Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 Product Guide

SAS adapters for external storage
The following table lists the supported SAS HBAs and RAID adapters.
Table 26. Supported SAS HBAs and RAID adapters
Part number Description Maximum supported
(1 CPU / 2 CPU)
SAS HBAs for external storage
4XB0F28703 ThinkServer 9300-8e PCIe 12Gb 8 Port External SAS Adapter by LSI 3 / 3
4XB0G88714 ThinkServer 8885e PCIe 12Gb SAS Adapter by PMC 3 / 6
RAID controllers for external storage
4XB0F28699 ThinkServer 9286CV-8e PCIe 6Gb 8 Port External SAS RAID Adapter by
LSI
3 / 6
Options for the 9286CV-8e controller
4XB0F28702 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 Key 1 per card
4XB0G45761 Lenovo ThinkServer CacheVault Data Protection Upgrade II 1 per card
The following table compares the features of the RAID controllers and HBAs.
Table 25. Features of RAID controllers and SAS HBAs
Feature 9286CV-8e 9300-8e 8885e
Adapter type RAID controller SAS HBA SAS HBA
Part number 4XB0F28699 4XB0F28703 4XB0G88727
Form factor Low profile Low profile Low profile
Controller chip LSI SAS2208 LSI SAS3008 PMC PM8063
Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 6 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS
Number of external ports 8 8 8*
External port connectors 2x Mini-SAS (SFF-
8088)
2x Mini-SAS HD (SFF-
8644)
2x Mini-SAS HD (SFF-
8644)
Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD
Maximum number of devices 240 1024 256
Maximum number of expansion
units
8 8 8
RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 None None
JBOD mode No Yes Yes
Cache 1 GB None 1 GB
CacheVault cache protection Optional
(4XB0G45761)
None None
FastPath Included None None
CacheCade Pro 2.0 Optional
(4XB0F28702)
None None
* In addition to eight external ports, the ThinkServer 8885e adapter has eight internal ports.
Fibre Channel host bus adapters
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 Specifications

General

Tcase	70.9 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	M1
FSB Parity	No
Scalability	2S
Processor cache	15 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	E5-2609V3
System bus rate	6.4 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor socket	LGA 2011-v3
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	1.9 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	52.5 x 45 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	x4, x8, x16
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 W
Compatible processor series	Intel® Xeon®
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of SMP processors	2
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	40
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels supported by processor	Quad
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	51 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	768 GB
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) support	Yes
HDD size	- \
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
HDD interface	-
Optical drive type	DVD±RW
Supported HDD sizes	2.5 \
Total storage capacity	0 GB
Maximum storage capacity	28.8 TB
Number of HDDs installed	0
Number of HDDs supported	8
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA
Memory slots	16
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	512 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
Graphics card	AST2400
Security features	Power-on & administrator password
Graphics card family	Aspeed
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	3
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, and 2008 R2, Windows Small\\r Business Server 2011, Windows Server Storage 2012 R2 and 2012, Windows\\r Multipoint Server 2012. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 and 6.5. SUSE Linux\\r Enterprise Server 11 SP3. VMware vSphere (ESXi) 5.1 P5 and 5.5 U2
BIOS type	UEFI
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Power supply	550 W
Certification	80 PLUS Platinum
Operating altitude	0 - 3048 m
Storage temperature (T-T)	-10 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 90 %
Processor ARK ID	81897
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	764 mm
Width	482 mm
Height	87 mm