Supported adaptersThe following table lists the adapters that the server supports:Table 16. Supported adapters, slot in which to install the adapters, and information about the adapters.Name of adapterSuggested slotinstallation sequence NotesServeRAID M5110SAS/SATA Controller forIBM System xPCIe slots 1, 2, and 3 v Provides base RAID levels 0, 1, and 10:– With the ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5Upgrade for IBM System x (Features On Demandsoftware RAID) enabled on this adapter, you also getRAID levels 5 and 50 support.v You can also install the following RAID cache cards on thisadapter to get RAID levels 5 and 50 support:– ServeRAID M5100 Series 512 MB Cache/RAID 5 Upgradefor IBM System x– ServeRAID M5100 Series 512 MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgradefor IBM System x– ServeRAID M5100 Series 1 GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade forIBM System xNote: When any of these three cache cards is installed onthis adapter, you can enable the ServeRAID M5100 SeriesRAID 6 Upgrade for IBM System x (Features On Demandsoftware RAID) to get RAID levels 6 and 60 support.Optionally, the ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD CachingEnabler for IBM System x (Features On Demand softwareRAID) can be enabled to accelerate solid-state drive RAIDdevices and reduce processing overhead associated withcaching or the ServeRAID M5100 Series PerformanceAccelerator for IBM System x (Features On Demand softwareRAID) can be enabled to allow HDD RAID array to have itsown SSD cache.v A RAID cache card must be installed on this adapter to runthe MegaRAID firmware.ServeRAID M1115SAS/SATA Controller forIBM System xPCIe slots 1, 2, and 3 v Provides base RAID levels 0, 1, and 10:– With the ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5Upgrade for IBM System x (Features On Demandsoftware RAID) enabled on this adapter, you also getRAID level 5 and 50 support.– Optionally, the ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD CachingEnabler for IBM System x (Features On Demand softwareRAID) can be enabled on this adapter to acceleratesolid-state drive RAID devices and reduce processingoverhead that is associated with caching.v Does not support the following RAID cache cards:– ServeRAID M5100 Series 512 MB Cache/RAID 5 Upgradefor IBM System x– ServeRAID M5100 Series 512 MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgradefor IBM System x– ServeRAID M5100 Series 1 GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade forIBM System x68 System x3750 M4 Types 8722 and 8733: Installation and Service Guide
