IBM 6 Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter for System x
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Part number information
Table 1 shows the part number to order these HBAs.
Table 1. Part number and feature code for ordering
Description
Part number
Feature code
IBM 6Gb SAS HBA
46M0907
3875
Part number 46M0907 includes the following items:
One 6 Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter with 3U bracket attached
2U bracket
Quick Install Guide
Documentation CD
IBM Important Notices
document
Features and specifications
The IBM 6 Gb 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 IBM 6 Gb 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
Warranty
One-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported IBM System x® server, these cards assume
your system’s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade.
