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Abstract
M.2 is a solid-state drive (SSD) form factor primarily used as an operating system boot solution. Lenovo ThinkSystem servers support M.2 drives either with the addition of a supported M.2 adapter or module, or directly on the system board.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem M.2 adapters, 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 the M.2 components, and consider their use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the April 23, 2025 update:
- Added OS support for the following adapters - Operating system support section:
- ThinkSystem SR630 V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B04175
- ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B03857
- ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B450p-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B03860
Introduction
M.2 is a solid-state drive (SSD) form factor primarily used as an operating system boot solution in conventional rack and tower servers, or as small form factor storage offering for edge servers.
Lenovo ThinkSystem servers support M.2 drives in one of four ways, depending on the server selected:
- One or two drives, mounted in an M.2 adapter, in a dedicated internal location
- One or two drives, mounted in a hot-swap M.2 adapter, either in a drive bay or in a PCIe slot
- Two or four drives, mounted horizontally in an M.2 adapter
- Installed directly on the system board
One example is the ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter, as shown in the following figure, with one M.2 drive installed.
Did you know?
Many of the M.2 adapters include a built-in RAID controller and allows two installed M.2 drives to be configured either as RAID-1, RAID-0, or two independent drives (JBOD mode).
The Dual M.2 Adapter features a Lenovo patented design that provides a tool-less method for attaching back-to-back M.2 modules to the adapter.
Part number information
The following table lists the ThinkSystem part numbers for M.2 adapters and modules.
Implementation
M.2 is primarily used as an operating system boot solution for conventional rack and tower servers. In edge servers, M.2 is also used for data and application storage, however best practices for edge servers is placing the boot/OS on different drives to data/applications. Drive endurance is an important criteria for both OS and data drives, so care should be taken to select the M.2 drives that match the intended workload. Review the endurance values for the drives you plan to use and ensure they meet the requirements for the OS and applications you plan to run.
Tip: The M.2 adapters and modules are also referred to as enablement kits. In the product publications, they are referred to as M.2 backplanes. These terms are interchangeable.
Implementation of M.2 in ThinkSystem servers is in several ways, as described in the following subsections:
- Hot-swap M.2
- Integrated on the system board
- M.2 adapter with side-by-side drives
- M.2 adapter with back-to-back drives
- M.2 adapter in a PCIe slot
- SE350 data drive implementation
Hot-swap M.2
Starting with ThinkSystem V4, some servers support hot-swap M.2 drives, installed front or rear of the server, for installation in drive bays or in a PCIe slot. The following figure shows the SR650 V4 with front and rear hot-swap M.2 drive bays.
Figure 2. Hot-swap M.2 drive bays
The hot-swap M.2 offerings use the same M.2 drives as the internal adapters, however each drive first need to be mounted in a hot-swap drive assembly. The following figure shows the components of the ThinkSystem V4 Hot Swap M.2 SATA/NVMe Drive Assembly Kit (4XH7A96837), used for hot-swap M.2 (for both front and rear drive bays, not for internal M.2).
Note: The M.2 drive needs to be ordered separately.
CTO orders: For factory (CTO) orders, when ordering M.2 drives as part of a server with hot-swap M.2 drives, the all of these components will be automatically added to the order and the drives will be assembled in the factory.
Figure 3. Components of the ThinkSystem V4 Hot Swap M.2 SATA/NVMe Drive Assembly Kit
Integrated on the system board
On the ST50 V2, ST250 and SR250, a single M.2 drive is installed directly on the system board.
On the SD530 V3 and SD550 V3, two M.2 drives are installed directly on the system board.
On the SD650 V3, SD650-I V3, SD650-N V3, SD665 V3, and SD665-N V3, a single M.2 drive is installed directly on a cold plate mounted on CPU 1
M.2 adapter with side-by-side drives
On servers with 3rd-Gen or later Intel Xeon Scalable or AMD EPYC processors, an M.2 module is mounted horizontally and is cabled to the system board.
The following M.2 modules are offered:
- SATA RAID M.2 Module, which supports two SATA M.2 drives and includes integrated Marvell RAID functionality; available as the ThinkSystem M.2 SATA 2-Bay RAID Adapter, 4Y37A09739
- NVMe RAID M.2 Module, which supports two NVMe M.2 drives and includes integrated Marvell RAID functionality; available as the ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Adapter, 4Y37A09750
- SATA/NVMe RAID M.2 Module, which supports two NVMe drives or two SATA drives, and includes integrated Broadcom RAID functionality; available as the ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter, 4Y37A90063
- SATA/NVMe M.2 Module, which supports two SATA or two NVMe M.2 drives (no integrated RAID). NVMe drives are connected using a PCIe x1 interface. Available as the ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit, 4Y37A09738
- SATA/NVMe x4 M.2 Module, which supports two SATA or two NVMe M.2 drives (no integrated RAID). NVMe drives are connected using a PCIe x4 interface; available as the ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Adapter, 4Y37A79663
The following figure shows the SATA/NVMe M.2 Module with two 128 GB M.2 drives installed. Note that the production M.2 Module has a green circuit board, not the red color as shown here.
Figure 4. SATA/NVMe M.2 Module with 2 drives
M.2 adapter with back-to-back drives
On servers with 1st Gen and 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and on the SE350, the M.2 drives install into an M.2 adapter which in turn is installed in a dedicated slot in the server. With two M.2 drives configured, the drives are configured by default as a RAID-1 mirrored pair for redundancy. There are two M.2 adapters supported:
- Single M.2 Adapter, which supports one M.2 drive; available as the ThinkSystem M.2 Enablement Kit
- Dual M.2 Adapter, which supports one or two M.2 drives; available as the ThinkSystem M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit. Includes a built-in RAID controller and allows two installed M.2 drives to be configured either as RAID-1, RAID-0, or two independent drives (JBOD mode).
The Dual M.2 Adapter, as shown in the following figure, with one 128GB M.2 drive partially inserted. The second M.2 drive is installed on the other side of the adapter.
Figure 5. Dual M.2 Adapter and a 128 GB M.2 drive
The Single M.2 Adapter is shown in the following photo, with the 32GB M.2 drive installed.
M.2 adapter in a PCIe slot
On the ST250 V2, ST250 V3, SR250 V2 and SR250 V3, the M.2 side-by-side module is mounted in a bracket that is installed in a PCIe slot.
Figure 7. M.2 adapter installed in a PCIe slot
The M.2 module offered is:
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Adapter, 4C57A85377, which is a combination of the ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit (feature B5XJ) and a Dummy PCIe Card bracket (feature BMTU)
SE350 data drive implementation
On the ThinkSystem SE350 edge server, additional M.2 data drives are mounted on a 4-drive adapter that plugs into the PCIe riser.
There are two M.2 modules offered:
- ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA/NVMe 4-bay Data Drive Enablement Kit, which supports four SATA or four NVMe M.2 drives without RAID support
- ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit, which supports four SATA drives and supports RAID 0/1 functionality
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA/NVMe 4-bay Data Drive Enablement Kit installed in the PCIe riser.
Figure 8. ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA/NVMe 4-bay Data Drive Enablement Kit
Features
Common features of the all ThinkSystem M.2 offerings:
- Hardened boot media that does not use a drive bay
- Both mechanically & electronically designed to be more robust than any prior implementation
- Design provides hardware mirroring of two M.2 SSDs
- M.2 SSDs have higher mean time between failures (MTBF) than SD cards or USB keys
- Tool-less clip design that supports back to back connector layout, providing simple install in limited space.
- When using configure-to-order (CTO), you can also select zero drives and add drives as a field upgrade.
Tip: 2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110 are the industry terms for the M.2 drive dimensions. For example, 2280 corresponds to a drive that is 22mm wide and 80mm long.
M.2 hot-swap adapters
The B540p-2HS (4XH7B03860, feature C0JJ) and B540d-2HS (4XH7B04175, 4XH7B03857; feature C217) all have the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- Each drive is installed in a hot-swap carrier
- Support M.2 2280 (80mm) drive form factor only
- RAID support via an onboard Broadcom SAS3808N RAID Controller
- With 1 drive, supports JBOD
- With 2 drives, supports 2-drive RAID-0, 2-drive RAID-1, or JBOD
- PCIe 4.0 x2 host interface; PCIe 4.0 x1 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- Supports SED drive encryption
Tip: The part numbers are system-unique because they include cables and mounting components that are unique to that server. The functions of the adapters remains the same.
M.2 adapters with side-by-side design
The M.2 SATA 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit (4Y37A09739) has the following features:
- Supports one or two SATA M.2 drives
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110)
- RAID support via an onboard Marvell 88SE9230 SATA RAID Controller
- Support JBOD, RAID-0 and RAID-1 (RAID support requires two M.2 drives)
- PCIe 2.0 x2 host interface; 6Gbps SATA connection to the drives
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature through I2C
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- No support for SED drive encryption
The M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit (4Y37A09750) has the following features:
- Supports one or two NVMe M.2 drives
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110)
- RAID support via an onboard Marvell 88NR2241 NVMe RAID Controller
- With 1 drive, supports single-drive RAID-0
- With 2 drives, supports 2-drive RAID-0, 2-drive RAID-1, or two single-drive RAID-0 arrays
- PCIe 3.0 x2 host interface; PCIe 3.0 x1 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature through I2C
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- No support for SED drive encryption
The ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter (4Y37A90063) has the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110)
- RAID support via an onboard Broadcom SAS3808N RAID Controller
- With 1 drive, supports JBOD
- With 2 drives, supports 2-drive RAID-0, 2-drive RAID-1, or JBOD
- PCIe 4.0 x2 host interface; PCIe 4.0 x1 connection to each drive
- Management and configuration support via UEFI and OS-based tools
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- Supports SED drive encryption
The SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit (4Y37A09738) and ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Adapter (4C57A85377) have the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- When two drives installed, they must be either both SATA or both NVMe
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110)
- No integrated RAID support; RAID supported by VROC (Intel servers only) or by a separate PCIe adapter
- Either 6Gbps SATA or PCIe 3.0 x1 interface to the drives depending on the drives installed
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature through I2C
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- When connected to a separate PCIe RAID adapter, supports SED drive encryption via the RAID adapter, otherwise no SED support
The ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit (4Y37A79663) has the following features:
- Supports one or two M.2 drives, either SATA or NVMe
- When two drives installed, they must be either both SATA or both NVMe
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110)
- No integrated RAID support; RAID supported by VROC (Intel servers only) or by a separate PCIe adapter
- Either 6Gbps SATA or PCIe 4.0 x4 interface to the drives depending on the drives installed
- Supports monitoring and reporting of events and temperature through I2C
- Firmware update via Lenovo firmware update tools
- When connected to a separate PCIe RAID adapter, supports SED drive encryption via the RAID adapter, otherwise no SED support
M.2 adapters with back-to-back design
Features of the ThinkSystem M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit (7Y37A01093) and ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 Mirroring Enablement Kit (4M17A60519):
- PCIe 2.0 x2 host interface (connects to the PCH)
- Based on the Marvell 88SE9230 6 Gbps SATA controller
- Supports one or two 6 Gbps SATA M.2 drives
- Support 42mm, 60mm and 80mm drive form factors (2242, 2260 and 2280 respectively)
- RAID functionality provided by the M.2 adapter
- RAID 1 by default; also supports RAID 0 and JBOD
- UEFI-based settings to enable/disable RAID mode and to review inventory
- Supports Secure Boot
- Adapter and drive firmware update using Lenovo firmware tools
- Management via I2C interface
- 7Y37A01093: No SED support
- 4M17A60519: Supports SED drive encryption
Features of the ThinkSystem M.2 Enablement Kit (7Y37A01092):
- 6 Gbps SATA host interface (connects to the PCH)
- Supports one 6 Gbps SATA M.2 drive
- Support 42mm, 60mm and 80mm drive form factors (2242, 2260 and 2280 respectively)
- Drive firmware update using Lenovo firmware tools
- Management via I2C interface
- VPD reporting of adapter inventory
- No support for SED drive encryption
SE350 4-bay M.2 adapters
The ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA/NVMe 4-bay Data Drive Enablement Kit (4M17A37281) has the following features:
- Supports four SATA or four NVMe M.2 drives (no mixing of drive types)
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110 respectively)
- For SATA drives, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, provided by the PCH controller in the processor
- For NVMe, JBOD support only; no RAID support
- SED drive support
- Either 6Gbps SATA or PCIe 3.0 x1 interface to the drives depending on the drives installed
- Supports SED drive encryption
The ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit (4M17A37606) has the following features:
- Supports four SATA M.2 drives (NVMe drives not supported)
- Support 42mm, 60mm, 80mm and 110mm drive form factors (2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110 respectively)
- RAID support via two independent Marvell 88SE9230 6 Gbps SATA controllers
- Each controller connects to two M.2 drives, offering RAID-0 or RAID-1
- Also supports one M.2 drive in a non-RAID (JBOD) configuration
- Supports SED drive encryption
M.2 drives
For the technical specifications of all M.2 drives, as well as server support, see the ThinkSystem SSD Portfolio:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1261-lenovo-thinksystem-ssd-portfolio#term=%2522M.2%2522&availability=Available
Performance data of NVMe drives: The performance numbers for NVMe drives are based on a PCIe x4 connection to the processor, however, when installed in some M.2 adapters, the NVMe drives only have a x2 or x1 connection. As a result, this performance data should only be used for comparative purposes.
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
- Support of the M.2 Enablement Kit (7Y37A01092) in the SN550 is configure-to-order only. It cannot be installed in the SN550 as a field upgrade option.
Operating system support
The adapters support the following operating systems:
- Hot-swap M.2 adapters
- M.2 adapters with side-by-side design
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA 2-Bay RAID Adapter, 4Y37A09739
- ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Adapter, 4Y37A09750
- ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter, 4Y37A90063
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit, 4Y37A09738 - OS independent
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Adapter, 4Y37A79663 - OS independent
- M.2 side-by-side adapter in a PCIe adapter bracket
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Adapter, 4C57A85377 - OS independent
- M.2 adapters with back-to-back design
- M.2 4-bay adapters (SE350 only)
- ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA/NVMe 4-bay Data Drive Enablement Kit, 4M17A37281 - OS independent
- ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit, 4M17A37606
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven. Other M.2 adapters are considered operating system independent.
1 The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
1 For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1104
2 For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1104 and Support Tip TT1112 and Support Tip TT1092
3 For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1104 and Support Tip TT1112
4 OSE-4928 Tips：TT1844 ; OSE-177 Tips :TT1796
5 For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1777
1 The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
1 1. This item is not a general stand-alone option for Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 (Xeon SP Gen 2), M/T 7X58 (Xeon SP Gen 2). 2. For OS support matrix, pls refer to LeSI Best Recipe. 3. This item shall be installed/removed by Lenovo support rep only.
1 1. This item is not a general stand-alone option for Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 (M/T 7X58). 2. For OS support matrix, pls refer to LeSI Best Recipe. 3. This Item shall be installed/removed by Lenovo support rep only.
1 1. This item is not a general stand-alone option for Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 (Xeon SP Gen 2), M/T 7X58 (Xeon SP Gen 2). 2. For OS support matrix, pls refer to LeSI Best Recipe. 3. This item shall be installed/removed by Lenovo support rep only.
1 1. This item is not a general stand-alone option for Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 (M/T 7X58). 2. For OS support matrix, pls refer to LeSI Best Recipe. 3. This Item shall be installed/removed by Lenovo support rep only.
1 Failed to revert AK key funtion of ATP SEDs which are installed in Marvell dual boot drive.
Warranty
The M.2 adapters carry a one-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When the adapters are installed in a supported server, the adapters assume the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.
Related publications and links
For more information, see these resources:
- Human Factors Engineer Tim Meserth shows the Lenovo M.2 offering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibtMAHihTPw&list=PLLQcIfVNrqze7qYOrEMPsuHqs4JEHi0aG&index=5 - ThinkSystem SSD Portfolio Reference:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1261-lenovo-thinksystem-ssd-portfolio#term=%2522M.2%2522&availability=Available - Lenovo ThinkSystem product publications:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/- Quick Start
- Rack Installation Guide
- Setup Guide
- Hardware Maintenance Manual
- Messages and Codes Reference
- Memory Population Reference
- ServerProven hardware compatibility:
https://serverproven.lenovo.com/
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Full Change History
Changes in the April 23, 2025 update:
- Added OS support for the following adapters - Operating system support section:
- ThinkSystem SR630 V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B04175
- ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B03857
- ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B450p-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B03860
Changes in the February 25, 2025 update:
- Added the following hot-swap M.2 adapters:
- ThinkSystem SR630 V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B04175
- ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B540d-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B03857
- ThinkSystem SR650/a V4 M.2 RAID B450p-2HS SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit, 4XH7B03860
Changes in the July 3, 2024 update:
- Removed the sections on M.2 drives. For this detail, see the SSD Portfolio comparison matrix at
https://lenovopress.com/lp1261-thinksystem-ssd-portfolio#term=%2522M.2%2522&availability=Available
Changes in the April 9, 2024 update:
- Added a photo of the ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter, Figure 1
Changes in the January 11, 2024 update:
- Added the following M.2 adapter:
- ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter , 4Y37A90063
- Added information on SED support for each M.2 adapter - Features section
Changes in the January 3, 2024 update:
- Added the following M.2 drives - Part number information section and Server support section
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A89422
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A90049
- ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A90230
Changes in the November 29, 2023 update:
- The SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit (4M17A37606) also supports one M.2 drive in a non-RAID (JBOD) configuration - Features section
Changes in the August 22, 2023 update:
- Added the following adapter - Part number information - Adapters section:
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit, 4Y37A79663
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Adapter, 4C57A85377
- Updated the M.2 drive tables with the latest drives and added a column indicating SED support - Part number information - Drives section
Changes in the January 20, 2023 update:
- The following M.2 drives are now withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem M.2 960GB 5100 Pro SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SED SSD, 4XB7A37274
- ThinkSystem M.2 PM983 960GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38177
- ThinkSystem M.2 650GB P4511 NVMe SED High Endurance SSD, 4XB7A39426
- ThinkSystem M.2 1TB P4511 NVMe SED SSD, 4XB7A39427
Changes in the September 5, 2022 update:
- The following M.2 drive is now withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem M.2 1.92TB 5100 Pro SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A39425
Changes in the August 23, 2022 update:
- Added the following new M.2 drives:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82286
- ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82287
- ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82288
Changes in the May 24, 2022 update:
- Added the following new M.2 drives:
- ThinkSystem M.2 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD (with Heatsink), 4XB7A82676
- ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A13999
- ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD (with Heatsink), 4XB7A82674
- ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD (with Heatsink), 4XB7A82675
- ThinkSystem M.2 N600Si 650GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 NHS SSD SED (Industrial), 4XB7A82625
- ThinkSystem M.2 N600Si 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 NHS SSD SED (Industrial), 4XB7A82627
- ThinkSystem M.2 N600Si 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 NHS SSD SED (Industrial), 4XB7A82628
Changes in the March 15, 2022 update:
- Added the following new drives:
- ThinkSystem M.2 7400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A80379
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD SED, 4XB7A17212
Changes in the February 15, 2022 update:
- The SE350 adapters support SED drives - Feature section
- Added the recommendation that drive endurance values be reviewed to ensure the drives meets the requirements for the intended OS and applications - Implementation section
Changes in the November 22, 2021 update:
- Added a note regarding the suitability of M.2 drives with VMware ESXi - Part number information - Drives section
- The following 480GB M.2 drive has been reactivated and is available for configurations:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 7SD7A05703
Changes in the June 26, 2021 update:
- For technical specifications of the M.2 drives, see the ThinkSystem SSD Portfolio - Technical specifications of the drives section
Changes in the June 4, 2021 update:
- The following drives are withdrawn from marketing:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 7SD7A05703
- ThinkSystem M.2 480GB 5100 Pro SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SED SSD, 4XB7A37273
- ThinkSystem M.2 1.92TB 5100 Pro SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SED SSD, 4XB7A37275
Changes in the June 1, 2021 update:
- New SED drive option:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 960GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD SED, 4XB7A38138
Changes in the March 9, 2021 update:
- New NVMe drive options:
- ThinkSystem M.2 N600Si 1.92TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Non-Hot Swap SSD (Industrial), 4XB7A64204
- ThinkSystem M.2 N600Si 650GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Non-Hot Swap SSD (Industrial), 4XB7A64190
- ThinkSystem M.2 N600Si 960GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Non-Hot Swap SSD (Industrial), 4XB7A64203
- Added the form factor for each drive family - Technical specifications of the drives section
- Clarified that NVMe performance data will be less than the stated values since the M.2 adapters provide a x1 or x2 interface to the drives instead of a x4 interface - Technical specifications of the drives section
Changes in the February 10, 2021 update:
- The server support tables are now automatically updated - Server support - Adapters section and Server support - Drives section
- The following drive is withdrawn from marketing:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 960GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A14048
Changes in the January 28, 2021 update:
- Added the technical specs for the ThinkSystem M.2 PM983 960GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Non-Hot Swap SSD - Technical specifications of the drives section
- Clarified that the M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit (4Y37A09750) supports single-drive RAID-0 instead of JBOD - Features section
Changes in the November 1, 2020 update:
- The M.2 SATA 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit (4Y37A09739) and M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit (4Y37A09750) support the installation of zero, one or two M.2 drives - Features section
Changes in the August 17, 2020 update:
- The following drive is withdrawn:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A14049
Changes in the July 10, 2020 update:
- Added OS support information for the following adapter:
Changes in the May 19, 2020 update:
- New SATA M.2 drive option - Part number information - Drives section:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 1.92TB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38180
- The following M.2 drives are now supported in the SE350 - Server support - Drives section:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17073
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 960GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17074
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 1.92TB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38180
Changes in the May 5, 2020 update:
- Added SR645 and SR665 - Server support sections
- New M.2 adapter - Part number information - Adapters section
- ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit, 4Y37A09750
- New NVMe drive option - Part number information - Drives section
- ThinkSystem M.2 PM983 960GB NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38177
Changes in the February 25, 2020 update - Server support section:
- The SR635 and SR655 now support the following drive
- M.2 32GB SATA 6Gbps SSD, 7N47A00129
- SN850, SN550, SR850P and SD530 support the following drives -
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17071
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17073
- Updated the footnote regarding the use of the ThinkSystem M.2 SSD Thermal Kit, 4XH7A08791
Changes in the February 25, 2020 update:
- The SR635 and SR655 now support the following drive - Server support section:
- M.2 32GB SATA 6Gbps SSD, 7N47A00129
Changes in the January 7, 2020 update:
- Added SR850P to the server support table - Server support section
Changes in the December 19, 2019 update:
- New Micron 5300 M.2 drive:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 960GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17074
- Added support for the 5300 M.2 drives with the SR655 and SR635 - Server support section
Changes in the December 10, 2019 update:
- New Micron 5300 M.2 drives:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17071
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 480GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17073
- ThinkSystem M.2 5300 960GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A17074
- Removed the planned P4511 NVMe non-SED drives - future support is to be determined
Changes in the December 3, 2019 update:
- New SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit, 4M17A37606
Changes in the August 20, 2019 update:
- Updated the technical specs for the 128GB M.2 drive (now based on the Lite-On CV8 drive)
- New M.2 adapters and drives for the SE350 edge server
Changes in the August 7, 2019 update:
- New M.2 Module and 960GB M.2 drive for use in the SR655 and SR635
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit, 4Y37A09739
- ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit, 4Y37A09738
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 960GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A14048
Changes in the July 5, 2019 update:
- The CV1 and CV3 drives have been renamed:
- ThinkSystem M.2 32GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot-Swap SSD
- ThinkSystem M.2 128GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot-Swap SSD
Changes in the April 16, 2019 update:
- New ThinkSystem M.2 5100 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD
Changes in the March 18, 2019 update:
- Operating system support information is now listed as a set of tables which are automatically generated from ServerProven data - Operating system support section
Changes in the November 5, 2018 update:
- Added new servers: ThinkSystem ST50, ST250, SR150 and SR250
- Updated the list of supported operating systems
Changes in the September 22, 2018 update:
- Clarified that the M.2 480GB SSD Thermal Kit is required with the SR550, SR590 and SR650 only with certain configurations - Server support section.
Changes in the July 17, 2018 update:
- The following servers now support the 480GB M.2 drive:
- ThinkSystem SR530
- ThinkSystem SR550
- ThinkSystem SR570
- ThinkSystem SR590
- ThinkSystem SR860
- ThinkSystem SR950
- ThinkSystem SD530
- New ThinkSystem M.2 480GB SSD Thermal Kit, required in the SR650, SR590 and SR550 when the 480GB M.2 drive is to be installed.
- The SR850, SR650 and SR630 now support the ThinkSystem M.2 Enablement Kit (single M.2 adapter) with a 480GB M.2 drive.
- Updated the list of supported operating systems
Changes in the May 31, 2018 update:
- The Dual M.2 adapter supports Secure Boot
Changes in the February 4, 2018 update:
- Updated the list of supported operating systems
Changes in the October 17, 2017 update:
- New 480GB M.2 drive
Changes in the October 9, 2017 update:
- Clarified that the Dual M.2 Adapter supports 1 or 2 M.2 drives, however for configure-to-order (CTO) server orders, the configurator will require you to select 2 drives if you select the dual adapter.
First published: 4 October 2017
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