ATTO Technology ExpressSAS H608 8-Port Internal Low Profile 6Gb/s SAS/SATA to PCIe 2.0 x8 Host Bus Adapter

The ExpressSAS H608 provides high-speed 6Gb/s performance at 600MB/s per port. By utilizing a serial, point-to-point architecture, in addition to PCI Express 2.0 bus technology, ExpressSAS 6Gb/s HBAs are engineered for demanding IT and digital media applications. The ExpressSAS H608 features eight internal ports and with support for SAS expanders allows connections of up to 1024 end-point devices.

• 8 internal ports in a low-profile form factor
• 9.6GB/s throughput in full duplex-mode
• SAS, SATA, SATA II connectivity
• Support for up to 1024 end devices
• Driver support for Windows, Linux, Mac, VMware
• 3-year standard product warranty
• RoHS Compliant
• Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology provides controlled acceleration for smooth high performance data streaming
• WriteStop available for specialized data security applications for OEMs
• Advanced management through ConfigTool utilities
• 4800 MB/S transfer rate
• 1200 MB/s per port/phy throughput in full-duplex mode
• Features a high-performance x8 PCle 2.0 host interface
• SAS 2.0 and SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s and 1 .5Gb/s support
• Low power consumption
• Target mode support
• Auto Negotiation between 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s and 1.5Gbs devices
• Supports SSP, SMP, SiP protocols
• SGPIO support
• PC BIOS bootability
• Support for advanced format storage media: 512e, 4Kn
• Initiator and target mode (OEM) support
• Flash ROM for easy field updates

ExpressSAS 6Gb/s Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) deliver the fastest available connection to SAS or SATA tape or disk storage. With a full range of port configurations and driver support, easy-to-use features, extensive industry qualifications and support for up to 2,048 end devices, ATTO has a 6Gb/s SAS HBA design to meet your performance needs.

Industry Proven Technology
Leveraging nearly 30 years of technology development, the ExpressSAS 6Gb/s host bus adapter (HBA) product line was the first 6Gb/s-based family of HBAs available in the market. ExpressSAS 6Gb/s HBAs work seamlessly with a wide array of third party products, including hard disk drives and solid state disks, tape drives and many other SAS and SATA infrastructure products.

Flexible Connectivity Solutions
ExpressSAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA HBAs are available in a variety of port configurations, providing the most flexible connectivity to SAS/SATA storage.

Performance Engineered
ExpressSAS 6Gb/s HBAs combine 6Gb/s SAS speeds and x8 PCI Express 2.0 with power full hardware and software elements to manage latency in real-time environments. Exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology maximizes CPU processes to deliver smooth and reliable data transfers and the highest consistent performance. ATTO pays close attention to detail in board design and signal integrity to minimize transmission errors and data corruption. These differentiating capabilities make ATTO the premier choice for high-performance direct-attached SAS/SATA storage connectivity.

Advanced Management Tools
ATTO's easy-to-use ConfigTool features an intuitive GUI that simplifies the installation, management and monitoring of the host bus adapter. With advanced trouble shooting and performance tuning capabilities, ExpressSAS HBAs provide users with so phisticated diagnostics and the flexibility to control settings for specific applications.

Applications
ExpressSAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA HBAs offer the fastest available connection to direct-attached SAS or SATA storage. The impressive speed of the ExpressSAS family of next-generation 6Gb/s HBAs delivers a future-proof solution for data-intensive IT and digital media applications such as tape backup, data warehousing, high-definition video, post-production and digital film production.

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS)
Latency-management technology that controls the acceleration of data transfers to move large amounts of data faster and more efficiently.