IBM System x3690 X5, At-A-Glance Reference Manual

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The ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key
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Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller
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256 MB of onboard cache
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Optional Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit
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For more information, see the at-a-glance guide
ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 SAS/SATA Controllers for
IBM System x, TIPS0738 at:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0738.html?Open
The ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors

Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50

Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key

Performance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key

6 Gbps throughput per port

PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface

Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller

512 MB of onboard cache
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Standard Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with up to 48 hours of data retention
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For more information, see the at-a-glance guide
ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 SAS/SATA Controllers for
IBM System x, TIPS0738 at:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0738.html?Open
The ServeRAID B5015 SSD Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors

Supports RAID levels 1 and 5
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6 Gbps throughput per SAS port
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on PMC-Sierra PM8013 maxSAS 6 Gb/s SAS RoC controller
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Performance optimized for SSDs
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Stripe size of up to 1 MB
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For more information, see the at-a-glance guide
ServeRAID B5015 SSD Controller, TIPS0763 at:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0763.html?Open
The ServeRAID Expansion Adapter (also known as the IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter or IBM
4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter) is a SAS expander that allows you to create RAID
arrays of up to 16 drives and across up to four backplanes. You can use only the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive
backplanes with this adapter. You can use the Expansion Adapter only with the following RAID
controllers:
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA adapter
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ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA adapter
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ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter
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The Expansion Adapter must be installed in PCI Slot 1 and the ServeRAID adapter must be installed in
PCI Slot 3.