Table 26. Supported SAS HBAs and RAID adapters
Part number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported (1 CPU / 2 CPUs)
SAS
00AE912
A5M0
N2225 SAS/SATA HBA
4 / 7
00AE916
A5M1
N2226 SAS/SATA HBA
4 / 7
12 Gb RAID controllers
00AE938
A5ND
ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller
4
Feature on Demand (FoD) upgrades for the M5225
47C8706
A3Z5
ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
1*
47C8710
A3Z7
ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
1*
47C8712
A3Z8
ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
1*
* One FoD upgrade for the M5225 activates the feature on all M5225 controllers that are installed in a
server.
The following table summarizes features of supported adapters.
Table 27. SAS RAID controller and HBA features and specifications summary
Feature
M5225-2GB
N2226
N2225
Adapter type
RAID adapter
SAS HBA
SAS HBA
Part number
00AE938
00AE916
00AE912
Form factor
Low profile
Low profile
Low profile
Controller chip
LSI SAS3108
LSI SAS3008
LSI SAS3008
Host interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Port interface
12 Gbps SAS
12 Gbps SAS
12 Gbps SAS
Number of external ports
8
16
8
External port connectors
2x Mini-SAS HD
(SFF-8644)
4x Mini-SAS HD
(SFF-8644)
2x Mini-SAS HD
(SFF-8644)
Drive interface
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
SAS, SATA
Drive type
HDD, SED, SSD
HDD, SSD
HDD, SSD
Maximum number of devices
240
1024
1024
RAID levels
0/1/10/5/50; Optional 6/60
(47C8706)
None
None
JBOD mode
No
Yes
Yes
Cache
2 GB (included)
None
None
Cache protection
Flash (included)
None
None
Performance Accelerator (FastPath)
Optional
(47C8710)
None
None
SSD Caching (CacheCade Pro 2.0)
Optional
(47C8712)
None
None
For more information about the ServeRAID M5225-2GB, see the Lenovo Press Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1258
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