Inspur 3408 Series, Configuration Manual

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Figure 2-3 SAS3508MR RAID Controller Card
Inspur SAS3508MR RAID controller card uses the new generation SAS3508
controller from Broadcom. SAS3508 is an 8-port 12 Gbit/s SAS controller based on
the MegaRAID architecture, coming standard with PCIe 3.0 x8 interfaces and a
powerful I/O storage engine. It can transparently execute all data protection,
verification and recovery tasks.
Inspur SAS3508 series RAID controller card improves system performance. It
supports fault-tolerant storage, data striping storage across multiple drives, and
concurrent read/write of multiple drives, effectively reducing data access latency.
Inspur SAS3508 RAID controller card supports:
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Broadcom SAS3508 ROC (RAID on Chip)
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2 Slimline SAS SFF-8654 x4 internal connectors (horizontally installed)
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Up to 128 SAS/ SATA devices
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PCIe 3.0 x8
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Up to 12 Gb/s per port
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4 G 2133 MHz DDR4 SDRAM
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Optional CacheVault Super Capacitor Flash Module CVPM05 (FBU345)
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RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6
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RAID spans 10, 50, and 60
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Online capacity expansion (OCE)
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Online RAID level migration (RLM)
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Auto resume after loss of system power during array rebuild or reconstruction
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Single controller multipathing
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Load balancing