Controllers For Internal Storage - IBM System x3650 M4 HD Product Manual

Controllers for internal storage

The following table lists the RAID controllers, SAS HBAs, and additional options that are used for the
internal disk storage of an x3650 M4 HD server.
Table 9. RAID controllers and SAS HBAs for internal storage
Part number Feature
code
Integrated None
46C9110 A3YZ
81Y4492 A1XL
47C8675 A3YY
Hardware upgrades for the M5210 and M5210e
47C8656 A3Z0
47C8660 A3Z1
47C8664 A3Z2
47C8668 A3Z3
Feature on Demand upgrades for the M5210 and M5210e
47C8706 A3Z5
47C8708 A3Z6
47C8710 A3Z7
47C8712 A3Z8
† The ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade (47C8706) requires one of the RAID 5 upgrades with cache
(47C8656, 47C8660, 47C8664).
The integrated ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two mini-SAS internal connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
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Supports 1 GB cache (no battery backup) or 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB flash-backed cache
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Supports performance upgrades through IBM Features on Demand
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12 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe x8 Gen 3 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller
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IBM System x3650 M4 HD
Description
ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller
N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 1
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 RAID 6 Upgrade-FoD
ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5
Upgrade-FoD
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance
Accelerator-FoD
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler-FoD
Maximum Standard models
supported where used
1 All models
2 -
1 H3x
2 -
-
1 -
1 -
1 -
1† -
1 -
1 -
1 -
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