Internal backup units
The RD450 supports an internal LTO6 tape drive in configurations that support a maximum of eight 2.5-
inch drive bays. See Config 3 in Figure 5 in the Internal storage section.
To support a tape drive, the AnyRAID 720ix RAID controller must be used. The SAS connection for the
tape drive is routed from the RAID controller.
The following table lists the part numbers for tape support.
Table 22. Internal LTO6 tape drive options
Part number Description
4XF0G45866 Lenovo ThinkServer LTO-6 Linear Tape Drive Kit by Tandberg
4XB0F28689 2.5 TB LTO6 Tape Cartridge
The tape drive kit includes the necessary cables and mounting hardware to install the tape drive in the
server.
Optical drives
The RD450 server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.
Table 23. Optical drives
Part number Description Maximum
supported
4XA0F28609 ThinkServer RD350,RD450 Slim SATA DVD-RW Optical Disk Drive 1
4XA0F28610 ThinkServer RD350,RD450 Slim SATA DVD-ROM Optical Disk Drive 1
I/O expansion options