LSISASx12A SAS Expander
  • 12-Port, 3Gb/s SAS Expander
  • Pin compatible with the LSISASx12 for ease of migration
  • Supports 1.5 and 3Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfer rates per port
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Features

  • 12 fully-independent SAS and SATA ports
  • SSP, SMP, STP and SATA protocol support
  • Supports 1.5 and 3Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfer rates
  • Port independent auto-negotiation
  • Ports are non-denominational
  • Direct, Subtractive decode, and Table routing methodologies supported
  • Supports wide and narrow port configurations
  • SATA/SAS HDD spin-up sequencing
  • Link activity LEDs on each phy
  • External interface support
  • Diagnostic capability
  • Individual phy power management
  • SGPIO (SFF-8485) support
  • 472 EPBGA package

Benefits

  • Pin compatible with the LSISASx12 for ease of customer migration
  • Provides greater scalability and performance benefits for the next-generation, enterprise-class products
  • Simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin count, and lower power requirements
  • Low risk mitigation
  • Leverages existing SCSI infrastructure for investment protection
  • LSI provides a Software Development Kit (SDK)
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