The LSI SAS3081E-R card provides the greatest available throughput to internal server storage arrays through eight internal 3 Gb/s ports, driving up to 244 SAS and SATA devices. This card offers dynamic SAS functionality including dual-port drive redundancy and SATA compatibility. Utilizing SFF-8087 miniSAS connectors, the low-profile SAS3081E-R is an excellent fit for 1U/2U servers driving up to 4800 MB/s full-duplex.The SAS3081E-R also offers Integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E and 10E for reliable data protection with high-availability. Furthermore, by reducing RAID code overhead, this HBA delivers the greatest internal READ/WRITE performance available, making it perfect for medium to high-capacity internal storage applications.