ATTO Technology ThunderLink SH 3128 Thunderbolt 3 to 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA Adapter (US Power Cord)

Delivering high-performance and reliable connectivity for demanding storage environments, including digital content creation, tape streaming and backup, rich content delivery, server clustering, complex databases, and more, the ThunderLink SH 3128 Thunderbolt 3 to SAS/SATA Adapter from ATTO allows users to achieve high I/O performance for real-time and transactional applications. It is equipped with two 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, which support DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and PCIe protocols, plus daisy chaining for up to six devices, as well as two SFF-8644 mini-SAS ports, each of which supports four devices at speeds up to 12 Gb/s SAS-3. All in all, this adapter lets you connect SAS and SATA devices, including storage and LTO 8 tape drives, to your Windows or Mac system running Thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolt 3 enables a maximum throughput of 2750 MB/s, and thanks to expanders, up to 3500 drives or tape drives are supported. If you don't have Thunderbolt 3, this adapter can be used with Thunderbolt 2 systems via a legacy adapter. Included is a 110V power cord that only works in the USA and protection is provided by a limited 3-year warranty.

ATTO's exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology helps maximizes CPU processes to deliver smooth and reliable data transfers and consistent performance.

ATTO's user-friendly Config Tool features a GUI that helps to simplify the installation, management, and monitoring of the Thunderbolt adapter. With advances troubleshooting and performance-tuning capabilities, Config Tool provides users with the diagnostics and flexibility to control settings for specific applications.

40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 to 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA with support for up to 3500 disk or tape devices through expanders

12 Gb/s SAS/SATA support

Dual 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 with DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and PCIe support

Up to 2750 MB/s total throughput

Thunderbolt-certified for Windows and Mac

Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports enable the daisy chaining of up to six devices

Mini-SAS high density connectors for copper and optical cable usage with cable management support

ATTO Config Tool for customized performance settings

Interoperable with leading storage hardware and software vendors

Low power consumption

Limited 3-year standard warranty

On-board Power Center Pro RAID software is included that supports RAID 0, 1, 1e, and 10

RoHS compliant

Compatible with 20 Gb/s Thunderbolt 2

12 Gb/s SAS/SATA support

Auto-negotiation between 12 Gb/s, 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA devices

Supports Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), SATA Tunneling Protocol (STP, SMP, SAT, and direct-attached SATA protocol)

SES and S.M.A.R.T. support

Flash ROM for user-friendly field updates

Wide port end device support

Support for SAS tape devices and transport layer retries (TLR) for error handling

High MB/s and IOPS performance

Locking power supply

Kensington Security Slot