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The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller is a part of the IBM® 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 M5120 comes as a small form factor PCIe adapter, and
it shares a common set of ServeRAID M Series upgrades available for the entire
family, simplifying inventory management.
The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
PCI Low Profile, Half-length – MD2 form factor Eight external 6 Gbps
SAS/SATA ports Two external Mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8088) 6 Gbps throughput
per port 800 MHz dual-core IBM PowerPC® processor with LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps
RAID on Chip (ROC) controller PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface Support for
RAID levels 0, 1, 10 standard, support for RAID 5, 50 and 6, 60 with
additional upgrades Onboard data cache (DDR3 running at 1333 MHz) required for
M5120 operations (does not come standard, must be purchased in addition to
M5120) with the choice of: 512 MB with optional battery backup 512 MB or 1 GB
with flash backup (MegaRAID CacheVault technology) Supports SAS, 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
Connects to up to 240 external drives Supports connections to EXP2512 and
EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Optional support for self-encrypting
drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore Optional support for SSD performance
acceleration with MegaRAID FastPath and SSD caching with MegaRAID CacheCade Pro
2.0 Supports up to 64 virtual drives, up to 128 drive groups, up to
16 virtual drives per one drive group, and up to 32 physical drives per one
drive group Supports LUN sizes up to 64 TB Configurable stripe size 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
The ServeRAID M5120 option part number includes the following items:
One ServeRAID M5120 adapter card Full-height (3U) bracket Low-profile (2U)
bracket Warranty Flyer ServeRAID M Documentation CD Important Notices Flyer
na obrázku – ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller (with flash module)
