SomeservermodelscomewitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functionstotheserver.YoualsocanpurchasetheRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintomodelsthat
supporttheRAIDcardtogetadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.See“Installingorremoving
theRAIDcard”onpage103
.
Notes:
•TheoptionkitfortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontainadditional
cablesthatarenotrequiredforyourserver.
•ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,a
RAIDcardmustbeinstalled.
YourserversupportsthefollowingRAIDcards:
•ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
•ThinkServerRAID700Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9260-8iSASRAIDAdapter)
ThinkServerRAID500Adapter(alsoknownasThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1Adapter)
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheThinkServerRAID500Adapter.
Figure17.ThinkServerRAID500Adapter
1Port03RAID5keyconnector
2Port14Externalconnector
1Port0
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage39.
2Port1
Usedtoconnectamini-SASsignalcable.See“Connectingthecables”onpage39.
3RAID5keyconnector
UsedtoconnectaThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“FortheThinkServerRAID
500Adapter:InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage105.
4Externalconnector
Usedtoconnecta2-pin200mm(7.87inches)RAIDcardtothesystemboardharddiskdriveLEDcable.
See“Connectingthecables”onpage39.
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