ThinkSystem PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSDsProduct Guide
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Abstract
The ThinkSystem PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe solid-state drives (SSDs), available in capacities up to 15.36TB, are general-purpose yet high-performance NVMe PCIe SSDs. They are engineered for greater performance and endurance in a cost-effective design, and to support a broader set of workloads.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the Entry PCIe NVMe 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.
Change History
Changes in the March 7, 2021 update:
- The server support tables are now automatically updated - Server support section
Introduction
The ThinkSystem PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe solid-state drives (SSDs), available in capacities up to 15.36TB, are general-purpose yet high-performance NVMe PCIe SSDs. They are engineered for greater performance and endurance in a cost-effective design, and to support a broader set of workloads.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD
Did you know?
The PM1733 family of SSDs are the first PCIe 4.0 SSDs in the ThinkSystem portfolio. By having a Gen 4 host interface, sequential performance is doubled. The NVMe host interface also maximizes flash storage performance and minimizes latency. The PM1733 drives offer 40% and 60% improvements in latency over SAS and SATA SSDs respectively.
Lenovo Entry SSDs are suitable for read-intensive and general-purpose data center workloads, however their NVMe PCIe interface means the drives also offer high performance. Overall, these SSDs provide outstanding IOPS/watt and cost/IOPS for enterprise solutions.
Part number information
The following table lists the part numbers and feature codes for ThinkSystem servers.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5-inch drives | ||
| 4XB7A38196 | BC4Y | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 1.92TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD |
| 4XB7A38197 | BC4Z | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 3.84TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD |
| 4XB7A38283 | BE2E | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 7.68TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD |
| 4XB7A38284 | BE2F | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 15.36TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD |
The part numbers include the following items:
- One solid-state drive
- Documentation flyer
Features
Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) is PCIe high performance SSD technology that provides high I/O throughput and low latency. NVMe interfaces remove SAS/SATA bottlenecks and unleash all of the capabilities of contemporary NAND flash memory. Each NVMe PCI SSD has direct PCIe x4 connection, which provides at significantly greater bandwidth and lower latency than SATA/SAS-based SSD solutions. NVMe drives are also optimized for heavy multi-threaded workloads by using internal parallelism and many other improvements, such as enlarged I/O queues.
The PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe SSD have the following features:
- Direct PCIe 4.0 x4 connection for each NVMe drive, resulting in up to 7 GBps overall throughput.
- Also supports PCIe 3.0 host connection for servers with first and second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors or with PCIe 3.0 NVMe switch adapters
- Low cost, read-intensive SSD from Samsung using TLC flash technology
- Advanced ECC Engine and End-to-End Data Protection
- Samsung’s SSD virtualization technology allows a single SSD to be subdivided into smaller SSDs, up to 64, providing independent virtual workspaces. It also enables SSDs to take on certain tasks typically carried out by the server CPUs, such as Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), requiring fewer server CPUs and SSDs.
- V-NAND Machine Learning enables the SSD to accurately predict and verify cell characteristics, as well as detect any variations in circuit patterns.
- Fail-In-Place technology ensures the SSD operates normally even when errors occur at the chip level. It allows the PM1733 to identify failing NAND cells, and actually recover then relocate the data without interrupting normal operations or impacting performance.
- 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).
Entry SSDs and Performance SSDs have similar read IOPS performance, but the key difference between them is their endurance -- how long they can reliably perform write operations. Entry SSDs have a better cost/IOPS ratio but lower endurance compared to Performance SSDs. SSD write endurance is typically measured by the number of program/erase (P/E) write 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.
Because of such behavior by Entry solid-state drives, careful planning must be done to use them only in read-intensive or mixed up to 70% read/30% write environments to ensure that the TBW of the drive will not be exceeded before the required life expectancy.
For example, the PM1733 1.92 TB drive has an endurance of 3,504 TB of total bytes written (TBW). This means that for full operation over five years, write workload must be limited to no more than 1,920 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 3,200 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.7 full drive writes per day.
Technical specifications
The following tables present the technical specifications for the PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe SSDs. Note that the performance data and power consumption is based on whether the drives are connected to a PCIe 4.0 host interface or a PCIe 3.0 host interface.
| Feature | 1.92 TB drive | 3.84 TB drive | 7.68 TB drive | 15.36 TB drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4* | PCIe 4.0 x4* | PCIe 4.0 x4* | PCIe 4.0 x4* |
| Capacity | 1.92 TB | 3.84 TB | 7.68 TB | 15.36 TB |
| SED encryption | None | None | None | None |
| Endurance (total bytes written) |
3504 TB | 7008 TB | 14,016 TB | 28,032 TB |
| Endurance (drive writes per day for 5 years) |
1 DWPD | 1 DWPD | 1 DWPD | 1 DWPD |
| Data reliability (UBER) |
< 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 |
| Performance & Power - PCIe 4.0 host interface | ||||
| IOPS reads (4 KB blocks) | 800,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 |
| IOPS writes (4 KB blocks) | 100,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 |
| Sequential read rate (128 KB blocks) | 7000 MBps | 7000 MBps | 7000 MBps | 7000 MBps |
| Sequential write rate (128 KB blocks) | 2400 MBps | 3500 MBps | 3500 MBps | 3500 MBps |
| Latency (random R/W) | 100 µs / 25 µs | 100 µs / 25 µs | 100 µs / 25 µs | 100 µs / 25 µs |
| Latency (sequential R/W) | 220 µs / 80 µs | 220 µs / 80 µs | 220 µs / 80 µs | 220 µs / 80 µs |
| Typical power (R/W) | 15 W / 15 W | 20 W / 20 W | 20 W / 20 W | 20 W / 22 W |
| Performance & Power - PCIe 3.0 host interface | ||||
| IOPS reads (4 KB blocks) | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| IOPS writes (4 KB blocks) | 100,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 |
| Sequential read rate (128 KB blocks) | 3400 MBps | 3400 MBps | 3400 MBps | 3400 MBps |
| Sequential write rate (128 KB blocks) | 2400 MBps | 3200 MBps | 3200 MBps | 3200 MBps |
| Latency (random R/W) | 100 µs / 25 µs | 100 µs / 25 µs | 100 µs / 25 µs | 100 µs / 25 µs |
| Latency (sequential R/W) | 250 µs / 100 µs | 250 µs / 100 µs | 250 µs / 100 µs | 250 µs / 100 µs |
| Typical power (R/W) | 15 W / 15 W | 15 W / 20 W | 15 W / 20 W | 15 W / 22 W |
* Backwards compatible with a PCIe 3.0 x4 host interface
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
| Part Number | Description | Edge | 1S Intel V2 | 2S Intel V2 | AMD | Dense V2 | 4S V2 | 8S | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X) |
SE450 (7D8T) |
ST50 V2 (7D8K / 7D8J) |
ST250 V2 (7D8G / 7D8F) |
SR250 V2 (7D7R / 7D7Q) |
ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74) |
SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71) |
SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73) |
SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23) |
SR635 (7Y98 / 7Y99) |
SR655 (7Y00 / 7Z01) |
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) |
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| 2.5-inch drives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A38196 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 1.92TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A38197 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 3.84TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A38283 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 7.68TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A38284 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 15.36TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | 1S Intel V1 | 2S Intel V1 | Dense V1 | 4S 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) |
SR850 (7X18 / 7X19) |
SR850P (7D2F / 2D2G) |
SR860 (7X69 / 7X70) |
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| 2.5-inch drives | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4XB7A38196 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 1.92TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A38197 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 3.84TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A38283 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 7.68TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4XB7A38284 | ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 15.36TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Storage controller support
NVMe PCIe SSDs require a NVMe drive backplane and some form of PCIe connection to processors. PCIe connections can take the form of either an adapter (PCIe Interposer or PCIe extender) or simply a cable that connects to an onboard NVMe connector.
Consult the relevant server product guide for details about required components for NVMe drive support.
Operating system support
The following tables list the supported operating systems.
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
| Operating systems | SR650 V2 |
SR635 |
SR645 |
SR655 |
SR665 |
SR630 (Gen 2) |
SR650 (Gen 2) |
SR630 (Gen 1) |
SR650 (Gen 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 with Xen | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 with Xen | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Operating systems | SR650 V2 |
SR635 |
SR645 |
SR655 |
SR665 |
SR630 (Gen 2) |
SR650 (Gen 2) |
SR630 (Gen 1) |
SR650 (Gen 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 with Xen | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 with Xen | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U1 | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Warranty
The PM1733 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 PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe SSDs have the following physical specifications:
Dimensions and weight (approximate, without the drive tray):
- Height: 15 mm (0.6 in.)
- Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
- Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
- Weight: 190 g (6.7 oz)
Operating environment
The PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe SSDs are supported in the following environment:
- Temperature (operating): 0 to 70 °C (32 to 158 °F)
- Temperature (non-operating): -40 to 85 °C (-40 to 185 °F)
- Relative humidity (non-operating): 5 to 95% (noncondensing)
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Shock, operating: 1,500 G (Max) at 0.5 ms
- Vibration: 20 GPEAK (10-2000 Hz) at 15 mins per axis
Agency approvals
The PM1733 Entry NVMe PCIe SSDs conform to the following regulations:
- UL
- TUV
- FCC
- CE Mark
- C-Tick Mark
- BSMI (Taiwan)
- KCC (Korea EMI)
Related publications and links
For more information, see the following documents:
-
Lenovo ThinkSystem SSD Portfolio Comparison
https://lenovopress.com/lp1261-lenovo-thinksystem-ssd-portfolio -
Lenovo ThinkSystem storage options product web page
https://lenovopress.com/lp0761-storage-options-for-thinksystem-servers - Samsung product page for Enterprise SSDs
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/ssd/enterprise-ssd/
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Full Change History
Changes in the March 7, 2021 update:
- The server support tables are now automatically updated - Server support section
Changes in the December 8, 2020 update:
- The drives are now supported in the SR645 and SR665 servers - Server support section
Changes in the October 13, 2020 update:
- Added the SR850 V2 and SR860 V2 servers - Server support section (no support)
Changes in the September 8, 2020 update:
- New high-capacity drive options:
- ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 7.68TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38283
- ThinkSystem U.2 PM1733 15.36TB Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Hot Swap SSD, 4XB7A38284
Changes in the July 27, 2020 update:
- PM1733 Entry SSDs are based on TLC flash technology - Features section
First published: 28 April 2020