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The following table summarizes features of supported storage controllers.
Table 13. Storage controller features and specifications summary
Feature C110 M1210 M1215 M5210 N2215
Part number None 00JY194 46C9114 46C9110 47C8675
Form factor Onboard Custom PCIe low profile PCIe low profile PCIe low profile
Controller chip Not
applicable
LSI SAS3004 LSI SAS3008 LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS3008
Host interface Not
applicable
PCIe 3.0 x4 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 12 Gbps SAS
Number of ports 4 4 8 8 8
Port connectors Custom 1x Mini-SAS HD x4
(SFF-8643)
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 SAS, SATA
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD, SED HDD, SSD, SED HDD, SSD, SED HDD, SSD
Drive form factor SFF, LFF SFF, LFF SFF, LFF SFF, LFF SFF, LFF
Hot-swap drive
support
No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum number of
devices
4 4 32 (RAID);
64 (JBOD)
240 1024
RAID levels 0/1/10/5 0/1/10;
Optional 5/50
(00AE930)
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 Yes (without cache) Yes
Cache None None None 1 GB no backup
(47C8656)
1 GB flash backup
(47C8660)
2 GB flash backup
(47C8664)
4 GB flash backup
(47C8668)
None
SED key management
(SafeStore)
No Yes (with RAID 5
FoD upgrade)
Yes (with RAID 5
FoD upgrade)
Yes (with RAID 5 FoD
upgrade
or any cache upgrade)
No
Performance
Accelerator (FastPath)
No No No Optional (47C8710) No
SSD Caching
(CacheCade Pro 2.0)
No No No Optional (47C8712) No
Important: ServeRAID C110 is not supported by virtualization hypervisors, including VMware vSphere
(ESXi), Linux KVM, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
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