Microchip Technology Adaptec SmartRAID 3254-8i 4GB SAS/NVMe 8 Port PCI

The Adaptec Smart RAID 3200 family is the industry's most versatile, fully featured and secure full RAID enabled Tri-Mode SAS/SATA/NVMe server storage performance solution for server OEM, storage systems, data center and enterprise customers&#46. The Smart RAID 3200 series of PCIe Gen 4 to Tri-mode RAID adapters come in a wide range of performance optimized configurations optimized for the lowest possible cost&#46. Built on Microchip's proven 5th generation storage controller, the SmartROC 3200, the Smart RAID 3200 product supports both x8 and x16 PCIe Gen 4 host interface adapters with 32, 16, and 8 media facing port variants for both internal and external Tri-mode connectivity. The Smart RAID 3200 Ultra products are specifically designed for the most demanding NVMe and multi-port SAS SSD applications. The SmartROC 3200 integrated PCIe Switch enables Direct Path technology - the industry's lowest latency and high bandwidth NVMe solution and the flexibility to support x1, x2, x4, and x8 wide NVMe SSDs&#46. These industry first 24G SAS adapters support SAS-4 connectivity as well as Microchip's Dynamic Channel Multiplexing (DCM) technology that aggregates expander attached SAS or SATA hard drives onto 24G SAS infrastructure with near 100% link efficiency for unparalleled throughput. Native host adapter modes, RAID mode and mixed (RAID and HBA/raw devices) for all media types are also supported&#46. Microchip's Trusted Platform support delivers a level of compute and supply chain security based on a hardware root of trust that is aligned with the Open Compute Security Project. Microchip has expanded on its unique maxCrypto Controller-Based Encryption (CBE) solution to support SAS, SATA, and now NVMe media&#46. Features Low profile, MD2 form factor on all boards with up to 16 ports, full-height, half-length form factor for 32 port variants; 8-lane (x8) or 16-lane (x16 "ultra") PCIe Gen4 host interface; Internal SlimSAS (SFF-8654) and external mini-SAS HD connectors using SFF-9402 pinout to support U.2 and U.3); Secure boot, secure update and attestation; maxCrypto CBE for SAS, SATA and NVMe devices; Universal Backplane Management (UBM); Virtual Pin Port Management (VPP); SES (SAS expander-based backplanes), SGPIO (direct attached SAS/SATA backplanes); Dynamic adapter power management; maxView tool suite support; Support for 64 NVMe devices and up to 256 SAS/SATA and up to 64 LD/RAID arrays; RAID 0, 1 Triple, 10 Triple, 5, 6, 50, 60; RAID level migration and online capacity expansion; Mixed mode and HBA mode support; maxCache SSD caching (SmartRAID 325x only); Support for x86 platform; Zero Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP) integrated with all Smart RAID 325x products; Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) management software; Specifications Product Line: Smart RAID; Product Series: 3200; Product Model: 3254-8i /e; Product Type: SAS/SATA/NVMe Controller; Host Interface: PCI Express 4.0 x8; Controller Type: 24Gb/s SAS; RAID Supported: Yes; Total Number of SAS Ports: 8; Number of SAS Ports (Internal): 8; SAS Connector Details: SlimSAS (SFF-8654); Cache Memory: 4 GB; Form Factor: Plug-in Card; Card Height: Low-profile; Height: 2.7"; Length: 6.6"; Environmental Compliance: Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS); Platform Supported: PC, Linux;.