IBM Redbooks ServeRAID-MR10M, User Manual

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1-16 Overview
1.7 Hardware Specifications
You can install the ServeRAID-MR10M controller in a computer with a
mainboard that has a PCI Express slot.
Table 1.3 describes the
hardware configuration features for the ServeRAID-MR10M controller.
Table 1.3 ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller
Specifications
Specification ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
Devices Supported
per Port
Up to 122 SAS or SATA II devices (such as drives and
expanders)
Ports Eight external
Data Transfer Rate Up to 3 Gbits/s per phy
Bus PCI Express 1.0a
Cache Function Write-back, write-through, adaptive read ahead,
non-read ahead, read ahead, cache I/O, direct I/O
Multiple Virtual Disks/
Arrays per Controller
Up to 40 virtual disks per controller or per logical array
Online Capacity
Expansion
Yes
Dedicated and Global
Hot Spares
Yes
Hot Swap Devices
Supported
Yes
Non-Disk Devices
Supported
Yes
Mixed Capacity
Physical Disks
Supported
Yes
Number of External
Connectors
Two (x4 SAS Port) SFF-8088 Mini SAS 4i connectors
Hardware Exclusive
OR (XOR) Assistance
Yes
Direct I/O Yes
Architecture Fusion-MPT