Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Product Manual page 15

ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA controller
The ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA controller is an advanced RAID controller based on the LSI SAS 3108
chipset. The M5215 replaces the onboard SAS controller in the compute node and supports
high-performance RAID-0 and RAID-1 to the two internal 2.5-inch drive bays. The M5215 is installed at
the front of the server over the top of the drive bays, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 4. ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA controller installed in the Flex System x240 M5
The part numbers to order the ServeRAID M5215 controller and feature upgrade are listed in the following
table.
Table 10. ServeRAID M5215 SAS/SATA controller
Part Feature Name and description
number code
Adapter
00JX142 A5SE ServeRAID M5215 with 2GB Flash Enablement
Feature on Demand upgrades
47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator for FoD (MegaRAID
FastPath)
The ServeRAID M5215 option includes the following components:
RAID controller

Flash power module

Replacement 2-drive backplane
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Lenovo Flex System x240 M5
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supported
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1
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