The N2225 and N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs are low-cost, high-performance host bus adapters for high-performance connectivity between System x servers and drive enclosures, tapes, and RAID storage systems. The N2225 provides two x4 external mini-SAS HD connectors with eight lanes of 12 Gbps SAS. The N2226 provides four x4 external mini-SAS HD connectors with 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS.
The N2225 option part number includes the following items:
•One N2225 or N2226 adapter with a full-height (3U) bracket attached
•One low-profile (2U) bracket (N2225 only)
•Warranty Flyer
•Documentation CD
•Important Notices Flyer
Features and specifications:
The N2225 and N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs have the following features and specifications:
•LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps I/O controller
•PCIe low profile (N2225) or full height (N2226), half-length form factor
•PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
•Eight (N2225) or 16 (N2226) external 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
•Supports 12, 6, and 3 Gbps SAS and 6 and 3 Gbps SATA data transfer rates
•Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
•Two (N2225) or four (N2226) external x4 mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8644)
•Non-RAID SAS HBAs that support connectivity to the drive enclosures, storage systems, and tapes
•High-performance IOPS LSI Fusion-MPT architecture
•Advanced power management support
•Support for SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols
•Support for narrow and wide ports
•End-to-End CRC with Advanced Error Reporting
•T-10 Protection Model for early detection of and recovery from data corruption
•Spread Spectrum Clocking for EMI reductions
