: A Lenovo technician performs the replacement at your facility — no pull-and-ship logistics, no downtime window extended by transit time.
• SR650 V4 compatibility: Scoped specifically to the ThinkSystem SR650 V4. Do not apply this SKU to SR650 V3, SR650 V2, or other ThinkSystem platforms — use the model-specific KYD add-on for those units.
• Single license: One license covers one server unit. For multi-node deployments, quantity must match the number of SR650 V4 units requiring KYD coverage.

Integration & Compatibility

The 5PS7C20483 is purpose-built for the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V4. It requires an active base Lenovo warranty on the target unit and must be registered to the specific server serial number at time of activation. Consult Lenovo's service entitlement documentation to confirm base warranty status before purchasing this add-on to avoid coverage gaps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does Keep Your Drive mean in practice?

A: Under standard warranty terms, Lenovo requires the failed drive to be returned when a replacement is dispatched. The KYD add-on waives that return requirement — the failed drive stays with you. This is critical for sites where drives contain classified, regulated, or sensitive data that cannot leave the facility.

Q: Is the 5PS7C20483 a standalone service contract?

A: No. It is an add-on that must be paired with an existing active base warranty on the ThinkSystem SR650 V4. It extends KYD entitlement to that existing coverage, not a replacement for it.

Q: How many servers does one license of the 5PS7C20483 cover?

A: One license covers one server unit. For deployments with multiple SR650 V4 nodes requiring KYD coverage, purchase one license per unit.

Q: Can this add-on be applied to a ThinkSystem SR650 V3 or other models?

A: No. This SKU is scoped to the SR650 V4 specifically. Other ThinkSystem platforms have separate KYD add-on part numbers.

Q: Is service performed on-site or does the server need to be shipped?

A: Service under this add-on is on-site — a Lenovo field technician performs the drive replacement at your facility.

Eden Phillips

The 5PS7C20483 is a narrow but important procurement item — it exists specifically because the SR650 V4's standard warranty requires drive return, and that's a non-starter for regulated environments. The 3-year term and on-site service type are the two specs that matter most here; both are confirmed for this SKU.

Technical Highlights:

• 3-year on-site term: Covers the SR650 V4 through a typical enterprise refresh cycle without requiring year-by-year renewal, reducing administrative overhead on service contract management.
• Keep Your Drive entitlement: The core value proposition — failed drives don't leave the building. This is the single reason this SKU exists and the only reason to add it.
• Single-unit license scope: One license per server is a simple, auditable model — no ambiguity about coverage per unit in a multi-node rack.

Deployment Considerations:

• Confirm the base warranty is active and registered before purchasing — this add-on has no value if the base service has lapsed or was never activated on the target serial number.
• This SKU is SR650 V4-specific. Applying it to a V3 or other ThinkSystem model will result in a registration failure at Lenovo's service portal.

Best fit for government agencies, financial institutions, and healthcare networks running SR650 V4 clusters where drive disposal procedures are governed by policy or regulation — those are the environments where skipping this add-on creates a real compliance exposure.