Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8e - Introduction; Overview; About This Add-on Card; Key Features

Chapter 1: Overview
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your add-on card from an acknowledged leader in
the industry. Supermicro products are designed with the utmost attention to detail
to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
1-2 About this Add-on Card (Used for IT mode support)
The Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8e/AOC-S3008L-L8e+ is the most cost-e󰀨ective
and compact internal SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) in today's market. With the
Avago 3008 SAS controller, eight 12Gb/s SAS connectors, and a low-prole PCI-E
Gen 3 x8 slot built in, this add-on card o󰀨ers high-performance connectivity with
enormous storage capacity to meet the growing needs of high-end server platforms.
The AOC-S3008L-L8e/AOC-S3008L-L8e+ supports the Avago SAS 3008 control-
ler, o󰀨ering PCI-Express host interface with increased I/O bandwidth, delivering
an intelligent I/O expansion solution to the market. For more information regarding
product support or updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.
com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-S3008L-L8e.cfm.
1-3 Key Features
The key features of the AOC-S3008L-L8e and the AOC-S3008L-L8e+ include the
following:
• Avago SAS 3008 8-port PCI-E SAS-3.0 controller
• Eight internal SAS3 ports with two mini SAS HD connectors
• Onboard hardware I/O processor at 1.2 GHz
• Supports up to 122 devices - HBA (Host Bus Adapter)
• Low prole Gen 3 PCI-E x8
• Capable of auto-negotiating PCI-E (1.x, 2.x, and 3.x) link widths
• Enlarged venting hole mounting bracket for improved air ow