The LSI SAS3801E card enables large-scale direct attach storage (DAS) arrays through eight external 3Gb/s ports, driving up to 122 SAS and SATA devices. The host bus adapter drives external server storage RAID and non-RAID enclosures with unprecedented throughput by connecting an eight-lane 2.5 Gb/s PCI Express bus with two external x4 SFF8088 miniSAS connectors. This SAS/SATA low-profile adapter is perfect for 1U/2U servers, driving 4800 MB/s full-duplex externally.
Features
- 3Gb/s per port
- (2) x4 external SFF-8088 mini-SAS connectors
- 8-lane, 2.5 Gb/s PCI Express
- MD-2 small form-factor design
- Connects to SAS and SATA HDDs and tape drives
- Allows more than 122 total end-point devices
- Fusion-MPT architecture provides more than 140,000 I/Os per second
- Supports all major operating systems
