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 & ARM 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
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
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 |