Lenovo 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter User Manual
6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter
Product Guide
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.
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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Withdrawn: This adapter is now withdrawn from marketing.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
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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
Table 1. Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors
Part
number Description
46M0907 6Gb SAS HBA N N N N N N N
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
Table 2. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
Part
number Description
46M0907 6Gb SAS HBA Y N N N N N N
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 3. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
Part
number Description
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
Table 4. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v1 processors
Part
number Description
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
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)
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)
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