Lenovo 47C8675 User Manual
N2215 12Gb SAS/SATA Internal HBA
Product Guide
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.
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.
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Part number information
The following table provides the ordering part numbers and feature codes.
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
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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
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
47C8675 N2215 SAS/SATA HBA N N Y Y Y Y Y
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)
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)
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Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
Table 4. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
Part
number Description
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
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)
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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
Table 6: 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
Table 7: 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
Table 8: 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
Table 9: 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
Table 10: 3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
Table 11: 3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
Table 12: 3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
Table 13: 3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA SSDs
Table 14: 2.5-inch simple-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
Table 15: 3.5-inch simple-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
Table 16: 2.5-inch internal 12 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
Table 17: 2.5-inch internal 6 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
Table 18: 3.5-inch internal 12 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
Table 19: 3.5-inch internal 6 Gb HDDs for NeXtScale
Table 20: 2.5-inch internal 6 Gb SSDs for NeXtScale
Table 5. 1.8-inch SSDs
v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number Description
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
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)
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Table 6. 2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number Description
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
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)
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Table 7. 2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS/SATA HDDs
v2 processors v3 processors v4 & v5 procs
Part
number Description
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
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)
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