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Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 10 - 55 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (10 - 55 °C vs 0 - 55 °C). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. Host interface: PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
Host interface
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 4Y37A72486, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
23 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)	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
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Form factorKnown for one	Custom (CFF)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236	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
System requirementsidentical
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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