IBM 46M0829 SATA SAS RAID Controller

The ServeRAID M5015 and ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controllers for IBM System x are the next-generation 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 RAID controllers. The adapters have two internal mini-SAS connectors to control up to 32 devices and support global and dedicated hot-spare drives. The ServeRAID M5014 controller delivers a full RAID 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 solution, while the ServeRAID M5015 provides additional performance advantages of an extended cache and a standard battery backup unit. With the attachment of the ServeRAID M5000 Advanced Feature Key, the ServeRAID M5015 and M5014 offer the option of RAID 6, RAID 60, and SED Encryption Key management.

• 2 Internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports.
• 6Gbps throughput per port.
• 800 MHz PowerPC processor with LSI SAS2108 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller.
• (2) Mini-SAS connectors.
• x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface.
• Integrated RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 (RAID 6 and 60 support with the optional M5000 Advanced Feature Key).
• Onboard data cache (DDR2 running at 800 MHz):
   ServeRAID M5015: 512 MB 
   ServeRAID M5014: 256 MB
• Connects to up to 32 SAS or SATA drives.
• Supports up to 64 logical volumes.
• Supports all major operating systems