Lenovo 7Y37A01089 User Manual

Lenovo ThinkSystem 430-8i and 430-16i Internal SAS
HBAs

Product Guide

The Lenovo ThinkSystem 430-8i and 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA are high performance host bus
adapters for internal storage connectivity in ThinkSystem servers. They integrate the latest enhancements
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 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA.

Figure 1. ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA

Did you know?

The 430-8i and 430-16i internal HBAs offer improved performance over the previous generation
N2215 HBA for System x servers, with a faster processor and more memory.

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.

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Part number information

The following table lists the part numbers and feature codes.

Table 1. Ordering information

Part number Feature code Description

7Y37A01088 AUNL ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA

7Y37A01089 AUNM ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA

4C57A16217 B0SS ThinkSystem SD530 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb Dense HBA Kit

4Y37A16228 B5MR ThinkSystem SR670 430-8i SAS/SATA HBA

Option part numbers 7Y37A01088 and 7Y37A01089 include the following items:

Adapter with a full-height (3U) bracket attached
Low-profile (2U) bracket
Documentation flyer

The SD530 430-8i option part number 4C57A16217 includes the following items:

Adapter
Documentation flyer
SAS cables for use in the SD530

The SR670 430-8i option part number 4Y37A16228 includes the following items:

Adapter with a full-height (3U) bracket attached
Documentation flyer
SAS cable for use in the SR670

The following figure shows the ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA.

Figure 2. ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA

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Features and specifications

The 430 internal HBAs have the following features and specifications:

PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface

12 Gbps SAS/SATA host bus adapter, based on the Broadcom SAS3408 and SAS3416 IOC design

PCI low profile, half-length form factor

8 or 16 internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports

430-8i support connectivity to 8 internal drives
430-16i 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) support for SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs (RAID not supported)

Support internal SAS tape drives

Optimized for SSD performance

High performance architecture with very deep queue depth

Advanced power management support

Support for SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols

End-to-End CRC with Advanced Error Reporting

Spread Spectrum Clocking for EMI reductions

Supports 512e, 512n and 4K (when available) formatted drives

Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (CoD).

S.M.A.R.T. support.

Configuration through

XClarity Provisioning Manager UEFI interface
XClarity Controller web interface
XClarity Administrator Configuration Patterns
StorCLI command-line interface
LSI Storage Authority (LSA) GUI interface
UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure (HII)

The following figure shows the ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb Dense HBA.

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Figure 3. ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb Dense HBA

The specifications of the adapters are listed in the following table.

Table 2. Specifications

Feature 430-8i 430-8i Dense 430-16i

Form factor PCIe low profile Custom PCIe low profile

Controller chip LSI SAS3408 LSI SAS3408 LSI SAS3416

Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8

Port interface 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS

Number of ports 8 8 16

Port connectors 2x Mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643) 2x SlimSAS x4 4x Mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643)

Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA

Drive type HDD, SSD, SED* HDD, SSD, SED* HDD, SSD, SED*

Maximum devices 8 8 16

RAID levels No RAID No RAID No RAID

JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes

Cache No No No

SED support Yes* Yes* Yes*

** SED support is by using software on the server (SED commands are passed through the HBA to the
drives).

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