Lenovo 49Y5834 SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs Owner’s Manual

Lenovo 49Y5834 SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs

SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs (Withdrawn)

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The Lenovo Enterprise Value solid-state drives (SSDs) employ cost-effective MLC NAND technology to bringan affordable and performance-driven solution for read-intensive applications. These SSDs are available as2.5-inch form factor drives with both simple-swap and hot-swap options, as well as 3.5-inch hot- swap driveoptions and 1.8-inch drive options. These SSDs use a single-chip controller with a SATA interface on thesystem side and n-channels of Micron NAND Flash internally. Packaged in an HDD replacement enclosure,these SSDs integrate easily in existing storage infrastructures.
Figure 1 shows SATA 2.5-inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD.

Figure 1. SATA 2.5-inch MLC Enterprise Value SSD

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Unlike client drives, these solid-state drives for System x® are equipped with a robust suite of enterprise features, including SMART attributes, hot-plug support, and Code. They also leverage enterprise data path protection to verify data to and from NAND at every possible location and protect the integrity of the data. The NAND flash in these SSDs is screened and then tested specifically for enterprise customer use. Overall, these SSDs provide outstanding IOPS/watt and cost/IOPS for enterprise solutions and are an excellent choice for read-intensive applications like web serving, content delivery, and streaming video.

Providing that additional peace of mind, Lenovo Enterprise Value MLC SSDs are covered under Lenovo warranty. These drives carry a 1-year limited warranty, or when installed in a System x server, these drives assume your system’s base warranty.

Part number information
Table 1 lists the information for ordering part numbers and feature codes.
Effective June 30, 2014, the 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs were withdrawn from marketing. After this date, you can no longer obtain these SSDs directly from

Lenovo. You can obtain these SSDs through authorized remarketers or Lenovo authorized System x dealers while supplies last.

Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes

1.8-inch SSDs
64GB SATA 1.8″ MLC Enterprise Value SSD| 49Y5834| A3AQ
128GB SATA 1.8″ MLC Enterprise Value SSD| 00W1222| A3TG
256GB SATA 1.8″ MLC Enterprise Value SSD| 00W1227| A3TH
512GB SATA 1.8″ MLC Enterprise Value SSD| 49Y5993| A3AR
2.5-inch SSDs
64GB SATA 2.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 49Y5839| A3AS
64GB SATA 2.5″ MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD| 49Y5849| A3AT
128GB SATA 2.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 90Y8648| A2U4
128GB SATA 2.5″ MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD| 90Y8668| A2UB
128GB SATA 2.5″ MLC Enterprise Value SSD for Flex System x222| 90Y8984| A36B
256GB SATA 2.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 90Y8643| A2U3
256GB SATA 2.5″ MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD| 90Y8663| A2UC
256GB SATA 2.5″ MLC Enterprise Value SSD for Flex System x222| 90Y8989| A36C
512GB SATA 2.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 49Y5844| A3AU
512GB SATA 2.5″ MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD| 49Y5854| A3AV
3.5-inch SSDs
64GB SATA 3.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 00W1286| A3G1
128GB SATA 3.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 00W1291| A3G3
256GB SATA 3.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 00W1296| A3G4
512GB SATA 3.5″ MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD| 00W1301| A3G2

Withdrawn from marketing, not available for ordering.

The part numbers include the following items:

• One SSD without a drive tray (1.8-inch SSDs) or one SSD mounted on a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive tray (2.5-inch HS SSDs) or 2.5-inch simple-swap drive tray (2.5-inch SS SSDs) or 3.5-inch hot swap drive tray (3.5-inch SDDs)
• Support Flyer for SSD
• Warranty Flyer
• Important Notices Flyer

Features

The SATA MLC Enterprise Value SDDs have the following features:

• 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch industry standard form factors
• Support for a conventional 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive bay (2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SSDs, respectively) or
• eXFlash SSD drive bay or SSD drive bay on selected iDataPex®, BladeCenter® and Flex System™ servers (1.8-inch drives)
• 6 Gbps SATA interface
• Utilizate industry-leading 25 nm MLC
• Cost-effective MLC NAND technology with high read performance
• Enterprise Data Path Protection to ensure NAND integrity
• Endurance: up to 350 TB of total bytes written (TBW) for a 512 GB drives at 90% full disk based on predefined usage pattern (see explanation below)
• Energy-saving 2.5 – 3.5 watt power consumption per drive
• Absence of moving parts reduces potential failure points in the server
• Native command queuing support
• Self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (SMART) command set

Technical specifications

Table 2 (Parts 1 and 2) presents technical specifications for the Enterprise Value solid-state drives.

Table 2. Enterprise Value SSD technical specifications (Part 1: 2.5-inch SSDs)

IOPS

read*

| 50,000| 50,000| 50,000| 50,000
IOPS

write*

| 7,000| 7,500| 7,500| 7,500
Sequential read rate†| 350 MBps| 350 MBps| 350 MBps| 350 MBps
Sequential write rate†| 100 MBps| 140 MBps| 140 MBps| 140 MBps
Read latency| 0.5 ms| 0.5 ms| 0.5 ms| 0.5 ms
Write latency| 3.5 ms| 3.5 ms| 3.5 ms| 3.5 ms
Shock, operating| 1500 G/1.0 ms| 1500 G/1.0 ms| 1500 G/1.0 ms| 1500 G/1.0 ms
Vibration, operating| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G

• 4 KB block transfers
  † 128 KB block transfers

Table 2. Enterprise Value SSD technical specifications (Part 2: 1.8-inch and 3.5-inch SSDs)

00W1301
Hot-swap drive| Yes§| Yes| Yes§| Yes| Yes§| Yes| Yes§| Yes
Form factor| 1.8-in.| 3.5-in.| 1.8-in.| 3.5-in.| 1.8-in.| 3.5-in.| 1.8-in.| 3.5-in.
Interface| 6 Gbps SATA| 6 Gbps SATA| 6 Gbps SATA| 6 Gbps SATA
Capacity| 64 GB| 128 GB| 256 GB| 512 GB
Endurance| 36 TB| 72 TB| 175 TB| 350 TB
IOPS read| 50,000| 50,000| 50,000| 50,000
IOPS write| 7,000| 7,500| 7,500| 7,500
Sequential read rate†| 350 MBps| 350 MBps| 350 MBps| 350 MBps
Sequential write rate†| 100 MBps| 140 MBps| 140 MBps| 140 MBps
Read latency| 0.5 ms| 0.5 ms| 0.5 ms| 0.5 ms
Write latency| 3.5 ms| 3.5 ms| 3.5 ms| 3.5 ms
Shock, operating| 1500 G/1.0 ms| 1500 G/1.0 ms| 1500 G/1.0 ms| 1500 G/1.0 ms
Vibration, operating| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G| 2–500Hz at 3.1 G

§ This SSD can be a hot-swap or non-hot-swap drive depending on a server in which it is installed.

• 4 KB block transfers
  † 128 KB block transfers

Enterprise Value SSDs and Enterprise SSDs have similar read and write IOPS performance, but the key difference between them is their endurance (or life time) (that is, how long they can perform write operations because SSDs have a finite number of program/erase (P/E) cycles). Enterprise Value SSDs have a better cost/IOPS ratio but lower endurance compared to Enterprise SSDs. SSD write endurance is typically measured by the number of program/erase (P/E) cycles, that the drive incurs over its lifetime, listed as TBW in the device specification.

The TBW value assigned to a solid-state device is the total bytes of written data (based on the number of P/E cycles) that a drive can be guaranteed to complete (% of remaining P/E cycles = % of remaining TBW).

Reaching this limit does not cause the drive to immediately fail. It simply denotes the maximum number of writes that can be guaranteed. A solid-state device will not fail upon reaching the specified TBW. At some point based on manufacturing variance margin, after surpassing the TBW value, the drive will reach the end-of-life point, at which the drive will go into a read-only mode. Because of such behavior by Enterprise Value solidstate drives, careful planning must be done to use them only in read-intensive environments to ensure that the TBW of the drive will not be exceeded prior to the required life expectancy.
The endurance of Enterprise Value drives is specified based on the following access pattern: 50% random data and 50% sequential data with block size mixes of 5% of the data as 4 KB block size, 5% of the data as 8 KB block size, 10% of the data as 16 KB block size, 35% of the data as 64 KB block size, and 35% of the data as 128 KB block size. The Enterprise Value drives described here are capable of up to 350 TB (512 GB SSDs) of lifetime writes, with the workload stated above as the worse case. For the 512 GB SSD to last in five years inside of the 350 TB of TBW, the drive write workload must be limited to no more than 190 GB of writes per day. For the device to last in three years, the drive write workload must be limited to no more than 320 GB of writes per day.

Supported servers

Table 3 (Parts 1 and 2) lists the compatibility information for the SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs and System x, iDataPlex, and NeXtScale servers.
Table 3. System x, iDataPlex, and NeXtScale compatibility (Part 1)

Table 3. System x, iDataPlex, and NeXtScale compatibility (Part 2)

Table 4 lists the compatibility information for the SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs and the BladeCenter® and Flex System™ servers.

Table 4. BladeCenter and Flex System compatibility

See the ServerProven® website for the latest compatibility information for System x, BladeCenter, iDataPlex and Flex System servers: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Supported storage controllers
The SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs require a supported disk controller. Table 5 lists the System x controllers that support these solid-state drives installed in a supported server.

SSD Caching support: The SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs do not support MegaRAID CacheCade feature of the supported ServeRAID controllers.

Table 5. Controllers for System x, iDataPlex, and NeXtScale servers supported with the SSDs (Part 1)

Table 6 lists the BladeCenter and Flex System controllers that support Lenovo SATA Enterprise Value SSDs installed in a supported server.
SSD Caching support: The SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs do not support Performance Accelerator and
SSD Caching Enabler features of the supported ServeRAID controllers.

Table 6. BladeCenter and Flex System compatibility

See the ServerProven website for the latest information about the adapters supported by each System x
server type: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Supported operating systems
Solid-state drives operate transparently to users, storage systems, applications, databases, and operating  systems. The controllers that support SSDs are supported by the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Premium Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
• VMware ESX 4.0
• VMware ESX 4.1
• VMware ESXi 4.0
• VMware ESXi 4.1
• VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
• VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)

See the ServerProven website for the latest information about the

specific versions and service packs supported: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. Click System x servers, then Disk controllers to see the support matrix. Click the check mark that is associated with the System x server in question to see the details of the operating system support.
Warranty

The SATA MLC Enterprise Value SSDs carry a 1-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty.
When installed on a System x server, these drives assume the system’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
Solid-state memory cells have an intrinsic, finite number of program/erase cycles that each cell can incur. As a result, each solid state device has a maximum amount of program/erase cycles to which it can be subjected.

The warranty for Lenovo solid-state drives (SSDs) is limited to drives that have not reached the maximum guaranteed number of program/erase cycles, as documented in the Official Published Specifications for the SSD product. A drive that reaches this limit may fail to operate according to its Specifications.

Physical specifications

The 3.5-inch MLC HS Enterprise Value SSDs have the following physical specifications.

Dimensions and weight (approximate, without a 3.5-inch tray):

• Height: 7 mm (0.3 in.)
• Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
• Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
• Weight: 73 g (0.2 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 95 mm (3.7 in.)
• Width: 257 mm (10.1 in.)
• Depth: 193 mm (7.6 in.)
• Weight: 484 g (1.1 lb)
  The 2.5-inch MLC HS and SS Enterprise Value SSDs have the following physical specifications.

Dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 7 mm (0.3 in.)
• Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
• Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
• Weight: 73 g (0.2 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 63 mm (2.5 in.)
• Width: 174 mm (6.85 in.)
• Depth: 133 mm (5.2 in.)
• Weight: 440 g (1.0 lb)
  The 1.8-inch MLC Enterprise Value SSDs have the following physical specifications.

Dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 5 mm (0.2 in.)
• Width: 54 mm (2.1 in.)
• Depth: 79 mm (3.1 in.)
• Weight: 45 g (0.1 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 32 mm (1.3 in.)
• Width: 226 mm (8.9 in.)
• Depth: 150 mm (5.9 in.)
• Weight: 400 g (0.9 lb)

Operating environment

The MLC Enterprise Value SSDs are supported in the following environment:

• Temperature: 0 – 70 °C (32 – 158°F) at 0 – 914 m (0 – 3,000 ft)
• Relative humidity: 8 – 85% (noncondensing)
• Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)

Agency approvals
The drives conform to the following regulations:

• UL
• CSA
• TUV
• CE Mark
• C-Tick Mark
• IEC
• Taiwan (BSMI Certification)
• Korea EMI
• EMC
• FCC
• VCCI

Related publications
For more information see the following documents:

• US Announcement Letter for 128 GB and 256 GB 1.8-inch SSDs
  http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi- bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-228

• US Announcement Letter for 3.5-inch SSDs
  http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi- bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-211

• US Announcement Letter for 128 GB and 256 GB 2.5-inch SSDs
  http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi- bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-013

• US Announcement Letter for 64 GB and 512 GB 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch SSDs
  http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi- bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-125

• Lenovo Press Product Guides for System x servers, switches and options
  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pgbycat

• Lenovo Press Product Guides for Flex System servers, switches and options
  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/flexsystem?Open&page=pgbycat

• Lenovo Press Product Guides for BladeCenter servers, switches and options
  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/bladecenter?Open&page=pgbycat

• ServeRAID Adapter Quick Reference
  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0054.html

• System x Configuration and Options Guide
  http://www.ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/

Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:

• Drives

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References

• Enterprise Business Server Solutions | IBM
• IT Infrastructure | IBM
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