Controller selections

This section provides controller selection information for configurations with 2.5-inch front drive bays.

The server supports both Gen 3 and Gen 4 RAID/HBA adapters:

Gen 3 RAID/HBA adapters: 430-8i, 4350-8i, 430-16i, 4350-16i, 530-8i, 5350-8i, 530-16i, 930-8i, 9350-8i, 930-16i, 9350-16i
Gen 4 RAID/HBA adapters: 440-8i, 440-16i, 540-8i, 540-16i, 940-8i, 940-16i, 940-32i

For more information about the controllers, see Technical specifications.

The following table lists the supported controller combinations for configurations with 2.5-inch front drive bays.

S/S: SATA/SAS, Any: AnyBay, OB: onboard, EXP: expander

Front bays			Mid bays		Rear bays		CPUs	Controllers
S/S 2.5"	NVMe 2.5"	Any 2.5"	S/S 2.5"	NVMe 2.5"	S/S 2.5"	S/S 3.5"	CPUs	Controllers
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	OB SATA
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i
							1 or 2	CFF RAID 8i
							1 or 2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	OB SATA + 1 x RAID 8i
							1 or 2	2 x RAID/HBA 8i
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i
							1 or 2	1 x RAID 32i
							1 or 2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i
24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	3 x RAID 8i
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 32i
							1 or 2	1 x HBA 16i + 1 x RAID 530-8i
							1 or 2	2 x HBA 8i + 1 x RAID 530-8i
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + CFF EXP
							1 or 2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + CFF EXP
24	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	4 x RAID 8i
							1 or 2	1 x RAID 32i
							1 or 2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 8i
							2	CFF EXP + CFF RAID/HBA 16i
24	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	CFF EXP + CFF RAID/HBA 16i
24	0	0	8	0	4	0	2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 8i
24	0	0	8	0	4	0	2	CFF EXP + CFF RAID/HBA 16i
24	0	0	8	0	8	0	2	CFF EXP + CFF RAID/HBA 16i
24	0	0	8	0	8	0	2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 16i
0	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	OB NVMe
0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	OB NVMe + 1 x Retimer
0	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	OB NVMe + 1 x Retimer
	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	OB NVMe + 3 x Retimer
0	24	0	0	8	0	0	2	4 x 1611-8P
8	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	OB SATA + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x CFF RAID 8i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							1 or 2	OB SATA + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe + Retimer
16	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + CFF EXP + OB NVMe
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + CFF EXP + Retimer
8	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer
8	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe + Retimer
0	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	OB SATA + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF RAID 8i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	1 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
0	0	16	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	2 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
0	0	16	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	1 x CFF RAID 940-16i Tri-mode
0	0	24	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	3 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
0	8	8	0	0	0	0	2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer
0	8	8	0	0	0	0	2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe + Retimer
8	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	2 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID/HBA 32i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe
							1 or 2	2 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	OB SATA + 1 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + 1 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + 1 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
							1 or 2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + 1 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
8	0	16	0	0	0	0	1 or 2	1x RAID/HBA 8i + 2 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + 2 x RAID 940-8i Tri-mode
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 8i + 1 x RAID 940-16i Tri-mode
							1 or 2	1 x RAID/HBA 16i + 1 x RAID 940-16i Tri-mode
16	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	3 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID 32i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + CFF EXP + OB NVMe
							1 or 2	1 x RAID 32i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer
16	0	8	0	0	4	0	2	4 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	1 x RAID 32i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe
							2	CFF RAID/HBA 16i + CFF EXP + OB NVMe
							1 or 2	1 x RAID 32i + OB NVMe + Retimer
							1 or 2	CFF EXP + 1 x RAID/HBA 8i + OB NVMe + Retimer

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