IBM 390 Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane, Port, RAID 5 key connector, External connector

Some server models come with a required RAID card to provide advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions to the server. You can also purchase the RAID card from Lenovo and install it into models that support the RAID card to get advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions. See “Installing or removing the RAID card” on page 98.

Note: For server models with more than four hard disk drives or models that use SAS hard disk drives, there must be a RAID card installed.

Option name: ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 0/1 Adapter (hereinafter referred to as the RAID card)

The following illustration shows the connectors on the RAID card.

Figure 17. ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 0/1 Adapter

1Port 0

2Port 1

3RAID 5 key connector

4External connector

1

Port 0

Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable. See “Connecting cables” on page 38.

2

Port 1

Used to connect a mini-SAS signal cable. See “Connecting cables” on page 38.

3

RAID 5 key connector

Used to connect a ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 5 Upgrade Key. See “Installing or removing the ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 5 Upgrade Key” on page 100.

4

External connector

Used to connect a 2-pin 200 mm (7.87 inches) RAID card to system board hard disk drive LED cable. See “Connecting cables” on page 38.

Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

Your server supports the following hot-swap hard disk drive and backplane configurations:

•Five to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA or SAS hard disk drives with two backplanes

•Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA or SAS hard disk drives with one backplane

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