154 IBM eX5 Implementation Guide– Performance optimization for SSDs– LSI SafeStore: Support for self-encrypting drive services, such as instant secure eraseand local key management (which requires the use of self-encrypting drives) Support for the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key, which enables the followingfeatures:– RAID levels 6 and 60– LSI SafeStore: Support for self-encrypting drive services, such as instant secure eraseand local key management (which requires the use of self-encrypting drives)For more information, see ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 SAS/SATA Controllers for IBMSystem x, TIPS0738, which is available at the following website:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0738.html?OpenServeRAID M1015 ControllerThe ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications: Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports SAS and SATA drive support (but not in the same RAID volume) SSD support Two mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087) Throughput of 6 Gbps per port LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 support (RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000Series Advanced Feature Key) Connection of up to 32 SAS or SATA drives Up to 16 logical volumes LUN sizes up to 64 TB Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD) S.M.A.R.T. supportRAID-5, RAID-50, and self-encrypting drive (SED) technology are optional upgrades to theServeRAID M1015 adapter, with the addition of the ServeRAID M1000 Series AdvancedFeature Key, part number 46M0832, feature 9749.For more information, see ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller for System x, TIPS0740,which is available at the following website:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0740.html?OpenPerformance Accelerator Key: Performance Accelerator Key uses the same features asthe Advanced Feature Key but also includes performance enhancements to enable SSDsupport in a mixed HDD environment.
