Datasheet

IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node 18

Optional add-ons to the ServeRAID M5115 controller are RAID 6 support, SSD performance accelerator,

and SSD caching enabler. The feature upgrades are as listed in the following table. These are all Feature

on Demand (FoD) license upgrades.

Table 8. Supported upgrade features

Part number Feature

code

Description Maximum

supported

90Y4410 A2Y1 ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for IBM Flex System 1

90Y4412 A2Y2 ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance Upgrade for IBM Flex System

(MegaRAID FastPath)

90Y4447 A36G ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler for IBM Flex System

(MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0)

These features are described as follows:

RAID 6 Upgrade (90Y4410)



Adds support for RAID 6 and RAID 60. This is a Feature on Demand license.

Performance Upgrade (90Y4412)



The Performance Upgrade for IBM Flex System (implemented using the LSI MegaRAID FastPath

software) provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSD-based virtual drives by using an

extremely low-latency I/O path to increase the maximum I/O per second (IOPS) capability of the

controller. This feature boosts the performance of applications with a highly random data storage

access pattern, such as transactional databases. Part number 90Y4412 is a Feature on Demand

license.

SSD Caching Enabler for traditional hard drives (90Y4447)



The SSD Caching Enabler for IBM Flex System (implemented using the LSI MegaRAID CacheCade

Pro 2.0) is designed to accelerate the performance of hard disk drive (HDD) arrays with only an

incremental investment in solid-state drive (SSD) technology. The feature enables the SSDs to be

configured as a dedicated cache to help maximize the I/O performance for transaction-intensive

applications, such as databases and web serving. The feature tracks data storage access patterns

and identifies the most frequently accessed data. The hot data is then automatically stored on the

SSDs that are assigned as a dedicated cache pool on the ServeRAID controller. Part number

90Y4447 is a Feature on Demand license. This feature requires that at least one SSD drive be

installed.

Supported 1.8-inch drives

The 1.8-inch solid-state drives supported with the ServeRAID M5115 are listed in the following table.

Table 9. Supported 1.8-inch solid-state drives

Part number Feature

code

Description Maximum

supported

43W7746 5420 IBM 200 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSD 8

43W7726 5428 IBM 50 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSD 8