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Abstract

The S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) for Lenovo servers use Intel 3D NAND flash memory technology with a SATA 6Gbps interface to provide an affordable solution with industry leading performance.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the S3520 SSD offerings, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about S3520 SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.

Withdrawn: All S3520 drive options are now withdrawn from marketing

Introduction

The S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) for Lenovo servers use Intel 3D NAND flash memory technology with a SATA 6Gbps interface to provide an affordable solution with industry leading performance. Compared with the Intel S3510 series, these new drives offer significantly improved endurance and lower power consumption. The S3520 SSDs are optimized for read-intensive applications such as boot, web servers, lower data rate operational databases and analytics.

The S3520 is shown in the following figure.

Intel S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSD
Figure 1. Intel S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSD in a 2.5-inch hot-swap form factor

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By combining the latest MLC NAND flash memory technology with Intel’s latest controller technology, the design of the S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs delivers consistent performance, reduced power consumption, and end-to-end data protection, as well as being optimized for IOPS/watt and cost/IOPS.

Rigorous testing of S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs by Lenovo through the ServerProven program assures a high degree of storage subsystem compatibility and reliability. Providing additional peace of mind, these drives are covered under Lenovo warranty.

Part number information

The following table lists the ThinkSystem part numbers and feature codes.

Withdrawn: All S3520 drive options are now withdrawn from marketing

Table. ThinkSystem ordering information
Part number Feature code Description
2.5-inch hot-swap drives - ThinkSystem
7N47A00099 AUM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S3520 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7N47A00100 AUUZ ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S3520 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7N47A00101 AVCY ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S3520 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
3.5-inch hot-swap drives - ThinkSystem
7N47A00106 AUUT ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S3520 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7N47A00105 AUUW ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S3520 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD

The following table lists the System x part numbers and feature codes.

Table 1. System x ordering information
Part number Feature Description
2.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR726 AUEM Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
01GR731 AUEP Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
01KR466 AXGB Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
01GR736 AUER Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
01GR802 AXGD Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
01GR817 AXGF Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
3.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR741 AUF0 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
01GR746 AUF1 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
01KR471 AXGC Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
01GR751 AUF2 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
01GR807 AXGE Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
01GR822 AXGG Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
2.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for NeXtScale
01GR756 AUEL Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
01GR761 AUEN Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
01KR476 AXGH Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
01GR766 AUEQ Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
01GR812 AXGJ Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
01GR827 AXGK Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale

The following table lists the ThinkServer part numbers.

Table 2. ThinkServer ordering information
Part number Description
2.5-inch hot-swap drives - ThinkServer
4XB0K12326 ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12329 ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12435 ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" 800GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12332 ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12437 ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" 1.2TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12439 ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" 1.6TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
3.5-inch hot-swap drives - ThinkServer
4XB0K12327 ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12330 ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12436 ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" 800GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12333 ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12438 ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" 1.2TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0K12440 ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" 1.6TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
3.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for TS150
4XB0K12328 ThinkServer TS150 2.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
4XB0K12331 ThinkServer TS150 2.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
4XB0K12334 ThinkServer TS150 2.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
2.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for RS160
4XB0K12375 ThinkServer 2.5" 240GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
4XB0K12376 ThinkServer 2.5" 480GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
4XB0K12377 ThinkServer 2.5" 960GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
3.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for RS160
4XB0K12378 ThinkServer RS160 2.5" 240GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
4XB0K12379 ThinkServer RS160 2.5" 480GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
4XB0K12380 ThinkServer RS160 2.5" 960GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray

The part numbers include the following items:

  • One SSD (hot-swap drives have a hot-swap tray attached to the drive)
  • Support flyer for SSDs
  • Warranty flyer and Important Notices document

Features

The Intel S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs have the following features:

  • Industry standard 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch form factors
  • Cost-effective Intel 3D Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash memory
  • Endurance of 1.0 drive writes per day (DWPD) for 5 years, using Intel Standard Endurance Technology (SET).
  • SATA MLC solid-state drive with high read performance and consistently low latencies to fulfill client needs in the enterprise space
  • High reliability and enhanced ruggedness
  • Energy savings, with 3.5 W typical power consumption per drive
  • Absence of moving parts to reduce potential failure points in the server
  • S.M.A.R.T. support
  • Advanced Encrypting Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption
  • Full end-to-end data path protection
  • Thermal throttling to extend the life of the drive
  • Enhanced power loss data protection

SSDs have a huge but finite number of program/erase (P/E) cycles, which affect how long they can perform write operations and thus their life expectancy. Enterprise Entry SSDs typically have a better cost per read IOPS ratio but lower endurance and performance compared to Enterprise Performance SSDs. SSD write endurance is typically measured by the number of program/erase cycles that the drive can incur over its lifetime, which is listed as total bytes written (TBW) in the device specification.

The TBW value that is assigned to a solid-state device is the total bytes of written data that a drive can be guaranteed to complete. Reaching this limit does not cause the drive to immediately fail; the TBW simply denotes the maximum number of writes that can be guaranteed. A solid-state device does not fail upon reaching the specified TBW. However, at some point after surpassing the TBW value (and based on manufacturing variance margins), the drive reaches the end-of-life point, at which time the drive goes into read-only mode. Because of such behavior, careful planning must be done to use SSDs in the application environments to ensure that the TBW of the drive is not exceeded before the required life expectancy.

For example, the Intel S3520 480 GB drive has an endurance of 945 TB of total bytes written (TBW). This means that for full operation over five years, write workload must be limited to no more than 518 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.1 full drive writes per day (DWPD). For the device to last three years, the drive write workload must be limited to no more than 863 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.8 full drive writes per day.

Technical specifications

The following table presents technical specifications for the Intel S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs.

Table 3. Technical specifications
Feature 240 GB
drive
480 GB
drive
800 GB
drive
960 GB
drive
1.2 TB
drive
1.6 TB
drive
Interface 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA
Capacity 240 GB 480 GB 800 GB 960 GB 1.2 TB 1.6 TB
Endurance (drive
writes per day)
1.4 DWPD 1.1 DWPD 1.1 DWPD 1.0 DWPD 1.1 DWPD 1.0 DWPD
Endurance
(total bytes written)
599 TB 945 TB 1663 TB 1750 TB 2455 TB 2925 TB
Data reliability < 1 in 1017
bits read
< 1 in 1017
bits read
< 1 in 1017
bits read
< 1 in 1017
bits read
< 1 in 1017
bits read
< 1 in 1017
bits read
MTBF 2,000,000
hours
2,000,000
hours
2,000,000
hours
2,000,000
hours
2,000,000
hours
2,000,000
hours
IOPS reads (4 KB blocks) 67,500 67,500 65,500 67,500 67,500 67,500
IOPS writes (4 KB blocks) 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,500 17,000
Sequential read rate
(128 KB blocks)
450 MBps 450 MBps 450 MBps 450 MBps 450 MBps 450 MBps
Sequential write rate
(128 KB blocks)
380 MBps 380 MBps 380 MBps 380 MBps 380 MBps 380 MBps
Read latency (seq) 40 µs 40 µs 40 µs 40 µs 40 µs 40 µs
Write latency (seq) 42 µs 42 µs 42 µs 42 µs 42 µs 42 µs
Shock, operating 1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
Vibration,
operating
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
Vibration,
non-operating
3.13 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
Typical power 3.5 W 3.5 W 3.5 W 3.5 W 3.5 W 3.5 W

Server support - ThinkSystem

The following table lists the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible:

Table. ThinkSystem server support
Part
number
Description 2S Rack & Tower  4S Rack Dense/
Blade
ST550 (7X09/7X10)
SR530 (7X07/7X08)
SR550 (7X03/7X04)
SR570 (7Y02/7Y03)
SR590 (7X98/7X99)
SR630 (7X01/7X02)
SR650 (7X05/7X06)
SR850 (7X18/7X19)
SR860 (7X69/7X70)
SR950 (7X11/12/13)
SD530 (7X21)
SN550 (7X16)
SN850 (7X15)
7N47A00099 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S3520 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
7N47A00100 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S3520 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
7N47A00101 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S3520 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y
7N47A00106 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S3520 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N
7N47A00105 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S3520 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N

Server support - System x

The following tables list the System x servers that are compatible.

Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors

Table 4. Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors
Part
number
Description
x3250 M6 (3943)
x3250 M6 (3633)
x3550 M5 (8869)
x3650 M5 (8871)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)
nx360 M5 (5465, E5 v4)
sd350 (5493)
nx360 M5 WCT (5467, E5 v4
2.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR726 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
01GR731 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
01KR466 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
01GR736 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
01GR802 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
01GR817 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
3.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR741 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y Y Y Y N N N N
01GR746 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y Y Y Y N N N N
01KR471 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y Y Y Y N N N N
01GR751 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y Y Y Y N N N N
01GR807 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y Y Y Y N N N N
01GR822 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y Y Y Y N N N N
2.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for NeXtScale
01GR756 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N N
01GR761 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N N
01KR476 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y
01GR766 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N N
01GR812 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y
01GR827 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y

Support for System x and dense servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors

Table 5. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
Part
number
Description
x3100 M5 (5457)
x3250 M5 (5458)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
2.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR726 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y N
01GR731 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y N
01KR466 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
01GR736 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y N
01GR802 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
01GR817 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
3.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR741 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01GR746 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01KR471 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01GR751 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01GR807 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01GR822 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
2.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for NeXtScale
01GR756 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
01GR761 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
01KR476 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
01GR766 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
01GR812 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
01GR827 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y

Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors

Table 6. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
Part
number
Description
x3300 M4 (7382)
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3630 M4 (7158, E5-2400 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
2.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR726 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N Y
01GR731 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N Y
01KR466 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N Y
01GR736 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N Y
01GR802 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N Y
01GR817 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N Y
3.5-inch hot-swap drives - System x
01GR741 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
01GR746 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
01KR471 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
01GR751 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
01GR807 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
01GR822 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch non-hot-swap drives for NeXtScale
01GR756 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
01GR761 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
01KR476 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
01GR766 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
01GR812 Intel S3520 1.2TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
01GR827 Intel S3520 1.6TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N

Server support - ThinkServer

The following tables list the ThinkServer systems that are compatible.

Support for ThinkServer systems with E5 v4 or E3 v6 processors

Support for sd350: The drives supported with the sd350 are listed in System x table.

Table 7. Support for ThinkServer Generation 5 servers with E5 v4 or E3 v6 processors
Part number Description E5 v4 E3 v6
TD350 (E5 v4)
RD350 (E5 v4)
RD450 (E5 v4)
RD550 (E5 v4)
RD650 (E5 v4)
TS150 (E3 v6)
TS460 (E3 v6)
RS160 (E3 v6)
2.5-inch drives
4XB0K12326 Gen 5 2.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
4XB0K12329 Gen 5 2.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
4XB0K12435 Gen 5 2.5" 800GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N N N
4XB0K12332 Gen 5 2.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
4XB0K12437 Gen 5 2.5" 1.2TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N N N
4XB0K12439 Gen 5 2.5" 1.6TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N N N
4XB0K12375 2.5" 240GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12376 2.5" 480GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12377 2.5" 960GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
3.5-inch drives
4XB0K12327 Gen 5 3.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
4XB0K12330 Gen 5 3.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
4XB0K12436 Gen 5 3.5" 800GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N N N
4XB0K12333 Gen 5 3.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N Y N
4XB0K12438 Gen 5 3.5" 1.2TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N N N
4XB0K12440 Gen 5 3.5" 1.6TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y N N N
4XB0K12378 RS160 2.5" 240GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12379 RS160 2.5" 480GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12380 RS160 2.5" 960GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12328 TS150 2.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N Y N N
4XB0K12331 TS150 2.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N Y N N
4XB0K12334 TS150 2.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N Y N N

Support for ThinkServer systems with E5 v3 and E3 v5 processors

Table 8. Support for ThinkServer systems with E5 v3 and E3 v5 processors
Part number Description E5 v3 E3 v5
TD350 (E5 v3)
RD350 (E5 v3)
RD450 (E5 v3)
RD550 (E5 v3)
RD650 (E5 v3)
RQ750 (E5 v3)
TS150 (E3 v5)
TS450 (E3 v5)
TS460 (E3 v5)
RS160 (E3 v5)
2.5-inch drives
4XB0K12326 Gen 5 2.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N Y N
4XB0K12329 Gen 5 2.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N Y N
4XB0K12435 Gen 5 2.5" 800GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0K12332 Gen 5 2.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N Y N
4XB0K12437 Gen 5 2.5" 1.2TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0K12439 Gen 5 2.5" 1.6TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0K12375 2.5" 240GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12376 2.5" 480GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12377 2.5" 960GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N Y
3.5-inch drives
4XB0K12327 Gen 5 3.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N Y N
4XB0K12330 Gen 5 3.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N Y N
4XB0K12436 Gen 5 3.5" 800GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0K12333 Gen 5 3.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N Y N
4XB0K12438 Gen 5 3.5" 1.2TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0K12440 Gen 5 3.5" 1.6TB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0K12378 RS160 2.5" 240GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12379 RS160 2.5" 480GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12380 RS160 2.5" 960GB S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N N N Y
4XB0K12328 TS150 2.5" 240GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N Y N N N
4XB0K12331 TS150 2.5" 480GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N Y N N N
4XB0K12334 TS150 2.5" 960GB S3520 Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N Y N N N

Server support - Flex System

The following table lists the compatibility information for Flex System servers.

Table 9. Support for Flex System servers
Part number Description
x240 (8737, E5-2600 v2)
x240 (7162)
x240 M5 (9532)
x440 (7167)
x880/x480/x280 X6 (7903)
x280/x480/x880 X6 (7196)
Storage Expansion Node
01GR726 Intel S3520 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N Y N
01GR731 Intel S3520 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N Y N
01KR466 Intel S3520 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01GR736 Intel S3520 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N Y N
01GR802 Intel S3520 1.2 TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N
01GR817 Intel S3520 1.6 TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N

Storage controller support

The S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs require a supported disk controller. The following table lists the controllers and the servers that support those controllers.

ThinkSystem controllers and servers are listed in the following table.

Table 10. ThinkSystem server support
Part
number
Description
ST550 (7X09/7X10)
SR530 (7X07/7X08)
SR550 (7X03/7X04)
SR570 (7Y02/7Y03)
SR590 (7X98/7X99)
SR630 (7X01/7X02)
SR650 (7X05/7X06)
SR850 (7X18/7X19)
SR860 (7X69/7X70)
SR950 (7X11/12/13)
SD530 (7X21)
SN550 (7X16)
SN850 (7X15)
None Onboard RSTe SATA controller Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y
7Y37A01088 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
7Y37A01089 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
7Y37A01082 RAID 530-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
7Y37A01083 RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
7Y37A01084 RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
7Y37A01085 RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Feature AUYK SD530 HW RAID Kit N N N N N N N N N N Y N N
7M27A03918 RAID 530-4i 2 Drive Adapter Kit for SN550 N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
7M17A03932 RAID 530-4i 4 Drive Adapter Kit for SN850 N N N N N N N N N N N N Y

System x, NeXtScale and Flex System controllers and servers are listed in the following table.

Table 11. Controllers for supported servers
    v3 Xeon v4 FS
Part
number
Description
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465, E5-2600 v3)
x3550 M5 (8869)
x3650 M5 (8871)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)
nx360 M5 (5465, E5-2600 v4)
sd350 (5493)
x240 M5 (9532)
Onboard ServeRAID M1200e Controller N N N N N N N Y
46C9114 ServeRAID M1215 Controller N Y Y Y N Y N N
46C9110 ServeRAID M5210 Controller Y Y Y Y Y Y N N
00JX142 ServeRAID M5215 Controller N N N N N N N Y
00YD430 H701-L 6Gb HBA Mezz Card N N N N N N Y N
47C8675 N2215 SAS/SATA HBA Y Y Y Y Y Y N N

The following table list the ThinkServer controllers that support these solid-state drives installed in a supported server.

Table 12. Supported controllers - ThinkServer
    TS450 TD350 RD350 RD450 RD550 RD650
4XB0F28691 AnyRAID 510i N Y N Y Y Y
4XB0F28693 AnyRAID 720i N Y N Y Y Y
4XB0F28694 AnyRAID 720ix N Y N Y Y Y
4XC0G88834 RAID 500 N N Y Y N N
4XC0G88850 RAID 520i Y Y Y Y Y Y
4XC0G88836 RAID 710 N N Y Y N N
4XC0G88849 RAID 720i Y Y Y Y Y Y

Operating system support

SSDs 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 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
  • 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
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • 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
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12
  • VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
  • VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)
  • VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi)
  • VMware vSphere 6.5 (ESXi)

Note: The controllers that support the SSDs do not necessarily support all the operating systems listed. Check ServerProven for the latest operating system compatibility for these controllers.
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/

Warranty

The Intel S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs carry a one-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When the SSDs are installed in a supported server, these drives assume the servers’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.

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 drives have the following physical specifications (approximate, without the tray):

  • Height: 7 mm (0.3 in.)
  • Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
  • Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
  • Weight: 66 g (0.15 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight - 2.5-inch drives (approximate, including the tray):

  • Height: 63 mm (2.5 in.)
  • Width: 174 mm (6.9 in.)
  • Depth: 133 mm (5.2 in.)
  • Weight: 434 g (1.0 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight - 3.5-inch drives (approximate, including the tray):

  • Height: 95 mm (3.7 in.)
  • Width: 257 mm (10.1 in.)
  • Depth: 193 mm (7.6 in.)
  • Weight: 484 g (1.1 lb)

Operating environment

The SSDs are supported in the following environment:

  • Temperature: 0 - 70°C (32 - 158°F)
  • Relative humidity: 5 - 95% (noncondensing)
  • Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)

Agency approvals

The Intel S3520 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs conform to the following regulations:

  • FCC Title 47, Part 15B, Class B
  • CA/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22:02
  • EN 55024: 1998
  • EN 55022: 2006
  • EN-60950-1 2nd Edition
  • UL/CSA EN-60950-1 2nd Edition
  • Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
  • C-Tick: AS/NZS3584
  • BSMI: CNS 13438
  • KCC Article 11.1
  • RoHS DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU
  • WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC

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