1. Advancements in PCIe Storage

2. SCSI Express
Proven SCSI protocol combined with PCIe creates
industry standard path to PCIe-based storage

3. Express Bay
 Enhances PCIe storage
experience within the
enterprise
 Multi-protocol
connector (SFF-8639)
 Serviceable bay
 Power provisioned for
SSD-class performance
(up to 25W)

4. Express Bay
 Enhances PCIe storage
experience within the
enterprise
 Multi-protocol
connector (SFF-8639)
 Serviceable bay
 Power provisioned for
SSD-class performance
(up to 25W)

5. Benefits of SCSI Express
 Brings enterprise-class SCSI storage to PCIe
 Enables tiered/caching environments
 Preserves SCSI management, feature set, and tools
 Extends storage investments, leveraged to PCIe
 Provides co-existence with SAS

6. SCSI Express Use Cases
Ideal for:
 Caching
 Financial trading
 Database
 Virtualization
 Online transactions
 Web hosting

7. What’s Being Demonstrated?
PCIe Root Complex
Cabled x4 PCIe
PCIe
PCIe
Cabled x4 PCIe
Cabled x4 PCIe
SAS Controller
SFF-8639 SFF-8639
SCSI SAS SATA SCSI SAS SATA
Express Express
SFF-8680 SFF-8680
SAS / SATA SAS / SATA
SFF-8680 SFF-8680
SAS / SATA SAS / SATA
SFF-8680 SFF-8680
SAS / SATA SAS / SATA

8. What’s Being Demonstrated?
PCIe Root Complex
PCIe
PCIe
Cabled x4 PCIe
Cabled x4 PCIe
SAS Controller
SFF-8639 SFF-8639
SCSI SAS SATA SCSI SAS SATA
Express Express
SFF-8680 SFF-8680
SAS / SATA SAS / SATA
SFF-8680 SFF-8680
SAS / SATA SAS / SATA
SFF-8680 SFF-8680
SAS / SATA SAS / SATA