Lenovo System x3950 X6 Product Manual page 19

Controllers for internal storage
The following table lists the RAID controllers, HBAs, and additional hardware and feature upgrades that
are used for internal disk storage. The adapters are installed in slots in the Storage Book.
Table 10. RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage
Part Feature Description
number code
46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
47C8675 A3YY N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for System x
Hardware upgrades for the ServeRAID M5210
47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8668 A3Z3 ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
Features on Demand upgrades for the ServeRAID M5210
47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
* These M5210 features upgrades require a cache memory upgrade (47C8656, 47C8660, or 47C8664).
The ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
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Two x4 HD mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8643)
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Supports connections to SAS/SATA drives and SAS Expanders
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Supports RAID 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID 5 and 50 with optional M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
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Supports 1 GB non-backed cache or 1 GB, 2 GB or 4 GB flash-backed cache
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Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller
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System x3950 X6
Maximum Where
supported used
x3950 X6
4 All models
4 -
4 -
4 -
4 -
2 -
2* -
2* -
2* -
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