The SAS Connectivity Card (CIOv) for IBM Blade Center is an expansion card that offers the ideal way to connect the supported Blade Center servers to a wide variety of SAS storage devices. Built on proven 3 Gbps, full-duplex, SAS technology, the SAS Connectivity Card can connect to the IBM system storage DS3200 from the Blade Center E or H chassis, & to multiple disk storage modules in the Blade Center S. This card is installed into the CIOv slot of the supported blade server. It provides connections to SAS modules located in bays 3 & 4 of supported Blade Center chassis.