Overview

The SAS3008-8E 8-port, 12Gb/s SAS host bus adapter provides increased connectivity and maximum performance for high-end servers and appliances within internal storage, or connecting to large scale storage enclosures.

The SAS3008-8E HBA is based on the SAS 3008 IO controller, integrating the latest enhancements in SAS and PCI Express® technology. Each host bus adapter also supports 8 SAS ports operating at 12Gb/s data transfer rates, and can reach over 1 million IOPs. The SAS3008-8I adapter family supports 8 PCI Express lanes that comply with the latest PCI Express 3.0 specifications. In addition, these adapters are backwards compatible with previous SAS and PCIe generations through automatic negotiation, and provide SAS data transfer rates of 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s per lane, and SATA data transfer rates of 6 and 3Gb/s per lane. Broadcom provides a broad suite of industry standard operating system drivers.

Key Features

■ Eight ports of 12Gb/s SAS + SATA ports

■ Eight lanes of PCI Express 3.0

■ Low-profi le form factor

■ Mini-SAS HD connectors  SFF8643 Two (x4)

■ SAS 3008 12Gb/s SAS+SATA controller

■ Supports SSDs, HDDs, and tape drives

Key Advantages

■ Provides connectivity in a low-profi le form factor

■ 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0 provides fast signaling for high bandwidth applications

■ High performance with 12Gb/s SAS data transfer rates