LSI PCI-X, 3Gb/s, SAS, 8-port Host Bus Adapter - SAS3442X-R 5-pack interface cards/adapter

PCI-X, 3Gb/s, SAS, 8-port Host Bus Adapter - SAS3442X-R 5-pack Highest Performance SAS Host Bus Adapter Available
The LSI SAS3442X-R card provides ultrahigh speed data transfer for data back-up and mission-critical applications. The HBA offers eight 3Gb/s ports, driving up to 122 Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA RAID
and non-RAID devices. The low-cost host bus adapter supports medium to large capacity internal server storage applications by connecting a 64 bit PCI-X 133MHz bus with one external x4 SFF-8470 connector and one
internal x4 SFF-8484 connector. Performance advantages over parallel SCSI are seen from the huge increase in data throughput and device support from SAS, utilizing LSI’s Integrated RAID solution.
Low-Overhead RAID Architecture
As the performance leader in SCSI/SAS controllers, the LSI SAS3442X-R leverages the LSISAS1068 controller ASIC’s advanced Fusion-MPT™ architecture. While other SAS cards drive large RAID software stacks
between the host CPU and controller, the SAS3442X-R HBA utilizes the embedded CPU in the LSISAS1068 ASIC to perform integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E and 10E operations. The result is an ultra-thin lowoverhead device driver communicating over the PCI-X host-bus. By avoiding the PCI-X bus
traffic and reducing RAID code overhead, the SAS3442X-R is first in READ/WRITE operation execution.
Unsurpassed Host Bus and SAS/SATA Signal Quality
LSI has always lead the way on next-generation signal interface technology. This leadership continues with LSI’s serial interconnect
capabilities. The SAS3442X-R HBA leverages five generations of achievement in serial technology to drive a robust connection between the PCI-X bus and storage devices. The combination of integrated
RAID with LSI’s proven interconnect technology ensures an interrupt-free experience for mission-critical applications.
MyStorage: Simple Storage Array Management
Managing several drives in a storage array can be difficult when running a mixture of SAS and SATA. LSI’s MyStorage management
software makes storage array optimization easy. MyStorage fully automates the task of deploying and maintaining server to storage
array connectivity. From the most modest, small-scale DAS replacement to and ambitious data center, MyStorage™ keeps it simple. Through an intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI), this powerful utility helps customers manage storage quickly and easily. Using MyStorage, users can inspect and control all LSI adapters with point and click simplicity.
A rich suite of tools enables remote firmware update, drive monitoring, link tuning, load balancing, path monitoring, diagnostics and error reporting. Altogether, MyStorage delivers a complete set of management
tools that are simple to use.