Lenovo N2225 SAS / SATA HBA for IBM System x - Storage controller - 8 Channel - SATA 6Gb / s / SAS 12Gb / s low profile - 12 Gbit / s - PCIe 3.0 x8 - for System x3250 M5; x3250 M6; x35XX M4; x35XX M5; x3650 M4 HD; x3750 M4; x3850 X6; x3950 X6

• LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps I/O controller
• PCIe low profile (N2225)
• PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface
• Eight (N2225) external 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
• Supports 12, 6, and 3 Gbps SAS and 6 and 3 Gbps SATA data transfer rates
• Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
• Two external x4 mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8644)
• Non-RAID SAS HBAs that support connectivity to the external storage systems, tapes, and JBOD
• Expansion units
• High-performance IOPS LSI Fusion-MPT architecture
• Advanced power management support
• 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

The N2225 SAS/SATA HBAs provide high performance for storage connectivity for servers by integrating the greatest enhancements in PCI Express and SAS technology, offering eight lanes (N2225) of 12 Gbps SAS matched with eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to eliminate performance bottlenecks and provide high data transfer rates for medium-to-large capacity server storage applications. The N2225 SAS/SATA HBAs support SAS data transfer rates of 3, 6, and 12 Gbps per lane and SATA transfer rates of 3 and 6 Gbps per lane, and they enable maximum connectivity and performance in a low-profile. Rigorous testing of the N2225 SAS/SATA HBAs by Lenovo through the ServerProven program ensures a high degree of confidence in storage subsystem compatibility and reliability.