The HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10 Controller- supporting 12 Gbs SAS and PCIe 3.0 - provides a cost-effective storage solution with enterprise-class reliability supporting RAID 0- 1- 5- and 10 and software-defined storage SDS. This controller has eight external SAS lanes- allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives in an external disk enclosure- supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously- and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive. Features Cost-effective sas storage connectivity. Built-in reliability and security. Improved efficiency and storage management Ports - External - 8 SAS lanes across 2 x4 Mini-SAS HD ports