The HP 12G SAS Expander Card provides internal storage expansion within the HP ProLiant Gen9 Server by allowing support for more than 8 internal hard disk drives when connected to a Gen9 supported Smart Array or Smart HBA controller. This full height card supports 12Gb/s SAS connectivity and features 9 internal ports with a maximum of 26 physical links. The 12G SAS Expander Card is ideal for ProLiant DL380, DL180 and ML350 Gen9 Server users who want to RAID more than 8 internal hard disk drives or who want to add additional internal drive cages and RAID across all the internal drives depending on the controller.
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Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.6 in (16.8 x 11.13 x 1.5 cm) PCIe full-height, half-length card
Disk Drive Transfer rate: 12Gb/s SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
6.0Gb/s SATA (Serial ATA)
SAS Connectors: 9 Mini SAS 4i connectors (2 connecting to controller and up to 7 connectors to attach 3 drive cages and rear drives if applicable)
SAS Speed: If attached to a Smart Array Controller or HBA Controller the total available bandwidth is 9.6GB/s.
Logical Drives Supported: Up to 64 logical drives when connected to a Smart Array Controller
Maximum Logical Drive: Capacity 90TB using 15 LFF, 6TB SAS or SATA drives