Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lenovo 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA vs Lenovo N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Expansion card form factor
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:Low-profile
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:Full-height
Internal
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:Yes
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:No
Data transfer rate (max)
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:6 Gbit/s
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:12 Gbit/s
Width
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:65 mm
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:18 mm
Depth
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:152 mm
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:170 mm
Height
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:18 mm
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:111 mm
Weight
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:180 g
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:222 g
Package weight
- 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA:275 g
- N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA:327 g

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Comparison of 46C8988, N2226
34 specifications	A Lenovo 46C8988 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS, SATA Model 46C8988 View product	B Lenovo N2226 interface cards/adapter SAS, SATA Model N2226 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interface	SAS, SATA	SAS, SATA
Expansion card form factorDiffers	Low-profile	Full-height
Expansion card standard	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Green, Silver
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server
Easy to installKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationDiffers	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC	UL, cUL, IEC60950, EMC, FCC, CE, VCCI, BSMI, C-tick, KC
Features1 differ
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Supported protocolsKnown for one	SSP, SMP, STP, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 93%	8 - 93%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 93%
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	65 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	152 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	222 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package width	143 mm	143 mm
Package depth	238 mm	238 mm
Package height	51 mm	51 mm
Package weightDiffers	275 g	327 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box

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