Datasheet

ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e SAS/SATA Controllers for IBM System x 6
Support for Integrated MegaRAID (iMR) mode (no cache memory upgrades installed) or MegaRAID
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(MR) mode (requires 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB cache memory upgrade).
iMR mode supports (no cache memory upgrades installed) the following features:
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RAID 0, 1, and 10, and, optionally, 5 and 50
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Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB
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Self-encrypting drives with optional Zero Cache/RAID 5 upgrade
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Both RAID and JBOD (pass-thru mode with system drives) configurations
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Up to 16 drives are supported in a RAID configuration.
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Up to 63 drives are supported in a JBOD configuration. (JBOD drives can be used as
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bootable drives.)
MR mode supports (1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB cache memory upgrade required):
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RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 and, optionally, 6 and 60 (Non-RAID is not supported.)
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Configurable stripe unit size from 64 KB up to 1 MB
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Self-encrypting drives
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Optional SSD performance features (FastPath and CacheCade)
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Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (CoD).
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S.M.A.R.T. support.
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MegaRAID Storage Manager management software.
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Feature upgrade matrix
The ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e provide support for RAID 0, 1, and 10 as standard capabilities.
Additional optional functional upgrades are available to expand the standard capabilities. Some upgrades
do not depend on other upgrades and can be applied to standard controllers (we call them primary
upgrades). Certain upgrades cannot be applied to standard controllers and require that other upgrades
are enabled before applying these upgrades (we call them secondary upgrades). There are two types of
available upgrades: hardware (HW) and Feature on Demand (FoD). Hardware upgrades contain physical
parts (for example, cache module or supercapacitor). FoD upgrades are software licenses. The following
table lists the available primary upgrades, their capabilities, and types.
Table 2. ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e primary upgrades and their features
Feature RAID 5 and
50
SED 1 GB
cache
2 GB
cache
4 GB
cache
Flash-
backed
cache
Option description Part number Type
Zero Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8708 FoD Yes Yes No No No No
1GB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8656 HW Yes Yes Yes No No No
1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8660 HW Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8664 HW Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 47C8668 HW Yes Yes No No Yes Yes