Lenovo ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller - 6Gb/s SAS, Serial ATA/600 - PCI Express 2.0 x8 - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported - 1, 0, 10 RAID Level - 8 Total SAS Port(s) - 8 SAS Port(s) Internal - PC, Linux

The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x is an entry-level 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 PCI Express 2.0 RAID controller. The adapter has two internal mini-SAS connectors to drive up to 16 devices and supports the same base RAID 0, 1, and 10 feature set and drivers as the M5000 series controllers. With the attachment of the ServeRAID M1000 Advanced Feature Key, the ServeRAID M1015 offers the option of RAID 5 and SED Encryption Key management, while still being sensitive to administrator cost concerns in an entry-level RAID environment. This RAID controller provides connectivity to internal direct-attach or expander-attached hard disk, solid-state, or self-encrypting drives.