Lenovo 9350-8i ThinkSystem Advanced RAID Adapters User Guide
- June 16, 2024
- Lenovo
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Lenovo 9350-8i ThinkSystem Advanced RAID Adapters
The ThinkSystem RAID 9350 family of internal 12 Gbps SAS RAID controllers are high-performance low-cost RAID-on-chip (ROC) adapters that are manufactured by Lenovo. These adapters support all major RAID levels including RAID-6 and RAID-60, and include support for Lenovo management tools.
The family offers two port-counts:
- The ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i supports up to eight internal SAS or SATA drives The
- ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i supports up to 16 internal SAS or SATA drives
The family offers two adapter form factors:
- Low-profile PCIe installed in a standard PCIe slot
- Custom form-factor (CFF) design which is cabled to an onboard PCIe 4.0 x8 port on the server and not occupy a standard PCIe slot.
The ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i is shown in the following figure.
Did you know?
RAID on Chip-based controllers such as the RAID 9350 adapters have a dedicated
processor that offloads all RAID functions from the server’s CPU. With
hardware acceleration for RAID 5 and 6 operations plus dedicated memory for
caching, the 9350 series adapters are a high-performance low-cost RAID
controller for ThinkSystem servers.
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ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16 and 9350-8i Advanced RAID Adapters
Part number information
The following table provides the ordering part numbers for the adapters.
Table 1. Part numbers and feature codes
The part numbers for the regular PCIe adapters include:
- RAID adapter with 3U full-height bracket attached
- 2U low-profile bracket
- Supercap power module
The part numbers for the CFF internal adapters include:
- Supercap power module
- Server-specific power cables
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i.
Technical specifications
The ThinkSystem RAID 9350 Series internal RAID adapters have the following specifications:
- PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
- Two (8i adapter) or four (16i adapter) connectors to the drive backplanes
- Two adapter form factors:
- Low-profile PCIe adapter with broad server compatibility
- Custom form-factor, designed to not consume a standard PCIe slot
- 12 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID controllers, based on the Adaptec SmartRAID 3152-8i and SmartRAID 3154-16i
- 2GB (8i) or 4GB (16i) of integrated flash-backed cache
- Connectivity for up to 8 (8i) or 16 (16i) internal SAS or SATA drives
- Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs. Mixing SAS and SATA drives in the same array is not supported. Mixing of HDDs and SSDs in the same array is not supported.
- Support for intermixing of 24 Gb/s, 12 Gb/s, and 6 Gb/s drives; 24 Gb/s drives operate at 12 Gb/s Standard support for RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60, RAID 1 Triple, and RAID 10 Triple
- Support for JBOD (non-RAID, called “raw” or “HBA mode” in Adaptec parlance) drive state Support for up to 64 arrays and 64 logical drives (virtual drives)
- Support for logical drive sizes greater than 2 TB.
- Configurable stripe size from 16 KB up to 1 MB
- Supports 512e, 512n and 4K sector formatted drives
- RAID ADM through triple mirroring, move array, and split mirroring
- Quick initialization
- Online capacity expansion
- Copyback hot spare
- Dynamic caching algorithm
- Native command queuing (NCQ)
- Background initialization
- Hot-plug drive support
- RAID level migration
- Hot spares—global, dedicated, and pooled
- Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
- S.M.A.R.T. support
- Dynamic sector repair
- Staggered drive spin-up
- Bootable array support
- Smart PQI driver with multiple queue and MSI-X support for all device drivers for all supported operating systems
- Secure boot support
The following table compares the specifications of the RAID 9350 adapters.
Specifications
To compare these adapters to others in the ThinkSystem portfolio, see the ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference: https://lenovopress.com/lp1288 -thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference The following figure shows the ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter
Features
Maximum Performance and Flexibility
Data centre, Enterprise IT and general consumer server environments have a
broad range of requirements—from basic connectivity to extreme data storage
capacities. Effective data access and protection is crucial to their ultimate
success. The 12 Gbps RAID 9350 Series adapters, coupled with 12 Gbps SSDs,
provide maximum read/write bandwidth and IOPS as well as acceleration and
latency optimization through caching for the most performance-hungry
transactional and database applications.
max cache 4.0 SSD Caching
maxCache accelerates HDD-based RAID arrays and logical drives, advancing the
performance capabilities for a broader set of application workloads. RAID 9350
Series adapters support read- and write-back caching. By caching writes to a
redundant SSD cache pool, maxCache 4.0 leverages the performance and latency
capabilities of SSD technology for both read and write workloads. Read
performance is also improved by caching frequently accessed data on the SSD
tier with additional optimizations through the learned-path algorithm, which
leverages the aggregate performance of all available storage devices.
Integrated Cache Protection
The RAID 9350 Series integrates flash-based cache backup to enable instant
cache protection. The supercap capacitor module supports a five-year lifetime
and is continuously monitored by the Smart firmware to make sure that the data
can be safely backed up to the Flash memory on the RAID 9350 Series adapter in
case of a power loss.
Consistency Check
Consistency check automatically checks your logical drives for bad or
inconsistent data and then fixes any problems. Enabling consistency checks
ensures that you can recover data if a drive fails. The scanning process
checks physical drives in fault-tolerant logical drives for bad sectors. It
also verifies the consistency of parity data, if applicable.
Advanced-Data Protection and Ease of Use
Microchip’s industry-leading Smart Storage stack delivers maximum reliability
and best-in-class performance that all RAID levels come to expect, plus unique
features like Mixed Mode support (RAID and HBA devices can be used
simultaneously), adapter power management (reduces power consumption up to 30
per cent), and Advanced Data Management (ADM) features that allow data
migration from existing RAID arrays to new ones when upgrading old hard disks
or worn-out SSDs. Adaptec maxView provides an HTML5 web interface that can be
used in standard desktops and mobile browsers for all storage configuration
and management needs. It supports local and remote management and comes with
plugins for major storage management software suites for enterprises and data
centres.
Additional RAID levels
The adapters support additional RAID levels that offer enhanced redundancy and
data protection.
- RAID 1 Triple is similar to RAID 1, but creates fault tolerance by maintaining redundant copies of data using three disk drives, rather than two. All three drives contain mirrored duplicated user data. If a drive fails, the remaining drives provide backup copies of the files and normal system operations are not interrupted.
- RAID 10 Triple is similar to RAID 10, but creates fault tolerance by maintaining redundant copies of data using at least six disk drives. Data is striped across two or more sets of RAID 1 (Triple) drives for rapid access. If a drive fails, the remaining drives provide backup copies of the files and normal system operations are not interrupted.
Support for Lenovo system management tools is listed in the following table.
Table 3. Support for key management features
- No capture of the controller firmware log
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
Table 4. Server support (Part 1 of 3)
Table 5. Server support (Part 2 of 3)
- Supported in the SR645 and SR665 only with an EPYC 7003 “Milan” processor. Not supported with an EPYC 7002 “Rome” processor.
Table 6. Server support (Part 3 of 3)
Note: The use of both an Intel E810 network adapter and an X350 HBA/RAID adapter (9350, 5350 and 4350) is currently not supported in ThinkSystem servers. For details see Support Tip HT513226. Planned support for this combination of adapters is 4Q/2023 (SI 23-2). The following figure shows the ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter
Operating system support
The following tables list the supported operating systems for the adapters:
- ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A72483
- ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A72485
- ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter, 4Y37A72484
- ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter, 4Y37A72486
Table 7. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A72483 (Part 1 of 2)
- For limitations, please refer to Support Tip 103500
- For limitations, please refer to Support Tip 104278
- HW is not supported with EPYC 7002 processors.
Table 8. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A72483 (Part 2 of 2)
Table 9. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A72485 (Part 1 of 2)
- For limitations, please refer to Support Tip 103500
- For limitations, please refer to Support Tip 104278
- HW is not supported with EPYC 7002 processors.
Table 10. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A72485 (Part 2 of 2)
Table 11. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter, 4Y37A72484
- For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
- The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
Table 12. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter, 4Y37A72486
- For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
- For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104108
- The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
Warranty
The adapters carry a 1-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported ThinkSystem server, the adapter assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.
Physical specification
The PCIe low profile adapters have the following dimensions:
- Height: 64 mm (2.5 inches)
- Length: 167 mm (6.6 inches)
Operating environment
The adapters are supported in the following environment:
Operating:
- Temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
- Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
- Altitude: Up to 3,000 meters
Agency approvals
The adapters have the following agency approvals:
- FCC Part 15 Class A
- Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B)
- Europe (EN55032/EN55024)
- Japan VCCI
- Korea KCC
- RoHS compliant
- EN/IEC/UL 60950
- USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
Related publications and links
For more information, see the following documents:
-
Product publications:
- Adapter Hardware Installation Guide
- Adapter Software User Guide
- maxView Storage Manager User Guide
-
Lenovo ThinkSystem product publications:
http://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp -
ServerProven hardware compatibility:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven -
Lenovo RAID Management Tools and Resources:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0579-lenovo-raid-management-tools-and-resources -
Lenovo RAID Introduction
https://lenovopress.com/lp0578-lenovo-raid-introduction -
Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288-thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference
Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:
- RAID Adapters
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- Lenovo Documentation
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