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ServeRAID C100 controller
The ServeRAID C100 is an integrated SATA controller with software RAID
capabilities. It is a cost-effective way to provide reliability, performance, and
fault-tolerant disk subsystem management.
The ServeRAID C100 has the following specifications:
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
Onboard SATA controller with software RAID capabilities
Supports SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs
Offers two 6-Gbps SATA ports and two 3-Gbps SATA ports
Support for up to two virtual drives
Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB
Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the RAID
adapters category at this website:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid
ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA controller
The ServeRAID H1110 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x offers a low-cost,
enterprise-grade RAID solution for internal HDDs. It features a PCI Express 2.0
x4 host interface, MD0 form factor, and robust hardware RAID processing engine
that is based on the LSI SAS2004 RAID on Chip (ROC) controller.
The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:
Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087)
6 Gbps throughput per port
Based on LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
PCIe 2.0 x4 host interface
Upgrades
81Y4542 A1X1 ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade (for M1115 only)
a. Windows and Linux only. No support for VMware, Hyper-V, or Xen
Part number Feature code Description
Note: The ServeRAID C100 is supported by Windows and Linux only.
Depending on the operating system version, drivers might need to be
downloaded separately. There is no support for VMware, Hyper-V, or Xen
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