Sas Adapters For External Storage - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Product Manual

SAS adapters for external storage

The following table lists SAS RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage attachments that are
supported by the SR550 server.
Table 28. SAS RAID adapters and HBAs for external storage
Description
12 Gbps SAS RAID adapters
ThinkSystem RAID 930-8e 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
12 Gbps SAS HBAs
ThinkSystem 430-8e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA
ThinkSystem 430-16e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA
* The maximum quantity shown is with one processor / two processors.
Configuration notes:
Low profile SAS RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage are supported in the low profile
PCIe x8 slot 4 on the system board and full-high PCIe x8 and x16 slots supplied by the riser
cards 1 and 2.
The total quantity of the RAID 930-8i, 16i, and 8e controllers in the server must not exceed 4 (up to 4
supercapacitors can be mounted in the server).
The following table summarizes features of supported RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage.
Table 29. Features and specifications of the RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage
Feature
Form factor
SAS controller chip
Host interface
Port interface
Number of ports
Connector type
Number of connectors
Drive interface
Drive type
Hot-swap drive support
Number of devices
RAID levels
JBOD mode
Cache
Cache protection
SED key management (SafeStore)
SSD I/O acceleration (FastPath)
SSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0)
Consistency check
Patrol read
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Server
Part
number
7Y37A01087 AUNQ
7Y37A01090 AUNR
7Y37A01091 AUNN
RAID 930-8e
PCIe LP
SAS3508
PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gb SAS
8
SFF-8644 x4
2
SAS, SATA
HDD, SSD, SED
Yes
480
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
Yes
4 GB
Flash backup (Included)
Yes
Yes
No**
Yes
Yes
Feature Maximum
code supported*
4 / 4
5 / 6
5 / 6
430-8e HBA 430-16e HBA
PCIe LP PCIe LP
SAS3408 SAS3416
PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
8 16
SFF-8644 x4 SFF-8644 x4
2 4
SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
HDD, SSD, SED* HDD, SSD, SED*
Yes Yes
2048 4096
None None
Yes Yes
None None
None None
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
I/O slots
supported
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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