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Abstract
The PM1643 Capacity/Entry SAS 12Gb solid-state drives (SSDs) from Lenovo provide high-performance, reliable storage solutions for high-capacity enterprise applications. Designed for dense storage and with a 12 Gb SAS interface, these drives feature all the capacity and performance that is needed to replace large numbers of 15K rpm and 10K rpm spinning disks, and consolidate storage into tightly packed server configurations.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSD offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.
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Introduction
The ThinkSystem PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb solid-state drives (SSDs) are next-generation high-capacity SSDs suitable for a wide range of applications. The PM1643 Capacity SAS SSDs are designed for dense storage and with a 12 Gb SAS interface, these drives feature all the capacity and performance that is needed to replace large numbers of 15K rpm and 10K rpm spinning disks, and consolidate storage into tightly packed server configurations.
The PM1643 SSDs are the follow-on to the PM1633a SSDs and offer significantly improved performance, both for random and sequential workloads.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSDs
Did you know?
Capacity SSDs are a category of cost-effective high-capacity SSDs where it makes sense to store all of your data on the SSDs, and not use the SSDs only for caching or indexes. Unlike SATA drives, the 12 Gb/s SAS interface on these drives supports full duplex data transfer for higher performance, as well as dual port connectivity and enterprise-level error recovery for better availability.
Part number information
Withdrawn: All drives listed in this product guide are now withdrawn from marketing.
The following table lists the part numbers and feature codes for ThinkSystem servers.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5-inch hot-swap drives | ||
| 4XB7A17168 | B6TL | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 960GB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD |
| 4XB7A13645 | B4A7 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD |
| 4XB7A13646 | B4A6 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 7.68TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD |
| 3.5-inch hot-swap drives | ||
| 4XB7A13649 | B4A8 | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD |
The following table lists the part numbers and feature codes for System x servers.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5-inch hot-swap drives with G3HS tray | ||
| 4XB7A13665 | B4A9 | PM1643 3.84TB Enterprise Capacity 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD |
The part numbers include the following items:
- One solid-state drive (HS parts include a hot-swap tray)
- Documentation flyer
Features
The ThinkSystem PM1643 Capacity SAS SSDs have the following features:
- High capacity server SSD suitable for read-intensive workloads
- Based on Samsung 64-layer V-NAND technology and TLC flash memory
- Endurance of 1 drive-write per day (DWPD) over 5 years
- 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch industry standard form factor with hot-swap tray
- SAS 12 Gbps interface
- Active-active dual port host interface
- Protect data integrity from unexpected power loss with Samsung's advanced power-loss protection architecture
- Supports Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T)
- End-to-end data protection
- Support 16 Initiator with Tag Command Queuing (TCQ) Command Set with a queue-depth of up to 128 commands
- Compliant with SCSI Specification (SAS-3 / SPL-3 / SBC-4 / SPC-4 / SAM-5)
- RoHS Compliant
Enterprise Capacity SSDs have similar read and write IOPS performance and similar endurance to Entry SSDs, however, the key difference is density - the total amount of storage in each 2.5-inch drive. With large configurations, more storage can be installed internal to the server, changing the need for external JBOD connections thereby saving power and rack space.
SSD write endurance is typically measured by the number of program/erase (P/E) cycles that the drive incurs over its lifetime, listed as the total bytes of written data (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.
For example, the 3.84 TB PM1643 drive has an endurance of 7 PB of total bytes written (TBW). This means that for full operation over five years, write workload must be limited to no more than 3,840 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.0 full drive writes per day (DWPD). For the device to last three years, the drive write workload must be limited to no more than 6,400 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.7 full drive writes per day.
Technical specifications
The following tables present technical specifications for the PM1643 Capacity and PM1643 Entry SSDs.
| Feature | 960 GB drive | 3.84 TB drive | 7.68 TB drive | 15.36 TB drive* | 30.72 TB drive* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface | 12 Gbps SAS | 12 Gbps SAS | 12 Gbps SAS | 12 Gbps SAS | 12 Gbps SAS |
| Capacity | 960 GB | 3.84 TB | 7.68 TB | 15.36 TB | 30.72 TB |
| Endurance (drive writes per day for 5 years) |
1 DWPD | 1 DWPD | 1 DWPD | 1 DWPD | 1 DWPD |
| Endurance (total bytes written) |
1,752 TB | 7,008 TB | 14,016 TB | 28,032 TB | 56,064 TB |
| Data reliability (UBER) |
< 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 |
| IOPS reads (4 KB blocks) | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 |
| IOPS writes (4 KB blocks) | 30,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 25,000 |
| Sequential read rate (128 KB blocks) |
1,000 MBps | 1,000 MBps | 1,000 MBps | 1,000 MBps | 1,000 MBps |
| Sequential write rate (128 KB blocks) |
1,000 MBps | 1,000 MBps | 1,000 MBps | 950 MBps | 750 MBps |
| Shock, non-operating | 1,500 G (Max) at 0.5 ms | 1,500 G (Max) at 0.5 ms | 1,500 G (Max) at 0.5 ms | 1,500 G (Max) at 0.5 ms | 1,500 G (Max) at 0.5 ms |
| Vibration, non-operating | 20 GRMS (10-2000 Hz) | 20 GRMS (10-2000 Hz) | 20 GRMS (10-2000 Hz) | 20 GRMS (10-2000 Hz) | 20 GRMS (10-2000 Hz) |
| Typical power (R / W) | 9 W / 9 W | 9 W / 9 W | 9 W / 9 W | 9 W / 9 W | 9 W / 9 W |
* The 15TB and 30TB drives are available via Special Bid.
Server support - ThinkSystem
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
| Part Number | Description | AMD V3 | 2S Intel V3/V4 | 4S 8S Intel V3 | Multi Node V3/V4 | 1S V3 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR635 V3 (7D9H / 7D9G) |
SR655 V3 (7D9F / 7D9E) |
SR645 V3 (7D9D / 7D9C) |
SR665 V3 (7D9B / 7D9A) |
ST650 V3 (7D7B / 7D7A) |
SR630 V3 (7D72 / 7D73) |
SR650 V3 (7D75 / 7D76) |
SR630 V4 (7DG8 / 7DG9) |
SR850 V3 (7D97 / 7D96) |
SR860 V3 (7D94 / 7D93) |
SR950 V3 (7DC5 / 7DC4) |
SD535 V3 (7DD8 / 7DD1) |
SD530 V3 (7DDA / 7DD3) |
SD550 V3 (7DD9 / 7DD2) |
ST45 V3 (7DH4 / 7DH5) |
ST50 V3 (7DF4 / 7DF3) |
ST250 V3 (7DCF / 7DCE) |
SR250 V3 (7DCM / 7DCL) |
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| 2.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A17168 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 960GB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A13645 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A13646 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 7.68TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 3.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A13649 | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | GPU Rich | Edge | Super Computing | 1S Intel V2 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23) |
SR675 V3 (7D9Q / 7D9R) |
SR680a V3 (7DHE) |
SR685a V3 (7DHC) |
SR780a V3 (7DJ5) |
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X) |
SE350 V2 (7DA9) |
SE360 V2 (7DAM) |
SE450 (7D8T) |
SE455 V3 (7DBY) |
SC750 V4 (7DDJ) |
SC777 V4 (7DKA) |
SD665 V3 (7D9P) |
SD665-N V3 (7DAZ) |
SD650 V3 (7D7M) |
SD650-I V3 (7D7L) |
SD650-N V3 (7D7N) |
ST50 V2 (7D8K / 7D8J) |
ST250 V2 (7D8G / 7D8F) |
SR250 V2 (7D7R / 7D7Q) |
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| 2.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A17168 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 960GB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A13645 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A13646 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 7.68TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 3.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A13649 | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | 2S Intel V2 | AMD V1 | Dense V2 | 4S V2 | 8S | 4S V1 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74) |
SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71) |
SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73) |
SR635 (7Y98 / 7Y99) |
SR655 (7Y00 / 7Z01) |
SR655 Client OS |
SR645 (7D2Y / 7D2X) |
SR665 (7D2W / 7D2V) |
SD630 V2 (7D1K) |
SD650 V2 (7D1M) |
SD650-N V2 (7D1N) |
SN550 V2 (7Z69) |
SR850 V2 (7D31 / 7D32) |
SR860 V2 (7Z59 / 7Z60) |
SR950 (7X11 / 7X12) |
SR850 (7X18 / 7X19) |
SR850P (7D2F / 2D2G) |
SR860 (7X69 / 7X70) |
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| 2.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A17168 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 960GB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A13645 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 4XB7A13646 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 7.68TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 3.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A13649 | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | 1S Intel V1 | 2S Intel V1 | Dense V1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST50 (7Y48 / 7Y50) |
ST250 (7Y45 / 7Y46) |
SR150 (7Y54) |
SR250 (7Y52 / 7Y51) |
ST550 (7X09 / 7X10) |
SR530 (7X07 / 7X08) |
SR550 (7X03 / 7X04) |
SR570 (7Y02 / 7Y03) |
SR590 (7X98 / 7X99) |
SR630 (7X01 / 7X02) |
SR650 (7X05 / 7X06) |
SR670 (7Y36 / 7Y37) |
SD530 (7X21) |
SD650 (7X58) |
SN550 (7X16) |
SN850 (7X15) |
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| 2.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A17168 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 960GB Entry SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A13645 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
| 4XB7A13646 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1643 7.68TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
| 3.5-inch hot-swap drives | |||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A13649 | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1643 3.84TB Capacity SAS 12Gb Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
Server support - System x
The following tables list the System x servers that are compatible with the PM1643 Capacity SSDs.
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4XB7A13665 | PM1643 3.84TB Enterprise Capacity 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N |
Support for System x and dense servers with Intel E5 v3 and E3 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, E5 v3)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4XB7A13665 | PM1643 3.84TB Enterprise Capacity 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Server support - Flex System
The PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSDs are supported in the following Flex System compute nodes.
Tip: The SN550 and SN850 compute nodes are listed in the ThinkSystem support table.
| Part number |
Description |
x240 (8737, E5-2600 v2)
|
x240 (7162)
|
x240 M5 (9532, E5-2600 v3)
|
x240 M5 (9532, E5-2600 v4)
|
x440 (7167)
|
x880/x480/x280 X6 (7903)
|
x280/x480/x880 X6 (7196)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4XB7A13665 | PM1643 3.84TB Enterprise Capacity 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Operating system support
SAS and SATA SSDs operate transparently to users, storage systems, applications, databases, and operating systems.
Operating system support is based on the controller used to connect to the drives. Consult the controller product guide for more information:
- RAID controllers: https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
- SAS HBAs: https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
Warranty
The PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSDs carry a one-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When the SSDs are installed in a supported server, these drives assume the server’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 PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSDs have the following physical specifications:
Dimensions and weight (approximate, without the hot-swap tray, if applicable):
- Height: 15 mm (0.6 in.)
- Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
- Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
- Weight: 158 g (5.6 oz)
Shipping dimensions and weight for the 2.5-inch drives (approximate):
- Height: 63 mm (2.5 in.)
- Width: 133 mm (5.2 in.)
- Depth: 174 mm (6.9 in.)
Shipping dimensions and weight for the 3.5-inch drives (approximate):
- Height: 95 mm (3.7 in.)
- Width: 194 mm (7.6 in.)
- Depth: 257 mm (10.0 in.)
Operating environment
The PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSDs are supported in the following environment:
- Temperature, operating: 0 - 70 °C (32 - 158 °F)
- Temperature, non-operating: -40 to 85 °C (-40 - 185 °F)
- Relative humidity: 5 - 95% (noncondensing)
- Maximum altitude: -300 - 4,572 m (-1,000 to 15,000 feet)
Agency approvals
The PM1643 Capacity SAS 12Gb SSDs conform to the following regulations:
- UL
- TUV
- FCC
- IC
- CB
- CE Mark
- C-Tick Mark
- BSMI (Taiwan)
- KCC (Korea EMI)
- VCCI
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