Lenovo ThinkSystem ST250 - Page 11

Table 1. Specifications (continued)
Specification
Description
3. Install the backup drive (RDX or LTO tape) into the lower media bay, Bay 0.
4. Connect the optical drive to SATA port 6.
5. If an RDX drive is installed, connect the drive to the internal USB port adjacent
to the M.2 drive using the cable that shipped with the RDX drive (see “USB
tape drive cable routing” on page 36).
6. If an LTO tape drive is installed, install a SAS HBA into an available PCIe slot,
and connect the drive to the adapter with the cable that is shipped with the
LTO tape drive (see “SAS tape drive cable routing” on page 35).
– If your server is installed with a Windows Server operating system, you can use the
Windows Backup program to back up the data stored on tape drive media. For
detailed information, refer to the user guide of the tape drive. The user guide is
available for download at:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
M.2 drive
Supports 2 different physical sizes of M.2 drives:
• 42 mm (2242)
• 80 mm (2280)
Expansion slots
Four PCIe expansion slots are available:
• Slot 1: PCIe3 x1, Full-height, half-length
• Slot 2: PCIe3 x16, Full-height, half-length
• Slot 3: PCIe3 x4, Full-height, half-length
• Slot 4: PCIe3 x8 (x4, x1), Full-height, half-length
Notes:
1. PCIe slot 1 and slot 2 do not support ARI and SR-IOV
2. PCIe slot 3 supports ARI and SR-IOV
3. ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E PCIe 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter can only
be installed in the slot 2
Input/Output (I/O)
features
• Front panel
– One XClarity Controller USB 2.0 connector
– One USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector
• Rear panel
– Video Graphics Array (VGA) DB-15 connector
– Serial connector
– One USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector
– One USB 3.1 Gen 2 connector
– Two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors
– One RJ-45 Ethernet connector for BMC management
Network
• Two 1Gbps RJ45 with BCM5720
• One 1Gbps Management RJ45
RAID(depending on model) The following options with RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 are available for this server. In
addition, RAID level 10 is available when four hard-disk/solid-state drives are installed in
the server.
• ThinkSystem RAID 530-8i PCIe 12Gb adapter
• ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb adapter
• ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb adapter
• ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb adapter
• ThinkSystem RAID 930-8e 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb adapter
For a list of supported adapters, see:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
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