Pcie3 Sas Raid Card Comparison - IBM SAS RAID controllers Manual

PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison

This table compares the main features of PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe3) SAS RAID cards.
Table 5. PCIe3 SAS RAID controller cards
CCIN (custom card identification number)
Description
Form factor
Physical links
Supported RAID levels
Write cache size
Read cache size
Cache battery pack technology
Cache battery concurrent maintenance
Cache data present LED
Removable cache card
Auxiliary write cache (AWC) support
Dual-storage IOA configuration
Requires dual-storage IOA configuration
SAS tape support
SAS DVD support
520-byte virtual disk support
Notes:
1
SAS tape and SATA DVD are only supported in a single adapter configuration and cannot be mixed with SAS disk on the same adapter. For
more information, see Planning for serial-attached SCSI cables.
2 ®
RAID 10 requires IBM i Version 7.2, or later.
3
SATA DVD is supported on all CCIN 57B4 adapters, except for those with initial part numbers of either 00FX843, 00MH900, 00FX846, or
00MH903.
Figure 16. CCIN 57B4 PCIe3 RAID SAS adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8, two units
57B4
PCIe3 RAID SAS adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8
PCIe3 x8
16 (four mini SAS HD 4x connectors)
2
RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 , and System
mirroring
No
Yes
No
1
Yes
1,3
Yes
Yes
57CE
PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS adapter
Quad-port 6 Gb x8
PCIe3 x8
16 (four mini SAS HD 4x connectors)
2
RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 , and System
mirroring
Up to 12 GB (compressed)
None (uses supercapacitor technology)
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
SAS RAID controllers for IBM i
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