IBM System x3550 M4 Product Guide

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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 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 x8 Gen 3 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps ROC controller
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The ServeRAID M5110 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 RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
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Supports 512 MB battery-backed cache or 512 MB or 1 GB flash-backed cache
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Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe x8 Gen 3 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller
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The ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
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Two x4 HD mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8643)
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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 M5200 Series RAID 5 upgrades
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Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
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Supports 1 GB non-backed cache or 1 GB or 2 GB flash-backed cache
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Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps ROC controller
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The IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized 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 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps 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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IBM System x3550 M4 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
Chipset	Intel C600 series
Memory	Up to 768 GB
Storage	Up to 8 x 2.5" hot-swap drives
Form Factor	1U rack
Power Supply	750 W AC
Network Interface	4 x 1 GbE
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Expansion Slots	3 x PCIe 3.0 slots
Operating System Support	Windows Server, RHEL, SUSE, VMware
Management	Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)