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PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison
This table compares the main features of PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe3) SAS RAID cards.
Table 5. PCIe3 SAS RAID controller cards
CCIN (custom card identification number)
57B4
57CE
Description
PCIe3 RAID SAS adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8
PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS adapter
Quad-port 6 Gb x8
Form factor
PCIe3 x8
PCIe3 x8
Physical links
16 (four mini SAS HD 4x connectors)
16 (four mini SAS HD 4x connectors)
Supported RAID levels
RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
2
, and System
mirroring
RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
2
, and System
mirroring
Write cache size
Up to 12 GB (compressed)
Read cache size
Cache battery pack technology
None (uses supercapacitor technology)
Cache battery concurrent maintenance
Cache data present LED
Removable cache card
Auxiliary write cache (AWC) support
No
No
Dual-storage IOA configuration
Yes
Yes
Requires dual-storage IOA configuration
No
Yes
SAS tape support
Yes
1
No
SAS DVD support
Yes
1,3
No
520-byte virtual disk support
Yes
Yes
Notes:
1
SAS tape and SATA DVD are only supported in a single adapter configuration and cannot be mixed with SAS disk on the same adapter. For
more information, see Planning for serial-attached SCSI cables.
2
RAID 10 requires IBM
®
i Version 7.2, or later.
3
SATA DVD is supported on all CCIN 57B4 adapters, except for those with initial part numbers of either 00FX843, 00MH900, 00FX846, or
00MH903.
Figure 16. CCIN 57B4 PCIe3 RAID SAS adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8, two units
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