… With ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller

IBM ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller family of products for IBM Flex System can provide RAID solutions with all benefits that enterprise-grade RAID demands.

The ServeRAID M5115 family offers a server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in a flexible offerings structure.

These products deliver performance demanded by the growing I/O requirements of enterprises. They integrate disk media such as SAS and SATA HDDs and solid-state disks into an organization’s storage infrastructure.

The portfolio is designed around a base RAID adapter with a set of upgrades with features, designed to minimize parts-on-the-floor, optimized for storage performance, and consistent with existing ServeRAID products.

ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller is capable of delivering several focused-solutions depending on business needs, offering basic HDD connectivity, support for 1.8-inch SSDs, a performance solution or an extra layer of redundancy with RAID-6. These solutions are realized by pairing M5115 with one or more available hardware kits and Feature-on-Demand license upgrades.

ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller
for IBM Flex System offers:

• Up to 6Gbps per port
• RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50
• x8 lane PCI Express 3.0
• LSI SAS2208 Dual-core RAID on Chip (ROC)
• 1GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM
• Flash-backed-cache-offload
• Support for SED enabled HDDs
• Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF)
• S.M.A.R.T. support

ServeRAID M5100 Series Enablement Kit
for IBM Flex System x240:

• Support for 2.5-inch HDDs
• Support for IBM eXFlash
• Support for embedded SSDs

Feature-on-Demand upgrades:

• RAID levels 6, 60
• Performance optimization for solid-state media
• Enabling read/write caching when used in mixed environments of HDDs and SSDs

Warranty
The ServeRAID options offer a one-year limited warranty.

Key prerequisites
An M5115 solution requires an M5115 controller and either an Enablement Kit or an eXFlash Kit.

Planned availability date
June 22, 2012