The following table summarizes features of supported drive controllers.
Table 10. Drive controller features and specifications summary
Feature
Integrated
6 Gb SATA
non-RAID)
M1215
M5210
N2215
Part number
None
46C9114
46C9110
47C8675
Form factor
Onboard
PCIe low profile
PCIe low profile
PCIe low profile
Controller chip
Not
applicable
LSI SAS3008
LSI SAS3108
LSI SAS3008
Host interface
Not
applicable
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface
6 Gbps
SATA
12 Gbps SAS
12 Gbps SAS
12 Gbps SAS
Number of ports
8
8
8
8
Port connectors
2x SATA x4 2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
2x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
2x Mini-SAS
HD x4
(SFF-8643)
Drive interface
SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
Drive type
HDD
HDD, SSD, SED
HDD, SSD, SED
HDD, SSD
Drive form factor
SFF, LFF
SFF, LFF
SFF, LFF
SFF, LFF
Hot-swap drives
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max devices
8
32 (RAID); 64 (JBOD)
240
1024
RAID levels
None
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
Yes (without cache)
Yes
Cache
None
None
1 GB no backup (47C8656)
1 GB flash backup (47C8660)
2 GB flash backup (47C8664)
4 GB flash backup (47C8668)
None
SafeStore
No
Yes (with RAID 5 FoD
upgrade)
Yes (with RAID 5 FoD or any cache
upgrade)
No
Performance
Accelerator
(FastPath)
No
No
Optional (47C8710)
No
SSD Caching
(CacheCade Pro
2.0)
No
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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