Adaptec SmartHBA 2100-16i interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS HD

The SmartHBA 2100 Series, available in five different 12 Gbps configurations with up to 24 ports, uniquely combines the capabilities of a full-featured HBA, like the HBA 1100, with those of a basic RAID adapter using hardware RAID. The SmartHBA 2100 is an ideal solution for server-based storage systems that require maximum bandwidth and I/O connectivity, low power consumption, high reliability, plus options for data availability. The Smart Software stack even allows a combination of RAID and raw devices. This is useful in SDS environments where hardware RAID significantly increases OS boot reliability, but full HBA features and performance are otherwise needed.

• Combines full HBA functionality with basic hardware RAID
• Offers basic RAID functionality for up to 32 devices supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 10, and 5 in conjunction with full HBA functionality for up to 238 devices in the same solution
• Broad operating system support through highly efficient, low-latency PQI driver (fully open-source for Linux®/FreeBSD® operating systems)
• 16 native SAS/SATA ports; low-profile MD2 form factor
• Significant power savings delivers lowest total cost of ownership versus competing solutions