IBM ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID-5 Upgrade

IBM ServeRAID M-Series family of products 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 are optimized to deliver performance demanded by the ever-growing I/O requirements. They integrate disk media such as SAS and SATA HDDs and emerging SSDs into an organization’s storage infrastructure.

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

ServeRAID M1215 coming from LSI Corp. offers a low-cost RAID-0/1/10 solution that can be upgraded to a cacheless RAID-5 with a Features-on-Demand license upgrade. M1215 provides 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.

Additionally, clients utilizing current ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e controllers can benefit from a new 4GB Flash-Backed-Cache-Offload module.

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

ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (46C9114)

• Up to 12Gb/s per port
• RAID levels 0, 1, 10
• Upgradeable to RAID levels 5 and 50
• x8 lane PCIe 3.0
• LSI SAS3008 RoC
• PCI Low Profile – MD2 Form Factor
• Two (x4) Mini-SAS HD internal connectors
• S.M.A.R.T. support

ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID-5 Upgrade for IBM Systems (47C8668)

• RAID levels 5 and 50
• 4GB 1866MHz DDRIII SDRAM
• Flash-Backed-Cache-Offload
• Support for SED-enabled HDDs
• Support for ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (46C9110)
• Support for ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x (46C9116)

The ServeRAID options offer a one-year limited warranty.

Key prerequisites
The ServeRAID M5200 4GB flash/RAID-5 upgrade can be used on supported System x servers with M5200 or M5210e controllers containing an available cache slot and an available off-load power module bay.

The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA controller can be used on supported System x servers with an available PCIe expansion slot and SAS cables with mini-SAS HD connectors.

Planned availability date: June 6, 2014