Chapter 4. IBM System x3690 X5 157
4.9.5 ServeRAID Expansion Adapter
The ServeRAID Expansion Adapter, which is also known as the IBM x3690 X5 RAID
Expansion Adapter or IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter, is a SAS
expander. It allows you to create RAID arrays of up to 16 drives and across up to four
backplanes. Table 4-28 shows the ordering information.
Table 4-28 ServeRAID Expansion Adapter ordering
The card, which is shown in Figure 4-27, has two input connectors, which you connect to a
supported RAID controller, plus four output connectors to go to each backplane, which allows
you to connect to up to 16 drives.
Figure 4-27 ServeRAID Expansion Adapter
You can use the Expansion Adapter only with the following SAS 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.
Option Feature code Description
60Y0309 4164 ServeRAID Expansion Adapter
Important: You can use only the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes with this adapter (see
Table 4-23).
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