IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller - RAID 0,1,10

The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x is an entry-level 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 PCI Express 2.0 RAID controller. The adapter has two internal mini-SAS connectors to drive up to 32 devices and supports the same base RAID 0, 1, and 10 feature set and drivers as the M5000 series controllers.

The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

• Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Supports SAS and SATA drives (but not in the same RAID volume)
• Two Mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
• 6 Gbps throughput per port
• LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
• x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10 (RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key)
• Connects to up to 32 SAS or SATA drives
• Supports up to 16 logical volumes
• Supports LUN sizes up to 64 TB
• Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
• Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Maximum stripe size: 64 KB (fixed)
• Supports the optional M1000 Advanced Feature Key which enables the following features:
  • RAID levels 5 and 50
  • LSI SafeStore: Support for self-encrypting drive (SED) services, such as instant secure erase and local key management (which requires the use of self-encrypting drives)