Lenovo ThinkSystem 730-8i - Storage controller (RAID) - 8 Channel - SATA / SAS 12Gb/s low profile - 12 Gbit/s - RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD - PCIe 3.0 x8 - for ThinkSystem SR670

General

Device Type

Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card - low profile

Host Bus

PCIe 3.0 x8

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces

2 x SAS 12Gb/s - 4 x Mini SAS HD (SFF-8643) (internal)

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support

Limited warranty - 1 year

Miscellaneous

Features

Online Capacity Expansion (OCE), Online RAID Level Migration (RLM), Disk Data Format (DDF) support, S.M.A.R.T. support

Compliant Standards

EN55022, EN55024, ICES-003 Class B, RoHS, WEEE, VCCI V-3, AS/NZS CISPR 22, CNS 13438, FCC CFR47 Part 15 B Class B, IEC/EN/UL 60950, FCC CFR47 Part 15 C Class A

Software / System Requirements

OS Required

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9, VMware vSphere 6.5 (ESXi), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi) Update 3, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5, VMware vSphere 6.5 (ESXi) Update 2, VMware vSphere 6.7 (ESXi), Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen, VMware vSphere 6.5 (ESXi) Update 1, VMware vSphere 6.7 (ESXi) Update 1

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature

10 °C

Max Operating Temperature

55 °C

Humidity Range Operating

20 - 90% (non-condensing)

Storage Controller

Processor

LSI LSISAS3108

Data Transfer Rate

12 Gbit/s

Max Storage Devices Qty

8

Buffer Size

1 GB

Channel Qty

8

RAID Level

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, JBOD

Supported Devices

Hard drive, disk array (RAID), solid state drive

Interface

SATA / SAS 12Gb/s

Compatibility Information

Designed For

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670