IBM ServeRAID M-Series for System x

IBM ServeRAID M-Series family of products can provide advanced RAID solutions that enterprise RAID demands.

ServeRAID M-Series SAS/SATA Controllers for IBM System x offer a server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in aflexible offerings structure.

These products are optimized to deliver performance demanded by the growing I/O requirements of enterprises. They integrate disk media, such as SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs, into an organization’s storage infrastructure.

The portfolio is designed around several base solutions with a set of upgrades that are rich with features, designed to minimize parts-on-the-floor upgrades, optimized for storage performance, and remain consistent with existing industry-leading ServeRAID products.

ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e offer entry RAID levels 0, 1, 10 plus additional features. Clients looking for basic RAID-5 can upgrade to RAID-5 using a Features-on-Demand upgrade option. To enhance RAID level 0, 1, 10, 5, or 50 performance, the addition of 1GB of cache or 1GB or 2GB of flash-backed-cache are alternatives. With cached RAID, additional upgrades are available to optimize SSD performance, support RAID-6 and RAID-60, and to add SSD caching support. SED support is provided with any of the RAID-5 or cache upgrades.

While M5210 comes as a small form factor PCIe adapter, M5210e comes integrated with x3650 M4 HD. Both M5210 and M5210e provide two (x4) internal mini-SAS HD connectors with eight lanes of 12Gb SAS and eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to facilitate high data transfer rates.

The ServeRAID M-Series portfolio is covered under IBM warranty. All adapters and upgrade modules carry a one-year limited warranty or, when installed in a System x server, assume your system’s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade.

M5210, M5210e Controllers and upgrades

RAID controllers