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Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, External Installation Guide For HBA Models SGX-SAS6-EXT-Z and SG-SAS6-EXT-Z |
Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs
Operating System and Technology Requirements
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Removal
Chapter 3 Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment
The external Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA (SGX-SAS6-EXT-Z, SG-SAS6-EXT-Z) provides a low-cost, PCI Express SAS solution for computer manufacturers. The HBA uses either a standard or low-profile PCI bracket type and has the following features:
PCI Express interface that is compatible with the PCI Express Specification, revision 2.0 and backward compatible with the PCI Express Specification, revision 1.1
Implementation of the PCI Express interface as an x4 or x8 interface
Compatibility with the PCIe Low Profile standards
PCI Express transmission and reception data rate is 5.0 Gb/s in each direction, yielding a total bandwidth of 10 Gb/s for each full-duplex lane
Simplified cabling with a point-to-point, serial architecture
Smaller and thinner cables that promote unrestricted airflow
Serial, point-to-point, enterprise-level storage interface