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N2215 12Gb SAS/SATA Internal HBA

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Abstract

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA is a 12Gb SAS/SATA host bus adapter for connectivity to internal storage. This eight-port host bus adapter supports direct attachment to SAS and SATA internal HDDs and SSDs. With a low-profile form-factor design, the N2215 SAS/SATA HBA offers two x4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors.

Withdrawn: The adapter described in this product guide is now withdrawn from marketing.

Introduction

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA is a 12Gb SAS/SATA host bus adapter for connectivity to internal storage. This eight-port host bus adapter supports direct attachment to SAS and SATA internal HDDs and SSDs. With a low-profile form-factor design, the N2215 SAS/SATA HBA offers two x4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors.

The following figure shows the N2215 SAS/SATA HBA.

N2215 SAS/SATA HBA
Figure 1. N2215 SAS/SATA HBA

Did you know?

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA provides high performance for storage connectivity for servers by integrating the latest enhancements in PCI Express and SAS technology, offering eight lanes of 12 Gbps SAS matched with eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to eliminate performance bottlenecks.

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA supports SAS and SATA data transfer rates of 3, 6, and 12 Gbps per lane, and it enables maximum connectivity and performance in a low-profile form factor.

Rigorous testing of the N2215 SAS/SATA HBA by Lenovo through the ServerProven® program ensures a high degree of confidence in storage subsystem compatibility and reliability. Providing an additional peace of mind, the controller is covered under Lenovo warranty.

Part number information

The following table provides the ordering part numbers and feature codes.

Withdrawn: The adapter described in this product guide is now withdrawn from marketing.

Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes

Description Part number Feature code
N2215 SAS/SATA HBA 47C8675 A3YY

The N2215 option part number includes the following items:

  • One N2215 adapter with a full-height (3U) bracket
  • One low-profile (2U) bracket
  • Documentation package

Features and specifications

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA has the following features and specifications:

  • LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller
  • PCI low profile, half-length - MD2 form factor
  • PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
  • Eight internal 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports (support for 12, 6, or 3 Gbps SAS speeds and 6 or 3 Gbps SATA speeds)
  • Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
  • Two internal x4 HD Mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8643)
  • Non-RAID (JBOD mode) support for SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs (RAID not supported)
  • Optimized for SSD performance
  • High-performance IOPS LSI Fusion-MPT architecture
  • Advanced power management support
  • Support for SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols
  • 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 following table lists the servers that support the N2215 SAS/SATA HBA.

Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors

Table 2. 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)
47C8675 N2215 SAS/SATA HBA Y Y Y Y Y Y N

Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors

Table 3. 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)
47C8675 N2215 SAS/SATA HBA N N Y Y Y Y Y

Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors

Table 4. 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)
47C8675 N2215 SAS/SATA HBA Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N

See the ServerProven website for the latest information about the System x servers that support each adapter:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/controllers/matrix.shtml

Drive support

The following table lists currently available drive options that are supported with the N2215 SAS/SATA HBA which is supported in the servers that are listed in Table 4. The maximum number of drives that can be connected to the HBA is limited by the maximum number of internal drive bays for a supported server (other configuration limitations may apply).

Table 5. 1.8-inch SSDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
1.8-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Mainstream (3-5 DWPD)
00AJ335 120GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise Value SSD N N Y N N Y N N N Y N N N N N Y N
00AJ340 240GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise Value SSD N N Y N N Y N N N Y N N N N N Y N
00AJ345 480GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise Value SSD N N Y N N Y N N N Y N N N N N Y N
00AJ350 800GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise Value SSD N N Y N N Y N N N Y N N N N N Y N
1.8-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Entry (<3 DWPD)
00AJ050 S3500 400GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise Value SSD N N Y N Y N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
Table 6. 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 12 Gb SAS 10K
00WG685 300GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG690 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG695 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG700 1.2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00NA251 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00NA241 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00NA261 1.2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00NA271 1.8TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 12 Gb SAS 15K
00WG660 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG665 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00NA221 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00NA231 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 12 Gb NL SAS
00NA491 1TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00NA496 2TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
2.5-inch hot-swap SED HDDs - 12 Gb SAS 10K
00WG705 300GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS SED N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00WG710 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS SED N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00NA291 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e SED N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00WG715 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS SED N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00WG720 1.2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS SED N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00NA301 1.2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e SED N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
Table 7. 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb SAS 10K
90Y8877 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
90Y8872 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
81Y9650 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AD075 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00NA441 1.8TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G2HS 512e HDD N Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb SAS 15K
00AJ111 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y N N N Y N N N N N Y N
90Y8926 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
81Y9670 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ300 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SAS
00AJ121 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N
90Y8953 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
81Y9690 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA
00AJ136 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00AJ141 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3HS HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00NA526 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
81Y9726 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
81Y9730 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch hot-swap SED HDDs - 6 Gb SAS 10K
90Y8913 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
90Y8908 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED N Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
81Y9662 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 8. 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 12 Gb SAS - Enterprise Performance (10+ DWPD)
00FN379 200GB 12G SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00FN389 400GB 12G SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00FN399 800GB 12G SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00FN409 1.6TB 12G SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 12 Gb SAS - Enterprise Mainstream (3-5 DWPD)
00YC460 400GB Enterprise Mainstream 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC465 800GB Enterprise Mainstream 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC470 1.6TB Enterprise Mainstream 12Gb SAS G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
Table 9. 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SAS - Enterprise Capacity
00NA671 3.84TB 6Gb SAS Enterprise Capacity G3HS MLC SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SAS - Enterprise Performance (10+ DWPD)
00AJ207 200GB SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N
00AJ212 400GB SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N
00AJ217 800GB SAS 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N
49Y6129 200GB SAS 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
49Y6134 400GB SAS 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
49Y6139 800GB SAS 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
49Y6195 1.6TB SAS 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD N Y N N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Performance (10+ DWPD)
00YC320 Intel S3710 200GB Enterprise Performance SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC325 Intel S3710 400GB Enterprise Performance SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC330 Intel S3710 800GB Enterprise Performance SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Mainstream (3-5 DWPD)
00YC529 M500DC 480GB Enterprise Mainstream Plus SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y N N
00AJ395 120GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00AJ400 240GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00AJ405 480GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00AJ410 800GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00AJ355 120GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ360 240GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ365 480GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ370 800GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
2.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Entry (<3 DWPD)
00WG620 Intel S3510 120GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG625 Intel S3510 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG630 Intel S3510 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00WG635 Intel S3510 800GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00AJ000 S3500 120GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ005 S3500 240GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ010 S3500 480GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00AJ015 S3500 800GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N
00YC385 120GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC390 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC395 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC400 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS 2.5" SSD N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
00YC365 120GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
00YC370 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
00YC375 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
00YC380 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 2.5" SSD N Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 10. 3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
3.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 12 Gb NL SAS
00FN188 2TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00FN208 4TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00FN228 6TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00WH121 8TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
Table 11. 3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
3.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb SAS 15K
49Y6092 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
49Y6102 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SAS
90Y8567 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
90Y8572 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
49Y6210 4TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD N Y N Y N N N N N N N N N N Y N N
00ML213 6TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N
3.5-inch hot-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA
81Y9786 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
81Y9790 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
81Y9794 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
00FN113 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00FN143 4TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00FN173 6TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00WH126 8TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2HS 512e HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
3.5-inch hot-swap SEDs - 6 Gb NL SAS
00W1543 4TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 3.5" G2HS SED N Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Table 12. 3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
3.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 12 Gb SAS - Enterprise (10+ DWPD)
00WG675 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
00WG680 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 3.5" G2HS HDD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
Table 13. 3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
3.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Performance (10+ DWPD)
00YC340 Intel S3710 400GB Enterprise Performance SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
00YC345 Intel S3710 800GB Enterprise Performance SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
3.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Mainstream (3-5 DWPD)
00AJ435 120GB SATA 3.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD N N N Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
00AJ445 480GB SATA 3.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD N N N Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
3.5-inch hot-swap SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Entry (<3 DWPD)
00WG770 Intel S3510 120GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N N N N N
00WG775 Intel S3510 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N N N N N
00WG780 Intel S3510 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N N N N N
00YC420 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS 3.5" SSD N N N Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
Table 14. 2.5-inch simple-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch simple-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA
00NA597 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3SS HDD N N N N N N N Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
00NA622 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3SS HDD N N N N N N N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
00NA536 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" G3SS 512e HDD N N N N N N N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
Table 15. 3.5-inch simple-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
3.5-inch simple-swap HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA
81Y9802 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y N N
81Y9806 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
81Y9810 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N N
Table 16. 2.5-inch internal 12 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 12 Gb SAS 10K HDDs
00WG725 300GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00WG730 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00WG735 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00WG740 1.2TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
Table 17. 2.5-inch internal 6 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 6 Gb SAS 15K HDDs
00WG670 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00AJ290 600GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
2.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA HDDs
00NA566 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" 512e HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
2.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 6 Gb SATA HDDs
00AD035 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00AD040 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
Table 18. 3.5-inch internal 12 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 12 Gb SAS 10K HDDs
00NA356 1.8TB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" 512e HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
Table 19. 3.5-inch internal 6 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
3.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 12 Gb NL SAS HDDs
00FN213 4TB 7.2K 12Gbps NL SAS 3.5" 512e HDD for NextScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
3.5-inch NeXtScale HDDs - 6 Gb NL SATA and SATA
00FN123 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" 512e HDD for NextScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00FN183 6TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" 512e HDD for NextScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00WH131 8TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" 512e HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00AD010 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 3.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00AD025 4TB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 3.5" HDD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
Table 20. 2.5-inch internal 6 Gb SSDs for NeXtScale
    v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number
Description
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
x3750 M4 (8753)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
nx360 M5 (5465)
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)
2.5-inch NeXtScale SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Performance (10+ DWPD)
00YC350 Intel S3710 200GB Enterprise Performance SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00YC355 Intel S3710 400GB Enterprise Performance SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
2.5-inch NeXtScale SSDs - 6 Gb SATA - Enterprise Entry (<3 DWPD)
00FN020 120GB SATA 2.5" MLC Enterprise Value SSD for NeXtScale System N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00YC430 240GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y
00YC440 960GB Enterprise Entry SATA 2.5" SSD for NeXtScale N N N N N N N N N N Y N N N N N Y

Operating system support

The adapter supports the following operating systems:

Tip: This table is automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.

Table 21. Operating system support for N2215 SAS/SATA HBA, 47C8675
Operating systems
x3850/3950 X6 (3837)
x3850/3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
x3850/3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
x3850/3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)
x3250 M6 (3633)
nx360 M5 (5465)
x3500 M5 (5464)
x3550 M5 (5463)
x3550 M5 (8869)
x3650 M5 (5462)
x3650 M5 (8871)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y N
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 N Y 1 Y 1 Y 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 N N N Y Y N N N Y N Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Microsoft Windows Server version 1803 N N N N N N N N Y N Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 N N N Y N N N N N N N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 N N N Y N N N N N N N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with Xen N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 N N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen N N Y Y Y Y N N Y N Y
VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi) Y Y N N N Y Y Y N Y N
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.5 Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y

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Warranty

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA carries a 1-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported System x server, the adapter assumes your system’s base warranty and any Lenovo warranty service upgrade purchased for the system.

Physical specifications

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA has the following physical specifications:

Dimensions (approximate):

  • Height: 17 mm (0.7 in.)
  • Width: 69 mm (2.7 in.)
  • Depth: 170 mm (6.7 in.)
  • Weight: 88 g (0.2 lb)

Shipping dimensions (approximate):

  • Height: 51 mm (2.0 in.)
  • Width: 143 mm (5.6 in.)
  • Depth: 238 mm (9.4 in.)
  • Weight: 310 g (0.7 lb)

Operating environment

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA is supported in the following environment:

  • Temperature (operational): 5 - 40 °C (41 - 104 °F) at 0 - 5,000 m (0 - 16,404 ft)
  • Temperature (non-operational): -40 - 60 °C (-40 - 140 °F) at 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
  • Relative humidity: 8% - 93% (non-condensing)
  • Maximum altitude: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)

Agency approvals

The N2215 SAS/SATA HBA conforms to the following regulations:

  • UL
  • cUL
  • IEC60950
  • EMC
  • FCC
  • TUV
  • CE
  • VCCI
  • BSMI
  • C-tick
  • KC

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