Lenovo ServeRAID M5110 User manual

ServeRAID M5110
SAS/SATA Controller
USER’S
GUIDE

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Third Edition (March 2016)
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Preface
This book contains installation instructions and specifications for the
ServeRAID-M5110 SAS/SATA Controller.
For details on how to configure the storage controller, refer to the
ServeRAID-M Software User’s Guide. For information about the
operating system drivers, refer to the ServeRAID-M Device Driver
Installation User’s Guide.
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendices:
•Chapter 1, Overview, provides a general overview of the ServeRAID
M5110 SAS/SATA controller.
•Chapter 2, ServeRAID Controller Hardware Installation, describes
the procedures used to install the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA
controller, transportable memory module, and flash power module.
•Chapter 3, ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller
Characteristics, provides the characteristics and technical
specifications for the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA controller.
•Appendix A, Getting Help and Technical Assistance, explains how
to get help and technical assistance with your ServeRAID products.
•Appendix B, Notices, contains information about warranties,
trademarks, particulate contamination, and electronic emission
notices.
•Appendix C, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, lists and
explains the terms and abbreviations used in this manual.

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Related Publications
ServeRAID-M Device Driver Installation User’s Guide
This document explains how to install the ServeRAID-M device driver for
your operating system. The information in this document is independent
of the back-end bus and applies to the ServeRAID-M controllers.
ServeRAID-M Software User’s Guide
This document explains how to use the configuration utilities to configure,
monitor, and maintain your ServeRAID-M controller and the
storage-related devices connected to your controller.
Safety Information
This document contains translated caution and danger statements. Each
caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a
number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your
language in the Safety Information document.

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Safety

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Safety statements

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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 Overview 1-1
1.2 ServeRAID M5110 Controller Description and Limitations 1-2
1.2.1 Controller Limitations 1-4
1.3 Integrated MegaRAID Mode and MegaRAID Mode 1-4
1.3.1 Supported RAID Level Upgrades 1-5
1.3.2 Summary of RAID Levels 1-6
1.4 Configuration Scenarios 1-7
1.4.1 Number of Physical Disks Supported 1-9
1.5 Benefits of the SAS Interface 1-9
1.5.1 PCI Express Architecture 1-10
1.5.2 Operating System Support 1-10
1.6 Benefits of the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller 1-11
1.6.1 SAS Features 1-12
1.6.2 SAS Array Limitations 1-12
1.6.3 SATA III Features 1-13
1.6.4 PCI Express Performance 1-14
1.6.5 Usability Features 1-14
1.6.6 Flexibility Features 1-15
1.6.7 Drive Roaming 1-15
1.6.8 Drive Migration 1-16
1.6.9 New Drives Attached to a ServeRAID Controller 1-18
1.6.10 Automatic Rebuilds on New Drives 1-18
1.6.11 System (JBOD) Drives 1-18
1.7 Hardware Specifications 1-19
1.8 Technical Support 1-20

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Chapter 2 ServeRAID Controller Hardware Installation
2.1 Requirements 2-1
2.2 Quick Installation 2-2
2.3 Detailed Installation 2-2
2.4 Connecting a ServeRAID-M5110 SAS/SATA Controller to a Drive
Backplane on an Enclosure 2-6
2.5 After Installing the Controller 2-7
Chapter 3
ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller Characteristics
3.1 ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller Descriptions 3-1
3.1.1 Board Layout and Connector Information 3-1
3.2 Characteristics of the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller
3-5
3.3 Technical Specifications 3-6
3.3.1 Controller Specifications 3-6
3.3.2 Array Performance Features 3-7
3.3.3 Fault Tolerance 3-8
3.3.4 Power Supply Requirements for the ServeRAID M5110
SAS/SATA Controller 3-8
3.3.5 Operating and Non-operating Conditions 3-9
3.3.6 Safety Characteristics 3-9
Appendix A Getting Help and Technical Assistance
A.1 Before You Call A-2
A.2 Using the Documentation A-3
A.3 Getting Help and Information from the World Wide Web A-3
A.4 Software Service and Support A-4
A.5 Hardware Service and Support A-4
A.6 Taiwan Product Service A-5
Appendix B Notices
B.1 Trademarks B-2
B.2 Important Notes B-3
B.3 Recycling Information B-4
B.4 Telecommunication Regulatory Statement B-4