LSISS9252 Interposer Card
  • Ideal for seamlessly adding SAS capabilities to existing SATA disk drives
  • Enhances SATA drives with essential enterprise-class features
  • Provided OEMs with a complete turnkey solution interconnecting low-cost, high capacity SATA drives into enterprise storage solutions

Features

  • 6Gb/s SAS-to-SATA Interposer Solution for 2.5” and 3.5”
    Hard Drives
  • External storage enclosures and RAID subsystems
  • Supports full speed SAS-2 and SATA 2.6 bridging functionality
  • Eliminates SATA affiliation issues
  • Drive Power and Spin-up control
  • SAS bridge architecture with active-active route aware
  • SAS switching between both host ports
  • Active-active multiplexing providing true dual-ported functionality for single-ported SATA drives
  • Two, fully independent 6, 3 and 1.5Gb/s SAS ports with speed negotiation and signal retiming/reconditioning
  • One 6, 3, and 1.5Gb/s SATA port with speed negotiation and signal retiming/reconditioning
  • Compliant with SAS-2, SATA 2.6, and SAT-2 industry specifications
  • Supports T10 Protection Information Model (DIF) and Sector Skewing
  • Supports non-512-byte sector-size block accesses (performs sector skewing with 512-byte sector- sized SATA HDD)
  • Supports multiple SAS initiators
  • Supports up to 64 queued commands

Benefits

  • Enables single-ported SATA drives to connect seamlessly like native dual-ported SAS drives for use in enterprise storage systems using SAS expanders
  • Designed for 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives
  • Supports 6Gb/s SATA, 3Gb/s SATA and 1.5Gb/s SATA drives
  • Based on the LSISS2520 protocol bridge with embedded fifth-generation LSI AAMUX® (Active-Active Multiplexer) technology
THERMAL AND ATMOSPHERIC SPECIFICATIONS
   Operating Conditions
  Temperature Humidity 0°C to 65°C (32°F to 149°F)
  Max. Temperature Gradient 8% to 90% non-condensing 20°C/hr (36°F/hr)
  Shipping Conditions
  Temperature Humidity -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F) 5% to 95% non-condensing
  Storage Conditions
  Temperature Humidity -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)
  Storage Time Duration 5% to 95% non-condensing
  Warranty 1 year
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