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Adaptec CC 3254C16EXS SmartRAID 3254-16e e 24Gbps SAS SATA NVMe PCIe Gen4

Mfg Part Number:  3254C16EXS  
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Maximum Performance and Security With Tri-Mode Functionality

The Adaptec® SmartRAID 3200 family is the industry's most versatile, fully featured and secure full RAIDenabled Tri-Mode SAS/SATA/NVMe server storage performance solution for server OEM, storage systems, data center and enterprise customers.

The SmartRAID 3200 series of PCIe® Gen 4 to Tri-mode RAID adapters come in a wide range of performance optimized configurations optimized for the lowest possible cost.

Built on Microchip's proven 5th generation storage controller, the SmartROC 3200, the SmartRAID 3200 product supports both x8 and x16 PCIe Gen 4 host interface adapters with 32, 16, and 8 media facing port variants for both internal and external Tri-mode connectivity. The SmartRAID 3200 Ultra products are specifically designed for the most demanding NVMe and multi-port SAS SSD applications. The SmartROC 3200 integrated PCIe Switch enables DirectPath technology - the industry's lowest latency and high bandwidth NVMe solution and the flexibility to support x1, x2, x4, and x8 wide NVMe SSDs.

These industry first 24G SAS adapters support SAS-4 connectivity as well as Microchip's Dynamic Channel Multiplexing (DCM) technology that aggregates expander attached SAS or SATA hard drives onto 24G SAS infrastructure with near 100% link efficiency for unparalleled throughput. Native host adapter modes, RAID mode and mixed (RAID and HBA/raw devices) for all media types are also supported.

Microchip's Trusted Platform support delivers a new level of compute and supply chain security based on a hardware root of trust that is aligned with the Open Compute Security Project. Microchip has expanded on its unique maxCrypto™ Controller-Based Encryption (CBE) solution to support SAS, SATA, and now NVMe media.

Main Specification
General Information
Manufacturer Microchip Technology Inc.
Manufacturer Part Number 3254C16EXS
Manufacturer Website Address http://www.microchip.com
Brand Name Microchip
Product Line SmartRAID
Product Series 3200
Product Model 3254-16e /e
Product Name SmartRAID 3254-16e /e
Product Type SAS/SATA/NVMe Controller
Technical Information
Host Interface PCI Express 4.0 x8
Controller Type Serial ATA/600
Controller Type 24Gb/s SAS
Controller Type NVMe
RAID Supported Yes
RAID Levels 10 Triple
RAID Levels 1 Triple
RAID Levels 10
RAID Levels 50
RAID Levels 1
RAID Levels 60
RAID Levels 6
RAID Levels 0
RAID Levels 5
Data Backup Type Flash Backed Cache
Maximum Data Transfer Rate 24 Gbit/s
Device Supported Storage System
Device Supported Server
Operating System Supported Ubuntu Linux
Operating System Supported Citrix XenServer
Operating System Supported FreeBSD OS
Operating System Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating System Supported CentOS
Operating System Supported Oracle Linux
Operating System Supported Windows Server
Operating System Supported Solaris
Operating System Supported VMware ESXi
Operating System Supported SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating System Supported Debian Linux
Operating System Supported Windows 10
Features Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
Features S.M.A.R.T. Support
Memory
Cache Memory 4 GB
Interfaces/Ports
Total Number of SAS Ports 16
Number of SAS Ports (External) 16
SAS Connector Details mini-SAS HD SFF-9402
Physical Characteristics
Height 2.7"
Length 6.6"
Form Factor Plug-in Card
Card Height Low-profile
Miscellaneous
Platform Supported Linux
Platform Supported PC
Environmental Compliance Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
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