Computer Technology Review: LSI Debuts High-Performance 6 Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapters
LSI Corp. announced on Tuesday availability of a new line of high-performance SATA+SAS host bus adapters (HBAs) based on 6 Gb/s (gigabits-per-second) SAS technology. The LSI SAS 9200 series HBAs, based on the LSISAS2008 6 Gb/s SAS controller IC, offer new levels of performance and scalability for internal and external direct-attached storage deployments using SATA and SAS disk drives. The LSI SAS 9200 series adapters provide both high bandwidth and high I/O (input/output) transaction processing and the flexibility to connect to 3 Gb/s and 6 Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives or solid-state drives. The adapters are designed to support applications ranging from email, OLTP and streaming video to data center workloads, such as web hosting and cloud computing. LSI offers a portfolio of SATA and SAS solutions, including MegaRAID and 3ware controller cards, host bus adapters, SAS-to-SATA bridge cards and controllers, expanders and RAID-on-Chip ICs. LSI storage products are available through a global network of distributors, integrators and VARs.
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