LENOVO HBA 6G SAS SFF PCI-E

The IBM 6Gb SAS HBA are economical storage enablers to attach RAIDed external storage enclosures and provide 3Gb or 6Gb tape storage connectivity for data-archiving applications to realize a higher level of performance. The PCIe small form-factor IBM 6Gb SAS HBA is based on LSI's SAS2008 controller and can handle medium- to large-capacity server storage applications by connecting an 8-lane PCI-Express adapter with one external x4 SFF-8088 connector and four internal SATA connectors. Features and functions: - 6 Gbps per SAS port; - uEFI support; - PCI-e small form-factor design (MD-2); - Four x1 internal SATA / one x4 external SFF-8088 connectors; - 8-lane Gen 2 PCI-Express; - Connection to both SAS and SATA HDDs; - Connection to internal and external tape drives; - Connection to external storage controllers; - Support for all major operating systems, including open-source drivers for Linux®; - Initiator Target Firmware (IT); - Non-RAID.