Intel RAID Expander RES3CV360 36 Port SAS/SATA 12Gb Expander Card - Storage Controller Upgrade Card - RES3TV360

• Low-cost alternative to high port count RAID cards
  Provide a more economic solution that is similar to a high port count card, but has more flexibility as the RES3TV360 can be teamed up with a wide variety 4 or 8 port SAS RAID card / modules providing you with features that are best suited to customer needs.
• Inside-the-box design flexibility
  With narrow width and optimized "mid-plane" form factor, this expander board can be mounted in many locations. Intel's 2U chassis and systems with 2.5 inch drive bays have specific mounting locations for this board.
• Excellent performance and data aggregation
  The RES3TV360 is capable of allowing Intel's SAS-3 high port count RAID to reach their optimal performance with transfer rates of up to 12Gb/s per port. Compliance with the SAS 3.0 specification allows for bandwidth aggregation of 6Gb/s target data for transfer at 12Gb/s.
• Compatible with Intel's current and future RAID products
  Connect any of Intel's current SAS-3 RAID products to extend 4 or 8 ports up to 28 external ports.

For high drive count solutions, Intel offers a number of expander boards including the "mid-plane" form factor Intel RAID Expander RES3TV360. As the perfect complement for Intel's SAS-3 generation RAID cards and Intel's 2U chassis with 2.5" drive bays, the RES3TV360 offers ultimate flexibility for architecting storage solutions with >8 drives. Designed with low height components and a narrow width, the RES3TV360 can be easily mounted in both Intel and third party systems.
The RES3TV360, powered by high a performance SAS 3.0 capable expander, enables the connection of up to 28 inside-the-box SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) devices; plus it can be connected serially to additional expanders for further expansion. Each high-density port is capable of performing SAS and SATA transfers based on the speed of the host or target at either 12Gb/s or 6Gb/s. Furthermore, 6Gb/s signals are aggregated by the expander to allow for 12Gb/s communication with RAID add-in cards capable of this higher data rate. The RES3TV360 supports management functions such as discovery and enclosure management, and can be cascaded to accommodate as many drives as the associated SAS/RAID card allows.
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