Controllers For Internal Storage - Lenovo System x3550 M5 Product Manual

Controllers for internal storage

The following table lists the RAID controllers and the additional options used for the internal storage of the
x3550 M5 server. The controllers are installed into a dedicated PCIe slot.
Table 9. RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage
Part Feature
number code
12 Gb SAS/SATA controllers
46C9110 A3YZ
46C9114 A45W
47C8675 A3YY
Hardware upgrades for the M5210
47C8656 A3Z0
47C8660 A3Z1
47C8664 A3Z2
47C8668 A3Z3
Features on Demand upgrades for the M5210
47C8708 A3Z6
47C8706 A3Z5
47C8710 A3Z7
47C8712 A3Z8
Features on Demand upgrades for the M1215
00AE930 A5H5
* Requires cache memory upgrade (47C8656, 47C8660, 47C8664, or 47C8668).
The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
Two internal mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8643)
Supports connections to SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs
LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
Support for RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 standard; support for RAID 5, 50 with optional FoD upgrade
Zero Controller Cache, no battery/flash backup
Optional support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore (with RAID 5 upgrade)
Fixed stripe size of 64 KB
System x3550 M5
Description
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
N2215 SAS/SATA HBA
ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
ServeRAID M1200 Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade for FOD
Maximum Standard
supported models where
used
1 62x, D2x, F2x,
G2x, H2x, J2x,
L2x, M2x, N2x,
P2x, Q2x
1 A2x, B2x, C2x,
C4x
1 -
1 -
1 D2x, F2x, G2x,
H2x
1 62x, J2x, N2x,
P2x, Q2x
1 -
1 -
1* -
1* -
1* -
1 -
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