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Microsemi Adaptec SmartRAID 3152-8i

12 Gbps PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA SmartRAID adapter with 8 internal native ports and LP/MD2 form factor

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Operating System
	Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Debian Linux Ubuntu Linux Solaris FreeBSD VMware ESXi Citrix XenServer For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 17449.

Benefits
	• Ideal for enabling 12 Gbps storage capabilities in performance-hungry server and workstation platforms, without compromising proven Microsemi reliability • Provides high I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing solutions that reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs • Accelerates storage with up to 4 GB of highspeed DRAM cache with integrated cache protection (SmartRAID 315x SKUs only)

Key RAID Features
	• maxCache 4.0 caching software (all SmartRAID 315x products with cache protection) • Mixed mode allows devices connected to the same adapter to be used in RAID and HBA modes simultaneously • Adapter dynamic power management to save up to 30% power • Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices using SAS expanders • Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA devices in addition to 512-byte sector devices • RAID ADM through triple mirroring, move array, and split mirroring • Quick initialization • Online capacity expansion • Copyback hot spare • Dynamic caching algorithm • Native command queuing (NCQ) • Background initialization • Hot-plug drive support • RAID level migration • Hot spares—global, dedicated, and pooled • Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares • SES and SGPIO enclosure management • Configurable stripe size • S.M.A.R.T. support • BMC support • Dynamic sector repair • Staggered drive spin-up • Bootable array support • Support for tape devices, autoloaders • Smart PQI driver with multip queue and MSI-X support for all device drivers for all supported operating systems • Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS • USB image available on storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/start to boot maxView GUI from any USB device for enhanced GUI-based setup and offline maintenance

Management Utilities
	maxView Storage Manager • Web-based GUI management utility • OS support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware • Remote configuration, monitoring, and notification • Remote firmware updates • SMI-S support • SMTP ARCCONF • Command Line Interface • SMI-S support for VMware BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A) • Legacy configuration utility • Flashable BIOS support uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility • HII-based configuration utility • Flashable BIOS support Event Monitor • Lightweight event monitoring and logging tool • Distributes adapter events and notifies user

Data Transfer Rate
	12 Gbps per port

Bus System Interface
	8-lane PCIe Gen3

Form Factor
	MD2 – Low Profile

Cache
	2 GB DDR4/2100 MHz

Connector Configuration
	Two internal mini SAS HD (SFF-8643)

Package Contents
	• SmartRAID 3152-8i adapter • Additional low profile vented bracket

Physical Size
	2.535"H x 6.6"L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating Temperature
	0 °C to 55 °C with 200 LFM airflow. Note: This adapter contains a powerful RAID processor that requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Only install this card into server or PC chassis with at least 200 LFM airflow. Temperature measured 1 inch from RAID adapter.