- Support for the BladeCenter S chassis
- Integrated SAS switch and RAID controller in a legacy switch form factor
- Redundant configuration (dual RAID controller, dual-switch and dual-battery backup) to help support high availability
- Supports two disk storage modules (DSM) with up to 12 x 3.5 in SAS drives
- Two internal 4x SAS 3.0 Gbps connectivity to DSMs and six 1x SAS Gbps connectivity to hosts
- Customer hot-swappable components
The IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module integrates SAS switching and RAID controller function in a legacy switch form factor.