The Supermicro Low Profile AOM-S3008M-L8 features 8 internal SAS connectors for high-performance storage connectivity. This card is built on the Broadcom 3008 technology. It addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirement across the enterprise-class server platforms. It delivers cost effective storage solutions using SATA drives and maximum performance and reliability with SAS drives. The AOM-S3008M-L8 supports up to 240 HDD in IT mode. Broadcom 3008 8-port PCI-E SAS-3 controller 8-port (8 internal) 12Gb/s per port SAS transfer rates up to 12Gb/s and SATA rates up to 6Gb/s Supports SSP, SMP, STP and
SATA protocols OS Support: Windows 2012, 2k8 64/32 bit, Red Hat Enterprise and SUSE Linux