IBM 6Gb SAS HBA, PCI-Ex8, 1 x SFF-8088, 4 x SATA, uEFI

The IBM 6Gb SAS HBA are economical storage enablers to attach RAIDed external storage enclosures and provide 3Gb or 6Gb tape storage connectivity for data-archiving applications to realize a higher level of performance.

The PCIe small form-factor IBM 6Gb SAS HBA is based on LSI's 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.

**Features and functions:**

- 6 Gbps per SAS port;

- uEFI support;

- PCI-e small form-factor design (MD-2);

- Four x1 internal SATA / one x4 external SFF-8088 connectors;

- 8-lane Gen 2 PCI-Express;

- Connection to both SAS and SATA HDDs;

- Connection to internal and external tape drives;

- Connection to external storage controllers;

- Support for all major operating systems, including open-source drivers for Linux®;

- Initiator Target Firmware (IT);

- Non-RAID.

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