Demanding applications may require dozens of internal drives servicing thousands of users. The SAS 9300-8i 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapter provides bandwidth for critical applications in 1U/2U servers and workstations. Support for both SAS and SATA drives gives flexibility in designing storage architectures and helps protect existing infrastructure investments.- Connect up to 1024 SAS and SATA devices with 8 internal 12Gb/s SAS and SATA ports- Fit into 1U/2U rack-mounted servers and workstations with low-profile form factor (full-height bracket included)- Provide up to 12Gb/s SAS and up to 6Gb/s SATA performance across 8 lanes of PCIe® 3.0 connectivity