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Installing drives

Use this information for an overview of the type drives that the server supports.

The following notes describe the type of drives that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install a drive. For a list of supported drives, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.

  • The server can support up to eight 2.5-inch HDD or SSD drives, sixteen 1.8-inch SSD drives, or a combination of both 2.5-inch, and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives using the supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations. (see Supported drive backplane configurations for more information).
  • The server supports the following type of drives:
    • 2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives or solid state drives
    • 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives
    • 2.5-inch NVMe PCIe solid state drives
    • 1.8-inch SAS solid state drives
  • You can mix 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS and SATA hard disk drives, 2.5-inch hot-swap SATA solid-state drives, and 1.8-inch hot-swap SATA solid-state drives in the same server as long as you use the same type of drives within the same array.
  • When mixing drive backplane configurations, you must install all 1.8-inch solid state drive backplanes above all 2.5-inch hard disk drive or 2.5-inch solid state drive backplanes. See Drive IDs for drive ID assignment information and Supported drive backplane configurations for information about the combination of supported drive backplane configurations.
  • The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are protected by having all bays and PCIe slots covered or occupied.
    Note
    When you install a drive, save the EMC shield and filler panel from the bay in the event that you later remove the device.