IBM System x3650 M4 User Manual

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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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The IBM N2215 SAS/SATA HBA 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 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 12 Gbps throughput per port
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PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 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 x3650 M4 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Memory Slots	24 DIMM slots
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
Memory	Up to 768GB DDR3
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5-inch or 6 x 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
Power Supply	Redundant hot-swap 550W, 750W, or 900W
Network Interface	Quad-port 1 GbE
Chipset	Intel C600
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60
Expansion Slots	Up to 6 PCIe slots
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware