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RAID 720i PCIe is a 12 Gb adapter similar to the AnyRAID 720i but in a regular PCIe form factor. It
supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with optional 1 GB cache (without flash), or 1 GB, 2 GB or 4 GB
cache each with CacheVault (flash), CacheCade, and FastPath support.
The following table summarizes the features and specifications of RAID controllers for use with 2.5-inch
drive bay configurations.
Table 8. RAID controller features and specifications summary - AnyRAID adapters
AnyRAID 110i AnyRAID 510i AnyRAID 720i AnyRAID 720ix
Part number None 4XC0G88837 4XC0G88838 4XC0G88839
Form factor AnyRAID
(passthru)
AnyRAID AnyRAID AnyRAID
Controller chip Intel PCH LSI SAS2008 LSI SAS3108 LSI SAS3108
Host interface Not applicable PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface 6 Gbps SATA 6 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS
Drive interface SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
Includes SAS expander No No No Yes
Drive type HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD HDD, SSD
Number of drives 8* 8 8 24
RAID levels 0/1/10;
optional 5
(4XB0F28690)
0/1/10;
optional 5/50
(4XB0F28692)
0/1/10/5/50; optional
6/60 with cache upgrade
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
JBOD mode Yes Yes Yes (without cache) Yes (with 1GB
no-backup cache)
Cache (some with
CacheVault flash-backed
cache)
None None Optional:
1 GB flash-backed
(4XB0F28696)
2 GB flash-backed
(4XB0F28697)
4 GB flash-backed
(4XB0F28698)
1 GB (no backup)
(4XB0F28695)
Required:
1 GB flash-
backed
(4XB0F28696)
2 GB flash-
backed
(4XB0F28697)
4 GB flash-
backed
(4XB0F28698)
1 GB (no backup)
(4XB0F28695)
FastPath No No Yes (with flash backup) Yes (with flash
backup)
CacheCade 2.0 No No Yes (with flash backup) Yes (with flash
backup)
RD450 internal
tape drive support
No No No Yes
* Up to 6 drives can be configured in a RAID array, and the remaining two drives operate in JBOD mode.
The following table summarizes the features and specifications of supported PCIe RAID controllers for use
with 3.5-inch drive bay configurations and the 8x 2.5-inch drive bay configuration that uses a backplane
with SAS connectors.
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