The HP H221 Host Bus Adapter (HBA) provides customers with the flexibility and speed they have come to expect from HP. It features eight external SAS ports that now support HP SAS tape drives as well as 6 Gb/s SAS and SATA hard drives with performance. The H221 HBA is designed to drive cost-effective and reliable scalability in today's data centers.

6 Gb/s SAS ASIC provides greater performance for shared storage. The HP H221 HBA now supports SAS tape drives offered by HP. Two external 4x SAS connectors offer flexibility in connecting shared devices to optimize system performance.