LSI SAS 8344ELP
3Gb/s RAID Controller
PCI Bus
PCI-Express x4 lanes
PCI Modes
Bus Master DMA
RAID Levels
0, 1, 5, 10 and 50
PCI data burst transfer
rate
1.0 GBps ( half duplex ) 2.0 GBps ( full duplex )
SAS Bandwidths
Half Duplex
Single lane - 300 MBps
Wide Port (2 lanes) - 600 MBps
Wide Port (4 lanes) - 1200 MBps
Full Duplex
Single SAS Lane - 600 MBps
Wide Port (2 lanes) -1200 MBps
Wide Port (4 lanes) - 2400 MBps
PCI Card Type
3.3 volt add-in card
PCI Voltage
12 V ± 10%
PCI Form Factor
6.6" x 2.731" (Low-profile)
PCI Power
7.5 Watts
Bracket
Full height and Low-profile
Certification Level
PCI-Express 1.0a
IO Bus
Eight 3Gbps SAS/SATA ports
SAS Processor
Intel IOP333 I/O Processor
Internal Connectors
One SAS SFF8087 x4 internal connector
External Connectors
One SAS SFF8470 x4 external connector
Max. Number of SAS
Devices
32
LED Indicators
On-board activity and fault LEDs
Integrated Mirroring
Integrated Mirroring option available
Environments
Operating
Storage
Temperature
0 to 60 C
-45 to +105 C
Relative Humidity
5 to 90% non-condensing 5 to 90% non-condensing
MTBF
>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
Operating system
support
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, XP Professional x64
Red Hat Linux WS3 and WS4
Kit contents
Controller card, driver CD, LED cables, user documentation and
warranty card.
* Due to the placement of the I/O controller engine on the SAS 8344ELP, external cables from the
SAS 8344ELP RAID controller to the storage enclosure may not be longer than two meters; this
card also does not support the use of external fan-out cables. See
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?
lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00817918&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
for additional information
QuickSpecs
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Technical Specifications - Controllers
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