IBM System x3550 M4
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RAID controllers
The following table lists the RAID controllers and the additional options used for the internal disk storage
of the x3550 M4 server.
Table 7. RAID controllers for internal storage
Part
number
Description
Max
quantity
supported
Standard models where used
81Y4492
ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x 1
A2x, C4x
81Y4448
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System
x
1
B2x, C2x
81Y4542
ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
1
-
81Y4481
ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System
x
1
D2x, F2x, G2x, 52x, H2x,
62x, J2x, L2x
81Y4544
ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
1
-
81Y4484
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
1
-
81Y4487
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x
1
D2x, F2x
81Y4559
ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for
IBM System x
1
G2x, H2x, J2x, L2x, 52x, 62x
81Y4508
ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit for IBM System x
1*
-
81Y4546
ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for IBM
System x
1†
-
* The ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit (81Y4508) is only supported with ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB
Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade (81Y4484).
† The ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade (81Y4546) requires RAID 5 Upgrade with caches (81Y4484,
81Y4487, or 81Y4559 only).
The RAID controller is installed into a dedicated PCIe slot.
The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:
Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
z
One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087)
z
6 Gbps throughput per port
z
Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
z
PCIe x4 Gen 3 host interface
z
Supports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10
z
Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives
z
