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ATTO ExpressSAS H12F0
16 External Port 12Gb/s SAS/SATA to PCIe 3.0 Host Bus Adapter

ATTO ExpressSAS H12F0

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ATTO ExpressSAS SAS/SATA HBAs
ATTO ExpressSAS H12F0 16-Port External 12Gb SAS/SATA to x8 PCIe 3.0 Host Bus Adapter, Low Profile
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Overview:

The ExpressSAS H12F0 leverages two next-generation storage technologies - PCIe 3.0 host interconnect and a 12Gb/s SAS/SATA interface to storage. Featuring 16-external ports using the latest miniSAS HD connector, the H12F0 is designed with the enterprise customer in mind. With extensive testing and qualifications, it performs flawlessly in transactional environments such as banking, finance, business intelligence, cloud computing and database applications.

ATTO 12Gb SAS HBAs double the performance over previous generations of SAS/SATA cards and offer fresh new features that reduce downtime, improve efficiency and save money on the bottom line. They provide more flexibility for connecting storage, greatly decrease latency to SATA drives, make it easier to manage the overall storage infrastructure and improve connection diagnostic capabilities - all at a lower total cost of ownership. Additionally, ExpressSAS HBAs provide the highest and smoothest throughput for streaming applications such as tape backup and archiving, video post-production, geologic survey and video-on-demand applications.

Included with all ATTO HBAs is an easy-to-use utility ConfigTool and vConfigTool, enabling management, monitoring and configuration which leverages an intuitive GUI.

ATTO's exclusive, field-proven Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology helps users meet the most demanding performance requirements of bandwidth-intensive applications. ADS achieves this performance increase by integrating a combination of features engineered to allow for the controlled acceleration of data transfers.

ATTO ExpressSAS 12Gb SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapters

ATTO ExpressSAS SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapterss (HBAs) provide high-performance data protection to direct-attached SAS and SATA storage. ExpressSAS HBAs are ideal for increased connectivity and maximum performance for data center flexibility.

Technical Features

  • Up to 1,200 MB/s throughput per port
  • Over 1 million sustained IOPS
  • Features a high-performance x8 PCIe 3.0 host interface
  • Onboard Power Center Pro RAID 0,1, 1e and 10 included (select models)
  • Supports up to 2048 end devices
  • Low-profile, MD2 short form factor for versatility and improved airflow
  • Exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology included
  • MiniSAS HD high density connectors for copper and optical cable usage with cable management support
  • Driver support for the latest Windows, Linux, macOS, VMware and FreeBSD operating systems
  • Target mode software development kit available
  • Three-year standard product warranty

Industry Proven Technology

ATTO Technology, Inc., ExpressSAS 12Gb/s SAS host bust adapters (HBAs) provide high-performance data protection to direct-attached SAS and SATA storage. With a wide variety of port configurations and built-in Power Center Pro RAID 0, 1, 1e and 10 for performance and protection, these adapters offer flexibility for every range of application. For 30 years, ATTO has been at the forefront of the latest innovations in storage connectivity.

Flexible Connectivity Solutions

The ExpressSAS 12Gb/s SAS HBAs are available with a wide selection of 8, 12, and 16 port options to support a dense and efficient connection to storage from rack-mounted servers and workstations in datacenter, data warehousing, video on demand and other high-availability, high-performance applications.

Performance Engineered

ExpressSAS 12Gb/s HBAs combine 12Gb/s SAS speeds and x8 PCI Express 3.0 with powerful hardware and software elements to manage latency in real-time environments. Additionally, the H1208 and H120F HBAs include Power Center Pro, an integrated software RAID solution that brings the performance and protection of RAID to attached storage devices.

Exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology maximizes CPU processes to deliver smooth and reliable data transfers and the hightest consistent performance. ATTO pays close attention to detail in board design and signal integrity to minimize transmission errors and data corruption. These differentiating capabilities make ATTO the premier choice for high-performance direct-attached SAS/SATA storage connectivity.

Advanced Management Tools

The easy-to-use ATTO ConfigTool features an intuitive GUI that simplifies the installation, management and monitoring of the HBA. With advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities, ExpressSAS HBAs provide users with sophisticated diagnostics and flexibility to control settings for specific applications.

ATTO offers a board array of management and diagnostic capabilities. Cables, the most significant point of failure, are often difficult to troubleshoot. ExpressSAS 12Gb/s SAS HBAs are able to help isolate cable and connector failures (and intermittent problems) through independent control of each port, as well as discovery and cable management of data passed through the mini-SAS HD connectors.

Applications

The ExpressSAS 12Gb/s SAS/SATA family of host bust adapters offers the fastest available connection to direct-attached SAS or SATA storage.

The impressive speed of the 12Gb/s SAS interface, coupled with a x8 PCI Express 3.0 host interface, delivers a dense and efficient connection to all types of storage - from rack-mounted servers and workstations in data center, data warehousing, VOD and other high-availability, high-performance applications.

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) latency-management technology controls the acceleration of data transfers to move large amounts of data faster and more efficiently.

Design:

Flexible connectivity solutions

ATTO ExpressSAS HBAs are available with a wide selection of 8, 12 and 16 port options to support a dense connection to storage from rack-mounted servers and workstations in datacenter, data warehousing, video on demand and other high availability, high performance applications.

Performance:

Performance Engineered

ExpressSAS 12Gb HBAs combine 12Gb/s SAS speeds and x8 PCI Express 3.0 with powerful hardware and software elements to manage latency in real-time environments. ATTO exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology maximizes CPU processes to deliver smooth and reliable data transfers and the highest consistent performance.

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS)

Efficiently Share Memory

ATTO 12Gb ExpressSAS host bus adapter (HBA) drivers are optimized to ensure that driver resources are located close to the system I/O. In addition, they support NUMA-aware applications and operating systems. NUMA is a system design that allows multiple processors in the same server to efficiently share memory. This reduces latency and increases I/O performance - especially important for data mining, business analytics and other processor-intensive applications.

Protect data integrity

ATTO ExpressSAS HBAs feature Power Center Pro provides RAID 0, 1, 1e and 10 capabilities for internally-mounted disk drives. This feature is often required for end users often need to add a level of performance or protection to a boot drive group. With Power Center Pro RAID, you can protect a boot group against drive failure, or if you'd like to achieve faster boot times, you can bundle several drives together to improve overall performance. Additionally, Power Center Pro may be used to set up a server storage for general use. These are just a few examples of the many ways to use Power Center Pro to provide a cost-effective option that adds performance and protection to your storage architecture.

Increase your bottom line

ATTO ExpressSAS HBAs consume up to 40% less power than competitive offerings and delivers a significant reduction in data center electric and cooling costs.

Increase your bottom line

Interoperability:

Simplified, centralized management

The easy-to-use ATTO ConfigTool features an intuitive GUI that simplifies the installation, management and monitoring of your HBA. With advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities, ExpressSAS HBAs provide users with sophisticated diagnostics and the flexibility to control settings for specific applications.

ATTO ConfigTool

Adapters Feature Listing
Target driver SDK for Unique, Quick to Market Solutions

OEMs and system integrators can use ATTO's unique Target-mode Software Development Kit (SDK) or an industry standard SCST driver option to create unique branded storage and appliance solutions. Through a more tightly integrated driver, the ATTO's ExpressSAS SDK provides integrators complete control, ownership and flexibility in creating custom capabilities specifically to address your product design. Or for a quicker design option, integrators can take advantage of preset SCST modules, to get to market quickly.

Enterprise OS Support

Extensive operating system support includes major software releases for Linux, Windows, Windows Server, macOS, illumos, VMware EXSI Server, and FreeBSD.

High compatibility and broad interoperability

Specifications:


  ESAH-1208 ESAH-120F ESAH-1244 ESAH-1280 ESAH-1288 ESAH-12F0
ATTO ExpressSAS ESAH-1208 ESAH-120F ESAH-1244 ESAH-1280 ESAH-1288 ESAH-12F0
Ports 8 External 16 External 4 External,
4 Internal
8 External 8 External,
8 Internal
16 External
Bus Characteristics x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0
Form Factor Low Profile Low Profile Low Profile Low Profile Low Profile Low Profile
Connections 2 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8643 External 4 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8643 External 1 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8644 External

1 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8643 External
2 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8644 External 2 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8644 External

2 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8643 External
4 Mini SAS HD (x4) SFF 8644 External
Key Features
  • Automatic link negotiation:
    • 12Gb/s, 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS targets
    • 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s SATA targets
  • Supports up to 2048 (H120F, H12F0, H1288) or 1024 (H1244, H1208, H1280) targets
  • Onboard Power Center Pro RAID 0, 1, 1e and 10 included for performance and data protection (H12F0, H1280 not supported)
  • Supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), SATA Tunneling Protocol (STP), SMP, SAT and direct attached SATA protocol
  • Supports T10-DIF/ PI standards
  • 16MB on-board flash memory to store persistent parameters
  • Wide-port end device support
  • Support for advanced format storage media: 512e, 4Kn
  • Supports ATAPI devices
  • Dual port SAS support for redundant configurations
  • Support for SAS tape devices and transport layer retries (TLR) for error handling
  • Target mode driver development kit available for storage servers, storage systems and appliances
User Benefits
  • Highest available performance - 1,200 MB/s maximum sustained throughput per port; 1M+ IOPS sustained
  • Flexible connectivity options for internal and external storage
  • Compatible with SAS and SATA technology
  • Low power consumption
Management Tools
  • Management APIs via CSMI and IOCTLs
  • Scriptable Command Line Interface (CLI) for advanced functionality, including phy and cable management
  • ATTO ConfigTool GUI support for management and configuration
  • Extensive event and trace logging
  • External locate LED on bracket
  • Onboard temperature monitoring
Bus Specifications
  • x8 PCI Express 3.0 host interface
  • PCIe low profile form factor
  • Supports PCI Express Base Spec 3.0
  • Supports PCI Express CEM Spec 3.0
Connectivity
  • SFF8644 x4 Mini SAS HD connectors externally
  • SFF8643 x4 Mini SAS HD connectors internally
  • Full cable management and reporting
  • Supports cable lengths up to 1m (SATA), 10m (passive copper) and 100m (active optical)
  • Easy-to-install full height and low profile conneciton brackets included
  • Designed to support 12Gb/s SAS signaling
Boot Support UEFI v2.3.1 with HII support
Reliability 4,500,000 Hours MTBF
Operating System Support
  • Windows / Windows Server
  • macOS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Cent OS
  • Fedora Linux
  • VMware ESXi Server
  • FreeBSD
Safety & Environmental Compliance
  • CE and IEC 60950
  • EU RoHS Compliant (2011/65/EU)
  • EMC Compliance
  • FCC Part 15, Subpart B (Class B)
  • ICES-003 (Canada)
  • EN55022: 2010, CISPR 22 (Class B)
  • EN55024: 2010
  • VCCI V3/2013.4
  • AS/NZS CISPR22:2010
Dimensions Length 6.600", Height 2.713"
Airflow 100 lf/m (min) recommended 200 lf/m (min) recommended 100 lf/m (min) recommended 100 lf/m (min) recommended 200 lf/m (min) recommended 200 lf/m (min) recommended
Hardware Operating Temperature
  • Temperature: 0°-55° C
  • Humidity: 10% - 90% non-condensing
Storage Operating Temperature
  • Temperature: -40°-70° C (-40°-157° F)
  • Humidity: 5% - 95% non-condensing
Power (Typical) 11W 15W 11W 11W 15W 15W
Warranty Three-year standard product warranty

Video:

ATTO Technology SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)

ExpressSAS Host Adapters leverage the performance and scalability enhancements of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology to deliver the fastest available connection to SAS/SATA storage. They boast an impressive 1200MB/s per port performance.



The ATTO Difference - Advanced Data Streaming

Latency management technology is built into ATTO host bus adapters (HBAs) and RAID hardware. Advanced Data Streaming manages latency by providing controlled acceleration for smooth data streaming to maintain the highest consistent performance. ADS ensures best-in-industry data transfers for high-bandwidth applications.



Documentation:

Download the ATTO ExpressSAS 12Gb SAS HBAs Datasheet (.PDF)

Pricing Notes:

ATTO Technology Products
ATTO ExpressSAS SAS/SATA HBAs
ATTO ExpressSAS H12F0 16-Port External 12Gb SAS/SATA to x8 PCIe 3.0 Host Bus Adapter, Low Profile
#ESAH-12F0-000
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