IBM ServeRAID Quick Reference

Feature comparisonThe following three tables provide a comparison of features between the members of the ServeRAID family and other RAIDcontrollers sold by IBM.RAID controller device driver downloads: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-65723&brandind=5000008Jump to:ServeRAID 1-4 adaptersServeRAID 5-7 adaptersServeRAID 8-10 adaptersFeature SR SR-II SR-3L SR-3L II*SR-3H SR-3HB SR-4L SR-4Lx SR-4M SR-4Mx SR-4HSCSI or SATA SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSIFirst available 1996 1997 1998 2000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000USAnnouncementLetter196-134 197-256 198-232 100-101 198-232 199-152 100-099 101-146 100-099 101-146 100-099Marketing partnumber70G8489 76H3584 01K7364 19K0564 01K7207 37L6086 37L6091 06P5740 37L6080 06P5736 37L6889FRU partnumber(adapter only)06H9334 76H3587 37L608301K735201K7352 01K7396 01K7396 09N9540 06P5741 37L7258 06P5737 37L6892Useful links Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers GuideDriversGuideDriversGuideDriversGuideDriversGuideDriversInternalconnectors3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2Externalconnectors(std/max)1/1 2/3 1/1 1/1 2/3 2/3 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 4/4Cable for extraexternalconnectorNone Optional76H5400None None Included Included None None None None NoneExternalconnector type68 pin VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCICache 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MBBattery backupfor cacheNo Optional76H540128L1003No No Optional28L1003(Poseidon)Yes(Poseidon)No No Yes Yes YesSCSIchannels /SATA ports3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4Disks perchannel(SCSI) or port(SATA)15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 15SCSI level SCSIF/WUltra Ultra2 Ultra2 Ultra2 Ultra2 Ultra160 Ultra160 Ultra160 Ultra160 Ultra160PCI or PCI-Xor PCI ExpressPCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCIPCI bus speed 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHzPCI bus width 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bitPCI busvoltage5V 5V 5V 5V 5V 5V 3.3 or 5V 3.3 or5V3.3 or5V3.3 or5V3.3 or5V