IBM x3250 M4 User Manual

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The ServeRAID BR10il v2 or H1110 is standard on some models and offers basic hardware-based RAID
functionality. If either of these is used, it is installed in slot 1 (PCIe x4). Other RAID controllers are
installed in slot 2 (PCIe x8) and the Broadcom NetXtreme Dual Port Ethernet Compact Adapter can be
installed in slot 1 instead, if desired. Only one RAID controller can be used with the server to support
internal HDDs. Features of the supported RAID controllers are discussed below.
Note: Either a ServeRAID BR10il v2, H1110, M1015, M5014, or M5015 is required for models with 2.5"
simple-swap SAS drive bays or 2.5" hot-swap SAS drive bays.
The ServeRAID BR10il v2 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
One Mini-SAS internal connector
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 1E
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3 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI 1064E controller
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PCI Express 2.0 x4 host interface
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Stripe size: 64 KB (fixed)
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Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
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The ServeRAID H1110 adapter has the following specifications:
Four internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
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One x4 mini-SAS internal connector (SFF-8087)
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
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PCIe 2.0 x4 host interface
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Supports RAID 0, 1, 1E, and 10
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Connects to up to four SAS or SATA drives (SAS expanders are not supported.)
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The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
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Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
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The ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
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6 Gbps throughput per port
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PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
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Based on the LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
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256 MB of onboard cache
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IBM x3250 M4 Specifications

General

Form Factor	1U Rack
Max Processors	1
Memory	Up to 32 GB DDR3
Memory Slots	4 DIMM slots
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 series
Chipset	Intel C202
Storage	SATA/SAS
Hard Drive Bays	4x 3.5" or 8x 2.5"
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Network	2x Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply	350W
Expansion Slots	1x PCIe 3.0 x8
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware