PCIe 4.0 x8 host interface
12 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID controllers, based on the Broadcom MegaRAID 9540 adapter family
Cacheless (not upgradeable)
Connectivity for up to 16 internal SAS or SATA drives, depending on the adapters:
RAID 540-8i: 8 internal drives
RAID 540-16i: 16 internal drives
Supports SAS and SATA drives
Supports NVMe using Tri-Mode (RAID 540-8i only). See the Features section for details and requirements.
Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs. Mixing SAS and SATA drives in the same array is not supported. Mixing of HDDs and SSDs in the same array is not supported.
Support for intermixing of 12 Gbps and 6 Gbps drives.
RAID level support: RAID 0, 1, 10