The ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
Two x4 HD mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8643)
Supports connections to SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs and SAS Expanders
Supports RAID 0, 1, and 10
Supports RAID 5 and 50 with optional M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades
Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 upgrade
Optional support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore (with RAID 5 upgrade)
Supports 1 GB non-backed cache or 1 GB, 2 GB or 4 GB flash-backed cache
PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller
The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA has the following specifications:
Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
Two x4 HD mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8643)
Supports connections to SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs
Optimized for SSD performance
No RAID support
PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the RAID adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/raid
Lenovo System x3500 M5
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