- PCIe 4.0 x8 host interface
- 12 Gbps SAS/SATA host bus adapter, based on the Broadcom SAS3816 IOC design
- Custom form-factor, designed to not consume a standard PCIe slot
- 16x 12 Gbps SAS/SATA ports for connectivity to 16 internal drives
- Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
- One x8 HD Mini-SAS connector to the host (SFF-8654 x8)
- Four x4 HD Mini-SAS connectors to backplanes (SFF-8654 x4)
- Non-RAID (JBOD mode) support for SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs (RAID not supported)
- Support internal SAS tape drives
- Optimized for SSD performance
- High performance architecture with very deep queue depth
- Advanced power management support
- Support for SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols
- End-to-End CRC with Advanced Error Reporting
- Spread Spectrum Clocking for EMI reductions
- Supports 512e, 512n and 4K (when available) formatted drives
The ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb Internal HBA is a high performance PCIe 4.0 host bus adapters for internal storage connectivity in ThinkSystem servers. It integrates the latest enhancements SAS technology and offer 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS. With a custom compact form-factor design, this adapters is designed to be cabled to an onboard PCIe 4.0 x8 port on the server and not occupy a standard PCIe slot.