IBM ServeRAID User manual

ServeRAID Adapter Quick Reference

Technote

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:

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Corrected the list of countries where the ServeRAID MR10il is available

This document is a quick uide 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:

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Photos of adapters

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Feature comparison

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Supported servers

Photos of ServeRAID adapters

Jump to:

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ServeRAID

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ServeRAID II

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ServeRAID-3L and ServeRAID-3L II

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ServeRAID-3H

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ServeRAID-3HB

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ServeRAID-4L

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ServeRAID-4Lx

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ServeRAID-4M

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ServeRAID-4Mx

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ServeRAID-4H

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ServeRAID-5i

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ServeRAID-6M

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ServeRAID-6i and ServeRAID-6i+

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ServeRAID 7t

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ServeRAID 7e

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ServeRAID 7k

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ServeRAID 8e

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ServeRAID 8i

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ServeRAID 8k-l

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ServeRAID 8k

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ServeRAID-8s

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IBM SAS HBA Controller

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Me aRAID 8480

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ServeRAID-MR10M

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ServeRAID-MR10k

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ServeRAID-MR10i

ServeRAID (part number 70G8489, 1996)

US Announcement Letter: 196-134

Visual identifiers:

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Sin le external 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector (all other ServeRAID cards use VHDCI connectors)

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Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors

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Connector located vertically in the center of the board (unused)

ServeRAID II (part 76H3584, 1997)

US Announcement Letter: 197-256

Visual identifiers:

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Two external VHDCI (very hi h density connector interface) connectors

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Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors

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Optional cable to route channel 3 externally

Optional cable (part 76H5400) routes channel 3 to an external connector:

ServeRAID- L (part 01K7364, 1998) and ServeRAID- L II (part 19K0564, 2000)

US Announcement Letters:

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ServeRAID-3L: 198-232

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ServeRAID-3L II: 100-101

Visual

identifiers:

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One external VHDCI connector, labeled "LVD/SE"

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One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector

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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 redesi ned so that the adapter will fit in 3U servers, such as the Netfinity 4500R. This board

desi n is the only difference. In fact, the two adapters are the same FRU, 01K7352.

ServeRAID- H (part 01K7207, 1998)

US Announcement Letter: 198-232

Visual identifiers:

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Two external VHDCI connectors, labeled "LVD/SE"

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Sin le internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector

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Connector on the top ed e of the card with EDO memory DIMM installed

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Mi ht have an optional dau hter card with a battery pack (part 28L1003) installed into the connector near the handle.

This adapter looks similar to the ServeRAID-3HB.

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64-bit PCI connector (lon )

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- HB (part 37L6086, 1999)

US Announcement Letter: 199-152

Visual identifiers:

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Same as ServeRAID-3H adapter except battery backup module is standard

ServeRAID-4L (part 37L6091, 2000)

US Announcement Letter: 100-099

Visual identifiers:

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One external VHDCI connector

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One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector

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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:

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Half-len th card

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Square heat sink in the middle of the card

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One external VHDCI connector

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One internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector

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64-bit PCI connector (lon )

ServeRAID-4M (part 37L6080, 2000)

US Announcement Letter: 100-099

Visual identifiers:

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Two external VHDCI connectors

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Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors

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Battery inte rated into a dau hter card len thwise alon card, near handle

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No heat sinks (4Mx has heat sinks)

ServeRAID-4Mx (part 06P5736, 2001)

US Announcement Letter: 101-146

Visual identifiers:

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Similar to ServeRAID-4M (check for heat sinks)

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Two external VHDCI connectors

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Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors

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Battery inte rated into a dau hter card len thwise alon card, near handle

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Heat sink on central chip and smaller chip near PCI connector

ServeRAID-4H (part 37L6889, 2000)

US Announcement Letter: 100-099

Visual identifiers:

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Four external VHDCI connectors

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Two internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors

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Lar e dau hter card with battery attached to the main board

ServeRAID-5i (part 25P3492, 2002)

US Announcement Letter: 102-170

Visual identifiers:

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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:

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Two external connectors and two internal connectors

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Adaptec name and lo o printed on the board (not IBM)

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Two notches in the PCI connector, not three - indicatin that it is a 3.3V adapter, not a combo 3.3V+5V adapter

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One DIMM attached to the bottom ed e of the card (see photo) for the cache

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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:

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ServeRAID-6i: 103-210

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ServeRAID-6i+: 104-078

Visual

identifiers:

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No internal or external SCSI connectors (uses the server's onboard SCSI)

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Two notches in the PCI connector (versus four notches in the ServeRAID-5i)

Notes:

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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.

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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:

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Four internal Serial ATA (SATA) connectors

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No external connectors

ServeRAID 7e (2004)

Visual identifier:

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No extra hardware

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Function is inte rated into the SCSI controller, SATA controller, or both of specific xSeries servers and enabled with

software

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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:

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The option is shipped as a special memory DIMM with a battery attached (for battery-backup purposes)

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Memory is 256 MB, 133 MHz (PC2100) DDR1 memory

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