Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i Internal RAID
Adapters
Product Guide
The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i family is a 12 Gb SAS/SATA internal RAID adapter that offers a costeffective RAID solution for small to medium business customers. The 730-8i is available either as a 1GB
cache adapter without flash backup, or a 2GB cache adapter with flash backup. The adapters support
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 (the 2GB adapter also supports 6 and 60), and include an extensive list of
RAS and management features.
The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache adapter is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter
Did you know?
RAID on Chip-based controllers such as the RAID 730-8i adapters have a dedicated processor that
offloads RAID functions from the server's CPU. With hardware acceleration for RAID operations plus
dedicated cache memory, the 730-8i is a cost-effective storage solution for ThinkSystem servers.
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Part number information
The following table provides the ordering part numbers for the adapters.
Product availability: The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache adapter is available world-wide,
except for USA and Canada. Other adapters are available world-wide.
Table 1. Part numbers and feature codes
Part number Feature code Description
7Y37A01083 AUNH ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter
4Y37A16226 B5MQ ThinkSystem SR670 RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache Adapter
4Y37A09722 B4RQ ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
The following figure shows the ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter with the included
external power module.
Figure 2. ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
Technical specifications
The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i Adapter family has the following specifications:
PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
12 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID controller
Cache options (neither are ugradable):
730-8i 1GB Cache adapter: 1GB cache without flash-based backup
730-8i 2GB Flash adapter: 2GB cache with flash-based backup
Flash backup (2GB Flash adapter only):
MegaRAID flash cache protection with NAND flash memory
Powered by an externally mounted CacheVault Power Module supercapacitor
Connectivity for up to 8 internal SAS or SATA drives
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Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs. Mixing SAS and SATA drives in the same
array is not supported. Mixing of HDDs and SSDs in the same array is not supported.
Support for intermixing of 12 Gbps and 6 Gbps drives.
RAID levels supported:
730-8i 1GB Cache adapter: RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50
730-8i 2GB Flash adapter: RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60
Support for JBOD (non-RAID) drive state
Support for up to 64 virtual disks, up to 128 arrays, up to 16 virtual disks per array
Support for logical drive sizes greater than 2 TB.
Configurable stripe size from 64 KB up to 1 MB
Supports 512e, 512n and 4K sector formatted drives
Support for SafeStore for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) (2GB Flash adapter only)
Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (CoD).
S.M.A.R.T. support.
Configuration through
XClarity Provisioning Manager UEFI interface
XClarity Controller web interface
XClarity Administrator Configuration Patterns
StorCLI command-line interface
LSI Storage Authority (LSA) GUI interface
UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure (HII)
Note: CacheCade is not supported by these adapters
The following table lists the specifications of the RAID 730-8i adapters.
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Table 2. Specifications
Feature RAID 730-8i 1GB RAID 730-8i 2GB
Part number 7Y37A01083
4Y37A16226
4Y37A09722
Form factor PCIe low profile PCIe low profile
Controller chip LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS3108
Broadcom equivalent MegaRAID 9361-8i MegaRAID 9361-8i
Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 8 8
Port connectors 2x Mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643) 2x Mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643)
Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD, SED
Hot-swap drives Yes Yes
Max devices 8 8
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
JBOD mode Yes Yes
Cache 1GB (Standard) 2GB (Standard)
CacheVault cache protection with Flash No Yes
Performance Accelerator (FastPath) No Yes
SSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0) No No
SED support (SafeStore) No Yes
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Features
The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i adapter has the following standard features:
Global and dedicated hot spare with revertible hot spare support
A hot spare rebuilds data from all virtual disks within the disk group in which it is configured. You
can define a physical disk as a hot spare to replace a failed drive. Hot spares can be configured as
either global or dedicated. A global hot spare allows any physical drive to be designated as a hot
spare. A dedicated hot spare allows the user to assign a hot spare drive to a particular array of the
same drive type.
Drive roaming
Drive roaming occurs when the physical disks are changed to different ports on the same
controller. When the drives are placed on different channels, the controller detects the RAID
configuration from the configuration data on the drives.
Auto-resume on array rebuild or array reconstruction after the loss of system power
Auto-resume uses non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) to save the rebuild progress during a host reboot or
power failure to automatically resume from the last checkpoint. Auto-resume ensures that data
integrity is maintained throughout the process. The card supports a number of features that can be
implemented without rebooting the server. Applications, such as email and web server, benefit from
avoiding downtime during the transition.
Online Capacity Expansion
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) allows the capacity of a virtual disk to be expanded by adding
new physical disks or making use of unused space on existing disks, without requiring a reboot.
Online RAID Level Migration
Online RAID Level Migration (RLM), which is also known as logical drive migration, can migrate a
virtual disk from any RAID level to any other RAID level without requiring a reboot. System
availability and application functionality remain unaffected.
Fast initialization for quick array setup
Fast initialization quickly writes zeros to the first and last sectors of the virtual drive. This feature
allows you to immediately start writing data to the virtual drive while the initialization is running in
the background.
Consistency check for background data integrity
Consistency check verifies that all stripes in a virtual disk with a redundant RAID level are
consistent. The consistency check mirrors data when an inconsistent stripe is detected for RAID 1
and re-creates the parity from the peer disks for RAID 5 or RAID 6. Consistency checks can be
scheduled to take place periodically.
Extensive online configuration options and advanced monitoring and event notification
Management tools provide convenience for the configuration of logical volumes and alerting when
errors have occurred or are about to occur.
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Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
Patrol read is a background sentry service that pro-actively discovers and corrects media defects
(bad sectors) that arise normally as a disk drive ages. The service issues a series of verify
commands, and if a bad block is discovered, the card's firmware uses RAID algorithms to re-create
the missing data and remap the sector to a good sector. The task is interruptible based on
controller activity and host operations. The firmware also provides an interface where the patrol
read task can be initiated, set up for continuous operation, and terminated from a management
application. Patrol read can be activated by a manual command or automatically.
MegaRAID FastPath SSD performance acceleration (2GB Flash adapter only)
MegaRAID FastPath software provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSD-based virtual
drives by using a low latency I/O path to increase the maximum I/O per second (IOPS) capability of
the controller. This feature boosts the performance of applications with a highly random data
storage access pattern, such as transactional databases.
MegaRAID flash cache protection (2GB Flash adapter only)
MegaRAID flash cache protection uses NAND flash memory, which is powered by a CacheVault
Power Module supercapacitor, to protect data that is stored in the controller cache. This module
eliminates the need for a lithium-ion battery, which is commonly used to protect DRAM cache
memory on PCI RAID controllers. To avoid the possibility of data loss or corruption during a power
or server failure, flash cache protection technology transfers the contents of the DRAM cache to
NAND flash using power from the offload power module. After the power is restored to the RAID
controller, the content of the NAND flash is transferred back to the DRAM, which is flushed to disk.
MegaRAID SafeStore support for self-encrypting drive (SED) services (2GB Flash adapter only)
MegaRAID SafeStore encryption services offer instant secure erase and local key management for
self-encrypting drives. This technology represents a step forward in securing data on a disk drive
from any unauthorized access or modification resulting from theft, loss, or repurposing of drives.
Instant secure erase permanently removes data when repurposing or decommissioning SEDs.
SafeStore local key management provides the necessary management and protection of SEDs by
using a simple pass phrase, security key identifier, and security key file that can be set and applied
to all SEDs that are assigned to a RAID adapter. This feature removes the complexity of managing
each SED’s unique encryption key, and it essentially relieves the administrator of most of the daily
tasks of securing data.
XClarity Provisioning Manager for pre-boot array configuration and management
Provisioning Manager is the ThinkSystem UEFI-based application that includes a RAID setup
wizard to help you configure drive groups and virtual disks before installing or booting the operating
system.
XClarity Controller web interface for remote storage management
XClarity Controller (XCC) is the systems management processor integrated in all ThinkSystem
servers. The XCC web interface allows you to perform storage inventory, create and edit virtual
disks, view events, import a new controller configuration, and perform firmware updates on the
adapter.
Note: MegaRAID CacheCade and MegaRAID Storage Manager are not supported.
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Server support
The following table lists the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
Table 3. ThinkSystem server support
Part
number Description
1S Rack &
Tower 2S Rack & Tower
4S
Rack
Dense/
Blade
7Y37A01083 ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB
Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N N N N
4Y37A16226 ThinkSystem SR670 RAID 730-8i
1GB Cache Adapter
N N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N N N
4Y37A09722 ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB
Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N N N N
ST50 (7Y48/7Y50)
ST250 (7Y45/7Y46)
SR150 (7Y54)
SR250 (7Y51/7Y52)
ST550 (7X09/7X10)
SR530 (7X07/7X08)
SR550 (7X03/7X04)
SR570 (7Y02/7Y03)
SR590 (7X98/7X99)
SR630 (7X01/7X02)
SR650 (7X05/7X06)
SR670 (7Y36/7Y37/7Y38)
SR850 (7X18/7X19)
SR860 (7X69/7X70)
SR950 (7X11/12/13)
SD530 (7X21)
SD650 (7X58)
SN550 (7X16)
SN850 (7X15)
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Operating system support
The following tables list the supported operating systems for the adapters:
ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 7Y37A01083
ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter, 4Y37A09722
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Table 4. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter,
7Y37A01083 (Part 1 of 2)
Operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Microsoft Windows Server version 1803 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Y Y Y N N N N N N N N Y N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 U3 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1 N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2 Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 N N N Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N
SR250
ST250
ST50
SR635
SR655
SR530 (Gen 2)
SR550 (Gen 2)
SR570 (Gen 2)
SR590 (Gen 2)
SR630 (Gen 2)
SR650 (Gen 2)
SR670 (Gen 2)
SR850 (Gen 2)
SR860 (Gen 2)
SR950 (Gen 2)
ST550 (Gen 2)
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Table 5. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter,
7Y37A01083 (Part 2 of 2)
Operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1803 N N N N Y Y N Y Y Y N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 U3 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 Y Y N N Y Y N Y N Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 N N N N N N N N N N N
SR530 (Gen 1)
SR550 (Gen 1)
SR570 (Gen 1)
SR590 (Gen 1)
SR630 (Gen 1)
SR650 (Gen 1)
SR670 (Gen 1)
SR850 (Gen 1)
SR860 (Gen 1)
SR950 (Gen 1)
ST550 (Gen 1)
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Table 6. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter,
4Y37A09722 (Part 1 of 2)
Operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Microsoft Windows Server version 1803 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 U3 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1 N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2 Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 N N N Y Y N N N N N N N N N N
SR250
ST250
ST50
SR635
SR655
SR530 (Gen 2)
SR550 (Gen 2)
SR570 (Gen 2)
SR590 (Gen 2)
SR630 (Gen 2)
SR650 (Gen 2)
SR850 (Gen 2)
SR860 (Gen 2)
SR950 (Gen 2)
ST550 (Gen 2)
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Table 7. Operating system support for ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter,
4Y37A09722 (Part 2 of 2)
Operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1803 N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 N Y N N N N N N N N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 U3 Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 N N N N N N N N N N
SR530 (Gen 1)
SR550 (Gen 1)
SR570 (Gen 1)
SR590 (Gen 1)
SR630 (Gen 1)
SR650 (Gen 1)
SR850 (Gen 1)
SR860 (Gen 1)
SR950 (Gen 1)
ST550 (Gen 1)
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Warranty
The adapters carry a 1-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported ThinkSystem server, the
adapter assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.
Operating environment
The adapter is supported in the following environment:
Operating:
Temperature: 10°C to 55°C (50°F to 131°F)
Relative humidity: 20% to 90% (non-condensing)
Storage
Temperature with package: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Agency approvals
The adapter has the following agency approvals:
FCC 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
Related publications and links
For more information, see the following documents:
Lenovo ThinkSystem product publications:
http://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp
ServerProven hardware compatibility:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven
Lenovo RAID Management Tools and Resources:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0579-lenovo-raid-management-tools-and-resources
Lenovo RAID Introduction
https://lenovopress.com/lp0578-lenovo-raid-introduction
Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:
RAID Adapters
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