Sas Adapters For External Storage - Lenovo System x3750 M4 Product Manual

SAS adapters for external storage

The following table lists SAS HBAs and RAID adapters supported by x3750 M4 server for use with external
storage.
Table 18. Storage adapters
Part number Feature
code
SAS HBAs
46C9010 A3MV
External RAID adapters
81Y4478 A1WX
00AE938 A5ND
Upgrades for the ServeRAID M5120
81Y4487 A1J4
81Y4559 A1WY
47C8670 A4G6
81Y4546 A1X3
90Y4273 A2MC
90Y4318 A2MD
Upgrades for the ServeRAID M5225
47C8710 A3Z7
47C8706 A3Z5
47C8712 A3Z8
# Maximum quantity is achieved with processor 2 and the 3-slot riser card (88Y7371) installed. With one
processor, the maximum quantity is three.
* Each M5120 controller requires a cache memory upgrade (81Y4487, 81Y4559, or 47C8670).
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Host bus adapters category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/hba
The following table compares the specifications of the external SAS HBAs and RAID adapters.
Lenovo System x3750 M4 (8753)
Description
N2125 SAS/SATA HBA for System x
ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Performance Accelerator
ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
Maximum
supported#
8
4*
4
1 per one M5120
1 per one M5120
1 per one M5120
1 per server
1 per server
1 per server
1 per server
1 per server
1 per server
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