IBM NeXtScale System User Manual

Chapter 4. IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 compute node 83
Table 4-14 lists the adapters that are supported for each drive configuration. SAS
HDDs are supported when ServeRAID H1110 or ServeRAID M1115 are
included.
Table 4-14 Drive type and RAID adapter support.
Drive type
Quantity
of drives
supported
(max)
Software RAID or no RAID Hardware RAID using
ServeRAID adapter
On board
SATA
ServeRAID
C100
N2115
HBA
With
H1110
With
M1115
Without Storage Native Expansion Tray attached (one controller)
1.8-inch SS SATA SSD 4 No
Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
2.5-inch SS SATA HDD 2 No
Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
2.5-inch SS SAS HDD 2 No No
Ye s Ye s Ye s
3.5-inch SS SATA HDD 1
Ye s N o N o N o N o
With Storage Native Expansion Tray attached (adds 7x 3.5-inch bays) (two controllers)
a
a. The two controllers must be: (1) either onboard SATA or ServeRAID C100 for internal drive(s), and
(2) N2115 or ServeRAID M115 for drives in the storage tray
1.8-inch SS SATA SSD 4 + 7 No
Ye s Ye s N o Ye s
2.5-inch SS SATA HDD 2 + 7 No
Ye s Ye s N o Ye s
3.5-inch SS SATA HDD 1 + 7
Ye s Ye s Ye s N o Ye s
With Storage Native Expansion Tray attached (adds 7x 3.5-inch bays) (one controller)
b
b. Requires the 3.5-inch RAID cage (feature A4GE, option 00Y8615)
3.5-inch SS SATA HDD 8
b
No No Ye s N o N o

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