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Abstract
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is an economical storage enabler to attach RAID-capable external storage enclosures and provide 3 Gbps or 6 Gbps tape storage connectivity for data archiving applications to achieve a higher level of performance. The PCIe small form-factor 6Gb SAS HBA is based on the LSI SAS2008 controller and can handle medium to large capacity server storage applications by connecting an 8-lane PCI Express adapter with one external x4 SFF-8088 connector and four internal SATA connectors.
Withdrawn: This adapter is now withdrawn from marketing.
Introduction
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is an economical storage enabler to attach RAID-capable external storage enclosures and provide 3 Gbps or 6 Gbps tape storage connectivity for data archiving applications to achieve a higher level of performance.
The PCIe small form-factor 6Gb SAS HBA is based on the LSI SAS2008 controller and can handle medium to large capacity server storage applications by connecting an 8-lane PCI Express adapter with one external x4 SFF-8088 connector and four internal SATA connectors.
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter is shown in Figure 1 (with the 3U bracket removed).
Figure 1. 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter
Did you know?
6 Gbps SAS 2.0 technology has been introduced to address data off-load bottlenecks in the direct-access storage environment. This new throughput doubles the transfer rate of the previous generation. SAS 2.0 is designed for backward compatibility with 3 Gbps SAS as well as with 3 Gbps SATA hard drives and tape drives.
Part number information
Table 1 shows the part number to order these HBAs.
Withdrawn: This adapter is now withdrawn from marketing.
Table 1. Part number and feature code for ordering
| Description | Part number | Feature code |
| 6Gb SAS HBA | 46M0907 | 5982 |
Part number 46M0907 includes the following items:
- One 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter with full-height (3U) bracket attached
- Low-profile (2U) bracket
- Documentation package
Features and specifications
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter has the following specifications:
- SAS Controller: LSI SAS2008
- Eight SAS/SATA ports (four external, four internal)
- Up to 6 Gbps per port data transfer rate
- Four internal SATA x1 connectors
- One external SAS x4 connector (SFF-8088)
- PCI Express x8 2.0 host interface
- MD2 small form factor
- High performance I/O Processor: PowerPC 440 @ 533 MHz
- UEFI support
- RAID levels: None (uses RAID as provided by external disk enclosures)
- Maximum endpoint devices: 512
- Power consumption: 13.5 W
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter has the following key features:
- Connection to supported internal and external tape drives
- Connection to supported external storage controllers
- Power management support
- Support for SSP, SMP, STP and SATA protocols - flexible to optimize costs
- Environmentally friendly due to low power consumption
- LSI Fusion-MPT architecture drives more than 290,000 I/Os per second
- 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
Server support
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter is supported in servers as listed in the following tables.
Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3250 M6 (3943)
|
x3250 M6 (3633)
|
x3550 M5 (8869)
|
x3650 M5 (8871)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)
|
nx360 M5 (5465, E5-2600 v4)
|
sd350 (5493)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M0907 | 6Gb SAS HBA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3100 M5 (5457)
|
x3250 M5 (5458)
|
x3500 M5 (5464)
|
x3550 M5 (5463)
|
x3650 M5 (5462)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
|
nx360 M5 (5465)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M0907 | 6Gb SAS HBA | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3530 M4 (7160, E5-2400 v2)
|
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3630 M4 (7158, E5-2400 v2)
|
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
|
x3650 M4 HD (5460)
|
x3750 M4 (8752)
|
x3750 M4 (8753)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (3837)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
|
dx360 M4 (E5-2600 v2)
|
nx360 M4 (5455)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M0907 | 6Gb SAS HBA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v1 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3100 M4 (2582)
|
x3250 M4 (2583)
|
x3300 M4 (7382)
|
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600)
|
x3530 M4 (7160, E5-2400)
|
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600)
|
x3630 M4 (7158, E5-2400)
|
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600)
|
x3690 X5 (7147)
|
x3750 M4 (8722)
|
x3850 X5 (7143)
|
dx360 M4 (7912, E5-2600)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46M0907 | 6Gb SAS HBA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
See the ServerProven Web site for the latest information about the adapters supported by each System x server type: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/controllers/matrix.shtml
Internal tape support
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter supports connectivity to the internal tape drives listed in the following table.
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| 43W8478 | Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive |
| 44E8895 | Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive |
| 49Y9898 | Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive |
| 00D8924 | Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive |
| 43W8480 | DDS Gen 5 SATA Tape Drive |
Internal tape drives are connected to the 6Gb SAS HBA using the internal SAS or SATA cable supplied with the tape drive.
Note: The adapter does not support internal disk drives.
External storage system support
The adapter supports connectivity to the following 6 Gbps SAS external storage systems:
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| IBM Storwize for Lenovo (mini-SAS HD interface) | |
| 6096CU2 | IBM Storwize V3500 3.5-inch Dual Control Storage Controller Unit |
| 6096CU3 | IBM Storwize V3500 2.5-inch Dual Control Storage Controller Unit |
| 6099L2C | IBM Storwize V3700 3.5-inch Storage Controller Unit |
| 6099S2C | IBM Storwize V3700 2.5-inch Storage Controller Unit |
| 6099T2C | IBM Storwize V3700 2.5-inch DC Storage Controller Unit |
| 6194L2C | IBM Storwize V5000 LFF Control Enclosure |
| 6194S2C | IBM Storwize V5000 SFF Control Enclosure |
The cables needed to connect the adapter (mini-SAS connector) to IBM Storwize units (mini-SAS HD connector) are listed in the following table.
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| SAS cables for IBM Storwize (mini-SAS HD to mini-SAS) | |
| 00MJ162 | 0.6m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) |
| 00MJ163 | 1.5m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) |
| 00MJ166 | 3m SAS Cable (mSAS HD to mSAS) |
For more information about IBM Storage products, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides listed in the following web page:
https://lenovopress.com/storage/san/ibm
For a detailed listing of supported end-to-end storage configurations, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website:
http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
External tape support
The adapter can be used for connectivity to the external tape backup units listed in the following table.
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| External tape enclosures (mini-SAS interface) | |
| 61901UX | IBM Multimedia Backup Enclosure |
| Backup drives for IBM Multimedia Backup Enclosure (mini-SAS interface) | |
| 00NV402 | 6190 HH LTO5 SAS Tape Drive |
| 00NV404 | 6190 HH LTO6 SAS Tape Drive |
| Tape backup units (mini-SAS interface) | |
| 6160S5E | IBM TS2250 Tape Drive Model H5S |
| 6160S6E | IBM TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S |
| 6160S6X | IBM TS2360 Tape Drive Model S63 |
| 6171S4R | IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w/LT04 HH SAS Drive |
| 6171S5R | IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w/LT05 HH SAS Drive |
| 6171S6R | IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader w/LT06 HH SAS Drive |
| Tape libraries | |
| 61732UL | IBM TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U (Driveless) |
| 61734UL | IBM TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U (Driveless) |
| SAS tape drive options for TS3100/TS3200 Tape Libraries (mini-SAS interface) | |
| 00NA121 | 6173 LTO Ultrium 4 SAS Drive Sled |
| 00NA105 | 6173 LTO Ultrium 4 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled |
| 00NA109 | 6173 LTO Ultrium 5 SAS Drive Sled |
| 00NA111 | 6173 LTO Ultrium 5 Half High SAS Drive Sled |
| 00NA117 | 6173 LTO Ultrium 6 Half High SAS Drive Sled |
The cables needed to connect the adapter (mini-SAS connector) to external tape units (mini-SAS connector) are listed in the following table.
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| SAS cables (mini-SAS to mini-SAS) | |
| 39R6531 | 3m SAS Cable |
| 39R6529 | 1m SAS Cable |
For more information, see the list of Lenovo Press Product Guides in the Backup units category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/backup
For a detailed listing of supported end-to-end storage configurations, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website:
http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
Operating system support
The adapter supports the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
- VMware ESX 4.1
- VMware ESXi 4.1
- VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
- VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)
See the ServerProven Web site for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs supported: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/controllers/matrix.shtml. Click the check mark that is associated with the System x server in question to see details about the operating system support.
Operating environment
The 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter is supported in the following environment:
Temperature:
- 10 to 35 °C (50 to 95 °F) at an altitude of 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft)
- 10 to 32 °C (50 to 90 °F) at an altitude of 0 to 2,100 m (0 to 7,000 ft)
Humidity: 20% to 80%, non-condensing
Maximum altitude: 2,100 m (7,000 ft)
Warranty
One-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported System x® server, this adapter assumes the server's base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:
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