ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash Pci-e 12Gb Adapter

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

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

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Number of devices supported

16

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

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%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Other features

PCI Card form factor

Full-height (low-profile)