Availability of Mini SAS HD (SFF-8643 & SFF-8644) Products in mid-2013

SFF-8643 Specification: ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8643.PDF SFF-8644 Specification: ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8644.PDF Additional Information: ftp://ftp.t10.org/t10/document.08/08-455r0.pdf

Availability as of June 9, 2013

SFF-8644 RAID Controllers

Order Part Number Connectors Bus Interface OS Adaptec 72405 2274900-R (single) 6 X SFF-8643 Adaptec 71685 2274700-R (single) Adaptec 71605 2274400-R (single) Adaptec 7805 2274100-R (single), 2274200-R (kit) 2 X SFF-8643 Adaptec 71605E 2274500-R (single)

4 X SFF-8643 4 X SFF-8643 4 X SFF-8643 2 X SFF-8644 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Red Hat Linux, SUSE Red Hat Linux, SUSE Red Hat Linux, SUSE Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Fedora, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, FreeBSD, VMware ESX VMware ESX VMware ESX VMware ESX VMware ESX

Availability

Newegg, MacMall, etc. more info

Newegg, MacMall, etc. more info

Newegg, MacMall, etc. more info

Newegg, MacMall, etc. more info

Newegg, MacMall, etc. more info

SFF-8644 non-RAID HBAs

Ports Connectors Bus Interface OS LSI SAS 9206-16e LSI SAS 9202-16e ATTO H6F0 GT 16 External 16 External 16 External 4 X SFF-8644 4 X SFF-8644 4 X SFF-8644 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows, User-friendly GUI Linux (SuSE , Red Hat), Linux (SuSE , Red Hat), based configuration Solaris, VMware, Solaris, VMware, utilityDriver support FreeBSD FreeBSD for Windows, Linux, Mac, Vmware

SFF-8644 Enclosures
IBM Storwize V3700 V3700 series includes 4 2U rackmounts. 1 controller and 1 expansion unit, each in two sizes: 2.5" ("SFF") and 3.5" ("LFF")

Availability

Provantage, Amazon, LSI.com more info

OEM only, sometimes on eBay more info

ATTO.com, B&H Photo, MacMall, etc. more info

Provantage, IBM.com, more more info

Cables & Adapters

These sites keep track of the cables & adapters that are currently available. SFF-8643 SFF-8644