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The following table summarizes features of supported RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage.
Table 32. Features and specifications of the RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage
Feature RAID 930-8e 430-8e HBA 430-16e HBA
Form factor PCIe LP PCIe LP PCIe LP
SAS controller chip SAS3508 SAS3408 SAS3416
Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS 12 Gb SAS
Number of ports 8 8 16
Connector type SFF-8644 x4 SFF-8644 x4 SFF-8644 x4
Number of connectors 2 2 4
Drive interface SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD, SED HDD, SSD, SED* HDD, SSD, SED*
Hot-swap drive support Yes Yes Yes
Number of devices 480 2048 4096
RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 None None
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes
Cache 4 GB None None
Cache protection Flash backup (Included) None None
SED key management (SafeStore) Yes No No
SSD I/O acceleration (FastPath) Yes No No
SSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0) No** No No
Consistency check Yes No No
Patrol read Yes No No
Online capacity expansion Yes No No
Online RAID level migration Yes No No
Global Hot Spare Yes No No
Auto-rebuild Yes No No
* HBAs do not support key management for SEDs; third-party host software is responsible for managing the keys.
** The SSD caching feature has been phased out in the new generation of advanced RAID controllers.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:
RAID adapters
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid?rt=product-guide
Host bus adapters
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba?rt=product-guide
Fibre Channel host bus adapters
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