IBM Redbooks x3850 X5 Product Manual

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IBM System x3850 X5 19Controllers for internal storageThe following table lists the RAID controllers, SAS HBAs and additional options used for internal diskstorage of x3850 X5 server.Table 13. RAID controllers and SAS HBAs for internal storagePart number FeaturecodeDescription Maximumsupported90Y4304 A2NF ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller for System x 246M0916 3877 ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller 446M0829 0093 ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller 446M0831 0095 ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller 146M0832 9749 ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature Key 146M0969 3889 ServeRAID B5015 SSD Controller 481Y4426 A10C ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key† 446M0930 5106 ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key† 446M0917 5744 ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Assembly 488Y5874 A39Q ServeRAID M5016 Battery Tray 146M0912 3876 IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA 446C8988 A3MW N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x 4† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:Two Mini-SAS internal connectorsSupports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key6 Gbps throughput per portBased on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controllerPCI Express 2.0 x8 host interfaceConfigurable stripe size up to 64 KBThe ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:Two Mini-SAS internal connectorsSupports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature KeyPerformance optimization for SSD drives with optional M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key6 Gbps throughput per portPCI Express 2.0 x8 host interfaceBased on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps ROC controller256 MB of onboard cacheOptional Intelligent Li-Ion-based battery backup unit with the ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Kit