Intel SASUC8I - RAID Controller, Hardware User'S Manual

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Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I Hardware User’s Guide 3
— Disk Write Cache: The data written / (done) signal is returned when data is
written to the drive or only to the drive’s cache.
✧
On (default): Write-back mode enabled. Faster, because it does not wait for
the disk, but data will be lost if power is lost.
✧
Off: Write-through mode enabled. Slower, but ensures data is on the disk.
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Redundancy through:
— Configuration stored in non-volatile RAM and on the drives (COD).
— Hot-swap support.
SAS and SATA Features
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Provides eight independent PHY, each supporting 3.0 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps SAS and
SATA data transfers.
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Scalable interface that supports up to 14 physical devices and 2 logical devices in IR
mode, or up to 122 physical devices in IT mode.
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Transfers data using SCSI information units.
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Supports SSP to enable communication with other SAS devices.
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Supports SMP to communicate topology management information.
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Supports either single PHY or wide ports consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHY within a
single quad port.
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Allows addressing of multiple SATA targets through an expander if using SATA 2.0-
compliant hard disk drives.
Operating System Support
The Intel
®
RAID Controller SASUC8I supports major operating systems, including:
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008*, Microsoft Windows Server 2003*, and Microsoft
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
Note: The operating systems supported by this controller may not be supported by your server
board. See the tested operating system list for your server board at
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See also the tested hardware and
operating system list for the Intel
®
RAID Controller SASUC8I to make sure the operating
system you are using with the controller is supported.