IBM System x3690 X5 16The following table lists the RAID controllers, SAS HBAs and other options used for internal disk storageof x3690 X5 server.Table 9. RAID controllers for internal storagePart number FeaturecodeDescription Maximumsupported60Y0309 4164 IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter 146M0831 0095 ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller 246M0916 3877 ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller 446M0829 0093 ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller 490Y4304 A2NF ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller 488Y5874 A39R ServeRAID M5016 battery tray 2 (1 per pair of M5016)46M0969 3889 ServeRAID B5015 SSD Controller 446M0930 5106 ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key† 1 per one M5015 or M501481Y4426 A10C ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key† 1 per one M5015 or M501446M0912 3876 IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA 3† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.The IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter (also known as the ServeRAID Expansion Adapter or IBM4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter) is a SAS expander that allows you to create RAIDarrays of up to 16 drives and across up to four backplanes. You can use only the 2.5-inch hot-swap drivebackplanes with this adapter. You can use the Expansion Adapter only with the following RAIDcontrollers:ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA adapterServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA adapterServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapterThe Expansion Adapter must be installed in PCI Slot 1 and the ServeRAID adapter must be installed inPCI Slot 3.The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:Two Mini-SAS internal connectorsSupports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key6 Gbps throughput per portBased on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controllerPCI Express 2.0 x8 host interfaceConfigurable stripe size up to 64 KB