Table 17. Supported RAID cache cards and where you can install the cache cards. (continued)
RAID cache card
Where to install the
card Notes
ServeRAID M5100 Series 1 GB
Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for
IBM System x (RAID cache
card)
You can connect this
cache card to the
optional SAS adapter
connector on the
system board
or
the following
ServeRAID
controllers:
v ServeRAID M5110
SAS/SATA
Controller for IBM
System x
v ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA
Controller for IBM
System x
v This cache card comes with a flash power module
(Supercap pack) that you can attach to this card. It
powers the integrated RAID subsystem long enough to
store the cache contents to flash in the event of a power
loss. The flash power module must be installed remotely
in the server (see “Installing a RAID adapter battery or
flash power module” on page 87 for information about
where to install the flash power module in the server).
v Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 upgrade support.
v Enables the ServeRAID controller to run MegaRAID
firmware.
v Has 72-bit memory.
Supported features on demand software
The following table lists the supported Features on Demand (FoD) software:
Table 18. Supported Features on Demand software and information about the Features on
Demand
Features On Demand software Notes
ServeRAID M1100 Series Zero
Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade for
IBM System x
v Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 support.
ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID
6 Upgrade for IBM System x
v Provides RAID levels 6 and 60 support.
ServeRAID M5100 Series
Performance Accelerator for
IBM System x (FoD FastPath)
v Accelerates solid-state drive RAID devices by reducing
the processing overhead that is associated with
caching.
v One of the RAID cache cards must be installed in the
RAID cache card connector on the system board to
enable this capability.
ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD
Caching Enabler for IBM
System x (FoD Cachecade 1 or
2)
v Enables a hard disk drive RAID array to have its own
solid-state drive cache. The solid-state drive cache is
much larger than the DRAM cache on the controller
and can provide better performance acceleration.
Cachecade 1 is read cache only, and Cachecade 2 adds
write caching.
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