Accelerate the solution

With 6Gbps data transfer rates, you can quickly and safely back up or archive
your data with

your choice of Dell PowerVault™ tape drives.The PowerEdge 6Gbps SAS
Controller  supports PowerVault
LTO3-060, LTO4 and LTO5 tape drives.

Latest technology enhancements

The PowerEdge 6Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards integrate
the latest Anhancementsin PCI Express® (PCIe) and SAS technology. The PowerEdge
6Gbps SAS Controller complies with the T10 SAS 2.0 and the PCIe 2.0
specifications. The PCIe 2.0 host interface drives superior system
performance.

Performance advantage

The PowerEdge 6Gbps SAS Controller is backward compatible with 3Gbps
SAS devices.

Regardless of the drive speed, the PowerEdge 6Gbps SAS Controller
delivers significant

performance improvements in both read and write applications as
compared to their 3Gbps

predecessors.

Easy to use

Dell PowerEdge servers with PCIe x8 and x16 connectors support the
PowerEdge 6Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards. These cards ommunicate
with SAS devices using 2×4 mini-SAS connectors. In addition, the complete PowerEdge
6Gbps SAS Controller package includes all necessary cables.

SAS HBA 6Gbps External Controller Card (not include SAS Cable)

SAS Technology

Yes

Support for x4 or x8
PCIe host interface

Yes

Form Factors

Half-height, half-length

PCI adapter

I/O controller (IOC)

LSISAS2008

Operating voltage
requirements

+12V, +3.3V, +3.3Vaux

Communication to the
system

PCIe lanes

Communication to the
end devices

SAS links

SAS Conector

2×4 external

Lead free

Yes

Operating systems

Microsoft® Windows® Vista

Microsoft Windows Server® 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows XP

Linux®

Oracle® Solaris® (x86)

Netware®

Virtualization Options:

VMware®

Dell-compliant SAS
compatibility

Yes

Dell-supported
direct-connected
end devices

Dell-supported external tape devices

Dell-supported external RBODs

Backplane-supported
systems

Yes

Hardware-based RAID support

No