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The following table (Parts 1 and 2) lists drive types and internal drive bay configurations that are
supported by the internal RAID controllers and HBAs (SAS HDDs include both SAS and near-line (NL)
SAS HDDs, and SATA HDDs include both SATA and NL SATA HDDs).
Table 8. RAID controllers, drive types, and internal drive bays (Part 1: Fixed power supply unit (PSU)
models)
RAID Drive type
controller
(Models with
fixed power
supply)
ServeRAID SAS HDD
C100
SATA HDD No support No support Yes
SATA SSD
ServeRAID SAS HDD
H1110
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD
ServeRAID SAS HDD
M1115
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD
ServeRAID SAS HDD
M5110
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD
N2115 HBA SAS HDD
SATA HDD Yes
SATA SSD
System x3250 M5
4x 2.5-in. 8x 2.5-in.
hot-swap hot-swap
No support No support No support
No support No support No support
Yes No support Yes
No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
No support Yes
Yes No support Yes
4x 2.5-in. 8x 2.5-in.
simple-swap simple-swap
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
4x 3.5-in. 4x 3.5-in.
hot-swap simple-swap
No support No support
No support Yes
No support No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No support No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No support No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No support No support
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No support No support
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