Lenovo thinkserver rd550 Product Manual page 13

The following tables list drive types and internal bays supported by the RAID controllers.
Table 9. RAID controllers, drive types, and internal drive bays: 3.5-inch drive bay models
Drive controller Drive type
RAID 110i M.2 SSD
SAS HDD
SAS SSD
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD
RAID 510i M.2 SSD
RAID 720i
SAS HDD
SAS SSD
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD
* M.2 SSD slots and 2x 2.5-inch rear drive bays are mutually exclusive, that is, either M.2 SSD slots or 2x 2.5-inch rear drive
bays can be selected in the configuration, but not both.
Table 10. RAID controllers, drive types, and internal drive bays: 2.5-inch drive bay models
Drive controller Drive type
RAID 110i M.2 SSD
SAS HDD
SAS SSD
SATA HDD Yes (up to 8 drives)**
SATA SSD Yes (up to 8 drives)**
RAID 510i M.2 SSD
RAID 720i
SAS HDD
SAS SSD
SATA HDD Yes (up to 8 drives)
SATA SSD Yes (up to 8 drives)
RAID 720ix M.2 SSD
SAS HDD
SAS SSD
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD Yes
PCIe Interposer PCIe SSD
(Included in
4XF0G88927)
* The last two of the existing 12x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays are converted to 2x AnyBay drive bays with the AnyBay
Enablement Kit (4XF0G88927). The remaining ten 2.5-inch drive bays are used for the same SAS and SATA drives that are
supported by the RAID 720ix in the 12x 2.5-inch drive configurations.
** Up to 6 drives can be configured in a RAID array, and the remaining two drives operate in JBOD mode.
Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 (E5-2600 v3)
3.5-inch chassis drive bays
4x 3.5-inch (front) 2x 2.5-inch (rear)*
No No
No No
No No
Yes (Requires 4XF0G45877)
Yes Yes (Requires 4XF0G45877)
No No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes (Requires 4XF0G45877)
Yes Yes (Requires 4XF0G45877)
2.5-inch chassis drive bays
12x 2.5-inch (front) 2x 2.5-inch AnyBay (front)*
No No
No No
No No
No
No
No No
Yes (up to 8 drives) No
Yes (up to 8 drives) No
No
No
Yes Yes (Requires 4XF0G88927)
Yes Yes (Requires 4XF0G88927)
Yes Yes (Requires 4XF0G88927)
Yes (Requires 4XF0G88927)
Yes (Requires 4XF0G88927)
No Yes (Requires 4XF0G88927)
2x M.2 slots (internal)*
Yes (Requires 4XF0G45892)
No
No
No
No
Yes (Requires 4XF0G45890)
No
No
No
No
2x M.2 slots (internal)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes (Requires 4XF0G45889)
No
No
No
No
No
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