Server Support - Lenovo ThinkSystem M.2 Product Manual

Features of the Single M.2 Adapter:
6 Gbps SATA host interface (connects to the PCH)
Supports one 6 Gbps SATA M.2 drive**
Supports 3 different physical sizes of M.2 drives: 42mm (2242), 60mm (2260) and 80mm (2280)*
Drive firmware update using Lenovo firmware tools
Management via I2C interface
VPD reporting of adapter inventory
* 2242, 2260 and 2280 are the industry terms for the M.2 drive dimensions. For example, 2280
corresponds to a drive that is 22mm wide and 80mm long.
** When using configure-to-order (CTO), you can also select zero drives and add drives as a field upgrade.
Technical specifications of the drives
The following table lists the specifications of the M.2 drives.
Table 2. M.2 drive specifications
Specification
Part number
Recommended use
Interface
Flash Type
Endurance - total bytes written
Endurance - drive writes per day
4KB random read performance
4KB random write performance
Sequential read performance
Sequential write performance
Vendor model
Dimensions
* These drive options do not have power-loss capacitors, which means they do not have protection against
a potential loss of data when a write operation is underway just as a power outage occurs. As a result,
these drives are not recommended for general purpose storage functions.

Server support

ThinkSystem M.2 Drives and M.2 Adapters
32 GB M.2 128 GB M.2
7N47A00129 7N47A00130
Boot drive* Boot drive*
6Gb SATA 6Gb SATA
MLC NAND TLC NAND
37.92TB 63.9 TB
0.66 DWPD 0.28 DWPD
25,000 IOPS 72,000 IOPS
10,500 IOPS 32,000 IOPS
260 MB/s 530 MB/s
40 MB/s 470 MB/s
LiteOn CV1 LiteOn CV3
42 x 22 mm 80 x 22 mm
480 GB M.2
7SD7A05703
Boot drive
Read-intensive applications
6Gb SATA
3D TLC NAND
1300 TB
1.5 DWPD
93,000
43,000
540 MB/s
410 MB/s
Micron 5100 PRO
80 x 22 mm
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