1. Enterprise-Grade External SAS3 Connectivity
Dual SFF-8088 external ports (4 lanes per port, total 8x SAS3/SATA lanes)
SAS 3008 controller delivers 12Gbps per lane (backward compatible with 6Gbps SAS2/SATA III)
Supports JBOD/RAID configurations (mode depends on firmware)
2. PCIe 3.0 x8 High-Bandwidth Host Interface
8GB/s full-duplex bandwidth (no bottleneck for multi-drive arrays)
Compatible with PCIe 2.0 slots (at reduced speeds)
Ideal for external storage enclosures (DAS, JBOD)
3. Hardware RAID & IT Mode Flexibility
IR Mode (RAID): Supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 + JBOD
IT Mode (HBA): Direct disk passthrough (for ZFS, UnRAID, Ceph)
Optional BBU/supercapacitor for cache protection (RAID models)
4. Enterprise Reliability Features
Hot-plug support (for drive maintenance without downtime)
T10 PI data integrity (end-to-end checksum protection)
S. M. A. R. T. /temperature monitoring via management tools
5. Professional Use Cases
Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) expansions
Backup servers with external drive shelves
Media production (high-speed external storage for 4K/8K workflows)
Disaster recovery setups (quick-swap external arrays)