Description: Powered by the LSISAS3108 dual-core ROC, includes the latest PCIe 3.0 and 12Gb/s SAS technology and is designed for configuring external storage enclosures with high performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or application-accelerating solid state drives (SSDs). Features: High performance 12Gb/s data transfer rates Eight external 12Gb/s SATA+SAS ports Two mini-SAS SFF8644 external connectors LSISAS3108: 1.2GHz PowerPC® 476 dual core 12Gb/s ROC PCI Express 3.0 host interface 1GB DDRIII cache memory RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 Support for CacheVault flash cache protection 12Gb/s solutions accelerate performance for next-generation datacenters, web and cloud Delivers enterprise-class data protection and security Preserves investment in 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s drives Support for LSI Advanced Software options Connect up to 240 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s, or 12Gb/s SATA and SAS devices