Abstract Do you have an older IBM RAID controller that you can't identify? This document describes all Serve RAID controllers that are no longer sold by IBM. It is quick guide that shows photos, key features, visual identifiers, and tables listing server compatibility and feature comparisons. This archive document is a partner to the Serve RAID Quick Reference that lists all current Serve RAID controllers. Changes in the December 26 update Added withdrawn Serve RAID controllers Serve RAID SCSI Adapter Part number: 70 G8489 Year of availability: 1996 US Announcement Letter: 196-134 Features: RAID 0, 1, 5 SCSI Fast/wide Three internal connectors, one external Visual identifiers: Single external 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connector (all other Serve RAID cards use VHDCI connectors) Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors Connector located vertically in the center of the board (unused) Figure 1. Serve RAID SCSI Adapter Serve RAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter Part number: 76 H3584 Year of availability: 1997 US Announcement Letter: 197-256 Features: Supports both SCSI-2 and Wide Ultra SCSI modes RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 4 MB of cache Supports up to 45 drives Supports logical drive migration Three internal SCSI connectors, two or three external VHDCI connectors Visual identifiers: Two external VHDCI (very high density connector interface) connectors Three internal 68-pin industry-standard SCSI connectors Optional cable to route channel 3 externally Figure 2. Serve RAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter Optional cable (part 76 H5400) routes channel 3 to an external connector: Figure 3. Serve RAID II adapter with third channel cable Serve RAID-3 L Ultra2 SCSI Adapter Serve RAID-3 L Ultra2 SCSI Adapter II Serve RAID-3 L: Part number: 01 K7364 Year of availability: 1998 US Announcement Letter: 198-232 Serve RAID-3 L II: Part number: 19 K0564 Year of availability: 2000 US Announcement Letter: 100-101.
IBM no longer actively maintains this content. It is provided as reference and may not be accurate in light of developments since its publication. It is provided on an AS IS basis, with no warranties of any kind. Supported products Supported operating systems Applicable countries and regions File details Version: Release Date: File link File size File description ibm_fw_srsupp_7_12_14_anyos_32-64.iso 644,956,160 IBM Serve RAID Support CD v7.12 ibm_sw_srsupp_ _anyos_32-64.txt 10,612 README for the IBM Serve RAID Support CD v7.12 ibm_sw_srsupp_ _anyos_32-64.chg 18,647 CHANGE HISTORY for the IBM Serve RAID Support CD v7.12 New IBM x Series firmware and device driver file naming convention Change history Severity: Suggested Supported systems: IBM System x3105 (4347) IBM System x3650 (7979, 1914) IBM System x3650 NAS (7979) IBM System x3800 (8865, 8866) IBM System x3850 (8863, 8864, 7365, 7362) IBM System x3950 (8872, 8878) IBM System x3950 E (8879, 8874, 7364, 7367) IBM e Server 325 (8835) IBM e Server 326 (8848) IBM e Server 326m (7969, 7992) IBM x Series 100 (8486) IBM x Series 130 (8672) IBM x Series 135 (8672) IBM x Series 150 (8658) IBM x Series 200 (8478) IBM x Series 206 (8482, 8487) IBM x Series 206m (8485, 8490) IBM x Series 206m NAS (8490) IBM x Series 220 (8646, 8645) IBM x Series 225 (8647, 8649) IBM x Series 226 (8488, 8648) IBM x Series 230 (8658) IBM x Series 232 (8668) IBM x Series 235 (8673, 8671) IBM x Series 236 (8841) IBM x Series 240 (8664) IBM x Series 250 (8665) IBM x Series 255 (8685) IBM x Series 260 (8865) IBM x Series 300 (8672) IBM x Series 305 (8673) IBM x Series 306 (8836, 1878, 8489) IBM x Series 306m (8849, 1887, 8491) IBM x Series 330 (8674, 8675) IBM x Series 335 (8676, 8830) IBM x Series 336 (8837, 1879) IBM x Series 340 (8656) IBM x Series 342 (8669) IBM x Series 345 (8670) IBM x Series 346 (8840, 1880) IBM x Series 350 (8682) IBM x Series 360.
Finding and Downloading anything from the IBM site is still a confounding process. This post, attempts to illustrate some of the issues I encounter, and has also been my mental notepad in this process. This post is also a rant. We purchased two IBM x Series 366 servers, with the Serve RAID 8i SAS controller included. We installed these servers using the latest Server Guide CD, version, dates The OS is Windows Server 2003 SP1 However, once we installed the IBM director Agent, the servers started reporting the following error: (screenshots from the Serve RAID manager) Checking the driver tab in Windows cofirms the driver version used, this driver is included on the Server Guide CD. However. apon checking the Server Guide CD itself to confirm the driver version, on the CD,in the location sguide\w2003drv$oem$$1\drv\srsas, there is a readme file, but all it lists is that the version included is 8.15, which seems to be the version number for a Serve RAID CD release. the actual driver version is not mentioned at all in the file Hoever. checking the INF file itself, reveals that it is in fact, the correct driver, the one being used by our servers: Driver Ver=, —- So. it made sense to go look for an updated version of the Serve RAID firmware, in order to get them all on the same level again, and working correctly with the driver. However. finding the correct download proves to be somewhat of a challenge. Ideally I would want a bootable CD, or a Windows-based Firemware Updater, as any floppy images are pretty useless, as the 366 servers dont have a floppy drive. (ignoring for a moment that I could create a bootable CD with the floppy images, which is a lot of work and something I am not familiar with) The Download Methods There are 5 methods (or pages. or ‘’ways’) I have found, that can produce a list.
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