Microchip Technology, Inc. 12 Gbps PCIe Gen 3 SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter A2100-8I

The 12 Gbps Adaptec SmartHBA 2100-8i Host Bus Adapter has 8 internal SAS/SATA ports in a x8 PCIe Gen 3 low-profile, MD2 form factor and uniquely combines the capabilities of a full-featured host bus adapter (HBA) with those of a basic RAID adapter using hardware RAID. Built on the Microchip SmartIOC 2100 SAS/SATA protocol controller, HBA 2100 adapters can aggregate the performance of devices to the limits of the PCIe Gen 3 host bus at 6.6 Gbps, and achieve up to 1.5M IOPS without additional overhead or latency. The HBA 2100 adapters also have 40 percent power savings compared to previous generations, and significant power advantages versus competing solutions. The HBA 2100, with its broad operating system support and ecosystem compatibility, is easy to implement and scale, and the unified maxView management tools and drivers across the Microchip HBA, RAID, and expander solutions enable easy manageability across the entire product line. HBA 2100 adapters are ideal solutions that support SAS/SATA HDDs, tape devices, and SSDs. Visit Adaptec Support for Firmare, Drivers, and Documentation. Additional Features Quality and reliability through the unified, hardened Smart Storage stack, which is deployed in over 30 million servers Uniquely combines basic RAID functionality for up to 32 devices supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 10 and 5 in conjunction with full HBA functionality for up to 238 devices 8 internal native SAS/SATA ports in low-profile/ MD2 form factor +1.5M 4K random read IOPS; 40% lower power than previous generations 28 nm SmartIOC 2100 SAS/ SATA protocol controller Familiar GUI, CLI, and pre-boot tools ensures consistent performance and user experience across all products Proven compatibility with existing Adaptec Smart solutions, multiple operating systems, servers, enclosures, SSDs, HDDs, and LTO tape drives 12 Gbps SAS data rates using mini-SAS HD connectors CPU Platform Diversity -Support for Intel, AMD, and Cavium ThunderX2 (ARM) Open Source Management tools Key Software Features Support for up to 256 SAS/SATA target devices (238 SSD/HDDs maximum support and remainder are reserved for expanders and enclosure management) Support for up to 32 drives in RAID arrays Hardware RAID level 0,1,10,5 support Multi-LUN support SAS expander support TLR SATA NCQ Hot plug drive support S.M.A.R.T. MPIO support Multi-initiator (host)/clustering for SAS (HBA devices only) Enclosure management: SES-2, SES-3; SFF-8485, SGPIO; SFF-8489, IBPI BMC support Management Utilities maxView Storage Manager ARCCONF Command-line Interface BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A) Legacy Configuration Utility ROM-Based uEFI BIOS Configuration Utilities Operating Systems •Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, SuSE, Debian, Oracle, CentOS, Ubuntu, VMware ESXi, FreeBSD, Solaris, Citrix Xen Server, and open-source Linux drivers Physical Dimensions 2.535" H × 6.6" L (64 mm × 167 mm) Operating Temperature 50°C ambient and 55°C with 200 LFM airflow Regulatory Certification CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS Environmental Compliance RoHS Warranty 3 years