IBM Flex System 68Y8588 Product Manual - page 5
IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node
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Feature upgrades
The Storage Expansion Node supports the upgrades listed in the following table.
Table 4. Supported adapter cards
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
Cache upgrades
81Y4559 A1WY
ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM System x
®
1*
81Y4487 A1J4
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM System x
1*
Features on Demand upgrades (license only)
90Y4410 A2Y1
ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade for IBM Flex System
1**
90Y4447 A36G
ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler for IBM Flex System
1**
90Y4412 A2Y2
ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance Accelerator for IBM Flex System
1**
* The cache upgrades are mutually exclusive.
** FoD upgrades for ServeRAID are system-wide: If you have these features installed on the M5115 in the
compute node they will automatically be activated on the LSI controller in the Storage Expansion Node.
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB and 1GB Flash Upgrade option part numbers include the following
items:
Cache module
Flash power module
Cable
The cache module is installed at the rear of the Storage Expansion Node and the power module is
installed near the front of the expansion node. The provided cable is used to connect the cache module to
the power module.
Figure 4 shows the flash-backed cache module, power module, and power cable.