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IBM 01DH507 57B4 4-Ports SAS 6Gb/s PCI Express 3 x8 RAID Adapter
- PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface for high bandwidth.
- Supports 4 x SAS/SATA 6Gb/s ports.
- Hardware RAID adapter for reliable data management.
- Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50.
- Designed for IBM servers requiring robust storage solutions.
- Offloads RAID processing from the host CPU.
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Product Overview
The IBM 01DH507 is a 4-Port SAS 6Gb/s PCI Express 3 x8 RAID Adapter, also identified by FRU 57B4. It provides hardware-based RAID functionality, enabling enhanced data protection and performance for IBM servers by managing multiple SAS or SATA drives.
Technical Information
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 |
| Drive Interface | SAS 6Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s |
| Cache Memory | Typically 512MB or 1GB (check specific variant) |
Additional Specifications
| RAID Levels Supported | 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 (check specific variant) |
| Number of Ports | 4 Internal SAS/SATA ports |
| Form Factor | PCIe Add-in Card |
Product Description
The IBM 01DH507, identified by FRU 57B4, is a hardware RAID adapter engineered for IBM server systems, offering robust storage management capabilities. It utilizes a PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer rates essential for demanding enterprise applications. The adapter provides four internal ports that support both SAS and SATA drives operating at 6Gb/s, allowing for flexible configuration of storage arrays. This adapter functions as a hardware RAID controller, meaning it has its own processor to handle RAID calculations, thereby freeing up the server's main CPU for application processing. This offloading significantly enhances overall system performance, particularly in environments with high storage I/O demands, such as database servers, virtualization hosts, and high-performance computing clusters. It supports a comprehensive range of RAID levels, including RAID 0 for performance, RAID 1 for data mirroring, RAID 10 for a combination of performance and redundancy, and RAID 5/50 for data protection using parity. The adapter typically includes onboard cache memory to further boost read and write speeds. The IBM 01DH507 is designed to provide reliable data protection and high availability for critical data. Its hardware RAID implementation offers superior performance and data integrity compared to software RAID solutions. The 4-port configuration is suitable for servers needing direct connection to a moderate number of drives. Management is integrated within IBM's server management ecosystem, ensuring ease of configuration and monitoring for IT administrators.
