Abstract
Have you ever picked up an adapter that you know is a ServeRAID adapter, but do not know which model? This tip is a quick reference guide to the different ServeRAID adapters that are available, complete with photos and tables of features and supported servers.
Contents
New in this update:
- Corrected the list of countries where the ServeRAID MR10il is available
This document is a quick guide to the different ServeRAID adapters that IBM has produced since their introduction in mid-1996. For customers who have the older adapters, this document will help identify which adapters you have with photos and a key features table.
Table of contents:
Photos of ServeRAID adapters
Jump to:
- ServeRAID
- ServeRAID II
- ServeRAID-3L and ServeRAID-3L II
- ServeRAID-3H
- ServeRAID-3HB
- ServeRAID-4L
- ServeRAID-4Lx
- ServeRAID-4M
- ServeRAID-4Mx
- ServeRAID-4H
- ServeRAID-5i
- ServeRAID-6M
- ServeRAID-6i and ServeRAID-6i+
- ServeRAID 7t
- ServeRAID 7e
- ServeRAID 7k
- ServeRAID 8e
- ServeRAID 8i
- ServeRAID 8k-l
- ServeRAID 8k
- ServeRAID-8s
- IBM SAS HBA Controller
- MegaRAID 8480
- ServeRAID-MR10M
- ServeRAID-MR10k
- ServeRAID-MR10i
ServeRAID (part number 70G8489, 1996)
US Announcement Letter: 196-134
Visual identifiers:
- Single external 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector (all other ServeRAID cards use VHDCI connectors)
- Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
- Connector located vertically in the center of the board (unused)
ServeRAID II (part 76H3584, 1997)
US Announcement Letter: 197-256
Visual identifiers:
- Two external VHDCI (very high density connector interface) connectors
- Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
- Optional cable to route channel 3 externally
Optional cable (part 76H5400) routes channel 3 to an external connector:
ServeRAID-3L (part 01K7364, 1998) and ServeRAID-3L II (part 19K0564, 2000)
US Announcement Letters:
Visual identifiers:
- One external VHDCI connector, labeled "LVD/SE"
- One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
- 32-bit PCI connector (short)
The photo below is that of the ServeRAID-3L. Note that the internal connector is not on an indentation in the circuit board.
The ServeRAID-3L was replaced by the ServeRAID-3L II (part 19K0564) in April 2000. The internal connector of the ServeRAID-3L II adapter has been redesigned so that the adapter will fit in 3U servers, such as the Netfinity 4500R. This board design is the only difference. In fact, the two adapters are the same FRU, 01K7352.
ServeRAID-3H (part 01K7207, 1998)
US Announcement Letter: 198-232
Visual identifiers:
- Two external VHDCI connectors, labeled "LVD/SE"
- Single internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
- Connector on the top edge of the card with EDO memory DIMM installed
- Might have an optional daughter card with a battery pack (part 28L1003) installed into the connector near the handle. This adapter looks similar to the ServeRAID-3HB.
- 64-bit PCI connector (long)
Note: The adapter also includes a cable similar to ServeRAID II option to route the internal channel 3 connector to an external VHDCI connector (not shown).
ServeRAID-3HB (part 37L6086, 1999)
US Announcement Letter: 199-152
Visual identifiers:
- Same as ServeRAID-3H adapter except battery backup module is standard
ServeRAID-4L (part 37L6091, 2000)
US Announcement Letter: 100-099
Visual identifiers:
- One external VHDCI connector
- One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
- Space for two internal connectors, but only one present (same circuit board as the 4M)
ServeRAID-4Lx (part 06P5740, 2001)
US Announcement Letter: 101-146
Visual identifiers:
- Half-length card
- Square heat sink in the middle of the card
- One external VHDCI connector
- One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector
- 64-bit PCI connector (long)
ServeRAID-4M (part 37L6080, 2000)
US Announcement Letter: 100-099
Visual identifiers:
- Two external VHDCI connectors
- Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
- Battery integrated into a daughter card lengthwise along card, near handle
- No heat sinks (4Mx has heat sinks)
ServeRAID-4Mx (part 06P5736, 2001)
US Announcement Letter: 101-146
Visual identifiers:
- Similar to ServeRAID-4M (check for heat sinks)
- Two external VHDCI connectors
- Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
- Battery integrated into a daughter card lengthwise along card, near handle
- Heat sink on central chip and smaller chip near PCI connector
ServeRAID-4H (part 37L6889, 2000)
US Announcement Letter: 100-099
Visual identifiers:
- Four external VHDCI connectors
- Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors
- Large daughter card with battery attached to the main board
ServeRAID-5i (part 25P3492, 2002)
US Announcement Letter: 102-170
Visual identifiers:
- No internal or external SCSI connectors (uses the server's onboard SCSI)
ServeRAID-6M
128 MB cache: part 32P0033, 2003 and 39R8815, 2006
256 MB cache: part 02R0988, 2003 and 39R8816, 2006
US Announcement Letter: 103-206
Visual identifiers:
- Two external connectors and two internal connectors
- Adaptec name and logo printed on the board (not IBM)
- Two notches in the PCI connector, not three - indicating that it is a 3.3V adapter, not a combo 3.3V+5V adapter
- One DIMM attached to the bottom edge of the card (see photo) for the cache
- The 128 MB DIMM has five chips (as shown in the photo); the 256 DIMM has nine chips
Note: The battery shown in the photo is not a production-level battery.
ServeRAID-6i (part 71P8595, 2003) and ServeRAID-6i+ (part 13N2190, 2004 and 39R8793, 2006)
US Announcement Letters:
Visual identifiers:
- No internal or external SCSI connectors (uses the server's onboard SCSI)
- Two notches in the PCI connector (versus four notches in the ServeRAID-5i)
Notes:
- The 6i and 6i+ are physically identical adapters. The only difference is that the 6i+ is flashed at the factory to V7.0 firmware to support the x206 and x306. A ServeRAID-6i+ is supported in servers that support the ServeRAID-6i.
- The battery shown in the photo is not a production-level battery.
ServeRAID 7t (part 71P8648, 2004 and 39R8805, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 104-075
Visual identifiers:
- Four internal Serial ATA (SATA) connectors
- No external connectors
ServeRAID 7e (2004)
Visual identifier:
- No extra hardware
- Function is integrated into the SCSI controller, SATA controller, or both of specific xSeries servers and enabled with software
- See the Supported servers table for the servers with this controller built in.
ServeRAID 7k (part 71P8642, 2004 and 39R8800, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 104-284 (announced with the x346)
Visual identifiers:
- The option is shipped as a special memory DIMM with a battery attached (for battery-backup purposes)
- Memory is 256 MB, 133 MHz (PC2100) DDR1 memory
ServeRAID 8e (2005)
Visual identifiers:
- No extra hardware
- Function is integrated into the SAS or SATA controller of specific xSeries servers and enabled with software
- See the Supported servers table for the servers with this controller built in.
ServeRAID 8i (part 13N2227, 2005) and ServeRAID 8i (part 39R8729, 2005)
US Announcement Letters:
Part 13N2227: 105-125 (announced with the x366)
Part 39R8729: 105-414 (announced with x206m)
Visual identifiers:
- Blue circuit board
- The card will either have a blue handle attached (for use with x260, x366, x460) or a PCI bracket attached (for use with x206m and x306m)
- No connectors for disks
- Battery attached
- The two part numbers are identical electronics - the difference is the level of firmware installed at the factory. Packaging is also different as follows:
- Part 13N2227: Has the blue handle attached by default, with the PCI bracket in the box
- Part 39R8729: Has the PCI bracket attached by default, with the blue handle in the box
A note about the two part numbers and firmware: 13N2227 was introduced with the x366 and may have V8.00 or later firmware. 39R8729 was introduced with the x206m and ships with V8.15 or later firmware. 39R8729 will replace 13N2227. The cards are interchangable, but a ServeRAID-8i installed in the x206m and x306m must have V8.15 firmware or later. A card with firmware ealier than V8.15 will not function in an x206m or x306m. In addition, you cannot upgrade the firmware of the card to V8.15 while it is installed in an x206m or x306m if it has older firmware - you must upgrade the firmware in another system.
ServeRAID 8k-l (2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-379 (announced with the System x3650)
Visual identifiers:
- A special memory DIMM, but no battery attached (unlike ServeRAID 8k)
- One DRAM chip on the DIMM
- No cache for data (see RETAIN tip H187701 for clarification)
- See the Supported servers table for the servers with this controller standard
Photo not currently available. The DIMM is similar to the ServeRAID 8k but with only one DRAM chip and no battery.
ServeRAID 8k (25R8064, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-379 (announced with the System x3650)
Visual identifiers:
- The option is shipped as a special memory DIMM with a battery attached via wires (for battery-backup purposes)
- The DIMM is installed in a special DIMM socket in supported servers
- Five DRAM chips on the DIMM
- FRU on label is 25R8076; Stamped "Adaptec ATB-200" on battery side
- Write-back cache memory is 256 MB, 533 MHz DDR2 unbuffered memory
- Battery is connected to the DIMM by wires and is typically mounted on the server chassis
ServeRAID-8s (39R8765, 2007)
US Announcement Letter: 107-028
Visual identifiers:
- One x4 external SFF-8470 SAS connector
- Two x4 internal SFF-8484 SAS connectors
- 3/4 length, full height board
- Large fan on the board
- Optional battery (option part number 39R8812)
- Optional internal cable for hot-swap System x3250 models and hot-swap x3200 models (43W4908)
- Optional internal cable for simple-swap x3200 models (43W4910)
IBM SAS HBA Controller (25R8060, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-646
Visual identifiers:
- 1 external Mini-SAS x4 connector (SFF-8088)
- 4 internal SATA x1 connectors
MegaRAID (39R8850, 2006)
US Announcement Letter: 106-640
Visual identifiers:
- Two SAS SFF8470 x4 external connectors
- Intelligent Transportable Battery Backup (iTBBU)
- 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM data cache
ServeRAID-MR10M (43W4339, 2007)
US Announcement Letter: 107-594
Visual identifiers:
- MD2 form factor card (2U low profile height)
- Two SFF-8088 external connectors
- Large battery attached to the card
ServeRAID-MR10k (43W4280, 2007)
US Announcement Letter: 107-594
Visual identifiers:
- Looks like a memory DIMM
- Intelligent Transportable Battery Backup (iTBBU) connected via wires
- Battery mounted in side of PCI slot spacer
ServeRAID-MR10i (43W4296, 2008)
US Announcement Letter: 108-055 (part of System x3350 announcement)
Visual identifiers:
- No external connectors
- Full height (3U), half length card
- Two x4 SFF-8087 connectors on right side of card
- Optional battery attaches to the card
ServeRAID-MR10il (44E8767, 2008)
Asia Pacific Announcement Letter: AG08-0353 (announced in China only)
Visual identifiers:
- No external connectors
- Low-profile MD2 half-length 2U form factor adapter card.
- Two x4 SFF-8087 connectors on left side of card
ServeRAID-BR10i (44E8767, 2008)
US Announcement Letter: N/A
Visual identifiers:
- No external connectors
- Low-profile MD2 half-length 2U form factor adapter card.
- Two x4 mini-SAS SFF-8087 connectors on right side of card
ServeRAID-BR10il (44X0411, 2008)
US Announcement Letter: 108-352
Visual identifiers:
- Rectangular card with custom connector
- 1 x4 mini-SAS SFF-8087 connector
- LSI 1064E controller chip
Feature comparison
The following three tables provide a comparison of features between the members of the ServeRAID family and other RAID controllers sold by IBM.
RAID controller device driver downloads: http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-65723&brandind=5000008
Jump to:
ServeRAID 1-4 adapters
ServeRAID 5-7 adapters
ServeRAID 8-10 adapters
| Feature | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3L II* | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H |
| SCSI or SATA | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI |
| First available | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 |
| US Announcement Letter | 196-134 | 197-256 | 198-232 | 100-101 | 198-232 | 199-152 | 100-099 | 101-146 | 100-099 | 101-146 | 100-099 |
| Marketing part number | 70G8489 | 76H3584 | 01K7364 | 19K0564 | 01K7207 | 37L6086 | 37L6091 | 06P5740 | 37L6080 | 06P5736 | 37L6889 |
| FRU part number (adapter only) | 06H9334 | 76H3587 | 37L6083 01K7352 | 01K7352 | 01K7396 | 01K7396 | 09N9540 | 06P5741 | 37L7258 | 06P5737 | 37L6892 |
| Useful links | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Guide Drivers | Guide Drivers | Guide Drivers | Guide Drivers | Guide Drivers |
| Internal connectors | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| External connectors (std/max) | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 |
| Cable for extra external connector | None | Optional 76H5400 | None | None | Included | Included | None | None | None | None | None |
| External connector type | 68 pin | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI | VHDCI |
| Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 32 MB | 32 MB | 16 MB | 32 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Battery backup for cache | No | Optional 76H5401 28L1003 | No | No | Optional 28L1003 (Poseidon) | Yes (Poseidon) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SCSI channels / SATA ports | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Disks per channel (SCSI) or port (SATA) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| SCSI level | SCSI F/W | Ultra | Ultra2 | Ultra2 | Ultra2 | Ultra2 | Ultra160 | Ultra160 | Ultra160 | Ultra160 | Ultra160 |
| PCI or PCI-X or PCI Express | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI | PCI |
| PCI bus speed | 33 MHz | 33 MHz | 33 MHz | 33 MHz | 33 MHz | 33 MHz | 33 MHz | 66 MHz | 33 MHz | 66 MHz | 33 MHz |
| PCI bus width | 32 bit | 32 bit | 32 bit | 32 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| PCI bus voltage | 5V | 5V | 5V | 5V | 5V | 5V | 3.3 or 5V | 3.3 or 5V | 3.3 or 5V | 3.3 or 5V | 3.3 or 5V |
| Autosync | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| "Optimal" SCSI speed setting | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LVDS support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| I2O enabled | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Active PCI support (hot-swap) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clustering support | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usable in a fault-tolerant pair | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data scrubbing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flashcopy | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Copyback | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Maximum stripe size | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB |
| RAID-0 and RAID-1 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-5 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-1E support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-5E support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-5EE support (replaces 5E) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| RAID-6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-00 support | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-10 support | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-1E0 support | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-50 support | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-60 support | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Feature | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3L II* | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H |
* The ServeRAID-3L II, part 19K0564, replaced the ServeRAID-3L. The ServeRAID-3L and ServeRAID-3L II have identical features and support the same servers. The ServeRAID-3L II has a different card design so that it will fit vertically in 3U servers.
| Feature | SR-5i | SR-6M | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR 7t | SR 7e | SR 7k |
| SCSI or SATA or SAS | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SCSI | SATA | SCSI, SATA | SCSI |
| First available | 2002 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 |
| US Announcement Letter | 102-170 | 103-206 | 103-206 | 103-210 | 104-078 | 104-075 |  | 104-284 |
| Marketing part number | 25P3492 | 32P0033 39R8815 | 02R0988 39R8816 | 71P8595 | 13N2190 39R8793 | 71P8648 39R8805 | None | 71P8642 39R8800 |
| FRU part number (adapter only) | 32P0016 | 02R0985 39R8817 | 02R0998 39R8818 | 71P8627 | Adaptec 2108800 39R8795 | Adaptec 2410SA 39R8807 | Not applicable (software) | 90P5245 ATB-100 39R8801 |
| Processor | | Intel IOP321 600MHz | Intel IOP321 600MHz | | Intel IOP321 400MHz | 80302 | Not applicable | Intel IOP332 |
| Useful links | Guide Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers |
| Internal connectors | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| External connectors (std/max) | 0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cable for extra external connector | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| External connector type | None | VHDCI | VHDCI | None | None | None | None | None |
| Cache | 128 MB | 128 MB | 256 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 64 MB | None | 256 MB |
| Battery backup for cache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| SCSI channels / SATA ports / SAS ports | 1 on server | 2 | 2 | 1 or 2 on server | 1 or 2 on server | 4 | 1 or 2 | 2 on server |
| Disks per channel (SCSI) or port (SATA/SAS) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | Varies | 14 |
| SCSI level | Ultra320 | Ultra320 | Ultra320 | Ultra320 | Ultra320 | SATA | Ultra320 | Ultra320 |
| PCI or PCI-X or PCI Express | PCI | PCI-X | PCI-X | PCI-X | PCI-X | PCI | PCI-X | PCI-X 1.0 |
| PCI bus speed | 66 MHz | 133 MHz | 133 MHz | 133 MHz | 133 MHz | 66 MHz | Varies | 100 MHz |
| PCI bus width | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| PCI bus voltage | 3.3 or 5V | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V or 5V | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Autosync | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| "Optimal" SCSI speed setting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| LVDS support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| I2O enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes |
| Active PCI support (hot-swap) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Clustering support | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Usable in a fault-tolerant pair | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Data scrubbing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Flashcopy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Copyback | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Maximum stripe size | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB | 64 KB |
| RAID-0 and RAID-1 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-5 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| RAID-1E support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| RAID-5E support | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-5EE support (replaces 5E) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| RAID-6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-00 support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| RAID-10 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| RAID-1E0 support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| RAID-50 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| RAID-60 support | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Feature | SR-5i | SR-6M | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR 7t | SR 7e | SR 7k |
| Feature | SR 8i | SR 8e | SR 8k-l | SR 8k | SR-8s | SAS HBA | MegaRAID | SR-MR10M | SR-MR10k | SR-MR10i | SR-MR10il | SR-BR10i | SR-BR10il |
| SCSI or SATA or SAS | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA | SAS, SATA |
| First available | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 |
| US Announcement Letter | 105-125 | | | 106-379 | 107-028 | 106-646 | 106-640 | 107-594 | 107-594 | 108-055 | AG08-0353 | | 108-352 |
| Marketing part number | 13N2227 39R8729 | None | None | 25R8064 | 39R8765 | 25R8060 | 39R8850 | 43W4339 | 43W4280 | 43W4296 | 44E8767 | fc 3577 | 44X0411 |
| FRU part number (adapter only) | 13N2233 | Not applicable (software only) | 25R8079 | 25R8076 ATB-200 | | 25R8071 | 39R8852 | | 43W4282 | 43W4295 | | | |
| Processor | Intel IOP321 | Not applicable | Vitesse VSC7250 | Vitesse VSC7250 | | LSI 1064E | Intel Brockton IOP XScale processor | LSI 1078e | LSI 1078e | LSI 1078e | LSI 1078e | LSI 1068e | LSI 1064e |
| Useful links | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Drivers | Support | Support | Support Drivers | Support Drivers | Support Drivers | Support Drivers | User Guide Drivers | Support Drivers |
| Internal connectors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 SATA x1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 mini-SAS SFF-8087 | 2 mini-SAS SFF-8087 | 1 mini-SAS SFF-8087 |
| External connectors (std/max) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 SAS x4 | 2 SAS x4 | 2 SAS x4 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cable for extra external connector | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| External connector type | None | None | None | None | SFF-8470 | SFF-8088 | SFF-8470 | SFF-8088 | None* | None | None | None | None |
| Cache | 256 MB | None | None | 256 MB | 256 MB | None | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 128MB | None | None |
| Battery backup for cache | Yes | No | No | Yes | Optional 39R8812 | None | Yes | Yes (Li-Ion) | Yes (Li-Ion) FRU 44W4283 | Optional (NiMH) 43W4299 | None | None | None |
| SATA / SAS ports | 6 or 8 | Varies | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| SAS level | SAS SATA 2 | SAS SATA 2 | SAS SATA 2 | SAS SATA 2 | SAS SATA 2 | SAS SATA 2 | SAS SATA 2 | SAS 3Gbps SATA 2 | SAS 3Gbps SATA 2 | SAS 3Gbps SATA 2 | SAS 3Gbps SATA 2 | SAS 3Gbps SATA 2 | SAS 3Gbps SATA 2 |
| PCI or PCI-X or PCI Express | PCI-X 1.0 | PCI-X | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe |
| PCI bus speed | 133 MHz | Varies | x4 | x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4 |
| PCI bus width | 64-bit | Varies | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| PCI bus voltage | 3.3V | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Autosync | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Active PCI support (hot-swap) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Clustering support | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | | |
| Usable in a fault-tolerant pair | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | | |
| Data scrubbing ("Patrol read") | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| Flashcopy | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | | |
| Copyback | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | | |
| Maximum stripe size | 1024 KB | 64 KB | 1024 KB | 1024 KB | 1024 KB | 64 KB | 128 KB | 1024 KB | 1024 KB | 1024 KB | | | |
| RAID-0 and RAID-1 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID-5 support | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| RAID-1E support | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| RAID-5E support | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-5EE support (replaces 5E) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-6 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| RAID-00 support | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-10 support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| RAID-1E0 support | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RAID-50 support | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| RAID-60 support | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Feature | SR 8i | SR 8e | SR 8k-l | SR 8k | SR-8s | SAS HBA | MegaRAID | SR-MR10M | SR-MR10k | SR-MR10i | SR-MR10il | SR-BR10i | SR-BR10il |
* The ServeRAID-MR10k does not have an external connector, however the System x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 servers have a SFF-8088 external SAS port which the MR10k connects to.
Supported servers
The following tables lists which servers support each of the ServeRAID adapters. For the latest information about supported adapters, see ServerProven at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
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IBM Netfinity servers
Note: RAID controllers newer than the ones shown are not supported
| Server | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H | SR-5i | SR-6M |
| Netfinity 1000 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 3000 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Netfinity 3500 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Netfinity 3500 M20 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Netfinity 4000R | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Netfinity 4500R | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 5000 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 5100 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 5500 family* | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Netfinity 5600 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 6000R | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 7000 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Netfinity 7000 M10 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 7100 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 7600 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Netfinity 8500R | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
* The Netfinity 5500, 5500 M10, and 5500 M20 have a ServeRAID-II controller built in on the server's planar. Two internal connectors: one to the internal hot-swap backplane and one that can be routed externally using an optional cable 03K9313.
IBM eServer xSeries servers
Note: RAID controllers newer than the ones shown in the table are not supported
| Server | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H | SR-5i | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR-8k-l | SR-8k | SR-8s |
| xSeries 130 Value | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 130 Perf | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 135 Value | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 135 Perf | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 150 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 200 (8478) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 200 (8479) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 205 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 206 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 206m | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| xSeries 220 (8645) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 220 (8646) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 225 (8647) | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 225 (8649) | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 226 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 230 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 232 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 235 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 236 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 240 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 250 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 255 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 260 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 300 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 305 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 306 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 306m | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Server | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H | SR-5i | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR 8k-l | SR 8k | SR-8s |
| xSeries 330 (8654) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 330 (8674) | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 330 (8675) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 335 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 336 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 340 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 342 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 343 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 345 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 346 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 350 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 360 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 365 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 366 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 370 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 380 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 382 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 440 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 445 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 450 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 455 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| xSeries 460 & MXE-460 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Server | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H | SR-5i | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR 8k-l | SR 8k | SR-8s |
IBM eServer systems
Note: RAID controllers newer than the ones shown in the table are not supported
| Server | SR | SR-II | SR-3L | SR-3H | SR-3HB | SR-4L | SR-4Lx | SR-4M | SR-4Mx | SR-4H | SR-5i | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR-8k-l | SR-8k | SR-8s |
| eServer 325 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| eServer 326 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| eServer 326m | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
IBM System x servers
Note: RAID controllers older than the ones shown in the table are not supported
| Server | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR-8k-l | SR-8k | SR-8s | SAS HBA | MegaRAID 8480 | SR-MR10M | SR-MR10k | SR-MR10i | SR-MR10il§ | SR-BR10i | SR-BR10il |
| System x3105 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3200 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3200 M2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| System x3250 SATA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3250 SAS/SATA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3250 M2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes** | No | No | Yes |
| System x3350 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| System x3400 SATA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes* | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3400 SAS/SATA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3455 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3500 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3550 SATA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3550 SAS/SATA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3610 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| System x3650 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3650 T | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3655 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3755 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3800 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3850 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3850 M2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| System x3950 / E | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| System x3950 M2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| iDataPlex dx340 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Server | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR-8k-l | SR-8k | SR-8s | SAS HBA | MegaRAID 8480 | SR-MR10M | SR-MR10k | SR-MR10i | SR-MR10il | SR-BR10i | SR-BR10il |
* The IBM SAS HBA Controller only supports tape attach for these systems. Connectivity to disks is not supported.
** The ServeRAID MR10i is only supported on models of the x3250 M2 with 2.5" drive bays. The MR10i is not supported on models with 3.5" drive bays.
§ The ServeRAID MR10il is available in specific countries only: China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and ASEAN nations.
IBM BladeCenter servers and expansion blades
Note: RAID controllers older than the ones shown in the table are not supported
| Server | SR-6M | SR-6i | SR-6i+ | SR-7t | SR-7e | SR-7k | SR-8i | SR-8e | SR-8k-l | SR-8k | SR-8s | SAS HBA | MegaRAID 8480 | SR-MR10M | SR-MR10k | SR-MR10i | SR-MR10il | SR-BR10i | SR-BR10il |
| BladeCenter HS20 8843 | Yes‡ | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BladeCenter HS21 8853 | Yes‡ | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes† | Yes† | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BladeCenter HS21 XM 7995 | Yes‡ | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes† | Yes† | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BladeCenter LS21 7971 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes† | Yes† | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BladeCenter LS41 7972 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes† | Yes† | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BladeCenter SIO 39R7563 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BladeCenter PEU2 25K8373 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
‡ With the addition of the BladeCenter PCI Expansion Unit 2 (PEU2), 25K8373
† With the addition of the BladeCenter Storage and I/O (SIO) Expansion Unit, 39R7563
Special Notices
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