Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter

Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i is a 12 Gb SAS/SATA internal RAID adapter that offers a cost-effective RAID solution for small to medium business customers. This adapter has 1 GB of cache, supports RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50, and includes an extensive list of RAS and management features.

The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i Adapter has the following specifications:

•PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface

•12 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID controller

•1 Gb cache (not upgradeable)

•Connectivity for up to 8 internal SAS or SATA drives

•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.

•Support for RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 standard

•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

•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

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