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Abstract

The Intel S4500 Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) for Lenovo servers use Intel 3D NAND TLC Flash Memory technology with a 6Gbps SATA interface to provide an affordable solution with industry leading performance.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the S4500 SSD offerings, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about S4500 SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.

Withdrawn: All Intel S4500 drives listed in this product guide are now withdrawn from marketing.

Introduction

The Intel S4500 Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) for Lenovo servers use Intel 3D NAND TLC Flash Memory technology with a 6Gbps SATA interface to provide an affordable solution with industry leading performance. Compared with the Intel S3520 series, these new drives offer improved performance and lower latency. The S4500 SSDs are optimized for read-intensive applications such as boot, web servers, lower data rate operational databases and analytics.

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Figure 1. Intel S4500 Entry SATA SSD (without the hot-swap drive tray)

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By combining the latest Intel 3D NAND TLC Flash Memory technology with Intel’s latest controller technology, the design of the S4500 Entry SATA SSDs delivers consistent performance, reduced power consumption, and end-to-end data protection, as well as being optimized for IOPS/watt and cost/IOPS.

Rigorous testing of S4500 Entry SATA SSDs by Lenovo through the ServerProven program assures a high degree of storage subsystem compatibility and reliability. Providing additional peace of mind, these drives are covered under Lenovo warranty.

Part number information

Withdrawn: All Intel S4500 drives listed in this product guide are now withdrawn from marketing.

The following table lists the ordering information for drives for ThinkSystem servers.

Table 1. Ordering information for ThinkSystem
Part number Feature Description
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05742 B0YY ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05741 B0YZ ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05740 B0Z0 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05739 B0Z1 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05738 B0Z2 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05737 B0Z3 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05736 B0Z4 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05735 B0Z5 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05734 B0Z6 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
7SD7A05733 B0Z7 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
3.5-inch drives with simple-swap tray
4XB7A08491 B2XM ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD
4XB7A08492 B2XN ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD

The following table lists the ordering information for drives for System x, NeXtScale and Flex System servers.

Table 2. Ordering information for System x
Part number Feature Description
2.5-inch drives with G3HS hot-swap tray
7SD7A05732 B0Z8 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
7SD7A05731 B0Z9 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
7SD7A05730 B0ZA Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
4XB7A08493 B0ZB Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
4XB7A08494 B0ZC Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05729 B0ZD Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
7SD7A05728 B0ZE Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
7SD7A05727 B0ZF Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
4XB7A08495 B0ZG Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
4XB7A08496 B0ZH Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD
2.5-inch drives for NeXtScale
7SD7A05726 B0ZJ Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
7SD7A05725 B0ZK Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
7SD7A05724 B0ZL Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
4XB7A08497 B0ZM Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale
4XB7A08498 B0ZN Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale

The following table lists the ordering information for drives for ThinkServer systems.

Table 3. Ordering information for ThinkServer systems
Part number Description
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
4XB0N68504 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0N68505 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0N68506 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 2.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0N68510 Lenovo ThinkServer 2.5" S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
4XB0N68511 Lenovo ThinkServer 2.5" S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
4XB0N68512 Lenovo ThinkServer 2.5" S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
4XB0N68507 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0N68508 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0N68509 Lenovo ThinkServer Gen 5 3.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD
4XB0N68513 Lenovo ThinkServer 3.5" S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
4XB0N68514 Lenovo ThinkServer 3.5" S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
4XB0N68515 Lenovo ThinkServer 3.5" S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series
2.5-inch drives in a 3.5-inch non-hot-swap tray for TS150
4XB0N68516 Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 2.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
4XB0N68517 Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 2.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray
4XB0N68518 Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 2.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray

Features

The Intel S4500 Entry SATA SSDs have the following features:

  • 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch form factors
  • Cost-effective Intel 3D NAND TLC Flash Memory
  • Endurance of 1 drive writes per day (DWPD) for 5 years, using Intel Standard Endurance Technology (SET).
  • SATA TLC solid-state drive with high read performance and consistently low latencies to fulfill client needs in the enterprise space
  • High reliability and enhanced ruggedness
  • Energy savings, with 5.6 W typical power consumption per drive
  • Absence of moving parts to reduce potential failure points in the server
  • S.M.A.R.T. support
  • Advanced Encrypting Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption
  • Full end-to-end data path protection
  • Thermal throttling to extend the life of the drive
  • Enhanced power loss data protection

SSDs have a huge but finite number of program/erase (P/E) cycles, which affect how long they can perform write operations and thus their life expectancy. Enterprise Entry SSDs typically have a better cost per read IOPS ratio but lower endurance and performance compared to Enterprise Performance SSDs. SSD write endurance is typically measured by the number of program/erase cycles that the drive can incur over its lifetime, which is listed as total bytes written (TBW) in the device specification.

The TBW value that is assigned to a solid-state device is the total bytes of written data that a drive can be guaranteed to complete. Reaching this limit does not cause the drive to immediately fail; the TBW simply denotes the maximum number of writes that can be guaranteed. A solid-state device does not fail upon reaching the specified TBW. However, at some point after surpassing the TBW value (and based on manufacturing variance margins), the drive reaches the end-of-life point, at which time the drive goes into read-only mode. Because of such behavior, careful planning must be done to use SSDs in the application environments to ensure that the TBW of the drive is not exceeded before the required life expectancy.

For example, the S4500 Entry 960 GB drive has an endurance of 1,860 TB of total bytes written (TBW). This means that for full operation over five years, write workload must be limited to no more than 1,019 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.1 full drive writes per day (DWPD). For the device to last three years, the drive write workload must be limited to no more than 1,699 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 1.8 full drive writes per day.

Technical specifications

The following table presents technical specifications for the Intel S4500 Entry SATA SSDs.

Table 4. Technical specifications
Feature 240 GB
drive
480 GB
drive
960 GB
drive
1.92 TB
drive
3.84 TB
drive
Interface 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SATA
Capacity 240 GB 480 GB 960 GB 1.92 TB 3.84 TB
Endurance (drive
writes per day)
1.42 DWPD 1.03 DWPD 1.06 DWPD 1.06 DWPD 1.09 DWPD
Endurance
(total bytes written)
620 TB 900 TB 1.86 PB 3.27 PB 7.64 PB
Data reliability < 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) 69,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000
IOPS writes (4 KB blocks) 16,000 20,000 30,000 33,500 33,000
Sequential read rate
(128 KB blocks)
500 MBps 500 MBps 500 MBps 500 MBps 500 MBps
Sequential write rate
(128 KB blocks)
190 MBps 330 MBps 490 MBps 490 MBps 470 MBps
Read latency (seq) 36 µs 36 µs 36 µs 36 µs 36 µs
Write latency (seq) 36 µs 36 µs 36 µs 36 µs 36 µs
Shock, operating 1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
1,000 G (Max)
at 0.5 ms
Vibration,
operating
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
2.17 GRMS
(5-700 Hz)
Vibration,
non-operating
3.13 GRMS
(5-800 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-800 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-800 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-800 Hz)
3.13 GRMS
(5-800 Hz)
Typical power
(Active Write Avg)
2.6 W 3.6 W 4.8 W 5.0 W 5.6 W

Server support - ThinkSystem

The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.

Table 5. Server support - ThinkSystem (Part 1 of 4)
Part Number Description 2S AMD V3 2S Intel V3 4S 8S Intel V3 Multi Node GPU Rich 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)
SR850 V3 (7D97 / 7D96)
SR860 V3 (7D94 / 7D93)
SR950 V3 (7DC5 / 7DC4)
SD535 V3 (7DD8 / 7DD1)
SD530 V3 (7DDA / 7DD3)
SD550 V3 (7DD9 / 7DD2)
SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23)
SR675 V3 (7D9Q / 7D9R)
ST250 V3 (7DCF / 7DCE)
SR250 V3 (7DCM / 7DCL)
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05742 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05741 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05740 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05739 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05738 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05737 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05736 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05735 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05734 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05733 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with simple-swap tray
4XB7A08491 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08492 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 6. Server support - ThinkSystem (Part 2 of 4)
Part Number Description Edge Super Computing 1S Intel V2 2S Intel V2
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X)
SE350 V2 (7DA9)
SE360 V2 (7DAM)
SE450 (7D8T)
SE455 V3 (7DBY)
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)
ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74)
SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71)
SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73)
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05742 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05741 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05740 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05739 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05738 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05737 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05736 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05735 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05734 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05733 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with simple-swap tray
4XB7A08491 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08492 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 7. Server support - ThinkSystem (Part 3 of 4)
Part Number Description AMD V1 Dense V2 4S V2 8S 4S V1 1S Intel V1
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)
ST50 (7Y48 / 7Y50)
ST250 (7Y45 / 7Y46)
SR150 (7Y54)
SR250 (7Y52 / 7Y51)
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05742 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05741 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y N Y N N N N
7SD7A05740 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05739 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y N Y N N N N
7SD7A05738 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y N Y N N N N
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05737 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05736 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05735 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05734 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05733 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with simple-swap tray
4XB7A08491 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08492 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 8. Server support - ThinkSystem (Part 4 of 4)
Part Number Description 2S Intel V1 Dense V1
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)
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05742 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y
7SD7A05741 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y
7SD7A05740 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y
7SD7A05739 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y
7SD7A05738 ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05737 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
7SD7A05736 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
7SD7A05735 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
7SD7A05734 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 1.92TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
7SD7A05733 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with simple-swap tray
4XB7A08491 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N
4XB7A08492 ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gb Simple Swap SSD N Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N

Server support - System x

The following tables list the System x servers that are compatible.

Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors

Table 9. 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, E5-2600 v4)
sd350 (5493)
nx360 M5 WCT (5467, E5-2600 v4)
2.5-inch drives with G3HS hot-swap tray
7SD7A05732 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y N Y Y Y Y Y N
7SD7A05731 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y N Y Y Y Y Y N
7SD7A05730 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y N Y Y Y Y Y N
4XB7A08493 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y N Y Y Y Y Y N
4XB7A08494 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD Y N Y Y Y Y Y N
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05729 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y N Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05728 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y N Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05727 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y N Y Y N N N N
4XB7A08495 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y N Y Y N N N N
4XB7A08496 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD Y N Y Y N N N N
2.5-inch drives for NeXtScale
7SD7A05726 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y
7SD7A05725 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y
7SD7A05724 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y
4XB7A08497 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y
4XB7A08498 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N Y N Y

Support for System x and dense servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors

Table 10. Support for servers with Intel Xeon 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)
2.5-inch drives with G3HS hot-swap tray
7SD7A05732 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
7SD7A05731 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
7SD7A05730 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
4XB7A08493 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
4XB7A08494 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
7SD7A05729 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
7SD7A05728 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
7SD7A05727 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
4XB7A08495 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
4XB7A08496 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N
2.5-inch drives for NeXtScale
7SD7A05726 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
7SD7A05725 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
7SD7A05724 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
4XB7A08497 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y
4XB7A08498 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N Y

Server support - ThinkServer

The following tables list the ThinkServer systems that are compatible.

Support for ThinkServer systems with E5 v4 or E3 v6 processors

Support for sd350: The drives supported with the sd350 are listed in System x table.

Table 11. Support for ThinkServer Generation 5 servers with E5 v4 or E3 v6 processors
Part number Description E5 v4 E3 v6
TD350 (E5 v4)
RD350 (E5 v4)
RD450 (E5 v4)
RD550 (E5 v4)
RD650 (E5 v4)
TS150 (E3 v6)
TS460 (E3 v6)
RS160 (E3 v6)
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
4XB0N68504 LTS Gen 5 2.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N Y Y N Y N
4XB0N68505 LTS Gen 5 2.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N Y Y N Y N
4XB0N68506 LTS Gen 5 2.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N Y Y N Y N
4XB0N68510 LTS 2.5" S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0N68511 LTS 2.5" S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0N68512 LTS 2.5" S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
4XB0N68507 LTS Gen 5 3.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N Y Y N Y N
4XB0N68508 LTS Gen 5 3.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N Y Y N Y N
4XB0N68509 LTS Gen 5 3.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N Y Y N Y N
4XB0N68513 LTS 3.5" S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0N68514 LTS 3.5" S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0N68515 LTS 3.5" S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N Y
4XB0N68516 LTS TS150 2.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N Y N N
4XB0N68517 LTS TS150 2.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N Y N N
4XB0N68518 LTS TS150 2.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N Y N N

Support for ThinkServer systems with E5 v3 and E3 v5 processors

Table 12. Support for ThinkServer systems with E5 v3 and E3 v5 processors
Part number Description E5 v3 E3 v5
TD350 (E5 v3)
RD350 (E5 v3)
RD450 (E5 v3)
RD550 (E5 v3)
RD650 (E5 v3)
RQ750 (E5 v3)
TS150 (E3 v5)
TS450 (E3 v5)
TS460 (E3 v5)
RS160 (E3 v5)
2.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
4XB0N68504 LTS Gen 5 2.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68505 LTS Gen 5 2.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68506 LTS Gen 5 2.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68510 LTS 2.5" S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68511 LTS 2.5" S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68512 LTS 2.5" S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch drives with hot-swap tray
4XB0N68507 LTS Gen 5 3.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68508 LTS Gen 5 3.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68509 LTS Gen 5 3.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps Hot Swap SSD N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68513 LTS 3.5" S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68514 LTS 3.5" S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68515 LTS 3.5" S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD for RS-Series N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68516 LTS TS150 2.5" S4500 240GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68517 LTS TS150 2.5" S4500 480GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N N N N
4XB0N68518 LTS TS150 2.5" S4500 960GB Entry SATA 6Gbps SSD with 3.5" Tray N N N N N N N N N N

Server support - Flex System

The following table lists the compatibility information for Flex System servers.

Tip: For the ThinkSystem SN550 and SN850, see the ThinkSystem table.

Table 13. Support for Flex System servers
Part number Description
x240 (8737, E5-2600 v2)
x240 (7162)
x240 M5 (9532, E5 v3)
x240 M5 (9532, E5 v4)
x440 (7167)
x880/x480/x280 X6 (7903)
x280/x480/x880 X6 (7196)
Storage Expansion Node
7SD7A05732 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05731 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05730 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N Y Y N N N N
4XB7A08493 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N Y Y N N N N
4XB7A08494 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N Y Y N N N N
7SD7A05729 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05728 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05727 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08495 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08496 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05726 Intel S4500 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05725 Intel S4500 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
7SD7A05724 Intel S4500 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08497 Intel S4500 1.92TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N
4XB7A08498 Intel S4500 3.84TB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N

Operating system support

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 propduct guide for more information:

Warranty

The Intel S4500 Entry SATA SSDs carry a one-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When the SSDs are installed in a supported server, these drives assume the servers’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 drives have the following physical specifications (approximate, without the tray):

  • Height: 7 mm (0.3 in.)
  • Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
  • Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
  • Weight: 63 g (2.2 oz lb) (66 g for the 1.92 TB and 3.84 TB drives)

Shipping dimensions and weight - 2.5-inch drives (approximate, including the tray):

  • Height: 63 mm (2.5 in.)
  • Width: 174 mm (6.9 in.)
  • Depth: 133 mm (5.2 in.)
  • Weight: 434 g (1.0 lb)

Shipping dimensions and weight - 3.5-inch drives (approximate, including the tray):

  • Height: 95 mm (3.7 in.)
  • Width: 257 mm (10.1 in.)
  • Depth: 193 mm (7.6 in.)
  • Weight: 484 g (1.1 lb)

Operating environment

The SSDs are supported in the following environment:

  • Temperature: 0 - 70°C (32 - 158°F)
  • Relative humidity: 5 - 95% (noncondensing)
  • Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)

Agency approvals

The Intel S4500 Entry SATA SSDs conform to the following regulations:

  • FCC Title 47, Part 15B, Class B
  • CA/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22:02
  • EN 55024: 1998
  • EN 55022: 2006
  • EN-60950-1 2nd Edition
  • UL/CSA EN-60950-1 2nd Edition
  • Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
  • C-Tick: AS/NZS3584
  • BSMI: CNS 13438
  • KCC Article 11.1
  • RoHS DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU
  • WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC

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