Supermicro 8-Port SATA Card - (AOC-SAT2-MV8)
Introduction
Supermicro's SAT2-MV8 SATA controller (based on the Marvell Hercules-2 Rev. C0 SATA host controller) provides 8-port SATA HDD support via 64-bit PCI-X bus interface with high-performance features. Serving as a 2nd generation SATA storage card, the AOC-SAT2-MV8 offers double the data transfer rate of its 1st generation counterpart and offers functionalities for server, workstation and network storage environments in a low-profile PCI platform. The SAT2-MV8 is ideal for storage arrays for Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Nearline Backup. Built with superior quality and features, the SATA-MV2 will become an integral part of today's data storage solutions. The SAT2-MV8 Installation CD contains drivers for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows and RedHat/SuSE/Fedora Linux operating systems.
Features
- 8-channel Serial-ATA adapter with 300MB/s per channel
- 64-bit PCI-X interface
- Software RAID supported
Additional Features
| Benefit | Affordable, easy-install, eight-port Serial-ATA card |
| Key Application | Storage arrays for Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Nearline Backup |
| Device Support | Up to 8 Serial-ATA disk drives, activity LED indicated for each drive (LED cables not included) |
| Data Transfer Rates | Up to 3.0 Gigabits/sec per port |
| RAID | Software RAID suported |
| Bus Type | 64-bit PCI-X133MHz |
| Internal Connectors | 8 Serial ATA connectors |
| Cables in Kit | 8 x 2-ft Serial-ATA cables |
| Physical Dimensions | PCI ( standard & low-profile bracket); 2.5" H x 6.6" L |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to 55° Celsius |
| Power Requirements | 0.7 amps @ +5V |
Operating Systems
- Windows 2000, XP, 2003
- Windows XP EM64T, 2003 EM64T
- RedHat 9.0
- RHEL 3 (Updates 2, 3, and 4)
- RHEL 3 EM64T/X86_64 (Updates 3, 4)
- RHEL 4, RHEL 4 EM64T/X86_64
- SuSE 9.1, 9.2
- SuSE Enterprise 9
- Fedora Core 3
