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Appendices
Appendices
Technical specification
Host board interface
Fibre/iSCSI hybrid-host storage systems
Host interface
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8 Gbps, 16 Gbps fibre host interface
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8 Gbps, 16 Gbps fibre + 2 onboard iSCSI
Drive interface/
channel
Supports 12, 16, 24 channels of 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, or 12 Gbps SAS, SATA-II/
SATA-III, Near-line SAS series
SAS/iSCSI hybrid-host storage systems
Host OS
compatibility
Host OS independent
Host interface
3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, 12 Gbps multi-lane SAS
Host channels
Multiple SAS PHYs logically combined into 2 host channels per controller
Drive interface/
channel
Supports 12, 16, 24 channels of 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, or 12 Gbps SAS, SATA-II/
SATA-III, Near-line SAS series
iSCSI-host storage systems
Host OS
compatibility
Host OS independent, iSCSI offload utilities and hardware
Host interface
RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet/RJ-45 10 Gb Ethernet/10 Gb FCoE
Drive interface/
channel
Supports 12, 16, 24 channels of 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, or 12 Gbps SAS, SATA-II/
SATA-III, Near-line SAS series
Expansion enclosure models
SAS interface
8 SMP PHYs interfaced to 2 or 3 12 Gbps SAS ports
Drive interface/
channel
Supports up to 12, 16, 24, 60 channels of 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, or 12 Gbps SAS,
SATA-II/SATA-III, Near-line series
NOTE:
The host board interface and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. For the
latest specification and information, visit the official EonStor GSa website at