PN:  ESAH-1280-GBK (exactly the same card as pn: ESAH-1280-GT0 just shipped from ATTO without the retail box. Brand New with Full Warranty)

Overview

• Double the performance: 12Gb/s SAS HBA offer fresh new features that reduce downtime, improve efficiency and save money on the bottom line
• Featuring 8-external ports: Using the latest miniSAS HD connector, the H1280 is designed with the enterprise customer in mind
• More flexibility: Greatly decrease latency to SATA drives, make it easier to manage the overall storage infrastructure, and improve connection diagnostic capabilities - all at a lower total cost of ownership
• Highest and smoothest throughput: Great for streaming applications such as tape backup and archiving, video post-production, geologic survey, and video-on-demand applications

Summary

The ExpressSAS® H1280 leverages next-generation storage technologies - PCIe 4.0 host interconnect and 12Gb/s SAS/SATA interface to storage. Featuring 8-external ports using the latest miniSAS HD connector, the H1280 is designed with the enterprise customer in mind. With extensive testing and qualifications, it performs flawlessly in transactional environments such as banking, finance, business intelligence, cloud computing, and database applications.

ATTO 12Gb SAS HBAs double the performance over previous generations of SAS/SATA cards and offer fresh new features that reduce downtime, improve efficiency and save money on the bottom line. They provide more flexibility for connecting storage, greatly decrease latency to SATA drives, make it easier to manage the overall storage infrastructure, and improve connection diagnostic capabilities - all at a lower total cost of ownership. Additionally, ExpressSAS® HBAs provide the highest and smoothest throughput for streaming applications such as tape backup and archiving, video post-production, geologic survey, and video-on-demand applications.

Key Features

• Support for SAS tape devices and transport layer retries (TLR) for error handling

• 9600 MB/s transfer rate
• 8 external ports
• x8 PCIe 4.0 host connection
• SFF-8644 miniSAS HD connectors designed to support 12Gb/s data rates (supports copper and optical cables)
• SAS, SATA, SATA II connectivity
• Backward-compatible with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS/SATA products
• Driver support for Windows®, Linux, VMware®, FreeBSD and macOS®
• 3-year standard product warranty
• RoHS Compliant
• Advanced-Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology provides controlled acceleration for smooth high-performance data streaming
• NUMA support for high-performance multiprocessor applications
• WriteStop™ available for specialized data security applications for OEMs
• Advanced management through ConfigTool™ and vConfigTool™ utilities

Download the latest drivers here