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Abstract
The Lenovo ThinkSystem 4350-8i and 4350-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBAs are high performance host bus adapters for internal storage connectivity in ThinkSystem servers. They integrate the latest SAS technology and offer eight or 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem internal HBAs 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 HBAs and consider their use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the September 30, 2024 update:
- Added additional documentation links - Related publications and links section
Introduction
The Lenovo ThinkSystem 4350-8i and 4350-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBAs are high performance host bus adapters manufactured by Lenovo for internal storage connectivity in ThinkSystem servers. They integrate the latest SAS technology and offer eight or 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS. With a low-profile form-factor design, these adapters offers two or four x4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors.
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem 4350-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA.
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The ThinkSystem 4350 HBAs provide high levels of storage performance and scalability. The 16-port adapter can achieve up to 1.7M IOPS (random read using 4KB blocks) and the 8-port adapter can achieve up to 1.5M IOPS.
Rigorous testing of the ThinkSystem HBAs 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 adapters.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4Y37A72480 | BJHH | ThinkSystem 4350-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA |
| 4Y37A72481 | BJHJ | ThinkSystem 4350-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA |
The part numbers include:
- Host Bus Adapter with 3U full-height bracket attached
- 2U low-profile bracket
Technical specifications
The 4350 HBAs have the following features and specifications:
- PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
- 12 Gbps SAS/SATA host bus adapter, based on the Adaptec HBA 1100-8i and 1100-16i
- PCI low profile, half-length form factor
- 8 or 16 internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
- 4350-8i support connectivity to 8 internal drives
- 4350-16i support connectivity to 16 internal drives
- Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
- Supports 12, 6, or 3 Gbps SAS speeds
- Supports 6 or 3 Gbps SATA speeds
- Two internal x4 HD Mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8643)
- Non-RAID (JBOD mode, known as “raw” or "HBA mode” in Adaptec parlance) support for SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs (RAID not supported)
- Optimized for SSD performance
- High performance architecture with a queue depth of up to 1014
- Advanced power management support
- Supports 512e, 512n and 4K sector formatted drives
- TLR
- SATA Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
- S.M.A.R.T. support.
The specifications of the adapters are listed in the following table.
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
Resiliency and Efficiency
The 4350 SAS/SATA HBA Series delivers enterprise resiliency with its broadly deployed Smart Storage stack. Based on the Adaptec PM8222 8x12G SmartIOC 2100 SAS/SATA protocol controller, the 4350 HBAs provide a robust and stable solution that can handle the toughest system workloads and configurations. The adapters offers over 40% power savings compared to previous generations, and significant power advantages versus competing solutions.
Optimized for New Devices and New Use Cases
The 4350 HBAs support the latest SAS and SATA SSDs. They are also optimized for software-defined storage solutions such as Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and VMware vSAN.
Maximum Performance
The 4350 HBAs provides the highest levels of storage performance and scalability for next-generation data centers. Using the SmartPQI host OS device drivers that are optimized for low-latency solid-state drives, the adapters can aggregate the performance of devices to the limits of the PCIe Gen3 host bus at 6.6 Gbps, and achieve up to 1.7M IOPS and 60% higher IOPS performance with SATA devices without additional overhead or latency.
Ease of Use
The 4350 HBAs, with their broad operating system support and ecosystem compatibility, are easy to implement and scale. The unified maxView management tools and drivers across the 4350 HBA, RAID 5350, and RAID 9350 adapters enable easy manageability across the Adaptec-based storage adapter family.
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.
- 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, Support Tip 104332
2 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
1 HW is not supported with EPYC 7002 processors.
1 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 103500, Support Tip 104324, Support Tip 104332
2 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104278
3 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 103500, Support Tip 104324, Support Tip104332
4 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 103500, Support Tip 104324, Support Tip104333
5 For limitation, please refer Support Tip 104366
6 HW is not supported with EPYC 7002 processors.
Warranty
The adapters carry a 1-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported ThinkSystem server, the adapters assume the server’s base warranty and any warranty service upgrade.
Physical specification
The adapters have the following dimensions:
- Height: 64 mm (2.5 inches)
- Length: 167 mm (6.6 inches)
Operating environment
The adapters are supported in the following environment:
- Operating:
- Temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)
- Relative humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
- Altitude: Up to 3,000 meters
Agency approvals
The ThinkSystem 4350 HBAs 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 ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288-thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference
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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 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 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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