Raid Controllers - IBM x3850 X6 Planning And Implementation Manual

3.10.3 RAID controllers

The Storage Book contains two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots for RAID controllers or SAS HBAs for use
with the internal drives. If two eXFlash SSD units (16x 1.8-inch SSDs) are used, then two
controllers are required.
Figure 3-21 shows the Storage Book's internal components and one of the RAID adapters.
Figure 3-21 Storage Book side view
Table 3-11 lists the RAID controllers, HBAs, and additional hardware and feature upgrades
used for internal disk storage. The adapters are installed in slots in the Storage Book.
Table 3-11 RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage
Part Feature Description
number code
Controllers
46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
47C8675 A3YY N2215 SAS/SATA HBA
Hardware upgrades for the M5210
47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5210
47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
a. Requires cache memory upgrade (47C8656, 47C8660, or 47C8664)
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Two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots
for RAID adapters
Drive bays
ServeRAID adapter
Maximum Maximum
supported supported
x3850 X6 x3950 X6
2 4
2 4
2 4
2 4
2 4
1 2
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1 2
a
1 2
a
1 2
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where
used
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