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IBM 46M5588 ServeRAID SATA/300 SAS PCIe 2.0 x4 Raid Controller
- Interface: SATA/300 and SAS
- Bus Type: PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x4
- RAID Levels Supported: Typically RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (check specific model documentation)
- Controller Type: Hardware RAID
- Designed for IBM System x servers
- Provides data protection and performance enhancement
- Onboard cache memory (specific size may vary)
- Hot-swap drive support
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Product Overview
The IBM 46M5588 is a ServeRAID controller card that supports SATA/300 and SAS interfaces, utilizing a PCIe 2.0 x4 connection. It is designed to provide robust RAID functionality for IBM servers, enabling data redundancy and improved storage performance.
Technical Information
| Product Type | RAID Controller Card |
| Brand | IBM |
| Part Number | 46M5588 |
| Interface | SATA/300, SAS |
Additional Specifications
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x4 |
| RAID Support | 0, 1, 5, 10 (typical) |
| Cache Memory | Varies (check documentation) |
| Form Factor | Add-in Card |
Product Description
The IBM 46M5588 ServeRAID controller is a hardware-based RAID solution designed to enhance the storage capabilities of IBM System x servers. It supports both SATA and SAS drives, offering flexibility in storage configurations. The SATA/300 interface provides data transfer speeds of up to 3Gb/s per channel, while SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) offers higher performance, scalability, and reliability, with support for dual-porting and advanced error recovery. Utilizing a PCIe 2.0 x4 interface, this controller card ensures sufficient bandwidth for high-speed data transfers between the storage devices and the server's motherboard. The hardware RAID implementation offloads RAID calculations from the CPU, freeing up system resources and providing superior performance compared to software RAID solutions. It typically supports various RAID levels, including RAID 0 for performance, RAID 1 for mirroring, RAID 5 for striping with parity, and RAID 10 for a combination of performance and redundancy, allowing administrators to choose the optimal configuration based on their needs for data protection and throughput. This controller is crucial for environments requiring high availability and data integrity. Features such as hot-swap drive support allow for drives to be replaced or added without shutting down the server, minimizing downtime. The inclusion of onboard cache memory (often with battery backup unit - BBU - support for data protection during power loss) further accelerates write operations and enhances overall storage performance. The IBM 46M5588 is a key component for building reliable and high-performing storage subsystems within IBM server infrastructures.
