LSI SAS 9311-8I 8 Port Internal SAS 12Gb/s PCIe 3.0 x8 Host Bus Adapter

SAS9311-8I provide increased connectivity and maximum performance for high-end servers and appliances within internal storage, or connecting to large scale storage enclosures. SAS9311-8I Each host bus adapter also supports 8 SAS ports operating at 12Gb/s data transfer rates, and can reach over 1 million IOPs. The SAS9311-8I supports 8 PCI Express lanes that comply with the latest PCI Express 3.0 specifications. In addition, these adapters are backwards compatible with previous SAS and PCIe generations through automatic negotiation, and provide SAS data transfer rates of 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s per lane, and SATA data transfer rates of 6 and 3Gb/s per lane. 8 internal 12Gb/s SAS+SATA ports 8 lanes, PCI Express 3.0 Low profile form factor design Mini-SAS HD connector Two internal mini-SAS connectors (SFF8643) Connect up to 16 SAS and SATA devices with 8 internal 12Gb/s SAS and SATA ports. Supports SSDs, HDDs and tape drives