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Supported RAID adapters
Use this information for an overview of the RAID adapters that are supported on the server.
The following table lists the supported RAID adapters. For more information about enabling Features on
Demand software RAID, see "Enabling Features on Demand RAID software" on page 139. For more
information on installing these adapters, see "Storage book" on page 24 and "Installing an adapter" on page
83.
Table 22. Supported RAID adapters and where you can install the adapters.
RAID adapters
ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA
Controller for System x
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA
Controller for System x
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Where to install the
adapter
Notes
This adapter can be
• Internal RAID adapter.
installed in the PCIe
• Eight external 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
slots on the standard
I/O book, the half-
• Two external mini-SAS connectors
length I/O book, or
• Provides base RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 (this adapter
the full-length I/O
book. These I/O
books are accessible
from the rear of the
server.
Note: If you are
using a flash power
• You can also install the following RAID cache cards on this
module with this
adapter, the flash
power module must
be installed in the
standard I/O book air
baffle.
• A RAID cache card must be installed on this adapter to run
• The adapter supports external cabling.
• The battery or flash power module must always be
This adapter can
• 12 Gb SAS/SATA Internal RAID adapter
only be installed in
• PCIe Gen 3 x8
the PCIe slots on the
storage book. The
• Provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 support
storage book is
• 72 bit memory interface for DDR3 memory at 1866 MT/s
accessible from the
front of the server.
comes with a cache card installed):
– With the ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for
System x (Features On Demand software RAID)
enabled on this adapter, you also get RAID level 6 and
60 support.
adapter for RAID levels 5 and 50 support:
– ServeRAID M5100 Series 512 MB Cache/RAID 5
Upgrade for System x
– ServeRAID M5100 Series 512 MB Flash/RAID 5
Upgrade for System x
– ServeRAID M5100 Series 1 GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
for System x
Note: When any one of these three cache cards is
installed on this adapter, you can enable the ServeRAID
M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for System x (Features On
Demand software RAID) to get RAID levels 6 and 60
support. Optionally, the ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD
Caching Enabler for System x (Features On Demand
software RAID) can be enabled on this adapter to
accelerate solid-state drive RAID devices and reduce
processing overhead that is associated with caching.
the MegaRAID firmware.
mounted in the standard I/O book air baffle.