NEWZ: SAS & SATA-2 Goodies Emerging From The Shadows

[Explorer]

The stuff is out there. Now, when the hell can we get some??????

• LSI Logic will exhibit in the PCI Express Community, kiosk #909, with its state-of-the-art eight-port internal/external MegaRAID(r) SAS adapter featuring LSI Logic 8-port SAS controller ICs and SASx12 expander.
  
• Additional products on display at IDF include the MegaRAID SATA II and a PCI-X to 8-port SAS HBA at LSI Logic booth #509. The SCSI Trade Association's Storage Community booth will also feature the new LSI Logic SAS HBA.

...the rest at:

http://www.lsilogic.com/news/product_news/2005_03_01.html

 

[mubs]

More about LSI's SAS goodies at The Inquirer.

 

[mubs]

And Seagat'e eSATA spec as well (external SATA).

 

[Splash]

The article mentions a 12-port SAS expander module in use at the exhibition. There's also a 36-port expander IC in the works! Obviously, this will be the central point of a large array -- though it may not be all that physically large with the use of 2.5-inch SAS drives.

Below are a few highlights. More at:
http://www.lsilogic.com/products/sas_expander_ics/lsisasx36.html

• 36 fully-independent SAS and SATA ports
• SSP, SMP, STP and SATA Protocol support
• SSP Target and Initiator
• SMP Target and Initiator
• STP Target and Initiator
• Supports 1.5 and 3 Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfer rates
• Port independent auto-negotiation
• Ports are non-denominational
• Initiator or Target connect
• Provides a low latency connection router with crossbar module to efficiently create and maintain connections
• Provides a scalable interface that supports up to 1024 SAS addresses
• Diagnostic capability
• Integrated ARM Processor
• 672 FPBGA package, 27 x 27 mm, 0.13um Gflx process technology

Here's a picture of a 12-port SAS expander integrated circuit.