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3. 95 F e At914 2133 m 3000 7000 ft 10 to 32 C 50 to 90 F e Relative humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Warranty One year limited warranty When installed in a System x server this card assumes your system s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 for IBM System x Supported servers The ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 is supported in the IBM System x servers listed in Table 2 Table 2 Supported servers iT mm Fas N a Ble Bile Le Def Pe fw Def wf of Px Po Notes e For the x3200 M3 the adapter is only supported in models with hot swap drive bays The adapter is installed in the dedicated PCI Express x4 slot without the use of the 2U or 3U bracket as shown in Figure 2 e The x3250 M3 has the ServeRAID BR10il v2 installed standard in all models The adapter is installed in the dedicated PCI Express slot without the use of the 2U or 3U bracket as shown in Figure 2 ServeRA D BR10il controller Figure 2 Installing the ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 in the x3200 M3 and x3250 M3 See IBM ServerProven for the latest information on the adapters supported by each System x server type http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 for IBM System x 4 Supported disk drives The ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 supports the disk drives that are supported on the servers listed in Tabl
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5. RAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 options kit contains the following items e ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 with 3U bracket attached e 2U bracket e Quick install guide Feature 9742 is the ServeRAID BR10il without any bracket attached Features and specifications The ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 card has the following specifications e 3 Gbps throughput per port e Supports RAID levels 0 1 and 1E e uEFI Support e PCI Express 2 0 x4 adapter e PCI Express small form factor design MD2 One x4 Mini SAS internal connectors SFF 8087 e Based on the LSI 1064E controller with 2 MB flash memory e Global hot spare and rebuild e Support for S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology e SAS and SATA drives are supported but the mixing of SAS and SATA in the same RAID array is not Supported e Stripe size 64KB fixed e Max number of disks 14 may be less based on the number of internal drives in the server e Max number of logical volumes 2 Physical specifications The ServeRAID BR10il has the following physical specifications without mounting bracket Height 69 mm 2 7 in Width 168 mm 6 6 in Depth 14 mm 5 in Weight 0 013 kg ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 for IBM System x 2 Operating environment The ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 is supported in the following environment e Temperature e At0 914 m 0 3000 ft 10 to 35 C 50 to
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7. e 2 These drives and the servers that they are supported on are listed in Table 3 Table 3 Supported drives ee ee ee ae m _ SaShotswap drives iE 4200632 _ IBM 146GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 25 SFF Sim HS HDD 25 Sim 6 146 10K N 4200677 _ IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF SIm HSHDD 25 Sim 6 146 15K N_ 4200672 _ IBM 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 25 SFF SimHSHOD 25 Sim 6 73 15K N_ IBM 73 GB 10K SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 25 Sim 3 73 10K N 4aw2244 IBM 600GB 15K 6Gbps SASSS HSHOD ss 6 600 15K Mil Y_ 442250 IBM 450GB 15K 6Gbps SaS 35 HSHDD 3s 6 450 15K v IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3 5 HS HDD 3 5 6 300 15K Y Y PERR seo ws _ SatAhotswapdrives S e T O IBM Server 1TB 7200 SATA 3 5 HS HDD 250GB 3 5 Hot Swap SATA II fsmasmpeswpawves 0 UTTU Kana Kana cana Supported operating systems The ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Editio
8. n Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x86 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 for IBM System x 5 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64 EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64 EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen VMware ESX Server 4 0 See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs supported http iom com servers eserver serverproven compat us Click System x servers and then click Disk controllers to see the support matrix Click the check mark that is associated with the System x server in question to see the details of operating system s
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10. upport Related publications For more information refer to the following documents ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 for IBM System x IBM US Announcement Letter for the ServeRAID BR10il SAS SATA Controller v2 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 109 589 IBM ServerProven latest compatibility information home page http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us System x RAID products home page http www ibm com systems storage product systemx scsi_raid html IBM ServeRAID software matrix http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg1SERV RAID IBM System x Configuration and Options Guide http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg 1 SCOD 3ZVQ5W Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead However it is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non IBM product program or service IBM may have p
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