The following table summarizes features of supported storage controllers.
Table 12. Storage controller features and specifications summary
Feature
M1215
M5210
N2215
Part number
46C9114
46C9110
47C8675
Form factor
PCIe low profile
PCIe low profile
PCIe low profile
Controller chip
LSI SAS3008
LSI SAS3108
LSI SAS3008
Host interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface
12 Gbps SAS
12 Gbps SAS
12 Gbps SAS
Number of ports
8
8
8
Port connectors
2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
Drive interface
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
Drive type
HDD, SSD, SED
HDD, SSD, SED
HDD, SSD
Drive form factor
SFF, LFF
SFF, LFF
SFF, LFF
Hot-swap drives
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max devices
32 (RAID); 64 (JBOD)
240
1024
RAID levels
0/1/10;
Optional 5/50 (00AE930)
0/1/10; Optional 5/50
(RAID 5 FoD, 47C8708,
or cache upgrades);
Optional 6/60 (47C8706)
None
JBOD mode
Yes
Yes (without cache)
Yes
Cache
None
1 GB no backup (47C8656)
1 GB flash backup (47C8660)
2 GB flash backup (47C8664)
4 GB flash backup (47C8668)
None
SED support (SafeStore)
Yes (with RAID 5
FoD upgrade)
Yes (with RAID 5 FoD upgrade
or any cache upgrade)
No
Performance Accelerator (FastPath) No
Optional (47C8710)
No
SSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0)
No
Optional (47C8712)
No
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
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