The ThinkSystem RAID 930 family of internal 12 Gbps SAS RAID controllers are high-performance RAID-on-chip (ROC) adapters. These adapters support RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50/6/60, and include an extensive list of RAS and management features.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem RAID 930-4i, 8i, 16i and 24i adapters and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.

Specification

Product
Product id	597627
Brand	Lenovo
Partnr	7Y37A01084
EAN/UPC code	889488433452
Ports & interfaces
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Internal mini-SAS HD ports	2
External SAS ports	8
Performance
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
RAID Level Migration	Y
Data transfer rate	12000 Gbit/s
SSD support	Y
Chipset	LSI SAS3508
Number of devices supported	8
Online Capacity Expansion	Y
S. M. A. R. T. support	Y
Hot-swap	Y
Certification	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
System requirements
Linux operating systems supported	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Compatible operating systems	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 procent
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 procent
Other features
PCI Card form factor	Full-height (low-profile)