Introduction

The ThinkSystem RAID 530 family are entry-level 12 Gb SAS/SATA internal RAID adapters that offer a cost-effective RAID solution for small to medium business customers. These cacheless adapters support RAID levels 0/1/10/5/50, and include an extensive list of RAS and management features.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem RAID 530-4i and 530-8i adapters and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the adapters and consider their use in IT solutions.

Ports & interfaces

Supported storage drive interfaces

SAS

Host interface

PCI Express x8

PCI Express slots version

3.0

Internal mini-SAS HD ports

2

Performance

RAID levels

0,1,10,5,50

RAID Level Migration

Y

Data transfer rate

12000 Gbit/s

SSD support

Y

Chipset

LSI SAS3408

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Number of devices supported

8

Online Capacity Expansion

Y

Hot-swap

Y

Processor

Built-in processor

Y

Processor family

LSI

System requirements

Compatible operating systems

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with XEN VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

10 - 55 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 70 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

20 - 90%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Other features

PCI Card form factor

Full-height (low-profile)