IBM System x3650 M4 BD Product Manual

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IBM System x3650 M4 BD Product Guide 16The following table lists the drive types and internal drive bay configurations that are supported by thestorage controllers (SAS HDDs include both SAS and NL SAS HDDs, and SATA HDDs include bothSATA and NL SATA HDDs).Table 9. Drive types and internal drive bay configurations that are supported by the RAID controllersRAID controller or HBA Drive type 12x 3.5-inchhot-swap (front)2x 3.5-inchhot-swap (rear)SAS HDD No support YesSATA HDD No support YesServeRAID H1110SATA SSD No support YesSAS HDD Yes Yes*SATA HDD Yes Yes*ServeRAID M1115ServeRAID M1215SATA SSD Yes Yes*SAS HDD Yes Yes*SATA HDD Yes Yes*ServeRAID M5110ServeRAID M5210ServeRAID F5115SATA SSD Yes Yes*SAS HDD Yes Yes*SATA HDD Yes Yes*N2115SATA SSD Yes Yes** The rear drives are connected to the same RAID controller or HBA as the front drives. A single RAID controller orHBA is used for both front and rear drives.The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA portsUp to 6 Gbps throughput per portOne x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087)Based on the LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controllerPCIe 2.0 x4 host interfaceSupports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives (SAS expanders are not supported.)The ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA portsUp to 6 Gbps throughput per portTwo x4 mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)Supports connections to SAS/SATA drives and SAS ExpandersSupports RAID 0, 1, and 10Supports RAID 5 and 50 with optional M1100 Series RAID 5 upgradesPCIe 2.0 x8 host interfaceBased on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller