Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 Product Guide

Controllers for internal storage
The following table lists the internal RAID controllers, HBAs, and the additional options that are used for the
internal disk storage of the TS440 server.
Table 6. Controllers for internal storage
Description Part number
Maximum
supported
ThinkServer RAID 100 Controller None# 1
ThinkServer RAID 500 Adapter II 0A89464 1
ThinkServer RAID 500 RAID 5 Upgrade 4XC0G88835 1*
ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter II 0A89463 1
ThinkServer RAID 700 Battery 67Y2647 1†
ThinkServer 8885e PCIe 12Gb SAS Adapter by PMC 4XB0G88714 1
# RAID 100 is an onboard hardware-assist RAID controller.
* RAID 5 upgrade key for RAID 500 Adapter (0A89464).
† Battery backup upgrade for RAID 700 Adapter (0A89463).
ThinkServer RAID 100 is an onboard RAID controller that does not consume a PCIe slot. The RAID 500,
RAID 700, and 8885e adapters are supported only in the PCIe 3.0 x16 expansion slot.
Configuration notes:
If the RAID 500 adapter is used in the server, the RAID 700 and 8885e adapters cannot be used.
If the RAID 700 adapter is used in the server, the RAID 500 and 8885e adapters cannot be used.
If the 8885e adapter is used in the server, the RAID 500 and RAID 700 adapters cannot be used.
Important: The RAID 100 controller is not supported by virtualization hypervisors, including VMware
vSphere (ESXi), Linux KVM, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V.
The following table summarizes features of supported internal storage controllers.
Table 7. Internal storage controller features and specifications summary
Feature RAID 100 RAID 500 RAID 700 8885e***
Part number None 0A89464 0A89463 4XB0G88714
Form factor Onboard Low profile Low profile Low profile
Controller chip Not applicable* LSI SAS2008 LSI SAS2108 PMC PM8063
Host interface Not applicable* PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS
Number of internal drive ports 5** 8 8 8
Internal port connectors 5x L-shape
SATA
2x Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087)
2x Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087)
2x Mini-SAS HD
(SFF-8643)
Drive interface SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD
Maximum number of drives 4 8 8 8
RAID levels 0/1/10/5 0/1/10, Optional 5/50
(4XC0G88835)
0/1/10/5/50/6 None
JBOD mode Yes Yes No Yes
Cache None None 512 MB 1,024 MB
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Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer TS440
Category	Server
Language	English