IBM ServeRAID M1215 SAS User Manual

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ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x User’s Guide Chapter 3: ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller Characteristics
Board Layout and Connector Information
Chapter 3: ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller Characteristics
3.1 Board Layout and Connector Information
This subsection provides the board layout and connector information for the controller. The following subsections
provide graphics and connector information for the controller.
The following figure displays the connectors on the controller, which are described on Table 1.
Figure 1 Card Layout for the ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller
Table 1 Controller Connectors
Connector Description Comments
CR1 Heartbeat LED A connected LED blink to indicate activity occurring in any
of the connected drives.
EC1 PCIe x8 board edge
connector
The RAID controller has an interface with the host system
though a standard edge card.
This interface provides power to the board and an I2C
interface connected to the I2C bus for IPMI.
J3 On-board Serial
Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter
(UART) connector
16-pin header
Reserved for IBM use.
J4 SFF-8463 mini-SAS HD,
internal right-angle
connectors
Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or
SATA drives.
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IBM ServeRAID M1215 SAS Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	ServeRAID M1215 SAS
Category	Controller
Language	English