Storage Drives

M.2 is a solid-state drive (SSD) form factor primarily used as an operating system boot solution. Lenovo ThinkSystem servers support M.2 drives either with the addition of a supported M.2 adapter or module, or directly on the system board.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem M.2 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 the M.2 components, and consider their use in IT solutions.

M.2 is a solid-state drive (SSD) form factor primarily used as an operating system boot solution. Lenovo ThinkSystem servers support M.2 drives either with the addition of a supported M.2 adapter or module, or directly on the system board.

Introduction

M.2 is a solid-state drive (SSD) form factor primarily used as an operating system boot solution in conventional rack and tower servers, or as small form factor storage offering for edge servers.

Lenovo ThinkSystem servers support M.2 drives in one of three ways, depending on the server selected:

• One or two drives, mounted in an M.2 adapter, vertically in a dedicated slot
• Two or four drives, mounted horizontally in an M.2 adapter
• Installed directly on the system board