The Dell™ PowerEdge 6Gbps SAS HBA cards are part of the third generation of the Dell Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) controllers. They are compliant with the T10 SAS 2.0 specification, providing up to 6 GB/sec throughput, and improved hardware performance. The 6Gbps SAS HBA, available as a standard half-length/half-height PCI-E card with PCI-E x8 link width, provides support for Dell-supported external SAS tape devices.

The card can be used on platforms with either PCI-E x8 or x16 connectors, and communicates with SAS devices using 2x4 mini-SAS external connectors.<br><br>- SAS 2.0 compliance, 6Gb/sec throughput<br>- Support for LT03 060 and LT04 tape drives<br>- Support for full hardware Transport Layer Retry (TLR), to improve maximum tape throughput<br>- Mini-SAS connectors, External<br>- PCI-E 2.0 compliant to key features.<br><br><b>Compatible with</b><br>- PowerEdge<br>- PowerVault<br><br><b>This product is compatible with the following systems:</b><br>- PowerEdge 1950<br>- PowerEdge M