IBM System x3650 M4 Product Manual page 13

RAID controllers
The following table lists the RAID controllers and additional options used for internal disk storage of x3650
M4 server.
Table 7. RAID controllers for internal storage
Part Description
number
Integrated ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller
81Y4544 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
81Y4484 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache/RAID 5
Upgrade for IBM System x
81Y4487 ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
81Y4559 ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
81Y4508 ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit for IBM System x
81Y4546 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for IBM
System x
* The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit (81Y4508) is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB
Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade (81Y4484).
† The ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade (81Y4546) requires RAID 5 upgrades with cache (81Y4484,
81Y4487, or 81Y4559 only).
The integrated ServeRAID M5110e 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 M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
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Supports 512 MB battery-backed cache or 512 MB or 1 TB flash-backed cache
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe x8 Gen 3 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller
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IBM System x3650 M4
Max Standard models where
quantity used
supported
1 A2x, B2x, C2x, C4x, D2x,
F2x, G2x, 52x, H2x, 62x,
J2x, L2x
1 -
1 -
1 D2x, F2x, 52x, 62x
1 G2x, H2x, J2x, L2x
1* -
1† -
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