IBM 46M0829 ServeRAID M5015 SAS RAID Controller - 512MB DDR2 SDRAM - PCI Express x8 - 600Mbps Per Port - 2 x SFF-8087 - Mini-SAS

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.

Features:

• Auto-resume on array rebuild or array reconstruction after loss of system power
• Online Capacity Expansion
• Online RAID Level Migration
• Fast initialization for quick array setup
• Consistency check for background data integrity
• Patrol Read for media scanning and repairing
• Extensive online configuration options
• Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot Spare support