Datasheet

ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e SAS/SATA Controllers for IBM System x 7
The following table shows the secondary upgrades, their capabilities, types, and dependencies. The
primary feature upgrades, on which the secondary upgrades depend, are listed in their respective
columns. "Required" means that the primary upgrade that is listed in the column must be enabled before
enabling the secondary feature that is listed in that particular row.
Table 3. ServeRAID M5210 and M5210e secondary upgrades, their features, and dependencies
Option
description
Zero
Cache/
RAID 5
1GB
Cache/
RAID 5
1GB
Flash/
RAID 5
2GB
Flash/
RAID 5
4GB
Flash/
RAID 5
Part number 47C8708 47C8656 47C8660 47C8664 47C8668
Primary
feature upgrades
Secondary
feature upgrades
Upgrade type FoD HW HW HW HW
Feature Option description Part
number
Type
RAID 6 and 60 RAID 6 Upgrade 47C8706 FoD No
support
Required Required Required Required
FastPath SSD Performance
Accelerator
47C8710 FoD No
support
Required Required Required Required
CacheCade SSD Caching Enabler 47C8712 FoD No
support
Required Required Required Required