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Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 930-16i

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 11identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 930-16i has 2 more internal mini-SAS HD ports than the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4 vs 2). The Lenovo RAID 930-16i has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i. Chipset: LSI SAS3508 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, LSI SAS3516 on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i.

  • Internal mini-SAS HD ports
    • 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:2
    • RAID 930-16i:4
  • RAID levels
    • 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
    • RAID 930-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Chipset
    • 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3508
    • RAID 930-16i:LSI SAS3516
  • Number of devices supported
    • 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8
    • RAID 930-16i:16

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Comparison of 7Y37A01084, RAID 930-16i
28 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsDiffers24
External SAS portsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate12000 Gbit/s12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
ChipsetDiffersLSI SAS3508LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supportedDiffers816
Online Capacity ExpansionYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Hot-swapYesYes
CertificationFCC 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) WEEEFCC 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
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000 MB
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneSUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5Microsoft 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 Serve
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 55 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8473308084733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneFull-height (low-profile)Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI

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