1.6
Benefits of the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller
This section provides a summary of the features and the benefits of the
ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA controller. It contains information on SAS
features, SATA features, PCI performance, integration, usability, and
flexibility.
The controller offers the following features:
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PCI Express x8 lane width
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PCI Express performance up to 8 GT/s (1 GB/s) per lane
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Two internal connectors
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Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 in iMR mode
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Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 in MR mode
Note:
To use RAID levels 5/50/6/60 with this controller, you need
to install a Feature on Demand (FoD) upgrade and/or a
transportable memory module (TMM). See
"Supported RAID Level Upgrades"
these upgrades.
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Advanced array configuration and management utilities
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Online RAID level migration
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Drive migration
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Drive roaming
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Media scan
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No reboot necessary after expansion
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More than 200 Qtags per array
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User-specified rebuild rate
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32-Kbyte nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) for storing
RAID system configuration information; the MegaRAID SAS firmware
is stored in flash ROM for easy upgrade.
Benefits of the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller
Section 1.3.1,
for information about
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