System x3530 M4 (E5-2400 v2)
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The following table lists drive types and internal drive bay configurations supported by the RAID
controllers and HBAs (SAS HDDs include both SAS and NL SAS HDDs, and SATA HDDs include both
SATA and NL SATA HDDs).
Table 9. Drive types and internal drive bay configurations supported by the RAID controllers and HBAs
RAID controller
Drive type
4x 2.5-in.
hot-swap
8x 2.5-in.
hot-swap
8x 2.5-in.
simple-swap
4x 3.5-in.
hot-swap
4x 3.5-in.
simple-swap
SAS HDD
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
SATA HDD
Yes
Yes*
Yes*
Yes
Yes
ServeRAID C105
SATA SSD
No support
No support
No support
No support
No support
SAS HDD
Yes
No support
No support
Yes
Yes
SATA HDD
Yes
No support
No support
Yes
Yes
ServeRAID H1110
SATA SSD
Yes
No support
No support
No support
No support
SAS HDD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SATA HDD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ServeRAID M1115
SATA SSD
Yes
Yes
Yes
No support
No support
SAS HDD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SATA HDD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ServeRAID M5110
SATA SSD
Yes
Yes
Yes
No support
No support
SAS HDD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SATA HDD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
6Gb Performance
Optimized HBA
SATA SSD
Yes
Yes
Yes
No support
No support
* Requires an FoD upgrade for ServeRAID C105 to support eight SATA HDDs (8-pack SATA Enabler, part number
90Y4349).
The ServeRAID C105 onboard controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 3 Gbps SATA ports
Up to 3 Gbps throughput per port
Supports up to eight (up to four standard, with an additional four with optional 8-pack enabler,
90Y4349) SATA HDDs (SAS not supported)
Supports hot-swap and simple-swap drives
Supports RAID 0, 1, and 10
Support for up to eight volumes
Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB
Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
