- CIOv form factor
- Provides external connections for the two SAS ports of blade server's onboard LSI 1064e disk storage controller
- Support for two full-duplex SAS ports at 3 Gbps maximum per channel
- Support for SAS, SSP, and SMP protocols
The SAS Connectivity Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter is an expansion card that offers the ideal way to connect the supported BladeCenter servers to a wide variety of SAS storage devices. Built on proven 3 Gbps, full-duplex, SAS technology, the SAS Connectivity Card can connect to the IBM System Storage DS3200 from the BladeCenter E or H chassis, and to multiple Disk Storage Modules in the BladeCenter S. The card routes the pair of SAS channels from the blade's onboard SAS controller to SAS switches installed in the BladeCenter chassis.