IBM ServeRAID M5015 User Manual

1-16 Overview
1.7 Hardware Specifications
You can install your ServeRAID M5014 and ServeRAID M5015
controllers in a computer with a mainboard that has a PCI Express slot.
Tab l e 1 . 3 describes the hardware configuration features of the
controllers.
Table 1.3 ServeRAID M5014/M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
Specifications
Specification ServeRAID M5014/M5015 SAS/SATA Controllers
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
Devices Supported
per Port
Up to 122 SAS or SATA II devices (such as drives and
expanders)
Ports Eight internal
Data Transfer Rate Up to 6 Gb/s per phy
Bus PCI Express 2.0
Cache Function Write-back, write-through, adaptive read ahead,
non-read ahead, read ahead, cache I/O, direct I/O
Multiple Virtual Disks/
Arrays per Controller
Up to 40 virtual disks per controller or per logical array
Online Capacity
Expansion
Yes
Dedicated and Global
Hot Spares
Yes
Hot Swap Devices
Supported
Yes
Non-Disk Devices
Supported
Yes
Mixed Capacity
Physical Disks
Supported
Yes
Number of Internal
Connectors
Two (x4 SAS Port) SFF-8087 Mini SAS 8i connectors
Hardware Exclusive
OR (XOR) Assistance
Yes
Direct I/O Yes
Architecture Fusion-MPT

IBM ServeRAID M5015 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	ServeRAID M5015
Category	Controller
Language	English