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Abstract
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i adapter is an entry-level 12 Gb SAS/SATA internal RAID adapter that offers a cost-effective RAID solution for small to medium business customers. This cacheless adapter supports RAID levels 0/1/10/5, and include support for Lenovo management tools.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i adapter and its 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 RAID adapter and consider its use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the September 30, 2024 update:
- Added additional documentation links - Related publications and links section
Introduction
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i adapter is an entry-level 12 Gb SAS/SATA internal RAID adapter manufactured by Lenovo that offers a cost-effective RAID solution for small to medium business customers. This cacheless adapter supports RAID levels 0/1/10/5, and include support for Lenovo management tools.
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i supports up to eight internal SAS and SATA drives and is shown in the following figure.
Did you know?
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i combines uncompromised HBA functionality with basic RAID support in hardware using the PM8222 SmartIOC 2100 controller. The adapter provides high levels of storage performance and scalability. The 8-port adapter can achieve up to 1.5M IOPS (random read using 4KB blocks).
Rigorous testing of the ThinkSystem RAID adapters by Lenovo through the ServerProven program ensures a high degree of confidence in storage subsystem compatibility and reliability. Providing an additional peace of mind, the controller is covered under Lenovo warranty.
Part number information
The following table provides the ordering part numbers for the adapter.
The part number for the regular PCIe adapter includes:
- RAID adapter with 3U full-height bracket attached
- 2U low-profile bracket
Technical specifications
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350 Series internal RAID adapters have the following specifications:
- PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
- Two adapter form factors:
- Low-profile PCIe adapter with broad server compatibility
- Custom form factor (CFF), designed to not consume a standard PCIe slot
- 12 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID controller, based on the Microsemi Adaptec SmartHBA 2100-8i
- Cacheless (not upgradeable)
- Connectivity for up to 8 internal SAS or SATA drives,
- Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs. Mixing SAS and SATA drives in the same array is not supported. Mixing of HDDs and SSDs in the same array is not supported.
- Support for intermixing of 24 Gb/s, 12 Gb/s, and 6 Gb/s drives; 24 Gb/s drives operate at 12 Gb/s
- Support for RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5
- Support for JBOD (non-RAID, known as “raw” or “HBA mode” in Adaptec parlance) drive state
- Support for up to 64 arrays and 64 logical drives (virtual drives)
- Support for logical drive sizes greater than 2 TB.
- Configurable stripe size from 16 KB up to 1 MB
- Hot spares—global, dedicated, and pooled
- Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
- Supports 512e, 512n and 4K sector formatted drives
- S.M.A.R.T. support
- Performance of up to 1.7M random read IOPS with extremely low-latency 4 KB I/Os
The following table lists the specifications of the RAID 5350 adapter.
To compare these adapters to others in the ThinkSystem portfolio, see the ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288-thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference
Features
Smart Storage, Connectivity and Hardware RAID
Today’s data centers and enterprises need storage solutions that can keep pace with rapid data expansion. The RAID 5350 Series is the newest product in the Smart Storage solutions family, forged through the convergence of SAS/SATA protocol controller expertise, more than 30 years of Microchip board innovation and the Smart Storage stack.
The RAID 5350 Series, combines the capabilities of a full-featured HBA like the 4350 SAS/SATA HBA series with those of a basic RAID adapter using hardware RAID. With an optimal mix of resiliency, efficiency, and ease of use, it adds the robustness of true host-offloading hardware RAID, offers open-source driver compatibility and comes with a full set of storage management tools. The RAID 5350 Series offers the flexibility of internal and external connectivity in a low-profile/MD2 form factor.
Resiliency, Efficiency and Data Availability
The RAID 5350-8i is an ideal solution for server-based storage systems that require maximum bandwidth and I/O connectivity, low-power consumption, high reliability, plus options for data availability. The Smart Software stack even allows a combination of RAID and raw devices. This is useful in SDS environments where hardware RAID significantly increases OS boot reliability, but full HBA features and performance are otherwise needed.
The RAID 5350-8i also provides enhanced enclosure management capabilities to both RAID and raw devices, and enables enclosure services by providing a virtual SEP to software stacks if needed. The RAID 5350-8i offers over 40 percent power savings compared to prior generations and significant power advantages versus competing solutions, giving it the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for an HBA/basic RAID solution. It delivers a robust and scalable solution that can handle the toughest system workloads and configurations, from an array of high-performance SSDs to high-capacity HDDs.
Maximum Performance
The RAID 5350 Series provides the highest levels of storage performance and scalability for next-generation data centers. The RAID 5350 provides connectivity to large numbers of storage devices, including HDDs and, SSDs. These storage devices can aggregate the performance of devices to the limits of the PCIe Gen3 host bus at 6.6 GB/s, and achieve up to 1.7M IOPS and 60 percent higher IOPS performance with SATA devices without additional overhead or latency.
Entry-Level RAID Functionality
The RAID 5350 combines uncompromised HBA functionality with basic RAID support in hardware using the PM8222 SmartIOC 2100 silicon. Robust RAID support is the same for all platforms and operating systems, providing a consistent user experience. Metadata compatibility with RAID 9350 Series products allows customers to upgrade to a full-feature hardware RAID solution with caching for acceleration if needed. The RAID 5350-8i supports up to 8 HDDs or SSDs in RAID configurations using RAID levels 0, 1, 10, or even RAID 5, and can simultaneously use RAID arrays and raw devices in mixed mode (default).
Consistency Check
Consistency check automatically checks your logical drives for bad or inconsistent data, and then fixes any problems. Enabling consistency check ensures that you can recover data if a drive fails. The scanning process checks physical drives in fault-tolerant logical drives for bad sectors. It also verifies the consistency of parity data, if applicable.
Unified Storage Management Utilities
maxView provides both server and remote administration, including proactive failure notification, and supports all 4350, 5350 and 9350 Series products. This browser-based tool suite supports all standard browsers, and is also available as an offline USB boot image. maxView adapter management components include the maxView GUI, an ARCCONF command-line tool, and an event monitor for logging and email alerts.
Support for Lenovo system management tools is listed in the following table.
* No capture of controller firmware log
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
- This adapter is currently not available for CTO orders; it is only available as an option part number for field upgrades
- Supported in the SR645 and SR665 only with an EPYC 7003 "Milan" processor. Not supported with an EPYC 7002 "Rome" processor.
Note: The use of both an Intel E810 network adapter and an X350 HBA/RAID adapter (9350, 5350 and 4350) is supported, however E810 firmware CVL4.3 or later is required. For details, see Support Tip HT513226.
Operating system support
The following tables list the supported operating systems for the adapters
1 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 103500
2 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
1 HW is not supported with EPYC 7002 processors.
1 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
2 HW is not supported with EPYC 7002 processors.
3 Not support with EPYC 7002 processors; RHEL8.1 Not support with EPYC 7003 processors
4 Not support with EPYC 7002 processors; RHEL8.2 Not support with EPYC 7003 processors
Warranty
The adapters carry a 1-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported ThinkSystem server, the adapter assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.
Physical specification
The adapters have the following dimensions:
- Height: 64 mm (2.5 inches)
- Length: 167 mm (6.6 inches)
Operating environment
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i adapter is supported in the following environment:
- Operating:
- Temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
- Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
- Altitude: Up to 3,000 meters
Agency approvals
The ThinkSystem RAID 5350 adapters have the following agency approvals:
- FCC Part 15 Class A
- Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548)
- Canada (ICES-003 Class B)
- Europe (EN55032/EN55024)
- Japan VCCI
- Korea KCC
- RoHS compliant
- EN/IEC/UL 60950
- USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
Related publications and links
For more information, see the following documents:
- Product publications:
- Server Option page for the adapters:
https://serveroption.lenovo.com/storage_adapter_options/thinksystem_4350_5350_9350_adapter_ic/ - Adaptec Smart HBA & RAID - Installation And User's Guide
https://download.adaptec.com/pdfs/user_guides/adaptec_smarthba_smartraid_iug_7_2024.pdf - Lenovo ThinkSystem product publications:
http://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp - ServerProven hardware compatibility:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven - Lenovo RAID Management Tools and Resources:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0579-lenovo-raid-management-tools-and-resources - Lenovo RAID Introduction
https://lenovopress.com/lp0578-lenovo-raid-introduction - Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288-thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference
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The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both:
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ServerProven®
ThinkSystem®
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Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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Full Change History
Changes in the September 30, 2024 update:
- Added additional documentation links - Related publications and links section
Changes in the July 2, 2024 update:
- Added the following feature codes for 7mm and M.2 NVMe drive support using Tri-Mode - Part number information and Server support sections:
- ThinkSystem Raid 5350-8i for M.2/7MM SATA boot Enablement, BT7N
- ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i for M.2 SATA Boot Enablement, BVL1
- ThinkSystem Raid 5350-8i for 7MM SATA boot Enablement, BVL2
- ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i Internal Adapter for M.2 SATA boot Enablement, BW1U
- ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i Internal Adapter for 7MM SATA boot Enablement, BW1V
Changes in the November 10, 2023 update:
- The adapter supports the intermixing of 24 Gb/s, 12 Gb/s, and 6 Gb/s drives; 24 Gb/s drives operate at 12 Gb/s - Technical specification section
Changes in the June 20, 2023 update:
- The adapters support up to 64 arrays and 64 logical drives - Technical specifications section
Changes in the June 15, 2023 update:
- The adapters support a hot-spare drive - Technical specifications section
Changes in the May 23, 2023 update:
- The adapters now support SED drives - Technical specifications section
Changes in the April 3, 2023 update:
- Updated the links to the hardware and software user guides, and added a link to the maxView Storage Manager user guide - Related publications and links section
Changes in the February 15, 2023 update:
- Added photo of the CFF adapter, ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter
Changes in the November 8, 2022 update:
- New CFF adapter announced:
- ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Internal Adapter, 4Y37A84028
Changes in the April 13, 2022 update:
- The adapters are currently not supported in a server with Intel E810 Ethernet adapter - Server support section
Changes in the August 31, 2021 update:
- Added links to the Installation Guide and Software User's Guide - Related publications and links section
First published: August 17, 2021
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