IBM ServeRAID User manual

ServeRAID Adapter Quick Reference
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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