Lenovo IBM TS2900 Product Manual page 11

Interoperability
Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network.
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader supports attachment to Lenovo servers by using SAS storage connectivity.
Note: Tables that are provided in this section are for ordering reference purposes only. End-to-end storage
configuration support (including adapters and operating systems) must be verified through the System
Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
SAS connectivity
The following table lists currently available Lenovo SAS adapters that are compatible with the TS2900 Tape
Autoloader. Other SAS HBAs also might be supported (see the Interoperation Center for details).
Table 8. SAS adapters
Description
ThinkSystem SAS HBAs
ThinkSystem 430-8e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA (2x Mini-SAS HD x4 SFF-8644 external ports)
ThinkSystem 430-16e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA (4x Mini-SAS HD x4 SFF-8644 external ports)
System x SAS HBAs
N2225 SAS/SATA HBA (12 Gb SAS, 2x Mini-SAS HD x4 SFF-8644 external ports)
N2226 SAS/SATA HBA (12 Gb SAS, 4x Mini-SAS HD x4 SFF-8644 external ports)
ThinkServer SAS HBAs
Lenovo ThinkServer 9300-8e PCIe 12Gb 8 Port External SAS Adapter by LSI (2x Mini-SAS HD x4
SFF-8644 external ports)
Operating systems
The TS2900 Tape Autoloader supports host attachments to the Lenovo servers with the following operating
systems:
Microsoft:
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Red Hat:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
SUSE:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Note: The LTO tape drives are supported when attached and run from the host operating system, however,
in virtualization environments (for example, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen), the tape drives are not supported in the
guest operating systems.
IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader for Lenovo
Part
number
7Y37A01090
7Y37A01091
00AE912
00AE916
4XB0F28703
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