Product Features SAS leadership LSI's proven SAS core has completed extensive stress & interoperability testing resulting in the industry's robust, interoperable solution. LSI has supplied leading edge serial technology to systems throughout the world for over seven generations, making LSI the experienced enabler of serial interconnect for storage in the world. Integrators can be assured that their LSI adapter is providing advanced & robust serial technology. Fusion MPT architecture The LSI SAS host bus adapter is based on the Fusion MPT architected SAS controllers, which implements LSI's Fusion-MPT (Message Passing Technology) architecture. The controller features embedded Power PC processors that deliver maximum host CPU offload. The built-in intelligence enables LSI to publish a single binary OS driver to operate any Fusion MPT controller or adapter. The architecture enables high performance, reduced software development, & faster time to market. Key Selling Points 4 internal & 4 external 6 Gbps SAS+SATA ports Low profile form factor design Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA end devices Supports SSDs, HDDs & tape drives Provides state of the art connectivity for servers & appliances with internal storage & the ability to add external storage 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0 provides fast signaling for high-bandwidth applications High performance with 6 Gbps data transfer rates