Controllers For Internal Storage - IBM x3755 M3 Product Manual

Internal storage
IBM System x3755 M3 server supports the following internal storage configurations:
Six 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA drive bays (only available via CTO)
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Eight 3.5" Hot-Swap drive bays supporting SAS or SATA drives
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Controllers for internal storage

The following table lists the RAID controllers and additional options used for internal disk storage of the
x3755 M3 server.
Table 8. RAID controllers for internal storage
Part number Description
46M0831 ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
46M0832 ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key 1
46M0916 ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller
46M0829 ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
46M0917 ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit
46M0930 ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key 1
68Y7396 ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Remote
Mount Cable
49Y4731 ServeRAID-BR10il SAS/SATA Controller v2
The RAID controller is installed into dedicated PCI-E slot 4 (Figure 4). Simple Swap SATA models only
support the ServeRAID BR10il v2 controller. The BR10il v2 supports up to four SS SATA HDDs, and the
remaining two SATA HDDs can be used as standalone drives that are not part of a RAID array. Hot swap
SAS/SATA models do not support ServeRAID BR10il v2.
If the ServeRAID M5014 or M5014 controller is specified with a battery, it can be used in the x3755 M3.
However, the battery is installed separately on a remote battery tray and connected to the RAID controller
via the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Remote Mount Cable, 68Y7396. Installing the battery remotely
is done to avoid overheating. The remote battery tray is shipped standard with the server and is attached
to the side of the chassis.
The ServeRAID BR10il v2 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
One Mini-SAS internal connector
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 1E
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3 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI 1064E controller
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PCI Express 2.0 x4 host interface
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Stripe size: 64 KB (fixed)
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IBM System x3755 M3
Max quantity Standard models
supported where used
1 22x, 32x,42x, 62x, J2x, G2x,
L2x, D2x
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1 -
1 52x, 72x, B2x, A2x, F3x
1 52x, 72x, B2x, A2x
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1 -
1 -
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