Intel AXXRMS2AF040, Hardware User'S Manual

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2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User’s Guide
Intel
®
RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080
The Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 are intelligent
custom board-to-board PCI Express* 2.0 compliant interface RAID adapters with an
integrated LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip, providing both a SAS controller and RAID
engine. With four (RMS2AF040) or eight (RMS2AF080) independent ports supporting 6-
Gbps and 3 Gbps SAS data transfers using four or eight individual SAS/SATA connectors,
this controller supports up to 32 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical
drives. The PCI Express* connector fits into a 50 pin connector capable of performance
up to 5 Gbps per lane.
The RAID modules are designed to fit the following Intel
®
Server Boards and Systems:
•
Intel
®
Server Board S5500WB
•
Intel
®
Server Board S5520UR
•
Intel
®
Server Board S5520HC /
S5520
HCT
•
Intel
®
Server Board S5500HCV
•
Intel
®
Workstation Board S5520SC
•
Intel
®
Server Board S3420GP
•
Intel
®
Server System SR1600UR
•
Intel
®
Server System SR2600UR
•
Intel
®
Server System SR2625UR
•
Intel
®
Server System SR1625UR
•
Intel
®
Workstation System SC5650SCWS
•
Intel
®
Server System SC5650HCBRP
•
Intel
®
Server System SR1690WB
•
Intel
®
Server System SR1695WB
•
Intel
®
Server System SR2612UR
•
Intel
®
Server System SR1630GP/SR1630HGP
Note: Additional Intel
®
Server Boards and Systems may be supported. For the most up-to-date
list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel
®
RAID Module at
http://www.intel.com/support/go/motherboards/server/index.htm .
The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached
SCSI Standard, Version 2.0 . The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II)
protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a and the Serial ATA II:
Extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1 . SATA II is an extension to SATA
1.0a.