Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Product Manual

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SAS adapters for external storageThe following table lists SAS RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage attachments that are supported by theSR650 server.Table 36. SAS RAID adapters and HBAs for external storageDescriptionPartnumberFeaturecodeMaximumsupported*I/O slotssupported12 Gbps SAS RAID adaptersThinkSystem RAID 930-8e 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter 7Y37A01087 AUNQ 4 / 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 512 Gbps SAS HBAsThinkSystem 430-8e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA 7Y37A01090 AUNR 4 / 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5ThinkSystem 430-16e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA 7Y37A01091 AUNN 4 / 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5* 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 x8slot 4 on the system board and full-high PCIe x8 and x16 slots supplied by the riser cards 1 and 2 (exceptslot 6).In the configurations without GPU installed, the total quantity of the RAID 930-8i, 16i, 24i, and 8e controllersin the server must not exceed 4 (up to 4 supercapacitors can be mounted in the server).In the configurations with GPU installed, the total quantity of the RAID 930-8i, 16i, 24i, and 8e controllers inthe server must not exceed 3 (up to 3 supercapacitors can be mounted in the server).The following table summarizes features of supported RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage.Table 37. Features and specifications of the RAID controllers and HBAs for external storageFeature RAID 930-8e 430-8e HBA 430-16e HBAForm factor PCIe LP PCIe LP PCIe LPSAS controller chip SAS3508 SAS3408 SAS3416Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8Port interface 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SASNumber of ports 8 8 16Connector type SFF-8644 x4 SFF-8644 x4 SFF-8644 x4Number of connectors 2 2 4Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATADrive type HDD, SSD, SED HDD, SSD, SED* HDD, SSD, SED*Hot-swap drive support Yes Yes YesNumber of devices 240 1024 1024RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 None NoneJBOD mode Yes Yes YesCache 4 GB None NoneCache protection Flash backup (Included) None NoneSED key management (SafeStore) Yes No NoSSD I/O acceleration (FastPath) Yes No NoSSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0) No** No NoConsistency check Yes No NoPatrol read Yes No NoOnline capacity expansion Yes No NoLenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Server 54