Controllers for internal storage
The following table lists the RAID controllers, HBAs, and additional hardware and feature upgrades that are
used for internal disk storage. The adapters are installed in slots in the Storage Book.
Table 12. RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage
Part
number
Feature
code Description
Maximum
supported
(slot #)
Models
where
used
46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller 2 (11, 12) All
models
47C8675 A3YY N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for System x 2 (11, 12) -
00ML997 AS95 NVMe PCIe SSD Extender Adapter 2 (11, 12) -
Hardware upgrades for the M5210
47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
47C8668 A3Z3 ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
Features on Demand upgrades for the M5210
47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 1 -
47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 1* -
47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator 1* -
47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler 1* -
* These M5210 features upgrades require a cache memory upgrade (47C8656, 47C8660, or 47C8664).
The following table compares the features of the supported controllers.