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	579308
Brand	Lenovo
Partnr	7Y37A01085
EAN/UPC code	889488433469
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	4
Performance
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
RAID Level Migration	Y
Data transfer rate	12000 Gbit/s
SSD support	Y
Internal memory	4000 MB
Chipset	LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supported	16
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
Compatible products	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
Processor
Built-in processor	Y
Processor family	LSI
System requirements
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with XEN VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
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)