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HighPoint 12G SAS / 6G SATA Connectivity IC Kits



Versatile 12G SAS/6G SATA Connectivity IC Kits for Project Customers and Solution Providers

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HPT M231

HPT M231 Series



12G SAS / 6G SATA Connectivity IC Kits


The HPT M231 Series of IC kits enable solution providers to integrate up to 16 independent 12Gb/s SAS channels into a unique hardware solution, and are ideal for applications that require versatile, cost-effective storage connectivity. HPT M231 ICs can directly support up to 16 12G SAS and 6G SATA hard disks or SSDs of any capacity, or as many as 128 via SAS expansion, and are designed for use with industry standard server and workstation platforms.


Comprehensive Platform Support


HPT M231 series 12G SAS and 6G SATA storage connectivity IC kits include HighPoint's comprehensive device driver and software management packages for Linux, Windows and macOS operating systems.


Key Features


• Available with 16 and 8 dedicated 12Gb/s SAS Device Channels

• PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface

• Supports up to 16 industry standard SAS/SATA HDD or SSD of any capacity

• Comprehensive integration packages are available for industry standard x86 Intel/AMD computing platforms

Product Series

Host Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8

No. of Channels/Ports: Up to 16 12G SAS / 6G SATA


No. Of Devices:

Direct Attached: 16 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs

SAS Expansion: Up to 128 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs

M231-1633

M231-1633

Host Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8

No. of Channels/Ports: Up to 8 12G SAS / 6G SATA


No. Of Devices:

Direct Attached: 8 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs

SAS Expansion: Up to 128 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs

M231-0833

M231-0833

Specifications

SAS Chipset Overview

M231-1633

M231-0833

Bus Interface

8-lane, 8 GT/s PCI Express 3.0

8-lane, 8 GT/s PCI Express 3.0

Number of Channel / Port

16x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels

8x 12Gb/s SAS / 6Gb/s SATA Channels

Data Transfer Rates:

Up to 12Gb/s per port

Up to 12Gb/s per port

Number of Devices (direct-attached)

16x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD

8x SAS /SATA Hard Drive / SSD

Number of Devices (SAS Expansion)

Up to 128 concurrent SATA devices

Up to 128 concurrent SATA devices

SAS

Features

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3.0 compliant

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3.0 compliant

Backwards Compatible with 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps devices

Backwards Compatible with 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps devices

Supports SSC, with independent control for each PHY

Supports SSC, with independent control for each PHY

Supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), initiator mode and target (direct attach only) mode

Supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), initiator mode and target (direct attach only) mode

Supports T10 Protection Information Model. DIF fields can be inserted, checked, replaced, or removed

Supports T10 Protection Information Model. DIF fields can be inserted, checked, replaced, or removed

Supports Transport Layer

Supports Transport Layer

SATA

Features

SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) compliant, with speed negotiation to 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps

SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) compliant, with speed negotiation to 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps

Supports programmable SATA signaling levels, including Gen1x, Gen2i, Gen2x, Gen3, and Gen3i

Supports programmable SATA signaling levels, including Gen1x, Gen2i, Gen2x, Gen3, and Gen3i

Supports ATA and ATAPI commands

Supports ATA and ATAPI commands

Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Non-0 offset and non-sequential data delivery

Non-0 offset and non-sequential data delivery

32 outstanding commands per device

32 outstanding commands per device

Supports Host mode and Device mode of operation

Supports Host mode and Device mode of operation

PCIe

Features

Primary PCIe interface supports x1, x4, and x8 lane PCIe 3.0 at 8 Gbps

Primary PCIe interface supports x1, x4, and x8 lane PCIe 3.0 at 8 Gbps

Supports independent communication, message, and interrupt mechanisms

Supports independent communication, message, and interrupt mechanisms

Supports MSI/MSI-X interrupts

Supports MSI/MSI-X interrupts

Supports PCIe power management for D0, D1, D3COLD, and D3HOT

Supports PCIe power management for D0, D1, D3COLD, and D3HOT

Supports legacy interrupts

Supports legacy interrupts

All registers are memory-map

All registers are memory-map

HPT M236 RAID Solution

Operating System Supprt (HighPoint device driver)

Windows, Windows Server Microsoft Hyper-V

Windows, Windows Server Microsoft Hyper-V

Only supports 64 bit operating system

• Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile) 

• Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Proxmox(Kernel 3.10 and later)

Only supports 64 bit operating system

 • Linux (Support Linux Driver auto Compile)

 • Redhat/Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Proxmox(Kernel 3.10 and later)

macOS

macOS

Mac Intel platform: Driver embedded into Mac OS 10.12x and later. Mac M1 platform: The driver needs to be downloaded and installed from the official website.

Mac Intel platform: Driver embedded into Mac OS 10.12x and later. Mac M1 platform: The driver needs to be downloaded and installed from the official website.

Advanced RAID Features

HighPoint RAID Engine (device driver dependent)

N/A

N/A

Management Suites

BIOS UEFI HII WebGUI (browser-Based management tool) CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) API package

BIOS UEFI HII WebGUI (browser-Based management tool) CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) API package

Advanced Management Features

Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO, SES-2 and LED Header)

Enclosure Management Interface: SGPIO, SES-2 and I2C (Drive LEDs supported: SGPIO, SES-2 and LED Header)

SMTP Email Alert Notification

SMTP Email Alert Notification

Audbible Alarm integration

Audbible Alarm integration

Operating Environment

Operating Voltage

9.5W

9.5W

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