9750-8e LSI 3ware LSI00243 6gb/s 8-port External Raid Controller

The 3ware SAS 9750-8e controller card provides a new level of system reliability, availability, and performance for businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. Offering data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, this controller card ensures complete investment protection for existing SATA and SAS implementations. 6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS as well as with 3Gb/s SATA hard drives. Supporting high capacity external server storage RAID and non-RAID enclosures, this controller comes equipped with eight external SAS ports, allowing you to connect multiple JBODs to server for a scalable and affordable solution to the growing storage requirements. Regardless of the drive speed, 6Gb/s 3ware SAS 9750-8e can deliver up to twice the performance level in both read and write applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors. Model Brand 3ware Model LSI00243 (9750-8e SGL) Form Factor Low Profile Details Type SATA / SAS External Connectors 2 x SFF-8088 mini-SAS Interface PCI-Express 2.0 x8 Transfer Rate Up to 6Gb/s Cache Memory 512MB RAID RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Core Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, VMware ESX, OpenSolaris, and more.*Visit the LSI download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: lsi.com/support Dimensions 6.6" x 2.536" Features Features I/O Processor/SAS Controller: LSISAS2108 RAID-on-Chip (ROC)Eight-port external SATA+SAS solution for high-density servers and workstations using up to 127 devices with the flexibility to use both SATA and SAS hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs).