IBM System x3690 X5
16
The following table lists the RAID controllers, SAS HBAs and other options used for internal disk storage
of x3690 X5 server.
Table 9. RAID controllers for internal storage
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
60Y0309
4164
IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter
1
46M0831
0095
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
2
46M0916
3877
ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller
4
46M0829
0093
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
4
90Y4304
A2NF
ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller
4
88Y5874
A39R
ServeRAID M5016 battery tray
2 (1 per pair of M5016)
46M0969
3889
ServeRAID B5015 SSD Controller
4
46M0930
5106
ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key†
1 per one M5015 or M5014
81Y4426
A10C
ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key† 1 per one M5015 or M5014
46M0912
3876
IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA
3
† Only one key is supported in each controller, either the Advance Feature Key or the Performance Accelerator Key.
The IBM x3690 X5 RAID Expansion Adapter (also known as the ServeRAID Expansion Adapter or IBM
4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter) is a SAS expander that allows you to create RAID
arrays of up to 16 drives and across up to four backplanes. You can use only the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive
backplanes with this adapter. You can use the Expansion Adapter only with the following RAID
controllers:
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA adapter
ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA adapter
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA adapter
The Expansion Adapter must be installed in PCI Slot 1 and the ServeRAID adapter must be installed in
PCI Slot 3.
The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
Supports RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key
6 Gbps throughput per port
Based on the LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface
Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
