Table 5. Backplanes and drive support
Config
(Figure 5)
Number of available
drive bays Backplanes required
RAID
adapter
support
Bay
upgrades
Optical
drive
support
Tape
drive
support
Config 1 8x 3.5-inch hot-swap drives One 8x3.5 backplane PCIe or
Onboard
No Yes No
Config 2 8x 3.5-inch easy-swap drives None PCIe or
Onboard
No Yes No
Config 3 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
+ tape
One 8x2.5 backplane
with AnyRAID connectors
AnyRAID No Yes Yes*
Config 4 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives One 8x2.5 backplane
with SAS connectors
PCIe No Yes No
Config 5 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives One 8x2.5 backplane
with AnyRAID connectors
AnyRAID Yes
(16, 24)
Yes No
Config 6 16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives Two 8x2.5 backplane
with AnyRAID connectors
AnyRAID Yes
(24)
Yes No
Config 7 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives One 8x2.5 backplane +
One 16x2.5 backplane
(AnyRAID connectors)
AnyRAID No No No
* The use of a tape drive also requires the AnyRAID 720ix controller be installed
The 8x2.5-bay configuration with AnyRAID (Config 5) and 16x2.5-bay configuration (Config 6) can be
upgraded to 16 bays or 24 bays using the options listed in the following table. The 8x2.5-bay configuration
with SAS connectors (Config 4) cannot be upgraded to additional bays.
Note: These upgrades are complex and we recommend that Lenovo business partners perform the
upgrade.
Table 6. Backplane options
Part Number Description
4XF0G45894 Front 2.5-inch backplane kit (8 drive)
4XF0G45895 Front 2.5-inch backplane kit (16-drive)
The server also supports an optional SD Card module which installs into a dedicated slot on the system
board and supports two SDHC cards. See the SD Card storage options section for information.
SD cards can 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.
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