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Intel
®
RAID Controller SRCSASRB Hardware User’s Guide
Technical Specifications
Specification
Intel
®
RAID Controller SRCSASRB
Processor
LSI* 1078 Integrated RAID on Chip 500 MHz
Operating foltage
+3.3 V, +12 V
Card size
Low profile, extended half-length (7.75-inch x 2.525-inch)
Array interface to host
PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x4 lane width 2.5 Gbps
SATA bus speed
3 Gbps per port, point-to-point
Serial port
3-pin RS232-compatible connector for debug use only
SAS controller
LSI 1078
SAS/SATA ports
2x4 internal ports, 16 devices per port with expanders
Physical and virtual drive
support
32 drives per controller; 32 virtual drives per controller; 16 hot
spares per controller (global and/or dedicated)
Cache
256 MBs DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM, optional battery backup
Firmware
4 M in reflashable flash ROM
Compatible devices
2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS or SATA 3.0 drives; non disk
devices including expanders. Can support drives of mixed
capacity.
Cabling
Small, thin cables do not restrict airflow; Shared connectors for
multiple drives
Redundant configuration
32 Kb NVRAM and config-on-disk (COD)
Enclosure management
in-band and out-of-band
Enclosure support
Assumes one SEP per enclosure
Array support
128 arrays per controller; 16 drives per array; 16 virtual drives
per array.
