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Overview - ServeRAID-4Mx, -4Lx Ultra160 SCSI Controllers

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Abstract

ServeRAID Files & Drivers At a glance The advanced ServeRAID-4Mx and -4Lx Ultra160 SCSI controllers, updated to 66MHz PCI bus performance, deliver excellent performance, scalability, and control for mid- and entry-range storage environmen

Content

At a glance

The advanced ServeRAID-4Mx and -4Lx Ultra160 SCSI controllers, updated to 66MHz PCI bus performance, deliver excellent performance, scalability, and control for mid- and entry-range storage environments.

  • New offerings join the popular ServeRAID-4 family to provide:
    • Compatibility with current line
    • Same ease-of-use and setup features
    • Common support requirements across the enterprise
  • High-performance features include:
    • Wide band-width
    • Supports 64- or 32-bit PCI installations
    • High-speed, 66 MHz PCI bus performance
    • Supports Ultra160 SCSI technology - 160 MB/s data transfers
  • Industry-leading RAID support - levels 0, 00, 1, 1E, 1E0, 5, 50, 5E, and 10
  • IBM X-architected Active PCI
  • Supports clustering and failover
  • Excellent price/performers for basic- to moderate- RAID data storage
  • Three-year, limited warranty

Warranty

  • 3 year Customer Carry-In/Exchange

Packaging
You will receive one box containing the following items:

  • Controller card assembly
  • ServeRAID support CD-ROM
  • ServeRAID User's Guide/Warranty
Product marketing and replacement part numbers (FRU)

Worldwide

Description Marketing part number Replacement part number(FRU)
ServeRAID 4Mx 06P5736 Adapter - 06P5737
Battery - 37L6903
ServeRAID 4Mx (Japan) 06P5738 Adapter - 06P5739
Battery - 00N9561
ServeRAID 4Lx 06P5740 Adapter - 06P5741

Product dates


Worldwide

  • Announce date: 22 May 2001
  • Planned availability date: 30 May 2001
  • Withdrawal date: 28 Oct 2003
Technical specifications

Physical, environmental, and compatibility specifications as known at time of announcement

  • ServeRAID-4Mx Ultra160 SCSI Controller:
    • Up to 66 MHz PCI bus speed
    • 64-bit, full-length PCI adapter card
    • Two VHDCI .8 mm external connectors
    • Two internal, industry standard, 68-pin connectors
    • Two RAID channels
    • Supports Ultra160 SCSI (160 MB/s)
  • ServeRAID-4Lx Ultra160 SCSI Controller:
    • Up to 66 MHz PCI bus speed
    • 64-bit, half-length PCI adapter card
    • One VHDCI .8 mm external connector
    • One internal, industry standard, 68-pin connector
    • One RAID channel
    • Supports Ultra160 SCSI (160 MB/s)

The above Ultra160 SCSI controllers are backward compatible with legacy SCSI modes:

  • Wide Ultra2 SCSI (80 MB/s)
  • Wide Ultra SCSI (40 MB/s)
  • Fast/Wide SCSI (20 MB/s)

Operating temperature

  • Between 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0m to 914m (0 to 3,000 ft.)
  • Between 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914m to 2,133m (3,000 to 7,000 ft.)

Relative humidity

  • Operating: between 8% and 80%

Agency approvals

  • Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules for a Class A digital device
  • CISPR-22:1997
  • AS/NZS 3548: 1995, Amendment 1: 1997, Amendment 2: 1997 (C-Tick)
  • VCCI V-1/98.04, V-2/97.04 (Japan)
  • EN55022: 1998 (CE-Mark)
  • EN55024: 1998 (CE-Mark)
  • CNS-13438 BSMI (Taiwan)

ENERGY STAR-Compliant
No. The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

Hardware requirements for IBM systems

 

System Machine type ServeRAID 4Lx ServeRAID 4Mx
xSeries 200 8478 Yes Yes
xSeries 220 8645 Yes Yes
xSeries 230 8658 Yes Yes
xSeries 240 8664(1) Yes Yes
xSeries 250 8665(1) Yes Yes
xSeries 300 8672 Yes Yes
xSeries 330 8654(2) Yes Yes
xSeries 340 8656 Yes Yes
xSeries 350 8682(1) Yes Yes
xSeries 370 8681(1) Yes Yes
Netfinity 4500R 8656 Yes Yes
Netfinity 5000 8659 Yes Yes
Netfinity 5100 8658 Yes Yes
Netfinity 5600 8664(1) Yes Yes
Netfinity 6000R 8682(1) Yes Yes
Netfinity 7100 8666(1) Yes Yes
Netfinity 7600 8665(1) No Yes
Netfinity 8500R 8681(1) No Yes
Compatibility (The ServeRAID Ultra160 controllers can be attached to the following devices)
Netfinity EXP200 35301RU Yes Yes
Netfinity EXP300 35311RU Yes Yes
Cable options
Netfinity 2M Ultra2 SCSI Cable 03K9310 Yes Yes
Netfinity 4.3M Ultra2 SCSI Cable 03K9311 Yes Yes
Netfinity 20M Ultra2 SCSI Cable 37L7101 Yes Yes

(1) To support hot-adding of the ServeRAID-4Mx and 4Lx controllers on these servers, the following updates must be installed:

  • Windows 2000 - IBM Active PCI Software for Windows 2000 2 v1.0.0.9 2.
  • Windows NT - IBM Hot-Plug for Windows NT4.0 Package v4.2 2.
  • NetWare - IBM Hot Plug PCI System Bus Driver (v1.08b for 2 active PCI servers except xSeries 370/Netfinity 8500R and 2 v1.10a for xSeries 370/Netfinity 8500R).

(2) Only one ServeRAID-4 controller is supported in this server due to system ROM limitations.

Hardware requirements for non-IBM systems

  • N/A

Software requirements

  • NetWare 4.2
  • NetWare 5.1
  • Windows NT 4.0 Server
  • Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • SCO Open Server 5.0.6
  • UnixWare 7.1.1
  • Linux - Red Hat 6.2, 7.0
  • IBM OS/2 Warp Server Advanced V4.0 SMP
  • IBM OS/2 Server for e-Business V5.0

Limitations

  • None

Document notes:

  1. The symbol * means that the information is currently unavailable for this product.
  2. FRU stands for Field Replacement Unit. It is the part number used for ordering service/replacement parts.
  3. Effective Withdrawal means that on the given date IBM will have withdrawn the products from marketing. After that date, the product can not be obtained directly from IBM.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x Hardware Options:All operating systems listed

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 January 2019

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