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The ThinkServer SA120 direct-attach 2U rack-mount storage array provides high-density expansion and
enterprise-grade reliability. It is an ideal tiered storage solution for data center deployments, distributed
enterprises, or small businesses.
The SA120 offers 12 3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS drive bays at the front of the enclosure plus four optional 2.5-
inch hot-swap SATA solid-state drive bays at the rear of the enclosure for data caching to improve throughput.
The SA120 also supports two I/O controllers for redundant host connectivity.
Figure 1 shows the SA120.
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 storage array
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The SA120 is ideal for applications that need a large amount of direct-attach storage. The SA120 supports 6 TB
drives in the front bays and 800 GB solid-state drives (SSDs) in the rear bays, which results in a storage capacity
of 75.2 TB. Multiple SA120 enclosures can be daisy-chained together off the one RAID controller if wanted, up to
4 enclosures per port (8 for a dual-port RAID card) and up to 64 drives per port (128 per dual-port RAID card).
The SA120 is now interoperable with ThinkServer and System x servers by using ThinkServer adapters. This
interoperability provides all servers a cost-effective solution to expand server capacity without introducing
complexity into your server environment.
The use of the ThinkServer Storage Array Tower Conversion Kit enables the SA120 to be deployed as a tower
unit, which is ideal for customers that use tower form-factor servers.
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- Page 1 Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array Product Guide The ThinkServer SA120 direct-attach 2U rack-mount storage array provides high-density expansion and enterprise-grade reliability. It is an ideal tiered storage solution for data center deployments, distributed enterprises, or small businesses. The SA120 offers 12 3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS drive bays at the front of the enclosure plus four optional 2.5- inch hot-swap SATA solid-state drive bays at the rear of the enclosure for data caching to improve throughput.
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Page 2: Key Features
The SA120 shares common parts with ThinkServer rack and tower servers for simplified management. Three-year warranty standard (onsite, next business day, nine hours per day, Monday - Friday) with warranty upgrades available. Locations of key components Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... -
Page 3: Specifications
Figure 2 shows the front of the SA120 storage array. Figure 2. Front view of the SA120 Figure 3 shows the rear view of the SA120 with the optional 2.5-inch SSDs installed. Figure 3. Rear view of the SA120 Specifications Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... - Page 4 Three-year warranty standard (onsite, next business day, nine hours per day, Monday - Friday) with warranty upgrades available Dimensions Width: 482.6 mm (19 in) Depth: 394.1 mm (15.51 in) Height: 86.6 mm height (3.4 in) (with rack handles) Weight 22 kg (48.5 lb) when fully configured Models Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array...
- Page 5 One country-specific power cord for each power supply One 1 m (3.28 ft) External miniSAS Cable (SFF-8088 to SFF-8088) for each I/O module One RS232-to-RJ11 serial cable for local management of the I/O modules Documentation I/O module options Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array...
- Page 6 6 meters (19.68 ft) 26 Pin (SFF-8088 to SFF-8088) External mini-SAS cable SAS cable options - ServeRAID M5225 adapter 00MJ162 0.6m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) 00MJ163 1.5m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) 00MJ166 3m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array...
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Page 7: Drive Options
Figure 5. ThinkServer 2.5-inch SATA SSD Cage with SATA Interposer and SSD The following table lists the supported 2.5-inch drives. Note that these drives operate at speeds up to 3 Gbps in the SA120. Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... - Page 8 Lenovo ThinkServer 9286CV-8e PCIe 6Gb 8-port RAID adapter by LSI-Avago 4XB0F28699 Lenovo ThinkServer 9286CV-8e PCIe 6Gb 8-port RAID adapter by LSI 4XB0G88727 Lenovo ThinkServer 8885e PCIe 12Gb 8 port external SAS Adapter by PMC System x adapters 81Y4478 ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for System x...
- Page 9 512 MB onboard data cache (DDR2 running at 800 MHz) Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 6, and 60 The Lenovo ThinkServer Syncro CS 9286-8e 6Gb High Availability Enablement Kit by LSI creates a two-server high-availability cluster from standard servers. The kit contains the following components:...
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Page 10: Supported Servers
Supported servers The ThinkServer SA120 is interoperable with ThinkServer and System x. This interoperability provides all servers a cost-effective solution to expand server capacity without introducing complexity into your server environment. Table 7 lists the System x servers that support each of the supported RAID adapters. - Page 11 9280-8e 6Gb 8-port RAID adapter 4XB0F28646 9286CV-8e PCIe 6Gb 8-port RAID adapter 4XB0F28699 9286CV-8e PCIe 6Gb 8-port RAID adapter 4XB0G88727 8885e PCIe 12Gb 8-port SAS 81Y4478 ServeRAID M5120 RAID adapter 00AE938 ServeRAID M5225-2GB RAID adapter Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array...
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Page 12: Power Supplies
Can be run locally or remotely Scriptable command line interface (CLI) also is available The SA120 also offers LEDs on the front and rear of the unit to show when faults occurred, as shown in Figure 6. Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... -
Page 13: Tower Conversion Kit
SA120. Firmware upgrades can be completed by using one of the following methods: The provided serial cable and an SSH serial console client. ThinkServer Storage Array Utility program, which is available at this website: http://support.lenovo.com/en/downloads/ds040947. Tower conversion kit Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... -
Page 14: Physical And Operating Environment Specifications
Storage: -40°C - 70°C (-40°F - 158°F) in original package Altitude: 0 - 3048 m (0 - 10000 ft), un-pressurized Humidity: Operating: 8% - 80% (non-condensing) Storage without package: 8% - 80% (non-condensing) Storage with package: 8% - 90% (non-condensing) Warranty and service options Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... -
Page 15: Regulatory Compliance
Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22, Class A; AS/NZS 60950.1 IEC 60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report) CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3) CISPR 22, Class A TUV-GS (EN60950-1/IEC60950-1,EK1-ITB2000) Related publications and links Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 Storage Array... -
Page 16: Related Product Families
Lenovo Quick Pick for ThinkServer SA120 (USA) http://www.lenovoquickpick.com/usa/system/thinkserver/storage/sa120/70f1#allaccessories Lenovo Support – ThinkServer SA120 (includes user’s guide and firmware updates) http://support.lenovo.com/en/documents/pd030701 Lenovo ThinkServer High-Availability Solutions with Lenovo ThinkServer SA120 DAS Array, LSI Syncro® CS 9286-8e, and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/server/pdfs/whitepapers/thinkserver_HASyncrosolutions_wp.pdf PSREF – Product Specifications Reference http://psref.lenovo.com/... - Page 17 Any references in this publication to non-Lenovo Web sites are provided for convenience only and do not in any manner serve as an endorsement of those Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this Lenovo product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.
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