Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 10 - 55 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte (10 - 55 °C vs 0 - 55 °C). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte (20 - 90% vs 10 - 90%). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, -40 - 70 °C on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Operating temperature (T-T)
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0 - 55 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:-20 - 70 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:10 - 90%
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:20 - 90%

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Comparison of RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
25 specifications	A Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	VMware vSphere ESXi	Unknown — not stated by the source

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