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For information about the supported Ethernet adapters, see "Supported ML2 (Ethernet) adapters" on page
88. For information about the supported RAID cache cards, see "Supported RAID cache cards" on page 87.
For information about the supported host bus adapters, see "Supported host bus adapters" on page 85. For
information about the supported Features on Demand software RAID, see "Supported Features on Demand
software" on page 90.
Supported RAID cache cards
User this information for an overview of the RAID cache cards that the server supports and notes about the
cache card.
The following table lists the supported RAID cache cards. For more information about enabling Features on
Demand RAID software, see "Enabling Features on Demand RAID software" on page 139.
Table 23. Supported RAID cache cards and where you can install the cache cards.
RAID cache card
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512
MB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
for System x (RAID cache
card)
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512
MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for
System x (RAID cache card)
ServeRAID M5100 Series 1
GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for
System x (RAID cache card)
Where to install the
card Notes
You can install this
• Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 upgrade support.
cache card in the
• To keep the SDRAM on this cache card in a self-refresh
optional SAS adapter
connector on the
following ServeRAID
controller:
• Enables the ServeRAID controller to run MegaRAID
• ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA
• Has 40-bit memory.
Controller for
System x
You can install this
• Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 upgrade support.
cache card in the
• This cache card comes with a flash power module
optional SAS adapter
connector on the
following ServeRAID
controller:
• ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA
Controller for
System x
• Enables the ServeRAID controller to run MegaRAID
• Has 72-bit memory.
You can install this
• Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 upgrade support.
cache card in the
• This cache card comes with a flash power module
optional SAS adapter
connector on the
following ServeRAID
controller:
• ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA
Controller for
System x
• Enables the ServeRAID controller to run MegaRAID
• Has 72-bit memory.
state, you can purchase and attach the optional
ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit for System x.
firmware.
(Supercap pack) that you can attach to this card. It powers
the integrated RAID subsystem long enough to store the
cache contents to flash in the event of a power loss. For
information on where the flash power module must be
installed in the server, see "Installing a RAID adapter flash
power module in the storage book" on page 97 and
"Installing a RAID adapter flash power module in the
standard I/O book" on page 98.
firmware.
(Supercap pack) that you can attach to this card. It powers
the integrated RAID subsystem long enough to store the
cache contents to flash in the event of a power loss. For
information on where the flash power module must be
installed remotely in the server, see "Installing a RAID
adapter flash power module in the storage book" on page
97 and "Installing a RAID adapter flash power module in
the standard I/O book" on page 98.
firmware.
Chapter 2
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Installing optional devices
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