The growing requirement to store huge amounts of data with uninterrupted availability and reliability calls for a high-density point-to-point RAID storage solution. The MegaRAID SAS 84016E, the latest SAS/SATA offering from LSI, addresses any data availability concerns associated with deploying large number of drives in mission-critical environments. It allows system builders to direct-connect up to 16 SATA II and/or SAS drives. Also, by leveraging SAS expander technology, this adapter can support up to 122 physical devices for the most data-intensive environments.