Controllers For Internal Storage - Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 Product Manual

Table 5. Backplane options
Part Number Description
4XF0G45886 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 Tower 2.5" 8-Drive Backplane Kit Contains:
8-drive backplane
Drive-bay blanks
4XF0G88928 Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 2.5" 32-Drive Upgrade Kit from 16-Drive. Contains:
Two 8-drive backplanes
PCIe Expander Card
AnyRAID 720ix adapter
Cables
The server also supports an M.2 module which installs into a dedicated connector on the system board and
supports two M.2 cards. The use of the M.2 module requires the use of the AnyRAID 720ix controller. See the
M.2 storage options section for information.
The server also supports an optional SD Card module which installs into a dedicated connector on the system
board and supports two SDHC cards. See the
be configured redundantly by using the operating system. The SD cards are enabled via a USB port from the
system board Platform Controller Hub (PCH) and do not require a RAID controller.

Controllers for internal storage

The TD350 supports one or two AnyRAID RAID controllers for all internal drives. The AnyRAID adapters are
installed in dedicated slots directly on the drive backplane. The TD350 also supports RAID 520i and RAID 720i
which are standard PCIe form-factor adapters.
The supported controllers are listed in the following table.
Table 6. Supported RAID controllers and expanders
Part number Description
AnyRAID adapters
None* Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 110i AnyRAID Adapter
4XC0G88837 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 510i AnyRAID Adapter
4XC0G88838 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720i AnyRAID Adapter
4XC0G88839 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720ix AnyRAID Adapter with Expander
PCIe RAID adapters
Embedded Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 110i (embedded controller)
4XC0G88850 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 520i PCIe Adapter
4XC0G88849 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 720i PCIe Adapter
* Configure-to-order (CTO) only
Supported controllers are as follows:
AnyRAID 110i offers a low-cost solution for light workloads with limited users. It supports 6 GB SATA
drives with RAID 0/1/10 with optional RAID 5. The AnyRAID 110i is a pass-through card that routes the
embedded controller in the Intel C610 PCH to the backplane. Supports SATA drives only. RAID support
only with 6 drives; remaining 2 drives (if installed) must be configured as single drives (AHCI mode).
AnyRAID 510i is an IOC-based RAID card that offers an affordable hardware controller that delivers
performance and reliability. It supports 6 GB SAS & SATA drives and RAID 0/1/10 with optional RAID
5/50. Maximum 8 drives.
AnyRAID 720i is a RoC-based 12Gb SAS/SATA controller that offers advanced RAID configurations,
Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 (E5-2600 v4)
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