HPE SPS-PCA CL 9405W-16i Tri Mode BCM HBA

The MegaRAID storage adapters and the HBAs, based on the SAS3616W, SAS3516, SAS3508, SAS3416, or SAS3408 Tri-mode controller, are high-performance PCIe-to-SATA/SAS/PCIe (Tri-Mode) storage adapters. Broadcom Tri-Mode SerDes technology enables operation of SAS, SATA, or PCIe (NVMe) storage devices in a single drive bay. A single controller can operate in all three modes concurrently: SAS, SATA, or PCIe/NVMe.

The Tri-Mode storage adapters provide the following storage interface data transfer rates:

• SAS data transfer rates of 12Gb/s, 6Gb/s, and 3Gb/s per lane
• SATA transfer rates at 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s per lane
• PCIe (NVMe) data transfer rates of 8 GT/s, 5 GT/s, and 2.5 GT/s per lane

The adapters negotiate between the speeds and the protocols to recognize and concurrently interface with these three storage devices types. The following table summarizes many key features of the MegaRAID Tri-Mode storage adapters.