Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 Product Manual page 13

Table 5. Backplanes and drive support
Config Number of available
(Figure 5) drive bays
Config 1 8x 3.5-inch hot-swap drives
Config 2 8x 3.5-inch easy-swap drives
Config 3 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
+ tape
Config 4 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
Config 5 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
Config 6 16x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
Config 7 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
* The use of a tape drive also requires the AnyRAID 720ix controller be installed
The 8x2.5-bay configuration with AnyRAID (Config 5) and 16x2.5-bay configuration (Config 6) can be
upgraded to 16 bays or 24 bays using the options listed in the following table. The 8x2.5-bay configuration
with SAS connectors (Config 4) cannot be upgraded to additional bays.
Note: These upgrades are complex and we recommend that Lenovo business partners perform the
upgrade.
Table 6. Backplane options
Part Number
4XF0G45894
4XF0G45895
The server also supports an optional SD Card module which installs into a dedicated slot on the system
board and supports two SDHC cards. See the
SD cards can be configured redundantly by using the operating system. The SD cards are enabled via a
USB port from the system board Platform Controller Hub (PCH) and do not require a RAID controller.
Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 (E5-2600 v4)
Backplanes required
One 8x3.5 backplane
None
One 8x2.5 backplane
with AnyRAID connectors
One 8x2.5 backplane
with SAS connectors
One 8x2.5 backplane
with AnyRAID connectors
Two 8x2.5 backplane
with AnyRAID connectors
One 8x2.5 backplane +
One 16x2.5 backplane
(AnyRAID connectors)
Description
Front 2.5-inch backplane kit (8 drive)
Front 2.5-inch backplane kit (16-drive)
SD Card storage options
RAID Optical
adapter Bay drive
support upgrades support
PCIe or No Yes
Onboard
PCIe or No Yes
Onboard
AnyRAID No Yes
PCIe No Yes
AnyRAID Yes Yes
(16, 24)
AnyRAID Yes Yes
(24)
AnyRAID No No
section for information.
Tape
drive
support
No
No
Yes*
No
No
No
No
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