LSI SAS 3801E interface cards/adapter

SAS HBA PCIe 8ports, 3 Gb/s The LSI SAS 3801E card enables large-scale direct attach storage (DAS) arrays through eight external 3Gb/s ports, driving up to 244 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 244 total end-point devices;
- Fusion-MPT architecture provides more than 140,000 I/Os per second;
- Supports all major operating systems.

Benefits
- Flexible SAS/SATA array architecture optimizes cost;
- 8 external high-speed SAS ports for maximum mass-storage connectivity;
- 3Gb/s per port delivers 2400 MB/s to external enclosures;
- SAS/SATA interconnect proven through the LSI robust serial technology.