SERIES 6H
DATA SHEET
4- and 8-port PCIe Gen2 HBAs offer broad device compatibility,
scalability, and flexibility
Adaptec PCIe Gen2 6Gb/s
SAS and SATA HBA Family
(6405H, 6805H)
The Series 6H family of Adaptec by PMC SAS/
SATA host bus adapters (HBA) offers the ideal
economical solution for customers requiring
high-performance I/O connectivity.
The HBAs connect to hard disk drives (HDDs),
solid-state drives (SSDs), removable media,
and SAS tape drives, and support the migration
of disks from onboard SATA interfaces or other
SATA/SAS I/O controllers.
Flexible, Scalable, Customizable
Using PMC’s PM8001 SAS protocol controller
and a PCIe Gen2 interface, Series 6H HBAs
support both Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and
Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces to provide the
flexibility to use cost-effective, high-capacity
SATA drives and/or high-performance SAS
drives.
Compatibility with a multitude of storage
devices enables system builders to develop
server, storage, and backup solutions tailored
to meet specific customer needs.
Series 6H HBAs also support SAS expanders,
allowing end users to scale-up and design an
optimal price-per-drive solution.
Series 6H HBAs feature a form factor shorter
than low-profile MD2, enabling easy installation
and cable connections in dense server
environments where space is at a premium.
The PCIe x4 bus expands connectivity from
high-end servers into workstation-class and
industrial PC systems. Up to 8 SAS ports allow
for maximum I/O throughput, and the OS
drivers use MSI-X to leverage all available host
CPU cores to achieve maximum performance.
Broad Operating System Support
Extensive operating system support includes
major software releases for Windows 8,
Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows
2008R2 & SBS 2011, VMware 5.x and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.
Compatibility, Reliability, and Support
Series 6H HBAs have been extensively tested
with third-party systems and devices to deliver
the utmost in compatibility. These HBAs are
equipped with both uEFI and legacy BIOS
options as well as a CTRL-A configuration
utility and HII-based BIOS tools.
Series 6H HBAs are backed by a three year
warranty and the company’s technical support
team.
Product Highlights
Designed to meet individual
performance and budget needs
6Gb/s throughput at each port
Supports SAS and SATA HDDs,
SSDs and SAS tape drives
PCIe Gen2 x4 host interface
Shorter than low-profile MD2
form factor
Connectors out the back allow
for easy cable connections
Up to 280,000 IOPS @ 4KB
block size
Up to 1600 MB/s sequential
throughput (64KB blocks)
Support for SAS expanders
supporting up to 128 devices
Enclosure management support
via LED header and SES2/SGPIO
Driver support for Windows,
VMware and Linux
