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IBM System x3630 M4 User Manual

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IBM System x3630 M4 (E5-2400) 38
The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Eight external 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
Two external x4 mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8088)
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional M5100 Series RAID 5 upgrades
Supports RAID 6 and 60 with the optional M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
Supports 512 MB battery-backed cache or 512 MB or 1 GB flash-backed cache (cache)
Up to 6 Gbps throughput per port
PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
Based on the LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps ROC controller
Supports connectivity to the EXP2512 and EXP2524 storage expansion enclosures
For more information, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide
ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller for
IBM System x
at:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0858.html?Open
The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller supports connectivity to the IBM System Storage external
expansion enclosures listed in the following table. Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy chained
per one M5120 external port. For better performance, distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both
M5120 ports.
Table 26. IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported per one M5120
174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express 18
174724X IBM System Storage EXP2524 Express 9
The external SAS cables listed in the following table support connectivity between external expansion
enclosures and the ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller.
Table 27. External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported per one enclosure
39R6531 IBM 3 m SAS Cable 1
39R6529 IBM 1 m SAS Cable 1

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IBM System x3630 M4 Specifications

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ModelSystem x3630 M4
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