IBM 6Gb SAS HBA

The IBM 6Gb SAS HBA is an economical storage enabler to attach RAID-capable external storage enclosures and provide 3 Gbps or 6 Gbps tape storage connectivity for data archiving applications to achieve a higher level of performance.

The PCIe small form-factor IBM 6Gb SAS HBA is based on the LSI SAS2008 controller and can handle medium to large capacity server storage applications by connecting an 8-lane PCI Express adapter with one external x4 SFF-8088 connector and four internal SATA connectors.

The IBM 6Gb SAS Host Bus Adapter has the following specifications:

• Four internal SAS x1 connectors (SFF-8087)
• One external SAS x4 connector (SFF-8088)
• PCI Express x8 2.0 host interface
• SAS Controller: LSI SAS2008
• 6 Gbps per port data transfer rate
• MD2 small form factor
• High performance I/O Processor: PowerPC 440 at 533 MHz
• uEFI support
• RAID levels : None (uses RAID as provided by external disk enclosures)
• Maximum endpoint devices: 512
• Power consumption: 13.5 W