The HP 488765-B21 SC08Ge Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is an 2 x4 External Port SAS HBA that provides customers with the flexibility and speed they have come to expect from HP. The SC08Ge HBA has been optimized for connection to the new SAS based HP StorageWorks 2000sa Modular Smart Array Controller and provides support for both 3Gb SAS and 1.5Gb SATA devices.  The 488765-B21 provides up to 2.4GB/s maximum bandwidth with nearly four times the speed of dual channel U320 SCSI adapters.

Performance

The 488765-B21 is designed to be as flexible as HP servers, HP SC08Ge Host Bus Adapter provides support for the HP StorageWorks 2000sa Modular Smart Array Controller (HP MSA2000sa Controller). The HP adapter delivers exceptional system performance, with eight 3 Gbps SAS ports providing up to 24 Gb/s total storage bandwidth.

HP Server Integration Fully integrated and tested with most ProLiant servers and management software.

Key Features

The 488765-B21 SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 3 Gbps per physical link Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives, lets you deploy drive technology as needed to fit your computing environment. Support for SAS tape products PCIe x8 (2.5 GB/s bandwidth) PCI Express x8 capable Ports Eight (8) SAS physical links distributed across 2 x4 external SFF-8088 connectors Provides the ability to support the HP MSA2000sa Controller. Performance HP's High Performance Architecture sets new boundaries for industry performance expectations.   3 Gbps SAS (bandwidth per physical link) 24 Gbps total available bandwidth (8 physical links x 3Gbps) PCIe x8 (2.5 GB/s bandwidth) Capacity Given the increasing need for high performance and rapid capacity expansion, the HP SC08Ge SAS HBA offers:

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