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Lenovo 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 5differ
  • 6identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: PCI Express 4.0 on the Lenovo 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the Lenovo 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 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 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, 20 - 80% on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express 4.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
  • RAID levels
    • 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Number of devices supported
    • 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:8
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 4Y37A93012 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:20 - 90%
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:20 - 80%

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Comparison of 4Y37A93012, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
22 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersPCI Express 4.0SAS
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate12 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers816
Hot-swapYesYes
CertificationDiffersUSA (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; WEEEUSA (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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Form factorKnown for oneLow Profile PCIeUnknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for oneSAS3808Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft 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
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 55 °C10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 90%20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080

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