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The following table lists drive types and internal drive bay configurations supported by the RAID
controllers and HBAs (SAS HDDs include both SAS and NL SAS HDDs, and SATA HDDs include both
SATA and NL SATA HDDs).
Table 9. Drive types and internal drive bay configurations supported by the RAID controllers and HBAs
RAID controller Drive type
ServeRAID C105 SAS HDD
SATA HDD
SATA SSD
ServeRAID H1110 SAS HDD
SATA HDD
SATA SSD
ServeRAID M1115 SAS HDD
SATA HDD
SATA SSD
ServeRAID M5110 SAS HDD
SATA HDD
SATA SSD
6Gb Performance SAS HDD
Optimized HBA
SATA HDD
SATA SSD
* Requires an FoD upgrade for ServeRAID C105 to support eight SATA HDDs (8-pack SATA Enabler, part number
90Y4349).
The ServeRAID C105 onboard controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 3 Gbps SATA ports

Up to 3 Gbps throughput per port

Supports up to eight (up to four standard, with an additional four with optional 8-pack enabler,

90Y4349) SATA HDDs (SAS not supported)
Supports hot-swap and simple-swap drives

Supports RAID 0, 1, and 10

Support for up to eight volumes

Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB

Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB

Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
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System x3530 M4 (E5-2400 v2)
4x 2.5-in. 8x 2.5-in.
hot-swap hot-swap
No support No support
Yes Yes*
No support No support
Yes No support
Yes No support
Yes No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
8x 2.5-in. 4x 3.5-in.
simple-swap hot-swap
No support No support
Yes* Yes
No support No support
No support Yes
No support Yes
No support No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No support
4x 3.5-in.
simple-swap
No support
Yes
No support
Yes
Yes
No support
Yes
Yes
No support
Yes
Yes
No support
Yes
Yes
No support
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