Adaptec 48300 Data Sheet

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is the enterprise

storage interface that takes SCSI into new

dimensions of performance, flexibility

and scalability. With SAS you can enjoy

performance many times faster than

traditional SCSI and mix and match SAS

and Serial ATA (SATA) drives for cost and

performance optimization.

Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI 48300

The Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI 48300 card

features Adaptec HostRAID™ – an integrated

RAID technology that maximizes system

performance and uptime providing high-

performance data throughput for mission

critical applications. The Adaptec 48300

includes eight 3 Gb/s ports, supporting

up to 128 devices, one x4 internal SFF-8484

connector, and one external x4 SFF-8470

connector. The card offers RAID levels 0, 1,

and 10 as well as 48-bit LBA support for

the use of disk drives exceeding 137GB in

capacity. The Adaptec 48300 supports

Windows® 2000, Windows Server 2003,

Windows XP, and Linux.

Ideal Environments for the Adaptec Serial

Attached SCSI 48300

The Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI 48300 is

ideal for use in servers, workstations, and

enclosures with high-speed Serial Attached

SCSI and SATA hard disk drives. It provides

the performance and security required for

mission-critical applications which demand

data redundancy, for high-performance

servers where secure mass data backup is

vital, and for robust internal server and

workstation disk-based storage.

Why Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID?

The Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID family

of controllers is a key part of the Adaptec effort

to help organizations cost-effectively deploy,

manage, scale, and protect storage resources.

Adaptec is driving RAID adoption with new

RAID product and technology development,

compatibility testing with motherboards,

operating systems, applications and disk

drives, RAID application education, and

global customer care.

Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI 48300

performance advantages

The Adaptec 48300 improves performance

over a comparable SCSI RAID controller by

offering a PCI-X/133 MHz host interface

with bandwidth up to 1056 MB/s, which is

twice as much as a common 64bit PCI

interface. Its eight SAS ports can deliver a

throughput of approximately 300 MB/s each.

Easy-to-use storage management

The Adaptec 48300 operates under Adaptec

Storage Manager™, a storage management

tool that centralizes management of all

Adaptec host-based and all hardware based

RAID products. The software enables remote

management, monitoring, and configuration

of RAID arrays through secure, encrypted

remote communications. The intuitive RAID

management tool provides pop-up tips and

online help to simplify the creation and

management of RAID arrays.

Compatibility, reliability, and support

Adaptec has been delivering storage and I/O

solutions to the industry for more than 24

years. In fact, Adaptec is the undisputed RAID

leader, and no other vendor’s technology is

more proven. The Adaptec Serial Attached

SCSI 48300 has been extensively tested with

third-party systems to deliver the utmost in

compatibility. It is backed by a 3-year warranty

and Adaptec’s legendary technical support.

SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI

DATA SHEET

Adaptec

®

Serial Attached SCSI

48300

High-performance internal and external storage

connectivity for servers and workstations

Product Highlights

Eight 3Gb/s ports

Integrated RAID 0, 1, and 10

Supports both Serial

Attached SCSI and Serial

ATA hard disk drives

PCI-X/133 MHz host

interface (supports

PCI 32/64 bit as well)

One x4 internal SFF-8484

connector

One x4 external SFF-8470

connector

Bootable array support

Low profile form factor

RoHS-compliant

Adaptec 48300 Data Sheet

Adaptec 48300 - SAS Storage Controller Serial ATA-300 Manual

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