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Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). Supported storage drive interfaces: PCI Express on the Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 90% on the Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 20 - 80% on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
RAID levels
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:20 - 90%
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:20 - 80%

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Comparison of 4Y37A09727, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
24 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09727 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	PCI Express	SAS
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Form factorKnown for one	Low Profile PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3416	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	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	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	20 - 80%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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