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Key Features

Low profile, MD2 form factor on all boards with up to 16 ports, full-height, half-length form factor for 32 port variants
8-lane (x8) or 16-lane (x16 "ultra") PCIe Gen4 host interface
Internal SlimSAS (SFF-8654) and external mini-SAS HD connectors using SFF-9402 pinout to support U.2 and U.3)
Secure boot, secure update and attestation
maxCrypto CBE for SAS, SATA and NVMe devices
Universal Backplane Management (UBM)
Virtual Pin Port Management (VPP)
SES (SAS expander-based backplanes), SGPIO (direct attached SAS/SATA backplanes)
Dynamic adapter power management
maxView tool suite support
Support for 64 NVMe devices and up to 256 SAS/SATA and up to 64 LD/RAID arrays
RAID 0, 1 Triple, 10 Triple, 5, 6, 50, 60
RAID level migration and online capacity expansion
Mixed mode and HBA mode support
maxCache SSD caching (SmartRAID 325x only)
Support for x86 platform
Zero Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP) integrated with all SmartRAID 325x products
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) management software

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MICROCHIP SCSI/RAID Controllers

ADAPTEC SMARTRAID 3254-16E /E

Mfr # 3254C16EXS SKU 14738225 UPC 760884159101

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Product Overview

ADAPTEC SMARTRAID 3254-16E /E

Microchip (3254C16EXS) SCSI/RAID Controllers
Microchip Adaptec® 3254-16e /e - 24Gb/s SAS, Serial ATA/600, NVMe - PCI Express 4.0 x8 - Low-profile - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported - 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 Triple, 10 Triple RAID Level - mini-SAS HD SFF-9402 - 16 Total SAS Port(s) - 16 SAS Port(s) External - PC, Linux - 4 GB Flash Backed Cache - Windows Server, Windows 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Oracle Linux, Citrix XenServer, Solaris, FreeBSD OS, ... Supported Op
Microchip Adaptec® 3254-16e /e
24Gb/s SAS, Serial ATA/600, NVMe - PCI Express 4.0 x8 - Low-profile - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported - 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 Triple, 10 Triple RAID Level - mini-SAS HD SFF-9402 - 16 Total SAS Port(s) - 16 SAS Port(s) External - PC, Linux - 4 GB Flash Backed Cache - Windows Server, Windows 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Linux, Debian Linux, Oracle Linux, Citrix XenServer, Solaris, FreeBSD OS, ... Supported Operating System

Technical Specifications

Host Interface	PCI Express 4.0 x8
Product Type	SAS/SATA/NVMe Controller
Device Supported	Server
Device Supported	Storage System
Manufacturer Part Number	3254C16EXS
Platform Supported	PC
Platform Supported	Linux
Features	S.M.A.R.T. Support
Features	Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
Form Factor	Plug-in Card
Length	6.6"
Manufacturer	Microchip Technology Inc.
Product Model	3254-16e /e
Product Name	SmartRAID 3254-16e /e
Product Line	SmartRAID
RAID Levels	0
RAID Levels	1
RAID Levels	5
RAID Levels	6
RAID Levels	10
RAID Levels	50
RAID Levels	60
RAID Levels	1 Triple
RAID Levels	10 Triple
Controller Type	24Gb/s SAS
Controller Type	Serial ATA/600
Controller Type	NVMe
Product Series	3200
Brand Name	Microchip
Operating System Supported	Windows Server
Operating System Supported	Windows 10
Operating System Supported	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating System Supported	CentOS
Operating System Supported	SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating System Supported	Ubuntu Linux
Operating System Supported	Debian Linux
Operating System Supported	Oracle Linux
Operating System Supported	Citrix XenServer
Operating System Supported	Solaris
Operating System Supported	FreeBSD OS
Operating System Supported	VMware ESXi
Height	2.7"
Card Height	Low-profile
Maximum Data Transfer Rate	24 Gbit/s
RAID Supported	Yes
Data Backup Type	Flash Backed Cache
Total Number of SAS Ports	16
Number of SAS Ports (External)	16
SAS Connector Details	mini-SAS HD SFF-9402
Cache Memory	4 GB
Environmental Compliance	Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

Marketing Information

Maximum Performance and Security With Tri-Mode Functionality

The Adaptec® SmartRAID 3200 family is the industry's most versatile, fully featured and secure full RAIDenabled Tri-Mode SAS/SATA/NVMe server storage performance solution for server OEM, storage systems, data center and enterprise customers.

The SmartRAID 3200 series of PCIe® Gen 4 to Tri-mode RAID adapters come in a wide range of performance optimized configurations optimized for the lowest possible cost.

Built on Microchip's proven 5th generation storage controller, the SmartROC 3200, the SmartRAID 3200 product supports both x8 and x16 PCIe Gen 4 host interface adapters with 32, 16, and 8 media facing port variants for both internal and external Tri-mode connectivity. The SmartRAID 3200 Ultra products are specifically designed for the most demanding NVMe and multi-port SAS SSD applications. The SmartROC 3200 integrated PCIe Switch enables DirectPath technology - the industry's lowest latency and high bandwidth NVMe solution and the flexibility to support x1, x2, x4, and x8 wide NVMe SSDs.

These industry first 24G SAS adapters support SAS-4 connectivity as well as Microchip's Dynamic Channel Multiplexing (DCM) technology that aggregates expander attached SAS or SATA hard drives onto 24G SAS infrastructure with near 100% link efficiency for unparalleled throughput. Native host adapter modes, RAID mode and mixed (RAID and HBA/raw devices) for all media types are also supported.

Microchip's Trusted Platform support delivers a new level of compute and supply chain security based on a hardware root of trust that is aligned with the Open Compute Security Project. Microchip has expanded on its unique maxCrypto™ Controller-Based Encryption (CBE) solution to support SAS, SATA, and now NVMe media.