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This page is no longer maintained. Alternative resources:
Drivers and management software:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288-thinksystem-raid-adapter-and-hba-reference
Lenovo RAID Introduction
https://lenovopress.com/lp0578
Lenovo Press Product Guides in the RAID Adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid#rt=product-guide&sort=publish_date
Lenovo offers a suite of management tools to simplify the configuration and management of the RAID controllers
for ThinkSystem, ThinkServer, and System x servers. These tools enable Lenovo RAID controllers to be
managed through a user interface or command line interface in the pre-boot environment, during the deployment
of an operating system, and after the operating system is deployed.
This guide introduces the RAID management tools and their capabilities, along with the links to download these
tools and the respective user guides,for use on supported ThinkSystem, ThinkServer, and System x servers with
the following RAID controllers:
ThinkSystem:
Onboard SATA RAID for Intel processor-based servers (Intel VROC SATA RAID, formerly known
as Intel RSTe)
Onboard NVMe RAID for Intel processor-based servers (Intel VROC NVMe RAID)
ThinkSystem M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit
RAID 530-8i
RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache (not available in USA or Canada)
RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash
RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash
RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash
RAID 930-16i 8GB Flash
RAID 930-24i 4GB Flash
RAID 930-8e 4GB Flash
RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash
RAID 940-8i 8GB Flash
RAID 940-16i 8GB Flash
RAID 940-16i 8GB Flash Internal Adapter
RAID 940-32i 8GB Flash
System x:
ServeRAID C110
ServeRAID M1210
ServeRAID M1215
ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e
ServeRAID M5225-2GB
ThinkServer:
ThinkServer RAID 110i AnyRAID
ThinkServer RAID 121i
ThinkServer RAID 510i AnyRAID
ThinkServer RAID 520i PCIe
ThinkServer RAID 720i AnyRAID
ThinkServer RAID 720i PCIe
ThinkServer RAID 720ix AnyRAID
ThinkServer 9286CV-8e
ThinkServer 9380-8e
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Lenovo RAID controllers
Topics in this section:
Controller positioning
ThinkSystem RAID controllers
System x RAID controllers
ThinkServer RAID controllers
Controller features
Controller positioning
The following table positions the Lenovo RAID controllers based on the interface and category.
Table 1. RAID controller positioning
External storage
Server Internal storage expansion
Embedded Basic Advanced Advanced
Interface software RAID hardware RAID hardware RAID hardware RAID
ThinkSystem RAID controllers
NVMe PCIe Onboard NVMe 940-8i 4GB Flash
(Intel VROC 940-8i 8GB Flash
NVMe RAID) 940-16i 8GB Flash
12 Gbps SAS 940-8i 4GB Flash
PCIe 4.0 940-8i 8GB Flash
940-16i 8GB Flash
940-32i 8GB Flash
12 Gbps SAS 530-8i 930-8i 2GB Flash 930-8e 4GB Flash
PCIe 3.0 730-8i 1GB 930-16i 4GB Flash
Cache* 930-16i 8GB Flash
730-8i 2GB Flash 930-24i 4GB Flash
6 Gbps Onboard SATA
SATA (Intel VROC SATA
RAID, formerly RSTe)
System x ServeRAID controllers
12 Gbps SAS M1210 M5210 M5225-2GB
PCIe 3.0 M1215 M5210e
6 Gbps C110
SATA
ThinkServer RAID controllers
12 Gbps SAS 520i 720i 9380-8e
PCIe 3.0 720ix
6 Gbps SAS 510i 9286CV-8e
6 Gbps 110i
SATA 121i
* ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache adapter is available worldwide except US and Canada
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ThinkSystem RAID controllers
The following tables summarize features of ThinkSystem RAID controllers. For an online comparison of
ThinkSystem controllers, see the following:
Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288
Table 2. Advanced hardware RAID controllers
RAID 930-16i RAID 940-8i RAID 940-
Feature RAID 930-8i 4GB / 8GB RAID 930-24i 4GB / 8GB 16i 8GB / Int RAID 940-32i 8GB
Part number 7Y37A01084 7Y37A01085 7Y37A01086 4Y37A09728 4Y37A09730 4Y37A09733
4Y37A09721 4Y37A09729 4Y37A09735
Form factor PCIe low profile PCIe low profile PCIe FHHL PCIe low PCIe low PCIe FHHL
profile profile
or Custom
Controller chip LSI SAS3508 LSI SAS3516 LSI SAS3508 + Broadcom Broadcom Broadcom
LSI SAS35x36R SAS3908 SAS3916 SAS3916 +
SAS35x36R
Broadcom MegaRAID 9460- MegaRAID 9460- MegaRAID 9460- MegaRAID MegaRAID MegaRAID 9367-
equivalent 8i 16i 24i 9560-8i 4/8G 9560-16i 8G 32i 8G
Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
Port interface 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 8 16 24 8 16 32
Port connectors 2x Mini-SAS HD 4x Mini-SAS HD 6x Mini-SAS HD One x8 SFF- Two x8 SFF- Four x8 SFF-8654
x4 (SFF-8643) x4 (SFF-8643) x4 (SFF-8643) 8654 8654
Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SED, HDD, SED, HDD, SED, SSD
SSD SSD
Hot-swap drives Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Max devices 8 16 24 8 16 32
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 0, 1, 10, 5, 0, 1, 10, 5, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
60 60 60 50, 6, 60 50, 6, 60
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache 2GB (Standard) 4GB or 8GB 4GB (Standard) 4GB or 8GB 8GB 8GB (Standard)
(Standard) (Standard) (Standard)
Flash cache Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
protection
(CacheVault)
Performance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Accelerator
(FastPath)
SSD Caching No No No No No No
(CacheCade)
SED support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(SafeStore)
Consistency check Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Patrol read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online capacity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
expansion
Online RAID level Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
migration
Global Hot Spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-rebuild Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Table 3. Embedded and Basic hardware RAID
Intel VROC RAID 730-8i
Feature Intel RSTe NVMe RAID 530-8i RAID 530-16i 1GB* RAID 730-8i 2GB
Adapter type Software Software RAID controller RAID controller RAID controller RAID controller
RAID RAID
Part number None None 7Y37A01082 4Y37A09727 7Y37A01083 4Y37A09722
Form factor Onboard Onboard PCIe low profile PCIe low profile PCIe low profile PCIe low profile
Controller chip Intel PCH Intel PCH LSI SAS3408 LSI SAS3416 LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS3108
(RSTe) (VROC)
Vendor equivalent Not Not MegaRAID 9440- MegaRAID 9440- MegaRAID 9361- MegaRAID 9361-
applicable applicable 8i 16i 8i 8i
Host interface Not Not PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
applicable applicable
Port interface 6 Gb SATA PCIe NVMe 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports Varies Varies 8 16 8 8
Port connectors 2x onboard Varies 2x Mini-SAS HD 4x Mini-SAS HD 2x Mini-SAS HD 2x Mini-SAS HD
SATA x4 (SFF-8643) x4 (SFF-8643) x4 (SFF-8643) x4 (SFF-8643)
Drive interface SATA NVMe SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD SSD HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SED, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SED, SSD
Hot-swap drives Yes (system Yes (system Yes Yes Yes Yes
dependent) dependent)
Max devices Varies Varies 8 16 8 8
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5 0, 1, 10, 5‡ 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 0, 1, 10 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6,
60
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache None None None None 1GB (Standard) 2GB (Standard)
Flash cache No No No No No Yes
protection
(CacheVault)
Performance No No Yes Yes No Yes
Accelerator
(FastPath)
SSD Caching No No No Yes No No
(CacheCade Pro
2.0)
SED support No No Yes Yes No Yes
(SafeStore)
Consistency check Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Patrol read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online capacity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
expansion
Online RAID level Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
migration
Global Hot Spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-rebuild Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
‡ Intel VROC NVMe RAID supports Intel-branded NVMe SSDs without any additional license. To enable RAID
using non-Intel NVMe SSDs requires VROC Premium which is a Feature on Demand (FoD) license upgrade
(part number 4L47A39164, feature code B96G)
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System x RAID controllers
The following table summarizes features and specifications of System x RAID controllers.
Table 4. System x RAID controller features and specifications summary
Feature C110 M1210 M1215 M5210 M5210e M5225-2GB
Form factor Onboard Custom PCIe low profile PCIe low profile Onboard PCIe low profile
Controller chip N/A* LSI SAS3004 LSI SAS3008 LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS3108
Host interface N/A* PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 6 Gb SATA 12 Gb SAS 12 Gbps SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 4 4 8 8 8
Drive interface SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD
Hot-swap drive support No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Number of drives* 4 4 32 32 192
RAID levels 0/1/10/5 0/1/10; 0/1/10; 0/1/10; 0/1/10/5/50;
Optional 5/50 Optional 5/50 Optional 5/50 and 6/60 Optional 6/60
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes Yes (Without cache) No
Cache None None None Up to 4 GB (Optional) 2 GB (Included)
Cache protection None None None Flash backup (Optional) Flash backup
(Included)
SED support (SafeStore) No Optional Optional Optional Yes
Performance None None None Optional Optional
Accelerator (FastPath)
SSD Caching None None None Optional Optional
(CacheCade Pro 2.0)
Consistency check Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Patrol read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online capacity expansion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online RAID level migration Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Global Hot Spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-rebuild Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* The number of drives depends on the RAID controller capabilities and supported internal drive bay
configurations (including SAS expanders in drive backplanes) or external storage expansion configurations for
the server in which the RAID controller is installed.
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ThinkServer RAID controllers
The following table summarizes features of ThinkServer RAID storage controllers.
Table 5. ThinkServer RAID controller features and specifications summary
RAID
Feature RAID 110i RAID 121i RAID 510i RAID 520i RAID 720i 720ix 9286CV-8e 9380-8e
Form factor Onboard Onboard AnyRAID Low profile Low profile AnyRAID Low profile Low profile
or AnyRAID
Controller chip N/A N/A LSI SAS2008 LSI SAS3008 LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS2208 LSI SAS3108
Host interface N/A N/A PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 6 Gb SATA 6 Gb SATA 6 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 6 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 8 6 8 8 8 8 8
Drive interface SATA SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD
Hot-swap Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
drive support
Number of drives^ 8* 5 8 8 8 26** 192 192
RAID levels 0/1/10; 0/1/10/5 0/1/10; 0/1/10; 0/1/10/5/50; 0/1/10/ 0/1/10/
Optional 5 Optional 5/50 Optional 5/50 Optional 6/60 with any 5/50/6/60 5/50/6/60
cache upgrade
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*** No No
(Without
cache)
Cache None None None None Up to 4 GB**** 1 GB 1 GB
Cache None None None None Flash backup Flash backup Flash backup
protection (Optional) (Included) (Required)
FastPath None None None None Yes Yes Yes
CacheCade None None None None Yes (With flash Optional None
Pro 2.0 backup)
Consistency Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
check
Patrol read No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online capacity No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
expansion
Online RAID level No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
migration
Global Hot Spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-rebuild Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
^ The number of drives depends on the RAID controller capabilities and supported internal drive bay
configurations or external storage expansion configurations for the server in which the RAID controller is
installed.
* Up to 6 drives can be configured in a RAID array, and the remaining two drives operate in JBOD mode.
** Includes SAS Expander.
*** JBOD mode is supported only with the non-backed cache.
**** A cache upgrade is required for the 720ix AnyRAID adapter operations, and it must be purchased together
with the controller.
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Controller features
The following table explains the RAID controller features in more detail.
Table 6. RAID controller features explanation
Feature Description
SED support MegaRAID SafeStore encryption services offer instant secure erase and local key management for self-
(SafeStore) encrypting drives. This technology secures data on a disk drive from any unauthorized access or
modification resulting from theft, loss, or repurposing of drives. Instant secure erase permanently removes
data when repurposing or decommissioning SEDs.
SafeStore local key management provides the necessary management and protection of SEDs by using a
simple pass phrase, security key identifier, and security key file that can be set and applied to all SEDs
that are assigned to a RAID adapter. This feature removes the complexity of managing each SED’s
unique encryption key, and it relieves the administrator of most of the daily tasks of securing data.
Performance MegaRAID FastPath feature provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSD-based virtual drives by
Accelerator using a low latency I/O path to increase the maximum I/O per second (IOPS) capability of the controller.
(FastPath) This feature boosts the performance of applications with a highly random data storage access pattern,
such as transactional databases.
SSD MegaRAID CacheCade read/write software accelerates the performance of HDD arrays with only an
Caching incremental investment in SSD technology. The software enables SSDs to be configured as a dedicated
(CacheCade pool of controller cache to help maximize the I/O performance for transaction-intensive applications, such
Pro 2.0)* as databases and web serving. CacheCade software tracks data storage access patterns and identifies
the most frequently accessed data. The hot data is then automatically stored on the solid-state storage
devices that are assigned as a dedicated cache pool on a RAID controller.
Consistency Consistency check verifies that all stripes in a virtual drive with a redundant RAID level are consistent.
check The consistency check mirrors data when an inconsistent stripe is detected for RAID 1 and re-creates the
parity from the peer disks for RAID 5 or RAID 6. Consistency checks can be scheduled to take place
periodically.
Patrol read Patrol read is a background sentry service that pro-actively discovers and corrects media defects (bad
sectors) that arise normally as a disk drive ages. The service issues a series of verify commands, and if a
bad block is discovered, the card's firmware uses RAID algorithms to re-create the missing data and
remap the sector to a good sector. The task is interruptible based on controller activity and host
operations. The firmware also provides an interface where the patrol read task can be initiated, set up for
continuous operation, and terminated from a management application. Patrol read can be activated by a
manual command or automatically.
Online Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) allows the capacity of a virtual disk to be expanded by adding new
capacity physical disks or making use of unused space on existing disks, without requiring a reboot.
expansion**
Online RAID Online RAID Level Migration, which is also known as logical drive migration, migrates a virtual drive from
level one RAID level to other RAID level without requiring a reboot. System availability and application
migration** functionality remain unaffected.
Hot Spare A hot spare rebuilds data from all virtual drives within the drive group in which it is configured to replace a
failed drive. Hot spares can be configured as either global or dedicated. A global hot spare allows any
physical drive to be designated as a hot spare. A dedicated hot spare allows the user to assign a hot
spare drive to a particular array of the same drive type.
Auto-rebuild Auto-rebuild allows a failed drive to be replaced and the data automatically rebuilt by using the new drive
in the same drive bay. The RAID drive group continues to handle requests while the rebuild occurs.
* Not all SSDs support CacheCade feature. For details, refer to the following web page:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/MIGR-5094754.
** RAID 10, 50 and 60 drive groups do not support Online Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration.
RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6 drive groups do not support Online Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration if
two or more virtual drives are defined on a single drive group.
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ThinkSystem RAID management tools
The following table lists the management tools for the following ThinkSystem RAID controllers:
RAID 530-8i
RAID 730-8i 1GB
RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash
RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash
RAID 930-16i 8GB Flash
RAID 930-24i 4GB Flash
RAID 930-8e 4GB Flash
Table 7. ThinkSystem RAID controller management tools
Operating system tool (after the OS is installed) Configuration
method Pre-boot tool Windows Linux VMware ESXi
User Interface F1 Setup: XClarity LSI Storage Authority LSI Storage None*
(UI) Provisioning Manager GUI / for Windows Authority for Linux
UEFI System Setup Text- Download Download
based Utility User Guide User Guide User Guide
XClarity Controller Web UI
RAID Setup User Guide
Command Line XClarity Controller CLI StorCLI StorCLI StorCLI
Interface (CLI) User Guide Download Download Download
User Guide User Guide User Guide
Configuration Lenovo XClarity Administrator None None None
patterns (Pro license required)
Download
User Guide
* VMware ESXi hosts running Lenovo Customized images of the ESXi hypervisor version 5.5 Update 1 or later
can be managed remotely via the LSI Storage Authority tool installed on a supported operating system.
The following table lists the management tools for the following controllers:
Onboard Intel RSTe-based SATA RAID controller
ThinkSystem M.2 with Mirroring Enablement Kit
Note: Onboard SATA RAID feature is not supported by VMware ESXi and other hypervisors.
Table 8. Onboard SATA and M.2 RAID management tools
Operating system tool (after the OS is installed) Configuration
method Pre-boot tool Windows Linux
User Interface (UI) F1 Setup: XClarity GUI Utility for Windows None
Provisioning Manager GUI / Download
UEFI System Setup
Text-based Utility User Guide
Command Line XClarity Controller CLI RSTCLI MDADM
Interface (CLI) User Guide Download Native Linux utility
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The following table briefly describes the management tools for the ThinkSystem RAID adapters.
Table 9. ThinkSystem RAID management tools overview
Management tool Purpose
Lenovo XClarity A browser-based user interface for accessing the IMM II features to perform remote server
Controller (XCC) management (system information and inventory, system configuration, firmware management, and
Web UI other tasks), including configuring RAID volumes.
XCC Command A command line interface program for XClarity Controller-based ThinkSystem servers for
Line Interface (XCC gathering system information and inventory; viewing, creating, and changing configuration
CLI) settings, including RAID volumes; managing firmware; performing miscellaneous tasks, such as
power control.
Lenovo XClarity An installation assistant that simplifies the process of installing and configuring Lenovo x86
Provisioning servers, including hardware configuration, RAID configuration, and operating system installation
Manager / F1 UEFI with minimal user intervention.
System Setup
Provisioning A Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) Utility user interface for configuring controllers, physical
Manager F1 UEFI disks, and virtual disks, and for performing other configuration tasks in a pre-boot, Unified
System Setup Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) environment.
Lenovo XClarity A centralized resource management solution that automates discovery, inventory, tracking,
Administrator monitoring, and provisioning for server, network, and storage hardware in a secure environment.
LSI/Avago Storage An easy-to-use web-based user interface in the operating system for creating, modifying,
Authority (LSA) monitoring, and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives,
and advanced features) locally and remotely.
Storage Command An easy-to-script command line interface in the operating system for creating, modifying,
Line Tool (StorCLI) monitoring, and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives,
and advanced features).
RSTe GUI Utility A GUI application in the Windows operating system for managing and monitoring RAID arrays and
volumes on the onboard SATA RAID controller.
RSTCLI A command line application in the Windows operating system that provides basic support for
creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes on the onboard SATA RAID controller.
MDADM A native Linux command line interface tool for managing and monitoring RAID arrays and volumes
on the onboard SATA RAID controller.
The following table compares capabilities of the ThinkSystem RAID management tools.
Table 10. ThinkSystem RAID management tool capabilities
F1 UEFI Setup / RSTe GUI /
XClarity XClarity Provisioning RSTCLI /
Configuration task Controller Administrator Manager LSA StorCLI MDADM
Creating arrays Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Creating volumes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assigning hot spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deleting arrays Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deleting volumes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Managing controller settings No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Managing drive settings No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Running consistency check No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Expanding capacity No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Migrating RAID level No No No Yes Yes Yes
* Not available in the UEFI System Setup for the onboard SATA RAID controller.
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System x RAID management tools
The following table lists the management tools for the following Avago/LSI chip-based System x
RAID controllers:
ServeRAID M1210
ServeRAID M1215
ServeRAID M5210
ServeRAID M5210e
ServeRAID M5225-2GB
Table 11. M1210, M1215, M5210, M5210e, and M5225-2GB management tools
Operating system tool (after the OS is installed) Configuration
method Pre-boot tool Windows Linux VMware ESXi
User Interface Manual configuration: MegaRAID Storage MegaRAID Storage None*
(UI) F1 UEFI system setup Manager for Windows Manager for Linux
(HII Utility) User Guide Download Download
IMM II Web UI User Guide User Guide User Guide
Guided configuration: LSI Storage Authority LSI Storage
ServerGuide Download for Windows Authority for Linux
Download Download
User Guide User Guide
Command Line IMM II CLI StorCLI StorCLI StorCLI
Interface (CLI) User Guide Download Download Download
User Guide User Guide User Guide
Configuration Lenovo XClarity Administrator None None None
patterns (Pro license required)
Download
User Guide
* VMware ESXi hosts running Lenovo Customized images of the ESXi hypervisor version 5.5 Update 1 or later can be managed
remotely via MegaRAID Storage Manager installed on a supported operating system.
The following table lists the management tools for the Intel RSTe-based ServeRAID C110 RAID controller.
Note: ServeRAID C110 is not supported by VMware ESXi and other hypervisors.
Table 12. C110 management tools
Operating system tool (after the OS is installed) Configuration
method Pre-boot tool Windows Linux
User Interface (UI) Manual configuration: GUI Utility for Windows None
F1 UEFI System Setup Download
(HII Utility) User Guide
Guided configuration:
ServerGuide Download
Command Line IMM II CLI RSTCLI MDADM
Interface (CLI) User Guide Download Native Linux utility
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The following table briefly describes the management tools for the System x RAID adapters.
Table 13. System x RAID management tools overview
Management tool Purpose
Integrated A browser-based user interface for accessing the IMM II features to perform remote server
Management management (system information and inventory, system configuration, firmware management, and
Module II (IMM II) other tasks), including configuring RAID volumes.
Web UI
IMM II Command A command line interface program for IMM II-based System x servers for gathering system
Line Interface information and inventory; viewing, creating, and changing configuration settings, including RAID
(IMM II CLI) volumes; managing firmware; performing miscellaneous tasks, such as power control.
ServerGuide An installation assistant that simplifies the process of installing and configuring Lenovo x86 servers,
including hardware configuration, RAID configuration, and operating system installation with minimal
user intervention.
Lenovo XClarity A centralized resource management solution that automates discovery, inventory, tracking,
Administrator monitoring, and provisioning for server, network, and storage hardware in a secure environment.
F1 UEFI System A Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) Utility user interface for configuring controllers, physical
Setup disks, and virtual disks, and for performing other configuration tasks in a pre-boot, Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) environment.
LSI/Avago Storage An easy-to-use web-based user interface in the operating system for creating, modifying,
Authority (LSA) monitoring, and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives,
and advanced features) locally and remotely.
MegaRAID An easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) tool in the operating system for creating, modifying,
Storage Manager monitoring, and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives,
(MSM) and advanced features) locally and remotely.
Storage Command An easy-to-script command line interface in the operating system for creating, modifying,
Line Tool monitoring, and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives,
(StorCLI) and advanced features).
RSTe GUI Utility A GUI application in the Windows operating system for managing and monitoring RAID arrays and
volumes on the C110.
RSTCLI A command line application in the Windows operating system that provides basic support for
creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes on the C110.
MDADM A native Linux command line interface tool for managing and monitoring RAID arrays and volumes
on the C110.
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The following table compares capabilities of the System x RAID management tools.
Table 14. System x RAID management tool capabilities
RSTe GUI /
RSTCLI /
Configuration task IMM II ServerGuide XClarity F1 UEFI Setup LSA MSM StorCLI MDADM
Creating arrays Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Creating volumes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assigning hot spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deleting arrays Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deleting volumes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Managing controller settings No No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes
Managing drive settings No No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes
Running consistency check No No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes
Expanding capacity No No No Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes
Migrating RAID level No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configuration wizard No No No No No Yes No No
* Not available in the UEFI System Setup for the C110.
ThinkServer RAID management tools
The following table lists the management tools for the following Avago/LSI chip-based ThinkServer RAID
controllers:
RAID 110i
RAID 510i
RAID 520i
RAID 720i
RAID 720ix
9286CV-8e
9380-8e
Note: ThinkServer RAID 110i is not supported by VMware ESXi and other hypervisors.
Table 15. Avago/LSI chip-based RAID controller management tools
Operating system tool (after the OS is installed) Configuration
method Pre-boot tool Windows Linux VMware ESXi
User Interface (UI) Manual configuration: MegaRAID Storage MegaRAID Storage None*
F1 UEFI System Setup Manager for Windows Manager for Linux
(HII Utility) User Guide Download Download
User Guide User Guide
Guided configuration:
EasyStartup Download
TDM Download
Command Line None StorCLI StorCLI StorCLI
Interface (CLI) Download Download Download
User Guide User Guide User Guide
* VMware ESXi hosts running Lenovo Customized images of the ESXi hypervisor version 5.5 Update 1 or later can be managed
remotely via MegaRAID Storage Manager installed on a supported operating system.
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The following table lists the management tools for the Intel RSTe-based RAID 121i controller.
Note: ThinkServer RAID 121i is not supported by VMware ESXi and other hypervisors.
Table 16. RAID 121i management tools
Operating system tool (after the OS is installed) Configuration
method Pre-boot tool Windows Linux
User Interface (UI) Manual configuration: GUI Utility for Windows None
F1 UEFI System Setup Download
(HII Utility) User Guide
Guided configuration:
EasyStartup Download
Command Line None RSTCLI MDADM
Interface (CLI) Download Native Linux utility
The following table briefly describes the management tools for the ThinkServer RAID adapters.
Table 17. ThinkServer RAID management tools overview
Management tool Purpose
EasyStartup A tool that simplifies the process of configuring RAID and installing Microsoft Windows and Linux
operating systems, VMware hypervisors, and device drivers on a single-socket (1P)
ThinkServer system.
ThinkServer A tool in the server firmware that simplifies the process of updating firmware, configuring UEFI
Deployment system settings, configuring RAID, and installing Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems or
Manager (TDM) VMware hypervisors and associated device drivers on a dual-socket (2P) ThinkServer system.
F1 UEFI System A Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) Utility user interface for configuring controllers, physical
Setup disks, and virtual disks, and for performing other configuration tasks in a pre-boot, Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) environment.
MegaRAID An easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) tool in the operating system for creating, modifying,
Storage Manager monitoring, and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives,
(MSM) and advanced features) locally and remotely.
Storage An easy-to-script command line interface in the operating system for creating, modifying, monitoring,
Command Line and maintaining storage configurations (controllers, drives, drive groups, virtual drives, and
Tool (StorCLI) advanced features).
RSTe GUI Utility A GUI application in the Windows operating system for managing and monitoring RAID arrays and
volumes on the RAID 121i.
RSTCLI A command line application in the Windows operating system that provides basic support for
creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes on the RAID 121i.
MDADM A native Linux command line interface tool for managing and monitoring RAID arrays and volumes
on the RAID 121i.
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The following table compares capabilities of the ThinkServer RAID management tools.
Table 18. ThinkServer RAID management tool capabilities
RSTe GUI /
EasyStartup / RSTCLI /
Configuration task TDM F1 UEFI Setup MSM StorCLI MDADM
Creating arrays Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Creating volumes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Assigning hot spare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deleting arrays No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deleting volumes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Managing controller settings No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Managing drive settings No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Running consistency check No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Expanding capacity No Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Migrating RAID level No No Yes Yes Yes
Configuration wizard No No Yes No No
* Not available in the UEFI System Setup for the RAID 121i.
Related publications and links
For more information, refer to the following publications:
Lenovo RAID Introduction
https://lenovopress.com/lp0578
Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID Adapter and HBA Reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1288
ThinkSystem M.2 Drives and M.2 Adapters product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0769-thinksystem-m2-drives-adapters
Understanding the Performance Benefits of MegaRAID FastPath with Lenovo Servers
https://lenovopress.com/lp0592
ThinkSystem Storage Adapter Software User Guide
https://download.lenovo.com/storage/thinksystem_storage_adapter_sw_ug.pdf
Lenovo Press Product Guides in the RAID Adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid#resource_type=product-guide&sort=publish_date
Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:
RAID Adapters
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