ServeRAID 8e
(2005)
Visual identifiers:
No extra hardware
Function is integrated into the SAS or SATA controller of specific xSeries servers and enabled with software
See the
Supported servers
table for the servers with this controller built in.
ServeRAID 8i
(part 13N2227, 2005) and ServeRAID 8i (part 39R8729, 2005)
US Announcement Letters:
Part 13N2227:
105-125
(announced with the x366)
Part 39R8729:
105-414
(announced with x206m)
Visual identifiers:
Blue circuit board
The card will either have a blue handle attached (for use with x260, x366, x460) or a PCI bracket attached (for use with
x206m and x306m)
No connectors for disks
Battery attached
The two part numbers are identical electronics - the difference is the level of firmware installed at the factory. Packaging
is also different as follows:
Part 13N2227: Has the blue handle attached by default, with the PCI bracket in the box
Part 39R8729: Has the PCI bracket attached by default, with the blue handle in the box
A note about the two part numbers and firmware:
13N2227 was introduced with the x366 and may have V8.00 or later
firmware. 39R8729 was introduced with the x206m and ships with V8.15 or later firmware. 39R8729 will replace 13N2227. The
cards are interchangable, but a ServeRAID-8i installed in the x206m and x306m must have V8.15 firmware or later. A card with
firmware ealier than V8.15 will not function in an x206m or x306m. In addition, you cannot upgrade the firmware of the card to
V8.15 while it is installed in an x206m or x306m if it has older firmware - you must upgrade the firmware in another system.
