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The following table summarizes features of supported SAS/SATA storage controllers.
Table 20. Storage controller features and specifications (LP = Low profile, FHHL = Full-height half-length)
RAID
Feature 530-8i
Form factor PCIe LP
SAS controller chip SAS3408
SAS expander chip None
Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 8
Connector type SFF-8643 x4
Number of connectors 2
Drive interface SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD,
SED
Hot-swap Yes
drive support
Number of drives 8
RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50
JBOD mode Yes
Cache None
Cache protection None
SED key management Yes
(SafeStore)
SSD I/O acceleration Yes
(FastPath)
SSD Caching No
(CacheCade Pro 2.0)
Consistency check Yes
Patrol read Yes
Online capacity Yes
expansion
Online RAID level Yes
migration
Global Hot Spare Yes
Auto-rebuild Yes
* HBAs do not support key management for SEDs; third-party host software is responsible for managing the keys.
** The SSD caching feature has been phased out in the new generation of advanced RAID controllers.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:
RAID adapters
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid#rt=product-guide
Host bus adapters
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba#rt=product-guide
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Server
RAID RAID
730-8i 930-8i
PCIe LP PCIe LP
SAS3108 SAS3508
None None
PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
8 8
SFF-8643 x4 SFF-8643 x4
2 2
SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
HDD, SSD HDD, SSD,
SED
Yes Yes
8 8
0/1/10/5/50 0/1/10/5/
50/6/60
Yes Yes
1 GB 2 GB
None Flash backup
(Included)
No Yes
No Yes
No No**
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
RAID RAID
930-16i 930-24i
PCIe LP PCIe FHHL
SAS3516 SAS3508
None SAS35X36R
PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
16 24
SFF-8643 x4 SFF-8643 x4
4 6
SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
HDD, SSD, HDD, SSD,
SED SED
Yes Yes
16 24
0/1/10/5/ 0/1/10/5/
50/6/60 50/6/60
Yes Yes
4 GB; 8 GB 4 GB
Flash backup Flash backup
(Included) (Included)
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No** No**
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
430-8i 430-16i
HBA HBA
PCIe LP PCIe LP
SAS3408 SAS3416
None None
PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
8 16
SFF-8643 x4 SFF-8643 x4
2 4
SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
HDD, SSD, HDD, SSD,
SED* SED*
Yes Yes
8 16
None None
Yes Yes
None None
None None
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
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