Adaptec 3254C16IX2S SmartRAID 3254-16I RAID Controller

Adaptec 3254C16IX2S SmartRAID 3254-16I RAID ControllerThe Adaptecr SmartRAID 3254-16i /e RAID adapter offers maximum performance with SAS/SATA/NVMe tri-mode functionality for server OEM, storage systems, data center, and enterprise customers than previous generations. Built on Microchip's proven 5th generation SmartROC 3200 storage controller, the SmartRAID 3254-16i /e supports a x8 PCIe Gen 4 host interface with 16 media facing port variants for internal Tri-mode connectivity. Technologies available with the SmartRAID 3200 family includes DirectPath, which integrates a PCIe switch for the industry's lowest latency and highest bandwidth NVMe solution and Microchip's Dynamic Channel Multiplexing (DCM) technology that aggregates expander attached SAS or SATA hard drives onto 24G SAS infrastructure with near 100% link efficiency for unparalleled throughput. Native HBA modes for all media types are also supported, which offers the lowest latency for memory-based PCIe storage.SmartRAID 3254-16i /e 24G SAS/SATA/NVMe PCIe Gen 4 RAID AdapterFeatures: Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-4, Serial ATA III Harmonized System (HS) code: 84733080 RAID levels: 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 Host interface: PCI Express x8 S.M.A.R.T. support: Y Internal memory: 4096 Internal memory type: DDR4 Data transfer rate: 24 Height: 64 Width: 167 Memory clock speed: 3200 Number of devices supported: 16 PCI Express slots version: 4.0 Windows operating systems supported: Windows 10 Linux operating systems supported: Y SSD support: Y RAID Level Migration: Y Online Capacity Expansion: Y Learn More Learn more about RAID on Wikipedia Learn more about NVMe on Wikipedia