ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller

The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller is a part of the ServeRAID M Series family that offers a complete server storage solution consisting of RAID controllers, cache/flash modules, energy packs, and software feature upgrades in an ultra-flexible offerings structure. The M1215 offers a low-cost internal RAID 0/1/10 solution that can be upgraded to a cacheless RAID 5 with a Features on Demand (FoD) license upgrade. The M1215, shown in Figure 1, provides two internal mini-SAS HD connectors with eight lanes of 12 Gbps SAS and eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to facilitate high data transfer rates.

Manufacturer Part Number
46C9114
EAN/UPC
0883436554299,883436554299
Full Product Specifications

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The ServeRAID M1215 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

  • LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
  • PCI Low Profile, Half-length - MD2 form factor
  • Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
  • Two internal mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8643)
  • Supports 12, 6, and 3 Gbps SAS and 6 and 3 Gbps SATA data transfer rates
  • Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
  • PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
  • Support both RAID and JBOD (pass-thru mode with system drives) configurations
    • Up to 32 drives, including hot spares, are supported in a RAID configuration.
    • Up to 64 drives are supported in a JBOD (non-RAID) configuration.
  • Support for RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 standard; support for RAID 5, 50 with optional upgrade
  • Zero Controller Cache, no battery/flash backup
  • Support for SAS and SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs)
  • Support for simple swap and hot swap drives
  • Support for intermixing SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs. Mixing different types of drives in the same array (drive group) not supported.
  • Optional support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with MegaRAID SafeStore
  • Support for up to 32 virtual drives, up to 32 drive groups, up to 16 virtual drives per one drive group, and up to 32 physical drives per one drive group
  • Support for virtual drive sizes greater than 2 TB
  • Fixed stripe size of 64 KB
  • Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
  • S.M.A.R.T. support
  • MegaRAID Storage Manager management software

Published Date: December 16, 2015
46C9114