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ServeRAID Adapter Quick Reference
Technote
Abstract
Have you ever picked up an adapter that you know is a ServeRAID adapter, but
do not know which model? This tip is
a quick reference guide to the different ServeRAID adapters that are available, complete with photos and tables of
features and supported servers.
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
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