Industry’s First HBA with Tri-Mode SerDes Technology
Broadcom enables high performance storage connectivity and fl exible system designs that support any combination of NVMe, SAS and SATA devices with the industry’s first HBA with Tri-Mode SerDes. The Tri-Mode HBAs expand Broadcom’s industry leading family of 12 Gb/s SAS HBAs with 8 and 16 port internal and external Tri-Mode port options.

NVMe Performance Gains for Storage
The Tri-Mode Storage HBAs bring NVMe performance benefi ts to the storage tier by providing connectivity and data protection that HBAs have offered for over 20 years for SAS/SATA interfaces. Based on the singlecore SAS 3416 or 3408 Tri-Mode Storage I/O controllers (IOC), these HBAs provide bandwidth and IOPS performance increase compared to the previous generation and are ideal for high-end servers utilizing internal storage or connecting to large-scale external storage enclosures.

Endless design flexibility using Tri-Mode Controllers
Broadcom Tri-Mode SerDes Technology enables the operation of NVMe, SAS, or SATA storage devices in a single drive bay. A single controller can operate in all three modes concurrently servicing NVMe, SAS, or SATA drives. The controller negotiates between the speeds and protocols to seamlessly work with any of the three types of storage devices. Tri-Mode support provides a non-disruptive way to evolve existing data center infrastructure. By upgrading to a Tri-Mode HBA, users can expand beyond SAS/SATA and use NVMe without major changes to other system configurations.