Supported adapters and Features on Demand software
These topics describe adapters and Features on Demand software that is supported by the Lenovo System
x3850 X6 and x3950 X6.
The following topics list adapters supported by the server, grouped by type, and the Features on Demand
software that is available for the server.
Supported host bus adapters
Use this information for an overview of the type of host bus adapters that the server supports and notes
about the adapters.
The following table lists the host bus adapters that the server supports. For more information about installing
adapters, see “Installing an adapter” on page 83.
Table 21. Supported host bus adapters and information about the adapters.
Name of adapter
Notes
N2215 SAS/ SATA Host Bus
Adapter for System x
• This solid-state drive controller provides no RAID support. It helps provide
optimized performance for applications that do not need RAID support.
• Low profile adapter
• 12 Gb SAS/SATA Internal non-RAID adapter
• PCIe Gen 3 x8
• 8-port controller
For additional information about the supported adapters, see “Supported RAID adapters” on page 86,
“Supported ML2 (Ethernet) adapters” on page 88, and “Supported RAID cache cards” on page 87.
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