Lenovo N2226 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x - storage controller - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s - PCIe 3.0 x8

The N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs are low-cost, high-performance host bus adapters for high-performance connectivity between System x servers and tapes and RAID storage systems. The N2226 provides four x4 external mini-SAS HD connectors with 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS. N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs provide high performance for storage connectivity for servers by integrating the latest enhancements in PCI Express and SAS technology, offering 16 lanes 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 N2226 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 full-height form factor. Rigorous testing of the N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs by Lenovo through the ServerProven program ensures a high degree of confidence in storage subsystem compatibility and reliability.