M1015

ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller

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.

With the attachment of the ServeRAID M1000 Advanced Feature Key, the ServeRAID M1015 offers the option of RAID 5 and SED Encryption Key management, while still being sensitive to administrator cost concerns in an entry-level RAID environment. This RAID controller provides connectivity to internal direct-attach or expander-attached hard disk, solid-state, or self-encrypting drives.

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:
         o RAID levels 5 and 50
         o 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)

This card uses the LSI SAS2008 Chipset, it's LSI equivalent card is the LSI 9240-8i but the M1015 does not support RAID 5 and RAID 50 even when flashed to LSI 9240-8i firmware.

Firmware

IBM/Lenovo 20.10.1-0022

LSI 20.10.1-0029

Links

IBM Bios/Driver Page http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073015
IBM Guide Page http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5083720
LSI Guide/Bios/Driver Page http://www.lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/internal_raid/megaraid_sas/entry_line/megaraid_sas_9240-8i/index.html