Datasheet Summary
LSISAS1068 8-Port, 3 Gbit/s Serial Attached SCSI Controller
Version 2.0
The LSISAS1068 is an eight, port 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA controller that is pliant with the Fusion-MPT™ architecture, provides a PCI-X interface, and supports Integrated RAID. Each of the eight phys on the LSISAS1068 is capable of 3.0 Gbit/s and 1.5 Gbit/s link rates. The user can configure ports as wide or narrow. Narrow ports have one phy per port. Wide ports have between two and four phys per port. Each port supports the SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols.
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The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI mand set to ensure reliable data transfers, while providing the connectivity and flexibility...
