compare Software RAID C100 C105

The ServeRAID C100 has the following specifications:

• Onboard SATA controller with software RAID capabilities
• Six internal SATA ports with up to 3 Gbps throughput per port
• Six internal 7-pin L-shape SATA connectors
• RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 support
• Support for SATA simple-swap hard drives (solid state drives and hot-swap drives are not supported)
• Support for SATA CD/DVD-ROM
• SATA tape support to allow backups to SATA tape devices
• Connection to up to four internal drives, depending on the server model
• Support for up to two virtual drives
• Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
• Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB
• Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software

The ServeRAID C105 has the following specifications:

• Onboard SATA controller with software RAID capabilities
• Eight internal SATA ports with up to 3 Gbps throughput per port
• Two internal Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) x4 onboard connectors
• RAID levels 0 and 1 support
• Support for SATA simple-swap and SATA hot-swap hard drives (solid state drives and SAS hard drives are not supported)
• Support for up to eight internal drives (up to four standard, with an additional four with optional 8-pack enabler FoD upgrade, 90Y4349)
• Support for up to two virtual drives
• Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
• Fixed stripe unit size of 64 KB
• Support for MegaRAID Storage Manager management software

Supported servers

The ServeRAID C100 and C105 are supported on the IBM System x® servers listed in the following table.

Table 2. Supported System x servers

Product description

ServeRAID C100 for IBM System x

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

ServeRAID C105 for IBM System x

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

8-pack SATA Enabler for IBM System x

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

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http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/systems/support/system_x_pdf/46w8104.pdf

MT 7158 VMWARE지원유무

 

3. Software RAID is not supported in VMware 5 and VMware 4.1.
4. Software RAID is not supported in legacy configuration.
5. In order to install the legacy OS in the software RAID, you have to set the SCU
Controller as the first device in the option ROM execution order.
6. ServeRAID C105 does not support both hot-swap and solid state drives.

 

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Important: Before you install a legacy operating system (such as VMware) on a
server with an LSI SAS controller, you must first complete the following steps:
1. Update the device driver for the LSI SAS controller to the latest level.
2. In the Setup utility, set Legacy Only as the first option in the boot sequence in
the Boot Manager menu.
3. Using the LSI Configuration Utility program, select a boot drive.