Modular RAID 6Gb/s (SAS2.0)
4.1.1
Features
3.3 V / 12 V PCIe add-in card
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8 lanes wide 5 Gbit/s PCIe host bus
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8 SAS / SATA ports
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each SAS / SATA port supports SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols
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support of the following STP features:
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– Addressing of SATA targets thru expander
– Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
support of the following SSP features:
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– Wide port functionality (2, 3 or 4 Phys from a single quad port)
– Narrow port functionality (1 Phy)
– Compatible with SATA target devices
Mini SAS 4i SFF-8087 multilane connectors
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Drive spin-up sequencing control
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Hot plug drives
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1.5 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s and 6.0 GB/s link rates for both SAS and SATA
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Supported RAID levels: RAID 0, 1, 1E, 10
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2 SGPIO interfaces for signaling of the 2 sets of quad SAS/SATA ports
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RAID-key chip onboard
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2-pin connector for additional LSI RAID-key (optional)
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Modular RAID Controllers