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

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	A Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01084 View product	B Lenovo RAID 930-16i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Internal mini-SAS HD portsDiffers	2	4
External SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS3508	LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supportedDiffers	8	16
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5	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 Serve
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI

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