Storage Host Bus Adapters; Pcie Ssd Adapters - IBM Flex System x240 M5 Product Manual

Storage host bus adapters

The following table lists storage HBAs that are supported by the x240 M5 server, both internally in the
compute node and in the PCIe Expansion Node.
Table 14. Storage adapters
Part Feature
number code
Fibre Channel
88Y6370 A1BP
95Y2386 A45R
95Y2391 A45S
69Y1942 A1BQ
69Y1938 A1BM
95Y2375 A2N5
* For x4x and x6x models (where an Ethernet adapter is standard in slot 1), only one extra adapter can be installed
in the compute node.
For more information about adapter-to-switch compatibility, see the IBM Flex System Interoperability
Guide, which is available at this website:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/fsig

PCIe SSD adapters

The compute node supports the High IOPS SSD adapters that are listed in the following table. These
adapters are installed in an attached PCIe Expansion Node.
Table 15. SSD adapters
Part number Feature
code
46C9078 A3J3
46C9081 A3J4
90Y4377 A3DY
90Y4397 A3DZ
For more information about these adapters, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide for the IBM High IOPS
MLC Adapters, which is available at this website:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0907.html
IBM Flex System x240 M5 Product Guide
Description
IBM Flex System FC5022 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter
IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter
IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter
IBM Flex System FC5172 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter
IBM Flex System FC3172 2-port 8Gb FC Adapter
IBM Flex System FC3052 2-port 8Gb FC Adapter
Description
IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter (low-profile adapter)
IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter (low-profile adapter)
IBM 1.2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter (low-profile adapter)
IBM 2.4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter (full-height adapter)
Number Maximum
of ports supported
(x240 M5* /
PEN)
2 2 / 2
2 2 / 2
4 2 / 2
2 2 / 2
2 2 / 2
2 2 / 2
Maximum
supported
4
4
2
2
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