• 4G Cache • maxCache caching software • Mixed mode allows devices connected to the same adapter to be used in RAID and HBA modes simultaneously • Adapter dynamic power management to save up to 30% power • Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices using SAS expanders • Support for NVMe target devices with Gen 3/4 interfaces (x1, x2, x4, and x8 wide interfaces) • Support for 64 logical drives/RAID arrays • Support for native 4K sector SAS and SATA devices in addition to 512-byte sector devices • RAID 1 and RAID 10 triple mirroring, move array, and split mirroring • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration • Dynamic caching algorithm • Native command queuing (NCQ) • Background initialization • Hot-plug drive support • RAID level migration • Hot spares—global, dedicated, and pooled (including copyback) • Enclosure management capabilities—SAS/ SATA: SGPIO and SES • PBSI, MCTP and Platform Level Data Model (PLDM) and Redfish Device Enablement (RDE) for out-of-band (BMC) management • Universal Backplane Management (UBM) support • Virtual Pin Port Management (VPP) • Configurable stripe size • S.M.A.R.T. support • Dynamic sector repair • Staggered drive spin-up • Bootable array support through legacy and uEFI bios • Smart PQI driver with multip queue and MSI-X support for all supported operating systems • Secure boot, secure updates, and attestation support • Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS • USB image with offline maxView tools |