The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller is a low-cost PCI Express RAID controller for Internal System RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60. This full-height, half-length adapter uses an LSI 1078 controller with an x8 PCI Express host interface and eight internal SAS/SATA II 3 Gb/s ports. MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), included with ServeRAID-MR10i, is a robust RAIDmanagement, configuration, and reporting application.
Figure 1 shows the ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller.
Figure 1. ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller
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This adapter is a mainstream RAID controller offering a wide range of RAID features and is suitable for most entry and midrange System x servers.
Part number information
Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes
| Description |
Part number |
Feature code |
| ServeRAID MR10i SAS/SATA Controller |
43W4296 |
3571 |
| ServeRAID-MR10i NiMH Battery |
43W4299* |
None |
| ServeRAID-MR10i Li-Ion Battery |
44E8826 |
5864 |
* Withdrawn from marketing
Specifications
The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:
- Full-height (3U), half-length card
- Two internal x4 SFF-8087 connectors
- PCI Express x8 host interface
- SAS Controller: LSI 1078e
- 3 Gbps per port data transfer rate
- Supports SAS 3 Gbps and SATA 2
- 256 MB cache
- Optional battery backup; two options: NiMH (now withdrawn from marketing) or Li-Ion
- Maximum stripe size: 1024 KB
- RAID levels : RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
Note: Not all servers that support this controller also support the battery. See ServerProven for details.
Operating environment
The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller is supported in the following environment:
- Temperature:
- At 0 - 1000 m (0 - 3000 ft): 10 - 35° C (50 - 95° F)
- At 1000 - 2100 m (3000 - 7000 ft): 10 - 32° C (50 - 90° F)
- Relative humidity: 20 - 80% (non-condensing)
Warranty
The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller has a one-year limited warranty. When installed on a System x server, these cards assume your system’s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade. Batteries are consumables and therefore are not covered under the warranty.
Supported servers
The ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller is supported on the IBM System x servers listed in Table 2.
Table 2. Supported System x servers
‡ The ServeRAID MR10i is only supported on models of the x3250 M2 with 2.5" drive bays. The MR10i is not supported on models with 3.5" drive bays.
Table 2 (continued). Supported System x servers
See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the adapters supported by each System x server type:
http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/