IBM / Lenovo 44W2264 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5″ SFF Slim-HS SED

44W2264 is the IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED, a self-encrypting hard drive for System x servers ordered as feature code 5413. Lenovo Press covers it in its Self-Encrypting Drives for System x product guide.

The SED guide lists a 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 interface, 10,000 RPM, 16MB cache and drive-level AES 128-bit encryption. Lenovo gives 3.0 ms average latency, 4.2 ms random read seek and 4.6 ms random write seek, a 1,600,000-hour MTBF, a 0.55% annualized failure rate and 3.5 W idle power. The drive is 15 mm high, 70 mm wide and 100 mm long. The guide describes three SED functions: on-the-fly encryption with no performance impact, instant cryptographic erase, and auto-locking if a drive is removed.

Its 15K sibling in the same guide is the 146GB 44W2294 (feature 5412). In the System x3650 M3 guide, 44W2264 sits next to a G2HS-tray 300GB 10K SED, 90Y8913 (A2XF); the two have the same capacity but use different tray types.

Lenovo Press lists 44W2264 in the System x3650 M3, x3550 M3, x3500 M3, x3630 M3, x3250 M3, x3200 M3 and x3690 X5 guides, and in the Flex System x440 and ServeRAID M5016 and M5115 guides. The SED guide notes that encryption is managed through the SafeStore feature of ServeRAID controllers. Check the server model and that its bays take Slim-HS trays. Lenovo's SKLM encryption guide lists a 12 Gbps 300GB SED in the newer G3HS tray, the 15K 00NA281, and more System x drives are in our IBM and Lenovo hard drive category.