LSI SAS 9217-4i 4e host bus adapter provides a high performance solution for internal & external storage connections in 1U/2U servers & workstations. The LSI SAS 9217-4i 4e provides 8 lanes of 6 Gb/s SAS & is matched with 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0, 8 Gb/s performance to eliminate any performance bottlenecks. Performance is based on the LSISAS2308 6 Gb/s SAS IO Controller that highly integrates the latest enhancements in PCI Express & SAS technology. The LSI SAS 9217-4i 4e offers Integrated RAID (R0, 1, 10, 1E) support. Due to simplifying the configuration options & offering an IR firmware support for its 6 Gb/s SAS host adapters, the LSI Integrated RAID solution provides a low cost solution for the server or workstation market that requires the extra performance, storage capacity, and/or redundancy of a RAID configuration.