Table 10. Internal drive configurations: Hybrid
Model
Hot-swap drive quantity
Hypervisor boot drive
2.5" HDDs
(6 Gb NL SATA)
(min / max)
2.5" SSDs
(6 Gb SATA)
Storage
controller
M.2 SSDs
(6 Gb SATA)
Storage
controller
HX2320-E Hybrid
4 / 7
1
1x 430-8i
2x 128 GB
M.2 with Mirroring
4 / 6
2
1x 430-8i
2x 128 GB
M.2 with Mirroring
HX2720-E Hybrid
4 / 5
1
1x 430-8i
2x 128 GB
M.2 with Mirroring
4 / 4
2
1x 430-8i
2x 128 GB
M.2 with Mirroring
Table 11. Internal drive configurations: All Flash
Model
Hot-swap drive quantity (min / max)
Hypervisor boot drive
2.5" SSDs
(6 Gb SATA)
Storage
controller
M.2 SSDs
(6 Gb SATA)
Storage
controller
HX2320-E All Flash
4 / 8
1x 430-8i
2x 128 GB
M.2 with Mirroring
HX2720-E All Flash
4 / 6
1x 430-8i
2x 128 GB
M.2 with Mirroring
The following tables list the drive selection options for hybrid and all flash storage configurations.
Table 12. Drive selection options: Hybrid configurations
Description
Quantity (min / max)
HX2320-E
HX2720-E
SSD selection: Cache tier
ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 480GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
1 / 2
1 / 2
ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 960GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
1 / 2
1 / 2
ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 1.92TB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
1 / 2
1 / 2
HDD selection: Capacity tier
ThinkSystem 2.5" 1TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD
4 / 7
4 / 5
ThinkSystem 2.5" 2TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD
4 / 7
4 / 5
ThinkSystem 2.5" 2.4TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD
4 / 7
4 / 5
Table 13. Drive selection options: All Flash configurations
Description
Quantity (min / max)
HX2320-E
HX2720-E
ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 480GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
4 / 8
4 / 6
ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 960GB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
4 / 8
4 / 6
ThinkSystem 2.5" Intel S4600 1.92TB Mainstream SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
4 / 8
4 / 6
Configuration note: All SSD drives in the appliance must be of the same type and capacity. All HDD
drives in the appliance must be of the same type and capacity.
Lenovo ThinkAgile HX2320-E and HX2720-E Appliances
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