Controllers For Internal Storage - Lenovo System x3750 M4 Product Manual

Controllers for internal storage

The x3750 M4 (8753) has a integrated ServeRAID M5210e with LSI SAS3108 RAID on Chip (ROC)
controller onboard. The server also supports more RAID adapters when more than eight drives are installed.
The following table lists the RAID controllers and SAS HBAs used for the internal disk storage of the x3750
M4 server.
Table 7. RAID controllers for internal storage
Part number Feature code
None A3QA
46C9110 A3YZ
46C9114 A45W
47C8675 A3YY
The integrated ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA controller in a chip on the system board for machine type
8753. It has the following specifications:
LSI SAS3108 RAID on Chip (ROC) controller.
Eight internal SAS/SATA ports.
Two internal x4 HD Mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8643).
PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface.
Support for RAID 0, 1, and 10 standard
Support for RAID 5, 50, 6, and 60 with optional upgrades.
Optional onboard data cache: 1 GB (no battery backup), or 1 or 2 GB with flash backup
Optional support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore.
Note: The drives and backplanes currently supported in the x3750 M4 operate at 6 Gbps speeds, so the
M5210e will also operate at 6 Gbps.
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
Note: The supported adapters for internal storage need to be installed in slots 1, 2 and 3 because of cable
routing requirements. One of the supported riser cards must be installed. These slots also require that
Processor 2 be installed.
The following table lists the optional upgrades supported with the ServeRAID controllers.
Lenovo System x3750 M4 (8753)
Description
SeveRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for System x
Maximum Models
supported where used
1 (integrated) All
3 -
3 -
3 -
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