IBM System x3100 M5 - Controllers for Internal Storage

IBM System x3100 M5 Product Guide 14
The following table lists the supported 3.5-inch hot-swap drives.
Table 8. 3.5-inch hot-swap disk drive options
Part number Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
3.5-inch 15K SAS HDDs
49Y6102 A3DX IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
49Y6097 A3DW IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
49Y6092 A3DV IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
3.5-inch NL SATA HDDs
49Y6002 A3W9 IBM 4TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
81Y9798 A22S IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
81Y9794 A22T IBM 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
81Y9790 A22P IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
81Y9786 A22Y IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD 4
Controllers for internal storage
The Integrated ServeRAID C100 disk controller offers RAID 0, 1, and 10 standard. 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 to help safeguard your valuable
data and enhance availability. The ServeRAID C100 has the following specifications:
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Onboard SATA controller with software RAID capabilities
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Supports 3 Gbps SATA ports
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Support for up to two virtual drives
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Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
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Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB
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Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
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