User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Lenovo ThinkSystem ST250 Server Product Guide
- Did you know?
- Key features
- Components and connectors
- System architecture
- Standard specifications
- Models
- Processor options
- Memory options
- Internal storage
- Controllers for internal storage
- Internal drive options
- Internal backup units
- Optical drives
- I/O expansion options
- Network adapters
- SAS adapters for external storage
- Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- Flash Storage adapters
- GPU adapters
- Fans and cooling
- Power supplies
- Integrated virtualization
- Systems management
- Security
- Keyboards and Mice
- Rack installation
- Operating system support
- Physical and electrical specifications
- Operating environment
- Warranty options
- Regulatory compliance
- External drive enclosures
- External storage systems
- External backup units
- Top-of-rack Ethernet switches
- Fibre Channel SAN switches
- Uninterruptible power supply units
- Power distribution units
- Rack cabinets
- KVM console options
- Lenovo Financial Services
- Related publications and links
- Related product families
- Notices
- Trademarks
Table 14. Controllers for internal storage - hot-swap drive support
Part number
Feature
code Description
Number
of ports
Maximum
supported
Slots
supported
SAS/SATA HBA
7Y37A01088 AUNL ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA 8 3 2,3,4
7Y37A01089 AUNM ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA 16 1 2,3,4
RAID adapters
7Y37A01082 AUNG ThinkSystem RAID 530-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter 8 2 2,3,4
7Y37A01083* AUNH* ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb
Adapter
8 2 2,3,4
7Y37A01084 AUNJ ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb
Adapter
8 1 2,3,4
7Y37A01085 AUNK ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb
Adapter
16 1 2,3,4
* The RAID 730-8i adapter is not available in USA and Canada
The following two tables compare the functions of the storage adapters and the onboard SATA.
Table 15. Comparison of internal storage controllers - RAID controllers
Feature RAID 530-8i RAID 730-8i* RAID 930-8i RAID 930-16i
Adapter type RAID controller RAID controller RAID controller RAID controller
Part number 7Y37A01082 7Y37A01083 7Y37A01084 7Y37A01085
Form factor PCIe HHHL PCIe low profile PCIe HHHL PCIe HHHL
Controller chip LSI SAS3408 LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS3508 LSI SAS3516
Broadcom equivalent MegaRAID 9440-8i MegaRAID 9361-8i MegaRAID 9460-8i MegaRAID 9460-16i
Host interface PCIe 3.0x8 PCIe 3.0x8 PCIe 3.0x8 PCIe 3.0x8
Port interface 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 8 8 8 16
Port connectors 2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
4x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SED, SSD
Hot-swap drives Yes Yes Yes Yes
Max devices 8 8 8 16
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache None 1GB (Standard) 2GB (Standard) 4GB or 8GB
(Standard)
CacheVault cache
protection
No No Yes (Flash) Yes (Flash)
Performance
Accelerator (FastPath)
Yes No Yes Yes
SSD Caching
(CacheCade Pro 2.0)
No No No No
SED support†Yes No Yes Yes
* The RAID 730-8i adapter is not available in USA and Canada
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