ThinkSystem 930-8i - Storage controller (RAID) - 8 Channel - SATA / SAS 12Gb/s low profile

Introduction

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.

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

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Number of devices supported

8

Online Capacity Expansion

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%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Other features

PCI Card form factor

Full-height (low-profile)