When reading the specifications for the LSi
SAS 9206-16e HBA, it says
Storage Connectivity; Data Transfer Rates
* 16 ports; 6Gb/s
SAS 2.1 compliant
SAS Bandwidth
* Half Duplex 2400MB/s, x4, 6Gb/s
SAS lanes
Port Configurations
* 16 ea, x1 ports (individual drives)
* 4 ea, x4 wide ports
* 2ea, x8 wide ports
Connectors
* Four (x4) mini-SAS HD
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