ThinkServer TD340 - features LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i

I have been looking to add a few records to our current 4 disk RAID10 configuration - managed by SAS9240-8i controller. However, I have been informed by Lenovo they dropped the disc that we currently have 4, which means that we cannot just buy 2 more and add them to the current RAID.

My question is - the SAS9240-8i is able to manage two separate RAIDs? If we were to buy two disks could put us up in a RAID1 while still managing the other 4 disks in the RAID10?

I tried to find this info of LSI/Avago, but since it is a Lenovo machine, they were not able to provide me with the information I requested. I get a little more hoping answers here.

Thank you!

Hi DForza,

To answer your question, yes the 9240-8i is capable of multiple RAID volumes. In my opinion, that it supports up to 64 RAID volumes.

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