IBM System x3400 M3
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The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Full-height (3U), half-length card
Two internal x4 SFF-8087 connectors
PCI Express x8 host interface
SAS Controller: LSI 1078e
3 Gbps per port data transfer rate
Supports SAS 3 Gbps and SATA 2
256 MB cache
Optional Li-Ion battery backup
Maximum stripe size: 1024 KB
RAID levels: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
The ServeRAID MR10M SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
MD2 form factor card (2U low-profile height)
Two SFF-8088 SAS x4 external connectors
PCI Express x8 host interface
SAS Controller: LSI 1078e
3 Gbps per port data transfer rate
Supports SAS 3 Gbps and SATA 2
256 MB cache
Li-Ion battery backup
Maximum stripe size: 1024 KB
RAID levels : RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid
The following table lists hard drive options for internal disk storage of the x3400 M3 server.
Table 8. Disk drive options (Part 1)
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported*
3.5" Simple-Swap SATA and NL SATA HDDs
81Y9778
A280
IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" SS HDD
4
42D0787
5416
IBM 2 TB 7200 NL SATA 3.5" SS HDD
4
39M4514
5288
500 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Simple-Swap SATA II
4
3.5" Hot-Swap SATA and NL SATA HDD
81Y9774
A27Z
IBM 3 TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" HS HDD
8
42D0782
5415
IBM 2 TB 7200 NL SATA 3.5" HS HDD
8
43W7626
5560
IBM 1 TB 7200 SATA 3.5" HS HDD
8
39M4530
5196
500 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" Hot-Swap SATA II
8
* If the server has a 670 W fixed power supply installed, then only up to four 3.5-inch drives can be installed or up to
eight 2.5-inch drives can be installed.