Product guide

Outstanding value in a high-performance single-socket tower server
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significantly improve data transfer rates, this technology is extremely effective when implementing
demanding, transaction-oriented applications. By employing the advanced fault tolerance of IBM
ServeRAID technology, companies can effectively implement networked business systems that require
large amounts of storage space for data and applications that must be available for their businesses to
continue operating.
The ServeRAID-M1015, x8 PCIe and 6Gbps, offers RAID-0/1/10; optionally RAID-5. The ServeRAID-
M5014, x8 PCIe and 6Gbps, provides 256MB cache and RAID-0/1/10/5/50
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; optionally RAID-6/60). The
ServeRAID M1000 Advance Feature Key adds RAID-5/50 support to the ServeRAID-M1015.
x3100 M4 Images
Front View
Rear View
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Although the adapters support RAID-0/1/10/5/50/6/60, the four-drive models are limited by available drive bays to RAID-10/5/6. RAID-5
and -6 require three or four bays, respectively, available via CTO. RAID-10, -5 and -6 are not available in two-drive models. RAID-
50/60 requires six or eight drives, respectively, which are not available in the x3100 M4.
Optical Drive
Available 5
¼”
Bay
USB Ports
System Error LED
HDD Activity LED
Power LED
Power Button
Four simple-swap
HDD bays (behind
front cover)
2 Ethernet
ports
Serial port
Video port
4 USB
ports
Loop for
cover lock
4 PCIe slots
Thumbscrews to
remove the side
cover