The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller has the following specifications:

• Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Supports SAS and SATA drives (but not in the same RAID volume)
• Two Mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)
• 6 Gbps throughput per port
• LSI SAS2008 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
• x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10 (RAID levels 5 and 50 with optional ServeRAID M1000 Series Advanced Feature Key)
• Connects to up to 32 SAS or SATA drives
• Supports up to 16 logical volumes
• Supports LUN sizes up to 64 TB
• Configurable stripe size up to 64 KB
• Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Maximum stripe size: 64 KB (fixed)
• Supports the optional M1000 Advanced Feature Key which enables the following features:
  • RAID levels 5 and 50
  • LSI SafeStore: Support for self-encrypting drive (SED) services, such as instant secure erase and local key management (which requires the use of self-encrypting drives)