Sas Adapters For External Storage - Lenovo System x3550 M5 Product Manual

Part Feature
number code
00AG510 A56L
00AG520 A56M
40 GbE QSFP+ transceivers and DAC cables (for 40 GbE QSFP+ adapters)
49Y7884 A1DR
49Y7890 A1DP
49Y7891 A1DQ
10 GbE SFP+ transceivers and DAC cables (for 10 GbE SFP+ adapters)
46C3447 5053
49Y4216 0069
49Y4218 0064
00D6288 A3RG
90Y9427 A1PH
00AY764 A51N
00AY765 A51P
90Y9430 A1PJ
90Y9433 A1PK
00D6151 A3RH
* SFP+ and QSFP+ based adapters require supported transceivers or DAC cables that must be purchased for the adapter (See
"40 Gb QSFP+ transceivers and DAC cables" and "10 Gb SFP+ transceivers and DAC cables" in the table above).
** The maximum number of transceivers or cables that are supported per adapter equals the quantity of the adapter ports. All
adapter ports must have the same type of transceiver or DAC cable selected.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Ethernet adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ethernet

SAS adapters for external storage

The following table lists SAS RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage attachments that are
supported by the x3550 M5 server.
Table 20. SAS RAID adapters and HBAs for external storage
Part Feature
number code
12 Gbps SAS RAID adapters - PCIe Low Profile (supported in full-high and low profile slots)
00AE938 A5ND
Feature on Demand (FoD) upgrades for the M5225 (one per server)*
47C8706 A3Z5
47C8710 A3Z7
47C8712 A3Z8
12 Gbps SAS HBAs - PCIe Low Profile (supported in full-high and low profile slots)
00AE912 A5M0
12 Gbps SAS HBAs - PCIe Full-High (supported only in a full-high slot)
00AE916 A5M1
* One FoD upgrade for the M5225 activates the feature on all M5200 series controllers installed in a server.
** Supported only in the PCIe slot 2 and requires the second processor and the FHHL x16 Riser Card 2 (feature code A5AD).
Lenovo System x3550 M5 (E5-2600 v3)
Description
Intel I350-T2 2xGbE BaseT Adapter
Intel I350-T4 4xGbE BaseT Adapter
Lenovo 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Transceiver
Lenovo 1m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 3m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Transceiver
Brocade 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
QLogic 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
Lenovo 0.5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 1m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 1.5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 2m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 3m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Lenovo 7m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable
Description
ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
N2225 SAS/SATA HBA
N2226 SAS/SATA HBA
Maximum
supported
3
3
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Port qty**
Maximum
supported
3
1*
1*
1*
3
1**
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