Lenovo 00NA296 900GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5″ G3HS 512e SED

00NA296 is a 900GB self-encrypting SAS drive for Lenovo System x and Flex System servers. It runs at 10,000 RPM on a 12 Gbps SAS interface, formats as 512e, and fits the 2.5-inch G3HS hot-swap tray. Its Lenovo feature code is ASBS.

Lenovo's SKLM disk-encryption guide lists three 900GB 10K SEDs, which is where buyers most often pick the wrong part: 81Y9662 is the 6 Gbps drive in the older SFF G2HS tray, 00AJ076 is the 6 Gbps drive in the G3HS tray, and 00NA296 is the 12 Gbps 512e version in the G3HS tray.

In the Flex System X6 Compute Node (7903) product guide, 00NA296 is one of four 12Gb SAS 10K hot-swap SEDs, with a maximum of two in each compute node. Its neighbours in that table are the 600GB 00NA291 (ASBR), the 1.2TB 00NA301 (ASBT) and the 1.8TB 00NA306 (ASBU). The next sizes in the same 12 Gbps SED table are the 600GB 00NA291 and the 1.2TB 00NA301, and our IBM and Lenovo hard drive category lists the other drives.

A self-encrypting drive locks its data with keys held on the drive, and Lenovo supports central key management through IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager with ServeRAID controllers that have the required upgrades. Lenovo's x3550 M5 (5463) guide does not include this part. Match both the interface (12 Gbps) and the tray (G3HS) of the drive being replaced.