Intel AXXROMBSASMR, Hardware User'S Manual

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2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Hardware User’s Guide
Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR
The Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR is an intelligent custom board-to-
board PCI Express* interface RAID adapter with an integrated LSI* 1078 RAID-On-Chip
chipset, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. With 128 MB RAM built onto
the board and four internal ports with four individual SAS/SATA connectors, this
controller supports up to 16 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives.
The proprietary PCI Express* connector fits into a 50-pin connector capable of 2.5 Gbps
per lane over PCI Express* x4 with a 3.0 Gbps point-to-point transfer rate.
The RAID module is designed to fit the following Intel
®
Server Boards and Systems:
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Intel
®
Server Board S5520UR
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Intel
®
Server System SR1600UR
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Intel
®
Server System SR1625UR
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Intel
®
Server System SR2600UR
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Intel
®
Server System SR2625UR
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Intel
®
Server Board S5520HC/S5500HCV
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Intel
®
Workstation Board S5520SC
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Intel
®
Server Board S5500WB
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://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ .
The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, Version 1.0
and the Serial ATA (SATA) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version
1.0a .
Protocol Support
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Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP): Communication with other SAS devices.
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SATA II Protocol: Communication with other SATA II devices.
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Serial Management Protocol (SMP): Topology management information sharing
with expanders.
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Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP): Support for SATA II through expander interfaces.
Operating System Support
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Windows Server 2008*, Windows Server 2003*, Windows Vista*, Windows XP*.
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Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0.
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SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10.