LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271-8iCC 8-Port, 6 Gb/s, PCI Express 3.0, SATA/SAS, Low-Profile RAID Controller with CacheCade Pro 2.0 and Fast Path Connect up to 128 SATA or SAS drives with eight internal 6 Gb/s SATA and SAS ports Connect up to 32 SSDs as front-end flash cache to accelerate performance of hard drive arrays Fit into rack-mounted servers with low-profile form factor, PCIe 3.0 connectivity, and side-mounted SAS connectors Balance protection and performance for critical applications with RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 Add more protection and peace of mind with optional CacheVault flash cache protection and heat-tolerant battery backup cache protection modules