IBM 81Y4426 Manuel D’Utilisation

ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key for IBM System x

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Supported ServeRAID controllers

Table 2 lists the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controllers that support the Performance Accelerator Key.

Table 2. Supported ServeRAID controllers

ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance 

Accelerator Key

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

The minimum firmware level required for the supported adapters to enable the use of the Performance 

Accelerator Key is v12.7.0-0020. The latest firmware is available from:

http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073015

The ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key cannot be installed at the same time as the 

ServeRAID M5000 Series Advanced Feature Key, 46M0930. The Advanced Feature Key must be 
removed before the Performance Accelerator Key is installed. The functions of the Advanced Feature Key 
are provided by the Performance Accelerator Key. No further migration steps are needed. 

Supported servers

The ServeRAID M5000 Series Performance Accelerator Key is supported on the IBM® System x servers 

listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Supported System x servers (part 1)

Adapter

Part 

number 

ServeRAID M5000 Series 

Performance Accelerator Key

81Y4426

N

N

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Table 2. Supported System x servers (part 2)

Adapter

ServeRAID M5000 Series 

Performance Accelerator Key

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Y