Can PCI Express 2.0 handle 12GB SAS?

[Churchill]

I have a sever with PCI Express 2.0 x8. The backplane in my SAS expanders support 12GBps SAS. Is it possible to get a M1215 (or comparable) SAS card and get 12GBps speeds with PCI express 2.0?

 

[Jeggs101]

For a drive or two or many drives?

 

[Churchill]

For 26 drives. 24 on one channel to the SAS expander and 2 to a SAS->SATA breakout.

Handle is 'bad' word. What kind of speed am I looking at? Will I even get close to topping the 6GB/s speed ?

 

[i386]

26 * 150mb/s = ~3900mb/s
pcie 2.0 x8 = 4000mb/s

 

[Churchill]

Curse the MATHS!

Thanks for the answer @i386 looks like I don't have to spend the money after all.