Lenovo ThinkSystem 430-8e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA

The 430-8e external HBA has the following features and specifications:

• PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface
• 12 Gbps SAS/SATA host bus adapter, based on the Broadcom SAS3408 and SAS3416 IOC design
• PCI low profile, half-length form factor
• 8x 12 Gbps External SAS/SATA ports
• Connectivity for up to 1024 external SAS or SATA drives
• Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
  • Supports 12, 6, or 3 Gbps SAS speeds
  • Supports 6 or 3 Gbps SATA speeds
• 2x External x4 HD Mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8644):
• Support for external storage systems and tape backup units
• High performance architecture with very deep queue depth
• Advanced power management support
• Support for SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols
• End-to-End CRC with Advanced Error Reporting
• Spread Spectrum Clocking for EMI reductions
• Supports 512e, 512n and 4K (when available) formatted drives
• Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (CoD).
• S.M.A.R.T. support.
• Configuration through
  • XClarity Provisioning Manager UEFI interface
  • XClarity Controller web interface
  • XClarity Administrator Configuration Patterns
  • StorCLI command-line interface
  • LSI Storage Authority (LSA) GUI interface
  • UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure (HII)

  Includes adapter with a full-height (3U) bracket attached and a low-profile (2U) bracket included in the box.