IBM N2115 and N2125 8-Port SAS/SATA HBAs

The N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x is a solution for System x servers requiring high-speed internal storage connectivity.

This 8-port HBA supports direct attach to SAS and SATA internal HDD drives and SSDs.

It is a low-cost, high-performance 8-port HBA for performance connectivity between System x servers and external storage JBOD, tape, and RAID units.

With low-profile form factor designs, the N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x and the N2125 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x offer two (x4) internal mini-SAS connectors and two (x4) external mini-SAS connectors, respectively. They are based on LSI 2308 6 Gbps SAS IO controller; both provide eight lanes of 6 Gbps SAS and eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to eliminate data bottlenecks and provide high data transfer rates for medium-to-large capacity server storage applications.

Features and functions

N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (46C8988)

• 6 Gbps per SAS
• uEFI support
• PCIe 3.0
• PCIe small form-factor design
• Eight internal 6 Gbps SAS + SATA ports
• Two (x4) Internal mini-SAS connectors
• Eight-lane PCIe 3.0
• LSI SAS2308 6 Gbps SAS+SATA controller
• SAS and SATA data transfer rates of 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps per lane
• Support for all major OSs including open source drivers for Linux Non-RAID

N2125 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (46C9010)

• Gbps per SAS
• uEFI support
• PCIe 3.0
• PCIe small form factor design
• Eight external 6 Gbps SAS + SATA ports
• Two (x4) external mini-SAS connectors
• Eight-lane PCIe 3.0
• LSI SAS2308 6 Gbps SAS+SATA controller
• SAS and SATA data transfer rates of 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps per lane
• Support for all major OSs including open source drivers for Linux Non-RAID
• Capability to connect to external storage JBOD and RAID enclosures

Warranty
The adapters come with a one year, customer replaceable unit (CRU), limited warranty.

Key prerequisites
The N2115 and N2125 SAS/SATA HBA adapters can be used on supported System x servers with an available PCIe expansion slot.

Planned availability date:

• April 29, 2013: N2125 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (46C9010)
• June 14, 2013: N2115 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x (46C8988)