* The IBM SAS HBA Controller only supports tape attach for these systems. Connectivity to disks is not supported.
** The ServeRAID MR10i is only supported on models of the x3250 M2 with 2.5" drive bays. The MR10i is not supported on
models with 3.5" drive bays.
§
The ServeRAID MR10il is available in specific countries only: China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and ASEAN nations.
IBM BladeCenter servers and expansion blades
Note
: RAID controllers
older
than the ones shown in the table are not supported
‡
With the addition of the BladeCenter PCI Expansion Unit 2 (PEU2), 25K8373
SATA
System x3250
SAS/SATA
No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
System x3250 M2
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes**
No
No
Yes
System x3350
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
System x3400
SATA
No No No No No No No
Yes
No
Yes Yes Yes*
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3400
SAS/SATA
No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes*
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3455
No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
System x3500
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3550
SATA
No No No No No No No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes* Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3550
SAS/SATA
No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes
No
Yes* Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3610
No No No No No No No No No No No No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
System x3650
Yes
No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3650 T
No No No No No No No No No No No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
System x3655
No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3755
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
System x3800
Yes
No No No No No
Yes
No No No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
System x3850
Yes
No No No No No
Yes
No No No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
System x3850 M2
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
System x3950 / E Yes
No No No No No
Yes
No No No No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
System x3950 M2
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
iDataPlex dx340
No No No No No No No No No No No No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Server
SR-
6M
SR-
6i
SR-
6i+
SR-
7t
SR-
7e
SR-
7k
SR-
8i
SR-
8e
SR-
8k-l
SR-
8k
SR-
8s
SAS
HBA
MegaRAID
8480
SR-
MR10M
SR-
MR10k
SR-
MR10i
SR-
MR10il
SR-
BR10i
SR-
BR10il
Server
SR-
6M
SR-
6i
SR-
6i+
SR-
7t
SR-
7e
SR-
7k
SR-
8i
SR-
8e
SR-
8k-l
SR-8k SR-
8s
SAS
HBA
MegaRAID
8480
SR-
MR10M
SR-
MR10k
SR-
MR10i
SR-
MR10il
SR-
BR10i
SR-
BR10il
BladeCenter HS20
8843
Yes
‡
No No No No No No No No
No
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BladeCenter HS21
8853
Yes
‡
No No No No No No No
Yes
†
Yes
†
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BladeCenter HS21
XM 7995
Yes
‡
No No No No No No No
Yes
†
Yes
†
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BladeCenter LS21
7971
No
No No No No No No No
Yes
†
Yes
†
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BladeCenter LS41
7972
No
No No No No No No No
Yes
†
Yes
†
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BladeCenter SIO
39R7563
No
No No No No No No No
Yes
Yes
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BladeCenter PEU2
25K8373
Yes
No No No No No No No No
No
No No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
