Sas Adapters For External Storage; Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters - Lenovo System x3650 M5 Product Manual

SAS adapters for external storage

The following table lists SAS RAID controllers and HBAs for external storage attachments that are supported by the
System x3650 M5 server.
Table 20. SAS RAID adapters and HBAs for external storage
Description
12 Gbps SAS RAID adapters - PCIe Low Profile
ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller (supported in slots 1, 2, 6)
Feature on Demand (FoD) upgrades for the M5225 (one per server)**
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
12 Gbps SAS HBAs (supported only in full-high slots on a PCIe riser card)
N2225 SAS/SATA HBA (not supported in slots 3, 4, and 5)
N2226 SAS/SATA HBA (not supported in slots 3, 4, and 5)
* The maximum quantity shown is with one processor / two processors.
** One FoD upgrade for the M5225 activates the feature on all M5200 series controllers (M5210, M5225) installed in the server.
The following table summarizes features of supported HBAs.
Table 21. SAS RAID controller and HBA features and specifications summary (PN = Part number)
Feature
Part number
Form factor
Controller chip
Host interface
Port interface
Number of external ports
External port connectors
Drive interface
Drive type
Maximum number of devices
RAID levels
JBOD mode
Cache
Cache protection
Performance Accelerator (FastPath)
SSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0)
For more information about the ServeRAID M5225-2GB, see the Lenovo Press Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1258
For more information about SAS HBAs, see the list of Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba

Fibre Channel host bus adapters

Lenovo System x3650 M5 (E5-2600 v4)
M5225-2GB
00AE938
Low profile
LSI SAS3108
PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gbps SAS
8
2x Mini-SAS HD
(SFF-8644)
SAS, SATA
HDD, SED, SSD
240
0/1/10/5/50;
Optional 6/60 (PN 47C8706)
No
2 GB (included)
Flash (included)
Optional (PN 47C8710)
Optional (PN 47C8712)
Part Feature
number code
00AE938 A5ND
47C8706 A3Z5
47C8710 A3Z7
47C8712 A3Z8
00AE912 A5M0
00AE916 A5M1
N2226 N2225
00AE916 00AE912
Full height Low profile
LSI SAS3008 LSI SAS3008
PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
12 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS
16 8
4x Mini-SAS HD 2x Mini-SAS HD
(SFF-8644) (SFF-8644)
SAS, SATA SAS, SATA
HDD, SSD HDD, SSD
1024 1024
None None
Yes Yes
None None
None None
None None
None None
Maximum
supported*
2 / 3
1**
1**
1**
2 / 5
2 / 5
30