Lenovo System x3550 M4 - Installing an Adapter

Installinganadapter
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesofadaptersthattheserversupportsandotherinformationthat
youmustconsiderwhenyouinstallanadapter.
•Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto
theinstructionsinthissection.
•TheserverprovidesoneinternalSAS/SATARAIDconnectorandtwoPCIslotsonthesystemboard.
See“System-boardoptional-deviceconnectors”onpage30forthelocationoftheinternalSAS/SATA
RAIDconnectorandriser-cardslots.YoucanreplacetheServeRAIDSAS/SATAadapterwithan
optionalServeRAIDSAS/SATAadapterintheslot.Forconfigurationinformation,seetheServeRAID
documentationathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
•Donotsetthemaximumdigitalvideoadapterresolutionabove1600x1200at75HzforanLCDmonitor.
Thisisthehighestresolutionthatissupportedforanyadd-onvideoadapterthatyouinstallintheserver.
•ReadthefollowingtablebeforeinstallingmemorymoduleswhenanyQuadroadaptersisinstalled.
Table9.NVIDIAQuadrovideoadapterconfigurations
DescriptionSupportedmaximumtotalmemorysize
Quadro600adapter128GB
Quadro2000adapter512GB
•ReadthefollowingtablebeforeinstallingNANDflashadapters.
Table10.Adapterconfigurations
Description
Optionpart
numberPCIriser1PCIriser2
Emulexdual-port10GbESFP+embedded
adapter
00D8540
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
365GBHighIOPSMLCmonoadapter46C9078Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
785GBHighIOPSMLCmonoadapter46C9081Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
1.2TBHighIOPSMLCmonoadapter
90Y4377
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
2.4TBHighIOPSMLCduoadapter
90Y4397Notsupported
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
FlashAdapterF825EnterpriseValue00AE861
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
FlashAdapterF1650EnterpriseValue00AE864
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
300GBHighIOPSMLCmodularadapter
90Y4361
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
600GBHighIOPSMLCmodularadapter
90Y4365
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
800GBHighIOPSMLCmodularadapter
90Y4369
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
FlashAdapterF3200EnterpriseValue00AE867Notsupported
Sixfansinstalled
required
1
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