The ServeRAID M Series family offers a complete server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in an ultra-flexible offerings structure. These products are optimized to deliver the performance that is demanded by the ever-growing I/O requirements of today’s enterprises. With data transfer rates of up to 12 Gbps per port and PCI Express 3.0 host interface, the ServeRAID family bring users new features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the benefits of the previous generation. This document provides a summary of the features and specifications of each of the ServeRAID controllers and SAS HBAs that are currently available.
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Change History
Changes in the November 4 update:
The H1110, C100 and C105 do not support Patrol Read
Introduction
Whether you are protecting your storage network, enterprise databases, or application network, the ServeRAID family of SAS/SATA Controllers and Host Bus Adapters delivers benefits to fit your requirements. Combining these controllers with internal disk drives or external storage expansion unit increases storage capabilities.
The ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller is a part of the ServeRAID M Series family, which offers a complete server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in an ultra-flexible offerings structure. These products are optimized to deliver performance demanded by the ever-growing I/O requirements of today’s enterprises. The M5225-2GB is a small form factor PCIe RAID adapter for external storage, and it shares a common set of ServeRAID M Series Features on Demand (FoD) upgrades available for the entire family.
Figure 1. ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller
Table 2. Ordering part numbers and feature codes
Description
Part number
Feature code
Base controller
ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller
00AE938
A5ND
Features on Demand (FoD) upgrades*
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade-FoD
47C8706
A3Z5
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator-FoD
47C8710
A3Z7
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler-FoD
47C8712
A3Z8
* One FoD upgrade for the M5200 Series controllers activates the feature on all M5200 Series controllers installed in a server.
ServeRAID M5225-2GB specifications
The ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
LSI SAS3108 12 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller with the 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
PCI Low Profile, Half-length – MD2 form factor
Eight external 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports (support for 12, 6, or 3 Gbps SAS speeds and 6 or 3 Gbps SATA speeds). Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port.
Two external x4 mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8644)
PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 standard; support for RAID 6, 60 with the additional upgrade
2 GB of onboard data cache (DDR3 running at 1866 MHz) with flash backup (MegaRAID flash cache protection technology)
Supports SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs
Intermix of SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs is supported, but the mixing of different drives type in the same array (drive group) is not recommended
Supports connections to EXP2512 and EXP2524 external expansion enclosures
Connects to up to 216 external drives (Up to nine EXP2524 enclosures with 24 drives in each enclosure)
Support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore as a standard feature
Optional support for SSD performance acceleration with MegaRAID FastPath and SSD caching with MegaRAID CacheCade
Support for up to 64 virtual disks, up to 128 arrays, up to 16 virtual disks per array, and up to 32 physical drives per array.
Support for logical drive sizes greater than 2 TB.
Configurable stripe size from 64 KB up to 1 MB
Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
S.M.A.R.T. support
MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
Resources
For more information, see the following documents:
The ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e SAS/SATA controllers are part of the ServeRAID M Series family that offers a complete server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in an ultra-flexible offerings structure. These products are optimized to deliver the performance that is demanded by the ever-growing I/O requirements of today’s enterprises. M5210 comes as a small form factor PCIe adapter, and M5210e comes integrated with the System x3650 M4 HD and x3750 M4 (8752) servers. They also share a common set of upgrades, simplifying inventory management.
The following table shows feature upgrade matrix for ServeRAID M5200 Series SAS/SATA controllers.
Table 4. Feature upgrade matrix for ServeRAID M5200 Series SAS/SATA controllers
Feature
RAID Controller
Description
Part number
Type
M5210
M5210e
Zero Cache RAID 5 and SED Upgrades
ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8708
FoD
Yes
Cache, RAID 5 and SED Upgrades with no backup
ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8656
HW
Yes
Cache, RAID 5 and SED Upgrades with flash backup
ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8660
HW
Yes
ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8664
HW
Yes
ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
47C8668
HW
Yes
Advanced Upgrades*
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
47C8706
FoD
Yes
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Performance Accelerator
47C8710
FoD
Yes
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
47C8712
FoD
Yes
* Advanced Upgrade requires cache upgrade
ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller is a part of the ServeRAID M Series family that offers a complete server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in an ultra-flexible offerings structure. The M1215 offers a low-cost internal RAID 0/1/10 solution that can be upgraded to a cacheless RAID 5 with a Features on Demand (FoD) license upgrade. The M1215 provides two internal mini-SAS HD connectors with eight lanes of 12 Gbps SAS and eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to facilitate high data transfer rates.
Figure 3. ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
Table 5. Ordering part numbers and feature codes
Description
Part number
Feature code
ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
46C9114
A45W
ServeRAID M1200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade-FoD
00AE930
A5H5
The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller provides support for RAID 0, 1, and 10 as standard, ready to use or “out-of-the-box” capabilities. An optional feature upgrade is available to expand standard capabilities with RAID 5, 50 and self-encrypting drives. This Features on Demand (FoD) upgrade is a software license.
ServeRAID M1215 specifications
The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
PCI Low Profile, Half-length – MD2 form factor
Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
Two internal mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8643)
Supports 12, 6, and 3 Gbps SAS and 6 and 3 Gbps SATA data transfer rates
Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
Support both RAID and JBOD (pass-thru mode with system drives) configurations
Up to 32 drives, including hot spares, are supported in a RAID configuration.
Up to 64 drives are supported in a JBOD (non-RAID) configuration.
Support for RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 standard; support for RAID 5, 50 with optional upgrade
Zero Controller Cache, no battery/flash backup
Support for SAS and SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs)
Support for simple swap and hot swap drives
Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs. Mixing different types of drives in the same array (drive group) not supported.
Optional support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore
Support for up to 32 virtual drives, up to 32 drive groups, up to 16 virtual drives per one drive group, and up to 32 physical drives per one drive group
Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
Fixed stripe size of 64 KB
Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
S.M.A.R.T. support
MegaRAID Storage Manager management software
Resources
For more information, see the following documents:
