Performance
| Data transfer rate (max) |
12 Gbit/s |
| Supported protocols |
SSP, SMP, STP, SATA |
Ports & interfaces
| External mini-SAS ports |
2 |
| PCI Card form factor |
Half-height (low-profile) |
| Host interface |
PCIe |
| Internal |
Y |
N2225 SAS/SATA HBAs for System x
The N2225 and N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs for System x® are low-cost, high-performance host bus adapters for high-performance connectivity between System x servers and external storage enclosures (JBODs), tapes, and RAID storage systems. The N2225 provides two x4 external mini-SAS HD connectors with eight lanes of 12 Gbps SAS. The N2226 provides four x4 external mini-SAS HD connectors with 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS.