IBM System x3250 M5 User Manual

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The ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
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Two x4 mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
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Supports connections to SAS/SATA drives and SAS Expanders
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M1100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
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Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller
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The IBM N2115 SAS/SATA HBA has the following specifications:
Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
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Two x4 mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
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Supports connections to SAS/SATA HDDs and SATA SSDs
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Optimized for SSD performance
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No RAID support
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Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2308 6 Gbps controller
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For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks product guides in the RAID adapters category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid

IBM System x3250 M5 Specifications

General

Form Factor	1U rack
Memory Slots	4 DIMM slots
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 series
Memory	Up to 32 GB UDIMM
Storage	Up to 4 x 3.5" or 8 x 2.5"
Power Supply	350W
Network Interface	Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
Storage Bays	4 x 3.5" or 8 x 2.5"
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10, 5
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x8
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware