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ServeRAID Adapter Quick Reference
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Abstract
Have you ever picked up an adapter that you know is a ServeRAID adapter, but
do not know which model? This tip is
Contents
New in this update:
Corrected the list of countries where the ServeRAID MR10il is available
This document is a quick guide to the different ServeRAID adapters that IBM has produced since their introduction in mid-1996. For customers who have the older adapters, this document will help identify which adapters you have with photos and a key features table.
Table of contents:
Photos of adapters
Feature comparison
Supported servers
Photos of ServeRAID adapters
Jump to
:
ServeRAID
ServeRAID II
ServeRAID-3L and ServeRAID-3L II
ServeRAID-3H
ServeRAID-3HB
ServeRAID-4L
ServeRAID-4Lx
ServeRAID-4M
ServeRAID-4Mx
ServeRAID-4H
ServeRAID-5i
ServeRAID-6M
ServeRAID-6i and ServeRAID-6i+
ServeRAID 7t
ServeRAID 7e
ServeRAID 7k
ServeRAID 8e
ServeRAID 8i
ServeRAID 8k-l
ServeRAID 8k
ServeRAID-8s
IBM SAS HBA Controller
MegaRAID 8480
ServeRAID-MR10M
ServeRAID-MR10k
ServeRAID-MR10i
ServeRAID
(part number 70G8489, 1996)
US Announcement Letter: 196-134
Visual identifiers:
Single external 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector (all other ServeRAID cards use VHDCI connectors)
Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
Connector located vertically in the center of the board (unused)
ServeRAID II
(part 76H3584, 1997)
US Announcement Letter: 197-256
Visual identifiers:
Two external VHDCI (very high density connector interface) connectors
Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
Optional cable to route channel 3 externally
Optional cable (part 76H5400) routes channel 3 to an external connector:
ServeRAID-3L
(part 01K7364, 1998) and
ServeRAID-3L II
(part 19K0564, 2000)
US Announcement Letters:
ServeRAID-3L: 198-232
ServeRAID-3L II: 100-101
Visual
identifiers:
One external VHDCI connector, labeled "LVD/SE"
One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
32-bit PCI connector (short)
The photo below is that of the ServeRAID-3L. Note that the internal connector is not on an indentation in the circuit board.
The ServeRAID-3L was replaced by the ServeRAID-3L II (part 19K0564) in April 2000. The internal connector of the ServeRAID-3L II adapter has been redesigned so that the adapter will fit in 3U servers, such as the Netfinity 4500R. This board design is the only difference. In fact, the two adapters are the same FRU, 01K7352.
ServeRAID-3H
(part 01K7207, 1998)
US Announcement Letter: 198-232
Visual identifiers:
Two external VHDCI connectors, labeled "LVD/SE"
Single internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
Connector on the top edge of the card with EDO memory DIMM installed
Might have an optional daughter card with a battery pack (part 28L1003) installed into the connector near the handle. This adapter looks similar to the ServeRAID-3HB.
64-bit PCI connector (long)
Note
: The adapter also includes a cable similar to ServeRAID II option to route the internal channel 3 connector to an external
VHDCI connector
(not shown).
ServeRAID-3HB
(part 37L6086, 1999)
US Announcement Letter: 199-152
Visual identifiers:
Same as ServeRAID-3H adapter except battery backup module is standard
ServeRAID-4L
(part 37L6091, 2000)
US Announcement Letter: 100-099
Visual identifiers:
One external VHDCI connector
One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
Space for two internal connectors, but only one present (same circuit board as the 4M)
ServeRAID-4Lx
(part 06P5740, 2001)
US Announcement Letter: 101-146
Visual identifiers:
Half-length card
Square heat sink in the middle of the card
One external VHDCI connector
One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
64-bit PCI connector (long)
ServeRAID-4M
(part 37L6080, 2000)
US Announcement Letter: 100-099
Visual identifiers:
Two external VHDCI connectors
Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
Battery integrated into a daughter card lengthwise along card, near handle
No heat sinks (4Mx has heat sinks)
ServeRAID-4Mx
(part 06P5736, 2001)
US Announcement Letter: 101-146
Visual identifiers:
Similar to ServeRAID-4M (check for heat sinks)
Two external VHDCI connectors
Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
Battery integrated into a daughter card lengthwise along card, near handle
Heat sink on central chip and smaller chip near PCI connector
ServeRAID-4H
(part 37L6889, 2000)
US Announcement Letter: 100-099
Visual identifiers:
Four external VHDCI connectors
Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
Large daughter card with battery attached to the main board
ServeRAID-5i
(part 25P3492, 2002)
US Announcement Letter: 102-170
Visual identifiers:
No internal or external SCSI connectors (uses the server's onboard SCSI)
ServeRAID-6M
128 MB cache: part 32P0033, 2003 and 39R8815, 2006 256 MB cache: part 02R0988, 2003 and 39R8816, 2006
US Announcement Letter: 103-206
Visual identifiers:
Two external connectors and two internal connectors
Adaptec name and logo printed on the board (not IBM)
Two notches in the PCI connector, not three - indicating that it is a 3.3V adapter, not a combo 3.3V+5V adapter
One DIMM attached to the bottom edge of the card (see photo) for the cache
The 128 MB DIMM has five chips (as shown in the photo); the 256 DIMM has nine chips
Note
: The battery shown in the photo is not a production-level battery.
ServeRAID-6i
(part 71P8595, 2003) and
ServeRAID-6i+
(part 13N2190, 2004 and 39R8793, 2006)
US Announcement Letters:
ServeRAID-6i: 103-210
ServeRAID-6i+: 104-078
Visual
identifiers:
No internal or external SCSI connectors (uses the server's onboard SCSI)
Two notches in the PCI connector (versus four notches in the ServeRAID-5i)
Notes
:
The 6i and 6i+ are physically identical adapters. The only difference is that the 6i+ is flashed at the factory to V7.0 firmware to support the x206 and x306. A ServeRAID-6i+ is supported in servers that support the ServeRAID-6i.
The battery shown in the photo is not a production-level battery.
ServeRAID 7t
(part 71P8648, 2004 and 39R8805, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 104-075
Visual identifiers:
Four internal Serial ATA (SATA) connectors
No external connectors
ServeRAID 7e
(2004)
Visual identifier:
No extra hardware
Function is integrated into the SCSI controller, SATA controller, or both of specific xSeries servers and enabled with software
See the Supported servers table for the servers with this controller built in.
ServeRAID 7k
(part 71P8642, 2004 and 39R8800, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 104-284 (announced with the x346)
Visual
identifiers:
The option is shipped as a special memory DIMM with a battery attached (for battery-backup purposes)
Memory is 256 MB, 133 MHz (PC2100) DDR1 memory
ServeRAID 8e
(2005)
Visual identifiers:
No extra hardware
Function is integrated into the SAS or SATA controller of specific xSeries servers and enabled with software
See the Supported servers table for the servers with this controller built in.
ServeRAID 8i
(part 13N2227, 2005) and ServeRAID 8i (part 39R8729, 2005)
US Announcement Letters: Part 13N2227: 105-125 (announced with the x366) Part 39R8729: 105-414 (announced with x206m)
Visual
identifiers:
Blue circuit board
The card will either have a blue handle attached (for use with x260, x366, x460) or a PCI bracket attached (for use with x206m and x306m)
No connectors for disks
Battery attached
The two part numbers are identical electronics - the difference is the level of firmware installed at the factory. Packaging is also different as follows:
Part 13N2227: Has the blue handle attached by default, with the PCI bracket in the box
Part 39R8729: Has the PCI bracket attached by default, with the blue handle in the box
A note about the two part numbers and firmware:
13N2227 was introduced with the x366 and may have V8.00 or later firmware. 39R8729 was introduced with the x206m and ships with V8.15 or later firmware. 39R8729 will replace 13N2227. The cards are interchangable, but a ServeRAID-8i installed in the x206m and x306m must have V8.15 firmware or later. A card with firmware ealier than V8.15 will not function in an x206m or x306m. In addition, you cannot upgrade the firmware of the card to
V8.15 while it is installed in an x206m or x306m if it
has older firmware - you must upgrade the firmware in another system.
ServeRAID 8k-l
(2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-379 (announced with the System x3650)
Visual identifiers:
A special memory DIMM, but no battery attached (unlike ServeRAID 8k)
One DRAM chip on the DIMM
No cache for data (see RETAIN tip H187701 for clarification)
See the Supported servers table for the servers with this controller standard
Photo not currently available
. The DIMM is similar to the ServeRAID 8k but with only one DRAM chip and no battery.
ServeRAID 8k
(25R8064, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-379 (announced with the System x3650)
Visual identifiers:
The option is shipped as a special memory DIMM with a battery attached via wires (for battery-backup purposes)
The DIMM is installed in a special DIMM socket in supported servers
Five DRAM chips on the DIMM
FRU on label is 25R8076; Stamped "Adaptec ATB-200" on battery side
Write-back cache memory is 256 MB, 533 MHz DDR2 unbuffered memory
Battery is connected to the DIMM by wires and is typically mounted on the server chassis
ServeRAID-8s
(39R8765, 2007)
US Announcement Letter: 107-028
Visual identifiers:
One x4 external SFF-8470 SAS connector
Two x4 internal SFF-8484 SAS connectors
3/4 length, full height board
Large fan on the board
Optional battery (option part number 39R8812)
Optional internal cable for hot-swap System x3250 models and hot-swap x3200 models (43W4908)
Optional internal cable for simple-swap x3200 models (43W4910)
IBM SAS HBA Controller
(25R8060, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-646
Visual identifiers:
1 external Mini-SAS x4 connector (SFF-8088)
4 internal SATA x1 connectors
MegaRAID
(39R8850, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-640
Visual identifiers:
Two SAS SFF8470 x4 external connectors
Intelligent Transportable Battery Backup (iTBBU)
256 MB DDR2 SDRAM data cache
ServeRAID-MR10M
(43W4339, 2007)
US Announcement Letter: 107-594
Visual identifiers:
MD2 form factor card (2U low profile height)
Two SFF-8088 external connectors
Large battery attached to the card
ServeRAID-MR10k
(43W4280, 2007)
US Announcement Letter: 107-594
Visual identifiers:
Looks like a memory DIMM
Intelligent Transportable Battery Backup (iTBBU) connected via wires
Battery mounted in side of PCI slot spacer
ServeRAID-MR10i
(43W4296, 2008)
US Announcement Letter: 108-055 (part of System x3350 announcement)
Visual identifiers:
No external connectors
Full height (3U), half length card
Two x4 SFF-8087 connectors on right side of card
Optional
battery attaches to the card
ServeRAID-MR10il
(44E8767, 2008)
Asia Pacific Announcement Letter: AG08-0353 (announced in China only)
Visual
identifiers:
No external connectors
Low-profile MD2 half-length 2U form factor adapter card.
Two x4 SFF-8087 connectors on left side of card
ServeRAID-BR10i
(44E8767, 2008)
US Announcement Letter: N/A
Visual identifiers:
No external connectors
Low-profile MD2 half-length 2U form factor adapter card.
Two x4 mini-SAS SFF-8087 connectors on right side of card
ServeRAID-BR10il
(44X0411, 2008)
US Announcement Letter: 108-352
Visual identifiers:
Rectangular card with custom connector
1 x4 mini-SAS SFF-8087 connector
LSI 1064E controller chip
Feature comparison
The following three tables provide a comparison of features between the members of the ServeRAID family and other RAID controllers sold by IBM.
RAID controller device driver downloads: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?
lndocid=MIGR-65723&brandind=5000008
Jump to:
ServeRAID 1-4 adapters ServeRAID 5-7 adapters
ServeRAID 8-10 adapters
Feature
SR SR-II SR-3L SR-
3L II*
SR-3H SR-3HB SR-4L SR-4Lx SR-4M SR-4Mx SR-
4H
SCSI or SATA SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI
First available 1996 1997 1998 2000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000
US
Announcement
Letter
196-134 197-256 198-232 100-101 198-232 199-152 100-099 101-146 100-099 101-146 100-
099
Marketing part number
70G8489 76H3584 01K7364 19K0564 01K7207 37L6086 37L6091 06P5740 37L6080 06P5736
37L6889
FRU part number (adapter only)
06H9334 76H3587 37L6083
01K7352
01K7352 01K7396 01K7396 09N9540 06P5741 37L7258 06P5737
37L6892
Useful links Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Guide
Drivers
Guide Drivers
Guide Drivers
Guide Drivers
Guide
Drivers
Internal connectors
3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
External connectors (std/max)
1/1 2/3 1/1 1/1 2/3 2/3 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 4/4
Cable for extra
external connector
None Optional
76H5400
None None Included Included None None None None None
External connector type
68 pin VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI VHDCI
VHDCI
Cache 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB
128 MB
Battery backup
for cache
No Optional
76H5401 28L1003
No No Optional
28L1003 (Poseidon)
Yes (Poseidon)
No No Yes Yes Yes
SCSI channels / SATA ports
3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4
Disks per channel (SCSI) or port (SATA)
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 15
SCSI level SCSI
F/W
Ultra Ultra2 Ultra2 Ultra2 Ultra2 Ultra160 Ultra160 Ultra160 Ultra160
Ultra160
PCI or PCI-X or PCI Express
PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI
PCI bus speed 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 66 MHz
33 MHz
PCI bus width 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit
PCI bus voltage
5V 5V 5V 5V 5V 5V 3.3 or 5V 3.3 or 5V3.3 or 5V3.3 or 5V3.3 or
5V
* The ServeRAID-3L II, part 19K0564, replaced the ServeRAID-3L. The ServeRAID-3L and ServeRAID-3L II have identical features and support the same servers. The ServeRAID-3L II has a different card design so that it will fit vertically in 3U servers.
Autosync No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
"Optimal" SCSI speed setting
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LVDS support No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
I2O enabled
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Active PCI support (hot­swap)
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clustering support
No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Usable in a fault-tolerant pair
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Data scrubbing No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flashcopy No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Copyback No No No No No No No No No No No
Maximum stripe size
64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB
RAID-0 and RAID-1 support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-5 support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-1E support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-5E support
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-5EE support (replaces 5E)
No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No
RAID-6 No No No No No No No No No No No
RAID-00 support
No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-10 support
No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-1E0 support
No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-50 support
No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-60 support
No No No No No No No No No No No
Feature
SR SR-II SR-3L SR-
3L II*
SR-3H SR-3HB SR-4L SR-4Lx SR-4M SR-4Mx SR-
4H
Feature
SR-5i SR-6M SR-6M SR-6i SR-6i+
SR 7t SR 7e SR 7k
SCSI or SATA or SAS SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SATA SCSI,
SATA
SCSI
First available 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004
US Announcement Letter 102-170 103-206 103-206 103-210 104-078 104-075 104-284
Marketing part number 25P3492 32P0033
39R8815
02R0988 39R8816
71P8595 13N2190
39R8793
71P8648 39R8805
None 71P8642
39R8800
FRU part number (adapter only) 32P0016 02R0985
39R8817
02R0998 39R8818
71P8627 Adaptec
2108800 39R8795
Adaptec 2410SA 39R8807
Not
applicable
(software)
90P5245 ATB-100 39R8801
Processor Intel
IOP321 600MHz
Intel IOP321 600MHz
Intel IOP321 400MHz
80302 Not
applicable
Intel IOP332
Useful links Guide
Drivers
Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers
Internal connectors 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0
External connectors (std/max) 0 2/2 2/2 0 0 0 0 0
Cable for extra external connector None None None None None None None None
External connector type None VHDCI VHDCI None None None None None
Cache 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 64 MB None 256 MB
Battery backup for cache Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
SCSI channels / SATA ports / SAS ports
1 on server
2 2 1 or 2 on
server
1 or 2 on server
4 1 or 2 2 on
server
Disks per channel (SCSI) or port (SATA/SAS)
14 14 14 14 14 1 Varies 14
SCSI level Ultra320 Ultra320 Ultra320 Ultra320 Ultra320 SATA Ultra320 Ultra320
PCI or PCI-X or PCI Express PCI PCI-X PCI-X PCI-X PCI-X PCI PCI-X PCI-X 1.0
PCI bus speed 66 MHz 133 MHz 133 MHz 133 MHz 133 MHz 66 MHz Varies 100 MHz
PCI bus width 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
PCI bus voltage 3.3 or 5V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V or 5VNot
applicable
Not applicable
Autosync Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
"Optimal" SCSI speed setting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not
applicable
Yes Yes
LVDS support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not
applicable
Yes Yes
I2O enabled
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not
applicable
Yes
Active PCI support (hot-swap) No No No No No No No No
Clustering support No Yes Yes No No No No No
Usable in a fault-tolerant pair No Yes Yes No No No No No
Data scrubbing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Flashcopy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Copyback No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Maximum stripe size 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB
RAID-0 and RAID-1 support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-5 support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
RAID-1E support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
RAID-5E support No No No No No No No No
RAID-5EE support (replaces 5E) No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
RAID-6 No No No No No No No No
RAID-00 support No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
RAID-10 support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
RAID-1E0 support No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
RAID-50 support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
RAID-60 support No No No No No No No No
Feature
SR-5i SR-6M SR-6M SR-6i SR-6i+
SR 7t SR 7e SR 7k
Feature
SR 8i SR 8e SR 8k-l SR 8k
SR-8s
SAS HBA
MegaRAID SR-
MR10M
SR­MR10k
SR­MR10i
SCSI or SATA or SAS
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS SAS,
SATA
First available 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008
US
Announcement
Letter
105-125 106-379 107-028 106-646 106-640 107-594 107-594 108-055
Marketing part number
13N2227 39R8729
None None 25R8064 39R8765 25R8060 39R8850 43W4339 43W4280 43W4296
FRU part number (adapter only)
13N2233 Not
applicable
(software only)
25R8079 25R8076
ATB-200
25R8071 39R8852 43W4282 43W4295
Processor Intel
IOP321
Not applicable
Vitesse VSC7250
Vitesse VSC7250
LSI 1064E
Intel Brockton IOP XScale processor
LSI 1078e
LSI 1078e
LSI 1078e
Useful links Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers Support Support Support
Drivers
Support Drivers
Support Drivers
Internal connectors
1 0 1 1 2 4 SATA x10 0 0 2
External connectors (std/max)
0 0 1 1 1 1 SAS x4 2 SAS x4 2 SAS x4 0* 0
Cable for extra
external connector
None None None None None None None None None None
External connector type
None None None None SFF-
8470
SFF-8088 SFF-8470 SFF-8088 None* None
Cache 256 MB None None 256 MB 256 MB None 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB
Battery backup
for cache
Yes No No Yes Optional
39R8812
None Yes Yes (Li-
Ion)
Yes (Li­Ion) FRU 44W4283
Optional (NiMH) 43W4299
SATA / SAS ports
6 or 8 Varies 8 8 2 4 2 2 2 2
SAS level SAS
SATA 2
SAS SATA 2
SAS SATA 2
SAS SATA 2
SAS SATA 2
SAS SATA 2
SAS SATA 2
SAS 3Gbps SATA 2
SAS 3Gbps SATA 2
SAS 3Gbps SATA 2
PCI or PCI-X or PCI Express
PCI-X
1.0
PCI-X PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe
PCI bus speed 133 MHz Varies x4 x4 x8 x8 x8 x8 x8 x8
PCI bus width 64-bit Varies Not
applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
PCI bus voltage
3.3V Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Autosync Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Active PCI support (hot­swap)
No No No No No No No No No No
Clustering support
No No No No No No No No No No
Usable in a fault-tolerant pair
No No No No No No No No No No
Data scrubbing
("Patrol read")
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flashcopy Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Copyback Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Maximum stripe size
1024 KB 64 KB 1024 KB 1024 KB 1024 KB 64 KB 128 KB 1024 KB 1024 KB 1024 KB
RAID-0 and RAID-1
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* The ServeRAID-MR10k does not have an external connector, however the System x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 servers have a SFF-8088 external SAS port which the MR10k connects to.
Supported servers
The following tables lists which servers support each of the ServeRAID adapters. For the latest information about supported adapters, see ServerProven at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
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IBM Netfinity servers
IBM eServer xSeries servers
IBM eServer systems
IBM System x servers
IBM BladeCenter servers
IBM Netfinity servers
Note
: RAID controllers newer than the ones shown are not supported
support
RAID-5 support
Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-1E support
Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No
RAID-5E support
No No No No No No No No No No
RAID-5EE support (replaces 5E)
Yes No No No No No No No No No
RAID-6 Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
RAID-00 support
Yes No No No No No No No No No
RAID-10 support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-1E0 support
Yes No No No No No No No No No
RAID-50 support
Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID-60 support
Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Feature
SR 8i SR 8e SR 8k-l SR 8k
SR-8s
SAS HBA
MegaRAID SR-
MR10M
SR­MR10k
SR­MR10i
Server
SR SR-II SR-3L SR-3H SR-3HB SR-4L SR-4Lx SR-4M SR-4Mx SR-4H SR-5i SR-6M
Netfinity 1000 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No
Netfinity 3000 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Netfinity 3500 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Netfinity 3500 M20 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
Netfinity 4000R No No No No No No No No No No No No
Netfinity 4500R No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Netfinity 5000 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No
* The Netfinity 5500, 5500 M10, and 5500 M20 have a ServeRAID-II controller built in on the server's planar. Two internal connectors: one to the internal hot-swap backplane and one that can be routed externally using an optional cable 03K9313.
IBM eServer xSeries servers
Note
: RAID controllers newer than the ones shown in the table are not supported
Netfinity 5100 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Netfinity 5500 family* No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Netfinity 5600 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Netfinity 6000R No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Netfinity 7000 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Netfinity 7000 M10 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No
Netfinity 7100 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Netfinity 7600 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Netfinity 8500R No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Server
SR SR-II SR-3LSR-3HSR-
3HB
SR-4LSR-
4Lx
SR-4MSR-
4Mx
SR-4HSR-5iSR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR-
8k-l
SR-8kSR-
8s
xSeries 130 Value
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 130 Perf
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 135 Value
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 135 Perf
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 150 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 200 (8478)
No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 200 (8479)
No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 205 No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 206 No No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
xSeries 206m No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
xSeries 220 (8645)
No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 220 (8646)
No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 225 (8647)
No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
xSeries 225 (8649)
No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
xSeries 226 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
xSeries 230 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 232 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 235 No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
xSeries 236 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
xSeries 240 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 250 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 255 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 260 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No
xSeries 300 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 305 No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
IBM eServer systems
Note
: RAID controllers newer than the ones shown in the table are not supported
IBM System x servers
Note
: RAID controllers
older
than the ones shown in the table are not supported
xSeries 306 No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
xSeries 306m No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
Server
SR SR-II SR-3LSR-3HSR-
3HB
SR-4LSR-
4Lx
SR-4MSR-
4Mx
SR-4HSR-5iSR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR
8k-l
SR 8kSR-
8s
xSeries 330 (8654)
No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 330 (8674)
No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 330 (8675)
No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 335 No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 336 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No
xSeries 340 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 342 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 343 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 345 No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
xSeries 346 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
xSeries 350 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 360 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 365 No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
xSeries 366 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No
xSeries 370 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 380 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 382 No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 440 No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 445 No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 450 No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 455 No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
xSeries 460 & MXE-460
No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No
Server
SR SR-II SR-3LSR-3HSR-
3HB
SR-4LSR-
4Lx
SR-4MSR-
4Mx
SR-4HSR-5iSR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR
8k-l
SR 8kSR-
8s
Server
SR SR-II SR-3LSR-3HSR-
3HB
SR-4LSR-
4Lx
SR-4MSR-
4Mx
SR-4HSR-5iSR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR-
8k-l
SR-8kSR-
8s
eServer 325 No No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
eServer 326 No No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No
eServer 326m No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No
Server
SR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR-
8k-l
SR-8kSR-8sSAS
HBA
MegaRAID 8480
SR­MR10M
SR­MR10k
SR­MR10i
SR­MR10il
§§§§
SR­BR10i
SR­BR10il
System x3105 No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
System x3200 No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No
System x3200 M2 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes
System x3250 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No
* The IBM SAS HBA Controller only supports tape attach for these systems. Connectivity to disks is not supported. ** The ServeRAID MR10i is only supported on models of the x3250 M2 with 2.5" drive bays. The MR10i is not supported on models with 3.5" drive bays.
§
The ServeRAID MR10il is available in specific countries only: China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and ASEAN nations.
IBM BladeCenter servers and expansion blades
Note
: RAID controllers
older
than the ones shown in the table are not supported
‡
With the addition of the BladeCenter PCI Expansion Unit 2 (PEU2), 25K8373
SATA
System x3250 SAS/SATA
No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No
System x3250 M2 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes** No No Yes
System x3350 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes
System x3400 SATA
No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes* No Yes No No No No No
System x3400 SAS/SATA
No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes* No Yes No No No No No
System x3455 No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
System x3500 No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes No No No No No
System x3550 SATA
No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes* Yes Yes No No No No No
System x3550 SAS/SATA
No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes* Yes Yes No No No No No
System x3610 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No
System x3650 Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes No No No No No
System x3650 T No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
System x3655 No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes No No No No No
System x3755 No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes No No No No No
System x3800 Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No
System x3850 Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No
System x3850 M2 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No
System x3950 / E Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
System x3950 M2 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No
iDataPlex dx340 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No
Server
SR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR-
8k-l
SR-8kSR-8sSAS
HBA
MegaRAID 8480
SR­MR10M
SR­MR10k
SR­MR10i
SR­MR10il
SR­BR10i
SR­BR10il
Server
SR-6MSR-6iSR-
6i+
SR-7tSR-7eSR-7kSR-8iSR-8eSR-
8k-l
SR-8k SR-8sSAS
HBA
MegaRAID 8480
SR­MR10M
SR­MR10k
SR­MR10i
SR­MR10il
SR­BR10i
SR­BR10il
BladeCenter HS20 8843
Yes‡No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
BladeCenter HS21 8853
Yes‡No No No No No No No Yes†Yes†No No No No No No No No No
BladeCenter HS21 XM 7995
Yes‡No No No No No No No Yes†Yes†No No No No No No No No No
BladeCenter LS21 7971
No No No No No No No No Yes†Yes†No No No No No No No No No
BladeCenter LS41 7972
No No No No No No No No Yes†Yes†No No No No No No No No No
BladeCenter SIO 39R7563
No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No
BladeCenter PEU2 25K8373
Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
†
With the addition of the BladeCenter Storage and I/O (SIO) Expansion Unit, 39R7563
Special Notices
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