Controllers For Internal Storage - IBM System x3550 M4 Product Manual

Controllers for internal storage

The following table lists the RAID controllers and the additional options used for the internal disk storage
of the x3550 M4 server. The controllers are installed into a dedicated PCIe slot.
Table 8. RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage (Part 1: 6 Gbps SAS/SATA)
Part Feature
number code
6 Gb Controllers
81Y4492 A1XL
81Y4448 A1MZ
81Y4481 A347
46M0912 3876
46C8988 A3MW
Features on Demand upgrades
81Y4542 A1X1
81Y4544 A1X2
81Y4546 A1X3
90Y4273 A2MC
90Y4318 A2MD
Hardware upgrades
81Y4484 A1J3
81Y4487 A1J4
81Y4559 A1WY
47C8670 A4G6
81Y4508 A22E
* 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 512 MB or 1 GB cache upgrades.
IBM System x3550 M4
Description
ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller
IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA
N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x
ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero Cache/RAID
5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache/RAID
5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance
Accelerator
ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching
Enabler
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB
Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB
Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash/RAID
5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series 2GB Flash/RAID
5 Upgrade - hidden
ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit
Maximum Standard models
supported
where used
1 A2x, C4x, A3x, C5x
1 B2x, C2x, B3x, C3x
1 D2x, F2x, G2x, 52x,
H2x, 62x, J2x, L2x,
32x, DDx, M2x, 23x,
33x, 43x, 53x, 73x,
83x, D3x, F3x, G3x,
H3x, J3x, L3x, M3x
1 -
1 -
1 -
1 -
1† -
1 -
1 -
1 DDx
1 D2x, F2x, D3x, F3x
1 G2x, H2x, J2x, L2x,
52x, 62x, 53x, 73x,
83x, G3x, H3x, J3x,
L3x
1 -
1* DDx
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