LSI00138 - LSI CORPORATION

LSISAS3801E

3Gb/s miniSAS Eight-Port Host Bus Adapter

Product Brief

Providing Maximum Throughput for External Storage Arrays,

in a Low-Prole Adapter

K E Y A D V A N T A G E S

n Flexible SAS/SATA array architecture optimizes cost

n Eight external high-speed SAS ports

n 3Gb/s per port delivers 2400 MB/s to external

enclosures

APPLICATIONS

n High performance workstations

n Mid to high-end servers

n External storage connections

T Y P I C A L U S E S

n Large-scale external RBOD

enclosures

n Tiered SAS/SATA RAID arrays

n Mission-critical applications

running from SAS drives

FEATURES

n 3Gb/s per port

n Two x4 external minSAS

connectors (SFF8088)

n Low-prole HBA (PCI Express

form factor)

n Connects to both SAS and SATA

HDDs and tape drives

n Allows more than 244 total

end-point devices

n Fusion-MPT™ architecture

providing over 140,000 I/Os per

second

n Supports all major operating

systems

Industry’s First 8-port

External SAS Controller

The LSISAS3801E card enables large-scale

direct attach storage (DAS) arrays through eight

external 3Gb/s miniSAS ports, driving up to 244

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA)

devices. This host bus adapter supports large

capacity external server storage RAID and non-

RAID enclosures by connecting a PCI Express

bus with two external x4 SFF8088 miniSAS

connectors. LSISAS3801E doubles the perfor-

mance of dual channel Ultra320 SCSI HBAs and

is ideal for today’s data centers.

Cost-Optimization of

External Storage with SAS

As the rst-to-market leader in SAS, LSI is

providing more bandwidth to cost-optimized

external drive arrays. System integrators can

use the LSISAS3801E to build large-scale

storage array infrastructures that support both

SAS and SATA devices. By utilizing lower-cost

SATA drives for data backup and SAS drives

for mission-critical applications, end-users

will receive high-capacity, high-performance

data storage while enjoying an interrupt-free

high-activity environment. The performance

advantage and cost savings can be felt immedi-

ately when using the LSISAS3801E to develop a

tiered storage array.

Maximum External Bandwidth

in a Low-Prole Adapter

The LSISAS3801E oers two x4 miniSAS

external connectors, allowing unprecedented

external throughput in a low-prole HBA.

By reducing the height on this SAS card,

integrators have greater exibility to plug the

LSISAS3801E into servers as thin as 2U. These

adapters, with PCI Express, also capitalize on

maximum system performance for those

systems needing it.

SAS Connectivity from the Serial IO Experts

The LSISAS3801E is a part of the rst generation

of Serial Attached SCSI controllers. Successful

implementation of these serial adapters is

eortless because of LSI experience and know-

how. Having a supplier who fully understands

the physical, electrical and protocol requirements

of each new serial standard will reduce the time

for system bring-up and oer greater exibility

in system topography.

LSI has supplied cutting edge serial technology

to systems throughout the world for over six

generations, making LSI the most experienced

enabler of serial interconnect for storage in the

world. Integrators can be assured that their LSI

adapter provides the most advanced and robust

serial technology available in the market.

n Maximum mass-storage connectivity from a

low-prole HBA

n SAS/SATA interconnect proven through LSI’s

robust serial technology

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North American Headquarters

Milpitas, CA

T: +1.866.574.5741 (within U.S.)

T: +1.408.954.3108 (outside U.S.)

LSI Europe Ltd.

European Headquarters

United Kingdom

T: [+44] 1344.413200

LSI KK Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan

Tel: [+81] 3.5463.7165

LSISAS3801E HOST BUS ADAPTER

PCI Bus PCI Express x8 lanes

PCI Modes Bus Master DMA

PCI Data Burst Transfer Rates Half Duplex

1x – 250MB/s

4x – 1000MB/s

8x – 2000MB/s

Full Duplex

1x – 500MB/s

4x – 2000MB/s

8x – 4000MB/s

SAS Bandwidth Half Duplex

Single lane – 300MB/s

Wide port (2-lanes) – 600MB/s

Wide port (3-lanes) – 1200MB/s

Full Duplex

Single lane – 600MB/s

Wide port (2-lanes) – 1200MB/s

Wide port (4-lanes) – 2400MB/s

PCI Card Type 3.3V Add-in Card

PCI Voltage +12V ±10%

PCI Form Factor 6.6” x 2.7” (Low-Prole)

PCI Power 7.5W

Bracket Full Height and Low-Prole

Certication Level PCI Express 1.0a

I/O Bus Eight External 3GB/s SAS/SATA Ports

SAS Processor LSISAS1068E

Connectors Internal

N/A

External

Two miniSAS x4 Connectors (SFF8088)

LED Indicators

Internal Activity per PHY (8) Fault per PHY (8)

Max Number of Physical Devices 244

Environments Operating

0°C to 60°C

5 to 90% Non-condensing

Storage

-45°C to 105°C

5 to 90% Non-condensing

MTFB >200,000 Hours

Compliances EMC: Class B-US (CFR 47, P15B); Canada (ICES-003); Japan (V-3/02.04); Europe (EN55022/EN55024); Australia/

New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548); Safety: EN60950

Software – MyStorage Drive monitoring, HBA management, drive topology

OS Support Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Server 2003 32-bit and 64-bit (x86 and AMD64), XP

Red Hat® Linux® RHEL 3

Novell® NetWare® 5.1 and 6.5

SuSE® Linux®/SLES

Sun SPARC Solaris 2.6 thru 2.10

Ordering Information LSISAS3801E Kit – P/N: LSI00138

LSISAS3801E 5-pack – P/N: LSI00139

Warranty 3 years, advanced replacement option, free advanced technical support at lsi.com/support

Operating System Support

The LSISAS3801E HBA supports all key 32-bit

and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows, Linux,

Solaris, Netware as well as the x86, IA64, SPARC,

AMD64 and EM64T system architectures. All

OS drivers are backed by extensive testing and

validation to ensure optimum system perfor-

mance. For a list of the most current supported

drivers, visit lsi.com/support.