IBM x3690 X5 Product Manual page 16

The following table lists the RAID controllers, SAS HBAs and other options used for internal disk storage
of x3690 X5 server.
Table 9. RAID controllers for internal storage
Part number Feature
code
60Y0309 4164
46M0831 0095
46M0916 3877
46M0829 0093
90Y4304 A2NF
88Y5874 A39R
46M0969 3889
46M0930 5106
81Y4426 A10C
46M0912 3876
† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.
The IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter (also known as the ServeRAID Expansion Adapter or IBM
4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter) is a SAS expander that allows you to create RAID
arrays of up to 16 drives and across up to four backplanes. You can use only the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive
backplanes with this adapter. You can use the Expansion Adapter only with the following RAID
controllers:
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA adapter
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ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA adapter
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ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter
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The Expansion Adapter must be installed in PCI Slot 1 and the ServeRAID adapter must be installed in
PCI Slot 3.
The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors

Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
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IBM System x3690 X5
Description
IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5016 battery tray
ServeRAID B5015 SSD Controller
ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key†
ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key† 1 per one M5015 or M5014
IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA
Maximum
supported
1
2
4
4
4
2 (1 per pair of M5016)
4
1 per one M5015 or M5014
3
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