The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i combines uncompromised HBA functionality with basic RAID support in hardware using the PM8222 SmartIOC 2100 controller. The adapter provides high levels of storage performance and scalability. The 8-port adapter can achieve up to 1.5M IOPS (random read using 4KB blocks).

Form factors
PCIe low profile

Controller chip
Adaptec PM8222 SmartIOC 2100

Adaptec equivalent
Adaptec SmartHBA 2100-8i

Host interface
PCIe 3.0 x8

Port interface
12 Gb SAS

Number of ports
8
Port connectors
2x Mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643)

Drive interface
SAS, SATA

Drive type
HDD, SSD

Hot-swap drives
Yes

Max devices
8
RAID levels
0, 1, 10, 5

JBOD mode (HBA mode / Raw)
Yes

Cache
None

SED support
Yes